TWAS-Lenovo 2022 Science Award for Scientists in Developing Countries

Published: 16 May 2022

Lenovo is a US$60 billion revenue Fortune Global 500 company serving customers in 180 markets around the world. Focused on a bold vision to deliver smarter technology for all, we are developing world-changing technologies that power (through devices and infrastructure) and empower (through solutions, services and software) millions of customers every day and together create a more inclusive, trustworthy and sustainable digital society for everyone, everywhere.

The rapid growth Lenovo has experienced in emerging markets has prompted the company to partner with TWAS to launch a high-level prize to give international recognition and visibility to individual scientists in the developing world for their outstanding scientific achievements.

The 2022 award will be given to an individual in recognition of his/her pioneering achievements in social and economic sciences that have direct impact on crosscutting SDGs and intersectionality, including but not limited to:

• Poverty and hunger reduction (including food and nutrition security).
• Inequalities (including gender inequities and gender violence).
• Quality education (including inclusive education and teacher education).
• Health (including mental health, well-being and pandemics)
• Climate change (including adaptation/resilience and climate financing)
• Clean energy and safe drinking water.

TWAS-Lenovo Science Award

Application Deadline	May 18, 2022
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Type	College School
Sponsor	The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of TWAS-Lenovo Science Award

• The TWAS-Lenovo Science Award will carry a monetary award of USD100,000 provided by Lenovo, as well as a medal and a certificate highlighting the recipient’s major contributions to science. The award will be presented to the recipient at a special ceremony arranged by TWAS.

Requirements for TWAS-Lenovo Science Award

• Applicants must be nationals of a developing country, living and working in the Global South for at least the last 10 years.
• Individuals must have achieved outstanding feat in scientific research in social and economic sciences of outstanding international merit carried out at institutions in developing countries.

Selection Process

• The evaluation and selection will be carried out by an authoritative international jury chaired by the TWAS president and including a representative from Lenovo.

Application Documents

• 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 20 words) highlighting the nominee’s outstanding scientific achievement in Social and Economic 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.

Application Deadline

May 18, 2022

How to Apply