Opportunities

Visiting Researchers
TWAS collaborates with hundreds of scientific institutions to give researchers from the developing world the chance to travel to other countries and pursue collaborative research for up to a year. These visiting researchers get an important opportunity to form international links with colleagues while raising the profile of their home country in their field. Both the host institutions and the Academy provide financial support.

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UNTB-TWAS-ICGEB: North-South Biotechnology Policy and Regulatory Science Training
E-Learning opportunities in technical elements of biotechnology policy, including training on biosafety regulation, are offered to regulators, governmental risk assessors, and technical experts in policies of least developed countries
The call is closed
Partner Organizations
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (UNTBLDC)
Hosting Countries
Online
Eligible nationality
Least developed countries
Minimum degree held
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UNTBLDC-TWAS-ICGEB South-South Programme for Exchanges and Collaborations
Scientists who hold a MSc, or preferably a PhD, and are from LDCs can visit ICGEB Cape Town, South Africa, or ICGEB New Delhi, India, for a visit of up to six months.
The call is closed
Partner Organizations
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (UNTBLDC)
Hosting Countries
India
South Africa
Eligible nationality
Least developed countries
Minimum degree held
MSc
Duration
Up to 6 months
Field
See fields for ICGEB Cape Town and ICGEB New Delhi (also shown below)
Age limit
45
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UNTBLDC-TWAS-ICGEB South-North Programme for Exchanges and Collaborations
Scientists who hold a MSc, or preferably a PhD, and are from LDCs can visit ICGEB laboratories in Trieste, Italy, for a visit of up to six months.
The call is closed
Partner Organizations
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries (UNTBLDC)
Hosting Countries
Italy
Eligible nationality
Least developed countries
Minimum degree held
MSc
Duration
Up to 6 months
Field
See fields for ICGEB Trieste (also shown below)
Age limit
45
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TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme
Young scientists from least developed countries who hold an MSc (or higher degree) can visit research laboratories at Centres of Excellence in Trieste, Italy, for three months to carry out collaborative research projects in the fields that fall under the umbrella of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Deadline
The deadline for 2021 is closed
Partner Organizations
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei SISSA – Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
Hosting Countries
Trieste, Italy
Eligible nationality
Least developed countries
Minimum degree held
MSc
Duration
3 months
Field
Please see specific fields outlined below
Age limit
40
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TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme
Postdoctoral researchers from sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, can go on a ‘Cooperation Visit’ lasting three months to an institute in Germany.
The call is closed
Partner Organizations
German Research Foundation
Hosting Countries
Germany
Eligible nationality
Sub-Saharan African countries
Minimum degree held
PhD
Duration
3 months
Field
All academic fields
Age limit
no
TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme
In collaboration with UNESCO and a number of centres of excellence in the South, TWAS has instituted a Joint Associateship Scheme to enable competent researchers from the South to visit these centres regularly. An associate is appointed for three years during which he/she can visit a Centre twice for research collaboration. Almost 300 centres have been selected to participate in the Scheme.
The call is closed
Partner Organizations
Hosting Countries
Associateship countries
Eligible nationality
Developing countries in the South
Minimum degree held
PhD
Duration
2-3 months
Field
Natural sciences
Age limit
no
TWAS-ENEA Research Training Fellowships Programme
Postdoctoral researchers from science- and technology-lagging countries can visit research centres of ENEA in Italy to carry out research work in physics and technological research.
The call is closed
Partner Organizations
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Hosting Countries
Italy
Eligible nationality
Science- and technology-lagging countries
Minimum degree held
PhD
Duration
3-12 months
Field
ENEA research areas
Age limit
no
TWAS Fellowships for Research and Advanced Training
TWAS offers fellowships to young scientists in developing countries to enable them to spend three to 12 months at a research institution in a developing country other than their own. The purpose of these fellowships is to enhance the research capacity of promising scientists, especially those at the beginning of their research career, helping them to foster links for further collaboration.
The call is closed
Partner Organizations
Hosting Countries
Developing countries in the South
Eligible nationality
Developing countries in the South
Minimum degree held
MSc
Duration
3-12 months
Field
Natural sciences
Age limit
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