• Call for Applications: Future Earth Engagement Committee
• TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme for Scientists from sub-Saharan Africa

Call for Applications: Future Earth Engagement Committee

Deadline for Application:  14 March 2014

The Science and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability invite applications for the Future Earth Engagement Committee.

Future Earth is a 10-year international research programme that will provide critical knowledge required for societies to face the challenges posed by global environmental change and to identify opportunities for transformations towards global sustainability. Future Earth brings together thousands of scientists of all disciplines, natural and social, as well as engineering, the humanities and law.

For more information and to download the application form, please visit: http://www.bibalex.org/cssp/opportunities/opportunities.aspx#1

 TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme for Scientists from sub-Saharan Africa

Deadline for Application:  31 March 2014

The TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme provides postdoctoral researchers from sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) with the opportunity to make a "Cooperation Visit" to an institute in Germany of no more than 3 months.

Under this programme, researchers are assisted in making a "Cooperation Visit" to an institute in Germany. Such visits will have a duration of no more than 3 months and must be undertaken within 12 months of the award.

The aim of the visit is to discuss research collaboration with German scientists, possibly including some preliminary experiments, with the ultimate goal of developing longer-term collaboration, perhaps through other Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) or German Research Foundation programmes.

TWAS will cover visa, health insurance and travel expenses, while DFG will provide subsistence costs for the stay in Germany. The administration and financial operation of TWAS is undertaken by UNESCO in accordance with an agreement signed by the two organizations.

For more information about the programme, eligibility and to download the application form, please visit: http://www.bibalex.org/cssp/opportunities/opportunities.aspx#1