African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellowships
Round One Fellowship Announcement
Application Deadline: July 18 2008
THE GENDER & DIVERSITY program invites applications for the first round of fellowships under the AWARD Program. The fellowship will support African agricultural women scientists from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia with PhD degrees, including those in post-doctoral positions, and women scientists with MA/MSc/MPhil/BA/BSc degrees.
Disciplines
Crop sciences (including horticulture), soil sciences, animal and livestock sciences,plant and animal animal virology, agroforestry, agricultural economics, aquatic resources and fisheries, food sciences and nutrition, natural resource management and ecology, biodiversity conservation, entomology, agricultural extension education, molecular biology (applied to plant/animal breeding), and water and irrigation management.
Application Forms
The application forms have been divided into three categories:
- Post-PhD/Post-doctoral to be completed and submitted by women scientists with a minimum qualification of PhD degree. Download the application form here
- Post-MA/MSc/MPhil to be completed and submitted by women scientists with a minimum qualification of MA/MSc/MPhil degree. Download the application form here
- Post-BA/BSc to be completed and submitted by women scientists with a minimum qualification of BA/BSc degree. Download the application form here
Duly completed application packages should be submitted via email to:
Vicki Wilde, Leader
AWARD and CGIAR Gender & Diversity Program
ICRAF,
00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Email: AWARDFellows@cgiar.org
Website: www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org
Tel: 254-20-7224240
Fax: 254-20-7224001
Hard copies of the completed application packages can be mailed to:
AWARD and CGIAR Gender & Diversity Program
ICRAF,
00100 Nairobi, Kenya
With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, G&D is implementing a comprehensive yet flexible program designed to build up the talent pool of promising African women in agricultural science.
The heart of AWARD is its series of competitive two-year fellowships designed to fast-track the careers of African women in agricultural R&D in sub-Saharan Africa. Participating countries include
High-performing scientists will be selected for fellowships at three critical career junctures – upon completion of their BSc, MSc and PhD degrees. While other initiatives focus on the need for academic support, the AWARD Fellowship Program aims at strategic career enhancement.
Building on its successful pilot fellowship program conducted over 2005-2008 in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation, USAID and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, G&D has designed AWARD to stand on three cornerstones: mentoring, science skills and leadership development.
The fellowships will offer a tailored and comprehensive package aimed at increasing skills, visibility, networks and contributions in the service of fighting hunger and poverty in sub-Saharan
The first round of fellowships is expected to be announced in June 2008.
Click here for the Press Release on AWARD (English and French)
