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The VinFuture Awards, co-founded by Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong, President of Vingroup and his wife, Ms. Pham Thu Huong, launched today December 20.
VinFuture Fund was established to organize the first Vietnamese-initiated international science and technology award. This is an annual award worth 104.5 billion VND (equivalent to 4.5 million dollars).
Speaking about the motivation for founding the award, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong and his wife Pham Thu Huong said, wanting to “Make a positive change to bring a better life for everyone is always our goal – Both in business and in life. The events of 2020 have shown that more than ever we must stand with the good hearts and bright minds who strive to advance the power of public science, technology, help the world overcome difficult challenges and make human life better and better. “
Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong wants to promote the power of science and technology to help the world overcome challenges. Photo: VinFuture Fund.
The award is open to all authors from around the world, regardless of age, with a desire to make positive changes in the daily lives of millions of people on Earth by promoting scientific research and innovation. technology.
The VinFuture Award has 1 main award and 3 special awards each year, in honor of the author of scientific research, inventions and technological innovation to address common challenges of humanity such as: health and quality of life, eradicate poverty, end hunger, create opportunities for everyone to enjoy progressive education, clean water, renewable energy, equity, equity, productivity and trade Responsibility, response to climate change …
The main prize (VinFuture Grand Prize), valued at VND 70 billion (US $ 3 million), is one of the most valuable global science and technology prizes to date. The authors of pioneering research – technological inventions that have been shown to have the ability to improve people’s lives and improve sustainable living environments for future generations – have a chance. received this award.
Three special prizes worth 11.5 billion VND ($ 500,000) each, awarded to 3 categories: research or inventions, inventions from developing countries; Research or invention, female invention; Pioneering research or invention in a new field.
Nominations are recommended by globally influential scientists, inventors, and research, education, technology and prestigious innovation incubators in all countries. .
The Awards Council is an internationally renowned scientist and inventor from the world’s leading education, research and technology organizations. Including the teacher Gérard Mourou, French Polytechnic University – 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics; Professor Sir Richard Henry Friend – Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge University; Professor Jennifer Tour Chayes – Director of the Microsoft Research Center, Vice Chancellor of the School of Computing, Data Science and Society, University of California, Berkeley; Professor Michael porter, Harvard University, father of the theory of “global competitive strategy”; Professor Sir Kostya S. Novoselov, University of Manchester: 2010 Nobel Prize winner in Physics at the age of 36 …
To ensure the operation and award of VinFuture, the founders committed to fund the initial amount of 2,000 billion VND and will be added in the future to ensure the long-term operation of the fund. The unit that directly manages the awards and implements their activities is the VinFuture Fund, an independent non-profit organization. Side by side in the role of consultant and supporter of the Founders is the Advisory Council of excellent Vietnamese scientists led by the professor. Vu Ha Van, Yale University and professor Nguyen thuc quyenUniversity of California Santa Barbara as Co-Chair.
The VinFuture Awards will begin receiving nominations for the first award season from January to June 2021. The list of winners for the VinFuture Award will be announced in December 2021. The official awards ceremony will be held in Vietnam in January 2022 .
Phuong Nguyen
