TWAS-ROSSA

TWAS-ROSSA stands for The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World - Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa. TWAS-ROSSA is currently hosted by The African Academy of Sciences, AAS in Nairobi, KENYA.

The AAS Provides administrative support as well as office space for the TWAS-ROSSA office.
The main objective of TWAS-ROSSA is to promote the acitvities of TWAS and its affiliated organisations in Africa, including training of fellows, issuing of grants and awards and networking amongst its members. The TWAS-ROSSA regional office currently undertakes the following duties and responsibilites:

• Enhancing the visibility of TWAS among young and promising scientists, policy makers and media, through the organisation of public lectures, discussion meetings, television programmes, and local ewspapers/magazines.
• Identifying eminent scientists in the region and nominating them for TWAS membership and awards.
• Assessing the vitality and effectiveness of TWAS's activities in the region.
• Organising activities in areas of science and technology of critical importance to the region. These activities will include periodic meetings of TWAS members, TWAS symposia and lectures.

TWAS-ROSSA also works to establish linkages with existing TWAS National Chapters in Africa and provides capacity building support to these Chapters. There are eight TWAS National chapters in Africa.

• Madagascar Chapter based at the National Institute for Nuclear Sciences and Technology
• Senegal Chapter based at the Academie des Science et Technique du Senegal
• Zimbabwe Chapter based at the Scientific and Industrial Research and development Centre
• Kenya Chapter based at the African Academy of Sciences.
• Ghana Chapter based at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences
• Côte d’Ivoire Chapter based at Université de Cocody
• Uganda Chapter based at the Uganda National Academy of Sciences
• South Africa Chapter based at the Academy of Science for South Africa

The Academy of Sciences for Developing World (TWAS) seeks to promote scientific excellence and capacity in the South for science-based sustainable development.  Each year TWAS makes available various prizes, grants and fellowships for researchers in developing world. This includes young researchers and women researchers. The TWAS Regional Officer for Sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-ROSSA) encourages African researchers to make use of these opportunities  to advance their research for development of the continent. For prizes as well as more information on TWAS and its support towards scientific capacity and excellence you may also visit the TWAS website http://www.twas.org/