• Research Grants 2013 Winners:
• TWAS Research and Advanced Training Fellowship: 2014 Call for Applications
• TWAS Visiting Expert Programme

Research Grants 2013 Winners

The Research Grants 2013 winners are:

• Abdelrahman Salah Mayhoub; Associate Professor, Organic Chemistry Department, College of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University.   
  Research  Project titled "Diphenylureas: a Novel Discovery for Beating Methicillin and Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA & VRSA)".

• Zakaria Mohammed Mahmoud Abd El-Fattah;  Lecturer Assistant, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University.
  Research Project titled “Toward Robust Surface Current Sources: Zero Dimensional Topological Insulators".

• Mohamed Ahmed Habib; Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Azhar University.
  Research Project titled “Controlled Process for the Synthesis of a Commercial Calcium Phosphate Substitutes to Treat Bone Defects".

TWAS Research and Advanced Training Fellowship: 2014 Call for Applications

Deadline: 1 October 2014

TWAS, the World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries, is now accepting applications for the TWAS Research and Advanced Training Fellowship programme.

The fellowships are offered to scientists from developing countries and are tenable at centres of excellence in various developing countries.

Eligible fields include one or more of the following: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Physics.

Women scientists are especially encouraged to apply.

For more information and to download the application form, please visit: http://www.twas.org/opportunity/twas-fellowships-research-and-advanced-training

TWAS Visiting Expert Programme

Deadline: 1 October 2014

The TWAS Visiting Expert Programme supports visits of internationally renowned scientists to institutions located in developing countries, especially those located in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

The objective of the programme is to provide institutions and research groups in developing countries, especially those with limited outside contacts, with the opportunity to establish long-term links with world leaders in science and so help develop capacity-building in their country. Under the programme, prospective host institutions can invite internationally renowned experts in areas of science other than mathematics and physics to collaborate in research and training.

The visit should have a minimum stay of two weeks at the host institution. TWAS will cover the cost of the air ticket and will provide an honorarium of USD 500, while the host institution is expected to cover local expenses.

For more information and to dounload the application form, please visit: http://www.twas.org/node/1928