CAS and TWAS offer fellowships to scientists from developing countries (other than China) who wish to pursue advanced research in the natural sciences.
Eligibility:
• be a maximum age of 55 years on 31 December of the application year;
• be nationals of a developing country (other than China);
• hold a PhD degree in a field of the natural sciences and a regular research assignment with at least five years of postdoctoral research experience;
• be accepted at a CAS-listed institution participating in the scheme and provide an official acceptance letter from the host institution (see sample Acceptance Letter, page 3) to this effect; and
• provide evidence of proficiency in English or Chinese.
Submitting your application
• The deadline for receipt of applications is 31 August of each year.
• Applicants should submit the acceptance letter from a CAS institution to CAS and TWAS when applying or by the deadline at the latest. Without preliminary acceptance, the application will not be considered for selection.
• Reference letters: Referees must send signed letters as attachments via e-mail directly to TWAS and CAS The subject line must contain: CAS/VS/ candidate's surname. Alternatively, letters should be sent by post in sealed envelopes.
• Applicants to the TWAS-CAS Visiting Scholar Fellowship Programme should send their application to TWAS and CAS.
Method of Application:
• Note that the Fellowships are provided for South-South visits only, i.e. for visits by researchers from developing countries to institutions in other developing countries.
• Applications that are unsigned, incomplete, illegible or filled out in a language other than English cannot be accepted.
Applications should be sent to:
TWAS Fellowships Office
ICTP Campus, Strada Costiera 11
34151 Trieste, Italy
Phone: +39 040 2240-687
Fax: +39 040 2240-689
E-mail: fellowships@twas.org
Application Form:
• VS Application Form (http://twas.ictp.it/prog/common/files/files-exch/2010-twas-vs-app.form)
• VS Application Guidelines (http://twas.ictp.it/prog/common/files/files-exch/2010-twas-vs-app.guidelines)
Deadline for applications: 31 August of each year.
Note: Applicants can apply for only one fellowship per year.
For more information: TWAS-CAS Fellowships for Visiting Scholars in China — TWAS Portal (http://twas.ictp.it/prog/exchange/fells/fellows-adv/cas-vis)