Sierra Leone
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 2024 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 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
Knox-Macaulay, Huxley Hubert Mauritz
Jones, Monty Patrick
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: