About the fellowship

TWAS, in cooperation with the Islamic Development Bank, offers a short-term postdoctoral fellowship for early-career women scientists from 21 IsDB Least Developed Member Countries (LDMC). The fellowship will provide a monthly allowance, living expenses, traveling costs to allow the applicants to undertake postdoctoral research in science relevant to sustainability science areas. Interested applicants with a Ph.D. degree can apply for this fully-funded opportunity.

Details:

Deadline: 19 July 2021

Duration: 3 to 6 months

Host countries: Different LDMCs

Level of study: Postdoctoral

Partner organizations: Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)

Benefits of the program:

• Monthly allowance to cover the living costs, accommodation, food, and medical insurance in the host country.
• 2565 USD Dollar allowance for tuition fees, laboratory expenses, etc.
• 1000 USD Dollar for round-trip travel costs.

Research area:

The postdoctoral program is designed to support applicants to conduct’ research  projects in one of the following areas:

• Sustainable agriculture
• Education
• Education for sustainable development
• Climate change
• Energy
• Sustainable cities
• Responsible growth
• Waste management
• Population growth
• Green chemistry
• Biodiversity
• Plastic pollution and Micro-plastics
• Water and hygiene

Eligibilities:

• Applicants must have obtained a PhD degree in a field relevant to the research area of the fellowship.
• The age limit for this short research program is up to 45 years.
• Applicants must have at least five years of professional work experience.
• Applicant’s host institute must be in one of the developing countries as per the list below.
• Must receive an acceptance letter from the host institute.
• Must be working in her home country at the time of the application.
• Applicants must be from one of the following countries:

[Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Yemen].

Regulations:

• Successful applicants must not hold another assignment during the fellowship program.
• Present a research plan with her host supervisor’s agreement at the host institution.
• Ability to cover the family member’s expenses.
• Applicants must be autonomous for visa application, health, insurance, and house rent in the host country.

Required documents:

• Online application form.
• Offer letter from the host institution.

How to apply?

Interested applicants can only apply online.

Apply Online 

note: you are highly encouraged to apply as soon as possible and don’t wait until later dates.

For more details about how to choose a host institute and to download some sample documents, please visit the IsDB-TWAS website.

For questions, contact  isdb@twas.org.

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