The BOCHK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PRIZE
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BOCHK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PRIZE is open to scientists in fields of Hong Kong’s scientific innovation, including but not limited to artificial intelligence and robotics, life science and health, new materials and energy, advanced manufacturing, fintech. The maximum award amount of each field reward is HK$2 million per winner, and no more than five winners will be awarded in each category in a single year.
The BOCHK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PRIZE is administered by the prestigious Shaw Prize Foundation. The Foundation’s ultimate goal is to advance science in Hong Kong and beyond, while at the same time promoting education and social well-being.
As a philanthropic institution, the Foundation has been deploying resources and offering boundless support for science research and talent development in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and across the world. It is also committed to poverty relief and fostering social well-being. The annual Shaw Prize is a prestigious international award that recognises outstanding achievement in a variety of science disciplines.
The first prize, worth HK$5 million, is to be awarded for a paper published by the authors in the form of an academic journal in English or Chinese within the past two calendar years before the IPHS Conference (online or in print). The second prize, worth HK$2 million, is to be awarded for an outstanding article written by a young researcher on a topic related to the planning history of East Asia and published in the form of an academic journal in English, or as a book, during the same period.
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