NASI Scopus Young Scientist Awards 2022

NASI Scopus Young Scientist Awards 2022 is an opportunity offered by Elsevier (a global information analytics company) in collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) to Ph.D./M.D. or equivalent degree holders. The program honours outstanding young researchers in India who are building their careers in academic research and helping them gain recognition for their work. As of 2022, 100+ winners have been announced. The selected candidates will receive INR 75,000, a citation & a plaque.

The 14th NASI Scopus Young Scientist Awards has the following 5 multi-disciplinary categories - 

• Women in Science – To recognize India’s most promising woman researchers who have demonstrated excellence in a scientific field with the possibility of societal impacts. Female applications only.
• Agriculture, Plant Sciences and Rural Development – To recognize India’s most promising researchers who are working in the field of Agriculture and are committed to developing sustainable models that help in increasing food security and improving the quality of life of people living in rural areas.
• Environmentally Sound Sustainable Development – To recognise India’s most promising researchers who are working in the field of Earth, Environmental, Oceanographic, and Ecological Studies, Social Sciences and Ecosystem and are contributing to protecting our planet and conserving its natural resources.
• Biomedical Research and Healthcare – To recognize India’s most promising researchers who are working in the field of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and are making ground-breaking contributions toward improving the health and wellbeing of citizens.
• Innovation in Engineering and Physical Sciences – To recognize India’s most promising researchers who are working in the field of Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and are harnessing it to drive disruptive and sustainable growth, with a potential for high industrial and/or societal impact.

The awards are being provided by Elsevier, the Netherlands in collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI).

To be eligible, an applicant must - 

• be an Indian citizen
• be residing and working in India
• be born on or after 1st January 1977
• have completed at least Ph.D./M.D. or equivalent degree

Note - Each male applicant must apply only under one category mentioned above. A female applicant can apply under ‘Women in Science’ and an additional category.

The selected winners will receive a cash prize of INR 75,000, a citation and a plaque.

Eligible candidates can apply for the awards by following the below-mentioned steps - 

Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' buttons and read the details carefully.
Step 2: Navigate to 'Apply Now' button and click on it.
Step 3: Fill in the required details to 'Register'. [Note - If the applicant is already registered, kindly log in using valid credentials.]
Step 4: Fill in the application form, upload the required documents and submit.

• Personal statement(s) complementing and building on the picture that is evident from the Research Metrics associated with any category as a document (up to 500 words) or a film (up to 5 mins)
• Basic information including
  • Full name
  • Most recent affiliation
  • Number of publications
  • A number of publications where the applicant is first and last author, year of first publication, and subject area focus (the most frequent three).
• Scopus ID and ORCID

The selected winners will be judged by a specific panel of subject experts from India's academic community based on the following criteria:

• Quality and number of publications
• Nature and uniqueness of research
• Outcomes of research
• Impact on society
• Vision of the researcher

Application Deadline - 23rd September 2022

• All applicants will be expected to apply for the awards within the cut-off date.