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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD
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UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
ICGEB-TWAS-UNESCO/IBSP
Joint Project on Capacity Building
in Basic Molecular Biology
Expression of Interest in Research Grant Applications
GENERAL INFORMATION AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES
The ICGEB-TWAS-UNESCO/IBSP Project aims to create a network of laboratories involved in research on
the study of plant and animal pathogens that affect agricultural productivity in developing regions, that
could stimulate South-South and North-South co-operation thus building research capacity in
scientifically lagging countries and in the developing world at large.
In particular, specific aims are as follows:

to train young scientists from scientifically lagging countries in cutting-edge research in molecular
biology and genomics on a problem of general relevance to the developing countries;

to use well-established laboratories in scientifically proficient countries of the South and in
industrialised countries to collaborate in research on topics of relevance;

to promote bidirectional interactions between the developing countries and the developed countries in
areas of capacity building and research on topics of interest to the developing world.
The Programme will be implemented in four individual and consecutive phases:
Phase 1
Researchers interested in applying for a ICGEB-TWAS-UNESCO/IBSP research grant are invited to submit
a Letter of Intent (LI). Each Principal Investigator will be able to submit only one LI in this review round.
Applications should normally consist of an international collaboration between 2 to 4 investigating teams
(co-applicant/s) from different countries. In addition, one applicant (PI or co-applicant) should be from a
country that is a member state of ICGEB (Annex 1) and another applicant (PI or co-applicant) should be
from a country listed among those countries identified as scientifically lagging by TWAS (Annex 2). All
countries listed in Annexes 1 and 2 are member states of UNESCO.
To facilitate the submission of the Letter of Intent, Principal Investigators will be requested to submit just
a brief research proposal indicating name and full affiliation of their potential collaborators.
Letters of Intent will be reviewed and selected based on the scientific excellence of the research team,
the importance and feasibility of the research proposed and the potential impact of the research results
on the participating countries and opportunities for training young scientists from the scientifically lagging
countries.
Phase 2
In line with the main objective of the programme, ICGEB-TWAS-UNESCO/IBSP will organize a
“Coordinating Workshop” which will take place during 2009, inviting the PIs of those Letters of Intent that
are positively evaluated and extending this invitation to other scientists working in the countries involved
(Annexes 1 and 2). The aim of this meeting will be to facilitate the incorporation of scientists from
scientifically lagging countries in those projects that do not already include them.
Phase 3
The authors of the short-listed projects will be invited to develop full research projects that will then be
evaluated by peer-reviewers nominated by the 3 funding organisations. The call for fully developed
applications will be circulated after the Workshop providing full details including the submission deadline.
The maximum duration for the project is 2 years. The annual ICGEB-TWAS-UNESCO/IBSP grant will not
exceed US$ 24,000
Phase 4
At the end of the two-years research, the leaders of funded projects would then meet again to review
progress and jointly plan future collaboration activities.
The submission deadline for the L.I. is: 31 March, 2009
Letter of Intent to be submitted to the following address:
ICGEB - Office of the Director-General, attn. Ms. Barbara Argenti,
Padriciano 99, I-34012 Trieste, Italy
Tel: +39-040-3757382, Fax: +39-040-3757361, E-mail: bargenti@icgeb.org
[Advance copies may be sent via fax or e-mail ahead of the original]
Principal Investigator
Contact Details
Surname
First Name
Birth date
(dd/mm/yy)
Nationality
Position title
Institute address
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail:
Have you been awarded an ICGEB or TWAS or UNESCO research grant before?  YES

NO

NO
If yes, please indicate the Ref. No.: _______________________

Have you been awarded an ICGEB or TWAS or UNESCO Fellowship?
YES
If yes, please specify: ______________________________________
Curriculum Vitae
Degree
Year
College/University
Country
Field of Study
Positions held
Please provide the following information for each position in the last 5 years (list the most recent first)
Period
Institution
Publications
Enclose a list of the 10 most relevant key publications.
Position Held
Letter of Intent
Please complete each section in English
A
Title (maximum 60 characters, including spaces)
B
Keywords (maximum 5 words)
C
Abstract (maximum 1 page)
D
List of Potential Collaborators from other countries (please indicate complete name and full address, including
Tel/Fax numbers and e-mail address)
Potential Collaborator 1
Potential Collaborator 2
Potential Collaborator 3
Potential Collaborator 4
E
Which aspects of the proposed project would be especially innovative? (maximum 500 characters including
spaces and punctuation)
F
One of the project’s main aims is to promote the training of young scientists; please indicate how the project
would contribute to this.
Signature
Date
Annex 1
ICGEB Member States
1.
Afghanistan
31.
Mauritius
2.
Algeria
32.
Mexico
3.
Argentina
33.
Morocco
4.
Bangladesh
34.
Nigeria
5.
Bhutan
35.
Pakistan
6.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
36.
Panama
7.
Brazil
37.
Peru
8.
Bulgaria
38.
Poland
9.
Burundi
39.
Qatar
10.
Cameroon
40.
Romania
11.
Chile
41.
Russian Federation
12.
China
42.
Saudi Arabia
13.
Colombia
43.
Senegal
14.
Costa Rica
44.
Serbia
15.
Côte d’Ivoire
45.
Slovakia
16.
Croatia
46.
Slovenia
17.
Cuba
47.
South Africa
18.
Ecuador
48.
Sri Lanka
19.
Egypt
49.
Sudan
20.
Hungary
50.
Syrian Arab Republic
21.
India
51.
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
22.
Iran, Islamic Republic of
52.
Trinidad and Tobago
23.
Iraq
53.
Tunisia
24.
Italy
54.
Turkey
25.
Jordan
55.
United Arab Emirates
26.
Kuwait
56.
United Republic of Tanzania
27.
Kyrgyzstan
57.
Uruguay
28.
Liberia
58.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
29.
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
59.
Viet Nam
30.
Malaysia
Annex 2
Scientifically Lagging Countries
1.
Afghanistan
41.
Kyrgyzstan
2.
Angola
42.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
3.
Azerbaijan
43.
Lesotho
4.
Bangladesh
44.
Liberia
5.
Belize
45.
Madagascar
6.
Benin
46.
Malawi
7.
Bhutan
47.
Maldives
8.
Botswana
48.
Mali
9.
Burkina Faso
49.
Mauritania
10.
Burundi
50.
Mongolia
11.
Cambodia
51.
Mozambique
12.
Cameroon
52.
Myanmar
13.
Cape Verde
53.
Nepal
14.
Central African Republic
54.
Nicaragua
15.
Chad
55.
Niger
16.
Comoros
56.
Nigeria
17.
Congo, Republic of the
57.
Papua New Guinea
18.
Côte d'Ivoire
58.
Paraguay
19.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
59.
Peru
20.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
60.
Rwanda
21.
Djibouti
61.
Samoa
22.
Dominican Republic
62.
Sao Tome and Principe
23.
Ecuador
63.
Senegal
24.
El Salvador
64.
Sierra Leone
25.
Equatorial Guinea
65.
Solomon Islands
26.
Eritrea
66.
Somalia
27.
Ethiopia
67.
Sudan
28.
Gabon
68.
Suriname
29.
Gambia
69.
Tajikistan
30.
Ghana
70.
Timor-Leste
31.
Guatemala
71.
Togo
32.
Guinea
72.
Tuvalu
33.
Guinea-Bissau
73.
Uganda
34.
Guyana
74.
United Republic of Tanzania
35.
Haiti
75.
Uzbekistan
36.
Honduras
76.
Vanuatu
37.
Indonesia
77.
Viet Nam
38.
Jamaica
78.
Yemen
39.
Kenya
79.
Zambia
40.
Kiribati
80.
Zimbabwe