Educational Research and Consultancy: Scholarships for Bangladeshi Students in Iran 2014

2014 TWAS-IROST Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Developing Countries in Iran

Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST)

Fellowship

Deadline: September 15, 2013

Study in: Iran

Course Start: 2014

Description:

TWAS-IROST offers postdoctoral fellowship program in the field of natural sciences at the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST). This postdoctoral fellowship program is young scientists from developing countries (other than Iran) and is tenable for a minimum period of six months to a maximum period of twelve months at IROST. IROST will provide a standard monthly allowance which should be used to cover living costs, such as accommodation, food and health insurance. Only emergency medical aid will be available, if needed. The monthly stipend will not be converted into foreign currency.

Field(s) of study:

Fellowships are provided in the field of natural sciences at the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST). Fellowships are to pursue postdoctoral research in applied agriculture, biotechnology, mechanical engineering, electrical and computer science engineering, advanced material and renewable energies, industrial chemistry and space sciences.

Target group:

The students of developing countries (other than Iran) Afghanistan, Gambia, Mozambique, Bangladesh, The Guinea, Myanmar, Benin, Nepal, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Niger, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Cambodia, Korea, Dem Rep., Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Kyrgyz Republic, Somalia, Liberia, Tajikistan, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Malawi, Togo, Congo, Dem. Rep, Eritrea, Mali, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Zimbabwe, Albania, Indonesia, Samoa, Armenia, India, São Tomé and Principe, Belize, Iraq, Senegal, Bhutan, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Bolivia, Kosovo, South Sudan, Cameroon, Lao PDR, Sri Lanka, Cape Verde, Lesotho, Sudan, Congo, Rep., Marshall Islands, Swaziland, Côte d’Ivoire, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Syrian Arab Republic, Djibouti, Moldova, Timor-Leste, Egypt, Arab Rep., Mongolia, Tonga, El Salvador, Morocco, Ukraine, Fiji, Nicaragua, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Nigeria, Vanuatu, Ghana, Pakistan, Vietnam, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, West Bank and Gaza, Guyana, Paraguay, Yemen, Rep., Honduras, Philippines, Zambia, Angola, Ecuador, Palau, Algeria, Gabon, Panama, American Samoa, Grenada, Peru, Antigua and Barbuda, Islamic Rep., Romania, Argentina, Jamaica, Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Serbia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia, South Africa, Botswana, Lebanon, St. Lucia, Brazil, Libya, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Suriname, Chile, Macedonia, FYR, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Tunisia, Colombia, Maldives, Turkey, Costa Rica, Mauritius, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Mexico, Tuvalu, Dominica, Montenegro and Uruguay) can apply for the Fellowship.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

IROST will provide a standard monthly allowance which should be used to cover living costs, such as accommodation, food and health insurance. Only emergency medical aid will be available, if needed. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency.

Eligibility:

Applicants for these Fellowships must meet the following criteria:

Apply for the TWAS-IROST Postdoctoral Fellowship within 5 years of completion of their PhD qualification;
Be permanent resident in a developing country (other than I.R. Iran);
Must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Iran or any developed country;
Hold a PhD degree in a field of science and/or technology;
Be regularly employed in a developing country (other than the host country) and hold a research assignment there;
Provide evidence that s/he will return to their home country on completion of the fellowship;
Not take up other assignments during the period of his/her fellowship;
Be accepted at an IROST department participating in the scheme and provide an official acceptance letter from the head of the department (see sample Acceptance Letter in the application form). Requests for acceptance must be directed to the eligible department at IROST with copy to Dr. Mahmoud Molanejad;
Provide evidence of proficiency in English;
Be financially responsible for any accompanying family member.

Application instructions:

Applicants should submit the acceptance letter from an IROST department to TWAS when applying or by the deadline at the latest. Without preliminary acceptance, the application will not be considered for selection. The assessment process will be undertaken by a panel experienced in the mentioned field of study. The call for applications is open from 12th March until 15th September of each year.

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