Galileo Award
Encyclopedia
The Galileo Award recognizes innovative and creative solutions to the United States future intelligence
challenges. It is normally granted on the basis of competitively judged papers submitted annually by individuals for juried
review and is open to all eligible USG civilian
and military personnel
. USG civilian awardees receive accompanying monetary recognition.
Intelligence
Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving....
challenges. It is normally granted on the basis of competitively judged papers submitted annually by individuals for juried
Juried (competition)
A juried competition is a competition in which participants' work is judged by a person or panel of persons convened specifically to judge the participants' efforts, either by the competition's stated rubric or by a subjective set of criteria dependent upon the nature of the competition or the...
review and is open to all eligible USG civilian
Civilian
A civilian under international humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her country's armed forces or other militia. Civilians are distinct from combatants. They are afforded a degree of legal protection from the effects of war and military occupation...
and military personnel
Military personnel
Military personnel is a blanket term used to refer to members of any armed force. Usually, military personnel are divided into branches of service roughly defined by certain circumstances of the deployment of the personnel. Those who serve in a typical large land force are soldiers, making up an...
. USG civilian awardees receive accompanying monetary recognition.