To participate in this Prize, applicants must meet all the following criteria. An applicant must be a/an:

• A female professionals working in applied science;
• A citizen of an ASEAN Member States;
• A holder of a PhD or the equivalent of a doctoral degree in another field. Applicants who are candidates for, or in process of pursuing, a PhD or doctoral degree are not eligible;
• To qualify for the Mid-career Scientist category, the applicant must be 45 or below at the time of the close of the application period;;
• To qualify for the Senior Scientist category, the applicant must be 46 or older at the time of the close of the application period.