Eligible nominators

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is inviting nominations for the Awards listed below from all its members as well as science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions in developing and developed countries.

Self-nominations (i.e. applications) will not be considered

Deadline

The deadline to submit complete nominations through the on-line platform is 12 May 2021.

Nominations

Nominations for the awards listed below can only be submitted electronically through the on-line platform by clicking on the “New Nomination” button, to start a new nomination;“Resume” button, i.e. to resume working on saved nominations.

For each award, these buttons are available from dedicated web pages, details of which are given below.

The 2021 TWAS-SAMIRA OMAR INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY Award

https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-samira-omar-innovation-sustainability-award

https://onlineforms.twas.org/apply/148 

Eligible candidates for the 2021 award: Women scientists from Least Developing Countries (LDCs) for their contribution in an area, including multidisciplinary work, directly relevant to the science of sustainability.

List of eligible countries: https://twas.org/node/2292

The recipient receives USD 4,000.    

The 2021 TWAS-Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Award

https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-fayzah-m-al-kharafi-award

https://onlineforms.twas.org/apply/149

Eligible candidates: Women scientists from Science and Technology Lagging countries

Nominations for the 2021 award are invited in the field of Medical Sciences

The list of eligible countries is available from: https://twas.org/node/2329

The recipient receives USD 4,000.    

The 2021 TWAS-Abdool Karim Award

https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-abdool-karim-award-biological-sciences

https://onlineforms.twas.org/apply/152

Eligible candidates: Women scientists national of a Low Income African country.

The award recognizes scientific achievements in Biological Sciences.

The recipient receives USD 5,000.