FEMS Special Merits

Information

Title
The FEMS Special Merits Award.

Background
This award was initiated in 2003. Council decided to start rewarding persons for their special contributions to the furtherance of the Federation's objects. The first award was presented at the 1^st FEMS Congress in 2003.

Objective
The award is intended to acknowledge and honour extraordinary services rendered to FEMS on the organisational, structural, and/or administrative level.

Award
The award comes in the form of an illuminated address featuring the awardee’s name and her/his special merits for FEMS.

Eligibility
Eligible are persons that have (altruistically) contributed to organisational, structural and/or administrative improvements of the Federation. FEMS Executive Committee (former) members are not eligible.

Frequency
The award may be given at any time and frequency.

Application
Proposals may be submitted at any time (no deadlines).
Candidates may be proposed by FEMS Delegates on behalf of their FEMS Member Society or by members the FEMS Executive Committee. Proposals should be consist of a:
a. letter of recommendation written by the promoter or the Member Society.
b. listing of special merits for FEMS.
c. curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages) and list of achievements.
Complete proposals should be submitted to the Convenor of the Awards Board via FEMS Central Office.

Regulations
The detailed regulations governing the FEMS Special Merits Award can be downloaded as a PDF

FEMS Special Merits Award

FEMS Special Merits Awardee 2003

Ir Lex (W.A.) Scheffers The Netherlands Special Merits: (I) Structural inputs to the Federation over a period of seven years as FEMS Delegate; (II) Organisational inputs in establishing FEMS Central Office; (III) Founding a new FEMS journal ‘FEMS Yeast Research’ and achieving high scientific standards from its onset. (photo collage) Venue: Ljubljana, Slovenia, at the occasion of the 1st FEMS Congress. Date: 2003 July 2.