The Awards recognize
the research excellence of women scientists working and living in Africa, the
Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Deadline for receiving nominations for the
2014 Awards is 15 September 2013.
Nature of the Awards
- 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.
- The
five region-specific annual Awards will rotate between the life sciences,
chemical sciences and physical, mathematical and engineering sciences. In
2014, the five Awards will be given in the chemical sciences.
- 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 ScienceDirect 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
- 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.
Selection
- The
selection process will be administered by OWSD and TWAS.
- The
assessment will be based on achievements in the field, with particular
attention paid to the nominees’ publications in international
peer-reviewed journals.
- Winners
will be informed of their selection in November/December 2013.
Nominations
- Nominations
are invited from OWSD members, TWAS members, national science academies,
national research councils and senior academics (heads of departments,
heads of universities) both in developing and developed countries.
- Self-nominations,
or nominations by selection committee members, are not accepted.
- Nominations
need to be made on the nomination form and
be signed by the nominator; they must include the candidate'scurriculum
vitae and full list of publications; and be accompanied by three
reference letters.
- Nominations
must reach the OWSD Secretariat by 15 September 2013.
Nomination Form
Click on the link below to download the nomination form and
info sheet (Word file).
Deadline: 15 September 2013
Contact
Inquiries and completed nomination forms should be addressed
to:
OWSD-Elsevier Awards
OWSD Secretariat
ICTP campus
Strada Costiera 11
34151 Trieste, Italy
Phone: +39 040 2240321
Fax: +39 040 2240689
eMail: info@owsdw.org
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