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Nominations for the prize can be made by universities, research institutes and other academic actors as well as companies all around the world. The prize is open to all fields of technology and all nationalities. The nominee can be an individual researcher or a research group. Nominations are accepted until 31 July 2015. The winner will be announced in April 2016 ...
Awarded every two years, the one million euro Millennium Technology Prize is one of the largest science and technology prizes in the world. It was awarded for the first time in 2004. The prize is awarded for disruptive technological innovations that help solve the great challenges of humankind and support sustainable growth. A winning innovation must have a track record of practical applications and must accelerate further research.
The Technology Academy Finland (TAF) is a member of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS), the European Council of Academies of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering (Euro-CASE) and a cooperation partner of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Nomination criteria and documents can be found online at www.millenniumprize.fi/cfn.
The nomination documents must be in English and be submitted to Technology Academy Finland by 31 July 2015 to www.millenniumprize.fi/cfn.
Detailed instructions and enquiries: juha.yla-jaaski@taf.fi