Deadline: March 13, 2024.

The Lahore University of Management Sciences, (LUMS), Pakistan — and TWAS offer fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to pursue research towards a PhD in Natural Sciences and Engineering.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:

•    be a maximum age of 35 years on 31 December of the application year.
•    hold a Master’s degree in a field of natural sciences*.
•    be nationals of a developing country (other than Pakistan).
•    must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Pakistan or any developed country.
•    provide evidence of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English.
•    provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship.
•    not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship.
•    be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.
 *Computer sciences and IT fall under Engineering Sciences for TWAS.

BENEFITS

LUMS will provide a monthly stipend which should be used to cover living costs, such as food, accommodation, local transportation and incidental minor illness. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency.

APPLICATION

Apply online here  https://admissions.lums.edu.pk/ by doing the following:

1. first create an account using your email address;
2. then apply selecting the PhD for Foreign Nationals;
3. subsequently selecting the LUMS-TWAS fellowship option.

•    Once you have applied you may be required to participate in an online interview.

•    Please note you can only submit the required documents a few days AFTER the deadline. You will be provided with complete information on the email addresss used for applying. 

Apply through the OFFICIAL LINK