AFRICAN WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL AWARD PROGRAM 2010

African women working in agricultural research and development from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia who have completed a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in selected disciplines are invited to apply.

AWARD is unique because it:
Selects women scientists already working closely with the rural poor on tackling poverty and hunger.
Focuses on career development, adding value to existing academic training programs.
Nourishes the talent pipeline for agricultural research and development (R&D)through carefully tailored fellowship packages for women with bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.
Engages with African leaders of agricultural R&D, both men and women, to raise awareness and build networks.
Award Areas: AWARD invites fellowship applicants from the following 16 disciplines and seeks mentors from these areas as well.
Agricultural economics/Agronomy/Animal and livestock sciences/Aquatic resources and fisheries/Biodiversity conservation/Crop sciences/Ecology/
Entomology/Extension education/Food sciences and nutrition/Forestry and agroforestry/Horticulture/Molecular biology (plant/animal breeding)/Natural resources management/Soil sciences/Water and irrigation management.

Eligibility: AWARD is currently available to female African agricultural scientists from:
Ethiopia/Nigeria/Ghana/Rwanda/Kenya/Tanzania/Malawi/Uganda/Mozambique /Zambia.
African women professionals from these countries, who are conducting research and development in AWARD’s 16 related disciplines (see above), are strongly encouraged to apply.

Call For Papers: African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), a project of the CGIAR Gender & Diversity Program, is now accepting applications for its 2010 fellowships.AWARD offers tailored, two-year fellowships designed to fast-track the careers of African women scientists and professionals delivering pro-poor agricultural research and development that benefits rural communities, especially women. Our goal is to help them increase their contributions in the fight against hunger and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.

Application Deadline: The deadline for all applications is March 22, 2010.

Email: AWARDFellows(AT)cgiar.org

Contact Numbers: +254 20 722 4242 (direct) / 722 4000 (operator)

Source: http://www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/resource/2010%20AWARD%20Fellowships%20Call%20for%20Applications%20 Jan%2018%202010.pdf

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