Nomination Criteria and Instructions

Nomination Criteria and Instructions
2014 NOMINATION DEADLINE: April 18, 2014
Nominations received after this date will be considered for the 2015 award cycle.
The Award Purpose
The purpose of the Golden Goose Award is to demonstrate the human and/or economic benefits of federally
funded scientific research. It is also intended to demonstrate that scientific outcomes build upon each other and
that the technological advances that flow from them cannot easily be predicted at the outset of a particular
scientific research project. The award highlights and honors examples of scientific studies or research that may
have seemed obscure, sounded “funny,” or for which the results were totally unforeseen at the outset, but which
ultimately led, often serendipitously, to major breakthroughs that have had significant societal impact.
Nomination Criteria
o
o
o
Projects that resulted in transformational scientific or technological changes that were unforeseen at the
time the original research was conducted; and/or
Projects that may have appeared unusual, obscure or which sounded “funny” or whose value could have
been questioned at the time the research was originally conducted; and/or
Research discoveries that were serendipitous in nature – where the discovery resulted from observations
or research that initially focused in an entirely different direction at the time it was initiated and funded.
Eligibility Requirements
o
o
o
o
The nominee’s research must already have led to demonstrable, significant social or economic benefits
(the Golden Goose Award is not intended to honor current research that might lead to breakthroughs in
the future).
Nominees must have received federally funded research support in the form of grants or other funding
mechanisms that contributed to the discovery or breakthrough that is being nominated. (Granting
agencies include, but are not limited to, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science
Foundation, NASA, and the Departments of Defense, Agriculture, and Energy.)
Individuals or research teams may be nominated for their work.
Individuals may be nominated for their work posthumously, but only if an individual or organizational
representative is available to accept the award on their behalf.
Entries
o
o
o
o
All nominations must be typed, fully completed, and emailed before midnight, April 18, 2014 to be
considered for the Award in 2014. Nominations received after this date will still be considered for the
award in future years.
Organizations or individuals are not limited in the number of nominations they may submit.
Self-nominations are not permitted.
Prior nomination does not exclude a candidate from consideration in subsequent years.
www.GoldenGooseAward.org
Twitter: @GoldGooseAward
o
o
o
All nominations will be reviewed for completeness and for meeting the basic nomination criteria and
eligibility requirements by the Golden Goose Steering Committee.
Outstanding nominations that fully meet nomination criteria and eligibility requirements and that are
deemed to best exemplify the purpose of the Golden Goose Award will undergo review by the Selection
Committee which comprises distinguished scientists and engineers across a range of disciplines.
During the Award year, the Golden Goose Steering Committee will ask winners to participate in an Award
Ceremony to be held on Capitol Hill, and possibly other outreach and promotional activities related to the
Award.
Nomination Procedures
You should provide:
o
o
o
o
o
o
Name, position, institution, professional address and, if available, e-mail, professional phone and fax of
the individual candidate or research team [in the event that a candidate is deceased, please submit the
same information for the individual (may be a family member) that could accept the award on their behalf];
A name, position, affiliated institution and/or organization, and professional address and phone number
of the nominator (individual or organizational representative).
A statement summarizing why/how this nomination exemplifies the purpose of the Golden Goose Award
[limit to 250 words];
A statement explaining the research grant(s) that form the basis for the nomination; make sure to identify
the federal funding agency/ies [limit to 500 words]; and
A statement of the societal impact of the research; [limit to 500 words].
You may include one or two representative samples which illustrate the nominee's contribution (e.g.,
books, videotapes, product, magazine articles, or other materials as appropriate).
All materials become the property of the Golden Goose Steering Committee.
Please submit all information by email to: [email protected]
Subject Line: Golden Goose Award Nomination
Additional information about the Golden Goose Award can be found at: www.goldengooseaward.org.
www.GoldenGooseAward.org
Twitter: @GoldGooseAward

Download Report