TWAS 2012 prizes will be awarded to individual scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least ten years immediately prior to their nomination, in recognition of an outstanding contribution to knowledge in the following eight fields of science:

Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Mathematics, Medical Sciences and Physics.

Each prize carries a monetary award of US$15,000 and a medal bearing a citation highlighting the major contribution for which the prize is awarded.

The 2012 nomination form can be downloaded from here 

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