Prizes & Awards

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The TWAS-Abdus Salam Medal was instituted in 1995 to honour the Academy's founder and first president, Nobel Laureate Professor Abdus Salam and is awarded to highly distinguished personalities who have served the cause of science in the Developing World.

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Any country

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Any

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None

TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize

The TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize is one of the most prestigious honours given to scientists from the developing world. In 2020 the prize will be given for outstanding achievements in Agricultural Sciences.

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Developing countries in the South

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Agricultural Sciences

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TWAS Prizes

The Academy awards nine prizes to individual scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least 10 years.

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Developing countries in the South

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

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TWAS-Siwei Cheng Award in Economic Sciences

With funding from the Siwei Cheng Foundation of the Education Foundation of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the prize will recognize economic scientists who have been living and working in a developing country for at least 10 years.

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Developing countries in the South

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Economic Sciences

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None

TWAS Medal Lectures

Since 1996, TWAS has been awarding the 'TWAS Medal Lectures' to some of its members, in recognition of their achievements in their fields of research. The recipients lecture on a main aspect of their work, and are presented with a plaque as a token of appreciation.

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Any country

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None

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TWAS-C.N.R. Rao Award for Scientific Research

The prize, named after TWAS Founding Fellow and former president C.N.R. Rao, carries a cash award of USD5,000 generously provided by Professor Rao. It is designed to honour TWAS Fellows from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), who have made significant contributions to global science.

Deadline

31 May 2018

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Least developed countries

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None

Age limit

None

TWAS─Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry

This annual award, sponsored by the Dawood Foundation, is given to a chemist not older than 40, national of a Scientifically and Technologically Lagging (STL) country, who has been living and working there for a minimum of two years immediately prior to his/her nomination. The award is worth USD 5,000. Winners are invited to attend the TWAS General Meeting and give a talk on their work.

Deadline Extended

7 May 2018

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Science- and technology-lagging countries

Field

Chemistry

Age limit

TWAS─Abdool Karim Prize in Biological Sciences

This prize, named after TWAS Fellow Quarraisha Abdool Karim, carries a cash award of USD5,000 generously provided by Professor Abdool Karim. It is designed to honour women scientists in Low Income African countries for their achievements in Biological Sciences.

Deadline

31 July 2019

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Eligible Nominees from

Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Central African Rep.
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea Equatorial
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Niger
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Field

Biological Sciences

Age limit

None

TWAS-Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Prize

This annual prize, named after the TWAS Fellow Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi, recognizes women scientists from Scientifically and Technologically Lagging (STL) countries. It carries a cash award of USD4,000 generously provided by Professor Al-Kharafi and will rotate among various fields of science.

Deadline

31 July 2019

Partner Organizations

Eligible Nominees from

Science- and technology-lagging countries

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