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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#0073C4; text-transform:uppercase; background:white"> 27 NOVEMBER 2019 -
<b><u>CALL RESEARCHER</u></b></span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#445566">The European Commission have launched the Symposium On Fusion Technology (SOFT) Innovation Prize, which will reward outstanding researchers, or industries trying to find new
solutions to the huge challenges of fusion.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#445566">Applicants to the prize may submit any new physics or technology innovation linked to future research that has potential for further exploitation. Entries will be assessed on:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#334455">originality and replicability;</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#334455">technical excellence;</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#334455">economic impact, exploitation and plans for future development.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#445566">1st prize is €50,000, 2nd prize is €25,000 and 3rd prize is €12,500. Conditions and details on how to apply can be found on the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/prize-innovation-soft-2020" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0073C4">Funding
and Tenders Portal</span></b></a>. The deadline is <b>5 March 2020</b>.”</span></p>
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