The Wiek van Gilst collaboration award will be presented for the fourth time next year during the DCVA-NLHI congress on June 19 and 20, 2025. The first year Wiek, as the initiator and founder of the DCVA, was the first to receive the award himself. In 2023, the Heart Tissue Bank received the award. Last year, a total of 7 projects were nominated by different DCVA partners and Check@Home won the prize. We are pleased to announce that we will be presenting the award again next year.

On this page, we provide details on the criteria and categories for which we are seeking nominations. We encourage all of you to propose individuals or initiatives that you believe deserve consideration for this prestigious award.

Purpose of the Collaboration Award

• To promote collaboration broadly within the cardiovascular domain, with an emphasis on collaborations that contribute to reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease;
• To express appreciation for and encourage the initiators of exceptional collaboration projects within the DCVA;
• To further stimulate existing collaborations and initiate new collaborative opportunities.

Conditions and budget

Procedure and Selection

• All partners of the DCVA can nominate initiatives;
• Initiatives previously nominated may also be re-nominated;
• The DCVA has established a committee for this purpose. Similar to the previous year, this committee will compile a top 3 from the nominated initiatives. The top 3 will be informed in April and will give a short pitch during the DCVA/NLHI congress on June 19-20, 2025. At the congress, the winner will be chosen and the award will be presented. It is anticipated that a representative of the initiative will be present at the congress;
• All partners of the DCVA and the nominees are welcome to attend the congress.

Deadline

This call for nominations is authorized for dissemination among the members of every DCVA partner. Individuals or initiatives may be nominated by DCVA partners until Friday, February 28, 2025. Nominations should be submitted by email, using the completed form, to info@dcvalliance.nl.