OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award explained

The OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World are awarded annually to early-career women scientists in selected developing countries in four regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Central and South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.[1]

The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), the Elsevier Foundation, and The World Academy of Sciences have partnered to recognize achievements of early-career women scientists in developing countries since the award was launched in 2011 as the Elsevier Foundation-OWSD Awards for Young Women Scientists from the Developing World.[2] The award program is open to female scientists who live and work in one of 81 developing countries. Nominations are generally submitted within ten years of the nominee earning a PhD.[3] [4]

The maximum number of recipients is currently restricted to five per year: one from each of the four OWSD-recognized regions, plus one additional outstanding candidate, and the awards are granted with a rotating theme annually among three general fields: biological sciences (agriculture, biology and medicine), engineering/innovation & technology, and physical sciences (including chemistry, mathematics and physics).[5] There were six awardees in 2022 as two outstanding candidates were recognised.

As of 2014, the award included an honorarium of 5,000, an entire year of access to Elsevier's ScienceDirect publication database, and an expense-paid trip to the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, where the awarding ceremony is held.[3]

Recipients

Recipients have included:

2011

The 2011 awards recognized eleven contributors to biology, physics, and chemistry.[6]

2013

The 2013 awards were focused on medical science and public health.[4]

2014

The 2014 awards were focused on chemistry.[7]

2015

In 2015, the awards were focused on physics and mathematics.[7]

2016

The 2016 awards focused on medical science and public health.[8]

2017

The 2017 awards were focused on engineering and technology.[9]

2018

The 2018 awards focused on mathematics, chemistry, and physics.

2019

The 2019 awards focused on medical science and public health.[12]

2020

The 2020 awards recognised researchers working in engineering, innovation and technology.[14]

2021

The 2021 awards recognised researchers in the physical sciences.[16]

2022

The 2022 awards recognised six researchers in climate action and the environment.[18] [19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Awards OWSD. owsd.net. 2019-12-27.
  2. Web site: Elsevier Foundation Awards 2012 Grants to Champion Libraries in Developing Countries and Women in Science . Elsevier. 11 December 2012. 12 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Elsevier Foundation award. Elsevier. 6 December 2019 .
  4. Web site: The Elsevier Foundation, OWSD and TWAS call for nominations for 2014 Awards. The World Academy of Sciences. 10 April 2013 . 11 April 2018.
  5. Web site: The OWSD–Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World . . 6 December 2019.
  6. Web site: Eleven Women Scientists Announced as Winners of Elsevier Foundation OWSD Awards . . 29 September 2011 . 5 June 2019.
  7. Web site: Women chemists from developing countries honored for research of natural medicinal compounds. Schemm . Ylann . Bert . Alison . Elsevier. 18 February 2014. 12 April 2018.
  8. Web site: Translating life into science – 5 women tell their stories. Bert . Alison. Elsevier. 10 March 2016. 12 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Women engineers to receive awards for innovative research in developing countries. Schmitz . Laura. Elsevier. 16 February 2017. 12 April 2018.
  10. News: Guyanese wins woman scientist in developing world award . Stabroek News . 18 February 2018.
  11. News: 26 Fantastic Female Scientists . Asian Scientist Magazine . 8 March 2019.
  12. Web site: OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World . 6 December 2019 . .
  13. News: Walker . Kira . Improving healthcare response to gender-based violence in Palestine . Nature Middle East . 3 March 2019 . en . 10.1038/nmiddleeast.2019.32.
  14. Web site: 2020 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards announced in Seattle OWSD . owsd.net . 21 August 2022.
  15. News: Simiyu . John Paul . Kenyan Woman Writes History in USA . Kenyans.co.ke . 13 February 2020 . EN.
  16. Web site: 2021 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards announced OWSD . www.owsd.net . 21 August 2022.
  17. News: Chan . Ana . La huellas de las mujeres y las niñas en la ciencia . República . 15 December 2021 . es.
  18. Web site: 2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award winners announced OWSD . owsd.net . 21 August 2022.
  19. News: Six talented women climate scientists from developing countries awarded the 2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award . EurekAlert! . 11 February 2022 . en.
  20. News: OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award: Bangladesh's Gawsia among top women climate scientists . United News of Bangladesh . 14 February 2022 . English.

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