October 2017

• 23: Deadline to apply for the new TWAS-ENEA Research Training Fellowships Programme. Postdoctoral researchers from science- and technology-lagging countries will be able to visit research centres of ENEA in Italy to carry out research work in physics and technological research. Read here for more details and to download the application form.
• 31: Deadline to apply for the COMSTECH Awards 2017 in ‘Biology’ and ‘Chemistry’ and for the COMSTECH Awards for Excellence in S&T 2017 which will be conferred by H.E. The President of Pakistan on the occasion of the next COMSTECH General Assembly Session. These awards are restricted to scientists who are citizens of, and working in, OIC member states. Application form can be downloaded here.
• 31: Deadline to apply for The WiSTEM²D Scholars Program an award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson to support women pursuing research in all areas of STEM, manufacturing, and design research. The awards will fund one woman per discipline who has completed her advanced degree, who (in the case of African countries) is employed as a Senior Lecturer. To apply online click here.

December 2017

• 6-7: First Gender Summit for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile.