African Centre for Crop Improvement :
ACCI Scholarships
Course(s) Offered: Agriculture
Course Level: Graduate (PhD)
Provider: ACCI
Country to Study in: South Africa
Scholarship Description
The African Centre for Crop Improvement, ACCI, at the University of KwaZulu - Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa offers the prestigious scholarship, African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI) Scholarships, to immature African scientists who are great to brand Plant Breeding their career.
The aim of the ACCI is to prepare African constitute breeders, inwards Africa, on African crops. This involves 1 years of academic studies at the University of KwaZulu - Natal in addition to 3 years of champaign enquiry inwards the educatee habitation countries, at their habitation institution.
The crop that ACCI students breed are nutrient safety crop: Cereals, roots in addition to tubers in addition to legumes. Eligible applicants volition last offered the African Centre for Crop Improvement Scholarships. Phase I was 2002 -2007; spell Phase II was 2007-2011. Phase III of this plan volition last 2012-2018.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
ACCI Scholarships
Course(s) Offered: Agriculture
Course Level: Graduate (PhD)
Provider: ACCI
Country to Study in: South Africa
Scholarship Description
The African Centre for Crop Improvement, ACCI, at the University of KwaZulu - Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa offers the prestigious scholarship, African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI) Scholarships, to immature African scientists who are great to brand Plant Breeding their career.
The aim of the ACCI is to prepare African constitute breeders, inwards Africa, on African crops. This involves 1 years of academic studies at the University of KwaZulu - Natal in addition to 3 years of champaign enquiry inwards the educatee habitation countries, at their habitation institution.
The crop that ACCI students breed are nutrient safety crop: Cereals, roots in addition to tubers in addition to legumes. Eligible applicants volition last offered the African Centre for Crop Improvement Scholarships. Phase I was 2002 -2007; spell Phase II was 2007-2011. Phase III of this plan volition last 2012-2018.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be nether xl years of age
- Possess an MSc inwards either Plant Breeding, Plant Genetics, Plant Pathology, Crop Science or Horticultural Science or equivalent degree.
- Have a pose inwards their habitation province every bit an agricultural enquiry scientist inwards a national agricultural enquiry establishment or NGO, or every bit a University lecturer.
Selected African countries including: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Republic of Malaŵi or South Sudan.
Participating Institutions
The African Centre for Crop Improvement, Faculty of Science in addition to Agriculture, University of KwaZulu - Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus, South Africa
Fields of study
The ACCI aims to prepare African constitute breeders inwards Eastern in addition to Southern Africa, on African crops, to breed ameliorate crops using conventional in addition to molecular breeding tools.
The focus is on the breeding of African in addition to African grown Crops (cereals, roots in addition to tubers in addition to pulses) for increased drought tolerance in addition to improved nutrient safety for the pitiful inwards Africa.
Number of awards
Not specified past times provider
Sponsorship duration
The duration of score plan - iv years
Scholarship benefits
An ACCI scholarship inwards Year One volition encompass all basic personal costs, including One render airfare, economic scheme class, to South Africa for students from exterior the South African borders.
In the fourth twelvemonth of PhD registration, the students volition render to campus inwards Pietermaritzburg for the in conclusion stage of writing upward their PhD thesis. To encompass this, the ACCI volition encompass the following: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 render economic scheme flight; Accommodation for a iii (3) calendar month period; in addition to the costs of printing in addition to binding of the thesis.
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Method of Application
Applications from potential candidates should last inwards the shape of : Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 CV containing clear contact details, including academic record; 3 references, 1 of whom should last the MSc supervisor; in addition to Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 missive of the alphabet of motivation, including notes on the applicant's involvement areas inwards constitute breeding.
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Applications to last sent to: acciadmin@ukzn.ac.za
DEADLINES:
The deadline appointment for application to the electrical flow telephone telephone is 31 October, 2012
PLEASE NOTE:
Successful candidates would last eligible to stimulate their studies inwards Jan 2013
Application Deadline: 31 Oct 2012
Open to International students: Yes
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