Application Deadline: August 29th 2019
The call for submission of applications is now opened for the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World,
a high-profile award that honors the scientific and career achievements
of women from developing countries. Applications for the 2020 awards
will be accepted until 29 August 2019 for early-career women who have
made significant contributions in the fields of Engineering and Technology. Evidence of innovation will be considered favorably.
Eligibility
The applicant must be a female scientist who has received her PhD within the previous ten years. The eligible subject fields for the 2020 awards include:
- Civil engineering
- Electrical engineering, electronic engineering
- Telecommunications/information engineering / Software engineering
- Computer science
- Mechanical engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Materials engineering
- Medical engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Environmental biotechnology
- Industrial biotechnology
- Nano technology
In addition, the applicant must have lived and worked in one of the following science and technology lagging countries for at least 5 of the last 15 years:
Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire,
Dem. Rep. Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo,
Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Prize
- Cash prize of USD 5,000.
- All-expenses-paid trip to attend the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting, which will take place on 13-16 February 2020 in Seattle.
The 5 awards
will be distributed as follows: one for each of the four regions of the
developing world, plus an additional ¨floating” award for an outstanding
candidate from any of these regions.
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Applications
Applications are invited from women scientists from the eligible developing countries and they must be made online.
Applications must include:
Applications must include:
- Candidate’s curriculum vitae
- Full list of publications
- At least one (preferably two) reference letter(s)
- Endorsement statement from a senior academic scientist (e.g. OWSD members, TWAS Fellows, visiting scientists and staff of The International Centre for Theoretical Physics – ICTP, national science academies, national research councils and heads of departments/universities, both in developing and developed countries).
The 2020 Awards submission of applications will be open until 29 August 2019.
Selection
The competition will be judged by a distinguished panel of international scientists, including members of TWAS, OWSD and ICTP, and chaired by OWSD.
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- Scientific merit (eg. quality of publications)
- International and regional impact (eg. invitations to present or chair at meetings; organization or participation on workshops; collaborations with scientists from other countries; national or regional awards received)
- Capacity building – local, national and regional (eg. evidence of running MSc or PhD training programmes; developing and providing resources for students and young researchers; mentoring activities).
Visit the Official Webpage of the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards 2020
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