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Prizes and Awards
TWAS has long recognized that prizes and awards provide an incentive for scientists to do their best work, while winning global recognition. Today, honours awarded by TWAS and its partners are among the most prestigious given for research in the developing world. They range from the TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize, which celebrates the very best research in the South, to prizes awarded to early-career scientists already making impressive contributions to their field.
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TWAS-Abdus Salam Medal
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.
Deadline
None
Partner Organizations
-
Eligible Nominees from
Any country
Field
Any
Age limit
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.
Deadline
Partner Organizations
-
Eligible Nominees from
Developing countries in the South
Field
Agricultural Sciences
Age limit
None
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.
Deadline
Partner Organizations
-
Eligible Nominees from
Developing countries in the South
Field
Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Mathematics, Medical Sciences, Physics and Social Sciences*
Age limit
None
UNESCO-TWAS Siwei Cheng Prize in Economic Sciences
With funding from the Siwei Cheng Foundation of the Education Foundation of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the award will recognize economic scientists who have been living and working in a developing country for at least 10 years.
Deadline
Partner Organizations
-
Eligible Nominees from
Developing countries in the South
Field
Economic Sciences
Age limit
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.
Deadline
None
Partner Organizations
-
Eligible Nominees from
Any country
Field
None
Age limit
None
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
Partner Organizations
-
Eligible Nominees from
Least developed countries
Field
None
Age limit
None
TWAS─Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry
This annual award, sponsored by the Searle Company Ltd, 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.
Deadline
30 September 2019
Partner Organizations
-
Eligible Nominees from
Science- and technology-lagging countries
Field
Chemistry
Age limit
40
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 Extended
8 August 2019
Partner Organizations
-
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 Extended
8 August 2019
Partner Organizations
-
Eligible Nominees from
Science- and technology-lagging countries
Field
Social Sciences
Age limit
None
TWAS─Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Prize
This annual prize, named after the TWAS Fellow Samira Omar, will recognize scientists from Least Developed Countries (LDCs). It carries a cash award of USD4,000 generously provided by Professor Omar. The prize will honour scientists working in an area relevant to sustainability.
Deadline Extended
27 August 2019
Partner Organizations
-
Eligible Nominees from
Least developed countries
Field
Sustainability
Age limit
None

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