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Science opportunities this month

Call for nominations for the 2024 TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences) Academy Prizes awarded in 1) Basic and Engineering Sciences, 2) Health and Life Sciences and 3) Social Sciences and Humanities. Deadline: 3 May.

Call for nominations for the Olusegun Obasanjo prize for Scientific discovery and/or Technological innovation open to all African scientists. Deadline: 3 May.

Call for expressions of interest to act as reviewer of applications submitted to the Botswana Ministry of Communications, Knowledge and Technology research call. Deadline: 5 May.

Call for submissions to the United Nations photo exhibition ”Not a woman’s job? Changing Faces of Science and Tech”. Deadline: 8 May.

Participate in the FAO e-consultation seeking inputs, suggestions and comments on the draft FAO guidance on strengthening national science-policy interfaces for agrifood systems. Deadline: 8 May.

Call for nominations for several TWAS Awards – young scientists, biological sciences, environment and biodiversity, chemistry, mathematics, physics, engineering sciences. Deadline: 10 May.

Call for expressions of interest by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for potential Decade Programme proposals aimed at addressing any of the 10 Decade Challenges and contributing to the priorities identified in the Barcelona Statement. Deadline: 10 May.

Apply for the NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award. Deadline: 15 May.

Contribute to the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) survey for all current or former researchers to better serve the needs of policy-makers, stakeholders and scientists. Deadline: 15 May.

Call for abstracts for the TÜBA Science Diplomacy for Sustainable Development Symposium. Deadline: 15 May.

Calls for applications for the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Programmes, supporting young women researchers around the world to pursue their scientific careers in their home countries or abroad. Deadline for Türkiye: 15 May.

✅ Call for nominations for the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) Distinguished Scientist and Young Scientist Awards recognizing the societal importance of studies in the field of solar-terrestrial physics. Deadline: 15 May.

Call for nominations for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Medals, recognizing excellence in Antarctic and Southern Ocean research and outstanding service to the international Antarctic community. Deadline: 15 May.

Call for working groups of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research. Deadline: 17 May.

Call for contributions to the Global Research Programme on Inequality’s project “Imaging Illiberalism” inviting visual artists to capture and reflect on its manifestations through their creative expressions and shed light on the multifaceted nature of illiberalism and its impact on societies. Deadline: 17 May.

Apply for the International Summer School Program on Climate Change and Related Risks. Deadline: 20 May.

✅ Call for nominations for the The John Maddox Prize – Standing Up for Science 2024 are now open, you are encouraged to put forward a researcher who is standing up for science and advancing public discourse. Deadline: 20 May.

Call for expressions of interest for transdisciplinary teams composed of academic and non-academic researchers and individual non-academic stakeholders for the IAI training programme “Tropical Forests in the Americas: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Changing Environments”. Deadline: 20 May.

✅ Apply for the Pathways Autumn School 2024 “Transformative Research for a Just World and a Habitable Planet”. Deadline: 22 May.


June 2024 deadlines

Apply for the Michelson Prizes – Next Generation Grants of $150,000 supporting early-career investigators who are working to significantly advance human immunology and vaccine and immunotherapy research for major global diseases. Deadline: 9 June.


July 2024 deadlines

Calls for applications for the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Programmes, supporting young women researchers around the world to pursue their scientific careers in their home countries or abroad. Deadline for the Caribbean and Egypt: 31 July.

Call for submission of applications for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Fellowships Programme for early career scientists and researchers. Deadline: 31 July.

Sign up for a course of the European Consortium for Political Research’s virtual Methods School. July – August.



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