The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) is an independent, non-profit and non-governmental body based at the offices of TWAS, in Trieste, Italy.

OWSD provides research training, career development and networking opportunities for women scientists throughout the developing world at different stages in their careers.

Postgraduate Training Fellowships for Women Scientists from Sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDC) at Centres of Excellence in the South.

The Fellowship is offered to women scientists to pursue postgraduate research in a field of the natural sciences. Deadline for applications: 31 May 2016.

This fellowship programme is for female students from Sub-Saharan Africa or Least Developed Countries (LDCs) who wish to pursue postgraduate training leading to a doctorate degree at a centre of excellence in the South outside their own country.

Eligible Scientific Fields: Agricultural Sciences; Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology; Biological Systems and Organisms; Medical and Health Sciences; Neurosciences; Chemical Sciences; Engineering Sciences; Information Technology; Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Physics

The call for 2016 fellowship applications is open!
Applications should be submitted by email only to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and should reach the OWSD Secretariat by the deadline of 31 May 2016 at the latest.

The Fellowship Application Form is available here:
http://www.owsd.net/career-development/phd-fellowship