Call for Applications: AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy 2025

This course will expose participants to key contemporary international policy issues relating to science, technology, environment and health, while providing an overview of how technical information has contributed to different policy developments and international structures. Another focus of the course will be a better understanding of, and appreciation for, the roles of governments, international organizations and the private sector in complex science-based issues, and how different governance structures are developed to address the needs and involvement of these different stakeholders.

• Table of Content
• About The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
• AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy
• Aim and Benefits of AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy
• Requirements for AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

TWAS was founded in 1983 by a distinguished group of scientists from the developing world, under the leadership of Abdus Salam, the Pakistani physicist and Nobel laureate. They shared a belief that developing nations, by building strength in science and engineering, could build the knowledge and skill to address such challenges as hunger, disease and poverty. From the start, the Academy had essential support from Italian scientists and political leaders. The Third World Academy of Sciences, as it was first known, was inaugurated officially in 1985 during a ceremony attended by UN Secretary-... continue reading

AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy

Application Deadline	13 Jan 2025
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy

• Travel, accommodation and visa expenses will be provided to the selected participants.
• Spaces are reserved for a number of young scientists from developing countries (up to the age of 40), as well as scientists and/or government officials, etc, also from developing countries, with more experience in the international policymaking arena (‘science diplomacy ambassadors’).
• A limited number of spaces for self-funded candidates from any country will also be available.

Requirements for AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy Qualification

The workshop is designed for

1. young scientists (below the age of 40) living and working in developing countries whose research and wider engagement has brought them into the international policy-making arena,
2. policymakers and diplomats interested in some of the central science-based themes that might influence their work,
3. research institution administrators and research funders focused on identifying ways to build international networks,
4. representatives from NGOs and other sectors working at the science-diplomacy interface.

• Women are especially encouraged to apply.

Interview date, Process and Venue for AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy

The workshop will take place as follows:

• 21 July (Monday): welcome dinner
• 22-24 July (Tuesday – Thursday): workshop
• 25 July: participants return to their home countries

Application Deadline

January 13, 2025

How to Apply

• Applications must be submitted online via the TWAS web portal and are not accepted by email submission.
• Important: There is one single online application form for the participant pair. To apply the participant pair must use the ‘apply now’ button at the bottom of this webpage to start the application.

The online application is divided in two parts:
 a) The first is for Participant 1 (the Early-Career Scientist – ECS).

b) The second part is for Participant 2 (the Co-Applicant Decisionmaker – DM), from the policymaking arena as indicated above.

Important: The Early-Career Scientist (ECS) is responsible for filling out both parts of the application and submitting the completed document on behalf of the participant pair.

For more details, visit TWAS website.