AWARD Fellowships for African Women
February 27, 2009| |
Applications are now being accepted from qualified African agricultural women scientists for the 2009 African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD). Specially tailored two-year career development fellowships are available at three levels: post-Bachelors, post-Masters and post-doctorate. AWARD is open to women from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. African women from qualifying countries and conducting research in the following disciplines are encouraged to apply: crop sciences (including horticulture), soil sciences, animal and livestock sciences, plant and animal virology, agroforestry, agricultural economics, aquatic resources and fisheries, food sciences and nutrition, natural resource management and ecology, biodiversity conservation, entomology, agricultural extension education, molecular biology (applied to plant/animal breeding), and water and irrigation management.
The deadline for all applications is on March 30, 2009. Email AWARDFellows@cgiar.org to request a copy of the application forms.
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