We are pleased to inform that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Government of Republic of Korea (ROK) through the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI), are calling for applications for the ASEAN-ROK Award for Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation 2020, an annual award established to recognize the academic and professional achievements of promising, early career scientists and engineers of ASEAN nationality.
For this year, the Award features two distinctions and are open to professionals pursuing careers in any field of natural sciences and engineering who will meet the following qualifications:
- Next ASEAN Innovator
- A citizen of an ASEAN Member State;
- Professional with less than 5 years of working experience after earning a Ph.D.;
- No record in the past two years of receiving an award organized or supported by ASEAN in the field of science and engineering
- ASEAN-ROK STI Pioneer
- A citizen of an ASEAN Member State;
- Currently Enrolled in a doctoral program in Korea; or
- Professional whose completion of a doctoral program is less than 5 years and has significant research collaboration experience (e.g. post-doctoral programme, etc.) with Korea;
- No record in the past two years of receiving an award organized or supported by ASEAN, in the field of science and engineering
The winner of each distinction will be awarded a cash prize of US $12,000 and will be invited to attend the by-nomination annual one-week ASEAN-ROK STI Training Programme held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, to present and share their work.
Interested applicants must submit their accomplished application form, personal statement, and recommendation letter form together with the supporting documents to STEPI at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and ASEAN Secretariat at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. respectively provided that this Office is copied at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on or before 31 July 2020.
