TWAS-CAS Young Scientists Award for Frontier Science 2026

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The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Worldwide 2026

Information

Nominations are invited for the TWAS-CAS Young Scientists Award for Frontier Science 2026. The annual award recognizes scientific achievements by young scientists living and working in a developing country, with the 2026 focus in Astronomy and Cosmology. Recipients receive a prize of USD 10,000.

Benefits

USD 10,000 prize

Eligibility

Eligible candidates are young scientists not older than 45, who are nationals of a developing country and have lived and worked in a developing country for at least the past two years.

Application

Nominations are invited and can be submitted via the online nomination platform; see linked nomination form.

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