Application Deadline: 30 June 2026
Applications are now open for the 2026 TWAS-Abdool Karim Award in Biological Sciences. This award, named after the TWAS President Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, is designed to honour women scientists in Least Developed African countries for their achievements in Biological Sciences. It carries a cash award of USD5,000 generously provided by Professor Abdool Karim.
TWAS is inviting nominations for the 2026 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.
- Eligible nominees for the 2026 award are female scientists not older than 45 years of age nationals of a Least Developed African country who have been living and working there for at least two years immediately prior to their nomination.
- Fellows of TWAS are not eligible
- Individuals who have previously won a TWAS-named Award are not eligible to be nominated for Awards named after a different TWAS Fellow.
SELECTION:
A pre-screening of the candidates will be done at TWAS, the nomination dossiers of the qualified candidates will then be submitted to jury members for their evaluation. Based on this evaluation Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim will select the winner.
HOW TO NOMINATE A SCIENTIST:
Nominations can only be submitted electronically through the on-line platform by clicking on the “NEW NOMINATION” button at the bottom of this page.
To resume working on saved nominations, click on the « RESUME » button at the bottom of this page.
The deadline for submitting nominations is 30 June 2026, however we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the deadline but submit the nomination as early as you can to enable us to process it as quickly as possible.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the TWAS-Abdool Karim Award in Biological Sciences
