African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellowship

Applications
are invited for African Women in Agricultural Research and Development
(AWARD) for women scientists from Francophone Africa. AWARD is working
toward inclusive, agriculture-driven prosperity for the African continent by
strengthening the production and dissemination of more gender-responsive
agricultural research and innovation.

The
Award Fellowship is a career-development program that since 2008 has, through
tailored fellowships, equipped top women agricultural scientists across
sub-Saharan Africa to accelerate agricultural gains by strengthening their
science and leadership skills.

AWARD
is a career-development program that since 2008 has, through tailored
fellowship, equipped top women agricultural scientists across sub-Saharan
Africa to accelerate agricultural gains by strengthening their science and
leadership skills.

Scholarship Description:

Application
Deadline: October 08, 2018
Course
Level: Fellowships are available to women
scientists.
Study
Subject: All domains in agriculture and
food are eligible.
Scholarship
Award:
The AWARD Fellowship is
a professional development program started in 2008, to strengthen and
sharpen the research and leadership skills of African women in
agricultural science, empowering them to contribute more effectively to
accelerating agricultural gains in Africa. AWARD Fellows benefit from a
two-year fellowship focused on fostering mentoring partnerships, building
science skills, and developing leadership capacity. Following a highly
competitive process, the fellowship is awarded based on intellectual
merit, leadership capacity and the potential impact of the scientist’s
research to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
The AWARD Pan-African Fellowship Program takes this similar
approach to career-development by extending the benefits of the Fellowship
program to female scientists from Francophone Africa in order to maximize
interactions between English and French speaking women in agricultural
science. The AWARD Pan-African Fellowship Program was initiated in 2017
with the support from the Agropolis Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation (BMGF) and the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) country missions. AWARD is now launching the 2018 call
for applications for its Pan-African Fellowship Program.
Number
of Scholarships: Not Known
Nationality: Benin,
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,
Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana,
Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal,
Tanzania, and Togo
Scholarship
can be taken in Togo

Eligibility for the Scholarship:

Eligible
Countries: Women agricultural scientists who
are citizens of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar,
Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, and Togo
Entrance
Requirements: Candidates for the fellowship
must:

Be
aged 40 and below at the time of application
Be
a citizen of Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania,
Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, and Togo
Have
attained a minimum education level of a bachelor’s degree
Reside
in Africa and doing research in agricultural related fields including but
not limited to agricultural economics, agricultural engineering,
agronomy, food science and nutrition, extension education, ecology;
molecular biology, plant/animal breeding, crop science, animal and
livestock sciences, entomology, natural resource management; virology;
soil science; aquatic resources/fisheries, forestry and agroforestry,
biodiversity conservation, horticulture; water/irrigation management
NOT
be a previous fellow/mentor in the AWARD Fellowship Initiative
Particular
attention will be accorded to applicants working on sustainable
agricultural value chains; sustainable food system; agro-ecology and
resilient seed systems

English
Language Requirements: Applicants whose
first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of
proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.