Five Trailblazing Women Scientists from the Global South Receive 2026 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Sustainable Energy

The Elsevier Foundation Netherlands United States of America United Kingdom

with over 400 successful graduates from Least Developed Countries and sub-Saharan Africa, as well as an Early Career fellowship programme providing research grants, with over 100 fellows and alumnae, and a Master's scholarship for refugee women scientists launched in 2024. OWSD is the only international forum to unite women scientists from the developing world with the objective of strengthening their role in the development process and promoting their representation in scientific and technological leadership. OWSD is a programme unit of UNESCO and is affiliated with The World Academy of Science (TWAS). It is based in Trieste, Italy, with 57 national chapters throughout the developing world. www.owsd.net

About The Elsevier Foundation

The Elsevier Foundation contributes a million USD a year to non-profit organizations through partnerships which incubate new approaches, highlight inequities, and catalyse change toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Funded by Elsevier, a global information analytics company specializing in science and health, the Elsevier Foundation is part of Elsevier's wider corporate responsibility program. By leveraging Elsevier's networks and unique insights in content, data and analytics, the Elsevier Foundation is able to expand its impact in gender, health, climate action and reduced inequalities. Since 2005, the Elsevier Foundation has contributed over $19 million in grants to over 100 partners in 70 countries around the world. In addition, the Elsevier Foundation offers a special fund to support disaster relief, matching employees' donations, and volunteering to enable employees to work closely with Foundation partners and support their communities. www.elsevierfoundation.org/

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a global leader in advanced information and decision support. For over a century, we have been helping advance science and healthcare to advance human progress. We support academic and corporate research communities, doctors, nurses, future healthcare professionals and educators across 170 countries in their vital work. We do this by delivering mission-critical insights and innovative solutions that combine trusted, evidence-based scientific and medical content with cutting-edge AI technologies to help impact makers achieve better outcomes. We champion inclusion and sustainability by embedding these values into our products and culture, working with the communities that we serve. The Elsevier Foundation supports research and health partnerships around the world.

Elsevier is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. For more information, visit www.elsevier.com and follow us on social media @ElsevierConnect.

Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2917321/2026_Winners.jpg
Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2717688/5816488/Elsevier_Limited_Logo.jpg

 

View original content:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/five-trailblazing-women-scientists-from-the-global-south-receive-2026-owsd-elsevier-foundation-award-for-sustainable-energy-302694456.html