TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme 2026 for Young Scientists from Least Developed Countries.

Application Deadline: 31 October 2026

Applications at the moment are open for the 2026 TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme. UNESCO-TWAS, in collaboration with the Lincei Academy and the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), provides younger scientists from Least Developed Countries the chance to go to both analysis laboratories at Centres of Excellence in Trieste or Udine, Italy.

Research proposals should fall beneath the umbrella of sustainability science and thus be related to areas that assist the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The function of those trade fellowships is twofold:

To catalyze the formation of hyperlinks for additional collaboration.

To improve the capability of promising consultants, particularly these at first of their profession

Eligibility

• Applicants should be a most age of 40 years on 31 December of the application yr
• Applicants should maintain an MSc (or increased diploma)
• Applicants should be nationals of a least developed nation (See listing at: https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/least-developed-country-category/ldcs-…)
• Applicants should maintain a analysis place in a least developed nation
• Particular consideration might be given to analysis tasks that fall beneath the umbrella of sustainability science
• Women scientists are inspired to apply
• Applicants already on web site within the host nation are usually not eligible
• Only functions within the scientific fields specified under and listed within the application type might be thought-about.

Eligible Host Institutions

Eligible host establishments are the next:

• International School for Advanced Studies – SISSA
• International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology – ICGEB
• National Institute for Nuclear Physics – INFN (just one host supervisor out there: Prof. Andrea Vacchi)
• National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS
• University of Trieste – www.units.it/en
• University of Udine – www.uniud.it/en
• Materials Foundry-National Research Council – IOM-CNR
• Area Science Park – en.areasciencepark.it/
• Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste – www.elettra.eu/

Scientific Fields

Only functions within the fields listed under might be thought-about. Research proposals should be related to areas that assist the SDGs (please see https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org).

– SISSA

1. Astroparticle Physics (APP)
2. Astrophysics and Cosmology (APC)
3. Theory and Numerical Simulation of Condensed Matter (CM)
4. Physics and Chemistry of Biological Systems (SBP)
5. Statistical Physics (SP)
6. Theoretical Particle Physics (TPP)
7. Data Science Excellence Department Initiative (DS)
    

1. Cognitive Neuroscience
2. Neurobiology
3. Functional and Structural Genomics
    

1. Geometry
2. Mathematical evaluation
3. Mathematical modelling
4. Mathematical physics
5. Numerical evaluation and scientific computing

Application and Selection Procedure

• Fellowships are awarded by the Selection Committee on the idea of scientific advantage.
• Applications must be accomplished in English.
• Material requested:
  1. the finished application type;
  2. copy of passport, even when expired (solely the web page with private particulars is required);
  3. the applicant’s curriculum vitae;
  4. an announcement on scientific pursuits and future plans for analysis in sustainability sciences within the home nation explicitly referring to which SDGs contributions are prone to be made;
  5. full listing of publications (don’t enclose reprints of articles);
  6. copy of the MSc (or increased) certificates;
  7. a current invitation letter obtained by way of one of many eligible host laboratories listed above which ought to include the proposed time of the go to (3 months) and may seek advice from the proposed cooperation. It must be made evident that the applicant and the proposed host have been in touch concerning the scientific work to be achieved throughout the go to and that the situations for conducting the work have been agreed when it comes to the timing of the go to and the amenities out there;
  8. current letters of advice by two referees who’re acquainted with the applicant’s work. N.B. Only signed reference letters could be accepted.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme