Institutions of awards

The Commission shall, from time to time, institute awards for the purpose of promoting innovations in science and technology.

Awards Committee

There is hereby established a Scientific and Awards Committee (in the Act otherwise referred to as the “Awards Committee”) which shall consist of-

• a chairman, who shall be appointed by the Minister from among the members of the Commission;
• the director General who shall also be the Secretary of the Awards Committee; and
• six other members who shall be appointed by the Minister on the recommendation of the Commission.

In appointing persons to the Awards Committee, the Minister shall give consideration to persons who have knowledge and experience of the application of science and technology.

A member of the awards Committee shall, unless he sooner ceases to e a member, hold office for a period of three years from the date of his appointment, and shall be eligible for re-appointment.

The Awards Committee may co-opt any person whose knowledge and experience in the application of science and technology may be of assistance to it in considering any application or proposal for the conferment of an award under this Act.

The Awards Committee shall consider all applications or proposals for the conferment of awards under this Act and make appropriate recommendations to the board regarding the grant of an application or proposal.

In deciding whether or not any application for the conferment of an award under this Act may be granted, the Awards Committee shall consider the importance of the invention or discovery in its application to the search for the solution of various social and economic problems obtaining in Malawi.

Malawi Award for Science and Technological Achievement

• There is hereby instituted an award to be known as Malawi Award for Science and Technological Achievement.
• The Malawi Award for Science and Technological Achievement may be conferred upon any person who within Malawi makes an invention or discovery which, in the opinion of the Awards Committee, is likely to promote and accelerate the social and economic progress of Malawi