Republic of Kenya
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Directorate of Research Management and Development
African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards – 2012
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology invites applications
from outstanding Kenyan scientist to this year’s African Union Kwame Nkrumah
Scientific Awards Competition.The African Union Scientific Awards will be awarded to African scientists who have remarkable achievements, demonstrated by the number of publications, number of research graduate students, applicability of the scientific work to Africa’s challenges, and its patentability.
The Awards will be awarded in each of the following two
scientific sectors:
a) Life and Earth Sciences; and
b) Basic Science, Technology and Innovation
The Awards will be made in the following categories;
Category 1: African Union Young Scientist National Award worth
USD5000 per sector.
Category 2: African Union Women Scientist Regional Award worth
USD20, 000 per sector.
Category 3: African Union Scientific Award worth USD100,000 per
sector
Requirements for Eligible Contesters
- The
competition is open to Kenyan citizens only.
- The
innovator should be an individual.
- Category
1 targets young scientists aged not more than forty (40) by 31 December
2012.
- Category
2 targets excelling women scientists.
- Category
3 targets outstanding African scientist.
- Patentable
innovations are encouraged.
- Inventions
clearly identified as serving military purposes are not eligible for the
awards.
Interested persons are advised to download information on the
eligibility criteria and application forms from the Ministry’s website:www.scienceandtechnology.go.ke.
Duly completed forms should reach the address below on or before
22nd June 2012.
The Director,
Directorate of Research Management and Development,
P. O Box 30568 – 00100,
Utalii Hse. 9th Floor,
Tel +254-020-2219420,
Fax +254-020-215349.
Nairobi
Directorate of Research Management and Development,
P. O Box 30568 – 00100,
Utalii Hse. 9th Floor,
Tel +254-020-2219420,
Fax +254-020-215349.
Nairobi