the world academy of sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries

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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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.
Deadline
Call to be opened in January 2019; deadline: 1 April 2019
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
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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.
Deadline
5 December 2018
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
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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.
Deadline
23 October 2017
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.
Deadline
1 October 2018
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
no
TWAS-CIIT Visiting Scholar Fellowship Programme in Pakistan
CIIT and TWAS offer fellowships to scholars from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to carry out advanced research in natural or social sciences.
Deadline
31 August 2018
Partner Organizations
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Hosting Countries
Pakistan
Eligible nationality
Developing countries in the South
Minimum degree held
PhD
Duration
Minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 3 months
Field
Age limit
55
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