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Hyderabad
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The TWAS 21st General Meeting, which is by invitation only, will take place at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India, from 19-22 October 2010. Invitations will be sent out shortly. More details about the meeting will be posted on this website in due course.
Upcoming deadlines
Upcoming deadlines
TWAS supports researchers in developing countries through a variety of grants and fellowships. The dates for applications vary, and we're telling you here what's up next.
Durban News
TWAS's 11th General Conference and 20th General Meeting took place in Durban, South Africa, from 20 to 23 October 2009. Read More
Trieste Science Prize
Pramod Kumar Aggarwal from India and Carlos Clemente Cerri from Brazil were honoured at the opening ceremony of the TWAS 11th General Conference, in Durban, on 20 October. The two share this year's Trieste Science Prize – a USD100,000 award funded by the Ernesto Illy Foundation – for their pioneering work on the intricate relationship between agriculture, climate and the environment. Read more
TSP2010
Renewable energies for environmentally sustainable industrial technologies -- that's the area in which this year's Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize is going to be awarded. Read More
TWAS & UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is responsible for the administration of TWAS finance and staff, based on an agreement between the two organizations and the Italian government which provides the Academy with its core funding. TWAS collaborates closely with UNESCO's Natural Sciences Sector. With ICSU and UNU/IAS, TWAS and UNESCO co-sponsor the joint visiting scientist programme. With ICGEB, TWAS and UNESCO/IBSP have recently launched a new joint project on capacity building in basic molecular biology. UNESCO also provides financial support for the TWAS associateship programme at centres of excellence in the South.
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Upcoming deadlines
Pramod Kumar Aggarwal from India and Carlos Clemente Cerri from Brazil were honoured at the opening ceremony of the TWAS 11th General Conference, in Durban, on 20 October. The two share this year's Trieste Science Prize – a USD100,000 award funded by the Ernesto Illy Foundation – for their pioneering work on the intricate relationship between agriculture, climate and the environment. 
Renewable energies for environmentally sustainable industrial technologies -- that's the area in which this year's Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize is going to be awarded.