Since 2010, the “TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme” has enabled researchers in early career phases from African countries to visit a research institution in Germany.

For the call of 2024, 162 proposals were submitted, 50 of which were granted funding.

The fellowships are awarded to researchers from 18 African countries: Ethiopia, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Forty-six percent of the funded researchers are women.

In addition, a pilot call for proposals for the “TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme” for researchers from eleven selected countries in the MENA region took place for the first time in 2024.

Fifty-nine proposals were submitted under the programme, 25 of which were approved.

The fellowships are awarded to researchers from 9 countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip) and Tunisia. The proportion of female researchers here is 52%.

The next calls for proposals for the “TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme” for the countries of Africa and the MENA region are scheduled for spring 2025.

Further Information

Here you can find further information on the website of „The World Academy of Sciences“ (TWAS).