SUBMIT A NOMINATION

To be considered for the 2025 award cycle, nominations should be submitted by

Friday, December 13, 2024

 

NOMINATION PROCEDURES

Nominators should provide:

  • Their name, position, affiliated institution and/or organization, and professional address and phone number.

  • The name and title of the individual candidate or research team being nominated for the Golden Goose Award. Additional contact information such as phone number, professional address and e-mail of the nominee(s) should be provided if available.

  • Concise responses on why/how this nomination exemplifies each criteria of the Golden Goose Award. Nominations should respond to the following questions:

    • Describe the specific nature of the research conducted by the nominated individual(s), including the specific federal agencies that supported their work.

    • Explain how the research appeared unusual, obscure, sounded “funny” and/or could have been viewed as having questionable value at the time it was originally funded;

    • Explain how the results from the particular research were unexpected, unforeseen and/or serendipitous in nature;

    • Describe the economic, societal and/or transformations scientific impact of the research.

  • The inclusion of additional references and web links to articles, videos and other materials that help to describe the ‘story’ behind the research of the nominated individual(s) is encouraged.

NOMINATION form

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