TWAS-LUMS Call for Applications: Postgraduate Fellowship Programme

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The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan — and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) offer Postgraduate Fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in Natural Sciences and Engineering.

Programme details:

  • TWAS-LUMS Postgraduate Fellowships are tenable at the departments of The Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE) of the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan for studies leading to a PhD degree in one of the fields of Natural Sciences and Engineering.
  • Applicants must not be registered for a PhD degree in their home country in order to apply for the fellowship. 
  • The language of instruction is English.

Applicants from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and women are especially encouraged to apply.

Eligibility:

  • be a maximum age of 35 years on 31 December of the application year;
  • hold a Master’s degree in a field of natural sciences*;
  • be nationals of a developing country (other than Pakistan);
  • must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Pakistan or any developed country;
  • provide evidence of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English;
  • provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship;
  • not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship;
  • be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.

Funding details:

  • maximum period of 60 months (or five years). 
  • a monthly stipend which should be used to cover living costs, such as food, accommodation, local transportation and incidental minor illness.
  • the monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency.

Read more here.

Applications deadline March 13, 2024

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