Deadlines and events
OPEN CALLS
Grants
IsDB-TWAS Joint Research & Technology Transfer Grant 2022: Quick-Response Research on post COVID-19
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The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis, affecting human health as well as economies and societies worldwide. TWAS and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are offering a competitive grant for research collaboration. Technologists and researchers from IsDB Member Countries are invited to submit research and innovation proposals that can help address challenges related to post COVID-19 pandemic.
ANSO-CAS-TWAS/UNESCO PhD Scholarship
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According to an agreement between the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS/UNESCO) for the advancement of science in developing countries, up to 40 students/scholars from developing countries will be sponsored to study in China for doctoral degrees for up to 4 years
Meetings
AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy
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The AAAS-TWAS course on science diplomacy will be held in Trieste, Italy from 19 June until 23 June 2023.
TWAS-IsDB Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
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Early-career researchers from the 21 least developed member countries of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are eligible for an ambitious new postdoctoral programme offered by IsDB and TWAS. The fellowships support research related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, providing recipients with high-level training in areas relevant to sustainability science.
and Awards
TWAS-Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Award
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This annual award, named after the TWAS Fellow Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi, recognizes women scientists from Scientifically and Technologically Lagging (STL) countries. It carries a cash award of USD4,000 generously provided by Professor Al-Kharafi and will rotate among various fields of science. In 2023 the award will be given in Social Sciences (economics, politics, sociology).
and Awards
TWAS-Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry
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The 2023 award, sponsored by Searle Company Ltd, will be given to a chemist not older than 40, national of a science-and-technology lagging country (STLC), who has been living and working there for a minimum of two years immediately prior to his/her nomination. The award is worth $5,000.
and Awards
TWAS-Abdool Karim Award in Biological Sciences
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This award, named after TWAS Fellow Quarraisha Abdool Karim, carries a cash award of USD5,000 generously provided by Professor Abdool Karim. It is designed to honour women scientists in Least Developing African countries for their achievements in Biological Sciences.