August 2025
TWAS – The World Academy of Sciences
TWAS works to support sustainable prosperity in the developing world through research, education, policy and diplomacy.
The 20th edition of the new LinkedIn Newsletter 'TWAS Opportunity Corner' presents opportunities for career advancement for early-career scientists from the global South.
This must-read bulletin regularly lists calls for applications for developing world researchers to pursue education and training at prestigious universities and research institutes. Discover and share 5 life-changing opportunities⤵️.
1️⃣TWAS-ICCBS Postdoctoral Fellowships available
TWAS and the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences in Pakistan offer postdoctoral fellowships to young scientists from developing countries apart for Pakistan, to do research in organic or physical chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular medicine, and pharmacology. Read more. Deadline: 14 August 2025.
2️⃣TWAS-ICCBS Postgraduate Fellowship Programme
Fellowships to pursue a PhD curriculum in chemical and biological sciences are available under the TWAS-International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences programme. Candidate are young scientists from developing countries other than Pakistan. Read more. Applications close on 14 August 2025.
3️⃣TWAS-SN Bose Postdoctoral Fellowships available
Are you a scholar from a developing country aiming to carry out postdoctoral research in physical sciences? The TWAS-S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Science in Kolkata postdoctoral programme might be right for you. Read more. Deadline: 22 September 2025.
4️⃣Postgraduate fellowships in physical sciences available
TWAS and S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences joint fellowships are available to foreign scientists from developing countries who wish to earn a PhD in physical sciences. Read more. Applications due by 22 September 2025.
5️⃣TWAS-SISSA-Lincei programme opens again
Under the TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Cooperation Visits Programme, young scientists from the least developed countries who hold an MSc (or higher degree) can visit laboratories in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy, to carry out collaborative research projects and internships. Read more. Deadline: 15 October.
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