Do you know someone who is improving vaccine delivery in the
developing world? Now is the time to nominate that person or group of people
for the second annual Gates
Vaccine Innovation Award. Time is running out.
Deadline for
nominations: 31 August 2012
The Gates Vaccine Innovation Award is open to individuals from
any discipline who work on the delivery of vaccines. Candidates from academic
institutions, governments, health care facilities, research institutions,
non-profit organizations and for-profit companies may be nominated.
We are looking for ideas, big or small, that have resulted in
tangible improvements in immunization coverage in developing countries.
We invite you to nominate individuals or groups of individuals
who have achieved significant improvements in the prevention, control, or
elimination of vaccine preventable diseases through immunization.
The winning nomination will be recognized with a $250,000
award
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Nominees will be assessed on three broad criteria:
- Developing country impact – The nominee should have contributed to the prevention, control, or elimination of vaccine-preventable disease through significant improvements in immunization quality and coverage among mothers and children in developing countries.
- Innovation and creativity – The nominee should have applied imaginative and pioneering approaches to overcome difficult challeges to immunizing children and achieving impact. Innovation is not the same asinvention. Even simple ideas applied in creative ways to overcome real-world challenges can be considered innovative.
- Scale – The nominee’s innovation should be at scale or suitable to be implemented at scale within the nominee’s country and around the world.
If you are unable to complete the online nomination form, please download and complete this form. Please submit downloaded nominations via email to vaccine-innovation-award@gatesfoundation.org, or via fax to +1-206-494-7042.
Nominations will be accepted through 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time on August 31, 2012
Tips for Nominators
Following are some tips for those wishing to submit nominations:
- Nominations must represent an innovative approach to vaccine delivery work that has demonstrated impact. Note: There are other avenues of funding for equally important research. See current Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant opportunities here.
- Nominations will be reviewed by a panel with broad expertise and a track record in identifying innovations. These reviewers may not be deep experts in your field. Ideas should be described in clear language without the use of technical jargon unique to a particular field.
- Documentation of the innovation does not need to be sent with the initial nomination form. However, credible evidence supporting the validity of a project or sufficient proof of innovation may be requested at a later date. We will need to contact the nominee prior to the prize being issued.
- Nominators should review the policies, guidelines, terms, and conditions associated with this award.
