The TWAS Prizes 2007 and the Trieste Science Prize 2007 is currently open and called for nominations.

All Universities, Academies of Science, Research Councils and any other research centre from the South as well as from the North are invited to nominate qualified candidates for these prizes.

A. TWAS prizes

TWAS prizes are aimed at recognizing and rewarding the scientific work carried out by individual scientists who live and work in developing countries.

Each year, prizes are given in eight different fields:

1) Agricultural Sciences
2) Biology
3) Chemistry
4) Earth Sciences
5) Engineering Sciences
6) Mathematics
7) Medical Sciences
8) Physics

B. The Trieste Science Prize

The Trieste Science Prize has also been established to give international recognition and visibility to outstanding scientific achievements made by scientists from the developing countries.

Each year, it is given in two different fields. For 2007, the fields are:

1) Chemical Sciences
2) Agricultural Sciences

The deadline for receiving nominations in both prizes is 31 March 2007.

For further information, please visit the TWAS website at: www.twas.org under the heading "Activities"