Royal Society Africa Prize for African Researchers 2022

The Royal Society Africa Prize is to recognise research scientists based in Africa who are making an innovative contribution to the biological sciences, including basic medical science, which contributes significantly to capacity building in Africa.

• Table of Content
• About Royal Society
• Royal Society Royal Society Africa Prize
• Aim and Benefits of Royal Society Royal Society Africa Prize
• Requirements for Royal Society Royal Society Africa Prize Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Royal Society

The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge,is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. Founded on 28 November 1660, it was granted a royal charter by King Charles II as The Royal Society.The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, recognising excellence in science, supporting outstanding science, providing scientific advice for policy, fostering international and global co-operation, education and public engagement. The societ... continue reading

Royal Society Royal Society Africa Prize

Aim and Benefits of Royal Society Royal Society Africa Prize

• The winner will receive a bronze medal, accompanied by a £15,000 grant towards their research project and a gift of £2,000.

Requirements for Royal Society Royal Society Africa Prize Qualification

• The Royal Society Africa Prize will be made to an individual for an outstanding, innovative contribution to biological science, including basic medical science, which contributes significantly to capacity building in Africa.
• The Prize is intended for researchers at an early stage of their research career (usually having received their PhD within the last 10-15 years) with the potential to build a research project to follow on from the prize.
• The research must be based in Africa.
• Nominations can be made by senior academics and members of the national academies of science.
• The project and nominee should be linked with an African centre of excellence, which would normally be a University, or equivalent research centre.
• Normally the Prize is given to an individual who has not yet reached full Professorship status.

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

 The call for nominations is now open. Please refer to the Medals and Awards guidance notes (PDF) to check nominee eligibility.

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For more details,visit Royal Society website