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TWAS Siwei Cheng Award in Economic Sciences
Introduction
The award reflects the Chinese Academy of Sciences' strong support to TWAS and, more generally, seeks to build scientific capacity in the developing world. Bai Chunli, president of both the Chinese Academy and TWAS, played a central role in the creation of the TWAS-Siwei Cheng Award.
TWAS-Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Award
TWAS is inviting nominations for the 2024 Award 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.
Eligibility:
Nominations for the 2024 award are invited in Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics or Engineering Sciences.
AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy
Mirsaidov, Ulmas
OWSD PhD fellowships for women scientists
The PhD fellowship for women scientists from Science and Technology Lagging Countries (STLCs) supports them to undertake PhD research in the Natural, Engineering and Information Technology sciences at a host institute in the South. The fellowships are to be held at a centre of excellence in a developing country outside the applicant's own country.
Each fellowship will be offered for up to four years and will cover the following:
TWAS-Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry
TWAS is inviting nominations for the 2024 Award.
Nominations are accepted from TWAS members as well as science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions in developing and developed countries.
Eligibility:
Eligible candidates are young chemists (not older that 40), national of a developing country, who have been living and working in a Scientifically and Technologically Lagging (STL) country, for a minimum of two years immediately prior to their nomination. All fields of Chemistry are eligible.
TWAS-Abdus Salam Medal
Personalities awarded with the TWAS-Abdus Salam Medal:
- Federico Mayor, Spain (1995)
- M.G.K. Menon, India (1996)
- Thomas R. Odhiambo, Kenya (1998)
- José I. Vargas, Brazil (2000)
- Paolo Budinich, Italy (2002)
- Lu Yongxiang, China (2005)
- C.N.R. Rao, India (2008)
- Mohamed H.A. Hassan, Sudan (2012)
- Jacob Palis, Brazil (2015)
- Fernando Quevedo, Guatemala (2018)
- Chunli Bai, China (2022)