The OWSD Early Career Fellowship from The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) supports women who have completed their PhDs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and are employed at an academic or scientific research institute in one of the listed Science and Technology Lagging Countries (STLCs). The OWSD Early Career Fellowship programme is administered by OWSD with funds generously provided by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The OWSD Early Career Fellowship is for two years and provides up to USD 50,000. The fellow’s institution must waive any overhead or indirect costs on the research project. The eligible scientific fields include:
- Agricultural Sciences
- Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
- Biological Systems and Organisms
- Chemical Sciences
- Computing and Information Technology
- Engineering Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Medical and Health Sciences (including Neurosciences)
- Physics
- Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Applications close on March 14, 2024.
There will be no Call for Applications in 2025.