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Research and Project Grants | TWAS Grants for Transformative and Collaborative Research in the Middle East and North Africa (GTCR-MENA) Region Research and Project Grant TWAS-CSIR Postgraduate Fellowship Programme TWAS-CUI Postgraduate Fellowship Programme TWAS-CUI Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2027 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards Research and Project Grants TWAS research grants are awarded to both individual scientists and research groups TWAS research grants fund several programmes that support: Researchers in developing countries, allowing them to purchase specialized equipment and consumable supplies, and Support Master of Science students.
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Neurosciences 05-Chemical Sciences 06-Engineering Sciences 07-Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences 08-Mathematical Sciences 09-Physics 10-Social and Economic Sciences Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI) With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), 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 and/or Germany’s High-Tech Agenda carried out in African countries lagging in science and technology identified by TWAS. German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) North/Developed countries https://www. bmbf.
de/bmbf/en The German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) promotes education, science and research. German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) North/Developed countries https://www. bmbf.
de/bmbf/en The German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) promotes education, science and research.
SG-NAPI Eligible Countries Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Information Computer Technology, Mathematics, Medical Sciences and Physics Grants for Transformative and Collaborative Research in the Middle East and North Africa (GTCR-MENA) Region With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), UNESCO-TWAS is launching a new programme to strengthen the research capacity of selected countries in the MENA region.
The programme is aimed at young scientists from a number of selected Middle Eastern and North African countries (see “Eligibility criteria” below), as well as for diaspora from these countries. It focuses on capacity building in science and education in the target countries, with particular emphasis on research and academic training, as well as interdisciplinary collaborations with German laboratories.
Grants are awarded to promising and competitive research projects in key areas relevant to the ‘High-Tech Agenda Germany (HTAD)’: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Quantum Technologies, Microelectronics, Biotechnology, Fusion and Climate-Neutral Energy Transition, Technology for Climate-Neutral Mobility, Aerospace, Health Research, Marine, Climate and Sustainability Research, Humanities and Social Sciences.
German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) North/Developed countries https://www. bmbf. de/bmbf/en The German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) promotes education, science and research.
German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) North/Developed countries https://www. bmbf. de/bmbf/en The German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) promotes education, science and research.
High-Tech Agenda Germany (HTAD) TWAS Research Grants Programme in Basic Sciences: Individuals 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.
No call will open in 2026 Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ( Sida ) provides essential support to TWAS, OWSD and GenderInSITE. Sida-supported programmes focus on research grants and PhD fellowships in 66 S&T-lagging countries , and support the TWAS Regional Offices and its science diplomacy programme.
Sida is a government agency working under the Swedish Foreign Ministry. It administers approximately half of Sweden's budget for development assistance to developing countries. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ( Sida ) provides essential support to TWAS, OWSD and GenderInSITE.
Sida-supported programmes focus on research grants and PhD fellowships in 66 S&T-lagging countries , and support the TWAS Regional Offices and its science diplomacy programme. Sida is a government agency working under the Swedish Foreign Ministry. It administers approximately half of Sweden's budget for development assistance to developing countries.
Science- and technology-lagging countries Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics TWAS Research Grants Programme in Basic Sciences: Groups 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.
No call will open in 2026 Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ( Sida ) provides essential support to TWAS, OWSD and GenderInSITE. Sida-supported programmes focus on research grants and PhD fellowships in 66 S&T-lagging countries , and support the TWAS Regional Offices and its science diplomacy programme.
Sida is a government agency working under the Swedish Foreign Ministry. It administers approximately half of Sweden's budget for development assistance to developing countries. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ( Sida ) provides essential support to TWAS, OWSD and GenderInSITE.
Sida-supported programmes focus on research grants and PhD fellowships in 66 S&T-lagging countries , and support the TWAS Regional Offices and its science diplomacy programme. Sida is a government agency working under the Swedish Foreign Ministry. It administers approximately half of Sweden's budget for development assistance to developing countries.
Science- and technology-lagging countries Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics TWAS Research Grants Programme for Interdisciplinary Research: Collaborative Grants 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.
No call will open in 2026 Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ( Sida ) provides essential support to TWAS, OWSD and GenderInSITE. Sida-supported programmes focus on research grants and PhD fellowships in 66 S&T-lagging countries , and support the TWAS Regional Offices and its science diplomacy programme.
Sida is a government agency working under the Swedish Foreign Ministry. It administers approximately half of Sweden's budget for development assistance to developing countries. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ( Sida ) provides essential support to TWAS, OWSD and GenderInSITE.
Sida-supported programmes focus on research grants and PhD fellowships in 66 S&T-lagging countries , and support the TWAS Regional Offices and its science diplomacy programme. Sida is a government agency working under the Swedish Foreign Ministry. It administers approximately half of Sweden's budget for development assistance to developing countries.
Science- and technology-lagging countries TWAS Research Grants Programme: Maintenance 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.
No call will open in 2026 Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ( Sida ) provides essential support to TWAS, OWSD and GenderInSITE. Sida-supported programmes focus on research grants and PhD fellowships in 66 S&T-lagging countries , and support the TWAS Regional Offices and its science diplomacy programme.
Sida is a government agency working under the Swedish Foreign Ministry. It administers approximately half of Sweden's budget for development assistance to developing countries. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ( Sida ) provides essential support to TWAS, OWSD and GenderInSITE.
Sida-supported programmes focus on research grants and PhD fellowships in 66 S&T-lagging countries , and support the TWAS Regional Offices and its science diplomacy programme. Sida is a government agency working under the Swedish Foreign Ministry. It administers approximately half of Sweden's budget for development assistance to developing countries.
Science- and technology-lagging countries Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics Grants for Cooperation on Sustainability Science with CAS-TWAS Centres of Excellence Through the support of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the CAS-TWAS Network for Sustainable Development, TWAS and CAS have established a new programme offering grants for collaborative projects under the umbrella of the SDGs.
This opportunity is open to one or more TWAS Members or TWAS Young Affiliates to cooperate with one of the CAS-TWAS Centres of Excellence (https://twas. org/cas-twas-centres-excellence). Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is the highest academic institution and R&D centre in China.
It has 100 branch institutes and two universities, and has created numerous commercial enterprises, including computer company Lenovo . CAS and TWAS collaborate in the CAS-TWAS President’s Postgraduate Fellowship Programme and the CAS-TWAS Centres of Excellence . In addition, CAS hosts the TWAS Regional Office for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific (ROESEAP).
Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is the highest academic institution and R&D centre in China. It has 100 branch institutes and two universities, and has created numerous commercial enterprises, including computer company Lenovo . CAS and TWAS collaborate in the CAS-TWAS President’s Postgraduate Fellowship Programme and the CAS-TWAS Centres of Excellence .
In addition, CAS hosts the TWAS Regional Office for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific (ROESEAP). IsDB-TWAS Joint Research & Technology Transfer Grant 2022: Quick-Response Research on post COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis, affecting human health as well as economies and societies worldwide. TWAS and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are offering a competitive grant for research collaboration.
Technologists and researchers from IsDB Member Countries are invited to submit research and innovation proposals that can help address challenges related to post COVID-19 pandemic. The programme has been discountinued The Islamic Development Bank , founded in 1974, works to foster the economic development and social progress of member countries and Muslim communities in accordance with the principles of Islamic Law.
It has made significant investments in areas related to science and science capacity, as well as in infrastructure and education. IsDB, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has 57 member countries. It has regional offices in Rabat, Morocco; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Almaty, Kazakhstan; and Dakar, Senegal.
It also has country gateway offices in Ankara, Turkey, and Jakarta, Indonesia, plus field representatives in 14 member countries. The Islamic Development Bank , founded in 1974, works to foster the economic development and social progress of member countries and Muslim communities in accordance with the principles of Islamic Law.
It has made significant investments in areas related to science and science capacity, as well as in infrastructure and education. IsDB, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has 57 member countries. It has regional offices in Rabat, Morocco; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Almaty, Kazakhstan; and Dakar, Senegal.
It also has country gateway offices in Ankara, Turkey, and Jakarta, Indonesia, plus field representatives in 14 member countries.
COVID-19, Viral Outbreaks, Zoonotic Diseases, Diagnosis, Treatment TWAS - Elsevier Foundation Project Grants for Gender Equity and Climate Action Under this scheme, grants are awarded to teams of 2-5 women for action-based projects which, although scientific in nature, will take them outside the lab to promote practical and tangible change under the umbrella of the “climate action” SDG in their local context.
The principal applicant and project leader is a woman scientist, holding a PhD, living and working in a science and technology lagging country (STLC). Co-applicants are either scientists or technical experts in a field relevant to the project, from any developing country.
The Elsevier Foundation provides grants to knowledge centered organizations around the world, with a focus on diversity and inclusion in science, technology and health, research in developing countries and global health. Since 2006, the Foundation has awarded more than 100 grants worth over $6 million to non-profit organizations working in these fields.
The Elsevier Foundation is a US based, corporate not-for-profit 501(c)(3), funded by Elsevier , a leading scientific, technical and medical information solutions provider. The Elsevier Foundation provides grants to knowledge centered organizations around the world, with a focus on diversity and inclusion in science, technology and health, research in developing countries and global health.
Since 2006, the Foundation has awarded more than 100 grants worth over $6 million to non-profit organizations working in these fields. The Elsevier Foundation is a US based, corporate not-for-profit 501(c)(3), funded by Elsevier , a leading scientific, technical and medical information solutions provider.
Science- and technology-lagging countries Application of knowledge and solutions to climate change, virtuous and sustainable agriculture, sustainable soil management, natural disasters, climate literacy, afforestation and reforestation, implementation of renewable energies, other relevant areas.
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