OWSD – Elsevier Foundation Call for Applications: Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World
The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) – Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists reward and encourage women working and living in developing countries who are in the early stages of their scientific careers, having often overcome great challenges to achieve research excellence. Awardees must have made a demonstrable impact on the research environment, both at a regional and international level and must have received their PhD in STEM in the last ten years.
After ten years of celebrating women in science, in 2021 we decided to re-focus the awards to respond to the call for action set forth by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The number of awards continue to be 5 per year (one for each of the 4 OWSD regions plus an additional award for an outstanding candidate from any of these regions.) for a period of five years (2022 – 2026).
Eligible scientific fields:
The awards seek applications from women researchers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)- and how they intersect with the aforementioned SDGs.
Applications from candidates in the Social sciences, Humanities, Arts, or other are NOT eligible.
The eligible STEM fields are as follows:
- Agricultural Sciences
- Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
- Biological Systems and Organisms
- Chemical Sciences
- Computing and Information Technology
- Engineering Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Medical and Health Sciences (including Neurosciences)
- Physics
- Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
* Any combination of these fields (i.e. interdisciplinarity) is acceptable.
Prize:
- Each winner will receive a cash prize of USD 5,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to attend a relevant international conference.
- The OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards have an important impact on local research cultures. Previous winners say the awards have had a powerful effect, enhancing the visibility of their past work and creating new opportunities for the future. The awardees are also powerful role models for young women in science.
Read more here.
Applications deadline October 8, 2023.
