TWAZ foundation has announced TWAZ Prizes in the field of Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Mathematics, Medical Sciences, Physics and Social Sciences. The applicants are invited to submit the application before March15, 2018. The TWAS Prizes are awarded to individual scientists from developing countries in recognition of an outstanding contribution to scientific knowledge in nine fields of sciences and/or to the application of science and technology to sustainable development.
Each year the Academy awards nine prizes of USD 15,000 each to individual scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least 10 years.
According to the foundation, eligibility requires: Candidates for a TWAS Prize 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.
Nominations must be made on the on-line nomination form and clearly state the contribution the candidate has made to the development of the particular field of science for which the prize would be awarded. Nominations of women scientists and scientists from scientifically lagging countries are particularly encouraged. The re-nomination of a previously declined candidate shall be accepted only if it bears substantially new elements for judgment.
Selection of the awardees is made on scientific merit and on the recommendations of the selection committees composed of TWAS members. The names of the winners will be announced on the first day of the TWAS 14th General Conference and 28th General Meeting to be held in November 2018.
TWAS works to support sustainable prosperity through research, education, policy and diplomacy. TWAS and its partners offer over 600 fellowships per year to scientists in the developing world who want to pursue PhDs and postdoctoral research. TWAS prizes and awards are among the most prestigious given for scientific work in the developing world. The Academy distributes more than USD1 million in research grants every year to individual scientists and research groups. It supports visiting scientists and provides funding for regional and international science meetings.
