Nominations for the 2010 Royal Society Pfizer Award are now open.

This prestigious international award, sponsored by Pfizer Ltd, is designed to reward scientists, based in Africa, at the outset of their career and to promote science capacity building in the developing world. The award will recognise a research scientist, at an early stage of their research career, who is making an innovative contribution to the biological sciences, including basic medical science, which contributes significantly to capacity building in Africa. 

£60,000 will be awarded as a grant in order for the recipient to carry out a research project that is linked to an African centre of scientific excellence, which would normally be a University, or equivalent research centre. The grant is intended to cover the costs of the research project except from the awardees own salary (see terms and conditions for further information about the award). A further £5,000 will be given as a prize to the recipient.