The Inspiring Science Award is for the best published Life Sciences paper by a student from India.

The Inspiring Science Award aims to recognize and reward quality science, inspire scholarship, and support researchers to pursue their passion in the Life Sciences by selecting the best published paper in the Life Sciences by a student from India each year. 

The idea for this award was brought forth to us by Professor Anuranjan Anand of JNCASR and we would like to express our thanks and appreciation to him for helping extend the impact of the lecture series in promoting young Indian scientists.

• The Award is open to scientists who are registered for a PhD, up to scientists in the 4^th year of their post-doctorate program.
• The research paper must have been published online for the first time between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022.
• The paper should have already been accepted and published online in a journal, either as an accepted manuscript publication or a corrected proof publication.
• Only full length research papers are eligible. Other article types, such as Editorial, Review, etc., are not eligible.
• The scientist must have been affiliated to a research institution or university based in India, where the research must have been conducted.
• Papers with co-authors (Indian or international) are also eligible for consideration. However, the Award will be given only to the submitting author.
• In cases where the paper has multiple authors, all other co-authors are required to submit a no-objection declaration to isa@​tnq.​co.​in before October 20, 2022. If we do not hear from them by then, we will assume that they have no objection to the entry, and award, should the paper be chosen to win.
• The paper must be uploaded as an attachment with the entry, supported by a proof of publication link. Entries as links to sites that are behind paywalls or firewalls will not be accepted.

The Award’s jury comprises over 40 eminent scientists from across the country, organised in four geographic panels to avoid conflict of interest issues. Every paper is evaluated by a minimum of three jury members. The top two papers from each panel are evaluated again by panel chairs, and two internationally renowned scientists who are independent of the jury process. We do not make any information on the jury publicly available.

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