TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award 2026 for Female scientists (USD4,000 cash award)

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Application Deadline: 30 June 2026

Applications are now open for the 2026 TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award. 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. TWAS is inviting nominations for the 2026 Award from all its members as well as science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions in developing and developed countries.

ELIGIBILITY:

The 2026 award will be awarded to a woman scientist national of a Least Developing Country (LDC), living and working in a LDC during the last two years immediately prior to his/her nomination, based on scientific achievements in any of the thematic areas below:

• Clean and renewable energy
• Green chemistry
• Sustainable agriculture and agrobiodiversity
• Plastic: degradation, pollution and microplastics
• Water purification and sanitation
• Climate change: environmental effects, methane contribution, carbon capture
• Transportation technologies: efficiency for smart cities
• Waste management
• Biodiversity: the sixth mass extinction, ecosystem services, habitat recovery and restoration
• Ecological economics and planetary health

Every two years the award is aimed exclusively at women scientists.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award