OWSD Early Career for Young PhD Women in Science and Technology up to at $50.000

The organization for women in science for the developing world OWSD is accepting entries for OWSD Early Career Fellowship. The OWSD Early Career Fellowship is a prestigious award of up to USD 50,000 offered to women who have completed their PhDs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and are employed at an academic or scientific research institute in one of the listed Science and Technology Lagging Countries (STLCs). The OWSD Early Career fellows are supported to establish environments at their institutions where they can maintain an international standard of research and attract scholars from all over the world to collaborate.

1. The OWSD Early Career Fellowship is for three years and provides up to USD 50,000.
2. Please note that the OWSD Early Career Fellowship does not provide for the fellow’s salary which must be guaranteed by the fellow’s institution.
3. The fellow’s institution must waive any overhead or indirect costs on the research project. However, applicants can include in their budget break-down any costs for support from the institution that will directly benefit the research project (for example, lab technician’s time, maintenance and utilities costs, administrative officer’s time, etc.).
4. The fellowship entails an initial advance payment, disbursements at regular intervals, reimbursements of expenses made with funds advanced by the Administering Institute, and also support for direct procurement done by the OWSD Secretariat on fellows’ behalf (only for purchases above USD 10,000).
5. Overhead and administrative costs are not eligible. If these costs are included, your application will be disqualified.

1. To be eligible to apply for the OWSD Early Career Fellowship applicants must meet the following criteria:
2. Eligible academic qualification: PhD in one of the above listed study fields. PhD awarded not more than 10 years prior to application.
3. Eligible countries: Applicants must have been resident in one of the listed Science and Technology Lagging Countries (STLCs) for at least 5 years. The 5 years do not have to be consecutive. Applicants can be citizens of any country, provided that the above residence requirement is fulfilled.
4. Eligible employment: At the time of application, applicants must provide proof of being employed at the university or research institute where the research project will be carried out. If employment has not yet commenced, a proof of employment offer and confirmation of acceptance is required. The institution where the research project will be carried out must be in one of the listed STLCs. Applicants must provide evidence that they will receive a salary from their university/research institute for the duration of the three-year fellowship.

Eligible STEM fields:

1. Agricultural Sciences
2. Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
3. Biological Systems and Organisms
4. Chemical Sciences
5. Computing and Information Technology
6. Engineering Sciences
7. Mathematical Sciences
8. Medical and Health Sciences (including Neurosciences)
9. Physics
10. Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
11. Required documents:
12. See full list here.

Documents:

• Passport
• Proof of residence
• PhD certificate
• Proof of employment
• Curriculum Vitae
• Publications
• Reference letters
• Supporting statement of head of applicant’s institution
• Budget file
• Additional documentation

About OWSD:

The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) is an independent, non-profit and non-governmental body based at the offices of TWAS, in Trieste, Italy. OWSD provides research training, career development, and networking opportunities for women scientists throughout the developing world at different stages in their careers.

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