TWAS-CAS Young Scientists Award for Frontier Science 2026 ($10,000 prize) – YOA

Deadline: June 30, 2026

Nominations are invited for the TWAS-CAS Young Scientists Award for Frontier Science 2026. This annual award, established in 12 months 2020, acknowledges scientific achievements by younger scientists dwelling and dealing in a creating nation.

The topic rotates among the many following fields of science: bodily sciences (together with physics and chemistry); astronomy and cosmology; earth sciences; arithmetic and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Life Sciences. In 2026 the award will acknowledge achievements in Astronomy and Cosmology.

Award

• The recipients obtain USD $10,000.

Eligiblity

• Eligible candidates are younger scientists (not older than 45 years of age), nationwide of a creating nation, who’ve been dwelling and dealing in a creating nation for a minimal of two years instantly previous to their nomination.
• Self nominations and nominations from jury members will not be thought of. 
• Fellows of TWAS are not eligible. Individuals who’ve beforehand received a TWAS-named Award are usually not eligible.
• The similar nominee can’t be nominated for a couple of ‘Fellows of TWAS Awards’ in a given 12 months. The secretariat retains the fitting to carry to the eye of the related nominators that the nomination could also be appropriate for one other award, and the ultimate resolution whether or not or to not shift the nomination might be taken by the nominators themselves.

Nomination

A nomination is taken into account full provided that consists of the entire following data/materials:

• Nominator contact particulars;
• Nominee contact particulars (self nominations are not accepted) and common data on the nominee, together with the nation the place he/she has been working and dwelling previously 2 years;
• Authorization from the nominee (i.e. the candidate) to course of his/her private knowledge for the needs of his/her nomination, in conformity to Art. 13 of the Italian Legislative Decree 196/2003. This authorization can solely be submitted by means of the web platform. The privateness authorization type is accessible for obtain within the part ‘nominee’s private knowledge’. The type should be stuffed in and signed by the candidate after which uploaded onto the web platform;
• Suggested quotation (15-20 phrases highlighting the nominee’s scientific achievements in Astronomy and Cosmology);
• Supporting assertion relating to the nominee’s contribution in Astronomy and Cosmology. Supporting statements ought to clarify intimately the work carried out by the candidate and its significance within the related scientific context. Clear reference ought to be made to the scientific influence of the nominee’s work. Vague supporting statements is not going to be thought of and can negatively have an effect on the analysis (max 10,000 characters);
• Forward-looking venture outlining the candidate deliberate future actions (max 10,000 characters);
• Clear and detailed account of any time spent overseas by the nominee previously two years;
• PhD: data on topic space, 12 months and awarding establishment;
• Brief data on membership in academies and societies;
• Brief data on awards and honours acquired;
• List of 10 most important publications listed in an internationally acceptable format;
• The nominee’s transient CV;
• The nominee full checklist of publications can be to be uploaded, individually, onto the web platform.

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