The is an initiative by the European commission which aims to encourage European researchers to pursue excellence across a broad range of nuclear sciences and technologies, possibly with wider applications, to the huge challenges of fusion.
The name SOFT stands for Symposium on Fusion Technologies, the conference where the prize will be awarded. The prizes are as follows:
- 1st Place - EUR 50,000
- 2nd Place - EUR 30,000
- 3rd Place - EUR 20,000
Applications are open from 15 September 2021 until 18 January 2022. More information can be accessed through the following . 

 
								 
								