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TWAS offers financial assistance to the organizers of international and regional scientific conferences, workshops, symposia and special meetings in the developing world.
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S4D4C Science Diplomacy Workshops - Call for Applications has been extended!
The Horizon 2020-funded S4D4C project is seeking candidates to participate in two workshops on science diplomacy. The workshops are designed for scientists, diplomats, policymakers, research institution administrators and representatives from NGOs. They aim at building the knowledge and the capacity skills of participants creating a network around science diplomacy that will grow beyond the workshops.
Deadline
10 July 2019
Partner Organizations
Vienna School of International Studies - Diplomatische Akademie Wien
Location of the event
Trieste, Italy
Eligible Applicants
Field
Science Diplomacy
AAAS-TWAS Train the Trainers Course on Science Diplomacy
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) invite expressions of interest for the first Train the Trainers Course on Science Diplomacy to be held on 26-28 August 2019 in Trieste, Italy
Deadline
30 April 2019
Partner Organizations
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Location of the event
Italy
Eligible Applicants
Field
Call for Nominations: Workshop on Policy and Diplomacy for scientists: Introduction to Responsible Research Practices in Chemical and Biochemical Sciences
The third edition of a workshop on “Policy and Diplomacy for Scientists: Introduction to Responsible Research Practices in Chemical and Biochemical Sciences” will be held from 9 to 13 September 2019 at the headquarters of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Trieste, Italy. The workshop will be organised in collaboration between TWAS and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP).
Deadline
28 June 2019
Partner Organizations
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Location of the event
Trieste, Italy
Eligible Applicants
Field
Biology, Medical and Health Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics
Call for applications: BA-TWAS-AAAS Regional Workshop on Science Diplomacy
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) through the Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP), The World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries’ Arab Regional Partner (TWAS-AREP) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are seeking candidates to participate in the regional workshop on science diplomacy, that will be held on 12-16 June 2019 in Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.
Deadline Extended
27 March 2019
Partner Organizations
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Location of the event
Alexandria, Egypt
Eligible Applicants
Algeria
Bahrain
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Oman
Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip)
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Field
Science Diplomacy
AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy 2018
The course will be held from 20 to 24 August 2018 in Trieste, Italy. The application deadline is 9 April 2018. Successful candidates will be contacted by mid-May.
Deadline
Closed
Partner Organizations
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Location of the event
Italy
Eligible Applicants
Field
Interdisciplinary
Call for applications: ASSAf-TWAS-AAAS Regional Workshop on Science Diplomacy
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), The World Academy of Sciences Regional Office for sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-ROSSA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are seeking candidates to participate in the inaugural regional training workshop on science diplomacy to be held in South Africa, from 21 to 25 May 2018.
Deadline
Closed
Partner Organizations
American Association for the Advancement of Science Academy of Science of South Africa
Location of the event
South Africa
Eligible Applicants
Field
Science diplomacy
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