Dear National COSTI Secretariats,
Dear Sub-committee Members,
Dear Centers & Networks Members,
CC National COSTI Chairs,

Greetings from ASEAN Secretariat!
We hope everyone is keeping well & safe.

We’re pleased to inform that as of 10 January 2022, the 8th Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women 2022’s call for applications has been launched.

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The 2022 competition aims to raise awareness on cutting edge advancements by women in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research in addressing pressing issues in ASEAN communities. Candidates working in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) fields will compete in two categories, (i) Mid-career scientist category for scientists aged 45 years and below, and (ii) Senior Scientist category for scientists aged 46 and older, over the next several months.

Underwriters Laboratories, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the discovery and application of scientific knowledge, will award US$12,500 to each of the winners in both categories and US$5,000 to the runner-up finalists.

This year’s theme is Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health and Safety, chosen for its importance in delivering better and more affordable healthcare services to over 660 million inhabitants of ASEAN. In addition, robust AI applications can strengthen environmental safety in the workplace, bolster security of industry processing systems, and help address COVID-19 pandemic recovery efforts to deter future epidemics.

In that regards, we would like to seek your kind assistance to extend this information to your relevant institutes or bodies so the opportunities may reach more women scientists through all AMS. Applicants are encouraged to send applications and learn more about this year’s competition through the Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women website. For your easy reference, registration page for Mid-career Category may be found in this link, while the registration page for Senior Category may be found in this link.

Please kindly be informed that applicants must be ASEAN citizens and hold a doctoral degree. The deadline for applications is 18 March 2022.

For further queries related to the contest, applicants can email scienceprize4women@gmail.com and for public outreach, contact USAID ASEAN Communications and Outreach Specialist, Samara Sanders at: jakartausaidasean@usaid.gov

Thank you very much for your kind & continued support!

Best & Warm Regards,
Ms. Rizky Inayati (Kiky) | Officer
On Behalf of Science & Technology Division
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Department

ASEAN Secretariat | 70 A Jalan Sisingamangaraja | Jakarta 12110 Indonesia