TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize for Scientists from Developing Countries

Applicants are invited to
apply for TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize for the 2018 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 international 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.

Scholarship
Description:

Application
Deadline: April 16, 2018
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 given
Nationality: Developing
Countries
Scholarship
can be taken in Trieste, Italy

Eligibility
for the Scholarship:

Eligible
Countries: 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.
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. The prize will only be awarded
to individuals for scientific research of outstanding international merit
carried out at institutions in developing countries. Jury members and
previous winners of the Trieste Science Prize (also administered by TWAS)
are not eligible for the TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize.
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.