Ethnic Science Award 🔭

Ethnic Science Award and Kindred People’s Science Award

Since 2012, academic works by representatives of kindred Uralic peoples without their own statehood are recognised in two categories:

ETHNIC SCIENCE AWARD:

• is issued for academic work about Uralic ethnic sciences (literature, linguistics, history, archaeology, ethnology, folklore studies) in any language.

KINDRED PEOPLES’ SCIENCE AWARD:

• is issued for academic work in any area written in a Uralic language.

The award is given out in two categories for a monograph, collection or full volume published in the past four years. Laureates of the Ethnic Science Award and the Kindred Peoples’ Science Award are determined by an expert evaluation committee and approved by the Board of the Kindred Peoples’ Programme.

Prize fund is 2,500 euros.

Competition of 2022

The award is given out in two categories for a monograph, collection or full volume published in the past four years (2018—2022). Anyone can make a nomination, and self-nomination is also permitted. This year, the competition welcomes the works of researchers who are based outside of the Russian Federation.

Applications should be submitted electronically, the following information must be provided in the electronic nomination form:

• Award -> Ethnic Science Award
• Specify the award category
  • Ethnic Science Award 
  • Kindred Peoples’ Science Award
• Data of the nominee(s)
• Nominator’s contact details
• Description of the application: description of the nominee’s activities; nominee’s CV
• Required documents, that must be uploaded with the nomination:
  • published monograph, collection or full volume in .pdf format;
  • 1-2 references or expert evaluations (in Estonian, Russian or English);
  • list of publications.
  • Links to additional materials online, such as media coverage, links to a photo gallery, etc. may be added. 

NB! All uploaded file names must include reference to the content of the document and the nominee’s name! E.g.: Reference_JohnSmith; ListOfPublications_JohnSmith.
NB! Since the electronic form cannot be saved before submission, please fill it out only once you have all the required documents at hand to be uploaded with the nomination. 
We kindly ask you to familiarise yourself with the statute of the award and the guidelines for nominating candidates. The coordinator of the Kindred Peoples’ Programme will send you a confirmation email when your nomination has been received.
Laureates are announced on the Finno-Ugric Day (the third Saturday of October), which falls on October 15th this year.