ERA ASIAN RESEARCH EXCELLENT AWARDS 2026

Organised by Einstein Research Academy

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The ERA Asian Research Excellent Award 2026 aims to recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions of researchers from Asia who have demonstrated excellence in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) through their work. This prestigious award seeks to highlight and reward exceptional achievements in various fields of science & technology, business and management emphasizing innovation, commercialization, education, and research.

General Terms and Conditions for Applicants

  1. Have experience working in the field of education, research, social enterprise, and other related fields only.
  2. Have experience working in any Asian country / affiliated institutions or company.
  3. Did not win the excellent award from ERA from the same category in last two years.
  4. Can apply for more than one award, but only can obtain one award per year.
  5. Must pay the processing fee of USD35 per application per award. The processing fee is waived for all active ERA members.
  6. Have good record of ethical compliance, conducts, and without any active legal disputes.
  7. Produced at least 5 Scopus Indexed Papers in the relevant fields, except for the category of Commercialization and Product Innovation and Education.
  8. A full curriculum vitae must be submitted with sufficient evidence, including certificates, proof of intellectual properties, and paper published, in PDF format. Online evidence (with website links) is not accepted.
  9. The judging will be conducted by the international judging committee.
  10. Each category of award will have up to three recipients, unless a tie occurs in judging.
  11. The decision by the judges is final. The organizer will not entertain any communication or dispute on the outcomes of the awards, unless it is concerning ethical compliance, conduct, and legal disputes of the award recipients.

Specific Information required for Judging

Category of Award

Judging Criteria

Sustainable Development Goals
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in SDG related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Technology and Innovation
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in any engineering technology or information technology related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Commercialization and Product Innovation
  1. Evidence of product commercialized and number of communities/customer/users benefited from the product(s).
  2. The product should be beneficial and should not produce negative impacts to the society.

Education
  1. Evidence of research and publication in education.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.
  4. Evidence of effective conduct of teaching and learning will be an advantage, for example the number of communities/ schools/ students benefited from the research outcomes/ projects.

 Science & Technology (Chemistry, Physics and Biology)
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in any science and technology related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Innovation in Mathematics & Statistics
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in any mathematics and statistics related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

 Biological sciences
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in biological sciences and related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Environmental Sciences
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in environmental sciences and related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Biological Nanotechnology
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in biological and nanotechnology related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

 Environmental Nanotechnology
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in environmental and nanotechnology related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in pharmacology and pharmaceutical related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Natural Products
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in the fields related to natural products.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Biomedical Science
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in the fields related to biomedical science.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Physiotherapy
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in the field related to physiotherapy.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Occupational Therapy
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in occupational therapy and related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

 Nursing
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in the field of nursing.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Health Sciences
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in the fields related to Radiotherapy, Cardiac Technology, Perfusion Technology.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Traditional Medicine
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in traditional medicine and related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Medical Sciences
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in the field of medical sciences.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

 Engineering Innovation
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in the fields related to Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Civil, and Architecture.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Information Technology
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in information technology and related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Computer Science
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in computer science and related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Application in Artificial Intelligence
  1. Evidence of research and publication with good impact in artificial intelligence and related fields.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Sustainable and Innovation in Business & Management
  1. Evidence of research with good impact in the fields related to sustainability and innovation in business and management.
  2. Evidence of knowledge transfers, such as conference presentation, keynote addresses, and workshop conducted.
  3. Evidence of projects and grants in related fields.

Certificates for Participation and Award Recipients

All the winners will receive the AWARD e-certificate through email with their names display on the ERA website.

All participants who fulfill the General Terms and Conditions for Applicants will be granted certificate of merit.

Important Dates

  • Call for Submission: 1 July 2026
  • End of Submission: 31 August 2026
  • Announcement of Results: 30 September 2026

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