The TWAS-Atta-ur-Rahman Prize in Chemistry 2023 is now accepting applications. The 2023 award, sponsored by Searle Company Ltd, will be granted to a chemist under the age of 40 who is a national of a science-and-technology lagging country (STLC) and has lived and worked there for at least two years previous to his/her nomination.
TWAS members, as well as science academies, national research councils, universities, and scientific institutes from both developing and developed countries, may submit nominations.
Award:
The award is worth $5,000.
Eligibility:
- Eligible candidates are young chemists (not older than 40).
- Be a national of a developing country, who have been living and working in a Scientifically
and Technologically Lagging (STL) country, for a minimum of two years immediately prior
to their nomination. - All fields of Chemistry are eligible.
- Self nominations and nominations from jury members will not be considered. Fellows of
TWAS are not eligible.
Nomination:
A nomination is considered complete only if includes all of the following information/material:
- Nominator contact details;
- Nominee contact details (self nominations and nominations from jury members will not be
considered) and general information on the nominee, including the country where he/she
has been working and living in the past 2 years; - Authorization from the nominee (i.e. the candidate) to process his/her personal data for the
purposes of his/her nomination, in conformity to Art. 13 of the Italian Legislative Decree
196/2003. This authorization can only be submitted through the online platform. The
privacy authorization form is available for download in the section ‘nominee’s personal
data’. The form must be filled in and signed by the candidate and then uploaded onto the
on-line platform; - Suggested citation (15-20 words highlighting the nominee’s scientific achievements in
Chemistry); - Supporting statement regarding the nominee’s contribution in Chemistry. Supporting
statements should explain in detail the work performed by the candidate and its
significance in the relevant scientific context. Clear reference should be made to the
scientific impact of the nominee’s work. Vague supporting statements will not be
considered and will negatively affect the evaluation; - Clear and detailed account of any time spent abroad by the nominee in the past two years;
- PhD: information on subject area, year and awarding institution;
- Brief information on membership in academies and societies;
- Brief information on awards and honours received;
- List of 10 most significant publications listed in an internationally acceptable format;
- The nominee’s brief CV and her/his complete list of publications are also to be uploaded,
separately, onto the online platform.
