Applicants are
invited to apply for TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize for the 2017 academic year.
Scholarships are available for outstanding scientists from developing countries
in Geological Sciences.
The TWAS-Lenovo
Science Prize is one of the most prestigious honours given to scientists from
the developing world. Together, TWAS and Lenovo are offering the TWAS-Lenovo
Science Prize, which is intended to give internatio
nal recognition and
visibility to outstanding scientific achievements made by individual scientists
in developing countries.
TWAS, the World
Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries – is
an autonomous international organization founded in Triste, Italy. TWAS
represents, support and encourage the pursuit excellence in science in
developing countries.
Course
Level: This
prize is available for scientists.
Study
Subject: During
the first four-year cycle (2013-2016), the prize subject focused on the basic
sciences, with the specific subject area changing each year: physics and
astronomy (2013), biological sciences (2014), mathematics (2015) and chemical
sciences (2016). During the second four-year cycle (2017-2020) the prize
subjects will be Geological Sciences (2017), Engineering Sciences (2018),
Agricultural Sciences (2019), Social Sciences (2020).
Scholarship
Award:
The TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize will carry a monetary award of USD100, 000
provided by Lenovo, as well as a medal and a certificate highlighting the
recipient’s major contributions to science. The prize will be presented to the
recipient at a special ceremony arranged by TWAS.
Number of
Scholarships: Not
Known
Scholarship
can be taken in Trieste,
Italy
Eligibility: The following criteria must
be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:
- Candidates
must be nationals of a developing country and must have lived and worked
in a developing country for the last 10 years. The prizes will only be
awarded to individuals for scientific research of outstanding
international merit carried out at institutions in developing countries.
Individuals who have received the Nobel Prize, the Tokyo/Kyoto Prize, the
Crafoord Prize or the Abel Prize are not eligible for the TWAS-Lenovo
Science Prize. Jury members and previous winners of the Trieste Science
Prize (also administered by TWAS) will not be eligible for the TWAS-Lenovo
Science Prize.
Nationality: Scientists from Developing
Countries (Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African, Republic Chad, Chile, People’s Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte
d’Ivoire, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea, Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru,
Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda,
Saudi Arabia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint- Vincent and the Grenadines, South Sudan, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo,
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda,
Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela,
Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe) are eligible to apply for this prize.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Candidates must be nationals of a developing country and must
have lived and worked in a developing country for the last 10 years.
English language
Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet
specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to
study there.
How to
Apply: Applications
should be sent via post and also via e-mail.
twas-lenovo_prize_2017_nomination.doc
twas-lenovo_prize_2017_nominfo.pdf
Application
Deadline:
Scholarship application deadline is May 15, 2017.