Call for Entries: The Nigeria Prize For Science 2024 NLNG.
Nigeria LNG Limited is the proud sponsor of three of the biggest and most prestigious prizes in Africa for science, literature, and literary criticism: The Nigeria Prize for Science and The Nigeria Prize for Literature, each worth USD100,000 in award money, and The Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism with a N1 million cash reward.
The Nigeria Prize for Science celebrates excellence in scientific breakthroughs and honors scientists from anywhere in the world, who help find solutions to a local or ‘Nigerian’ problem, as defined and advertised by the Advisory Board for the prize.
Entries are invited from scientists and innovators worldwide to advance scientific solutions to a prescribed problem as captured by the theme for the year, Innovations and Technologies for Reducing the Effects of Climate Change.
Eligibility
- The award is open to scientists and innovators worldwide (Nigerians and non-Nigerians) involved in the application of science to proffer innovation and technologies for reducing the effects of climate change
- Members of the Advisory Board or Panel of Judges or their relatives are not allowed to enter their works for the Science Prize during their year of service as well as the following year.
- Nigeria LNG Limited staff or their family members are ineligible to enter the prize during their years of service and five (5) years post-service.
- The work should be of outstanding merit and should have advanced the frontiers of knowledge and/or provide an innovative technology for reducing the effects of climate change.
- The entry should be a completed scientific work, substantiated by either a proof of concept or tangible societal impact.
- One entry can be submitted by an individual or group
- All materials in support of the entry must be submitted within the time stipulated
