Prêmio Carolina Nemes

The Prêmio Carolina Nemes recognizes early-career women physicists whose research has contributed significantly to the advancement of physics or physics education in Brazil. The award aims to acknowledge contributions to Brazilian physics and to help reduce gender inequality in the field. The prize consists of a diploma and may include financial support depending on sponsors and agreements established for each edition.

Diploma and potential financial grant depending on sponsors and agreements

Women who have completed a doctorate at most 10 years earlier and who have worked in Brazilian institutions for at least 70% of the time between completion of the doctorate and the year of the award may be nominated.

Nominations may be submitted by any SBF member in good standing, by the nominee herself, or by universities, faculties, institutes and research centres via their departments or graduate programs. Each proposer may present one candidate per year. Nominations are sent to the email premiocarolinanemes@sbfisica.org.br.