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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://osc-international.com/osc-amsterdam/">OSCA</a> (</span>Open Science Community Amsterdam)
<span lang="EN-US">asked to put some extra attention to the OSCA Awards 2026, so VU Amsterdam is nicely represented.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Are you involved in great open science practices, or do you know of researchers championing open science that deserve praise (and a cash prize)? Submit them for the OSCA awards 2026! There is always a good chance to win,
as we’re keeping it local with UvA, HvA and AUMC. In addition, there will be a nice ceremony in the brand new library of the UvA. If there are open science awards within your faculty, we would greatly appreciate if all submissions can also be submitted for
the OSCA awards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For more information you can refer to <a href="https://vu.nl/en/news/2026/call-for-entry-oscawards-2026-nominate-open-science-projects-deadline-may-11">
this website</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><b><span lang="EN-US">OSCA Awards 2026<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span lang="en-NL">The fourth annual
<a href="https://vu.nl/en/news/2026/call-for-entry-oscawards-2026-nominate-open-science-projects-deadline-may-11">
OSCAWARDS</a>, organized by the Open Science Community Amsterdam, is open for submissions. Researchers, educators, support staff, and students are invited to submit their completed or ongoing projects that contribute to this mission. We also welcome teachers
to nominate their students’ projects and encourage colleagues to nominate the work of others.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span lang="en-NL">The categories are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="en-NL">Open access/ Open data/ Open materials/ Open software<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="en-NL">Transparency/ Metascience/ Preregistration/ Reproducibility<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="en-NL">Citizen science/ Societal impact/ Community engagement<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="en-NL">Open educational resources/ Open educational practices<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span lang="EN-US">The deadline is 11 May, 16:00 CET, you can fill out their easy submission form on
<a href="https://osc-international.com/osc-amsterdam/oscawards-2026/">the website of OSCA</a>. If you have any questions on whether to submit your research, please reach out to us on
</span><a href="mailto:rdm@vu.nl"><span lang="EN-US">rdm@vu.nl</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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