THIEME–IUPAC PRIZE– CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Application Deadline: December 15, 2023.

LOCATION: USA

The Thieme Group in collaboration with IUPAC and the Editors of SYNTHESIS, SYNLETT, SYNFACTS, and Science of Synthesis announce the Thieme-IUPAC Prize for 2024. This award is presented every two years on the occasion of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry – International Conference on Organic Synthesis (IUPAC–ICOS).

ELIGIBILITY:

The 2024 prize will be awarded to a scientist who must be no older than 42 years of age on Jan. 1, 2024. This means that all candidates who would have been eligible for the 2022 Prize, which was suspended due to Covid, will be considered eligible for the 2024 Thieme-IUPAC Prize.

The candidate’s research must have had a major impact in synthetic organic chemistry.

The prize will be awarded based on scientific merit for independent research dealing with synthesis in the broadest context of organic chemistry, including organometallic chemistry, medicinal and biological chemistry.

Proposals must be accompanied by:

a biographical sketch of the nominee

a list of the candidate’s ten most significant publications

a statement of how the candidate’s research has had a major impact on the field of synthetic organic chemistry

The material will be confidentially forwarded to an independent selection committee.

Nomination materials should be submitted by e-mail to marcus.white@thieme.de by December 15, 2023.

BENEFIT:

An award of €5,000

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AFDB YOUTHADAPT CHALLENGE: SCALING UP GENDER-RESPONSIVE YOUTH INNOVATIONS FOR CLIMATE ACTION.

LOCATION: Nigeria

The African Development Bank Group and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) are jointly implementing a strategic partnership program, the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), aimed at mobilizing $25 billion to scale up and accelerate climate change adaptation actions across Africa. Applications are open.

ELIGIBILITY:

Age – The entrepreneur must be between the ages of 18 to 35.

Citizenship of founder –  The founder must be of African nationality or the founder must be playing an active role in the operations of the enterprise.

Geography and legal registration of the company –  The business must be legally registered in Africa.

Profitability – The business must have generated profits for the last two years.

Impact/ Climate adaptation – The business must demonstrate a direct impact on climate adaptation and resilience.

Gender Only female-owned enterprises are eligible – 51% of shareholding should be female.

Industry –  Must be within the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies.

BENEFIT:

Grants of up to USD 100,000 per enterprise to support their business growth plans.

Participate in a 1-year accelerator program designed to empower the selected young entrepreneurs and their teams with tailored business development skills, mentorship, training and resources to scale-up climate adaptation innovations and boost the creation of green jobs.

Expanding partnership, knowledge sharing, exchange and learning through a network of youth entrepreneurs in Africa.

Tailored business development services to elevate your climate solutions and generate green jobs.

Join the YouthADAPT Alumni Network

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