The Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP) recognizes individuals who have used, applied, or remixed scientific research — published through Open Access — to make a difference in science, medicine, business, technology or society as a whole.

Three top awards of $30,000 each*
A trip to Washington, D.C., to be honored at Open Access Week in October, 2013
Inclusion in a portfolio book distributed online and in print around the world

Nominations must be in English and received between May 1, 2013 at 12:00:00 p.m. (U.S. Pacific Daylight Time) and June 15, 2013 at 12:00:00 p.m. (U.S. Pacific Daylight Time) as recorded on the servers at that website.