PhD Fellowships for Women from Developing World in Italy 2018

The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) is an international non-profit organization based at the offices of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), in Trieste, Italy, a program unit of UNESCO. OWSD provides research training, career development and networking opportunities for women scientists in developing countries.

OWSD is offering fellowships for Women Scientists from Science and Technology Lagging Countries (STLCs), to undertake PhDresearch in the Natural, Engineering and Information Technology sciences at one of the listed institutes.The general purpose of the fellowship program is to contribute to the emergence of a new generation of women leaders in science and technology, and to promote their effective participation in the scientific and technological development of their countries. Candidates can choose between two study schemes:

[1] Full-time fellowship (maximum 4 years funding), where the research is undertaken entirely at a host institute in another developing country.

[2] Sandwich fellowship, where the candidate must be a registered PhD student in her home country and undertakes part of her studies at a host institute in another developing country. The sandwich fellowship is awarded for a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 research visits at the host institute. The minimum duration of the first visit is 6 months.