The Department of Science and Technology will once again reward women who have demonstrated the importance of science and technology in improving people's quality of life.

The 2010 Women in Science Awards will be announced at a gala function in Johannesburg on 13 August 2010, as part of the Department's celebration of National Women's Month.

The awards are part of the Department's efforts to increase the number of women scientists and researchers in the country, to increase women's access to research professions in the country, and to profile successful scientists and researchers as role models for younger women and girls.

The categories for the 2010 Women in Science Awards are as follows:

• Distinguished Woman Scientist Award (Life Sciences)

• Distinguished Woman Scientist Award (Academic Excellence in the Social Sciences or Humanities)

• Distinguished Young Woman Scientist Award (Life Sciences)

• Distinguished Young Woman Researcher Award (Social Sciences or Humanities)

• Achiever Award for a Woman Scientist in Industry

• Achiever Award for a Woman Researcher/Innovator in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (X2)

•   Fellowships for Women Scientists (X3)

• TATA Africa Scholarships for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (X3)

Winners may be requested to participate in public awareness initiatives led by the DST.

NOMINATION PROCEDURE

Nominations on the attached form should reach the Department of Science and Technology by 16 July 2010. No late entries will be accepted.

Entries can be posted to the Project Coordinator, Women in Science Awards

Department of Science and Technology

Private Bag X894

Pretoria

0001

or

submitted electronically to WISAwards@dst.gov.za.

Nomination forms should indicate clearly in which category a nomination is being made, and should be accompanied by the documentation specified for each category.