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Published: 20 Jan 2023 885 views
The World Academy of Sciences (UNESCO-TWAS) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are seeking nominations for the Young Refugee and Displaced Scientists Programme.
Candidates selected will be elected as TWAS Young Affiliates. The affiliateship status lasts for six years; in addition, the new Young Affiliates will be granted membership to the prestigious TWAS Young Affiliates Network (TYAN).
During their six-year tenure Young Affiliates are, among other things, invited to attend the TWAS General Meetings, conferences and panels, and may receive invitations to the regional meetings of TWAS Fellows organized by the Regional Partners. As members of TYAN, affiliates are invited to actively contribute to the Network, which offers access to many competitive opportunities such as the TYAN Collaborative Grants Awards, TYAN International Thematic Workshops, and the newly established TYAN Outreach Programme. Young Affiliates are also eligible for TWAS Awards. For details on the TWAS Young Affiliates Programme, visit: http://tyan.twas.org/
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. From the start, the Academy had essential support from Italian scientists and political leaders. The Third World Academy of Sciences, as it was first known, was inaugurated officially in 1985 during a ceremony attended by UN Secretary-... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 27 Feb 2023 |
| Type | PhD |
| Sponsor | The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The Programme aims at supporting talented young scientists up to around 40 years of age from one of the IsDB member countries, who are currently refugees or displaced.
Applicants for the 2022-2023 TWAS-IsDB Young Refugee and Displaced Scientists Programme must:
1. Be up to around 40 years of age.
2. Be a national, former national, or stateless person from one of the IsDB member countries.
2. Have been forced to leave her home country or city.
3. Hold a PhD.
Please note that the selection of candidates will take into consideration age, academic profile and geographical representation.
Applications with no CV will be deemed ineligible.
The deadline for receiving applications is 27 February 2023 (11.59 p.m., Rome time).
Applicants will be informed of the results of the evaluation process in July 2023.
For queries, please contact i[email protected].
For more details, visit TWAS website.
