Former CAS and TWAS President Bai Chunli played a central role in creating the award.
The recipients receive USD10,000.
The subject rotates among various fields of science. The 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 awards recognized achievements respectively in the physical sciences; astronomy and cosmology; earth sciences; mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Life Sciences.
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Introduction
The award reflects the Chinese Academy of Sciences' strong support to TWAS and, more generally, seeks to build scientific capacity in the developing world. Bai Chunli, president of both the Chinese Academy and TWAS, played a central role in the creation of the TWAS-Siwei Cheng Award.
Personalities awarded with the TWAS-Abdus Salam Medal:
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Opening date of this fellowship: 3 October 2024
Closing date of this fellowship: 14 January 2025 now extended until 28 January 2025