The Wiek van Gilst collaboration award will be presented for the third time next year during the DCVA-NLHI congress on June 20 and 21, 2024. The first year Wiek, as initiator and founder of the DCVA, had the honor of receiving the award himself. Last year, a total of 8 projects from various DCVA partners were nominated, with the Hartenbank winning the award. 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;
• 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 and subsequently choose the winner;
• The award ceremony will take place during the DCVA/NLHI congress on June 20 and 21, 2024. All DCVA partners and nominees are cordially invited to attend. The top 3 will be informed in advance, and it is expected that a representative will be present at 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, March 1, 2024. Nominations should be submitted by email, using the attached completed form, to info@dcvalliance.nl.