Nominations sought for TWAS Prizes and Trieste Science Prize

TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, is seeking nominations for its two prizes schemes, the TWAS Prizes and the Trieste Science Prize, both of which are aimed at honouring scientists living and working in the developing countries. The closing date for nominations for both awards is 31 March.

The Trieste Science Prize, sponsored by Trieste-based Illycaffè, has been established to give international recognition and visibility to outstanding scientific achievements made by scientists from the developing countries. Each year it is given in two different fields. For 2007, the fields are Chemical Sciences and Agricultural Sciences.
Each prize carries a monetary award of US$50,000 and a trophy.
The deadline for receiving nominations is 31 March 2007.
Further details on eligibility criteria and submission procedure are available online at: http://www.twas.org/honor//TSP_info.html where the nomination form can also be downloaded.

TWAS Prizes are aimed at recognizing and rewarding the scientific work carried out by individual scientists who live and work in developing countries. Each year, prizes are given in eight different fields: Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Mathematics, Medical Sciences and Physics.
Each prize carries a monetary award of US$10,000 and a plaque bearing a citation highlighting the major contributions for which the prize is awarded.
The deadline for receiving nominations is 31 March 2007.
Further details on eligibility criteria and submission procedure are available online at: http://www.twas.org/honor/twas_prizes.html, where the nomination form can also be downloaded.