Introduction
The award reflects the Chinese Academy of Sciences' strong support to TWAS and, more generally, seeks to build scientific capacity in the developing world. Bai Chunli, president of both the Chinese Academy and TWAS, played a central role in the creation of the TWAS-Siwei Cheng Award.
Personalities awarded with the TWAS-Abdus Salam Medal:
Applications can only be submitted via online portal once the call is open.
Please use the “apply now” button at the bottom of this page to start your application once the call is open.
Opening date of this fellowship: 3 October 2024
Closing date of this fellowship: 14 January 2025 now extended until 28 January 2025
Applications can only be submitted via online portal once the call is open.
Please use the “apply now” button at the bottom of this page to start your application once the call is open.
Opening date of this fellowship: 6 March 2026
Closing date of this fellowship: 6 then 20 May 2026 now extended until 3 June 2026
STARTING IN 2018 APPLICATIONS CAN ONLY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE PORTAL- PLEASE USE THE "APPLY NOW" BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE TO START YOUR APPLICATION.
TWAS Visiting Expert Programme
for areas of natural sciences other than mathematics and physics [*]
[*] Proposals for mathematics and physics should be directed to the "Visiting Scholar/Consultant Programme" of the Office of External Activities, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy.
OPENING DATE OF CALL: 15 October 2025
CLOSING DATE OF CALL: 31 January 2026
INTRODUCTION