Fellowships & grants
Calling MSc graduates interested in a PhD scholarship in plant breeding
The African Centre for Crop Improvement at the University of KwaZulu - Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa offers this prestigious scholarship to young African scientists who are keen to make Plant Breeding their career. The aim of the ACCI is to train African plant breeders, in Africa, on African crops. This involves 2 years of academic studies at the University of KwaZulu - Natal and 3 years of field research in the students’ home countries, at their home institution. The crop our students breed are food security crop: Cereals, roots and tubers and legumes. Successful candidates would be eligible to begin their studies in January 2011. Applications to be sent to Mrs L Mbhele at: acciadmin@ukzn.ac.za.
16/08/2010
Researchers seek climate change-proof food crops : Opening of the Call for Proposals 2010
As climate change already is affecting agricultural output in large parts of Africa, there is now a need to develop new food crops that can adapt to the new conditions. A recent initiative, launched by the International Treaty on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) is promoting research that can develop food crops able to resist these tougher climatic conditions. ITPGRFA, an FAO agency dedicated to food and agricultural plant genetics, released US$ 10 million in a call for project proposals. This is the second time ITPGRFA funds scientific projects to develop climate change resistant food crops. This new call for Proposals under the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty is now opened for its biennial cycle (2010-2011). Any governmental or non-governmental organization, including genebanks and research institutions, farmers and farmers' organizations and regional and international organizations, based in countries that are Contracting Parties eligible for funding, may apply for grants until 8 September 2010.
16/08/2010
Erasmus Mundus-UNESCO-IHE Scholarships
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education offers a postgraduate diploma course in hydraulic engineering to practicing professionals from developing countries. One existing programme, integrated flood risk management, focusses on reducing the human and socio-economic losses caused by flooding while at the same time taking into account the social, economic, and ecological benefits from floods and the use of flood plains or coastal zones. The programme follows the holistic approach and is explicitly designed to cover a wide range of topics - from drivers and natural processes to models, decisions and socio-economic consequences and institutional environment, and is therefore an important advance in water education for Europe.The programme is offered by a collaboration of 4 leading European Institutes namely UNESCO-IHE (lead), Technical University of Dresden (Germany), Technical University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain) and University of Ljubljana (Slovenia). A number of attractive fellowships will be available, which will cover tuition fees and living expenses.
16/08/2010
Food Security Center offers up to 29 research scholarships in 2011
In 2011, the Food Security Center (FSC) awards 29 scholarships for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers for a period of 4 to 36 months. The Center wishes to attract outstanding PhD students and postdoctoral fellows pursuing a career in academia or development collaboration. FSC offers three categories of scholarships: 1. Sandwich scholarships for PhD students (6 months) 2. Research scholarships for visiting postdoctoral researchers (4 months) 3. Excellence scholarships for FSC-supported PhD programme “Global Food Security” (36 months) at the University of Hohenheim. Closing date: September 30, 2010.
16/08/2010
TWAS - AAS & Microsoft in joint initiative to award grants
Microsoft Research in partnership with The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) and The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) has established the TWAS-AAS-Microsoft Award for Young Scientists for the three year period 2009-2011. The prize has been established to recognize young scientists working and living in Africa whose research in computer science has had, or could have, a positive impact in the developing world. Nominations will be submitted to TWAS and will include details of the candidate’s achievements in relation to the prize, together with the names of two referees.Deadline: 31 July 2010.
30/06/2010
International Doctoral Programme in Agrobiodiversity at SSSUP
The Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa (SSSUP) is about to start the 7th year of the International Doctoral Programme in Agrobiodiversity. This PhD programme is run in collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences of Italy and is funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MiUR). Six scholarships are available to motivated students from any country. A minimum of four scholarships is granted to students from developing countries. The application must include description of a research project that the candidate would like to carry out during the three-year period of the Doctorate. English will be the only language for all activities envisaged in the Programme.Deadline: 15 July 2010
30/06/2010
Future challenges and opportunities: Call for research proposals
The DFID Research Strategy 2008–2013 recognised a key role for research was to help anticipate and respond to future trends and technology that will impact on the lives of poor people. To take this agenda forward DFID is now establishing two new research programmes, the Future of Aid and Beyond and New and Emerging Technologies. The New and Emerging Technologies Research Competition (NET-RC) will seek to identify the key challenges and barriers that may be reducing the impact of technologies (including those in the areas of biotechnology, information and communication technology (ICT), and nanotechnology identified in the Research Strategy) on the lives of poor people and help to identify some of the key technologies that could form the basis of further work. Deadline: 12 July 2010
30/06/2010
Calling for the nomination of South African women scientists
South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) is calling for the nomination of female scientists who have demonstrated the importance of science and technology in people’s daily life. The 2010 Women in Science Awards will be announced at a gala function in Johannesburg on 13 August 2010, as part of the Department's celebration of National Women's Month. The Women in Science Awards are part of the Department's efforts to increase the number of women scientists and researchers in the country, to increase women's access to research professions in the country, and to profile successful scientists and researchers as role models for younger women and girls. Entries close on 30 June 2010.
25/06/2010
AWF Grants for Water Resources Development Activities in Africa
The African Water Facility (AWF) is an initiative led by the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) aimed at mobilizing resources to finance water resources development activities in Africa. The African Development Bank (AfDB) hosts the AWF on the request of AMCOW. The recipients of AWF could be: i) central or local African governments; ii) African municipalities; iii) non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations; iv) community-based organizations; v) regional, sub-regional and sectoral organizations (e.g. Regional Economic Organizations, River Basin Organizations, etc). Deadline: open
31/05/2010
Call for papers: International Academic Conference on Global Land Grabbing
The Journal of Peasant Studies, in collaboration with the Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI), is organizing an international academic workshop on ‘Global Land Grabbing’ to be held on 6-8 April 2011 at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. The focus of the conference will be the politics of global land grabbing and agrarian change. Papers are expected to address some of the most urgent and strategic questions around global land grab. The organizers invite papers that offer rigorous analysis of the identified issues from various critical perspectives including agrarian political economy, political sociology and political ecology. They also encourage comparative studies. They welcome proposals for thematic panels. Deadline: 31 October 2010
31/05/2010
Call for case studies: Adaptive Collaborative Management in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
This call invites proposals for case studies to be included in an edited book that seeks to tell the story of how adaptive collaborative approaches have emerged and played out in different contexts of Agriculture and Natural Resource (ANR) management and governance. Six case studies will be selected from different contexts to highlight opportunities and challenges as to how diverse sources of knowledge – formal research, indigenous knowledge, practical sense, tacit knowledge – can be blended (or what constraints they face) to inform effective system of innovation in ANR sectors. The six case studies will provide in-depth accounts of how traditional practices of research and development have been subjected to external pressures for adaptive collaborative approaches to management, and how ANR actors have responded to the changing contexts of resource governance. Key questions to be addressed by the case studies are: how did adaptive collaborative approaches have emerged and put into use (marking a shift to ‘research into action’ from ‘research and extension’ approach); what were the challenges along the way; what helped, and what held it back; over time, how did this family of approaches mature; and what outstanding challenges remain? For more information contact Dr Hemant R Ojha (ojhahemant1@gmail.com). Deadline: 15 June 2010
31/05/2010
CV Raman International Fellowship for African researchers
The objective of the C V Raman International Fellowship is to provide an opportunity for African researchers to conduct, under the guidance of their host in India, collaborative research with leading research groups in universities and other Indian institutions in various areas of science and technology. The programme allows researchers to advance their own research while contributing to the progress of research in India and counterpart countries. Deadline 31 May 2010
31/05/2010
Fellowships for Africa’s future researchers, The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC)
The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) is launching a new fellowship programme for the next generation of researchers working on the future of agriculture in Africa. The Early Career Fellowship Programme is designed for professionals who have recently graduated from post-graduate studies and are beginning their careers. The programme is a key step towards strengthening the research capacity of young students to carry out high-quality research and engage in pro-poor policy making. Deadline: 30 June 2010
31/05/2010
CTA SDI Service - Call for Expression of Interest
CTA is carrying out a “Call for Expression of Interest” to identify institutions that would like to bid for the management of its current awareness agricultural information service i.e. the Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) service. For more information, please visit the following link:
31/05/2010
Fellowships for Africa’s future researchers in Agriculture
The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) has established a new Fellowship programme for the next generation of researchers working on the future of agriculture in Africa. The Early Career Fellowship Programme is designed for professionals who have recently graduated from post-graduate studies and are beginning with their careers. The programme is a key step towards strengthening the research capacity of young students to carry out high-quality research and engage in pro-poor policy making. Founded in 2005, the FAC is a network of Africa and UK-based researchers, engaged in evidence-based research and committed to generating a dialogue on the future of agriculture in Africa. The start of the new programme coincides with the launch of FAC’s new website which now features details of the latest news, e-debates and events, along with more than 200 FAC research publications and resources covering a range of policy issues. The deadline for submissions is 30 June 2010
31/05/2010
IFS research grants
Applications for IFS research grants are welcome from young scientists in developing countries to do research on the sustainable management, use or conservation of biological or water resources. This broad statement covers natural science and social science research on agriculture, soils, animal production, food science, forestry, agroforestry, aquatic resources, natural products, water resources, etc. Deadline to apply: 30 December 2010
21/05/2010
MS/PhD scholarships at SEARCA
Launched in November 2005, the SEARCA PhD research scholarship provides financial support to a limited number of qualified PhD students, whose research is relevant to the priority thrusts of SEARCA. This scholarship programme aims to provide PhD students with the opportunity to use the resources and facilities available at SEARCA and its network of universities for their research; produce quality research papers for publication, and; enable them to work with SEARCA's R&D personnel on mutually identified areas of concerns/interests in agriculture and rural development. Any graduate student who is a citizen of any SEAMEO member country, and is pursuing a PhD in agriculture or related sciences from any university in the world, is eligible to apply for the scholarship. Deadlines to apply: 1 April and 1 September.
21/05/2010
2010 TWOWS postgraduate training fellowships for women scientists
The Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS) is an international autonomous organization based in Trieste, Italy. TWOWS offers fellowships to support female students from sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) who wish to pursue postgraduate training leading to a PhD at centres of excellence in developing countries outside their own country. The fellowship supports research projects in the following basic natural sciences: chemistry; mathematics; physics; basic biology. Deadline to apply: 31 July 2010.
21/05/2010
Call for Research Notes and Invitation to Proposal Writing Workshop on Neglected and Underutilized Species of Plants
Neglected and underutilised plant species (NUS) include hundreds of locally domesticated and wild species, which are rich in nutrients and adapted to low-input agriculture. NUS and their traditional production systems can play a key role in supporting rural livelihoods. They are important in strategies to alleviate the effects of biotic and abiotic stresses – particularly those related to climate change. Their commercialization can provide income opportunities and many NUS species are important in traditional pharmacology. Due to the intensification of agriculture and the commoditization of food markets towards a narrow range of the most important food crops, diversity of NUS and associated local knowledge is rapidly being lost. Research, therefore, on NUS needs strengthening. When: July 12 – 16, 2010 Where: Cotonou, Benin Deadline: 20 May, 2010 For whom: Prospective applicants for IFS Research Grants from Benin, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria & Senegal For more information see the attached word-document
10/05/2010
AgDev Special topic call
The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development is a NEW online, international, peer-reviewed journal focused on applied research and best practices in the development of thriving farming communities and sustainable food systems. Peer reviewers include development practitioners, organization and agency staff, faculty, graduate students, consultants, and farmers from around the world with expertise in a wide range of agriculture and food-systems issues as they relate to community, ecological sustainability, and economic development. JAFSCD is online at www.AgDevJournal.com. JAFSCD welcomes research or policy briefs and case studies (up to 2,500 words) and full articles (up to 8,500 words) on best community-development practices related to the call for articles below. Authors are invited to submit articles under one of two categories: Best Practices in Urban and Peri-Urban and Agriculture Development. Deadline: June 30, 2010 (The deadline may be extended with permission of the publisher.) The Journal welcomes papers at any time on any subject related to the development aspects of agriculture and food systems. Content can focus specifically on conservation and farmland protection, value-adding, coopera­tive marketing, value chains, distribution, farm labor, market research, consumer decision-making drivers, and other topics. Authors are encouraged to submit applied research papers, commentary, and thought-provoking articles that inform the emerging field of agriculture and food systems development. Faculty and students, Extension and other educators, planners, consultants, staff with farm agencies and farm and community organiza­tions, and farmers are invited to submit material.For both calls, manuscripts should focus on the practical application of these innovations: the organization and mechanics of a program or strategy; engagement of stakeholders; challenges and unique solutions; impact analysis; and lessons learned. The Journal encourages "accessible scholarship" -- minimizing jargon, writing in the active voice, and addressing the interests of both practitioners and academics. These papers should inspire and inform new and existing community development efforts to establish and sustain farms. Papers that feature survey results with descriptive statistics, or case studies featuring best practices (or even post-mortem analyses), are highly encouraged.
3/05/2010
E-mail Newsletter
Twitter
Facebook
