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Research Collaboration overview

Associateships, Professorships, Visiting Scientists.

For more details on each programme, click on the programme's name in the table below:

Where Field Age limit Programme Deadline
Various developing countries

Natural Sciences

no limits TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme: In collaboration with UNESCO and a number of centres of excellence in the South, TWAS has instituted a Joint Associateship Scheme to enable competent researchers from the South to visit these centres regularly. An associate is appointed for three years during which he/she can visit a Centre twice for research collaboration. Over 100 centres have been selected to participate in the Scheme. TWAS provides travel support for the associates and a contribution towards subsistence costs up to US$300.00 per month while living expenses are covered by the host centres. 1 December
Least Developed Countries

Natural Sciences

no limits TWAS Research Professors in Least Developed Countries: A number of TWAS Members will be offered appointments as TWAS Research Professors for a period of five years, during which he/she will be expected to visit the host institution in a LDC three times for a minimum stay of one month each time. TWAS provides travel support while living expenses are covered by the host centre.
NB: Only TWAS Members are eligible for appointment. Requests need to be submitted by research groups/scientific institutions in LDCs.
31 October
Various developing countries

Natural Sciences other than  Mathematics or Physics

no limits TWAS Visiting Scientist Programme: This programme provides institutions and research groups in developing countries, especially the Least Developed Countries and those with limited outside contacts, with the opportunity to establish long-term links with world leaders in areas of science other than mathematics and physics, and so help develop capacity-building in their country. 1 October
Germany
Natural sciences
within 5 years of receiving PhD
TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme: This programme provides postdoctoral researchers from sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) with the opportunity of a ‘Cooperation Visit’ to an institute in Germany for a duration of no more than 3 months. 31 March

For information on fellowships for postgraduate training, postdoctoral and advanced research, please see Fellowships.