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TWAS-icipe Fellowships for Visiting Scholars 2011, Kenya: Natural Sciences

TWAS-icipe Visiting Scholar Fellowships in natural sciences are tenable for a minimum period of one month to a maximum period of three months at the departments of the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Kenya.

Eligible icipe departments: Fellowships are tenable at icipe in the Programmes of Animal Health, Human Health, Plant Health, Environmental Health, in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, in the Department of Behavioural and Chemical Ecology, in the Department of Entomology, and at the field station of Mbita, Lake Victoria, Kenya.
icipe will provide a standard monthly allowance which should be used to cover living costs, such as accommodation, food and health insurance. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency.

The language of instruction is English.

Eligibility

Applicants for these Fellowships must meet the following criteria:
* be a maximum of 55 years on 31 December of the application year;
* be nationals of a developing country (other than Kenya);
* hold a PhD degree and a regular research assignment with at least five years of postdoctoral research experience;
* be regularly employed in a developing country (other than the host country);
* provide evidence of proficiency in English.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 September 2011

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TWAS-COMSTECH Joint Research Grants: Earth Sciences, Engineering

The programme aims at encouraging the pursuit of scientific excellence in OIC countries by identifying and supporting the best young scientists in these countries; reinforcing and promoting scientific research and strengthening the endogenous capacity in science and technology; and counteracting the brain drain and reducing the exodus of scientific talent from the OIC countries.

* COMSTECH-TWAS Joint Research Grants are awarded to high-level and promising research projects carried out by young individual scientists in OIC countries.
* A Research Grant amounts to a maximum of US$15,000.
* A grant is normally provided for a period of 18 months and is renewable once.
* A grant may be used to purchase scientific equipment, consumables and specialized literature (textbooks and proceedings only). The grant does not cover salaries of researchers and/or students, field expenses, travel expenses and/or participation in international conferences.

Subject Areas

The programme provides support for research projects in the following fields of science and technology: earth sciences, engineering sciences, information technology and computer sciences, materials science including nanotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences and renewable energy.

Eligibility of Applicants

* Individual applicants must be nationals of OIC Member States, with a PhD and some research experience, but at the beginning of their careers. They should hold positions at universities or research institutions in one of the OIC countries. As a general rule, the grants are awarded to competent scientists under the age of 40 years.
* Scientists who submit a satisfactory final report on a previous grant may apply for a renewal.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 August 2011

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ICO–Helmerich RRF International Fellowships for Applicants from Developing Countries: Ophthalmology

The ICO – Helmerich RRF International Fellowships, honoring Mr. W. H. Helmerich III and sponsored by the Retina Research Foundation (RRF), provide support for one year of ophthalmology subspecialty training.
Eligibility Criteria
Two ICO – Helmerich RRF International Fellowships are awarded each year to ophthalmologists who are:
• From a developing country and 40 years of age or less at time of application.
• Graduates of a resident – specialist training program.
• Recommended by the ophthalmology head of a teaching institution or public service hospital in a developing country.
• Accepted for ophthalmology subspecialty fellowship, one year in duration, at an advanced ophthalmology training center.
• Reasonably fluent in the language of the fellowship training center.
• Committed to return to a position at a teaching institution or public service hospital in the home country following fellowship.
• Candidates who have passed the ICO Examinations in Basic Science, Optics and Clinical Sciences will receive special consideration. However, passage of the
ICO Examinations is not a requirement for application.

Fellowship Application Deadline: 1 September 2011

Further Fellowship Information and Application