The Fellowship is offered to women scientists from science- and technology-lagging countries (STLCs) to undertake PhD research in the natural, engineering and information technology sciences at a host institute in another developing country in the Global South.
Wageningen University & Research is inviting applications for a course in Plant Genetic Resources and Resilient Seed Systems for Sustainable Food Security 2021. The training is designed for professionals in public, civil, research, education and/or development organisations, with an interest in agriculture, agrobiodiversity, seeds and food security.
The programme aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. As part of the In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme DAAD offers scholarships for PhD and Master Studies.
Four PhD scholarships are available now within the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering. The successful applicants will work on two Australian Research Council (ARC) funded Discovery Projects. One is one high entropy alloys and another is on additive manufacturing of metals.
The University of Queensland is inviting applications for PhD scholarship: Evolutionary and developmental genomics.This project seeks to understand how the environment influences the fate of cells over an animal's life, and how this influence originated in animal evolution.
Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation is inviting applications for a course in Responsible Aquaculture Development 2021. This course learns professionals involved in aquaculture sector development with making sector management plans for a certain region or ecosystem that take ecological, socio-economic and governance aspects into consideration.
Project Africa GRADIENT (Genomic Research Approach for Diversity and Optimising Therapeutics) was initiated in 2018 as a collaboration between GSK and Novartis. The primary aim was to establish a consortium to collaborate with expert academic centers and organisations in Africa to support high quality research on African genetic diversity of relevance to drug therapeutics.
EKOenergy seeks project proposals to provide funding for solar and wind energy projects in developing countries. The funding will be made available to renewable electricity projects aimed at alleviating energy poverty. All projects are managed by experienced organizations and are implemented in cooperation with local NGOs. EKOenergy will support 6-8 new projects of €15 thousand to €35 thousand each.
Funder: Wellcome trust
This funding supports researchers to develop and test innovative ways of making health research open, accessible and reusable.
Eligibility
The TWAS Research Grants Programme in Basic Sciences was established in response to the needs of researchers in developing countries, particularly those attached to institutions that lack appropriate research facilities.
JICA Building (Opp. Main Library), University Road Makerere University Main Campus. P.O Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda. Tel: +256 414 532401. Email: projects@cns.mak.ac.ug
