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The call for nominations for the TWAS-AAS-Microsoft Award 2009 is now open.

TWAS, in partnership with the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) and Microsoft Research, has established the TWAS-AAS-Microsoft Award for Young Scientists for the three-year period 2009-2011.

The award aims at recognizing young scientists working and living in Africa whose research in computer science has had, or could have, a positive impact in the developing world. Scientists who have received their most recent research degree in the past 10 years will be eligible. Nominees can be any nationality, but must have been resident in Africa for at least two years prior to their nomination.

Each year, three winners will be selected from different countries on the continent. Each recipient will receive a Euro 7,000 cash award generously contributed by Microsoft, Euro 5,000 of which is earmarked for further research.

Science academies, national research councils, universities, scientific institutions in developing and developed

countries as well as Members of TWAS and AAS are invited to nominate qualified candidates for these Prizes.

The nomination form to be used are found at http://www.twas.org

The deadline to receive nominations is 31 July 2009.