Are you a leader in business, government or academia?

Have you made a significant contribution to the understanding or use of ISO standards?

Then you could win 20 000 Swiss Francs.

Eligibility criteria

In order to apply for this award you must be:

• an individual (you cannot apply for this award on behalf of your company or organization) ideally under the age of 45,
• from outside the ISO community (you do not work for the ISO Central Secretariat, an ISO member, an ISO technical committee or a national mirror committee), and
• available to travel to St. Petersburg during the week 16 – 20 September (costs will be paid by ISO) where you will give a guest presentation on the subject of the award.

How to apply

Please explain in 300 words how you have made a significant contribution to the understanding or use of ISO standards in a way that has tackled economic, technological or societal challenges.

In addition, please send us a 150 word proposal for a project to research or finance the implementation of an ISO standard in a way that clearly addresses economic, environmental and/or societal challenges.

Please send your applications to isoprize@iso.org before 5 July 2013.

Prize

• 20 000 Swiss Francs to finance the project proposed
• Travel and accommodation to the ISO General Assembly where you will give a presentation on the award

For more information see the ISO website www.iso.org/iso/iso-awards.htm.