Deadlines and events
OPEN CALLS
TWAS-NRF Doctoral Programme
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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.
TWAS-CUI Postgraduate Fellowship Programme
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The TWAS-COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) Fellowship Programme for Postgraduate Research offers fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to obtain all or part (sandwich or full-time) of their PhD in natural or social sciences. Duration: from a minimum of six months to a maximum of 3 years (up to 18 months for a sandwich programme).
TWAS-CUI Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
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The TWAS-CUI Fellowship Programme for Postdoctoral Research offers fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in natural or social sciences. Duration: from a minimum of six months to a maximum of 12 months.
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UNTBLDC-TWAS-ICGEB South-North Programme for Exchanges and Collaborations
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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.
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UNTBLDC-TWAS-ICGEB South-South Programme for Exchanges and Collaborations
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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.
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TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme
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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 a wide range of fields that fall under the umbrella of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
TWAS-DBT Postgraduate Fellowship Programme
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The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Ministry of Science and Technology in India, and TWAS have established a fellowship programme for foreign scholars from developing countries who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in biotechnology.
TWAS-DBT Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
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The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, India, and TWAS have established a fellowship programme for foreign scholars from developing countries who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in biotechnology.
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TWAS Visiting Expert Programme
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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.
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TWAS Fellowships for Research and Advanced Training
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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.
UPCOMING CALLS
Opportunities
PASIFIC Fellowship Programme - 2nd call
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The PASIFIC Fellowship Programme is offered by the Polish Academy of Science (PAS) and co-financed by the European Union under the MSCA COFUND scheme. Scientists of any nationality, with a doctoral degree or equivalent, will be allowed to spend two years at PAS institutes and the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology.