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The Mosaic Company Foundation Award – Deadline October 31, 2016
Important 2015-2016 Dates
- The application deadline is October 31, 2016
- The award winner is announced in February 2017
- The award will be presented by March 2017
2016 – 2017 Award Objectives – Instituted by the Mosaic Company Foundation, this award is meant exclusively for doctoral thesis related to agricultural sciences from any Indian Institutions.
- To recognize, incentivize and award a doctoral student of truly exceptional ability and originality of thought and contribution in the field of Plant Nutrition.
- To build linkages with Indian scientific community who champion the use of K, S & Zn in promoting balanced crop nutrition.
- Nature of the Award:
- Cash price (Rs. 150,000)
- Gold Medal & Trophy
Eligibility for the 2016-2017 Award
- Our 2016-2017 Award focus is on Potash (K), Sulfur (S) and Zinc (Zn) cycles and management, and each nutrient’s role in addressing malnutrition, environmental services, disease resistance, and etcetera.
- Applications are invited from Indian citizens whose thesis has been ‘accepted’ for the award of Ph.D. degree (within the date range of April 2015 through March 2016) for work done in India.
- Research work must be original. It must have a direct bearing on applied aspects of agricultural production/management systems supporting efficiency and competitiveness.
- Published/accepted research papers in NAAS-listed journals will receive credit during evaluation.
Award Winner Selection Criteria
- Conceptual clarity and coherence of the research problem
- A clear statement on output, methodology and any iconic treatment of the data/findings
- Scientific, technological and socio-economic relevance and priority of the research problem
- Compilation, analysis and interpretation of existing literature, quality of illustrations and photographs
- Organization of research work. Complementarity of the various experiments and investigations and their integration into a logical plan of work
- Conduct of the research programs: Scientific soundness and technological modernity of the experimental methods and logical planning
- Scientific validity and accuracy of the analysis of experimental data
- Principal findings: To what extent do they meet the objectives of the research program
- In what way the findings constitute a significant advance in our knowledge and understanding or help improve productivity and sustainability
- Research papers published/accepted and quality as judged by the NAAS rating OR patents copyrights applied and accepted, if any
Application Instructions
- Download the application form here: DOCX.
- Complete the DOCX application’s entry fields in accordance with word count limits. Save the completed DOCX application to your computer.
- Email the completed DOCX application as an attachment to Research.Award@mosaicco.com.
- Speed post one copy of your thesis as a PDF to this address:
Attn: Shashikant N. Bhende, Ph.D., Country Agronomist
Mosaic India Private Limited
11th Floor, Building 8C, DLF Cyber City, Phase II,
Gurgaon - 122002 (Haryana), India
Tel: +91-124-4546400 or +91-124-4546419
Fax: +91-124-2560262
Website: www.mosaicco.com
Last date of receiving the application for the Award is October 31, 2016. For further information or help, contact Nida.Chauhan@mosaicco.com.