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Young Affiliates

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TWAS Young Affiliates: the promise of a new generation

TWAS is a pioneering, merit-based academy focused on scientific excellence in the developing world. Each year, the Academy and its Regional Offices select up to 25 Young Affiliates based on their achievements before the age of 40 – and on their potential for future impact. Terms last for five years.

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TWAS Young Affiliates

Mongolia
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from 2019 to 2023
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Nicaragua
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from 2020 to 2025
Cameroon
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from 2020 to 2025
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good_health
gender_equality
innovation
sustainable_cities
climate_action
life_land
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Myanmar
10-Social and Economic Sciences
Affiliated from 2021 to 2026
Ethiopia
09-Physics
Affiliated from 2022 to 2027
Bhutan
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from 2019 to 2023
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Bolivia
05-Chemical Sciences
Affiliated from 2020 to 2025
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gender_equality
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innovation
Nepal
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from 2020 to 2025
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gender_equality
clean_water
innovation
climate_action
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life_land
Malaysia
06-Engineering Sciences
Affiliated from 2009 to 2013
clean_energy
innovation
sustainable_cities
Bangladesh
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from 2022 to 2027
Jordan
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from 2021 to 2026
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Thailand
06-Engineering Sciences
Affiliated from 2020 to 2025
innovation
sustainable_cities
Guatemala
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from 2021 to 2026
Egypt
09-Physics
Affiliated from 2019 to 2023
clean_water
climate_action
China
10-Social and Economic Sciences
Affiliated from 2022 to 2027
Iran, Isl. Rep.
05-Chemical Sciences
Affiliated from 2021 to 2026
India
09-Physics
Affiliated from 2022 to 2027
India
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from 2021 to 2026
USA
06-Engineering Sciences
Affiliated from 2020 to 2025
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Pakistan
08-Mathematical Sciences
Affiliated from 2021 to 2026

Former Young Affiliates elected to the TWAS fellowship

Jordan
08-Mathematical Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Iraq
05-Chemical Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Egypt
01-Agricultural Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Kenya
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
India
09-Physics
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Brazil
08-Mathematical Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Uzbekistan
08-Mathematical Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
China
09-Physics
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
India
05-Chemical Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Argentina
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS

Young Affiliates Alumni

When Young Affiliates complete their five-year term, they become Alumni. Young Affiliate Alumni are encouraged to remain engaged with TWAS initiatives and to take advantage of TWAS programmes and prizes.
Tunisia
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus
Jordan
05-Chemical Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus
Egypt
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus
USA
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Young Affiliate Alumnus
Uzbekistan
07-Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus
Lebanon
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus
Argentina
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus
Nigeria
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus
Nigeria
05-Chemical Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus
Nepal
06-Engineering Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus