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The Royal Society Rising Star Africa Prize 2025 for early-career research scientists

🏛 The Royal Society 📍 Worldwide 📅 2025
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About this opportunity

The Royal Society Rising Star Africa Prize is an award recognizing Africa-based early-career research scientists who are making innovative contributions to the physical, mathematical and engineering sciences. Winners receive a grant to support their research and a personal gift. The prize aims to support outstanding young researchers in Africa.

Benefits & funding

Financial grant (£14,000) plus a personal gift (£1,000).

Eligibility

Open to African citizens who are early-career scientists, with no more than 15 years since achieving their PhD (career breaks excluded).

How to apply

Apply via the Royal Society's official webpage for the Rising Star Africa Prize.

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