Submission Guidance

The Panmure House Prize Panel is calling for submissions for the Panmure House Prize. Panmure House is the final remaining home of Adam Smith and is now a 21st century centre for social and economic debate and research, managed under the stewardship of Edinburgh Business School and Heriot-Watt University in the UK. Founded in 1821 with a rich heritage of pioneering research informed by the global needs of business and industry, today, Heriot-Watt University is known for its focus on innovation, especially in the area of the zero-carbon economy. FCLTGlobal, a US-based non-profit with the mission of rebalancing capital markets to support a long-term, sustainable economy, is the Research Partner for the Prize. Together, the Panmure House Prize Panel, Heriot-Watt University, and FCLTGlobal will select appropriate recipients for the Prize, which has been generously funded by Baillie Gifford.  

The Panmure House Prize Panel awards $75,000 annually to one recipient on the topic of long-term thinking in relation to innovation, finance, and social and economic change. The recipient of the 2024 Prize will be expected to present their work to a convening of the Panel and other relevant parties at Panmure House in Edinburgh in 2025. This convening will provide an opportunity for coverage of the research in national and international media outlets. 

The Panmure House Prize Patron is Professor Sir Angus Deaton, FBA, PhD, Nobel Prize winner, Senior Scholar and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. James Anderson, the Panmure House Prize Chair, is one of the UK’s most well respected and well-known fund management industry professionals. You can read more about our esteemed Judging Panel on the Panmure House webpage.

KEY DATES

A research presentation by the winner will take place at Panmure House within eighteen months of the award.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

Applicants to the Panmure House Prize must receive institutional support. 

The application must be endorsed by a relevant authority for example, head of department, head of school, dean, or head of research or similar. This relevant authority will need to submit a written reference in support of the application.

Should your submission be shortlisted, your institution will be required to agree to our Prize award Terms and Conditions and the Communications Appendix. These are available to download from the submission space. To this end, in the application form we will require the name, position and email address of three key contacts; a senior University administrator who is able to agree to the legal terms on behalf of your institution, along with an alternate contact of similar seniority to be contacted in the event of their absence, and a senior communications colleague at your institution who can agree the terms of the communications appendix. We strongly encourage you to share these documents with the key people in your institution before applying as any delay in signing these may prevent you from progressing into the shortlist.

CRITERIA FOR SUBMISSION

• Submissions should explore topics related to the practical implementation of long-term thinking in relation to innovation, finance, and social and economic change.
  • We welcome submissions from academics from any discipline, at any stage based on research already conducted.
  • Submissions from individuals not affiliated with an academic institution will not be considered.
  • We encourage applications from early career-researchers. We define this as those who are between 3-15 years post completion of PhD.
  • We also encourage applications from those who are researching long term funding of innovation.
• Practical & Formatting Requirements
  • Submissions must be submitted using the pro forma Panmure House Prize submission form accessible through the Panmure House submission space.
  • Submissions should be in English.
  • Submissions should contain a PDF version of your CV. We encourage you to use a narrative CV such as the Résumé for Research and Innovation (R4RI) template or similar.
  • Submissions should also contain a PDF version of the written reference of support by a relevant authority in your institution.

CRITERIA FOR SCORING SUBMISSIONS

When the shortlisting and judging panel review the submissions, they will be scored on the following criteria:

SUBMISSION FORM GUIDANCE

The submission form once started, cannot be saved, and returned to at a later stage. Please find below the questions you will be asked within the submission form and ensure you have all the information required before beginning your application.

APPLICANT DETAILS 

You will be asked the following. Asterix denotes where a question is mandatory

• Title *
• First Name(s) *
• Last Name *
• Institution *
• Job Title
• Email address *
• Confirm email address *
• Country of residence
• Please confirm that you are affiliated with an academic institution *
• Link to LinkedIn profile, professional profile, or website
• ORCID iD (Find out more)

APPLICANT CAREER & RESEARCH

• Institutional Contacts - Should your proposal be shortlisted, your institution will be required to agree to our Prize Award terms & conditions. Without this agreement, your proposal cannot be taken forward for consideration at the final stage we will need senior University administrator who is able to agree to the legal terms on behalf of your institution, along with an alternate contact of similar seniority to be contacted in the event of their absence, and a senior communications colleague at your institution who can agree the terms of the communications appendix.
• Upload Curriculum Vitae (This must be in PDF format, not Word, JPEG or other)
• Please indicate up to three but at least one peer reviewed publications/results that you deem to be the most important when demonstrating your suitability for the Panmure House Prize Publication title*
  1. Publication title* 
  2. DOI (Digital Object Identifier) link (Find out more)
  3. Publisher*
  4. Year*
• Upload supporting written reference by relevant authority in support of your submission. (This must be in PDF format, not Word, JPEG or other)

SUPPORTING SUBMISSION INFORMATION (MAXIMUM 250 WORDS PER QUESTION)

• Why do you think that your research qualifies for the Panmure House Prize? How original do you believe your research contribution to be? *
• What do you believe to be the practical application of your research? *
• The Prize is given in the spirit of Adam Smith and his interdisciplinary approach. How influential is this research both in your field and across other fields?
• How do you aim to provide an innovative contribution to ongoing research?

SUBMIT

• Please confirm you have discussed this application with the relevant parties concerned prior to submitting? *
• How did you hear about the Prize? Select all that apply
  • Word of Mouth
  • Newspaper
  • Departmental email
  • Direct Panmure House email
  • Google
  • Panmure House Twitter/X
  • Panmure House LinkedIn
  • Panmure House Facebook
  • Panmure House Instagram
  • Heriot-Watt University communications
  • Your own institution communications
  • Other
• Consent for storing submitted data in line with the privacy policy https://www.panmurehouse.org/programmes/panmure-house-prize/panmure-house-prize-privacy-policy/  *

AFTER SUBMISSION

Following a submission, you will receive an automated acknowledgement on screen. If you do not receive this, or you are not sure that your application has been received please contact us.