ASSAf-TWAS-AAAS 2018 Regional Workshop on Science Diplomacy (Fully Funded to South Africa)

This training workshop is designed for young scientists (below the age of 40) living and working in sub-Saharan Africa and whose research and wider engagement has brought them into the international policy-making arena, as well as policymakers and diplomats interested in some of the central science-based themes that might influence their work, and representatives from NGOs and other sectors working at the science-diplomacy interface. Applications are invited from young scientists (up to the age of 40), as well as scientists and/or government officials, etc., with more experience in the policymaking arena (‘science diplomacy ambassadors’).

Benefits

• Economy class flights, local transport and accommodation in South Africa will be covered for selected participants.
• A limited number of spaces for self-funded and partially-funded candidates will also be available.
• Applicants are encouraged to seek support from their institutions and to include a plan for how they will apply the newly gained knowledge and skills back in their organisation.
• Women from Science & Technology Lagging Countries (STLCs) are especially encouraged to apply.
• These countries include: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland , Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
• Successful candidates will be informed in late March 2018.
• An expert committee established by ASSAf, TWAS and AAAS will review the applications received

• This training workshop is designed for young scientists (below the age of 40) living and working in sub-Saharan Africa and whose research and wider engagement has brought them into the international policy-making arena, as well as policymakers and diplomats interested in some of the central science-based themes that might influence their work, and representatives from NGOs and other sectors working at the science-diplomacy interface.
• Alumni will join a global network of young leaders and innovators reaching across borders to address societal challenges and become agents of change in their countries and sectors.
• The completed application should be submitted via the online system which is accessible on http://bit.ly/sciencedipcourse

• The completed application should be submitted via the online system which is accessible on: http://bit.ly/sciencedipcourse
• The deadline for submitting applications is 9 February 2018.
• Applications are invited from young scientists (up to the age of 40), as well as scientists and/or government officials, etc., with more experience in the policymaking arena (‘science diplomacy ambassadors’)
• Deadline to apply is 9 February 2018.