ABCF Fellowship Program
Course(s) Offered: Agric Biosciences
Course Level: Graduate (research)
Provider: ABCF
Country to Study in: Africa
Scholarship Description
The Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund (ABCF), managed past times the BecA-ILRI Hub, provides fellowships to scientists in addition to graduate students from African national agricultural query organisations in addition to universities to undertake biosciences research-for-development projects at the BecA-ILRI Hub.
The role of the ABCF enterprise program is to educate capacity for agricultural biosciences query inwards Africa, to back upwards query projects that ultimately contribute towards increasing nutrient in addition to nutritional security or nutrient security inwards Africa, in addition to to facilitate access to the BecA-ILRI Hub past times African researchers.
We seek applicants amongst innovative ideas for brusk to medium term query projects (up to 12 months) that tin last undertaken at the BecA-ILRI Hub. Projects must last inwards the areas of nutrient in addition to nutritional security or nutrient security inwards Africa.
We peculiarly welcome applications from women candidates.
Eligibility
Applicant requirements:
Citizens of a BecA-ILRI Hub target dry reason (see listing above). In particular cases nosotros may consider applicants from other African countries.
Participating Institutions
Biosciences eastern in addition to primal Africa - International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, Nairobi, Kenya
Fields of study
Course(s) Offered: Agric Biosciences
Course Level: Graduate (research)
Provider: ABCF
Country to Study in: Africa
Scholarship Description
The Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund (ABCF), managed past times the BecA-ILRI Hub, provides fellowships to scientists in addition to graduate students from African national agricultural query organisations in addition to universities to undertake biosciences research-for-development projects at the BecA-ILRI Hub.
The role of the ABCF enterprise program is to educate capacity for agricultural biosciences query inwards Africa, to back upwards query projects that ultimately contribute towards increasing nutrient in addition to nutritional security or nutrient security inwards Africa, in addition to to facilitate access to the BecA-ILRI Hub past times African researchers.
We seek applicants amongst innovative ideas for brusk to medium term query projects (up to 12 months) that tin last undertaken at the BecA-ILRI Hub. Projects must last inwards the areas of nutrient in addition to nutritional security or nutrient security inwards Africa.
We peculiarly welcome applications from women candidates.
Eligibility
Applicant requirements:
- National (passport holder) of a BecA-ILRI Hub target country: Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, São Tomé in addition to Príncipe, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda. In particular cases nosotros may consider applicants from other African countries.
- A researcher at a national agricultural query scheme or academy inwards a BecA-ILRI Hub target country
- Currently engaged inwards query inwards nutrient in addition to nutritional security or nutrient security inwards Africa, or inwards a query expanse amongst relevance to agriculture inwards Africa
- MSc or PhD inwards biosciences, agriculture or related subject. In particular cases nosotros may consider applicants amongst a bachelor’s degree.
- Good working cognition of written in addition to spoken English
- Completed online application form
- A signed missive of the alphabet of blessing for your application from the caput of your institute.
Citizens of a BecA-ILRI Hub target dry reason (see listing above). In particular cases nosotros may consider applicants from other African countries.
Participating Institutions
Biosciences eastern in addition to primal Africa - International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, Nairobi, Kenya
Fields of study
Scientists in addition to graduate students conducting query inwards the next areas are peculiarly encouraged to apply:
Other special opportunities be to connect amongst CGIAR Research Programs on Livestock & Fish in addition to Agriculture for Nutrition & Health to explore how their proposed query mightiness agree into the on-going efforts to amend pro-poor nutrient systems inwards Tanzania (smallholder dairy), Republic of Uganda (smallholder pigs), Arab Republic of Egypt (aquaculture) in addition to Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (small ruminants). Such collaboration would allow the candidate’s query to contribute to a greater extent than straight to an impact-oriented research-for-development agenda, in addition to offering additional opportunities for articulation activities. For to a greater extent than information, delight contact: doc Amos Omorea.omore at cgiar dot org (Tanzania dairy); doc Danilo Pezo d.pezo at cgiar dot org (Uganda pigs); doc Malcolm Dickson m.dickson at cgiar dot org (Egypt aquaculture); doc Barbara Rischkowsky b.rischkowsky at cgiar dot org (Ethiopia small-scale ruminants).
Number of awards
Fifteen fellowships volition last offered through the Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund
Sponsorship duration
Up to 12 months
Scholarship benefits
Costs covered past times the enterprise
Method of Application
If yous are eligible in addition to are interested, it is of import to view the official website (link to it is below) to download the Application Guidelines in addition to besides for consummate data on how to use for this award.
DEADLINE:
Closing appointment for all applications is Feb 28th 2014.
PLEASE NOTE:
The Biosciences eastern in addition to primal Africa - International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, located inwards Nairobi, Kenya, is a shared agricultural query in addition to biosciences platform that exists to growth access for African researchers to affordable, world-class query facilities.
In addition, the BecA-ILRI Hub provides research-related services in addition to capacity edifice opportunities to eastern in addition to primal Africa in addition to beyond.
The ABCF Research Fellowship programme is supported past times the Australian Government through a partnership betwixt Australia's Commonwealth Scientific in addition to Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in addition to the BecA-ILRI Hub; in addition to past times the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), in addition to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida).
Application Deadline: 28 Feb 2014
Open for International Students: No (ONLY Africans)
Further Scholarship Information in addition to Application
Related: List of Scholarships inwards Republic of Kenya for Students
- Improved command of priority livestock diseases including African swine fever (ASF); contagious bovine in addition to caprine pleuropneumonia (CBPP in addition to CCPP); peste des petits ruminants (PPR); Rift Valley fever (RVF); East Coast fever (ECF); capripox virus diseases of ruminants;
- Harnessing genetic diverseness for conservation, resistance to affliction in addition to improving productivity of crops in addition to livestock (livestock focus: African indigenous breeds, peculiarly of goats, chickens, in addition to cavies in addition to other micro-livestock);
- Molecular breeding for of import nutrient security crops inwards Africa;
- Plant transformation to address nutrient insecurity inwards Africa;
- Plant-microbe interactions;
- Tissue civilization in addition to virus indexing for production of virus-free planting materials inwards Africa;
- Orphan crops including amaranth, baobab, taro, wild mushrooms, enset;
- Crop pests, pathogens in addition to weed management research, including biological control;
- Food safety, including addressing aflatoxin in addition to other mycotoxin contamination inwards nutrient in addition to feeds;
- Nutritional analysis of nutrient in addition to feeds;
- Rapid diagnostics for crop in addition to livestock diseases;
- Genomics in addition to metagenomics, including for microbial discovery;
- Studies on climate-smart provender grasses in addition to mixed livestock-crop systems;
- Microbial applied scientific discipline for improving adaptation of staple nutrient crops in addition to grasses to biotic in addition to abiotic stresses;
- Soil wellness inwards agricultural systems;
Other special opportunities be to connect amongst CGIAR Research Programs on Livestock & Fish in addition to Agriculture for Nutrition & Health to explore how their proposed query mightiness agree into the on-going efforts to amend pro-poor nutrient systems inwards Tanzania (smallholder dairy), Republic of Uganda (smallholder pigs), Arab Republic of Egypt (aquaculture) in addition to Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (small ruminants). Such collaboration would allow the candidate’s query to contribute to a greater extent than straight to an impact-oriented research-for-development agenda, in addition to offering additional opportunities for articulation activities. For to a greater extent than information, delight contact: doc Amos Omorea.omore at cgiar dot org (Tanzania dairy); doc Danilo Pezo d.pezo at cgiar dot org (Uganda pigs); doc Malcolm Dickson m.dickson at cgiar dot org (Egypt aquaculture); doc Barbara Rischkowsky b.rischkowsky at cgiar dot org (Ethiopia small-scale ruminants).
Number of awards
Fifteen fellowships volition last offered through the Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund
Sponsorship duration
Up to 12 months
Scholarship benefits
Costs covered past times the enterprise
- Research at the BecA-ILRI Hub
- Travel
- Medical insurance
- Accommodation
- Living allowance
Method of Application
If yous are eligible in addition to are interested, it is of import to view the official website (link to it is below) to download the Application Guidelines in addition to besides for consummate data on how to use for this award.
DEADLINE:
Closing appointment for all applications is Feb 28th 2014.
PLEASE NOTE:
The Biosciences eastern in addition to primal Africa - International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, located inwards Nairobi, Kenya, is a shared agricultural query in addition to biosciences platform that exists to growth access for African researchers to affordable, world-class query facilities.
In addition, the BecA-ILRI Hub provides research-related services in addition to capacity edifice opportunities to eastern in addition to primal Africa in addition to beyond.
The ABCF Research Fellowship programme is supported past times the Australian Government through a partnership betwixt Australia's Commonwealth Scientific in addition to Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in addition to the BecA-ILRI Hub; in addition to past times the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), in addition to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida).
Application Deadline: 28 Feb 2014
Open for International Students: No (ONLY Africans)
Further Scholarship Information in addition to Application
Related: List of Scholarships inwards Republic of Kenya for Students
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