To recognize impactful breakthroughs in science, technology, and engineering, the VinFuture Foundation is calling for nominations for the 2026 VinFuture Grand Prize, awarding US$3 million for an already proven impact, and three Special Prizes of US$500,000 each for a potential impact manifesting within a few years.
In partnership with Google Research and Google DeepMind, this $30M global open call aspires to be an accelerator to fund and support the next wave of AI-powered "Nobel-worthy" scientific breakthroughs. It seeks to fund organizations leveraging AI to advance science in two critical areas: Health and Life Sciences & Climate Resilience and Environmental Science. Selected organizations will receive funding, Google Cloud credits, and an invitation to a 6-month Accelerator program.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India and UNESCO-TWAS have established a number of fellowships for foreign scholars from developing countries, who wish to pursue research toward a PhD in emerging areas of science and technology, for which facilities are available in CSIR laboratories and institutes.
Grants for Transformative and Collaborative Research in the Middle East and North Africa (GTCR-MENA) Region
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With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), UNESCO-TWAS is launching a new programme to strengthen the research capacity of selected countries in the MENA region. The programme is aimed at young scientists from a number of selected Middle Eastern and North African countries (see “Eligibility criteria” below), as well as for diaspora from these countries. It focuses on capacity building in science and education in the target countries, with particular emphasis on research and academic training, as well as interdisciplinary collaborations with German laboratories. Grants are awarded to promising and competitive research projects in key areas relevant to the ‘High-Tech Agenda Germany (HTAD)’: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Quantum Technologies, Microelectronics, Biotechnology, Fusion and Climate-Neutral Energy Transition, Technology for Climate-Neutral Mobility, Aerospace, Health Research, Marine, Climate and Sustainability Research, Humanities and Social Sciences.
2027 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards
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The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards are presented every year to five outstanding women scientists – one per each of the following regions: Africa and the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America - in recognition of their scientific accomplishments. The 2027 Awards will designate women researchers in Physics, Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Related Environmental Sciences.
