5th edition: AfNWA-ISP 2025 Award for women in astronomy in Africa

[Mirjana Povic]

Dear colleagues,

 

the African Network of Women in Astronomy (AfNWA) is inviting nominations for the 2025 Women in Astronomy in Africa awards. AfNWA is a sub-committee of the African Astronomical Society (AfAS) and is collaborating with the International Science Programme (ISP), Uppsala University, Sweden. The awards aim to recognize and support the scientific achievements and contributions of women in Astronomy in Africa.

For 2025, the award is offered in its 5th edition for the category of The Prof. Carolina Ödman-Govender early-career astronomer award (up to 5 years of PhD) and mid-career astronomer award (5-15 years of PhD).

The deadline for applications is **25 January 2026**.

All information and the link to the nomination form can be found here: https://afasociety.org/nominations-for-the-women-in-astronomy-in-africa-awards-2025/

We look forward to receiving your nomination! 

And we wish you nice and peaceful holidays.

  

Mirjana Povic (on behalf of the AfNWA Board)

-- 
"War can never bring peace but only disaster and suffering for present and future generations. Any justification for making or supporting war means that we, as citizens of planet Earth, have not given the best of ourselves. The only way to preserve our humanity and ensure peace is through constant dialogue, common understanding, and love. If we, each one of us, do not see this as the only way, we will fail as humans to learn from our mistakes and make this world a better place."
Mirjana Pović (identifies herself as a pacifist, strongly opposing war, militarism, and violence).

Dr. Mirjana Pović
Researcher in astrophysics, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain.
Associate professor, Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI), Ethiopia.
Honorary professor, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Uganda.