UNESCO-TWAS Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI) 2023 (up to $67,700)

Applications are open for the UNESCO-TWAS Seed Award for New African Head Examiners (SG-NAPI)
2023. Fully backed up by the German Government Service of Schooling and Exploration (BMBF), UNESCO-TWAS
sent off another program to reinforce the limit of African nations slacking in science and
innovation.

The program is focused on youthful researchers who are getting laid out in their nation or are going to
get back to a scholarly position. Awards are granted to promising undeniable level exploration projects in
Agribusiness, Science, Science, Studies of the planet, Designing, Data PC Innovation, Mathematics, Medical Sciences and Physics carried out in African countries lagging in science and
technology identified by TWAS.

Grant:

Research Grants to research units amount to a maximum of USD $67,700.

Eligibility:

• Applying Principal Investigators must be nationals of an eligible country, who holds a PhD
  and has good research experience. The grant should operate within a university or a
  research institution in one of the African countries lagging in science and technology.
• The PI must be 40 or under. Any applicant turning 41 in the year of application is not eligible.
• The PI must have obtained their Ph.D. within the last 5 years in a country other than their
  home country.
• The PI must have returned to their home country (refer to list in the guidelines) within the
  last 36 months or will return home before the end of 2023.
• The PI must hold, be offered or be in the process of accepting a position at an academic
  and/or research institution (including international research centers) in their home country.
• The PI must be national of an eligible African country that is lagging in science and
  technology.
• Applicant must at the time of application NOT have an active research grant with TWAS or
  OWSD Early Career Women Scientists (ECWS) Fellowship.
• Applications from women scientists and those working in Least Developed Countries are
  especially encouraged.
• The applicant must submit a strong Research Proposal, you may find further information on
  how to write a strong proposal by visiting AuthorAID.
• Be advised that applicants may apply for only one programme per calendar year in the
  TWAS and OWSD portfolio. Applicants will not be eligible to visit another institution in that
  year under the TWAS Visiting Scientists the Visiting Professor programmes. One exception:
• The head of an institution who invites an external scholar to share his/her expertise under
  the TWAS Visiting Professor programme or the TWAS Visiting Expert programme may still
  apply for another programme.

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