"Science Diplomacy"

Application Deadline is extended to 31 August 2022

The TWAS Arab Regional Award 2022 for Science Diplomacy will honor teams or individuals who have collaborated on a trans-boundary research project contributing to, or made possible by, good international relations. The aim is to begin to bring the term 'Science Diplomacy' to the attention of both the research and diplomatic communities in developing countries.

The focus on successful regional technical and research cooperation is seen as a way of building trust between the various stakeholders.
Each TWAS Regional Award winner receive a USD 3,000 cash award.

Candidates for a TWAS-AREP Award must be scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least ten years.

The nominations will only be accepted and valid from:
    1. Members of TWAS-AREP.
    2. Science Academies, National Research Councils, Universities, Scientific Institutions from the Arab Region.

Nominations of women scientists are particularly encouraged.
Note: Self nominations are not allowed.
For more information, please visit the website: https://bit.ly/3pq5C8Q

Application Deadline is extended to 31 August 2022

Each year, the five TWAS Regional Partners each select up to five scientists under the age of 40 years to be 'TWAS Young Affiliates' for a period of six years.
During their tenure, Affiliates are invited to participate in TWAS general meetings and conferences.

This program, which began in 2007, seeks to identify the best young scientists in each region of the developing world and provide them with opportunities to network with one another, with TWAS Fellows, and to attend international conferences and other events for young scientists.

TWAS Arab Young affiliates eligibility criteria:
1. Less than 40 years by nomination date
2. Native of an Arab country
3. Has at least 10 international publications in peer-reviewed journals
4. Residing and working in a developing country for at least the past three years.

• Nominations of women scientists are particularly encouraged.
• Self-nominations are allowed.

You can submit a nomination or nominate yourself by visiting the website https://bit.ly/3CcC9Hh

The first call for applications for PhD Scholarships for Climate Research, available to students from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), has just opened.
With this new programme, PhD scholarships will be awarded to promising candidates from LDCs (https://unctad.org/topic/least-developed-countries/list). Applicants must have obtained their MSc in a scientific area relevant to the topic of climate change – which is broad and interdisciplinary – or they must obtain it by December 2022.

Deadline: 5 October 2022.
Age limit: 35 Male, 40 Female.

For Further Information:

https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-sida-phd-scholarship-programme-climate-research-students-least-developed-countries
For any queries contact: http://climatephd@twas.org

Call for Applications

The OWSD Early Career fellowship is a prestigious award of up to USD 50,000 offered to women who have completed their PhDs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and are employed at an academic or scientific research institution in one of the listed Science and Technology Lagging Countries (STLCs). The OWSD Early Career fellows will be supported to establish an environment at their institution where they can maintain an international standard of research and attract scholars from all over the world to collaborate.

The deadline for completed online applications is Monday, September 19, 2022.

A list of Frequently Asked Questions is also available here: https://lnkd.in/d9Bi3V72

To learn more about the benefits of this fellowship, view a short video here: https://lnkd.in/dBgzRzCf
Questions about this fellowship can be sent to http://earlycareer@owsd.net