The World Academic of Sciences (TWAS) in Italy invites applications for the TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize (2020) open to candidates who must be nationals of a developing country and must have lived and worked in a developing country for the last 10 years.
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The rapid growth Lenovo has recently experienced in emerging markets has prompted the company to partner with TWAS to launch a high-level prize to give international recognition and visibility to individual scientists in the developing world for their outstanding scientific achievements. During the second cycle the award subjects will be: Geological Sciences (2017), Engineering Sciences (2018), Agricultural Sciences (2020), Social Sciences (2022).
Worth of Award
- 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.
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 prize will only be awarded to individuals for scientific research of outstanding international merit carried out at institutions in developing countries.
- Jury members and previous winners of the Trieste Science Prize (also administered by TWAS) are not eligible for the TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize.
- 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 and nominations from jury members will not be accepted.
- For the 2020 edition of the award, TWAS will consider candidates with world-class achievements in Agricultural Sciences.
How to Apply
Deadline: The deadline to submit online nominations is March 10, 2020