TWAS Visiting Expert Programme 2026 for scientists in developing countries.

Application Deadline: 23 November 2026

Applications at the moment are open for the 2026 TWAS Visiting Expert Programme. This programme supplies establishments and analysis teams in developing nations, particularly the Least Developed Countries and people with restricted exterior contacts, with Opportunities to ascertain long-term hyperlinks with world leaders in areas of science aside from arithmetic and physics, and assist develop capacity-building in their nation.

The programme helps visits of internationally famend scientists to establishments situated in developing countries, particularly these situated in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

The goal of the programme is to supply establishments and analysis teams in developing nations, particularly these with restricted exterior contacts, with the chance to ascertain long-term hyperlinks with world leaders in science and so assist develop capacity-building in their nation.

1. Under the programme, potential host establishments can invite internationally famend specialists in areas of science aside from arithmetic and physics to collaborate in analysis and coaching. The visiting skilled shall be anticipated to work together intently with school and college students of the host establishment with the goal of strengthening its current actions and/or aiding in the institution of recent strains of analysis. The visiting skilled might additionally ship lectures and seminars to analysis college students, supervise college students, conduct analysis and talk about future collaborative partnerships.
2. The go to ought to have a minimal keep of two weeks on the host establishment. Applications to resume profitable visits shall be thought-about in the next yr(s). TWAS will present the Visiting Expert with essentially the most direct financial system class journey (round-trip) whereas the host establishment is predicted to cowl native bills.
3. On completion of the go to, the visiting skilled and the host establishment ought to present complete experiences outlining the influence the go to has had on the tutorial and analysis programmes of the host establishment.

Application Procedure:

Institutions wishing to be thought-about for this programme should full the net application kind by clicking on the ‘Apply now’ button on the backside of this web page. While filling in the net application, the next documentation must be uploaded:

•  temporary CV of the Visiting Expert (most 10 pages) and checklist of publications;
• letter from the Visiting Expert detailing the analysis and educating programme with which he/she might help on the host institute (template out there in the net kind);
• supporting assertion from the top of the host establishment (template out there in the net kind).

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the TWAS Visiting Expert Programme