Opportunities at TWAS
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The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) has announced various opportunities for young scientists particularly from the Least Developing Countries to participate in their fellowships, trainings and doctoral programs. You may find the detailed information below:
IsDB-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
Early-career researchers from 21 Least Developed Member Countries of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are eligible for an ambitious new postdoctoral programme offered by IsDB and TWAS. The fellowships will support research related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, providing recipients with high-level training in areas relevant to sustainability science.
Deadline: 27 July 2020
https://twas.org/opportunity/isdb-twas-postdoctoral-fellowship-programme
PhD Fellowships
For developing countries, and especially the Least Developed Countries, PhD scientists help build a foundation for scientific strength and human prosperity. TWAS offers between 100 - 160 PhD fellowships a year at some of the most respected institutions in the developing world. These fellowships are hosted in Brazil, China, India, Pakistan and South Africa.
Deadline: 31 July 2020
https://twas.org/opportunities/fellowships/phd
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Scientists from developing countries who have recently earned their PhD can gain invaluable experience working with prominent scientists in a developing country through TWAS fellowships. Postdoctoral fellowships, lasting from six months to three years, are hosted in Brazil, India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Thailand.
Deadline: 31 July 2020
https://twas.org/opportunities/fellowships/postdoc
TWAS-NRF Doctoral Programme
South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) are working in partnership with TWAS to advance science in developing countries through the NRF-TWAS Doctoral Fellowships.
Deadline: 14 August 2020
https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-nrf-doctoral-programme
TWAS-BIOTEC Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
For young scientists from developing countries (other than Thailand) who wish to pursue advanced research in the biotechnology at the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) in Thailand.
Deadline: 31 August 2020
https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-biotec-postdoctoral-fellowship-programme
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 2020
https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-fellowships-research-and-advanced-training
TWAS Visiting Expert Programme
This programme provides institutions and research groups in developing countries, especially the Least Developed Countries and those with limited outside contacts, with opportunities to establish long-term links with world leaders in areas of science other than mathematics and physics, and help develop capacity-building in their country.
Deadline: 1 October 2020
https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-visiting-expert-programme