TWOWS postgraduate training fellowships for women scientists

The Third World Organisation for Women in Science (TWOWS) is an independent, non-profit making, non-governmental body based at the offices of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, Italy.

The objectives of TWOWS are:
• to promote the role of women in the development of science and technology in third world countries
• to increase participation of women in scientific activities in the third world
• to enhance scientific productivity and efficiency of women scientists in the South

TWOWS is offering postgraduate training fellowships for women science graduates (below 40 years of age) from countries in sub-Saharan Africa and least developed countries.

The minimum qualification of applicants is a M.Sc. degree (or equivalent), or an outstanding B.Sc. honours degree, in the following field of the natural sciences: agriculture, biology, chemistry, engineering & technology sciences, earth & environmental resources, mathematics, medicine, physics, and multidisciplinary sciences.

The host institute where the applicant wishes to pursue her doctorate degree must be in a developing country other than her own. The applicant must be willing to return to her own country after completion of the fellowship.

Contact details
For more information, please contact Dr. Kaiser Jamil, President, TWOWS Email: info@twows.org

http://www.twows.org/