The African Society in Digital Science

Call for Applications for the USA/Africa Young Scientist Program / Appel à candidatures pour le programme USA/Afrique pour jeunes scientifiques

The call for applications is now open! To attend, please review the eligibility requirements and submit your application via the online application platform by August 14, 2023: https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/01-16-2024/second-us-africa-frontiers-of-science-engineering-and-medicine-symposium

 

The U.S.- Africa program brings together outstanding young scientists, engineers, and medical professionals from the United States and the member countries of the African Union for a series of symposia to discuss exciting advances and opportunities in their fields. The goal of these meetings is to enhance the scientific exchange and dialogue among young researchers in African countries and the United States, including the African science diaspora, and through this interaction, facilitate research collaboration within and beyond the region.
 

The second symposium will take place in partnership with l’Académie Hassan II des Sciences and Techniques on January 16-18, 2024 in Rabat, Morocco. Attendees will discuss advances across a broad range of multi-disciplinary topics through five plenary sessions, each led by two co-chairs:

 Committee Chairs

Dr. Abdelazizz Berrado, Mohammed V University, Morocco

Dr. Leonard Pease, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States

 Session I: Human-Technology Interaction

Co-Chair: Dr. Deji Coker, Booz Allen Hamilton, United States

Co-Chair: Dr. Aisha Walcott, Google, Kenya

Session II: Sensing Technologies

Co-Chair: Dr. Slimane Bah, Mohammed V University, Morocco

Co-Chair: Dr. Amal El Ghazaly, Cornell University, United States

Session III: Green Technologies for Climate Adaptation

Co-Chair: Dr. Omowunmi Mary Longe, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Co-Chair: Dr. Abhishek Roy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States

 Session IV: Vaccine Manufacturing

Co-Chair: Dr. Emmanuel Margolin, Afrigen Biologics (Pty) Ltd, South Africa

Co-Chair: Dr. Jamie Spangler, Johns Hopkins University, United States

 Session V: One Health

Co-Chair: Dr. Tarik Benmarhnia, University of California, San Diego, United States

Co-Chair: Dr. Salome Bukachi, University of Nairobi, Kenya

 Travel of selected participants will be covered. This symposium is supported by the Rutter Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

 DATE(S)

 Jan 16 – 18, 2024

 

LOCATION

Académie Hassan II Des Sciences Et Techniques

Rabat

 PROJECT

U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine

 

DIVISION

Policy and Global Affairs

 

UNIT

Science and Engineering Capacity Building

 

TOPICS

Agriculture

Biology and Life Sciences

Computers and Information Technology

Earth Sciences

Energy and Energy Conservation

Engineering and Technology

Environment and Environmental Studies

Fellowships

Food and Nutrition

Health and Medicine

Policy for Science and Technology

 

GEOGRAPHIC FOCUSES

Middle East and North Africa

North America

Sub-Sahara Africa

 

Eligibility

Participants for the U.S.-Africa Frontiers program need to meet the following qualifications:

Be an emerging leader in science, engineering or medicine. Active researchers and professionals from industry, academia, public service, non-profit and other sectors with a terminal degree are eligible to apply (current students are not eligible);

Have completed your highest degree less than 15 years ago. Selected members are typically within 10-12 years of their advanced degree at the experience level of assistant/associate professor or equivalent in a non-academic setting;

Professional proficiency in English;

Be employed in the U.S. or one of the African Union member countries, but citizenship of the country of residence is not required;

Have demonstrated accomplishments in science, engineering, or medical research, or technical work with recognizable contributions to advancing their fields;

Be interested in developments in other fields (and in engaging with people working on them) and be able to consider how advances, techniques, and approaches in those areas relate to the nominee’s own field; and

Conduct research with a strong potential for developmental impact in the US and/or Africa (participation in scientific projects,/scientific meetings/contribution to the promotion of S&T within society).

Science by women

It is a pleasure for us to inform you that we  published the ninth edition of Science by Women, with 26 participating centers and 28 fellowships. You can find all the information here: Mujeres por África 9th Edition – Science by Women – Mujeres por África (mujeresporafrica.es)

We kindly ask you to share the call for proposals at your university and with your research colleagues to encourage them to participate

Tania Tena Pérez

Técnica de Proyectos

T: ‪+34914570945

Objet: Prix Ovide Arino

L’ESMTB et la SFBT décernent conjointement tous les deux ans le Prix Ovide Arino à un·e jeune chercheur·e d’un pays du Sud éligible, pour une contribution remarquable en biologie mathématique ou théorique, réalisée en collaboration avec un pays européen ou francophone.

Date de clôture de l’appel : 15 septembre 2023 (date prolongée)

Plus d’informations : https://esmtb.org/Ovide-Arino-Award

English version

The ESMTB and the SFBT jointly award every two years the Ovide Arino Outreach Award to a young researcher from an eligible Southern country, on the basis of a remarkable contribution in mathematical or theoretical biology, carried out in collaboration with a European or French-speaking country.

Closing date for applications : September 15th 2023 (deadline extended)

More information: https://esmtb.org/Ovide-Arino-Award