Welcome! Below you will see all of our current opportunities.
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This award program is designed by Sony and Nature to recognise and reward exceptional talent, achievement, and impact.
The programme recognizes and celebrates the remarkable women spearheading advancements in technology, driving positive change for society and the planet. By spotlighting their achievements, we hope to inspire and empower the next generation of women in technology.
More information can be found on the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature homepage.
The deadline to submit is on 30th May 2025 at 11.59pm (UTC 00:00). Please note the deadline showing on top of your application form converts to your local time zone.
This year's Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science focuses on the United Kingdom.
A. Nomination Process
The Primary Nomination Form should be initiated by the primary nominator. This is also known as FORM ONE. Your nominee should be aware of their nomination as they will automatically be asked to complete the Nominee form (FORM TWO)
All principal nominations must be supported by four additional nominators; at the top right hand corner of this page you will see a link by which you can invite your collaborating nominators to complete their sections of the form.
While you and your fellow nominators are working on the form, please use the 'Save Draft' button to save your work.
DO NOT USE THE 'SUBMIT' BUTTON UNTIL ALL FIVE OF YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR SECTIONS.
All five nominators must be former mentees and must not all represent a single time period, though they may overlap.
Responses on all documents must be in English.
B. Nomination Package
A complete nomination package consists of:
- This Principal Nomination Form - FORM ONE
- A completed nominee form - FORM TWO including an uploaded CV of the nominee
- Four additional supporting nomination forms
We will follow-up with you about your submission by email. Please be sure the email address you used to sign up for your Submittable Account is one that you check regularly. There is an online guide on how to safelist Submittable with your email service providers. If all parts are not completed in full, the nomination cannot proceed to the judging rounds of the process.