Sponsor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Award Details
The Yuen Ren Chao Prize in Language Sciences is an international award that honours scholars and researchers who have made distinguished contributions to language sciences. The prize is named after the late Professor Yuen Ren Chao (1892–1982) who is widely regarded as the Father of Modern Chinese Language Studies.
Two awards will be given biennially, namely Lifetime Achievement Award and Early Career Contribution Award. The Prize will be presented by the President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Consideration for the awards will be based on individuals’ contributions, regardless of their races, nationalities, genders and religious affiliations.
Each nominator can only submit one nomination in each category. Self-nomination is acceptable if a letter of recommendation from a third party is provided.
The Prize comes with cash awards of US$20,000 (for Lifetime Achievement) and US$10,000 (Early Career Contribution). Both the Lifetime Achievement Award and Early Career Contribution Award can be Shared Awards. In the case of a Shared Award, all the requirements must be met by all awardees.