{"id":1198,"date":"2025-08-15T21:17:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2025-08-15T21:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:17:23","slug":"apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"APEC SCIENCE PRIZE for INNOVATION, RESEARCH and EDUCATION (ASPIRE 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

OVERVIEW <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

     The APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (\u201cASPIRE\u201d) is an annual award which  recognizes young scientists who have demonstrated a commitment to both excellence in scientific research,  as evidenced by scholarly publication, and cooperation with scientists from other APEC member economies,  including inclusive and interdisciplinary collaborations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

     The ASPIRE Prize supports APEC\u2019s mission to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2219 Strengthen international science and technology networks; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2219 Enhance economic growth, trade and investment opportunities in harmony with sustainable  development, through policies, innovative R&D and technologies, and knowledge sharing; and  \u2219 Improve linkages and efficiency between research and innovation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ASPIRE 2025 NOMINATION THEME: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toward AI-BIO CONVERGENCE: AI-BASED INCLUSIVE BIOTECHNOLOGY SOLVING SOCIAL CHALLENGES <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

     For its host year of 2025, the Republic of Korea selects the ASPIRE Prize theme: \u201cToward AI-Bio Convergence:  AI-based Inclusive Biotechnology Solving Social Challenges.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

     This theme highlights the transformative and innovative potential of converging artificial intelligence (AI)  and biotechnology to address pressing societal challenges of our time \u2014 including health inequities, aging  populations, food insecurity, and environmental degradation. By integrating AI with biological sciences, this  approach opens new frontiers in healthcare, environmental sustainability, and public well-being, to be  accessible, equitable, and beneficial to all segments of society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

     The 2025 theme seeks to promote scientific research and innovation that apply AI-powered biotechnology  to improve lives and foster inclusive development. Examples include AI-assisted drug discovery for rare or  neglected diseases, precision agriculture and food security enabled by bioinformatics, environmentally  sustainable bioengineering solutions, and public health interventions tailored through data-driven genomic  analysis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

     This theme encourages collaboration across borders and disciplines, bringing together experts in  biotechnology, AI, data science, genomics, biomedical engineering, computer science, medicine, public  policy, environmental science, and health equity. It also underscores the importance of equity in access to  these innovations, ensuring that all populations\u2014regardless of socioeconomic status, geography, or  background\u2014benefit from the outcomes of scientific progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Nominees should demonstrate excellence in scientific research and show commitment to cross-border  cooperation among APEC economies. Special consideration will be given to those who embrace  interdisciplinary and inclusive approaches, and whose work embodies the convergence of AI and  biotechnology to create meaningful solutions to social challenges across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ELIGIBILITY\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Any citizen of an APEC member economy is eligible to be nominated for the ASPIRE Prize. He\/she must be at  the time of his\/her nomination and be under the age of 40 as of 31 December of that year (i.e., all 2025 nominees must be under the age of 40 as of 31 December 2025). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SELECTION PROCESS <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Each member economy, through its representative of the APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology  and Innovation (PPSTI), is invited to nominate one young scientist under the age of 40 to be considered for  the 2025 ASPIRE Prize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Once nominations are received, PPSTI members rank the nominees through a selection ballot to determine  the winner. PPSTI members are asked to judge the nominees based on how well they have demonstrated:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2219 Excellence in scientific research, as evidenced through scholarly publication; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2219 Commitment to cooperation with scientists from other APEC member economies; and  \u2219 Contribution to the theme of \u201cInclusive science, technology, and innovation for a resilient and sustainable environment.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ASPIRE PRIZE SPONSORS <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, the host economy for APEC 2025, is generously  sponsoring the 2025 ASPIRE Prize with an award of $25,000 USD in prize funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: https:\/\/www.science.org.au\/supporting-science\/awards-and-opportunities\/apec-science-prize-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-prize<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download Information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Latest News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

APEC SCIENCE PRIZE for INNOVATION, RESEARCH and EDUCATION (ASPIRE 2025)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aus4Innovation Partnership Grants Round 5 Now Open<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seoul Smart City Prize 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Award 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SCEJ Award for Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer for the year of 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Symposium on Hitachi Fund Support for Research Related to Infectious Diseases<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VinFuture Prize 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Award 2024<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023 Aus4Innovation Partnership Grants, Round 4<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Award 2023<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All new feeds<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH CITY<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OVERVIEW       The APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (\u201cASPIRE\u201d) is an annual award which  recognizes young scientists who have demonstrated a commitment to both excellence in scientific research,  as evidenced by scholarly publication, and cooperation with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,17,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-notification","category-research"],"yoast_head":"\nAPEC SCIENCE PRIZE for INNOVATION, RESEARCH and EDUCATION (ASPIRE 2025)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"APEC SCIENCE PRIZE for INNOVATION, RESEARCH and EDUCATION (ASPIRE 2025)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"OVERVIEW       The APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (\u201cASPIRE\u201d) is an annual award which  recognizes young scientists who have demonstrated a commitment to both excellence in scientific research,  as evidenced by scholarly publication, and cooperation with […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The faculty of Mechanical Engineering, HCMC University of Technology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-15T14:17:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-15T14:17:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/battay.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"730\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"410\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin-fme\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin-fme\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/\",\"name\":\"APEC SCIENCE PRIZE for INNOVATION, RESEARCH and EDUCATION (ASPIRE 2025)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/battay.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-15T14:17:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-15T14:17:23+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ab6a8591fda21e909a2cfaa4158d58fd\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/battay.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/battay.jpg\",\"width\":730,\"height\":410},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"APEC SCIENCE PRIZE for INNOVATION, RESEARCH and EDUCATION (ASPIRE 2025)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/\",\"name\":\"The faculty of Mechanical Engineering, HCMC University of Technology\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ab6a8591fda21e909a2cfaa4158d58fd\",\"name\":\"admin-fme\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/537457c22839a86433a0ce9adc3b320f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/537457c22839a86433a0ce9adc3b320f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin-fme\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/author\/admin-fme\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"APEC SCIENCE PRIZE for INNOVATION, RESEARCH and EDUCATION (ASPIRE 2025)","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"APEC SCIENCE PRIZE for INNOVATION, RESEARCH and EDUCATION (ASPIRE 2025)","og_description":"OVERVIEW       The APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (\u201cASPIRE\u201d) is an annual award which  recognizes young scientists who have demonstrated a commitment to both excellence in scientific research,  as evidenced by scholarly publication, and cooperation with […]","og_url":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/","og_site_name":"The faculty of Mechanical Engineering, HCMC University of Technology","article_published_time":"2025-08-15T14:17:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-15T14:17:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":730,"height":410,"url":"http:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/battay.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin-fme","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin-fme","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/","url":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/","name":"APEC SCIENCE PRIZE for INNOVATION, RESEARCH and EDUCATION (ASPIRE 2025)","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/battay.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-15T14:17:20+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-15T14:17:23+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ab6a8591fda21e909a2cfaa4158d58fd"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/battay.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/battay.jpg","width":730,"height":410},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/apec-science-prize-for-innovation-research-and-education-aspire-2025\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"APEC SCIENCE PRIZE for INNOVATION, RESEARCH and EDUCATION (ASPIRE 2025)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/","name":"The faculty of Mechanical Engineering, HCMC University of Technology","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ab6a8591fda21e909a2cfaa4158d58fd","name":"admin-fme","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/537457c22839a86433a0ce9adc3b320f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/537457c22839a86433a0ce9adc3b320f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin-fme"},"url":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/author\/admin-fme\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1198"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fme.hcmut.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}