TWAS Prizes for Developing Countries Scientists

TWAS
2016 Prizes

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.

Deadline

29
February 2016

Partner
Organizations

–

Eligible
Nominees

All
developing countries

Field

Agricultural
Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering Sciences,
Mathematics, Medical Sciences, Physics and Social Sciences

Age
limit

None

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.

Nature

Every
year, TWAS awards nine prizes of USD15,000 each in the following fields:
agricultural sciences, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering
sciences, mathematics, medical sciences, physics and social sciences.
Each
prize is accompanied by a medal.
Prizes
are usually presented on a special occasion, often coinciding with the
General Meeting of TWAS.

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 sustainable
development.

Members
of TWAS and candidates for TWAS membership are not eligible for TWAS
Prizes.
Self-nominations
will not be considered.

Nominations

TWAS
is inviting nominations from all its members as well as science academies,
national research councils, universities and scientific institutions in
developing and developed countries.
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.
The
nominee’s CV and her/his complete list of publications are also required.
Nominations
of women scientists and scientists from scientifically lagging countries
are particularly encouraged.
Nominations
for the 2016 prizes must be submitted to the address shown below.
Nominations arriving later will be considered in the following year.
The
re-nomination of a previously declined candidate shall be accepted only if
it bears substantially new elements for judgment.

Selection

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 27th General Meeting.

Contact

Inquiries
and completed nomination forms should be addressed to:

TWAS Prizes
ICTP Campus, Strada Costiera 11
I-34151 Trieste, Italy
Phone: +39 040 2240 387
Fax: +39 040 2240 7387

Note
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. List of recipients 1985–.

Application
doc(s):