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The 2024 Anne Maurer-Cecchini award will be attributed during Geneva Health Forum that will last from Mai 27 to 29, 2024 in Geneva (Switzerland).
The prize 2024 will still be 20,000 CHF.
The award is open to investigators and research groups that completed a clinical or epidemiological study in 2022 or 2023 on one of the neglected tropical diseases
(see list) according to statements below. The publication (or manuscript accepted for publication) in pdf format must be attached to the filled
application form and submitted by email to the scientific committee (inscription @ fondationAnneMaurer.ch) by February 29, 2024.
The application form can be downloaded here.
Art. 1
In memory of Anne Maurer-Cecchini, who had decided to work on neglected tropical diseases, the Anne Maurer-Cecchini Foundation creates an award
to encourage and sustain research in this field.
Art. 2
The award is normally granted every 2 years to reward, or to finance, clinical or epidemiological research performed in the field of
neglected tropical diseases. Its aim is to help the team who accomplished the work to continue its research.
Art. 3
The award is attributed by the foundation committee on the basis of proposals from the scientific committee. The amount, published on the
website, is determined at every deadline by the foundation committee.
Art. 4
The scientific committee is designated by the foundation committee; members are chosen amongst specialists in neglected tropical diseases
on the basis of their scientific skills. They work on a voluntary basis.
Art. 5
The Anne Maurer-Cecchini award is publicly announced. At every deadline, the committee may give specific details on the research field
chosen. Candidates may apply to the scientific committee or the foundation committee by attaching publications about the eligible
research work. In order to make a proposal, the scientific committee evaluates the performed work on the basis of published works or works in print.
Art. 6
The award may occasionally be shared between 2 research works judged as equal. It may also be delayed one year in case of absence of eligible
application. The award will be delivered, if possible, during a conference attended by the research team.
Art. 7
The decisions taken by the foundation committee concerning the award attribution cannot be appealed and any procedure of appeal or mail
exchange on this subject is forbidden. Applying to the Anne Maurer-Cecchini award implies full and complete acceptance of the
present regulations. These regulations may be modified at any time. The current version will be available on the foundation website and is the
sole authentic version for third parties.
Art. 8
The shared information for the award attribution (except for publications) will neither be published nor divulged by the committee. Names of
winners and rewarded works may be quoted and published by the foundation.
Translated from the french version 1.0 dated 12/21/2009 that was approved by the Swiss Governement.