Nomination Deadline: 10 June 2013
The Academy of Science for the Developing World (TWAS) and PC-maker Lenovo are inviting nominations for the prestigious 100,000-dollar ‘TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize’ to be awarded to outstanding scientists in the developing world. The first edition will honour researchers in the field of physics and astronomy.
Prize
The TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize will carry a monetary award of USD100,000 provided by Lenovo, as well as a medal and a certificate highlighting the recipient’s major contributions to science. The prize will be presented to the recipient at a special ceremony arranged by TWAS.
Field
During the first four-year cycle (2013-2016), the prize subject will focus on the basic sciences, with the specific subject area changing each year:
physics and astronomy (2013), biological sciences (2014), mathematics (2015) and chemical sciences (2016).
Nominations
Nominations are invited from TWAS members, selected individuals, as well as from science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions. Nominations of women scientists are particularly encouraged. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
Eligibility
Candidates must be nationals of a developing country and must have lived and worked in a developing country for the last 10 years. The prizes will only be awarded to individuals for scientific research of outstanding international merit carried out at institutions in developing countries.
Evaluation.
The evaluation and selection will be carried out by an authoritative international jury chaired by the TWAS president and a representative from Lenovo. Jury members and previous winners of the Trieste Science Prize (also administered by TWAS) will not be eligible for the TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize.
Nominations for the 2013 edition of the TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize in physics and astronomy should be made on the relevant nomination form and reach the TWAS secretariat by 10 June 2013:
TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize
TWAS Secretariat
ICTP Campus, Strada Costiera 11
34151 Trieste, ItalyTel: +39 040 2240662
Fax: +39 040 22407662
E-mail: prizes@twas.org