TWAS Fellowships for Research and Advanced Training for Young Scientists in Developing Countries 2017

Application Deadline: 1st October 2017

Offered Annually? Yes

Eligible Countries: Developing Countries

To be taken at (country): All developing countries

Field of Study: Natural sciences

About the Award: 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.

Type: Fellowship

Eligibility: 

• The fellowships are for research and advanced training. They are offered to young scientists holding at least an MSc or equivalent degree.
• Eligible applicants for the fellowships are young scientists working in any area of natural sciences who are citizens of a developing country and are employed by a research institution in a developing country.
• There is no age limit. However, preference is given to young scientists at the beginning of their research career and those working in Least Developed Countries.
• Institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China, are not eligible host institutions under this programme. Applicants interested in conducting a fellowship in China are required to check whether their chosen host is a CAS institute. For a complete list of CAS institutes, see: english.cas.cn/institutes/. Applicants wishing to attend a CAS institute should either apply to the CAS-TWAS President’s Postgraduate Fellowship Programme or consider the CAS Fellowships for Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars from Developing Countries.

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Program: 

• TWAS covers international low-cost airfare plus a contribution towards subsistence amounting to a maximum of USD 300 per month. No other costs will be provided by TWAS.
• The host institution is expected to provide accommodation and food as well as research facilities.

Duration of Program: 3-12 months

How to Apply: 

• Fellowships are awarded by the TWAS Fellowships Committee on the basis of scientific merit.
• Applications should be completed in English.
• Part 1 of the application form should be completed by the applicant and the head of the applicant’s HOME institution, and sent to the TWAS secretariat. Material requested:
  1. the completed application form;
  2. passport-style photograph as a separate JPEG file;
  3. copy of passport page giving personal details (even if expired);
  4. the applicant’s curriculum vitae;
  5. full list of publications (do not enclose reprints of articles!);
  6. letters of recommendation submitted separately to TWAS by two referees who are familiar with the applicant’s work.
• Part 2 must be sent by the applicant to the head of the institution he/she intends to visit, together with a copy of Part 1 (for information). Part 2 should then be completed by the head of the host institution and sent to the TWAS secretariat.
• Only for applicants selecting the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, India, as their host choice: please direct the request for Part 2 to Prof. Chakrabarti (Dean, Academic Programme by email: deanap@bose.res.in), accompanying your request with a copy of your CV, research proposal and two reference letters.
• Applications should be sent to:
  TWAS Exchanges Office
  ICTP Campus, Strada Costiera 11
  34151 Trieste, Italy
  Phone: +39 040 2240-330
  Fax: +39 040 2240-689

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Award Provider: The World Academy of Science (TWAS)

Important Notes: Applications cannot be considered unless Part 2 has been completed by the head of the host institute.