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DIG-UM can give awards for outstanding contributions that advance digitization in ErUM sciences. Such contributions include the development or innovative application of new methods, the promotion of collaboration and networking across and beyond ErUM disciplines, the distribution of knowledge, and the improvements of sustainability. Contributions unrelated to digitization are not considered.

Each year awards can be given for

  • up to two outstanding PhD theses successfully defended within 18 months before the call for nominations,
  • up to two outstanding contributions by early-career researchers with non-permanent positions.

Nominations can be made by all ErUM scientists; self-nominations are excluded. Nominations for the PhD award must include a CV (≤ 3 pages) and letter of support (≤ 2 pages), preferentially from the PhD supervisor. Nominations for the early-career award must include a CV (≤ 5 pages) and two letters of support (≤ 2 pages each). Further information, such as a link to the thesis or relevant papers, may be requested by the selection committee. Nominations must be sent to award@erumdatahub.de by the end of August. The awardees will be selected from the nominations by a selection committee consisting of the DIG-UM Topic Group Chairs and the DIG-UM Spokesperson. The selection must be ratified by the Digitization Board.

The awards are presented at the DIG-UM annual meeting. The Digitization Board is requested to organize rewards in form of sponsorships from industry and keynote talks at conferences. In exceptional and rare cases the Digitization Board can suggest to the Overview Board to give an award for lifetime achievements in the digitization in ErUM sciences. These decisions must be taken unanimously.

How to ensure similar rewards each year was discussed. It was also pointed out that a talk at a conference ideally comes with a travel budget. This may be included in a funding request for the ErUM-Data Hub 2. Angela is optimistic that partners from industry could be found as sponsors. All DB members are asked to think about sponsoring options so that we can discuss them at the next DB meeting.