TWAS Fellowships: Call for applications
TWAS Fellowships: Call for applications
Fellowships available for postgraduate training, postdoctoral and advanced research
TWAS is now accepting applications for its postgraduate, postdoctoral, visiting scholars and advanced research fellowship programmes. The fellowships are offered to scientists from developing countries and are tenable at centres of excellence in various countries in the South, including Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan and Thailand.
Eligible fields include: agricultural and biological sciences, medical and health sciences, chemistry, engineering, astronomy, space and earth sciences, mathematics and physics.
Please see this link for the latest information regarding all these programmes, including eligibility criteria, deadlines, etc, and to download the application forms.Women scientists are especially encouraged to apply.
TWAS is an autonomous international organization based in Trieste, Italy. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development in the South.
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