Awards

Professor Y.D. Tiagi Gold Medal

Professor Y.D. Tiagi Gold Medal was instituted in the year 1995 with the endowment Rs. 20,000/- by the Y.D. Tiagi Felicitation Committee on his retirement as Professor and Head of the Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan. This medal is awarded to a distinguished senior Indian Life Member of the Association especially in recognition of his life-term contribution in the field of Angiosperm Taxonomy, and for strengthening the discipline of Angiosperm Taxonomy in India.

PROFESSOR V.V. SIVARAJAN GOLD MEDAL

Professor V.V. Sivarajan Gold Medal was established in 1996 with an endowment of Rs. 40,000/- donated by the V.V.Sivarajan Endowment Committee to commemorate Professor V.V. Sivarajan who has made valuable contributions to the field of Angiosperm Taxonomy in India. He met with sudden demise on 18th December 1995 while he was in the Calicut University service. He was the founder and Secretary of the Association and the first Executive Editor of Rheedea, the official journal of the Association. An additional amount of Rs. 5,000 was also donated to meet the expenditure for giving away the award from 1996 itself. Usually, this medal is awarded to those who are in active service and engaged in research in Angiosperm Taxonomy.

Professor Chavali Kameswara Rao Annual Endowment Lecture

Professor Chavali Kameswara Rao Annual Endowment Lecture was instituted in 2019 from an endowment of Rs. 1,75000/- received from his students. The lecture is to be delivered by a leading Indian or foreign scientist every year, during the annual Conference of the IAAT. It carries a suitable honorarium and travel. Professor Chavali Kameswara Rao has over 50 years of academic experience in botanical science particularly phyto-chemistry, plant diversity, database of medicinal plants and computer applications in plant systematics. He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Botany and Sericulture at the Bangalore University. He was also the President of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy in 1999.

FELLOW OF INDIAN ASSOCIATION FOR ANGIOSPERM TAXONOMY (FIAAT)

• The nomination for the award of Fellowship shall be send by the existing life members of the IAAT to the Secretary with bio-data of the nominee
• Last date for receipt of such nomination will be 31st August every year.
• The Executive Council shall scrutinize the nomination received and recommend the eligible nomination for the approval by the General Body for the award
• The fee for FIAAT Certificate shall be Rs. 3,000/
• To be selected as a Fellow of IAAT, the life members should have to meet any one of the following criteria
• Participate at least two annual conferences within five years or
• Publish at least one paper as fist author/co-author in Rheedea or
• Contribute to the growth of IAAT or Rheedea

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AWARD OF CERTIFICATES OF MERIT AND CASH PRIZES

The following Awards have been instituted by the Association with the objective of encouraging young workers in the field of Angiosperm Taxonomy. The winner of each award shall be given a Certificate of Merit and a cash prize.

There shall be separate sessions for the competitions for various awards and the papers for competitions should be separately marked while sending to the Organizing Secretary of the Seminar with proof of age from the head of the institution of the contestant. Minimum number of contestants for each award shall be three and in the absence of the minimum number, no competition shall be held and no awards given. The presentation of the papers shall be adjudged by a Committee constituted exclusively for the purpose. The winners of the best presentations shall be given awards at the valedictory function of the Annual Conference.

A person who has won a particular award shall not be eligible to contest in the competition for the same award in future. However he/she shall compete for other awards instituted by the Association.

1. Prof. A.K. Pandey Award for Revisionary Studies

• The maximum age limit of the applicant is 65 years as on 1st January of the respective year.
• Should be a life member of the association.
• Should be a PhD holder in a topic related to angiosperm taxonomy.
• The application along with biodata and soft copies of best five papers should reach the Secretary (through email, iaatsecy@gmail.com), Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT), Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Calicut University P.O., Malappuram, Kerala, on or before 30th September every year.
• The screening will be conducted by an expert committee constituted by the Secretary (HQ), IAAT.
• The awardee will be selected by the screening committee and the same will be intimated for presentation in the forthcoming annual conference of IAAT.

2. Prof. Santhosh Nampy IAAT Young Scientist Award

• The maximum age of the applicant is 35 years as on 1st January of the respective year.
• Should be a life member of the association.
• Should be a PhD holder in a topic related to angiosperm taxonomy.
• The application and full research paper on a topic in angiosperm taxonomy along with biodata should reach the Secretary (through email, iaatsecy@gmail.com), Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT), Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Calicut University P.O., Malappuram, Kerala, on or before 30th September every year.
• The preliminary screening will be conducted by an expert committee constituted by the Secretary (HQ), IAAT.
• Best three papers (maximum) will be selected by the screening committee for final presentation. The same will be intimated to the selected candidates by 30th October via mail for presentation in the forthcoming annual conference of IAAT for the final selection of the awardee.
• Final decision on the award will be based on oral presentation in the forthcoming annualconference of the IAAT.

3. Dr. A.K. Pradeep Young Researcher Award

• The maximum age limit of the applicant is 28 years as on 1st January of the respective year.
• The candidate should be a life/annual member of the association.
• Abstracts of original research pertaining to angiosperm taxonomy only are considered for this award.
• PhD holders are not eligible for the award.
• Final decision on the award will be based on oral presentation in the forthcoming annual conference of the IAAT.

4. S.M. & M.R. Almeida Award in Plant Nomenclature

• The maximum age limit of the applicant is 32 years as on 1st January of the respective year.
• Should be a life/annual member of the association.
• Original research articles pertaining to the nomenclature of angiosperms will be considered for the award.
• PhD holders are not eligible for the award, but scholars who have submitted their theses at the time of notification (not awarded) are eligible to submit their abstracts.
• Final decision on the award will be based on oral presentation in the forthcoming annual conference of the IAAT.

5. Prof. R. S. Rao Award

This award is instituted in 1996 with the donation made by Prof. R. S. Rao for the best paper in Biodiversity Conservation (Angiosperms).

• The maximum age limit of the applicant is 32 years as on 1st January of the respective year.
• Should be a life/annual member of the association.
• Original research articles pertaining to in Biodiversity Conservation (Angiosperms)will be considered for the award.
• PhD holders are not eligible for the award, but scholars who have submitted their theses at the time of notification (not awarded) are eligible to submit their abstracts.
• Final decision on the award will be based on oral presentation in the forthcoming annual conference of the IAAT.

6. Prof. K. S. Manilal Award

This award is instituted in 1997 with the donation made by Prof. K. S. Manilal for the best paper in Floristics (including a description of new species and new distributional reports).

• The maximum age limit of the applicant is 32 years as on 1st January of the respective year.
• Should be a life/annual member of the association.
• Original research articles in Floristics (including a description of new species and new distributional reports) will be considered for the award.
• PhD holders are not eligible for the award, but scholars who have submitted their theses at the time of notification (not awarded) are eligible to submit their abstracts.
• Final decision on the award will be based on oral presentation in the forthcoming annual conference of the IAAT.

7. Prof. T. R. Sahu Award

This award is instituted in 1997 with the donation made by Prof. T. R. Sahu for the best paper in Medicinal Plants Systematics.

• The maximum age limit of the applicant is 32 years as on 1st January of the respective year.
• Should be a life/annual member of the association.
• Original research articles in Medicinal Plants Systematics will be considered for the award.
• PhD holders are not eligible for the award, but scholars who have submitted their theses at the time of notification (not awarded) are eligible to submit their abstracts.
• Final decision on the award will be based on oral presentation in the forthcoming annual conference of the IAAT.

8. Prof. S. R. Yadav Award

This award is instituted in 1998 with the donation made by Prof. S. R. Yadav for the best paper poster presentation.

• The maximum age limit of the applicant is 32 years as on 1st January of the respective year.
• Should be a life/annual member of the association.
• This is awarded to original research papers presented in poster presentation session in the IAAT conference.
• PhD holders are not eligible for the award, but scholars who have submitted their theses at the time of notification (not awarded) are eligible to submit their abstracts.
• Final decision on the award will be based on oral presentation in the forthcoming annual conference of the IAAT.

9. Fr. Antony Mukkath – Prof. K. S. Manilal Award

This award is instituted in 2004 with the donation made by Prof. K. S. Manilal for the best paper in Modern Techniques in Plant Taxonomy.

• The maximum age limit of the applicant is 32 years as on 1st January of the respective year.
• Should be a life/annual member of the association.
• Original research articles in Modern Techniques in Plant Taxonomy will be considered for the award.
• PhD holders are not eligible for the award, but scholars who have submitted their theses at the time of notification (not awarded) are eligible to submit their abstracts.
• Final decision on the award will be based on oral presentation in the forthcoming annual conference of the IAAT.

10. Prof. M. Sabu Award

This award was instituted in 2006 with the donation made by Prof. M. Sabu for the best paper in Angiosperm Taxonomy presented in IAAT conference, exclusively by teachers and scientists.

• The maximum age limit of the applicant is 45 years as on 1st January of the respective year.
• Should be a life/annual member of the association.
• Original research articles in Angiosperm Taxonomy will be considered for the award.
• Final decision on the award will be based on oral presentation in the forthcoming annual conference of the IAAT.