CCCA Early Career Researcher Award
At the 21st Klimatag, the CCCA Early Career Researcher Award for the years 2020 and 2021 will be presented. The Early Career Researcher Award for the year 2020 was given to Sandro Oswald (Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik) for the paper "Using urban climate modelling and improved land use classifications to support climate change adaptation in urban environments: a case study for the city of Klagenfurt, Austria".
The Early Career Researcher Award for the year 2021 was given to Christoph Sejkora (Montanuniversität Leoben) for the paper "Exergy as Criteria for Efficient Energy Systems—A Spatially Resolved Comparison of the Current Exergy Consumption, the Current Useful Exergy Demand and Renewable Exergy Potential".
With the Early Career Researcher Award, CCCA aims to highlight and recognise the scientific achievements of young researchers. Submissions are made via a scientific publication, which is evaluated by renowned scientists. Each submitter receives, upon request, written feedback on their submitted paper. The best paper is awarded at the Klimatag with a talk in a scientific session and a prize of 1,000 euros.
Requirements for Participation
- Timely submission of a scientific paper for the Early Career Researcher Award.
- The submitted paper has either already been published in a recognised scientific journal or accepted for publication (with minor or major revisions) in the year 2019 or 2020. In all cases, the relevant journal must be specified and the "Editorial Decision Email" from the respective journal must be included.
- The submitter must be the sole or first author and must have largely conceived, analysed, and written the work themselves. In the case of co-authorships, the submission must indicate how the creation of the work was divided amongst the co-authors.
- Age of the author: max. 7 years after highest academic qualification.
- The winner must be present at the award ceremony and present the paper as a talk at the Klimatag in an assigned scientific session.
Criteria for the Early Career Researcher Award
- The thematic context and the relevance of the contribution to the current discussion on climate change beyond the boundaries of one's own scientific discipline must be clearly presented.
- The work should make clear why it is innovative or makes an innovative contribution to the climate change debate.
- The research question and results of the paper must be presented in a way that is accessible to a general audience.
- The work must be methodologically sound.
- The work must demonstrate familiarity with the relevant literature.
- Figures and tables must be informative and easy to read.
- The contribution may be written in English or German.
Prize Money and Process
- Prize money of 1,000 euros will be awarded.
- The award ceremony takes place as part of the Klimatag.
- Please submit your paper as a PDF document via the Klimatag's online tool.
- Please include proof of the age criteria as well as a copy of the "Editorial Decision Email" from the respective journal with your submission.
