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OWSD has National Chapters in 52 countries

Bangladesh

295 Members

12 PhD Fellows

31 PhD Graduates

4 Early Career Fellows

7 Awardees

Contact person:


owsdncbd@gmail.com

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Benin

92 Members

8 PhD Fellows

9 PhD Graduates

2 Early Career Fellows

Contact person:

Bernice Armelle Bancole
owsd.benin@gmail.com

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Bolivia

179 Members

1 PhD Fellow

1 Early Career Fellow

1 Awardee

Contact person:

Natalia Montellano-Duran
owsdbolivia@gmail.com

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Botswana

106 Members

4 PhD Graduates

Contact person:

Boammaaruri Malemenyane
bmalemenyane@gmail.com

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Brazil

172 Members

Contact person:

Danila Carrijo da Silva Dias
owsd.brasil@gmail.com

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Cameroon

267 Members

16 PhD Fellows

32 PhD Graduates

3 Early Career Fellows

1 Awardee

Contact person:

Nangah Che Randy
owsdcam@gmail.com

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Central Asia

36 Members

1 Awardee

Contact person:

Dilfuza Egamberdieva
egamberdievad@gmail.com

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Chile

44 Members

Contact person:


owsdchile@gmail.com

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China

46 Members

3 PhD Graduates

Contact person:

Prof. Fang Xin
fangxin@cashq.ac.cn
+86-10-68597519

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Colombia

186 Members

Contact person:

Laura Galvis
owsd.colombia@gmail.com

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Congo, Republic

26 Members

1 PhD Fellow

2 PhD Graduates

1 Early Career Fellow

Contact person:

Maryse Dadina Nkoua Ngavouka
maryse.dadina@gmail.com

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Dominican Republic

42 Members

Contact person:


owsdrepublicadominicana@gmail.com

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Ecuador

137 Members

2 Awardees

Contact person:

Patricia Castillo-Briceno/Ana Del Hierro-CalvachI
owsd.ecuador@gmail.com

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Egypt

326 Members

1 Awardee

Contact person:

Prof. Dr: Mervat Foda
owsdegypt@gmail.com

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El Salvador

71 Members

Contact person:

Camila Calles-Minero
owsd.elsalvador@gmail.com

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Ghana

325 Members

6 PhD Fellows

14 PhD Graduates

5 Early Career Fellows

2 Awardees

Contact person:

Vivian Etsiapa Boamah
etsiapa@yahoo.com

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Guatemala

474 Members

1 Early Career Fellow

3 Awardees

Contact person:

Varinia Sagastume
owsd.guatemala.chapter@gmail.com

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Haiti

24 Members

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Honduras

146 Members

Contact person:

Ph. D. Yvelice Soraya Castillo Rosales
owsdhonduras@gmail.com

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India

409 Members

2 PhD Graduates

1 Awardee

Contact person:

Dr. Kaiser Jamil
kaiser.jamil@gmail.com

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Indonesia

193 Members

4 Awardees

Contact person:

Sri Fatmawati
humas@its.ac.id

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Jordan

40 Members

1 Awardee

Contact person:

Sokyna Alqatawnah
s.qatawneh@zuj.edu.jo

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Kenya

409 Members

14 PhD Fellows

26 PhD Graduates

7 Early Career Fellows

1 Awardee

Contact person:

Rehema Ndeda
owsdke@gmail.com

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Malawi

64 Members

3 PhD Graduates

2 Early Career Fellows

Contact person:

Edith Milanzi
owsdmalawichapter@gmail.com

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Malaysia

137 Members

9 PhD Fellows

7 PhD Graduates

Contact person:

Prof. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi
ymlim@utar.edu.my

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Mauritius

50 Members

1 PhD Graduate

Contact person:

Dr Devika Saddul
womeninsciencemauritius@gmail.com
+23059112983

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Mexico

144 Members

2 Awardees

Contact person:


owsdmex@gmail.com

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Morocco

41 Members

1 PhD Graduate

Contact person:

Ilham Abidi
ilhamormvam@gmail.com

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MOZAMBIQUE

78 Members

5 PhD Fellows

3 PhD Graduates

1 Early Career Fellow

Contact person:

Valera Dias
owsd.mozambique@gmail.com, valeracea@gmail.com
+258828856570

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Myanmar

41 Members

1 PhD Fellow

24 PhD Graduates

1 Early Career Fellow

Contact person:

Amy Thein/ ThuNandar Nyien
owsd.mya.nc@gmail.com

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Namibia

35 Members

1 PhD Graduate

Contact person:

Theopholine Amushendje
tamushendje@unam.na

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Nepal

118 Members

1 PhD Fellow

5 PhD Graduates

5 Early Career Fellows

2 Awardees

Contact person:

Hemu Kafle
owsd.nepal@gmail.com, hemukafle@gmail.com

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Nicaragua

31 Members

1 PhD Fellow

1 Awardee

Contact person:


owsdnicaragua@gmail.com

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Niger

25 Members

Contact person:

Mariama Issoufou
marieissou2008@yahoo.fr

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Nigeria

1958 Members

5 PhD Fellows

62 PhD Graduates

8 Awardees

Contact person:

Professor Olayinka I. Nwachukwu
owsdnigeria@gmail.com, nwachukwu.olayinka@mouau.edu.ng
+2348157558049

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Pakistan

287 Members

1 Awardee

Contact person:

Dr. Saima Saleem
saima.saleem@kibge.edu.pk, owsdpakistanchapter@gmail.com

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Palestine

119 Members

1 PhD Fellow

2 Awardees

Contact person:

Amira Shaheen
owsd-palestine@palast.ps, shaheenamira@yahoo.co.uk
+972598915031

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Paraguay

37 Members

Contact person:


owsdpy@gmail.com

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Peru

67 Members

2 Awardees

Contact person:

Marìa Luisa Cerón Loayza
cnp.peru.owsd@gmail.com

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Republic of Türkiye

68 Members

1 PhD Graduate

Contact person:

Ilkay Erdogan Orhan
ncturkey.owsd@gazi.edu.tr

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Rwanda

130 Members

5 PhD Fellows

7 PhD Graduates

2 Early Career Fellows

1 Awardee

Contact person:

ABIJURU Delphine
owsdncrwanda@gmail.com, daphne.abby@gmail.com
250788523722

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Senegal

46 Members

3 PhD Fellows

4 PhD Graduates

1 Early Career Fellow

Contact person:

Rufina Dabo Sarr
owsdsenegal@gmail.com
+221 77 564 08 74

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South Africa

482 Members

16 PhD Fellows

55 PhD Graduates

2 Awardees

Contact person:

Dr Caroline Pule
owsd.sanc@gmail.com

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Sri Lanka

200 Members

8 Early Career Fellows

3 Awardees

Contact person:

Dr. Ureshani Karunarathna
srilankanowsd@gmail.com

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Sudan

272 Members

17 PhD Fellows

33 PhD Graduates

2 Awardees

Contact person:

Nashwa Eassa
nash.eassa@gmail.com

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Tanzania

172 Members

6 PhD Fellows

8 PhD Graduates

4 Early Career Fellows

Contact person:

Zainab Katima
zaykatima@hotmail.com

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Uganda

97 Members

7 PhD Fellows

15 PhD Graduates

3 Early Career Fellows

1 Awardee

Contact person:

Dr. Saphina Biira
owsduganda@gmail.com, bsaphina@gmail.com
+256772523936

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Uruguay

92 Members

Contact person:

Ana Inés Zambrana
zanaines@gmail.com

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Venezuela

25 Members

Contact person:


owsdvenezuela@gmail.com

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Yemen

43 Members

3 PhD Fellows

6 PhD Graduates

4 Awardees

Contact person:

Prof. Rokhsana Ismail
ywastd@gmail.com

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Zambia

74 Members

2 PhD Fellows

5 PhD Graduates

2 Early Career Fellows

Contact person:

Wezi Nyimbili Nkonde
zowscience@gmail.com, wnkonde@gmail.com
+260968797823

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Zimbabwe

325 Members

10 PhD Fellows

19 PhD Graduates

1 Early Career Fellow

Contact person:

Fortunate Farirai
owsdzimbabwe@gmail.com

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“Am very proud to say that I am encouraging other Cameroonian female scientists to apply for the OWSD fellowship programme and some of them have obtained the grant."
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The fellowship has really impacted my career. I was working in a university as an Assistant Lecturer, but with the OWSD fellowship I am undertaking a PhD that will allow me to reach the grade of Senior Lecturer.
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Due to the war in Yemen, I had stopped studying for two years. This opportunity gave me the chance to complete my postgraduate studies.
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I intend to disperse my achieved knowledge as one of the leading researchers in my country in the domain of microbial biotechnology, to support sustainable and prosperous agriculture.
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I desire to see my country, Nigeria, become a leading destination for impactful clinical studies.
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Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
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I owe ‘what’, ‘who’ and ‘where’ I am in my career and professional practice today to OWSD because without the PHD Fellowship, all my achievements today would have been nothing but bleak.
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Biological Systems and Organisms
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OWSD fellowship represents a real empowering difference in my life and career
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Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
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