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THE 2026 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MERIT AWARDS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) invites Zambian scientists, researchers, journalists, research and development (R&D) institutions to submit entries for the 2026 Science and Technology Merit Awards.<\/p>\n

To sign up for a category, download the forms below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 R&D Institution S&T Merit Award Application Form<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2026 S&T Media Awards Application Form<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Revised 2026 Individual ST Merit Award Application Form<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) in collaboration with ORTAChI CBU invites researchers, innovators, industry practitioners, and postgraduate students to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the 2026 Zambia Science Conference. This year’s conference, held under the theme “Leveraging Science, Technology and Innovation for Industrialisation, Modernisation and Value Addition in Agriculture, Mining, Manufacturing and Tourism for a Resilient, Sustainable and Diversified Economy” provides a national platform to showcase research and innovation aligned with Zambia’s Eighth National Development Plan and Vision 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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