TWAS-CUI Postgraduate Fellowship Programme 2026 for young scientists from developing countries (Funded)

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Application Deadline: 15 June 2026

Applications are now open for the 2026 TWAS-CUI Postgraduate Fellowship Programme. The TWAS-COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) Fellowship Programme for postgraduate research offers fellowships to young scientists from developing countries other than Pakistan, who wish to obtain their PhD in natural or social sciences.

Programme details

• TWAS-CUI Postgraduate Fellowships are tenable in the departments and laboratories of the campuses of the COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI).
• FULL-TIME Fellowships (for those not registered for a PhD in their home country): The Fellowship may granted for a period of up to 3 years. Candidates will register for their PhD in the relevant department at one of the campuses of CUI, Pakistan.
• CUI-TWAS Fellowships are offered in the following areas of the natural and related applied sciences: Computer Science
  Computer Engineering
  Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM)
  Mathematics
  Environmental Sciences
  Biotechnology
  Chemistry
  Pharmacy
• CUI-TWAS Fellowships are also offered in the following social and economic sciences: Management Science, Development Studies
• CUI will provide a monthly stipend which should be used to cover living costs such as food, accommodation and health insurance. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency.
• Successful applicants will be able to join from the Autumn semester in September 2026 or the Spring semester, in February 2027 with exception of the Abbottabad campus where Spring semester starts in March (depending availability of PhD programmes).
• The language of instruction is English.

Eligibility

Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:

• be nationals of a developing country (other than Pakistan);
• must not be on site in Pakistan;
• must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Pakistan or any developed country;
• hold an MSc degree (with research) in a field of natural sciences;
• IF applying in a field of eligible social sciences, hold a MSc degree in a field of social sciences;
• be a maximum age of 35 years by 31 December in the year of application;
• FULL-TIME Fellowships applicants:
  a) must be willing to register at CUI, Pakistan;b) must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent degree, with thesis of 06 credit hours and with no less than 3.0/4.0 CGPA or 60% marks, and without “D” grades throughout the academic career; c) must pass a Graduate Record Examinations- GRE (Subject) test as per policy of the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (HEC) or must sit the Graduate Assessment Test (GAT subject) managed by the National Testing Service, Pakistan (NTS) within the first semester of studies at CUI and score a minimum mark of 60;

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the TWAS-CUI Postgraduate Fellowship Programme