The Bosnia and Herzegovina Futures Foundation is proud to announce the latest “Vera Šnajder” recipients Dina Karamuratović and Majra Šišić Čaluk.

The award was presented by our last year’s recipient - Amina Tucak-Smajić, honoring the Vera Šnajder legacy and telling a short overview about Vera’s thrilling life. During the award ceremony, for the second year we had the honor of having professor and academic Mirjana Vuković on the stage supporting our 2023 “Vera Šnajder” recipients on the stage.

ABOUT THE AWARD

The “Vera Šnajder” Award honors the legacy of prof. Vera Šnajder, the first female dean and the first mathematician of former Yugoslavia. Read more about her outstanding work by clicking this link. For many, she is known as Bosnia's Marie Curie.

The BH Futures Foundation established the award annually as a travel grant (up to 6000 BAM) to an outstanding natural/technical sciences female student in Bosnia & Herzegovina (undergraduate, master's, or Ph.D). The creation of this award was driven by the Foundation's commitment to uphold and promote the scientific and research legacy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to give proper recognition to the trailblazers in the fields of education, science, and technology.

The BH Futures Foundation draws inspiration from her life philosophy and contributions. Similar to prof. Šnajder, we are dedicated to molding the future leaders of our society. Our focus, in line with Vera's legacy, is on students specializing in natural and technical sciences. Following her commitment to returning to her home country after educational experiences abroad, we empower our students to enhance their personal and professional capabilities with knowledge and skills gained from the world's top universities, companies, and laboratories.

VERA ŠNAJDER 2023 RECIPIENTS

Announced on the first day of Futures Leaders Summit, the task of selecting the most extraordinary female researchers was challenging, given the outstanding pool of candidates who applied for support to participate in world-class conferences. The selection process required careful consideration and evaluation of the candidates' contributions to their respective fields.

The "Vera Šnajder" Award continues to serve as a platform to recognize and support women in research, fostering their participation in global conferences where they can showcase their work, exchange ideas, and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in their areas of expertise.

This year’s winners were selected by a 12-member jury consisting of academics and professionals of Bosnian and Herzegovinian origin from around the world, as well as Prof. Dragan Huterer, grandson of Vera Šnajder, Amina Tucak-Smajić, 2022 “Vera Šnajder” Award recipient and Prof. and academic Mirjana Vuković, one of Prof. Šnajder’s students.

This year's winners Dina Karamuratović is using her travel grant to attend a conference in Barcelona and Majra Šišić Čaluk will be using the award for her doctorate needs in Zagreb. We wish them luck and we can’t wait to hear back from them after the trip!

Learn more about last year’s recipients on this link.