DSi will announce awards in the scientific category to coincide with World Down Syndrome Day on 21st March each year.

Any member, member organisation, DSi Board member, Advisor or DSi Scientific Advisory Committee member can nominate an individual, group or organisation whose activities have contributed to scientific advancement related to Down syndrome.

Nominations must be received by 28th February each year.

Categories and Nominations

There are 4 categories of award:

• Clinical or medical professional

• Person or persons involved with scientific research relevant to Down syndrome

• Organisation concerned with scientific matters relevant to Down syndrome

• Scientific Initiatives in developing countries and other disadvantaged communities.

The nomination form requires details about the level of achievement, type of involvement and level of impact on the scientific community of the individual, group or organisation.

Level of achievement:

Describe the contribution or participation of the individual, group or organisation and explain how it has contributed to scientific advancement related to Down syndrome.

Type of involvement:

Describe the specific participation of the individual, group or organisation.

Level of impact on the scientific community:

Describe the ways in which the scientific community has benefited from the work of the individual, group or organisation.

Examples may include testimonials, articles and/or letters of support.

Please include any other information which you believe to be relevant.

Selection Criteria

All nominations will be evaluated by the DSi Scientific Advisory Committee and the Committee reserves the right to allocate nominations to another category if appropriate.

The Committee will follow an evaluation procedure utilising criteria including, but not limited to:

• The overall contribution of the activity or program to scientific advancement related to Down syndrome

• The innovation, duration and impact of the activity or program

• Where appropriate, the nominee’s leadership role in the activity or program

• Where appropriate, an established record of publication in scholarly journals and volumes

• Where appropriate, the challenges and/or barriers the nominee has had to overcome in the course of the activity.

The Committee may choose to award a number of nominees per category in any given year or may choose not to present any awards if appropriate.

Note that the judgement of the Committee is final and no appeal will be entertained.

The award recipients will be asked to contribute a relevant article to the publication Down Syndrome Quarterly (DSQ), in which they will provide a brief description of their work.

They will also be asked to provide a brief acceptance statement for the DSi website.

Contact Details

Please contact our International Office with your contact and nomination details, or should you have any questions about the nomination process.