Deadlines and events
OPEN CALLS
and Awards
TWAS─Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry
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The 2021 award, sponsored by the Searle Company Ltd, will be given to a chemist not older than 40, national of a Scientifically and Technologically Lagging (STL) country, who has been living and working there for a minimum of two years immediately prior to his/her nomination. The award is worth USD 5,000.
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.
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 Low Income African countries for their achievements in Biological Sciences.
and Awards
TWAS─Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award
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This annual award, named after the TWAS Fellow Samira Omar, recognizes scientists from Least Developed Countries (LDCs). It carries a cash award of USD4,000 generously provided by Professor Omar. The 2021 award will honour a woman scientist working in an area relevant to sustainability.
and Awards
TWAS-CAS Young Scientists Award for Frontier Science
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This annual award, established in year 2020, recognizes scientific achievements by young scientists living and working in a developing country. The second edition of the award will recognize achievements in astronomy and cosmology. The award, worth USD 10,000, is sponsored by Lenovo Ltd.
Opportunities
2022 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards
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The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards are presented every year to five outstanding women scientists – one per each of the following regions: Africa and the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America - in recognition of their scientific accomplishments. The 2022 Awards will designate women researchers in Life and Environmental Sciences.
TWAS-SN Bose Postgraduate Fellowship Programme
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TWAS and the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in Kolkata, India have agreed to offer fellowships to young foreign scientists from developing countries who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in physical sciences.
TWAS-SN Bose Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
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The S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Science in Kolkata, India, and TWAS have established a fellowship programme for foreign scholars from developing countries who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in physical sciences.
Meetings
2021 AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy
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The AAAS-TWAS course on science diplomacy will be held online from 30 August to 3 September 2021.
Meetings
Call for applications: TWAS-LACREP Regional Workshop on Science Diplomacy
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TWAS, the TWAS Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Partner (TWAS-LACREP) hosted at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (BAS) in collaboration with the São Paulo Innovation and Science Diplomacy School (InnSciD SP) are seeking candidates to participate in the regional workshop on science diplomacy for Latin America and the Caribbean region
Opportunities
PASIFIC Fellowship Programme - 1st call
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The PASIFIC Fellowship Programme is offered by the Polish Academy of Science (PAS) and co-financed by the European Union under the MSCA COFUND scheme. Scientists of any nationality, with a doctoral degree or equivalent, will be allowed to spend two years at PAS institutes and the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology.
Grants
IsDB-TWAS Joint Research & Technology Transfer Grant 2021: Quick-Response Research on 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 directly and indirectly related to COVID-19.
IsDB-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for Women
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Early-career female researchers from 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 will support research related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, providing recipients with high-level training in areas relevant to sustainability science.
Grants
Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI)
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With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), TWAS launches a new programme to strengthen the capacity of African countries lagging in science and technology. The new programme is aimed at young scientists who are getting established in their country or about to return home to an academic position. Under this scheme, grants are awarded to promising high-level research projects in Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Information Computer Technology, Mathematics, Medical Sciences and Physics carried out in African countries lagging in science and technology identified by TWAS.
TWAS-BIOTEC Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
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For young scientists from developing countries (other than Thailand) who wish to pursue advanced research in the biotechnology at the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) in Thailand.
TWAS-CSIR Postgraduate Fellowship Programme
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The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India and TWAS have established a number of fellowships for foreign scholars from developing countries who wish to pursue research toward a PhD in emerging areas of science and technology for which facilities are available in the laboratories and institutes of the CSIR.
TWAS-CSIR Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
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For young scientists from developing countries (other than India) who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in emerging areas in science and technology for which facilities are available in laboratories and institutes of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India.
TWAS-NRF Doctoral Programme
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South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) are working in partnership with TWAS to advance science in developing countries through the NRF-TWAS Doctoral Fellowships.
UPCOMING CALLS
TWAS-CUI Postgraduate Fellowship Programme
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The TWAS-CUI Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to obtain all or part (sandwich or full-time) of their PhD in natural or social sciences. Duration: from a minimum of six months to a maximum of 3 years (up to 18 months for a sandwich programme).
TWAS-CUI Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
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The TWAS-CUI Fellowship Programme for Postdoctoral Research offers fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in natural or social sciences. Duration: from a minimum of six months to a maximum of 12 months.
Opportunities
PASIFIC Fellowship Programme - 2nd call
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The PASIFIC Fellowship Programme is offered by the Polish Academy of Science (PAS) and co-financed by the European Union under the MSCA COFUND scheme. Scientists of any nationality, with a doctoral degree or equivalent, will be allowed to spend two years at PAS institutes and the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology.