The Graduate Researchers Award (previously the Young Researchers Award) is an annual programme aimed at fostering innovative research and discovery in biodiversity informatics. The GRA provides prizes to two graduate students—generally one Master’s candidate and one Ph.D candidate—nominated by GBIF Participant countries.
The call for nominations for the 2024 Graduate Researchers Award will open by mid-January 2024. While you're waiting, check out our 2023 winners: André Vicente Liz of Portugal and Dorothy Akoth of Uganda!
Since its inception in 2010, the Award has encouraged innovation in the use and mobilization of biodiversity data shared through the GBIF network.
Calls for nominations go out each spring, and interested students must submit applications to either a national Head of Delegation or node manager from a GBIF Participant country. These national delegations may nominate a maximum of two students each year to the GBIF Secretariat.
Graduate students wishing to be considered for the nominations should consult the websites of their national GBIF Participants or contact the Head of Delegation or node manager directly. The GBIF Secretariat and national Participants whose nominees are selected to receive the award announce the award winners each autumn just before the annual Governing Board meeting.
Previous winners
Year | Winner, country affiliation | Winner, country affiliation |
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2023 | André Vicente Liz (news item) Portugal |
Dorothy Akoth (news item) Uganda |
2022 | Christopher Schiller (news item) Germany |
Armand Rausell-Moreno (news item) Spain |
2021 | Mike Belitz (news item) United States |
Julen Torrens Baile (news item) Spain |
2020 | Vaughn Shirey (news item) United States |
Ángel Luis Robles Fernández (news item) Mexico |
2019 | Nicky Nicolson (news item) United Kingdom |
Marcos Daniel Zárate (news item) Argentina |
2018 | Kate Ingenloff (news item) United States |
Raquel Gaião Silva (news item) Portugal |
2017 | Nora Escribano Compains (news item) Spain |
Itanna Oliveira Fernandes (news item) Brazil |
2016 | Juan M. Escamilla Mólgora (news item) Mexico |
Bruno Umbelino da Silva Santos (news item) Brazil |
2015 | Fatima Parker-Allie (news item) South Africa |
Gonzalo Enrique Pinilla Buitrago (news item) Colombia, Venezuela & Mexico |
2014 | Vijay Barve (news item) India |
Caoimhe Marshall (news item) Ireland |
2013 | Emma Gomez-Ruiz Mexico |
Nathan Ranc France |
2012 | Salvador Arias Argentina |
Elkin Tenorio Moreno Colombia |
2011 | César Antonio Ríos-Muñoz Mexico |
Conor Ryan Ireland |
2010 | Amy McDougall United Kingdom |
Andrés Lira-Noriega United States |