World Agroforestry Memorial Scholarships
Course(s) Offered: Any field
Course Level: Graduate (research)
Provider: World Agroforestry Memorial Scholarship fund
Country to Study in: Any developing country
Scholarship Description
The World Agroforestry Centre (previously known every bit the International Centre for Research inward Agroforestry, ICRAF) is pleased to denote the availability of thesis enquiry fellowships for postgraduate students wishing to send their thesis enquiry inward collaboration amongst World Agroforestry Centre scientists.
The World Agroforestry Memorial Scholarship fund was formally established inward 2004 every bit 1 agency to abide by scientists in addition to other Centre staff who may hand away spell inward active service amongst the organization. With this fund, the Center honours the life, the concerns, the social in addition to scientific passions of each private listed on the official website (link to it is below), in addition to celebrate their contributions to the advancement of agroforestry.
Eligibility
To qualify for a fellowship, the candidate must:
Course(s) Offered: Any field
Course Level: Graduate (research)
Provider: World Agroforestry Memorial Scholarship fund
Country to Study in: Any developing country
Scholarship Description
The World Agroforestry Centre (previously known every bit the International Centre for Research inward Agroforestry, ICRAF) is pleased to denote the availability of thesis enquiry fellowships for postgraduate students wishing to send their thesis enquiry inward collaboration amongst World Agroforestry Centre scientists.
The World Agroforestry Memorial Scholarship fund was formally established inward 2004 every bit 1 agency to abide by scientists in addition to other Centre staff who may hand away spell inward active service amongst the organization. With this fund, the Center honours the life, the concerns, the social in addition to scientific passions of each private listed on the official website (link to it is below), in addition to celebrate their contributions to the advancement of agroforestry.
Eligibility
To qualify for a fellowship, the candidate must:
- Be a national of a developing province involved inward Agroforestry research, instruction or development
- Be 35 years of historic menstruum or less (i.e non to a greater extent than than 35 years)
- Be registered for a postgraduate grade at a recognized academy (evidence required)
- Show testify of involvement inward Agroforestry enquiry yesteryear producing an Agroforestry enquiry concept banker's complaint (maximum 3 pages, roofing Title, Objectives, Hypotheses, Methods in addition to tools, Location, Duration in addition to Budget)
- Be an employee of a university, or a national enquiry institute or at to the lowest degree secure the back upward of such an establishment inward the relevant developing province (where the enquiry volition go conducted)
- Have completed or go or in addition to then completing coursework for the graduate grade for which s/he is registered
Citizens of ANY African and/or other developing countries
Participating Institutions
Tenable at whatsoever academy inward countries where the Center has effective scientific contacts.
The thesis enquiry volition go jointly supervised yesteryear the University where the applicant is registered. Each establishment volition appoint a suitable supervisor.
Fields of study
Field enquiry in addition to thesis production inward whatsoever acre and/or theme related to Agroforestry. The Global enquiry priorities include:
- Domestication, utilization in addition to conservation of superior Agroforestry germplasm.
- Maximizing on farm productivity of trees in addition to Agroforestry systems.
- Improving tree production marketing for smallholders.
- Reducing risks to reason wellness in addition to targeting Agroforestry interventions to heighten productivity.
- Improving the mightiness of farmers, ecosystems in addition to governments to grapple amongst climate change.
- Developing policies in addition to incentives for multifunctional landscapes amongst trees that furnish environmental services.
Not specified yesteryear provider
Sponsorship duration
This is a onetime enquiry grant for your thesis
Scholarship benefits
These scholarships back upward thesis enquiry for postgraduate students who are nationals of developing countries. The upper throttle for the back upward is U.S. $ 5,000 to encompass acre enquiry in addition to thesis production.
It is assumed that candidates volition accept other grants to encounter their tuition in addition to other expenses related to the studies. The grant volition go used to encompass expenses arising from acre enquiry (including travel), laboratory analysis in addition to thesis production.
Regarding candidate's supervisors:
Each candidate's establishment volition appoint a suitable supervisor. Supervisors volition have a go grant (where justified) to encounter once. The go grant shall non transcend USD 1,500. This shall go additional to the USD 5,000 given to the student.
Method of Application
Selection process:
All applications should go sent to the address below. The alternative procedure involves announcements, proposal review, in addition to alternative of grantees yesteryear a pocket-size panel of World Agroforestry Centre senior staff.
Requirements:
- Fill inward an application shape (download from official website - link is below).
- A missive of the alphabet of recommendation from employer/ institution.
- A three-page concept banker's complaint (relevant to the global enquiry priorities identified below).
- Certified copies of certificates.
- Up-to-date curriculum vitae.
- Two recent passport size photographs.
- Evidence of registration for a Masters Degree Programme.
The Training Officer,
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
UN Avenue, Gigiri
P.O. Box 30677-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: h.ochieng@cgiar.org
For details in addition to electronic application become to:
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/Training/memorial_scholarships.asp
DEADLINES:
Closing engagement for receiving application in addition to relevant documents is xxx June 2009.
PLEASE NOTE:
These scholarships are for postgraduate students wishing to send their thesis enquiry inward collaboration amongst the World Agroforestry Centre scientists. The scholarships are tenable at whatsoever academy inward countries where the Centre has effective scientific contacts.
Fellowships are awarded on competitive basis, women are peculiarly encouraged to apply.
All items received yesteryear the Center shall go acknowledged but volition non go returnable.
Applicants volition abide yesteryear World Agroforestry Centre Policy guidelines on Research Ethics.
The World Agroforestry Centre (known every bit the International Centre for Research inward Agroforestry, ICRAF earlier 2002), is an international institute headquartered inward Nairobi, Kenya, in addition to founded inward 1978. The Centre specialises inward the sustainable management, protection in addition to rule of tropical rainforest in addition to natural reserves. It is 1 of fifteen agricultural enquiry centres which makes upward the global network known every bit the CGIAR. The Centre conducts enquiry inward agroforestry, inward partnership amongst national agricultural enquiry systems amongst a persuasion to developing to a greater extent than sustainable in addition to productive reason use. The focus of its enquiry is countries/regions inward the developing world, special inward the torrid zone of Central in addition to South America, Southeast Asia in addition to parts of key Africa.
In 2002 the Centre acquired the World Agroforestry Centre build name, although International Centre for Research inward Agroforestry remains its legal mention in addition to it continues to usage the acronym ICRAF.
Application Deadline: xxx June 2009
Open to International students: Yes
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