Deadline: |
4 June 2020
Location: |
Online.
Collaboration between the 2 groups can be done in 2 ways: online and by visiting the partner institute for training and collaboration purposes.
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The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and TWAS have partnered to promote and support quick-response research on key challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the possible consequences. The IsDB-TWAS Joint Research & Technology Transfer Grant program is fully funded by the IsDB and established to develop collaboration between researchers of IsDB member countries. Under this program, qualified researchers from 57 IsDB countries* are invited to form a joint research collaboration consisting of two groups from different countries working on areas related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- COVID-19.
- Viral Outbreaks.
- Zoonotic Diseases.
- Diagnosis.
- Treatment.
- Any topic directly and indirectly related to COVID-19
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English.
- The online application form as well as the research paper, reports, and communication with this office should be in English.
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EGYPT, SYRIA, IRAQ, PALESTINE, JORDAN, LEBANON, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, SAUDI ARABIA, EMIRATES, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN, OMAN, YEMEN, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI, MAURITANIA, TURKEY, IRAN, COMOROS, & OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.
- IsDB Member Countries.
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2 Years.
The research grant will be active for 2 years from the date of the signature on the contract.
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- Each Principle Investigator (PI) must be a national of an IsDB member country and hold a Ph.D. 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.
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- The program 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.
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First Step: Create your account through this link.
Second Step: You will soon receive an email with the link to activate your account. If you do not receive the email in a few minutes, check the spam folder of your mailbox.
Third Step: Complete the form that you will get its link in the email.
- There are a few helpful hints about how to fill in this Online Form in this file, download it and follow the steps until you submit.
Note:
If you have technical problems with the online form, contact [email protected]
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This Scholarship Published by:
” Ahd Ezzat / Egypt “Reviewed by” Reem Wally/ Egypt
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