The Marie Curie Scientific Prize is awarded for the individual or team achievements and scientific discoveries of the last year of particular importance for a given discipline, which in particular include:
- original published scientific papers (or a series of papers), essential for the further development of a given discipline (or outstanding in a given discipline);
- scientific monographs;
- patents (inventions, technological solutions, etc.);
- new research methods.
The experts assessing the submissions take into account the following criteria:
- the scientific value and originality of the work or achievement;
- the importance of work for the development of the discipline (and/or the development of the country, region, university, civilization and economic development, etc.);
- the expected utility of the achievement in various spheres of study or practice.
The winners of the Awards may be employees of UMCS or other universities in Poland.
