Nominations sought for the TWAS-Lenovo Science Award in Agricultural Sciences

TWAS, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) – for the advancement of science in developing countries, is seeking nominations for the 2020 TWAS-Lenovo Science Award.

The Award, sponsored by Lenovo, has been established to give international recognition and visibility to outstanding scientific achievements made by scientists living and working in the developing countries.

In 2020 the award will be given for outstanding achievements in Agricultural Sciences.

The prize carries a USD 100,000 monetary award and a medal.

Nominations for the above mentioned award can only be submitted electronically through the on-line platform by clicking on the:
- “New Nomination” button, to start a new nomination;
- “Resume”button, i.e. to resume working on saved nominations.

These buttons are available from the following web page: https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-lenovo-science-award

The deadline for receiving nominations is 10 March 2020.

TWAS-Lenovo Science Award targets the most prestigious scientists in the field, therefore we rely on the nominator's discretion and scrutiny when nominating suitable candidates.

A nomination is considered complete only if includes all of the following information/material:

    Nominator contact details
    Nominee contact details (self nominations are not accepted) and general infomation on the nominee, including the country where he/she has been working and living in the past 10 years
    Brief suggested citation (no more than 15 words) highlighting the nominee's outstanding scientific achievement in Agricultural Sciences
    Supporting statement of about 200 words summarizing the scientific achievements of the nominee
    5-6 page narrative write-up of the candidate highlighting his/her major scientific achievements
    Information on PhD (degree, year, awarding institution)
    Information of any time spent abroad in the past ten years
    The nominee's brief CV and her/his complete list of publications are also to be uploaded, separately, onto the online platform.
    A list of no more than 20 of his/her most significant publications.
    Information on previous awards, honours, recognition received by the nominee
    Google Scholar h-index and number of citations
    Authorization from the nominee 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.