According to an agreement between the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS/UNESCO) for the advancement of science in developing countries, up to 40 students/scholars from developing countries will be sponsored to study in China for doctoral degrees for up to 4 years
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington DC, USA, and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, Italy, are seeking candidates to participate in the annual summer course on science diplomacy to be held on 20-23 July 2026 in person in Trieste, Italy.
The Mustafa Prize, a top science and technology award, is granted biennially to the top researchers and scientists of the Islamic world in two categories:
1. Life and Medical Science and Technology
2. Basic and Engineering Sciences
The Prize is granted to works deemed to have improved the human life, have made tangible and cutting-edge innovations on the boundaries of science, or have presented new scientific methodology, and regardless of the scientist's religion. The laureates in each category will be awarded USD 500,000, a special medal, Mustafa(pbuh) emblem, and a certificate.
Nominations can only be submitted by renowned scientists or accredited scientific institutions.
UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences
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The Prize aims to reward major achievements in research, education and international cooperation in the basic sciences for sustainable development. It shall be awarded annually to two individual prize-winners for achievements that are conducive to socio-economic transformation and development on a global or regional scale, based on: excellence in research in the basic sciences fields; basic sciences education and popularization; international or regional cooperation in the basic sciences.
The Prize consists of a monetary reward of US $250,000 for each of the two winners. A gold medal and a diploma will also be awarded to each of the recipients.
Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI)
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With the support of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), UNESCO-TWAS launched a new programme to strengthen the capacity of African countries lagging in science and technology. The programme is aimed at early career researchers who have obtained their PhD abroad and have recently returned or will shortly return to an academic position in their home country. Grants are awarded to promising high-level research projects in Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Earth sciences, Engineering, Information Computer Technology, Mathematics, Medical Sciences and Physics and/or Germany’s High-Tech Agenda carried out in African countries lagging in science and technology identified by TWAS.
