New Grants for WLIC 2025 now available!

Call for Nominations, Excellence in AI Research Prize

Supported by IBM, the prize is for early career scientists in AI

ICTP and IBM have established an annual prize for outstanding young researchers working in AI for Science/Science for AI. The prize, worth €10,000, is supported by a five-year sponsorship by IBM and has been established to promote research focusing on approaches to AI and science that can benefit the society at large.

https://www.ictp.it/news/2025/2/call-nominations-excellence-ai-research-prize

 

Research and Project Grants

TWAS research grants fund several programmes that support:

  • Researchers in developing countries, allowing them to purchase specialized equipment and consumable supplies, and
  • Support Master of Science students.

The calls for 2025 TWAS Research Grants in Basic Sciences for Individuals, Groups, Collaborative and Maintenance Grants  opened on 3 February 2025

https://twas.org/opportunities/research-and-project-grants

 

Webinar on the 6th March 2025 –

Variety is the spice of life: biblio-diversity, scholarly publishing and the inexact science of making ends meet

Join us for an engaging webinar on Biblio-diversity in scholarly publishing! Discover how the open access movement is championing the preservation and promotion of scholarly research globally.

Learn how librarians can support scholars in countries with rich cultural heritage but limited publishing funds. Our expert panel will explore biblio-diversity from national, international, and institutional perspectives. Don’t miss out—register now to be part of this vital discussion!

Can’t make it live? Sign up anyway for access to the recording.

  •            Date: 6 March 2025
  •            Time: 2.00 pm BST / 3.00 pm CET

REGISTER NOW

We are delighted to introduce the following speakers:

  • Aleksandra Trtovac, Library Advisor, University Library “Svetozar Marković”, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Mimi Calter, Vice Provost and University Librarian, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
  • Sarah Kaddu, Senior Lecturer and Dean, East African School of Library and Information Science, Makerere University, Uganda

General information: 

This is a free webinar, but advance registration is required. If you are interested, but unable to join the live event, please register as a recording will be made available to all those who register.