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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<br>
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<b>Doctoral Research Awards (DRA) and Springer Natural Applied Sciences (SNAS)</b> are proud to announce the 2021 call of the UK Doctoral Researcher Awards. With the DRA, we aim to promote and reward academic and scientific excellence among researchers pursuing
doctoral degrees in the UK. <b>This competition is open to all PhD students and recent postdocs (up to 1 year after graduation) regardless of their nationality</b>. For more information, please visit the competition website<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>COMPETETION CATEGORIES</b><br>
1. Natural & Life Sciences<br>
2. Management & Social Sciences<br>
3. Engineering Sciences<br>
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<b>AWARDS</b><br>
<b>1st place (x3):</b> £300 and Springer Book voucher<br>
<b>2nd place (x3):</b> £200 and Springer Book voucher<br>
<b>3rd place (x3):</b> £100 and Springer Book voucher<br>
<b>4th-5th place</b>: Amazon voucher and Springer Book voucher<br>
<b>Honourable Mentions:</b> Amazon vouchers and Springer Book vouchers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Recognition Awards:</b> Springer Book vouchers (in Science and Engineering categories only).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Also, shortlisted candidates will be invited to write a mini review on their research for the SNAS DRA 2021 Topical Collection.</i><br>
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<b>Application Deadline:</b> June 1, 2021<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Notification of the results: Early August<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Awards Ceremony: Early/Mid September<o:p></o:p></p>
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Best wishes,<br>
DRA organizing committee<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>DRA Organisers:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Association of British Turkish Academics <b>(ABTA)</b> in collaboration with
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<p class="MsoNormal">Portuguese Association of Researchers in the UK <b>(PARSUK)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Supported by SNAS <o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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