The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is awarding
eight prizes of USD 15,000 each to individual scientists who have
been working and living in a developing country for at least ten
years. Each prize is accompanied by a medal. Nominations of women
scientists are particularly encouraged. Selection of the awardees is made
on scientific merit and on the recommendations of the selection committees
composed of TWAS members. The application deadline is 28th February 2014.
eight prizes of USD 15,000 each to individual scientists who have
been working and living in a developing country for at least ten
years. Each prize is accompanied by a medal. Nominations of women
scientists are particularly encouraged. Selection of the awardees is made
on scientific merit and on the recommendations of the selection committees
composed of TWAS members. The application deadline is 28th February 2014.
Study Subject (s): Prizes are given in the following fields of science: agricultural
sciences, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering sciences,
mathematics, medical sciences and physics.
Course Level: Prizes are available to individual scientists.
Scholarship Provider: The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Scholarship can be taken at: Developing Countries
sciences, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering sciences,
mathematics, medical sciences and physics.
Course Level: Prizes are available to individual scientists.
Scholarship Provider: The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Scholarship can be taken at: Developing Countries
Eligibility: 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
industry or to human well-being in a developing country.
Members of TWAS and candidates for TWAS membership are not eligible for TWAS
Prizes.
-Self-nominations will not be considered.
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
industry or to human well-being in a developing country.
Members of TWAS and candidates for TWAS membership are not eligible for TWAS
Prizes.
-Self-nominations will not be considered.
Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of 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) can apply for these TWAS prizes.
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) can apply for these TWAS prizes.
Scholarship Description: Each year the Academy awards eight prizes of USD15,000 each to
individual scientists who have been working and living in a developing country
for at least ten years. The Prizes are given in the following fields of
science: agricultural sciences, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering
sciences, mathematics, medical sciences and physics. Deadline for receiving
nominations for the TWAS 2014 Prizes: 28 February 2014. The “TWAS Prizes”
evolved from two pre-existing award schemes: TWAS Awards in Basic Sciences,
instituted in 1985, to recognize and support outstanding achievements made by
scientists from developing countries in biology, chemistry, mathematics and
physics and TWNSO Prizes in Applied Sciences, awarded since 1990 by the Third
World Network of Scientific Organizations, in the fields of agriculture and
technology.
individual scientists who have been working and living in a developing country
for at least ten years. The Prizes are given in the following fields of
science: agricultural sciences, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering
sciences, mathematics, medical sciences and physics. Deadline for receiving
nominations for the TWAS 2014 Prizes: 28 February 2014. The “TWAS Prizes”
evolved from two pre-existing award schemes: TWAS Awards in Basic Sciences,
instituted in 1985, to recognize and support outstanding achievements made by
scientists from developing countries in biology, chemistry, mathematics and
physics and TWNSO Prizes in Applied Sciences, awarded since 1990 by the Third
World Network of Scientific Organizations, in the fields of agriculture and
technology.
Number of award(s): Eight TWAS prizes will be awarded.
What does it cover? Each year the Academy awards eight TWAS prizes of USD15, 000
each. Each prize is accompanied by a medal.
each. Each prize is accompanied by a medal.
Selection Criteria: Selection of the awardees is made on scientific merit and on the
recommendations of the selection committees composed of TWAS members.
recommendations of the selection committees composed of TWAS members.
How to Apply: Applicants should apply by post. Nominations must be made on the
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.
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.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 28th February 2014.
