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Published: 06 Mar 2025 86 views
The ICTP-Arab Fund Programme supports 10 fellowships for PhD students from Arab countries to access ICTP’s research and training facilities in the years 2024-2027. The fellowships will allow fellows to visit ICTP for a total of 11 months, split into three visits over the three years. Fellows will carry out research/training towards their PhD within the Sandwich Training Educational Programme (STEP) at ICTP (see https://www.ictp.it/opportunity/ictpiaea-sandwich-training-education-programme), mentored by co-supervisors at ICTP in coordination with their supervisors at their home institutes.
For more than 50 years, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) has been a driving force behind global efforts to advance scientific expertise in the developing world. Founded in 1964 by the late Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, ICTP seeks to accomplish its mandate by providing scientists from developing countries with the continuing education and skills that they need to enjoy long and productive careers. ICTP has been a major force in stemming the scientific brain drain from the developing world. ICTP alumni serve as professors at major universities, chairpersons... continue reading
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| Application Deadline | 16 Mar 2025 |
| Type | Fellowship |
| Course to study | View courses |
| Sponsor | International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The fellowship includes a stipend of EU 1,400 per month during each stay at the ICTP, as well as the costs of travel and medical insurance.
It is understood that, during all other periods not covered by the fellowship, i.e. when at the home institute, all support needed for continuing and finishing the fellow’s research work is provided by other funding sources.
Fellowships are awarded by the merit of the thesis proposed by the student and the home country advisor, as decided by the selection committee. Once a fellow is selected, he/she will be assigned an ICTP co-advisor in the appropriate research area. The advisors from both the home and the host institutes will jointly supervise the fellow’s research. The two advisors are expected to coordinate the research and training work of the fellow, which is concluded when the fellow student obtains the PhD at his/her home institute.
PhD students who are nationals of and enrolled in a PhD programme in an Arab Fund Member States are eligible.
Arab Fund Member States are: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
The programme aims at an equitable participation of fellows and encourages applications from women scientists. Priority will be given to young researchers.
Interested candidates should apply to the STEP programme, following the STEP applications procedure.
The online application form is here.
Applicants should complete the online form (Part I). Once this form is submitted with also the contact details (email) of the applicant's PhD supervisor at the home institute, the home supervisor will receive a link to fill out the second part of the application (Part II). Only complete applications with both online forms (i.e., Part I & Part II) submitted by the deadline will be considered.
Applications and supporting documentation are accepted only via the ICTP online application system. Applications, supporting documents and additional information arriving by other means (email or regular post) will not be considered.
For more details, visit ICTP fellowship webpage
