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The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) 2015 Prizes
18 February 2015
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) - for the advancement of science in developing countries is seeking nominations for the following prizes:
1) The TWAS 2015 Prizes
2) The TWAS-Celso Furtado 2015 Prize in Social Sciences
The TWAS 2015 Prizes will be awarded in recognition of an outstanding contribution to knowledge in the following eight fields of science:
Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Mathematics, Medical Sciences and Physics.
Candidates must meet at least one of the following qualifications:
1. Scientific research achievement of outstanding significance for
the development of scientific thought. ,br>
2. Outstanding contribution to the application of Science and
Technology to industry or to human well-being in a developing country.
Further details on eligibility criteria and submission procedure, please visit:
http://twas.org/opportunity/twas-2015-prizes/
http:/twas.org/opportunity/twas-celso-furtado-prize-social-sciences/
The deadline for receiving nominations is 28 February 2015.
GERSS - GERMAN EGYPTIAN RESEARCH SHORT TERM SCHOLARSHIPS
15 February 2015
Spring Call 15 February till 31 March
Autumn Call 1 September till 15 October
The German Egyptian Research Short term Scholarship GERSS is a program jointly funded by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) and the German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn (DAAD) in order to finance short term scholarships for young Egyptian scientists to travel to Germany. The target groups of the program are researchers enrolled in MSc, PhD programs and young Post-Doctoral candidates. The scholarships may be awarded for a period from three to six months.
The scholarship shall enable advanced graduate students and young scientists to pursue part of their master's, doctoral or post-doctoral research in a specific research project at German universities, archives, libraries or research institutes.
There are two calls for applications annually, namely the spring call (15.02. - 31.03) the and autumn call (01.09. - 15.10.)
Kindly note, application is only possible through the following link:
www.funding-guide.de
For detailed information, please check the GERSS info sheet attached.
For inquiries, please contact Mr. Adel Younis:
gerss@daadcairo.org
Phone: +20 2 2735 27 26 +20 2 2735 27 26
N.B.: Content of this announcement can be changed without prior notice
Pan African University Scholarships
11 February 2015
Young, qualified, talented and enterprising applicants from African countries and the Diaspora are invited to apply to join Masters or PhD degree programmes in any of the following four Pan African University institutes. Candidates with potential, motivation and desire to play transformative leadership roles as academics, professionals, industrialists, innovators and entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged to apply.
- Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation (PAUSTI), at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya.
- Pan African University Institute for Life and Earth Sciences - including Health and Agriculture (PAULESI), at the University of Ibadan (UI), Nigeria.
- Pan African University Institute for Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS), at the University of Yaounde II, and the University of Buea, Cameroon.
- Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences - including climate change (PAUWES), at the University of Tlemcen, Algeria.
Applications should be completed online at
http://www.pau-au.org/apply
Application forms can be downloaded at the following address:
www.pau-au.org/call
For detailed information, visit:
http://hrst.au.int/en/content/pan-african-university-call-applications-admission-year-20142015
BIOVISION.Next 2015 fellowship programme
08 February 2015
BioVision.Next 2015
15-16 April 2015
Lyon, France
APPLICATIONS DEADLINE: February 21th 2015.
The call for applications for BIOVISION.Next 2015 fellowship programme opens now.
BIOVISION.Next is a fellowship programme, settled in close partnership with TWAS, allowing young scientists to attend
BIOVISION, the World Life Sciences Forum, to be held
15 - 16 April 2015, in Lyon, France.
BIOVISION.Next offers early researchers the unique opportunity to participate in the BIOVISION Forum and meet in a privileged manner with high level speakers. The BIOVISION Forum engages renowned scientists, CEOs, policy makers and NGO leaders in debates on global issues involving the latest advances in Life Sciences and their impact on society. For more details about the 2015 BIOVISION Forum programme please visit our website
www.biovision.org .
For its 10th edition, BIOVISION will address the theme of "Global health through customized approaches: access for all?".
Capitalizing on the success of its new format launched in 2013, to foster innovation in life sciences, BIOVISION is organized around three key initiatives: Prospective, Catalyzer and Investor Conference.
The TWAS Regional Offices will be in charge of the selection of the best young researchers in Life sciences and related fields of their geographical area to be the 2015 BIOVISION.Next Fellows.
TWAS will
partially cover the travel of the selected young scientists to attend this high-profile event.
BIOVISION will offer accommodation in Lyon for the duration of the event.
Who can Apply?
- He/she is under 35 years of age at the time of application.
- He/she is a Ph.D. or a young researcher in Life Sciences.
- He/she is a project holder, or the representative of a Seed Stage Startup.
- Projects/startups' selection criteria include: key milestone reached within 2 years, societal benefit, innovation level, (scientific and technologic), team structure, existing or potential collaborations, overall quality of the application.
Candidates with the following skills will be encouraged:
- Strong interest in dialogue between Science/Society.
- Communication skills, capacity to network and disseminate information, fluent English.
How to Apply?
In a second time, selected BIOVISION.Next Fellows will also have the opportunity to be eligible for a presentation pitch of their project/startup within the frame of BIOVISION Catalyzer (http://www.biovision.org/catalyzer.php).
We do encourage women to apply.
For more information:
carole.brogin@biovision.org or nathalie.mayer@biovision.org and of course visit www.biovision.org
I warmly thank you for your interest in our BIOVISION.Next Fellowship Programme.
German-Arab Transformation Partnership, Programme Line 2
24 December 2014
The German-Arab transformation partnership is designed to create additional opportunities for the efforts of Arab universities to implement university reforms. In collaboration with German partner universities, the focus of Programme Line 2 is on short and medium term cooperation measures such as workshops, summer schools, conferences, colloquia, etc.
Applications for funding cooperation projects at institute or faculty level must generally be made by a professor at a German university or a German research institution in Germany.
The maximum application amount should not generally exceed the amount of EUR 40,000.00.
Closing dates for applications:
31.01.2015: for cooperation measures conducted between 01.05. and 31.07.2015
30.04.2015: for cooperation measures conducted between 01.08. and 30.09.2015
15.07.2015: for cooperation measures conducted between 01.10. and 31.12.2015
Contacts and further information
Ms Jenny Schenk, Mr Sherif Abdelrazek
Section 444: German-Arab Transformation Partnership - Cultural Dialogue
Kennedyallee 50
53175 Bonn
transformation@daad.de
www.daad.de/transformation
www.changebyexchange.de/
www.facebook.com/changebyexchange
Opportunities to Excel
11 December 2014
AAS and NEPAD are in the process of creating a funding platform at AAS - Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA). This new platform is intended to support the development of scientific capacity across Africa.
The platform (AESA) will identify challenges that hinder rapid scientific advancement in Africa, run open calls for proposals with transparent review processes, actively manage grants and evaluate and measure the impact of such investments. The AESA proposal has attracted strong support from a number of funders. The support we have received is allowing us to recruit key positions for AESA.
At this stage we have just produced adverts for the posts of Director and Chief Operations Officer (COO) and have enlisted the services of a Deloitte as a HR consultant. Interested candidates should apply directly to the Consultant (Deloitt) and not AAS.
The "Mathematical Games"
09 November 2014
The 6th Competitive Game, organized jointly with the French Federation of Mathematical Games, has started. The game is endowed with 2 000 Euros for prizes.
The topic for this year is "Uncertainties in GPS Positioning"
For detailed information, please visit:
http://scmsa.eu/archives/SCM_FFJM_Competitive_Game_2014_2015.pdf
The deadline for answers is April 30th, 2015. Answers may be sent in English or in French, pdf format.
"Postdoc Opportunities in Germany"
01 November 2014
Distinguished Scientists from the Egyptian Academia,
On 3 December 2014 the German Science Centre in Cairo (DWZ) organizes the Event "Postdoc Opportunities in Germany" for outstanding Egyptian postdoctoral researchers.
The event will be hosted by the German Science Centre and seven of its partner institutes. The German Academic Exchange Service DAAD and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation will present their fellowship opportunities for Postdocs, while Freie Universität Berlin, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Technische Universität Berlin, Technische Universität München and Orient-Institut Beirut will give an overview of the research opportunities for Postdoctoral fellows at their institutions.
Please find the registration from. Registration is mandatory until 23 November 2014.
Postdoc Registration Form.docx
The program of the event can be found under the following link:
http://www.dwz-kairo.de/events/postdoc-opportunities-germany
GE-SEED - German Egyptian Mobility Program for Scientific Exchange and Excellence Development
01 October 2014
The German Egyptian Mobility Program for Scientific Exchange and Excellence Development GE-SEED (formerly known as GESP) is a fund that supports the exchange of scientific visits between Egyptian and German research teams.
This program is co- financed by the Science and Technology Development Fund in Egypt (STDF) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Germany.
For Egyptian Scientists.
Further information can be found in the GE-SEED info sheet available on the STDF website www.stdf.org.eg as well as on the following DAAD link http://cairo.daad.de/en/scholarships/institutionalprogrammes/
For inquiries please contact GE-SEED@daadcairo.org
For German Scientists
The call for application and the application forms are available on the DAAD Website under the following link
http://www.daad.de/ppp.
For inquires please contact Mrs. Arua Husaini
husaini@daad.de
Re-invitation Program for Former Scholarship Holders (WE)
01 September 2014
The Re-invitation Programme helps the DAAD maintain contacts with its former scholarship holders (DAAD Alumni) who had studied in Germany for at least on year. DAAD Alumni can apply for an invitation to Germany with the purpose of completing a research or work project at a state higher education institution or non-university research institute. The stays range from 1 to 3 months and cannot be extended.
Target group of the WE programme are PhD holders working at Egyptian universities or research institutions.
Former scholarship holders of the programmes "Public Policy and Good Governance" and "Development-Related Postgraduate Courses" are also eligible to apply.
In order to apply for the programme, candidates have to refer to the following link www.funding-guide.de
For more information, kindly check the WAP info sheet available on the DAAD website http://cairo.daad.de/en/
For inquiries please contact
WE@daadcairo.org
Bilateral Exchange of Academics (WAP) 2014
01 September 2014
The Bilateral Exchange of Academics Programme (WAP) primarily intends to support the implementation of mutual teaching and research projects between German and Egyptian scientists.
The programme offers academic visits to Germany ranging from 1 to 3 months, depending on the applicant's work schedule.
Target group of the WAP programme are PhD holders working at Egyptian universities or research institutions.
In order to apply for the programme, Candidates have to refer to the following link www.funding-guide.de
For more information, kindly check the WAP info sheet available on the DAAD website
http://cairo.daad.de/en/
For inquiries please contact WAP@daadcairo.org
TriNex Best Paper Award
01 July 2014
The TriNex consortium calls for papers focusing on the themes of education-research-innovation (knowledge-triangle) in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus (WEF). The authors of the three winning papers will be invited to present their findings before researchers, authorities and the media to achieve maximum dissemination and feedback for further research. The best one them will be selected to participate in TriNex trainings in Europe.
Please submit your papers until 31 December 2014.
For detailed information, please visit: http://www.trinex.eu/trinex-best-paper-award-2/
Call for Application: Arab American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium, December 13-15, 2014
29 May 2014
The U.S. National Academies and The Research Council (TRC) of Oman are pleased to announce the second Arab American Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Medicine Symposium to be held in Muscat, Oman on December 13 to 15 , 2014. This symposium will be held in partnership with The Research Council (TRC) of Oman, with the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The call for applications is now open and scientists, engineers and medical professionals from the U.S. and the Arab region are invited to submit their application online before the deadline of July, 6, 2014, 11:59 PM EDT (Washington, D.C. time).
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/dsc/AAFrontiers/index.htm
Get your PhD in Germany
29 May 2014
On 16 June 2014 the German Science Center in Cairo (DWZ) organizes a Special Counselling Event "Get your PhD in Germany" for outstanding Egyptian doctoral candidates.
DAAD and the four universities represented at DWZ (Freie Universitt Berlin, Philipps-Universitt Marburg, Technische Universit?t Berlin and Technische Universit?t M?nchen) will present scholarship opportunities and dozens of vacant PhD positions.
In addition, professors from Germany will offer special counselling to Egyptian PhD-candidates and present different structured doctoral programs.
Registration for the event until 4 June is mandatory.
Please find more information on the event here:
http://www.dwz-kairo.de/events/get-your-phd-germany
http://www.dwz-kairo.de/news/get-your-phd-germany
http://www.dwz-kairo.de/calls/phd-vacancies-dwz-partner-universities