The 2026 award, sponsored by Searle Company Ltd, will be given to a chemist not older than 45, national of a science-and-technology lagging country (STLC), who has been living and working there for a minimum of two years immediately prior to his/her nomination. The award is worth $5,000.
2027 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards
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The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards are presented every year to five outstanding women scientists – one per each of the following regions: Africa and the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America - in recognition of their scientific accomplishments. The 2027 Awards will designate women researchers in Physics, Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Related Environmental Sciences.
Established in 2020, this biennial award is supported by a donation from late TWAS's Vice-President for the Arab Region, Prof. Mohammad A. Hamdan. It is given for outstanding mathematical work carried out by a scientist working and living in Africa or the Arab region. The award is worth $5,000.
TWAS-CAS Young Scientists Award for Frontier Science
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This annual award, established in year 2020, recognizes scientific achievements by young scientists living and working in a developing country.
The seventh edition of the award, sponsored by the China Sciences Group (holding) Co. Ltd, will recognize achievements in Astronomy and Cosmology. The award is worth USD 10,000.
TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award
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This annual award, sponsored by the TWAS Fellow Samira Omar, recognizes the significant impact on the environment and biodiversity of scientists from least developed countries, with a monetary award of $4,000.
This award, sponsored by the TWAS President Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, is designed to honour women scientists in Least Developed African countries for their achievements in Biological Sciences. It carries a cash award of USD5,000.
This annual award, sponsored by the TWAS Fellow Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi, recognizes women scientists from Scientifically and Technologically Lagging (STL) countries.
It carries a cash award of USD4,000 and rotates among various fields of science. In 2026 the award will be given for achievements in Agricultural Sciences and/or Biology.
