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TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award
Our planet, and therefore our existence, faces several challenges: world population, food security, climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity/poor sanitation, energy resources. Sustainability involves considering the relationship between the finite resources of the planet and the way of life adopted by humans: in what way can our existence be maintained and at what level?
TWAS-Abdool Karim Award in Biological Sciences
TWAS is inviting nominations for the 2025 Award from all its members as well as science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions in developing and developed countries.
ELIGIBILITY:
The award recognizes women scientists for their achievements in Biological Sciences.
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 2025 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 2025 award are invited in Medical Sciences.
AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy
TWAS-Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry
TWAS is inviting nominations for the 2025 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:
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)
TWAS-CSIR Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
Applications can only be submitted via online portal once the call is open.
Please use the “apply now” button at the bottom of this page to start your application once the call is open.
Opening date of this fellowship: 3 October 2024
Closing date of this fellowship: 14 January 2025 now extended until 28 January 2025