East Africa Community Award for Research Excellence (EACARE)

The  East Africa Awards for Research Excellence are given annually to a scientist from the East African community in recognition of significant work that shows the focus and promise of making outstanding contributions to research.

Established in 2022 by the EACRDE, these awards support diversity in the science community by recognizing excellence in research by  East African scientists and expanding opportunities for international collaboration on the  East African region.

Award benefits
EACARDE is proud to recognize our honorees. Recipients  will receive an engraved award, as well as the following benefits:

1. $1,000 monetary prize
2. A three-year membership to EACARDE
3. Recognition and invitation to present at EASYRIS Meeting during the award presentation year
4. Award winners are eligible for travel support and meeting registration for EASYRIS. 
5.  Media Coverage

Awards categories are as follows:

1. All times most cited researchers from the EAC region
2. All-time most cited female researcher from EAC region
3.  Paper with the highest  Impact Factor for the previous year
4. Paper with the highest  Impact Factor for the previous year (for female researchers)
5. Youngest  female first author 

All those awards will recognize those working in local institutions and those working overseas. In addition, it will also recognize those research based on their country of origin. More details will be given later