NOMINATION VIA REFERENCE LETTER

1. Introduction

For nominees participating in the award via reference letters by organizations or individuals, they may create a SIU Prize account to complete the nomination process and submit all required documents themselves. This is only allowed if the nominating Individuals (professors/scientists currently working in areas of expertise related to the fields of award) or Organizations (diplomatic missions, overseas Vietnamese organizations, overseas Vietnamese student associations, universities, research institutes/centers, science and technology academies, science associations/networks, corporations and enterprises, innovation incubators, etc.) does not create an account on SIU Prize portal and update any nominee information.

2. Application guideline

Step 1: Please follow https://siuprize.org/nomination/sign-up and select “Nomination by Reference Letter”.

Step 2: Fill in the required fields and click REGISTER.

Step 3: Upon receiving an email from the SIU Prize Organizing Committee, please click the link provided to verify your registration and to be automatically directed to “Nominee Information” page.

Step 4: Fill in the required fields, including:

  • Nominee information (basic background information, contacts, etc.)
  • Details about the thesis entering SIU Prize
  • Achievements and scientific works
  • Reference letters by Organization/Individual
  • Documents proving nominee’s origin

★ You may click either NEXT / PREVIOUS to move between different categories of information. By clicking either of the buttons, all filled-in fields are automatically saved.

★ Should you wish to delete any saved information, click DELETE and then CONFIRM. By clicking either SAVE, NEXT, or PREVIOUS, your information is automatically saved.

★ Please submit both PDF and Word versions of “Thesis Abstract” and “Science Résumé”.

★ For “Proof of Origin”, you may submit either a PDF file or a JPG/JPEG/PND image.

★ For any other documentation proof, only PDF files will be accepted.

Step 5: Click COMPLETE to check through all input information before submission.

Step 6: Click COMPLETE again to save the input information. You can change your information before the nomination deadline. Once the nomination is closed, all input information is locked from editing.