IsDB-TWAS Joint Research & Technology Transfer Grant 2022: Quick-Response Research on post COVID-19 (up to $100,000)
Deadline: 31st of January, 2023
Quick-Response Research on Post COVID-19 Applications for the IsDB-TWAS Joint Research & Technology Transfer Grant 2022 are now being accepted. Together, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and TWAS are fostering and supporting quick-response studies on the major difficulties posed by the post-COVID19 pandemic.
The IsDB developed the IsDB-TWAS Joint Research & Technology Transfer Grant program, which is entirely supported by the IsDB, to foster research cooperation among IsDB member nations. Qualified researchers from 57 IsDB countries are asked to organize a cooperative research group as part of this initiative.
Research Areas:
Examples of specific themes include, but are not limited to:
- COVID-19 prevention and treatment
- Viral Outbreaks
- Zoonotic Diseases
- Long COVID treatment
- Preventing the next pandemic
Grant:
The programme will choose one joint-project per year. The grant amounts to a maximum of
USD $50,000 per research group – USD $100,000 total for the joint-project.
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. (Note: The PI will be
responsible for the coordination of the research, submission of requested documentation
and reporting of the expenses. All TWAS correspondence will be with each PI). - 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 and 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.
Eligible countries:
IsDB Member Countries:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei,
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon,
Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali,
Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian
Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United
Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen
IsDB Least Developed Member Countries:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti,
Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda and Yemen
Application:
The deadline for receiving applications is January 31, 2023. They strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the deadline but submit the application as early as you can to enable us to process your application
as quickly as possible.
