騰訊基金會將投10億啓動資金資助'科學探索獎'
Chinese tech giant Tencent launched an award program with the country's leading scientists to support research and development in life sciences, advanced manufacturing and other key science and technologies fields.
近日，中國科技巨頭騰訊與中國頂尖科學家攜手發起了一項獎勵計劃，以資助生命科學、先進製造和其他關鍵科學技術領域的研發。The Xplorer Prize will be awarded to 50 science professionals, aged below 45, each year.
“科學探索獎”每年將頒發給50名年齡在45歲以下的科學專業人士。Prize winners will receive 600,000 yuan (86,300 US dollars) annually for five consecutive years to support their exploration in fundamental science and cutting-edge core technologies, according to a statement from Tencent Foundation, the company's charitable platform.
根據騰訊慈善平臺騰訊基金會的一份聲明，獲獎者將連續5年、每年獲得60萬元（摺合86300美元）的獎勵，以支持他們在基礎科學和前沿核心技術方面的探索研究。
The Tencent Foundation will offer one billion yuan as the initial fund for the award, which is open to registration in next January and will announce its first batch of winners in July.
騰訊基金會將提供10億元人民幣作爲該獎項的啓動資金，該獎項將於明年1月開放註冊，並將於7月公佈第一批獲獎者。
The award will focus on supporting nine fields including mathematical physics, life sciences, astronomy and geosciences, new chemical materials, information electronics, energy and environmental protection, advanced manufacturing, transportation and construction technology as well as cutting-edge and cross-disciplinary technology.
該獎項將重點支持包括數學物理、生命科學、天文學和地球科學、新化學材料、信息電子、能源和環境保護、先進製造、運輸和建築技術以及尖端和跨學科技術在內的九個領域。China's top leadership has called for enhanced efforts to facilitate fundamental science and cutting-edge technologies to boost the country's innovative competitiveness.
中國最高領導層呼籲加大力度，來促進基礎科學和尖端技術的發展，以提高中國的創新競爭力。Cutting-edge science and technologies are crucial to lifting China's development to a higher level, and it's important to support young science professionals, said Rao Yi, a life sciences professor with Peking University and one of the 14 Chinese scientists who co-initiated the award.
北京大學生命科學學院教授、14位共同發起該獎項的中國科學家之一的饒毅稱，尖端科學技術對於提升中國的發展水平至關重要，對支持年輕的科學專業人士也十分重要。Tencent Chairman and CEO Pony Ma said it is natural for Tencent to contribute to advances in science and technologies.
騰訊董事長兼首席執行官馬化騰表示，騰訊理應爲科學技術進步做出貢獻。
