AWARD – investing in Africa’s future by increasing the talent pool of African women in research and development.
A two-year fellowship for fast-tracking the careers of African women scientists and professionals is at the heart of AWARD. Fellows chosen from across sub-Saharan Africa receive opportunities to strengthen their leadership and science capacities, and are paired with senior scientists in their fields who serve as their mentors.
AWARD grew from a highly successful pilot fellowship program conducted by G&D in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation, USAID and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture.
AWARD has now closed applications for the
2009 Fellowships
Available to women agricultural scientists from: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
The CGIAR Gender & Diversity Program warmly invites applications from qualified African agricultural women scientists for this innovative and exciting fellowship program.
AWARD offers specially tailored two-year career development fellowships, available at three levels: post-Bachelors, post- Masters and post-doctorate.
African women from qualifying countries and conducting research in the following disciplines are strongly encouraged to apply:
Crop sciences (including horticulture), soil sciences, animal and livestock sciences, plant and 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.
The deadline for all applications: Monday March 30, 2009
Please find the applications below:
Post-bachelors application form 
Post-masters application form
Post-doctorate application form
For our frequently asked questions, please click here
The first AWARD fellowship winners – 60 women from 9 countries – were announced in September 2008. See press release
Contact us at AWARDFellows@cgiar.org
AWARD News & Views offers latest blog entries and updates.
For AWARD post-master's and post-doctorate fellows
The Call for Applications for Competitive Research Attachments/ Science Placements is now closed.
For more information about the Call and potential host institutions, visit the AWARD blog .
Download applications here:
1. Proposal Outline for Competitive Research Placements for post-master's and post-doctorate fellows
2. Curriculum Vitae for Research Placement Application
Deadline for application: March 15, 2009
Please submit complete applications by email to:
Dr. Margaret Kroma (m.kroma@cgiar.org)
Project Manager, AWARD
