With funding from the Brazilian government for four years, the annual
prize will carry a USD15,000 cash award. The prize reflects the
Brazilian government's strong support for TWAS and, more generally, for
helping to build scientific capacity in the developing world.
The TWAS-Celso Furtado Prize is named after the renowned Brazilian
economist, Celso Monteiro Furtado (1920-2004).
The first prize winner will be announced in 2012.
Candidates for the TWAS-Celso Furtado Prize in Social Sciences must be
scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for
at least ten years immediately prior to their nomination, in recognition
of their outstanding contribution in both understanding and
addressing social sciences disciplines such as economics, political
sciences and sociology.
The 2012 nomination form can be downloaded from: http://tinyurl.com/7f8qoo4
Inquiries and completed nomination forms should be addressed to:
[email protected]
