TWAS-icipe Fellowships for Visiting Scholars in Kenya

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The International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and TWAS offer fellowships for scientists from developing countries (other than Kenya) who wish to pursue advanced research in the natural sciences, especially focusing on integrated control methodologies for crop and livestock insect pests and other related arthropods, and insect vectors of tropical diseases.

Eligibility:
•   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);
•   be accepted at an icipe department and provide an official acceptance letter from the head of the department (see sample Acceptance Letter) to this effect. Requests for acceptance must be directed to Lillian Igweta (see contact details below);
•   provide evidence of proficiency in English.
Submitting your application
•   The deadline for receipt of applications is 15 September of each year.
•   Applicants should submit the acceptance letter from the chosen department to 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 only. The subject line must contain: icipe/VS/candidate's surname. Alternatively, letters should be sent by post in sealed envelopes.
•   Applicants to the TWAS-icipe Visiting Scholar Fellowship Programme should send their application to TWAS only.

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
•   VS  Application Guidelines

Deadline for applications: 15 September of each year.

Note: Applicants can apply for only one fellowship per year.

For more information: TWAS-icipe Fellowships for Visiting Scholars in Kenya — TWAS Portal

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