Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI)
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With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), UNESCO-TWAS launched a new programme to strengthen the capacity of African countries lagging in science and technology. The programme is aimed at early career researchers who have obtained their PhD abroad and have recently returned or will shortly return to an academic position in their home country. Grants are awarded to promising high-level research projects in Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Earth sciences, Engineering, Information Computer Technology, Mathematics, Medical Sciences and Physics carried out in African countries lagging in science and technology identified by TWAS.
UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea Fellowship Programme for Young Women Scientists in Africa
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UNESCO and the Republic of Equatorial Guinea are launching for the first time a fellowship programme entirely dedicated to young African women scientists. This initiative aims aims to promote and support two exceptional young African women in the life sciences. The program seeks to encourage their active participation in their countries' scientific and technological development.
Each year, two young women will be awarded a grant of $25,000, with a total of $50,000, to advance their research and foster a promising scientific career.
VinUniversity—a private, not-for-profit university established by the Vietnamese Vingroup Company—is seeking outstanding candidates to take part in three programmes:
• Leaders 10: Senior scholars with strong research portfolios and leadership qualities;
• Faculty 200: Research-focused faculty at all levels (assistant, associate, and full professors);
• Researchers 200: Early-career researchers eager to contribute to impactful research projects.
VinUniversity (VinUni), established in 2019, is a private, non-profit university in Vietnam founded by Vingroup - one of the largest private conglomerates in Asia- with a mission to educate future talents. In September 2024, VinUni became the youngest university globally to receive the QS 5-star overall rating under the latest standards of QS – Quacquarelli Symonds (UK), one of the world’s most reputable educational ranking organizations.
To achieve excellence, VinUni has proactively partnered with world-renowned universities, including strategic partnerships with Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Through its long-term strategic plan, Vision 2030 and with its ambition to become one of the world's top 100 universities, VinUni aims to attract distinguished scholars in science and technology across various disciplines, to elevate research, innovation, and teaching excellence, and to develop talents for the future.
Research areas focus on the following:
• AI, computing and emerging technologies;
• Sustainability, energy and urban innovation;
• Health and life sciences;
• Business and management;
• Social sciences.
Further details and links to apply are available here: Legacy of Excellence - VinUni.
UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences
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The Prize, which has a monetary value of US$ 300,000 funded by the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is divided equally among up to three laureates for significant contributions of individuals or institutions through scientific research towards improving the quality of human life.
Under this scheme, grants are awarded to past grant recipients of the TWAS Research Grant programme who procured equipment through the grant in one of the S&T-lagging countries identified by TWAS.
TWAS Research Grants Programme for Interdisciplinary Research: Collaborative Grants
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Under this scheme, grants are awarded to high-level scientists for interdisciplinary research projects. Each grant supports a collaborative project jointly carried out by two Principal Investigators (PIs) in the S&T-lagging countries identified by TWAS.
TWAS Research Grants Programme in Basic Sciences: Groups
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Under this scheme, grants are awarded to promising high-level research projects in biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics carried out by research units in the S&T-lagging countries identified by TWAS.
TWAS Research Grants Programme in Basic Sciences: Individuals
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Under this scheme, grants are awarded to promising high-level research projects in biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics carried out by individual scientists in one of the S&T-lagging countries identified by TWAS.
This award, named after the TWAS President Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, is designed to honour women scientists in Least Developed African countries for their achievements in Biological Sciences. It carries a cash award of USD5,000 generously provided by Professor Abdool Karim.
This annual award, named after the TWAS Fellow Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi, recognizes women scientists from Scientifically and Technologically Lagging (STL) countries.
It carries a cash award of USD4,000 generously provided by Professor Al-Kharafi and will rotate among various fields of science. In 2025 the award will be given for achievements in Medical Sciences.
The TWAS-Apex Award is one of the most prestigious honours given to scientists from the developing world. It carries a USD 100,000 monetary award and a medal.
