The Spirit of Abdus Salam Award

The family of Nobel Prize winner, Abdus Salam, have decided to set up the Spirit of Abdus Salam Award which will be awarded annually on the occasion of the ICTP Salam Distinguished Lectures which take place at ICTP in Trieste during the last week of January to coincide with Abdus Salam's birthday on 29 January.

Abdus Salam is primarily remembered for his scientific work, but his family wish him to also be remembered for his humility of spirit and humanitarian passion and zeal which ultimately led to the creation of ICTP and TWAS. 

The Award, consisting of a certificate and a cash amount of Euro 1,000 will be awarded to anyone within the extended ICTP family of scientists and non-scientists, administrative staff alike who can show that they have worked tirelessly to further Abdus Salam's humanitarian  passion  and vision for the cooperation,  promotion and development of science and technology in the developing  world. This could be shown by an associate, visitor  or professor who has gone beyond the call of duty to try and help fellow students and academics in ICTP or their own country; or a member of ICTP or TWAS staff who again has gone beyond their duties to assist and support others.

In order for a candidate to be considered, the following essential information is required by the Committee: ??

• Candidate's up-to-date curriculum vitae;
• Proposed citation; ?
• Two letters of recommendation. ?

Nominations should be submitted to gatti@ictp.it

Deadline for receipt of nominations is 30 November 2013.

The Selection Committee will consist of two members of Abdus Salam's family, one ICTP representative and one TWAS representative