Deadline- 15 September 2013
Female applicants are invited for The Elsevier Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. This program is supported by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Organization for Women in Science for the Development world (OWSD). The mission of this award is to celebrate the achievements of women scientists in the early stages of their careers, with the aim of creating role models for other women to follow, a step that is critical for retaining top talent and building a stronger research culture in developing countries.
The five winning scientists of the 2014 edition will be celebrated for their research excellence, and receive a cash prize of USD5,000 in addition to a year’s complimentary access to Science Direct and all-expenses-paid attendance at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in February 2014 in Chicago, IL, USA, where the awards ceremony will take place. The winners will also be invited to attend international events pertaining to OWSD and TWAS.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Candidates must be female early-career scientists (within ten years of earning their PhD degree).
- At nomination, candidates must have lived and worked for at least three years in one of the countries listed in the nomination form.
- Five Awards will be awarded annually, one each to a female scientist from one of the five regions of the world: Latin America and the Caribbean; the Arab region; Sub-Saharan Africa; Central and South Asia; and East and South-East Asia and the Pacific.
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