Please use the “apply now” button at the bottom of this page to start your application once the call is open.
Opening date of this fellowship: 17 April 2024
Closing date of this fellowship: extended to 15 August 2024 (midnight CEST time)
The TWAS Awards (previosuly called 'TWAS Prizes') are awarded to individual scientists from developing countries in recognition of an outstanding contribution to scientific knowledge in nine fields of sciences and/or to the application of science and technology to sustainable development. To abide by the decision of the TWAS Council taken in November 2018, the cycle of the TWAS Awards will be every two years.
Applications can only be submitted via online portal once the call is open.
Please use the “apply now” button at the bottom of this page to start your application once the call is open.
Opening date of this fellowship: 15 December 2023
Closing date of this fellowship: 19 March 2024
Applicants are encouraged to apply for the preliminary acceptance letter as early as possible, even before the opening date of the call. Keeping in mind that only Acceptance letters dated the same year as the year of application are eligible.
Please use the “apply now” button at the bottom of this page to start your application once the call is open.
Opening date of this fellowship: 8 April 2024.
Relevant deadlines to apply:
The TWAS Research Grants Programme in Basic Sciences was established in response to the needs of researchers in developing countries, particularly those attached to institutions that lack appropriate research facilities.
Applications can only be submitted via online portal once the call is open.
Please use the “apply now” button at the bottom of this page to start your application once the call is open.
Opening date of this fellowship: 15 December 2023
Closing date of this fellowship: 19 March 2024
Applicants are encouraged to apply for the preliminary acceptance letter as early as possible, even before the opening date of the call. Keeping in mind that only Acceptance letters dated the same year as the year of application are eligible.
Please use the “apply now” button at the bottom of this page to start your application once the call is open.
Opening date of this fellowship: 8 April 2024.
Relevant deadlines to apply:
TWAS identified 66 developing countries in which capacity in science and technology is significantly lagging. The list includes the 46 least developed countries identified by the United Nations, to which 20 other countries were added because of their low-income levels and specific needs for support in building research capacity.