Postgraduate Fellowship for Scientists from Developing Countries in Pakistan

Applications are invited for TWAS-CIIT Fellowship Programme to
pursue postgraduate research. Fellowship is open to young scientists
from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to obtain all or part
(sandwich or full-time) of their Ph.D. in natural or social sciences.

The aim of the
TWAS-COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Fellowship Programme is
to enable and encourage academically able students from developing countries.

With the world’s
largest South-South Ph.D. and post-doctoral research fellowship program, TWAS
helps early-career researchers to gain education and experience at top global
science institutions.

Applicants must hold an
MSc degree in a field of natural sciences and provide evidence of proficiency
in English if the medium of education was not English.

Course
Level: Fellowship
is awarded in the field of natural sciences (Structural, Cell, and
Molecular Biology, Biological Systems and Organisms, Chemical
Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physics and
Social and Economic Sciences).

Study
Subject: Fellowship
is available to obtain all or part (sandwich or full-time) of their Ph.D.

Scholarship
Award: CIIT
will provide a monthly stipend which should be used to cover living costs such
as food, accommodation, and health insurance. The monthly stipend will not be
convertible into foreign currency.

Scholarship
can be taken in Pakistan

Eligibility: Applicants for these
fellowships must meet the following criteria:

be
nationals of a developing country (other than Pakistan);
must
not be on site in Pakistan;
must
not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Pakistan or any
developed country;
hold an
MSc degree in a field of natural sciences;
IF
applying in a field of eligible social sciences, hold an MSc degree in a
field of social sciences;
be a
maximum age of 35 years by 31 December in the year of application;
for
SANDWICH Fellowships: be registered PhD students in a developing country
and provide the “Registration and No Objection Certificate” from the HOME
University (see sample in guidelines);
for
FULL-TIME Fellowships: be willing to register at a university in
Pakistan;
provide
a certificate of good health from a qualified medical doctor;
provide
an official Acceptance Letter from CIIT (see sample Acceptance Letter on
page 5). Requests for acceptance must be sent to Dr. Tariq-Ur-Rahman (by
e-mail: tariqurrahman-at-comsats.edu.pk) who will facilitate assignment of
a host supervisor. In contacting Dr. Tariq-Ur-Rahman, applicants must
accompany their request for an Acceptance Letter with copy of their CV and
a research proposal outline;
provide
evidence of proficiency in English, if the medium of education was not
English;
provide
evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of
the fellowship;
not
take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship;
be
financially responsible for any accompanying family members.

Nationality: Citizens of a developing
country (other than Pakistan) can apply for this fellowship program.

List of
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African, Republic Chad, Chile, People’s Republic of China, Colombia,
Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica,
Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt,
El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru,
Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi
Arabia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint- Vincent and the Grenadines, South Sudan, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo,
Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda,
Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela,
Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirement: Applicants
must hold
an MSc degree in a field of natural sciences.

Test
Requirement: No

English
Language Requirements: Applicants
from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English
language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

How to
Apply:

The
call for applications is open from April until 31 August of each year.
Applicants
must submit an Acceptance Letter from CIIT when applying, or by the
deadline at the latest. Without preliminary acceptance the application
will not be considered for selection.
Reference
letters must be on letter-headed paper, SIGNED and sent as attachments via
e-mail to TWAS and CIIT. The subject line must contain CIIT/PG and the
candidate’s surname. N.B. Only signed reference letters can be accepted.
The letters can be submitted either by the referee or by the applicant
directly.
Applicants
to the TWAS-CIIT Postgraduate Fellowship Programme should send a copy of
their application (by email) to both TWAS and to CIIT.