2025
COMSTECH

Le COMSTECH, Comité ministériel permanent pour la coopération scientifique et technologique de l’Organisation de la coopération islamique (OCI), a lancé son programme de bourses de recherche destiné aux jeunes chercheuses.

Cette initiative vise à soutenir les jeunes femmes scientifiques engagées dans la recherche autochtone au sein des États membres de l’OCI. Le programme a pour objectif de promouvoir l’excellence scientifique, de renforcer les capacités de recherche et de contribuer à freiner la fuite des cerveaux parmi les chercheurs talentueux de la région. Les subventions peuvent être utilisées pour l’achat de petit matériel scientifique, de consommables et d’ouvrages spécialisés.

En réponse, l’OIC-COMSTECH a reçu 690 candidatures, dont 607 provenant du Pakistan et 83 d’autres États membres de l’OCI.

Les propositions de recherche des candidats présélectionnés ont été évaluées par des experts externes, et les chercheurs suivants, issus de différents États membres de l’OCI, ont été sélectionnés pour bénéficier de bourses de recherche pour l’année 2025-2026.

Bénéficiaires de la Bourse de recherche OIC-COMSTECH
pour les jeunes femmes 2025-26

Offer Deadline: Mon, 23 Jun 2025

The TÜBİTAK Research Institute for Fundamental Sciences (TBAE) is currently accepting expressions of interest from postdoctoral researchers interested in applying for the prestigious 2025 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) call, funded by the European Commission.

This preliminary call is intended to identify eligible candidates and provide support throughout the development of their full MSCA-PF proposals. Selected candidates will work closely with experienced supervisors at TBAE in preparation for the final application submission due by 10 September 2025.

Application deadline for expressions of interest: 23 June 2025

Interested researchers should submit:

A detailed CV (including exact dates and locations),

A research proposal (max. two pages),

A signed « Declaration of Eligibility » form.

Applications must be sent to:
orkun.hasekioglu [at] tubitak.gov.tr
tbae.iletisim [at] tubitak.gov.tr

More details, including eligibility criteria and TBAE’s research priority areas, can be found in the full announcement below.

1- https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions-msca-postdoctoral-fellowships-2025-call-expression-0#share

2- https://ufukavrupa.org.tr/en/open-call/call-postdoctoral-researchers-apply-now-msca-fellowship-tubitak-tbae

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International.students@pieas.edu.pk
Looking forward to welcoming international students at PIEAS. For more details, please visit the international student office web page: https://www.pieas.edu.pk/international-students.cshtml

1. Call is currently open
2. Flyer: Click Here

COMSTECH and The University of Lahore has launched a special collaborative program offering scholarships in Full Degree Programs, Fellowships and Short-term Training to the nationals of Republic of Bangladesh. These scholarships will support students, scholars, scientists, engineers and technicians from Bangladesh.

The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025 has ranked The University of Lahore (UOL) among the top 500 universities globally. UOL has market-driven curriculum, excellent teaching and learning, robust applied and academic research, and efficient management systems.

Fields of Study

These scholarships can be availed in wide range of fields of

• Allied Health Sciences
• AI and Advance Computing
• Engineering
• other STEM Disciplines

Eligibility

• Nationals of Bangladesh
• Nationals of Bangladesh, residing in any country of the world are eligible to apply for this programme.
• Between the age of 17- 45 years
• Female candidates and Minorities will be given preference.

Target beneficiaries

• Students. young researchers, scholars, scientists (enrolled in PhD, Masters, undergraduate programmes or involved in active research) are eligible for this programme.
• Technical personnel’s working for S&T and Engineering laboratories (For technicians training programme).

 Duration of Award

The duration of Full Degree Program, Fellowship and Short-term Training will be covered under this award. Duration can be extended with mutual agreement of host institution and COMSTECH secretariat.

Benefits

COMSTECH secretariat will cover the following expenses for scholarships:

• 1 economy class round trip from applicant home and host institution for the whole scholarship period
• Local transport for airport pick up and drop off.
• Host institutions will provide tuition fee waiver for the students of full degree programs
• Host institutions will provide an honorarium and free accommodation for the researchers and trainees, respectively.

How to apply:

Application Form: LINK

For More Details: Click Here

Contact Information Address: COMSTECH Secretariat, 33-Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad

Email: Khazima@comstech.org  ; saad.zafar@uol.edu.pk; hafizpcmd@yahoo.com;
pojabbina@comstech.org

1. Start Date: 20^th Dec 2024
2. Last Date: 30 April 2025
3. Flyer: Click Here

COMSTECH and The University of Lahore has launched a special collaborative program offering scholarships in Full Degree Programs, Fellowships and Short-term Training to the nationals of Republic of Bangladesh. These scholarships will support students, scholars, scientists, engineers and technicians from Bangladesh.

The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025 has ranked The University of Lahore (UOL) among the top 500 universities globally. UOL has market-driven curriculum, excellent teaching and learning, robust applied and academic research, and efficient management systems.

Fields of Study covered under this program includes

These scholarships can be availed in wide range of fields of Allied Health Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Sciences, Social Sciences, Management Sciences, Arts & Architecture, Languages & Literature, Information Technology and Pharmacy

Details of offered courses: Click Here

Eligibility

• Nationals of Bangladesh
• Nationals of Bangladesh, residing in any country of the world are eligible to apply for this programme.
• Between the age of 22- 45 years
• Female candidates and Minorities will be given preference.

Target beneficiaries

• Students. young researchers, scholars, scientists (enrolled in PhD, Masters, undergraduate programmes or involved in active research) are eligible for this programme.
• Technical personnel’s working for S&T and Engineering laboratories (For technicians training programme).

 Duration of Award

The duration of Full Degree Program, Fellowship and Short-term Training will be covered under this award. Duration can be extended with mutual agreement of host institution and COMSTECH secretariat.

Benefits

COMSTECH secretariat will cover the following expenses for scholarships:

• 1 economy class round trip from applicant home and host institution for the whole scholarship period
• Local transport for airport pick up and drop off.
• Host institutions will provide tuition fee waiver for the students of full degree programs
• Host institutions will provide an honorarium and free accommodation for the researchers and trainees, respectively.

How to apply:

Application Form: LINK

Contact Information Address: COMSTECH Secretariat, 33-Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad

Email: Khazima@comstech.org  ; saad.zafar@uol.edu.pk; hafizpcmd@yahoo.com

Call for Applications is Open

Venue: University of Technology Sarawak, Malaysia
Application Deadline April 20, 2025.

Flyer: Click Here

Introduction to OIC-COMSTECH:

OIC-COMSTECH, the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation), was established by the Third Islamic Summit of OIC held at Makkah, Saudi Arabia, in January 1981. The President of Pakistan is the Chairman of OIC-COMSTECH. The core mandate of OIC-COMSTECH is to strengthen cooperation among OIC Member States in science and technology (S&T) and enhance their capabilities through training in emerging areas, undertake follow-up-actions and implementation of the resolutions of the OIC, and to draw up programs and submit proposals designed to increase the capability of the Muslim countries in science and technology (S&T). The ultimate aim is to build and nourish a scientific culture in addition to using S&T as a major contributor to socio-economic development and rapid industrialization.

Introduction of University of Technology Sarawak (UTS):

The University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) is a full-fledged university located in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia. It was established in 2012 as the University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) and was upgraded to a university in 2021. UTS is wholly owned by the State Government of Sarawak through Yayasan Sarawak (Sarawak Foundation). UTS is committed to providing students with affordable world-class university education that nurtures creative and entrepreneurial leaders through a broad education in science and technology. UTS offers 34 programs under six schools, with an emphasis on developing programs in collaboration with industries, local communities, government policy institutions and local and international

organizations. It has produced over 2,600 graduates with an average employability rate of 99.1%, making it one of the highest employability rates in Malaysia. UTS also has six research centers contributing solutions to local challenges by employing science, technology and digital innovation towards achieving social, economic and environmental sustainability’s. In the last Ten years, UTS has expanded its teaching roots to become a comprehensive research-intensive university.

The UTS campus boasts state-of-the-art facilities and a unique post-modernist neo-futuristic architectural style. UTS is the first university in Malaysia to be awarded a Green Building Index « Platinum Index » rating and has participated in the UI Green Metric University Ranking since 2020. Diverse educational pathways and the push for transdisciplinary learning continue to reflect its role as a state-owned university, where novel pedagogies and teaching approaches such as community-based service learning are used. UTS is committed to enhancing teaching and learning, student welfare and research development for making Sarawak a developed state by 2030.

Terms of the Scholarships

• Selected candidates will be eligible for one economy class return air ticket for the entire duration of the fellowship
• The fellowships are offered for a maximum duration of six months.
• COMSTECH will provide free-return economy class ticket while UTS will provide free accommodation for a single person and a food allowance of RM 442.00 per month for MSc holder and RM 663.00 per month for PhD holder to the selected candidates.

Application Submission

Applicants must complete the application form and attach the required documents at: Click Here

Only selected applications will be notified via email

Contact Information: 

For any queries please email at events@comstech.org, cir@uts.edu.my  and cc to utscir@gmail.com

Closing date for applications: Friday 4th April, 2025

Background:

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation consists of 57 countries which accounts for 1.9 billion of the global population. A large number of these countries are faced with various challenges, such as poverty, food insecurity, climate change and lack of health facilities. However, one common factor remains in all that they lag far behind in science, technology and innovation in comparison to the developed world. Among these, one issue of prime importance is the need for trained researchers and technical personnels in various fields of science and technology with emphasis on health.

To meet the above stated challenges, the Hunan University of Chinese Medicine (HUCM) and OIC- COMSTECH will join hands to offer technicians training.

Objective:

To overcome the lack of trained researchers in the OIC member states, COSMTECH (the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation)), in collaboration with top ranked university of China, HUCM, proposes technicians training program to provide hands on training on various medical and STEM fields for S &T capacity building.

Through this collaboration, 20 technicians will be trained at various research centers, and laboratories of HUCM. Technicians will be trained for 2-4 weeks at the various labs/ centers of HUCM.

Target Beneficiaries:

This program will benefit researchers and technicians/technologists working in instrumentation sections/laboratories, facilities of teaching institutions, hospitals, R&D laboratories and those who are in need of research training on various or specific sophisticated scientific instruments being used in their relevant fields.

Eligibility Criteria:

• For technicians training: The candidate should hold at least diploma of associate engineering, engineering technologist, lab technologist, students at least holding MS degree in STEM fields and laboratory science involved with sophisticated scientific equipment in various STEM fields.
• The candidate must be a regular employee (endorsed by the institution) of parent university, hospital or research institution.
• Age limit is 28- 40 years.
• Nationals of OIC member and observer states can apply.
• The candidate must sign an agreement with parent institution to serve the parent institution for at least one year on completion of training.
• Preference is given to women applicants and those working in Least Developed OIC Countries (LDCs) of the OIC member countries.

Benefits of Training:

• The research fellow/trainee will be provided with international low-cost airfare, visa fee by COMSTECH.
• Whereas HUCM will accommodation to incoming scholars / trainees.
• Trainees will be placed in the relevant laboratories in institution.

Application Procedure:

Download Application Form: Click Here

1. Applicant is required to submit, by email to  khazima@comstech.org ; comstech@comstech.org, the following items:
2. Scanned copy of applicant’s valid passport
3. CV, maximum three pages
4. Supporting Statement from Head of Home Institution/Employer.
5. Scans of relevant educational degrees/ transcripts

Flyer:  Attached

Address: COMSTECH Secretariat, 33-Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad 
Phone No. : 92 51 9220681-3
Email: khazima@comstech.org ; comstech@comstech.org

COMSTECH, en collaboration avec l’ambassade de la République du Yémen à Islamabad, a lancé en juin 2022 le « Programme COMSTECH-CCoE Yémen » pour le renforcement des capacités des scientifiques yéménites. S.E. Mohammed Motahar Alashabi, l’Ambassadeur du Yémen a eu une série de réunions avec le Coordinateur Général COMSTECH pour lancer ce programme.

Dans la première phase, COMSTECH a offert 50 bourses aux ressortissants yéménites. Ces bourses ont été offertes par le Centre International des Sciences Chimiques et Biologiques (ICCBS) (Université de Karachi), l’Université de Lahore, Lahore, et l’Académie des services de santé (HSA), Islamabad, institutions membres du Consortium d’excellence COMSTECH (CCoE).

Au cours de la première phase, 17 boursiers ont terminé avec succès leur bourse dans les institutions respectives et sont retournés au Yémen pour servir la nation.

Sur ces 17 bourses, 11 ont été accordées à l’Université de Lahore et 3 bourses ont été accordées chacune à l’ICCBS et à la HSA.

Dans la deuxième phase, COMSTECH a offert 80 bourses supplémentaires et deux événements de formation sur place au Yémen dans les domaines de la santé, de l’agriculture et du climat avec le soutien de l’Université de Lahore, du Centre international des sciences chimiques et biologiques (ICCBS), de l’Académie des services de santé, de l’Université d’agriculture du Sindh Tandojam, du Centre national de recherche agricole, de l’Université de gestion et de technologie, Université de Sargodha et Université Supérieure.

Le programme COMSTECH-ICGEB, lancé en janvier 2022, offre des subventions de recherche, des bourses et un programme de chaire de professeur invité pour organiser des ateliers sur les technologies émergentes pour le renforcement des capacités des États de l’OCI dans divers aspects de la biotechnologie et du génie génétique.

Dans le cadre de ce programme conjoint, 11 projets de recherche collaborative (CRP) ont été financés en 2022-23, pour un montant de 200 000 euros. Sur ces 11 bourses, 5 ont reçu 20 000 euros chacune, 5 autres ont pris chacune 17 000 euros et 1 projet a reçu 15 000 euros. Certains de ces projets ont été menés à bien et d’autres, qui sont en cours, seront terminés d’ici août 2025. Ces subventions ont été reçues par des chercheurs d’Algérie (1), d’Égypte (1), d’Iran (1), de Jordanie (1), du Koweït (1), de Malaisie (2), du Pakistan (2), de Tunisie (1) et de Turquie (1). Une attention particulière a été accordée à l’équilibre entre les sexes et 45 % (5 projets) des femmes scientifiques ont obtenu des subventions sur 11.

Le deuxième volet de ce programme était celui des bourses. Ce segment a été divisé en deux parties : l’une : des bourses de courte durée dans lesquelles les boursiers ont rejoint les laboratoires de l’ICGEB pour effectuer leurs travaux de recherche et, d’autre part, il s’agissait de bénéficier de programmes de mobilité sud-sud.

Dans le cadre des bourses de courte durée à l’ICGEB, 8 bourses ont été attribuées à des chercheurs du Cameroun (2), d’Égypte (1), d’Iran (1), de Jordanie (1), du Nigeria (2), du Pakistan (1). Cinq bourses sur huit ont été accordées à des femmes scientifiques. Pour des raisons personnelles, 3 boursiers ont renoncé à cette opportunité. Les 5 autres sont en cours et seront terminées d’ici août 2025.

Dans le deuxième niveau d’offre de bourses – SMART Fellowships (mobilité sud-sud), six bourses ont été proposées. Des chercheurs du Cameroun, d’Égypte, d’Irak, du Nigeria, du Soudan et de Tunisie ont obtenu ces bourses pour rejoindre des institutions de recherche en Hongrie, en Afrique du Sud, en Arabie saoudite, en Algérie, au Zimbabwe et en Turquie. Pour des raisons imprévues, un homme a renoncé à cette opportunité. Deux femmes scientifiques ont obtenu ces bourses sur les six.

Dans le segment des bourses, 14 bourses ont été attribuées, dont 4 boursiers ont renoncé à l’opportunité, et 10 sont en cours, dont certaines ont terminé et les autres seront terminées d’ici août 2025.

Le troisième volet de ce programme conjoint a consisté à organiser des ateliers sur les technologies émergentes pour le renforcement des capacités des États de l’OCI. Trois ateliers étaient prévus en Malaisie, au Nigéria et au Pakistan. Deux événements (qui se tiendront au Nigeria et en Malaisie) ont été organisés avec succès en février et août 2024 respectivement et le troisième événement n’a pas pu être organisé.

Le Centre international pour le génie génétique et la biotechnologie (ICGEB) est basé à Trieste (Italie), Durban (Afrique du Sud) et New Delhi (Inde). COMSTECH est un Comité ministériel permanent de l’OCI sur la coopération scientifique et technologique basé à Islamabad, au Pakistan.