Call for Nominations: 2014 TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in partnership with Lenovo, the Chinese multinational computer hardware and electronics company, is inviting nominations for the 2014 TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize. This year the prize will be awarded to a researcher who has made significant contributions to the field of biological sciences.

The TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize is intended to give international recognition and visibility to outstanding scientific achievements made by individual scientists in developing countries. The Prize carries a monetary award of USD100, 000 provided by Lenovo, as well as a medal and a certificate highlighting the recipient's major contributions. The prize will be presented at a special ceremony arranged by TWAS.

Nominations are invited from TWAS members, selected individuals, as well as from science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions.

To be eligible, candidates must be nationals of a developing country and must have lived and worked in a developing country for the last 10 years. The prizes will only be awarded to individuals for scientific research of outstanding international merit carried out at institutions in developing countries.

Nomination forms and further details about the 2014 TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize in biological sciences are available on the TWAS website. The nomination deadline is 22 May 2014, the International Day for Biological Diversity.