The IsDB-TWAS Research Grant in Sustainability Sciences is a fully funded programme by The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). The programme have been established to develop collaboration between researchers of IsDB member countries. Under this programme, qualified researchers in the fields of sustainability science from the 57 IsDB countries are invited to form a joint research Groups. The collaboration will consist of two groups from different countries working on a common problem. The goal is to promote and support research on key challenges related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Programme Details
- Host institution: Research institutions developing countries.
- Duration: 24 months.
- Number of Awards: one project per year.
- Reseach Field: Sustainable Agriculture, Education, Education for Sustainable Development , Climate Change, Energy, Sustainable cities, Responsible growth, Waste management, Population growth, Green chemistry, Biodiversity, Plastic pollution and Micro-plastics, Water and hygiene.
- Target groupe: Open to nationals of the following countries: Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iran, Nigeria, United Arab, Qatar, Egypt, Kuwait, Turkey, Pakistan, Algeria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Yemen, Morocco, Sudan, Jordan, Oman, Iraq, Cameroon, Brunei, Niger, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Tunisia, Lebanon, Mauritania, Bahrain, Kyrgyz, Gambia, Maldives, Mozambique, Uganda, Benin, Palestine, Syria, Tajikistan, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uzbekistan, Comoros, Cote D’Ivoire, Afghanistan, Chad, Albania, Suriname, Turkmenistan, Guinea Bissau, Djibouti, Somalia, Guyana.
Scholarship Benefits
The IsDB-TWAS Research Grant amounts to a maximum of USD 50,000 per group. A total of USD 100,000 (for the two groups) total per grant. A grant is normally provided for a period of 24 months. The programme will choose one project per year.
Eligibility
- Each Principle Investigator (PI) must be a national of an IsDB member country and hold a PhD with good research experience and lead each research group.
- One PI MUST be from an IsDB Least Developed Member Country and the other from any of the eligible IsDB member countries.
- Each member of the group should operate in a university or research institution in one of the IsDB member countries. They should be represented in the proposal by a PI. No age limit is applied to the applicant.
- Applications from women scientists are especially encouraged.
- Individual young scientists or leaders of research units currently holding a TWAS Research Grant in the Basic Sciences are not eligible.
Application instructions
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