ISID Grant, SSI/ISID Fellowships, Scientific Exchange Fellowships
International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) is to enhance research, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases, particularly in low resource countries. The Society##$$s programs emphasize the transfer of information and appropriate technology through training and education of health care professionals. These programs include conferences, workshops, training grants, and fellowships. ISID is committed to improving the care of patients with infectious diseases, the training of clinicians and researchers in infectious diseases and microbiology, and the control of infectious diseases around the world.
ITTO Fellowships
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) offers fellowships through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund to promote human resource development and to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry and related disciplines. The goal is to promote the sustainable management of tropical forests, the efficient use and processing of tropical timber, and better economic information about the international trade in tropical timber.
Erasmus Mundus - OpSciTech Scholarships
Application for academic year 2011-12 will reopen on November 2010. Deadline: 02 January 2011. MSc OpSciTech is a unique European Master’s Course providing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary coverage of the field of Optics, from upstream scientific aspects to engineering and applications in major sectors of the economy. OpSciTech is one of the Master Courses selected by the prestigious Erasmus Mundus framework of the European Commission through which students from non-European Union countries are eligible for two-year grants of € 24,000 per year
UNEP SASAKAWA PRIZE
The UNEP Sasakawa Prize recognizes laureates with a proven record of achievement, as well as the potential to make outstanding contributions to the environment consistent with UNEP##$$s policy and objectives. This international award is a partnership between UNEP and The Nippon Foundation. The search is on for the most innovative, groundbreaking and sustainable grassroots environmental initiatives in emerging and developing countries! The winner will receive $200,000 cash prize at an Award Ceremony and Reception to be held in February 2011, in Nairobi, Kenya.
Erasmus Mundus - Lotus Scholarships
Applications are now open till 30 September 2010 . Lotus is an Erasmus Mundus Action Two Partnership (EMA2) of European and Asian Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and Associations aiming at fostering mutual enrichment and better understanding between the EU and Asia, through the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills at higher education level and to co-operate in the following program activities: mobility of undergraduate and graduate students, mobility of PhD students, post-doc mobility and, academic and administrative staff mobility
Erasmus Mundus - EUMAINE Scholarships
Application form non-EU students for academic years 2011-2013 are available online - deadline 1st of January 2011. The European Master of Science in Nematology (EUMAINE) is one of the Erasmus Mundus Master courses. The EUMAINE programme brings together some of the European leading Universities and Research Institutes active in Nematology and is offered by a network of 8 partners, consisting of 4 consortium partners and 4 supporting or satellite partners. The aim of the course is to train students to become highly qualified nematologists with multidisciplinary knowledge in the diverse fields of Nematology through mobility to different Universities within Europe and with a well-integrated language and cultural experience. The programme deals with fundamental as well as applied aspects of Nematology and concerns different groups of nematodes in all possible environments: natural soils, agricultural soils, aquatic sediments of freshwater, brackish or marine habitats, temperate and tropical regions.
Katholischer Akademischer Auslander-Dienst Scholarships
The KAAD, by its German name in full known as Katholischer Akademischer Auslander-Dienst (the Catholic Academic Support Service for Foreign Students, Germany) has, since long, provided scholarships for young professionals in need of such support from countries around the world. you can apply if you:
- come from a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or Latin America
- have a university degree and professional experience from your home country
- want to acquire a master##$$s degree or a PhD at a German university or do a post-doctoral research project (2-6 months for established university lecturers) at a German university
Erasmus Mundus - AFEPA Schlolarships
European and non-European students can apply again for admission and Erasmus Mundus (EM) scholarships for the 2011-12 academic year from September 1, 2010 to January 10, 2011. The European Master in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis (AFEPA) aims at providing a high quality education in designing and assessing public policies targeted to the agricultural and food sector as well as the rural environment. This European Master responds to the increasing need to better understand and anticipate the various and often complex socio-economic and environmental effects of these policies either in a functioning market economy as in the European Union or in economies in a development or transition phase. The European Master offers a two-year academic curriculum with integrated and advanced theoretical, methodological and empirical courses in economics and quantitative methods as well as in agricultural, food and environmental sciences, agricultural and trade policy, environmental and natural resource policy, rural development policy and agribusiness management and market analysis.
FSC Scholarships
The Food Security Center (FSC) is a university center of excellence in development collaboration at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. FSC is one of five excellence centers of the pro- gram “exceed – Higher Education Excellence in Development Cooperation”, which is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany. FSC’s mission is to make effective and innova- tive scientific contributions in research, teaching, and policy advice to eradicate hunger and achieve food security in collaboration with partner research and education organizations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and national and international development and research organizations. Thematically, FSC’s activities deal with issues of sustainable food availability, food access, food use, and food utilization. FSC awards up to 29 scholarships.
PhD Research Fund at Ghent University
Ghent University supports students who want to take a doctorate under joint supervision of Ghent University and a non-Flemish partner university or institution for higher education. No restrictions are imposed on the field of research, nor on the age of the applicant. The PhD-student has to stay minimum 6 months and maximum 24 months at Ghent University. The stay may be divided into several periods within the span of 4 years.
NUS - NGS Scholarship
NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS) welcomes students from around the globe. Students are encouraged not only to integrate different areas of research, but to learn to integrate and interact with people from all backgrounds. Hosting students from over 15 different countries enables NGS to gather some of the best minds in the world, regardless of international borders. International students may apply to NGS under the NGS Scholarship (NGSS). Once in Singapore, International Students can take full advantage of the NUS Office of Student Affairs’ International Student Services as well as join clubs, such as the NGS Scholars’ Alliance, to make new friends.NGS Scholarship is awarded to talented students with an aptitude for innovative
The Khalifa International Date Palm Award
Hellenic Aid Scholarships Programme for Foreign Students from Developing Countries, Greece
Within the framework of international development cooperation and assistance, each year, Hellenic Aid grants approximately 100 scholarships to foreign and expatriate students deriving from developing countries for graduate and postgraduate studies at Greek universities and technological education institutes.
International Under Graduate Scholarships in Istanbul Sehir University 2010-2011, Turkey
Istanbul Sehir University, established in 2008, will open its doors for the very first students with 4 faculties and 10 departments. The university invites international applicants to come study in Istanbul, Turkey.
Hong Kong PhD Fellowships
Established in 2009 by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC), the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD programmes in Hong Kong##$$s institutions.
Those who are seeking admission as new full time PhD students in Hong Kong institutions funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC), irrespective of their country of origin and ethnic background, should be eligible to apply. Applicants should demonstrate outstanding qualities of academic performance, research ability / potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities.
##$$Blindness and Impaired Vision in the Middle East and Africa##$$ International Research Grant Competition
Scholarships at The University of Western Australia
The purpose of the IPRS and the UWA SIRF scheme is to attract top quality international postgraduate students to areas in which the University has specialised research strengths and to support Australia##$$s research effort. Successful applicants can expect to become members of a research team working under the direction of senior researchers and in an area which has attracted external resources.
IARC Postdoctoral fellowships for training in cancer reserach
AVAC Fellowships
The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition(AVAC) by a few volunteers with experience of treatment activism at ACTUP/NY. Their stated mission was to speed the development of preventive HIV vaccines by analyzing obstacles to HIV vaccine development and advocating to remove them, without taking resources away from basic research, treatment, or prevention.
The HIV Prevention Research Advocacy Fellowship pairs emerging leaders in advocacy and activism with existing organizations to develop and execute creative, context-specific projects focused on HIV prevention research. Fellowship projects focus primarily on advocacy around biomedical HIV prevention research (such as clinical trials of vaccines, microbicides, pre-exposure prophylaxis) or rollout of male circumcision for HIV prevention. Fellowship projects may also focus on “test and treat” or ARV treatment as prevention strategies, which are under active discussion in many contexts. Fellows receive training, financial support, and technical assistance to plan and implement a targeted one-year project within host organizations focused on HIV/AIDS.
The ExxonMobil Middle East and North Africa Scholars Programme
ECO Fellowships
Environmental ChemOinformatic (ECO) is a collaborative action of seven groups from five EU countries. It is aimed to prepare a new generation of environmental scientists who will contribute to implementation (but not limited to) of new European legislation on chemical substances (REACH). ECO provides eleven positions leading towards PhD, Long-Term Fellowships, (Early Stage Researchers in EU terminology) and one postdoctoral appointment (Experienced Researcher in EU terminology). Moreover 37 Short-Term Fellowships (Early Stage Researchers in EU terminology) will be appointed. Nationality Researchers can be nationals of any country other than the country of the premises of the host organization where they will carry out their project.
UNESCO/Poland Fellowships
With a view to promoting human resource capacities in the least developed countries (LDCs) and to enhancing international understanding and friendship among nations and the people of Poland, the Polish National Commission for UNESCO and the AGH International Promotion Centre for Technology and Engineering Education (AGH IPCTEE) under the auspice of UNESCO and AGH University of Science and Technology (Krakow), are placing at the disposal of UNESCO fifteen (15) fellowships of a six months duration starting on 1 October 2010 for the benefit of Member States listed in Annex I of the announcement letter. Beneficiaries of these fellowships will be given the opportunity to undertake an individual research programme in the field of Science and Technology.
University of Sydney World Scholars
Up to 20 new full tuition fee PhD scholarships are offered per annum for commencing international students. Scholarships cover the full cost of tuition fees for three years. A travel contribution of up to AUD $1,250 each way will also be provided to scholarship holders.
The World Scholars program is for commencing international students from participating countries, undertaking a PhD in any discipline. The application process is highly competitive with scholarships awarded on the basis of research potential and academic merit. Scholarship holders should demonstrate, in their PhD application, an outstanding academic track record and capacity to engage in innovative and world class research.
UNU-ISP Scholarships
UNU-ISP takes an innovative, integrated approach to sustainability — one that encompasses global change, development, peace and security. The Institute bridges these cross-cutting issues through research, educational, and collaborative initiatives with the aim of solving current problems and anticipating future challenges.
The UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace is in discussions with top universities across the globe regarding the initiation of joint graduate degree programmes. UNU-ISP will undertake graduate degree programmes leading to the granting of master’s and doctorate degrees on themes relevant to UNU-ISP’s focus on sustainability and peace.
Scholarships to developing countries from the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU).
SIU is a knowledge- and service organisation with the mission of promoting and facilitating cooperation, standardisation, mobility, and the overcoming of cultural barriers to communication and exchange within the realm of higher education on an international level. The goal of the Quota Scheme is to give students from developing countries in the South, Central- and East-Europe and Central-Asia, relevant education that would also benefit their home countries when they return after graduation.The programme also contributes to strengthen Norwegian institutions of higher education##$$s participation in global knowledge cooperation. The Norwegian government provides scholarships for students from developing countries in the South and countries of Central- and East-Europe and Central-Asia under the Quota Scheme. The overall objective of the Quota Scheme is to promote the internationalisation of higher education.
SESAME – Diamond Fellowship programme
Kuwait prize for Arab scientists
Fellowships for Developing Country Students, 2010: International Tropical Timber Organization Fellowship Programme
Fellowships offered through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund to promote human resource development & to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry & related disciplines.
Habitat Partner Universities: Strengthening Urban Research through Centres of Excellence and an International Urban Research Network
Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)
ADB - Japan Scholarship
e8 Masters and Post-Doctoral Program Scholarship
The purpose of the e8 scholarship is to support outstanding students pursuing advanced studies in sustainable energy development and to encourage meaningful contributions to the collective body of knowledge about this subject.
Joint EMRO/TDR Small Grants Scheme for Operational Research in Tropical and Other Communicable Diseases
Deadline: 31 March 2010
Brunei Darussalam Government Scholarships
Tenable in Brunei Darussalam, the aim of the Scholarship awards is to provide students, with the opportunity to study at Universiti Brunei Darussalam [UBD], Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali [UNISSA] and Institut Teknologi Brunei [ITB].
The Scholarship award is normally tenable according to the duration of the specific programme which is four years for an Honours First Degree or one to two years for a Master##$$s Degree or three years for a Doctoral programme at UBD, UNISSA and ITB, two and a half years for HND at ITB on full-time basis.
DUO-Singapore Exchange Fellowship
The Asia-Europe Meeting##$$s (ASEM) DUO Fellowship Fund aims to promote student exchanges between European and Asian ASEM member countries. Under this fund, the DUO-Singapore Exchange Fellowship is awarded by the Singapore Government to Singapore and ASEAN students studying in the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Management University (SMU).
Saudi Arabia: KAUST fellowships at king Abdullah University of Science and Technology
The Fujitsu Asia Pacific Scholarship (Fujitsu Scholarship) Programme
It provides financial assistance for postgraduate education and cross-cultural management training to participants from the Asia-Pacific region.
جائرة المنظمة العربية للتنمية الزراعية للابداع العلمي في المجال الزراعي لعام 2009
آخر ميعاد للتقدم : 30 نوقمبر 2009
Awards and scholarships from Euro-Arab foundation
Portugal - SESAME Fellowship
Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water
Deadline: 31 January 2010
2010 kHALIFA International Date palm Award
The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Awards to Outstanding African Scientists
Call for project proposals: Climate change
Deadline: 15 July 2009
The OPEC fund for international development scholarship awards
Deadline: June 30, 2009
TWAS-ARO Young Arab Scientists prize 2009
Organisation: Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Closing Date: 1 June 2009
Eight Ph.D positions in computer science
Deadline: 22 April 2009
Location: UPMARC centre of excellence at Uppsala University, Sweden
2009 Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) Grant to Support Scientific Research & Innovation in Technology in the Arab
Deadline: 25th April 2009
Organization: Arab Science and Technology Foundation.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST) Fellowship
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Award for Translation
COMSTECH-TWAS Joint Research Grants
Deadline: 31 March & 31 August, 2009
Grants for 2010 projects
Deadline: 15 May 2009
Organization: inter-academy panel
Instructions | application form
2009 UNU-IAS Ph.D. and post-doctoral fellowship programme
Deadline: 31 March 2009
Organization: United Nation University, institute of advanced studies, Japan
World summit youth awards
Japan International Master Scholarships 2009
2009 ICGEB funding programmes
COMSTECH Awards for Excellence in Science and Technology
Deadline: April 30, 2009
RSM fellowship programme 2009
Deadline: 28 February 2009
Organization: world Bank
IFAR 2009 Fellowship Programme Call For Applications
Deadline: 3 March 2009
COMSTECH-ISESCO Research Grants
ISESCO prizes in science and technology 2010
2009 Kuwait prize
Deadline: 31 October 2009
Joint EMRO/TDR Small Grants Scheme for Operational Research in Tropical and Other Communicable Diseases in the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Deadline: 28 February 2009
Organization: World health organization
IDB Prizes for Science & Technology
Deadline: 1st February 2009
Organization: Islamic Development Bank
PhD Research Scholar on “Molecular markers to develop maize varieties with high pro-vitamin A for combating malnutrition in Africa ”.
Location: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria
Deadline : 15th December 2008 (or until suitable applicant is recruited)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Prizes for Science and Technology (1430H)
Deadline : 1st February 2009.
Merit Scholarship Programme for high technology
Deadline: 31 December 2008 Awarding organisation: Islamic Development Bank
Documents : Arabic | English | French
UNESCO Young Professionals Program
Scholarships from Government of Malaysia to international students
Malaysia: Post Doctoral Research Fellowship in Various Fields, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) Grant to Support Scientific Research & Innovation in Technology in the Arab World
Deadline : 15th August 2008.
Organization: Arab Science & Technology Foundation; Sharjah, UAE
The African Climate Change Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 17 September 2008
TWAS fellowships for post-graduate and post-doctoral training
Research professors of members of acadmey of science for developing countries (TWAS) for Least Developed Countries
The 4th Arab Technology Business Plan Competition (Take Your Innovation to the Market)
Deadline: 22 July 2008
Organization: The Arab Science and Technology Foundation
Scholarship (pioneer) programme for Arab students at Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation
Call for proposals for revitalizing African Higher Education institutions to act as catalysts for poverty eradication and sustainable development
Deadline: 30 May 2008
Organisation: The Association of African Universities
Post-docoral fellowship in mathematics
Organisation: Lahore University of Management Sciences
Closing date: 1 June 2008
Grants to support Scientific Research and Innovation in Technology In the Arab World
IDB M.Sc Scholarship Programme for the 20 IDB Least Developed Member Countries
Documents : Arabic | English | French
Fellowships from Centre for Science & Technology of Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries, India
IDB’s “Women’s Contribution in Development Prize”
GCP Travel Grants 2008
Organisation: The CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme (GCP)
Closing date: 31 January 2008
Sustainability Science Fellowship
Deadline: Feb., 2008
Prince Sultan International Program for Research Scholarships.
The World Food Prize
Research Capacity Strengthening in Africa
Organisation: The Wellcome Trust
Closing date: 14 February 2008
African scholars research grant
Fellowships for threatened scholars from Iraq
Postdoctoral fellowships in mathematics
Organisation: Lahore University of Management Sciences
Location: Lahore, Pakistan
The Rothamsted International African Fellows Programme
The Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) Competition of Made in the Arab World
ALJ Grant to Support Scientific Research & Innovation in Technology in the Arab World
Kuwait 2007 Prizes
2007 Mwalimu Nyerere African Union Scholarship Scheme
Grants and fellowships
20 Million Euro fund for developing African building capacity in HIV vaccine trials
Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International prize for water
Rockefeller Foundation grants
2006 awards and medal completion from Global Development Network
International Foundation for Science Grants
Closing date: 31 December 2006
Arab Universities Technology Business Plan Competition
2nd Funding Cycle of ALJ Grant to Support Scientific Research and Innovation in Technology in the Arab World
Deadline: 31 August 2006
Organisation: Arab science and technology foundation
Research grants for Iraqi scientists
Deadline: 1 August 2006
Organisation: Arab science and technology foundation
European Action on Global Life Sciences
World bank scholarships programme for young professionals
Japan/World bank scholarship programme for developing countries
Master of advanced studies in development, technology and society
Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Date: 16 October 2006 - 27 April 2007
Global fund board launches sixth grants round
Organisation: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Closing date: 3 August 2000
The Bentley Cropping Systems Fellowship
Organisation: International Development Research Centre
Closing date: 1 October 2006
IDRC Internship Award
Organisation: International Development Research Centre
Closing date: 12 September 2006
UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Young Scientists Awards
World Bank scholarship programme for developing countries
Champions of the Earth 2007 Award
Deadline for submission : 30 September 2006
Organizers: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Research Capacity Strengthening Programme Grants – 2007
King Faisal Foundation’s Scholarship for Moslem young scientists
Deadline: 15 May 2006
Organisation: King Faisal Foundation, Saudi Arabia
Research Grants to Young Scientists on Great Apes of Africa
Funding for HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria programme in Uganda
Organisation: United States Agency for International Development
Closing date: 4 May 2006
Collaborative Fund for HIV/AIDS Women and Families in Sub-Saharan Africa
Organisation: The Collaborative Fund for HIV Treatment Preparedness
Closing date: 20 April 2006
Travel grants for developing world young scientists to attend the First International meeting on cassava plant breeding, biotechnology and Ecology
Date: 11-15 November 2006
Location: Brasilia, Brazil
The 3rd International Electronics Design Contest for Students IEDCS##$$06
Call for Proposals to Host Training Workshop on Malaria in Africa
Organisation: African Malaria Network Trust
Closing date: 16 April 2006-
Travel grant for biovision Alexandria 2006
Organisation: Biobliotheca Alexandrina
Closing date: 10 April 2006
Chris Lomer memorial travel award for developing countries scientists
Organisation: Society for Invertebrate Pathology
Closing date: 1 May 2006
Scholarship Loans for Arab Universities’ Faculty Members For 2006/2007
Scholarship Grants for Palestinian Universities
2006 postgraduate scholarships for candidates from developing countries.
Grants for Sustainable Sanitation and Grey-Water Reuse in Developing Countries
Grants for Strengthening Capacity in OIC Countries for Water Resources Research
Group Research Grant for young scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa
Team Research Grant for young scientists in West and Central Africa
UNESCO fellowship programme
Organisation: UNESCO
closing date: 30 April 2006
2006 UNU-IAS PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programmes
2006 Trieste Science Prizes
Fellowships for East African Women Scientists
Fellowship for UNU-MERIT Training Programme in Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policy in Developing Countries
Date: 27-31 March 2006
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
2006 Rothamsted International Fellowships for developing countries
The Gates Cambridge scholarships
1st Arab technology business plan competition
Fellowships for developing countries scientists for attending a summer course on (Biosafety Assessment and Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology).
Date: July 31-August 11, 2006
Location: Institute of Plant Biotechnology for Developing Countries, Belgium
Download : Brochure | application form
2007 King Faisal International Prize in the field of Islamic Studies …Muslims##$$ Contribution to Pure or Applied Sciences.
Ph.D. fellowships for economic and policy studies of technical change
ICGEB fellowships in biotechnolog
Grants for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases
Gulf Council Prize for Distinguished researches
Gulf Council Prize for the Best Environmental Activities
Academy of sciences for developing countries (TWAS) Prizes
Academy of sciences for developing countries (TWAS) Fellowships for Research and Advanced Training
ICSU-TWAS-UNESCO-UNU/IAS Visiting Scientist Programme
2006 Grants for Research in Tropical and Other Communicable Diseases
IDB Prizes for Science & Technology
COMSTECH-ISESCO Research Grants
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Award for Medical Sciences
Arab Technology Entrepreneur Award
Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud International Prize for the Promotion of Scientific Research
Distinguish scholar award of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development