The programme aims at fostering strong, internationally oriented higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with the capacity to contribute to sustainable development. As part of the In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme DAAD offers scholarships for PhD and Master Studies.

Four PhD scholarships are available now within the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering. The successful applicants will work on two Australian Research Council (ARC) funded Discovery Projects. One is one high entropy alloys and another is on additive manufacturing of metals.

The University of Queensland is inviting applications for PhD scholarship: Evolutionary and developmental genomics.This project seeks to understand how the environment influences the fate of cells over an animal's life, and how this influence originated in animal evolution.

Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation is inviting applications for a course in  Responsible Aquaculture Development 2021. This course learns professionals involved in aquaculture sector development with making sector management plans for a certain region or ecosystem that take ecological, socio-economic and governance aspects into consideration.

Project Africa GRADIENT (Genomic Research Approach for Diversity and Optimising Therapeutics) was initiated in 2018 as a collaboration between GSK and Novartis. The primary aim was to establish a consortium to collaborate with expert academic centers and organisations in Africa to support high quality research on African genetic diversity of relevance to drug therapeutics.

EKOenergy seeks project proposals to provide funding for solar and wind energy projects in developing countries. The funding will be made available to renewable electricity projects aimed at alleviating energy poverty. All projects are managed by experienced organizations and are implemented in cooperation with local NGOs. EKOenergy will support 6-8 new projects of €15 thousand to €35 thousand each.

P. Opio, Kisolo, A., Okullo, W., and Ireeta, T. W., “Variation of radiofrequency intensities from the DTTV-transmitter in Kampala Metropolitan; Uganda”, Engineering Applied Science, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 21-29, 2021.

Funder: Wellcome trust

This funding supports researchers to develop and test innovative ways of making health research open, accessible and reusable.

Eligibility

S. Asiimwe, Anywar, G. U., Kakudidi, E. Kyomugisha, and Tugume, P., “Medicinal Plants in Uganda as Potential Therapeutics against Neurological Disorders”, Medicinal Herbs and Fungi, pp. 421-443, 2021.

The TWAS Research Grants Programme in Basic Sciences was established in response to the needs of researchers in developing countries, particularly those attached to institutions that lack appropriate research facilities.

The TWAS Research Grants Programme in Basic Sciences was established in response to the needs of researchers in developing countries, particularly those attached to institutions that lack appropriate research facilities.

The TWAS Research Grants Programme in Basic Sciences was established in response to the needs of researchers in developing countries, particularly those attached to institutions that lack appropriate research facilities.

The Willy Brandt Small Research Grants are short-term scholarships that are primarily intended to enable young scientists to complete an ongoing research project. Projects are funded that deal directly with the work or legacy of Willy Brandt, or with a chapter in contemporary history that is linked to Brandt's name and political life. The foundation awards up to two Small Research Grants per year.

The Willy Brandt Small Research Grants are short-term scholarships that are primarily intended to enable young scientists to complete an ongoing research project. Projects are funded that deal directly with the work or legacy of Willy Brandt, or with a chapter in contemporary history that is linked to Brandt's name and political life. The foundation awards up to two Small Research Grants per year.

International Max-Planck Research School (IMPRS) on Astrophysics is offering about 25 PhD positions for research topics in various fields of astrophysics with in the IMPRS program at Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU). Generally, students are admitted for the IMPRS on Astrophysics Graduate School once a year.

Fellowships and Junior Fellowships are normally awarded for the academic year (September 13, 2021, to May 13, 2022). During this time, recipients are expected to be in residence at Dumbarton Oaks and to devote full time to their study projects without undertaking any other major activities. Awards may also be made for a single term (either September 13, 2021, to January 7, 2021, or January 24 to May 13, 2022).

The following Master of Science degree courses are being offered in English for the 2021-22 academic year: Agricultural water management engineering (Szent István University)*, Plant protection (Szent István University)* and Crop production

The Petroleum Research Fund is an endowed fund, managed by the American Chemical Society (ACS) that supports fundamental research directly related to petroleum or fossil fuels at nonprofit institutions (generally colleges and universities) in the United States and other countries.

The Herman Frasch Fund for Chemical Research is a trust created under the will of Elizabeth Blee Frasch, administered by Bank of America, N.A. as Trustee.  The American Chemical Society advises the Trustee on the Frasch program. The purpose of the Foundation is to award grants to nonprofit incorporated institutions to support research in the field of agricultural chemistry which will be of practical benefit to the agricultural development of the United States.

The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding contributions made by physicists who are just beginning their careers and to help promote the careers of exceptionally promising young physicists. The prize is given annually and will consist of $3,000 and a certificate citing the contributions of the recipient, plus an allowance for travel to an APS meeting to receive the award and deliver an invited lecture.