ISLAMABAD:The nationals of Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan can apply for “UNESCO-TWAS-COMSTECH Science in Exile Fellowship Programme for Displaced and Refugee Scientists” by January 28.
According to an official of COMSTECH, the programme aims to provide an opportunity to displaced and refugee scholars and scientists who have not yet found a safe and long-term host country to pursue doctoral and post-doctoral studies in Pakistan, at institutions which are members of the COMSTECH Consortium of Excellence (CCoE).
The fellowship was announced by COMSTECH (the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation) in partnership with The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) while UNESCO has also partnered with these two institutions.
The fellowship programme for displaced and refugee scientists has been launched in December 2021.
The study fields for PhD fellowships are agricultural sciences, structural, cell and molecular biology, biological systems and organisms, medical and health sciences, neuro-sciences, chemical sciences, engineering sciences, computing and IT, astronomy, space and earth sciences, mathematical sciences, and physics.
Women are encouraged to avail this opportunity.
A follow-up virtual meeting was held today between the representatives of the three institutions to discuss the modalities of the programme. The intending applicants can send an email for further information to [email protected] and [email protected].