Early-career researchers from the 21 least developed member countries of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are eligible for an ambitious new postdoctoral programme offered by IsDB and TWAS that is now open for applications. The fellowships support research related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, providing recipients with high-level training in areas relevant to sustainability science.
IsDB-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Skills Building in Sustainability Science are tenable at centres of excellence in developing countries from this list: https://twas.org/developing-countries-south, i.e. research institutions with a well-established track record in research and a demonstrated competency in a field relevant to sustainability science.
A host centre should be identified by the candidate based on her particular area of research. In the latter case, TWAS and the scientific reviewers involved in the selection of awardees will make a decision on the suitability of the host institute proposed by the candidate. In all cases, the host centre must be located in a developing country.
IsDB -TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowships are tenable for a minimum of three months to a maximum of six months.
The Postdoctoral Fellowship programme provides support for research projects in the following fields (please refer to the guidelines for details):
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Education
- Education for Sustainable Development
- Climate Change
- Energy
- Sustainable cities
- Responsible growth
- Waste management
- Population growth
- Green chemistry
- Biodiversity
- Plastic pollution and Micro-plastics
- Water and hygiene
TWAS was founded in 1983 by a distinguished group of scientists from the developing world, under the leadership of Abdus Salam, the Pakistani physicist and Nobel laureate. They shared a belief that developing nations, by building strength in science and engineering, could build the knowledge and skill to address such challenges as hunger, disease and poverty.
Actively engaged in its headquarters city of Trieste, Italy, TWAS is part of the ‘ Trieste System ‘ of scientific organizations, regularly joins in public initiatives such as the Europe-wide ‘ Researchers’ Night ‘, ‘Trieste Next’ and other educational projects, broadly covered by the Italian news media.
Benefits
- A monthly allowance will be provided based on the cost of living in the host country to cover expenses such as accommodation, food, and health insurance.
- An allowance for bench fee costs up to USD 2,600 as a contribution towards laboratory expenses necessary for the awardee’s research.
- The cost of a round-trip air ticket up to USD 1,000 will be covered by the fellowship.
Eligibilities
- Hold a Ph.D. degree in an area of science relevant to the research area of the Fellowship program
- Be up to 45 years of age at the time of the application
- Has preferably 5 years of experience in the field of research after the PhD
- Host Institute must be in a developing country from the list available at https://twas.org/developing-countries-south
- Provide an official acceptance letter from the Host Institute
- A national of and resident in an IsDB LDMC from the list https://twas.org/islamic-development-bank-least-developed-member-countries
- Employed at an institution in her home country
Eligible Regions: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Yemen
Application Process
- Applicants have to create an account at the IsDB-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme application portal https://onlineforms.twas.org/apply/209
- After creating an account, applicants will have to log in to the account and submit the electronic application form of the programme to complete the application
Note: A researcher can only submit one application at a time and for only one kind of grant or fellowship
Application Deadline: March 6, 2023
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