• Joint ASRT-BA Research Grants Program for Young Researchers
• TWAS Research and Advanced Training Fellowship: 2018 Call for Applications
• TWAS Young Arab Scientist (YAS) Prize 2018: Scientific and Technological Achievement in Medical and Health Sciences
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina Information for Africa (BAIFA)

Application Deadline is extended to 30 September 2018

The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), in collaboration with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP), announce the opening of the first round of “Joint ASRT-BA Research Grants Program for Young Researchers”. The joint program seeks generating creative and innovative research. It also aims at bridging the gap between society needs and research, placing innovation into practice and supporting Egyptian and African researchers.

The Joint ASRT-BA Research Grants Program offers fifty research grants to fifty post-doctoral young researchers under the age of 45 (40 Egyptians and 10 Africans) over two rounds (25 young researchers per round), conducting research in one of the following areas:

• Food and Agricultural Sciences
• Environment
• Engineering Sciences and Technologies
• Medical Sciences

The Grant maximum duration is limited to two years and the maximum amount of money provided per researcher is up to EGP 250,000.

For more information about the eligibility criteria and for online application, please visit: https://bibalex.org/ASRT-BA-Grants/

For any inquiry, please contact: ASRT-BA.Grant@bibalex.org 

Deadline: Monday, 1 October 2018.

TWAS, the World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries, is now accepting applications for the TWAS Research and Advanced Training Fellowship programme.

The fellowships are offered to scientists from developing countries, and are tenable at centers of excellence in various developing countries.

Eligible fields include one or more of the following: agricultural and biological sciences, medical and health sciences, chemistry, engineering, astronomy, space and earth sciences, mathematics and physics.

Please visit the link for the latest information regarding the above programme, including eligibility criteria, guidelines and online application.

Female scientists nominations are specifically encouraged.

Deadline: 3 October 2018

Acknowledging the vital role Science and Technology plays in our societies, TWAS Arab Regional Partner has named the theme “Scientific and Technological Achievement in Medical and Health Sciences” for the 2018 Young Arab Scientist (YAS) Prize.

The prize will be awarded to a young scientist from the Arab region who has accomplished an unusually notable research or technological effort in Medical and Health Sciences.

The prize will be awarded for a substantial revision or modification of a scientific and technological principle or procedure, or an important improvement to the value of a device, activity, program, or public service.

For more information about the prize eligibility criteria and for the online nomination, please visit: Young Scientist (YAS) Prize

Bibliotheca Alexandrina is pleased to introduce one of its newest leading networks: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Information for Africa (BAIFA) which is an online information service designated for the African countries that works on:

• Promoting research and enhancing the role of information services for African countries
• Establishing an innovative approach to professional developmen
• Launching a platform for sharing experiences among peers and experts.

In order to achieve its objectives and address the needs of its users, BAIFA offers through its website free access to a large number of e-resources on diverse themes; an extensive collection of selected free databases covering a wide range of multidisciplinary subjects; a wide range of open-access training programs on information literacy and library professional development; and the Resource Sharing service which is an online service provided through African libraries, to African researchers.

BAIFA also launches a number of programs and activities in several fields of interest. Through these programs, BAIFA connects those with common interests together, provides varieties that best fulfill the different needs and preferences, helps raise awareness and stimulate action, engages professionals, and supports building and developing capacity-building.

For more information about BAIFA and its services, we cordially invite you to visit our website, and register, to consequently receive all our regular updates and news. 

Moreover, you can also like our official Facebook page: BAIFA - Bibliotheca Alexandrina Information for Africa to follow our services news and updates too.

If you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us through this email: baifa.services@bibalex.org