The Schlumberger Foundation announced the most recent Faculty for the Future fellowship recipients of women scientists and engineers from emerging and developing countries engaged in post-graduate STEM research. Out of over 1,000 applications received for the 2016-2017 academic year, 49 new Fellowships were granted and another 169 were renewed, showing the commitment of the Foundation to its existing grantees and their research.
The research focus of this year’s cohort of new Fellows is diverse, with the top five disciplines being chemistry, biological sciences, health sciences, computer sciences and agriculture, which reflects the regional challenges they encounter, showing the determination of the awardees to improve conditions in their native regions through science.
This program, initiated in 2004, awards fellowship to women from developing and emerging economies to pursue PhD or post-doctorate studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines at leading universities worldwide.
There is no binding for the candidate with Schlumberger upon completion of the studies. The main requirement after the completion of the studies is that the candidate is committed to return to her home country to contribute to economic, social, and technological advancement through teaching and research. Since its launch in 2004, 600 women (one of which is a Malaysian) from 78 developing and emerging economies have received Faculty For The Future fellowships to pursue PhD and post-doctorate studies.
Application can be done at http://www.fftf.slb.com/ & the dateline is 18th November 2016
you can download the brochure HERE
