Deadline: 06-Oct-2025
The World Academy of Sciences has launched its TWAS Visiting Expert Programme to provide institutions and research groups in developing countries, especially the Least Developed Countries and those with limited outside contacts, with opportunities to establish long-term links with world leaders in areas of science other than mathematics and physics, and help develop capacity-building in their country.
Under the programme, prospective host institutions can invite internationally renowned experts with a minimum degree of a PhD to collaborate in research and training. The visit should have a minimum stay of two weeks and a maximum of four weeks at the host institution. The visiting expert is expected to interact closely with faculty and students to strengthen existing activities and/or establish new lines of research. The expert can also deliver lectures, supervise students, and discuss future collaborative partnerships. The program particularly welcomes nominations from women.
TWAS will provide the visiting expert with the most direct economy-class, round-trip travel, while the host institution is expected to cover local expenses. Upon completion of the visit, both the visiting expert and the host institution must provide comprehensive reports outlining the visit’s impact on the educational and research programmes of the host institution. Only persons who have attained international recognition in their fields of science will be considered for support.
Institutions interested in the programme must complete an online application form. The following documentation must be uploaded: a brief CV of the Visiting Expert (maximum 10 pages) and a list of publications; a letter from the Visiting Expert detailing the research and teaching program he/she could assist with; and a supporting statement from the head of the host institution. Applicants may apply for only one programme per calendar year in the TWAS and OWSD portfolio.
For more information, visit TWAS.
