TWAS Call for Nominations: The World Academy of Sciences awards

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The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) provides nine awards to individual scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least 10 years. The cycle of the TWAS Awards is now every two years.

Nature

  • TWAS provides nine awards in the following fields: Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Systems Sciences; Biological Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Earth, Climate & Environmental Sciences; Engineering & Computer Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Medical & Health Sciences; Physics, Astronomy & Space Sciences; Social Sciences*.
  • Each award is accompanied by a plaque.
  • Awards are usually presented on a special occasion, often coinciding with the General Meeting of TWAS.

Eligibility

  • Candidates for a TWAS Award must be scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least ten years immediately prior to their nomination. They must meet at least one of the following qualifications:
    • Scientific research achievement of outstanding significance for the development of scientific thought.
    • Outstanding contribution to the application of science and technology to sustainable development.

Funding details:

  • USD10,000 each

Read more here.

Nomination deadline April 5, 2024.

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