World Association of Young Scientists

SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS - 2010

[For motivated and talented students in Science, Medicine and Engineering from under developed countries other than India]

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH(A Deemed University)
Jakkur P.O., Bangalore - 560 064
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE TWAS REGIONAL OFFICE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIAFax:080-22082758; Phone:080-22082752; e-mail: twasrocasa@jncasr.ac.in; Website: http://www.jncasr.ac.in/twasrocasa/

AREAS OF RESEARCH:

Life Sciences: Infectious and non-infectious diseases, bioinformatics, developmental biology, biochemistry, molecularbiology, genetics, life-history evolution, immunology, circadian biology, animal behaviour, behavioural ecology,evolutionary genetics, experimental evolution, chronobiology, behavior.

Materials Sciences: Including Nano Sciences, energy and green materials.

Chemical Sciences: Solid state chemistry, theoretical/computational chemistry, inorganic, physical, organic chemistry.

Email from Sydney University for dissemination:

Applications for the second round of the 2010 Endeavour Awards program are now open. The 2010 second round is for International and Australian applicants applying for an Endeavour Executive Award and Australian applicants applying for an Endeavour Research Fellowship or an Endeavour Research Fellowships for Indigenous Australians.

Applicant guidelines can be found here: http://www.endeavour.deewr.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/DE95AF5D-7A83-4DD9-A6F3-9...

Applications for this round close on 31st January 2010. Applicants must apply for 2010 Endeavour Awards online via the website: https://endeavouradmin.deewr.gov.au/es/esapplication/Security/Login.aspx. Applications may be saved at anytime and may be amended until they are submitted by the closing date.

A brief description of these awards:

UNESCO/KEIZO OBUCHI RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME: CYCLE 2010: JAPAN FUNDS-IN-TRUST PROJECT

Fields that have been identified are as follows: 


1. Environment - particular emphasis on Water Sciences;

2. Intercultural Dialogue;

3. Information & Communication Technologies; and

4. Peaceful Conflict Resolution


Attached guidelines and application forms for information (refer Attachment). Or visit www.unesco.org


Closing date: 8 Januray 2010

Thank you.

M. Akhyar Farrukh

The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program provides support for up to three years of formal graduate-level study leading to a masters or doctoral degree. Fellows are selected from countries and territories in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Russia and include Brazil, Chile, China, Egypt, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, where the Ford Foundation maintains active overseas programs.

The Application Process

All applications must be submitted to the appropriate IFP International Partner in the country or region where the applicant resides. IFP International Partners determine application deadlines and selection schedules in their region or country. Applications are reviewed and final selections decided by panels composed of practitioners and scholars from various fields of work and study. The level and duration of awards are determined as part of the selection process.

For more information, please visit: http://www.fordifp.net/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx

280 TWAS Fellowships in Natural Sciences for postgraduate, postdoctoral, advanced research and visiting scholars

The TWAS (the academy of sciences for the developing world ) Fellowship programmes offer over 280 fellowships per year in natural sciences for postgraduate, postdoctoral, advanced research and visiting scholars. The fellowships are tenable in Brazil, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico and Pakistan at specific institutions in these countries and each programme has its specific age requirement and eligibility criteria.

It is important to note that applicants cannot apply for fellowships tenable in their home country, for instance an Indian applicant applying for a fellowship tenable in India will be considered ineligible

In order to apply to the TWAS Fellowships programmes each applicant should follow few key steps that are indicated below:

1. WHICH PROGRAMME SHOULD I CHOOSE?: Read carefully the 'General' and 'Additional information' sections in the application forms and choose the most suitable fellowship programme for your research needs.

2. CHECK ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: After choosing a fellowship programme, you should verify that you are eligible and meet ALL the eligibility criteria specified in the application form for your chosen programme.

3. CHOOSE AN ELIGIBLE HOST INSTITUTE: Select a suitable host institution under the fellowship you have chosen. In the application forms, under "additional information", you will find the website addresses leading to the lists of eligible host institutes for each programme.

4. GET PRELIMINARY ACCEPTANCE: applying is subject to acceptance at a host institute. After choosing an eligible host institute, you must seek to obtain acceptance and a preliminary Acceptance Letter (see sample in the application forms). To request a preliminary Acceptance Letter you must contact the chosen host institution via e-mail, fax AND by sending a letter with your CV, research proposal and the sample copy of the Acceptance letter provided in the application form.

Obtaining preliminary acceptance at an eligible host institute is the responsibility of the applicant. Applications cannot be processed if an Acceptance letter is not received.

5. SUBMIT THE APPLICATION: Once the preliminary Acceptance Letter has been received, you should submit to the TWAS Fellowships office (fellowships@twas.org) and to the other partner agency in some cases, the completed Application form in MS Word format (NOT PDF, jpeg or embedded as a jpeg in a Word document), together with ALL the required enclosures, in ONE zipped file.

An official acknowledgment will be sent confirming the status of your application once it has been processed and not upon receipt.

If awarded, the fellowship must be taken up in the following year of the application.

For additional information on the TWAS fellowships, please see www.twas.org under the 'Programmes' tab and the subheading 'Exchange', or contact fellowships@twas.org.

TWAS Fellowships e-bulletin

Please find first issue of the TWAS Fellowships e-bulletin, where you may find the latest news on all TWAS programmes as well as other funding opportunities for scientists in developing countries.

With hope you will find these documents of great interest.

Thank you for the attention.

For Contact:

TWAS Fellowships Office

TWAS, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
c/o ICTP, Strada Costiera 11, 34014 Trieste, Italy
Tel: +39 040 2240687
Fax: +39 040 2240689
http://www.twas.org/

TWOWS postgraduate training fellowships for women scientists

The Third World Organisation for Women in Science (TWOWS) is an independent, non-profit making, non-governmental body based at the offices of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, Italy.

The objectives of TWOWS are:
• to promote the role of women in the development of science and technology in third world countries
• to increase participation of women in scientific activities in the third world
• to enhance scientific productivity and efficiency of women scientists in the South

TWOWS is offering postgraduate training fellowships for women science graduates (below 40 years of age) from countries in sub-Saharan Africa and least developed countries.

The minimum qualification of applicants is a M.Sc. degree (or equivalent), or an outstanding B.Sc. honours degree, in the following field of the natural sciences: agriculture, biology, chemistry, engineering & technology sciences, earth & environmental resources, mathematics, medicine, physics, and multidisciplinary sciences.

The host institute where the applicant wishes to pursue her doctorate degree must be in a developing country other than her own. The applicant must be willing to return to her own country after completion of the fellowship.

Contact details
For more information, please contact Dr. Kaiser Jamil, President, TWOWS Email: info@twows.org

http://www.twows.org/

TWAS brochure regarding Fellowship programmes

An email received from TWAS, attached please find the latest TWAS brochure regarding new Fellowship programmes to update you on the new TWAS initiatives.

Dr. M. Akhyar Farrukh

TWAS (the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, Italy) has recently signed new collaboration fellowship agreements with two institutions in Pakistan.

These new programmes will offer over 30 new fellowships to meritorious scientists from the developing world and are due to start in 2007.

The institutions in Pakistan are

• The International Centre for Chemical Sciences (ICCS), Karachi, Pakistan will offer postgraduate and postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology and Physical Sciences which will be tenable at the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry and the Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine & Drug Research.

Further detail can be obtained from the website of www.iccs.edu

• The National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB), Lahore, Pakistan will also offer both postgraduate and postdoctoral fellowships in molecular biology and molecular genetics tenable at their centre and laboratories.

Further detail can be obtained from the website of www.cemb.edu.pk