The Nigeria Prize for Science 2019 is available for application. Nigeria LNG Limited invites entries for The Nigeria Prize for Science, in line with its vision of helping to build a better Nigeria. This annual prize for science is
endowed by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) to recognise outstanding scientific achievements by Nigerians as well as non-Nigerians alike for advancing scientific solutions to a prescribed problem afflicting Nigeria, as captured by the theme for the year.

The theme for the 2019 competition is: Climate Change: Erosion, Drought and Desertification. Entries are therefore invited from researchers for works that contribute to dealing with issues arising from Climate Change especially Erosion, Drought and Desertification – especially from the Nigerian perspective.

Award

The winner(s) would receive an award of one hundred thousand US dollars ($100,000.00).

Eligibility

• The award is open to all Nigerians and non-Nigerians involved in the application of science to proffer a novel solution to remediate the impact of Climate Change especially Erosion, Drought and Desertification.
• The work should be of outstanding merit and should have advanced the frontiers of knowledge and/or provide an innovative solution in the area of Climate Change.
• Likewise, the submission for consideration must be original and must indicate the specific area of merit; and all submissions must relate to that particular area.
• The submission for award must not be under consideration for any other award.
• Moreover, all submissions of material in support of the entry must be within time
• Entries, including the supporting documents, must be submitted in six (6) copies, for hard copies.

Submissions

• Applicants must complete and submit their entries online accompanied by an application form obtainable online from the NLNG website.
• Hard copy submissions are also acceptable but must be accompanied by the printed copy of the completed application form.
• Works of collaboration by two or more persons are also welcome.
• Only one entry per contestant(s) per competition year.
• No entry previously submitted for this competition may be considered at a later date.

Application Form