With funding from the Brazilian government for four years, the annual prize will carry a USD15,000 cash award. The prize reflects the Brazilian government's strong support for TWAS and, more generally, for helping to build scientific capacity in the developing world.

The TWAS-Celso Furtado Prize is named after the renowned Brazilian economist, Celso Monteiro Furtado (1920-2004).

The first prize winner will be announced in 2012.

Candidates for the TWAS-Celso Furtado Prize in Social Sciences must be scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least ten years immediately prior to their nomination, in recognition of their outstanding contribution in both understanding and addressing social sciences disciplines such as economics, political sciences and sociology.

The 2012 nomination form can be downloaded from here 
 

Inquiries and completed nomination forms should be addressed to: prizes@twas.org