Research funder · Italy

The World Academy of Sciences

Merit-based science academy

twas.org

Grants since 2016: 78
Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published): $270k
Funded works, last 5 years: 426
Funded works, all time: 1 073

Grants

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Physics, Astronomy and Space Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Physics, Astronomy and Space Sciences (shared) - Ding Hong

Ding Hong

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Biological Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Biological Sciences (shared) - Liu Mo-Fang

Liu Mo-Fang

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Chemical Sciences

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Chemical Sciences - Jie Zeng

Jie Zeng

$10k

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Agriculture, Nutrition, Food Systems Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Agriculture, Nutrition, Food Systems Sciences (shared) - Huang Sanwen

Huang Sanwen

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Social Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Social Sciences (shared) - Fang Chuanglin

Fang Chuanglin

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Engineering & Computer Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Engineering & Computer Sciences (shared) - Suman Chakraborty

Suman Chakraborty

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Mathematical Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Mathematical Sciences (shared) - Fu Jixiang

Fu Jixiang

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Biological Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Biological Sciences (shared) - Jon Paul Rodríguez

Jon Paul Rodríguez

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Mathematical Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Mathematical Sciences (shared) - Henrique Bursztyn

Henrique Bursztyn

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Agriculture, Nutrition, Food Systems Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Agriculture, Nutrition, Food Systems Sciences (shared) - Abdelfattah Salem

Abdelfattah Salem

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Social Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Social Sciences (shared) - Jomo Kwame Sundaram

Jomo Kwame Sundaram

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Physics, Astronomy and Space Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Physics, Astronomy and Space Sciences (shared) - Satishchandra Ogale

Satishchandra Ogale

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Engineering & Computer Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Engineering & Computer Sciences (shared) - Carlos Ricardo Soccol

Carlos Ricardo Soccol

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Medical & Health Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Medical & Health Sciences (shared) - Bushra Ateeq

Bushra Ateeq

$5 000

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Earth, Climate and Environmental Sciences

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Earth, Climate and Environmental Sciences - Meththika Suharshini Vithanage

Meththika Suharshini Vithanage

$10k

2026 · prize · 2026 TWAS Award in Medical & Health Sciences (shared)

2026 2026 TWAS Award in Medical & Health Sciences (shared) - Ester Sabino

Ester Sabino

$5 000

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Agricultural Sciences

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Agricultural Sciences - ZHAO Fang-Jie

Zhao Fang-Jie

$5 000

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Chemistry

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Chemistry - Ilkay ERDOGAN ORHAN

Ilkay Erdogan Orhan

$5 000

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Social Sciences

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Social Sciences - Maria Cecilia DE SOUZA MINAYO

Maria Cecilia De Souza Minayo

$10k

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Physics

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Physics - KWO Jueinai

Kwo Jueinai

$5 000

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Engineering Sciences

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Engineering Sciences - Mohd Sapuan SALIT

Mohd Sapuan Salit

$10k

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Physics

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Physics - Andrew FORBES

Andrew Forbes

$5 000

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Biology

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Biology - TSAY Yi-Fang

Tsay Yi-Fang

$5 000

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Mathematics

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Mathematics - YOU Jiangong

You Jiangong

$10k

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Medical Sciences

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Medical Sciences - WEI Fu-Chan

Wei Fu-Chan

$10k

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences - XU Xing

Xu Xing

$10k

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Biology

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Biology - Raghavan VARADARAJAN

Raghavan Varadarajan

$5 000

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Agricultural Sciences

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Agricultural Sciences - Sunday EKESI

Sunday Ekesi

$5 000

2024 · prize · 2024 TWAS Award in Chemistry

2024 2024 TWAS Award in Chemistry - ZHANG Suojiang

Zhang Suojiang

$5 000

2022 · prize · TWAS Award in Chemistry

2022 TWAS Award in Chemistry - CHEN Chunying

Chen Chunying

$5 000

2022 · prize · TWAS Award in Engineering Sciences

2022 TWAS Award in Engineering Sciences - Mohamed-Slim ALOUINI

Mohamed-Slim Alouini

$10k

2022 · prize · TWAS Award in Chemistry

2022 TWAS Award in Chemistry - Engin Umut AKKAYA

Engin Umut Akkaya

$5 000

2022 · prize · TWAS Award in Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences

2022 TWAS Award in Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences - IP Wing-Huen

Ip Wing-Huen

$5 000

2022 · prize · TWAS Award in Biology

2022 TWAS Award in Biology - CHEN Ruey-Hwa

Chen Ruey-Hwa

$10k

2022 · prize · TWAS Award in Agricultural Sciences

2022 TWAS Award in Agricultural Sciences - XIE Daoxin

Xie Daoxin

$10k

2022 · prize · TWAS Award in Medical Sciences

2022 TWAS Award in Medical Sciences - Hugo D. LUJAN

Hugo D. Lujan

$5 000

2022 · prize · TWAS Award in Mathematics

2022 TWAS Award in Mathematics - Helena Judith NUSSENZVEIG

Helena Judith Nussenzveig

$10k

2022 · prize · TWAS Award in Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences

2022 TWAS Award in Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences - Laurent Raymond LOINARD

Laurent Raymond Loinard

$5 000

2022 · prize · TWAS Award in Physics

2022 TWAS Award in Physics - María Teresa DOVA

María Teresa Dova

$10k

2022 · prize · TWAS Award in Social Sciences

2022 TWAS Award in Social Sciences - LIU Junguo

Liu Junguo

$5 000