Barcelona City Council

The prize recognises an outstanding international career in science and research, with a positive impact in various fields and on the overall well-being of humanity.

The prize runs in three-year cycles and alternates between three main areas of knowledge, one per edition:

  a) science and technology
  b) life sciences and health
  c) humanities and social sciences

This call for submissions starts the second three-year cycle of the prize, covering the life sciences and health category.

The choice of “Hypatia” as the name of the prize is intended to highlight the philosopher and scientist Hypatia of Alexandria (c. 355-415), a woman who was able to combine and transmit all the fields of knowledge of her time and who, for that very reason, was murdered by the forces of ignorance and fanaticism.

Requirements for participants

The prize is for natural persons in the field of research who:

• Have mainly carried out their research career in a European country.
• Have achieved excellence in their research career at the highest international level.
• Have a career within the sphere of life sciences and health.

Procedure and deadline for submissions

The submission period is open for two months following the publication of this call in the Barcelona Province Official Bulletin (BOPB).

The submission must be made using the application form, which can be found on the Barcelona City Council and Barcelona Knowledge Hub of Academia Europaea (AE-BKH).