Hello, I have received a letter and nomination materials from the Takeda Foundation in Japan to nominate a Candidate for the 2002 Takeda Awards. The Takeda Awards are a new award (presented for the first time in 2001) that honors engineering achievements. Three awards will be given in 2002, and each award is accompanied by a monetary prize of 100 million yen (approximately US$800,000). The Takeda Foundation is looking to recognize achievements in the following three application areas:
(1) Social/Economic Well-Being (information technology, electronics-related, and nanotechnology), (2) Individual/Humanity Well-Being (life sciences) and (3) World Environmental Well-Being. The forthcoming award is the 2002 Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship Awards. These awards support R&D activities that are intended to lead to the creation of commercialsable products or technologies in the near future. A maximum of ten million yen (approximately US$80,000) of funding will be provided each year for up to 3 years. There first will be a request for topics for possible funding areas, followed by a call for proposals between April 1st and May 31st. If you have any questions about either of these awards, please visit Takeda Foundation website: http://www.takeda-foundation.jp. If you would like to refer a colleague or professional, please do so latest by 31st Jan. 2002. Sincerely, Fasih Ahmed Masood Vice Chairman IEEE Karachi Section ----------------------- More Info? ------------------------ NED's Official Website: http://www.neduet.edu.pk NEDian.ORG.PK : http://nedian.org.pk NED Alumni USA : http://NED-ALUMNI.org ECN List: http : http://nedian.org.pk/ecn/ecn.html List Archives : http://nedian.org.pk/hypermail/ ECN Members' Blurbs : http://nedian.org.pk/ecn/blurbs.html ---------------- http://nedian.org.pk ---------------------
