TWAS Fellowships for African Scientists (Sandwich and Full)

TWAS Fellowships for African Scientists (Sandwich and Full) are competitively awarded fellowships enabling African PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to conduct research at host institutions in the developing and developed world. Multiple fellowship schemes (e.g. TWAS-CSIR, TWAS-ICCBS, TWAS-CNPq) support research in fields including Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Mathematics and Physics. The fellowships are cohort-style awards that include financial support for research stays. They accept applicants from a wide range of African countries at the PhD and postdoctoral levels.

Tuition coverage and may include living expenses and travel costs for research stays.

Open to applicants from listed African countries who are enrolled at the PhD or postdoctoral level. Eligible countries include Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (DRC), Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Prepare academic transcripts, recommendation letters and a personal statement; submit the application via the official TWAS opportunity webpage before the stated deadline.