OWSD Fellowships for Early Career Women Scientists

The OWSD Early Career Fellowship is a prestigious award of up to USD $50,000 offered to 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 fellows will be supported to establish an environment at their institution where they can maintain an international standard of research and attract scholars from all over the world to collaborate.

Fellowships are open to early career women scientists from science and technology lagging countries 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 eligible countries.

Fellows will receive up to US $50,000 for two years to continue their research and to establish an environment where they can maintain an international standard of research and attract scholars from all over the world to collaborate. The fellowships are jointly funded by IDRC and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.