TWAS Abdool Karim Prize 2024 for Women Scientists in Low Income African Countries

The TWAS Abdool Karim annual Prize, sponsored by the TWAS Fellow Quarraisha Abdool Karim, recognizes women scientists for their achievements in Biological Sciences. 

Application Deadline: 30th June 2024

Eligible Countries:Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. ep, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Equatorial, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Field of Study: Biological Sciences

About the TWAS Abdool Karim Award: This new prize, named after TWAS Fellow Quarraisha Abdool Karim, carries a cash award of USD5,000 generously provided by Professor Abdool Karim. It is designed to honour women scientists in Low Income African countries for their achievements in Biological Sciences.

Type: Contests/Award

Eligibility: 

The award recognizes women scientists for their achievements in Biological Sciences.

Eligible nominees for the 2024 award are female scientists nationals of a Least Developed African country who have been living and working there for at least two years immediately prior to their nomination. (i.e. from 01/02/2022);

Fellows of TWAS are not eligible

Self nominations and nominations from jury members will not be considered.

The same nominee cannot be nominated for more than one ‘Fellows of TWAS Awards’ in a given year. The secretariat retains the right to bring to the attention of the relevant nominators that the nomination may be suitable for another award, and the final decision whether or not to shift the nomination will be taken by the nominators themselves.

SELECTION:

A pre-screening of the candidates will be done at TWAS, the nomination dossiers of the qualified candidates will then be submitted to jury members for their evaluation. Based on this evaluation Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim will select the winner.

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of TWAS Abdool Karim Award: USD5,000

How to Apply: The 2024 nominations can only be submitted electronically through the on-line platform by clicking on the “NEW NOMINATION” button at the bottom of the Program Webage.

Visit the Program Webpage for Details