Scholarship Program for Young Scientists of the World Federation of Scientists (WFS)

The World Federation of Scientists (WFS), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with President, world-renowned physicist Prof. Antonino Zichichi, announces a competition for one-year scholarships for young Bulgarian scientists to conduct scientific research under the supervision of distinguished Bulgarian scientists. Young people (up to 35 years old) who have completed their higher education and who, under the supervision of distinguished scientists (from BAS, universities, SCA, and departmental institutes), must solve or are already solving a specific scientific problem, are eligible to apply for these competitions. The scientific problem must necessarily fall within the scope of the 15 planetary dangers defined by WFS and listed below (for more information about WFS and the planetary dangers, you can visit http://www.federationofscientists.org/ and http://www.worldlab.ch/). Preliminary selection is carried out by the Scientific Secretariat of BAS, while final selection and awarding of scholarships are carried out by WFS.

Deadline and place for submission of documents: final deadline - January 19, 2018,

BAS Administration, 15 November Str. No. 1, floor 2, room 202, from 10-12 a.m. and from 2-3 p.m.,

tel. 979 5228, Mrs. Rayna Semova, e-mail: rsemova@cu.bas.bg.

National Representative of SFU and Coordinator of the Scholarship Program for Bulgaria, Prof. Dr. Stefan Hadjitodorov, tel. 02 979 2014, e-mail: sthadj@bas.bg.

Attached documents:

1) Application Rules - BASIC RULES AND GUIDELINES.doc

2) The 15 Planetary Emergencies - THE FIFTEEN PLANETARY EMERGENCIES.doc

3) Application Form - APPLICATION FORM FOR WFS SCHOLARSHIP.doc

For more information, you can follow on the website of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.