The African Union (AU) honors outstanding African scientists through the Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards for fields that include agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, and energy innovation (among others).
The program seeks to recognize outstanding science at the continental level for which it awards a prize of US$100 thousand. It also makes regional scientific awards to African women of US$20 thousand each.
The application deadline for regional scientific awards for African women is 30 October 2015. The application deadline for the continental scientific award is 15 November 2015.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://hrst.au.int/en/content/african-union-kwame-nkrumah-scientific-awards-%E2%80%93-2015-edition
The program seeks to recognize outstanding science at the continental level for which it awards a prize of US$100 thousand. It also makes regional scientific awards to African women of US$20 thousand each.
The application deadline for regional scientific awards for African women is 30 October 2015. The application deadline for the continental scientific award is 15 November 2015.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://hrst.au.int/en/content/african-union-kwame-nkrumah-scientific-awards-%E2%80%93-2015-edition