ISLAMABAD: August 31 will be the last date for Pakistanis to apply for the Young Scientists’ Fellowship Program (YSTP) being executed through the support of the Mustafa Science and Technology Foundation (MSTF) and COMSTECH, the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technical Cooperation, Pakistan’s state-run APP reported on Tuesday.
The fellowship program, to be conducted at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, has been designed to support young scientists from Islamic countries.
“The fellowship program has been announced in the research areas of Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy and Turbines, IOT and ICT, Water and Environment, Oil and Gas, Earthquake, Electronics, Nano Biochemistry, Transportation, Data Science and AI, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering,” APP reported.
“The initiative has been launched with the aim of capacity building and nurturing the young generation for the development of science, technology, and innovation in line with the values and needs of Islamic society.”
The program provides short-term fellowships to young scholars, technologists and faculty members under 40 years of age who hold at least a Master’s degree. The duration of the fellowships will be 6-12 months.
“The fellowship opportunity will help the fellows get acquainted with novel scientific and technological achievements in the Islamic world; share capacities and exchange new findings through networking and streamlining, and strengthen international relations to help develop science and technology,” APP said.
The initiative is also aimed at deepening and institutionalizing international communications and collaborations, improving the quality of research studies, expanding the border of knowledge, and helping to solve important scientific and technological challenges of Islamic countries through international cooperation, APP added.
