OPPORTUNITIES
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Support Services
Brief Description:
The following are opportunities - Scholarships/ Fellowships/Grants/Training programmes that may interest you. Click on the links below to view:
Scholarships/ Fellowships/Grants
- METEGA mobility scholarships. Support for master and doctoral studies as well as staff exchange among the consortium partners. Deadline: Staff exchange: 31 January 2018
- NEPAD-SANBio mobility grants to support regional and international travel and accommodation for individuals in the Biosciences field. Deadline: Open till December 2018
- Various opportunities for fellowships and scholarships featured by Opportunities For Africans website
- NEPAD-SANBio mobility grants to support regional and international travel and accommodation for individuals in the Biosciences field. Deadline: Open till December 2018
- WIOMSA Marine Research Grants Programme. Supports young scientists to present research results at various fora. Applications for travel grants can be submitted anytime
- Pitching your business ideas for investment. A self-paced online course on best practices for developing a pitch to potential investors. Certificates available.
- Nestlé Foundation grants for research in human nutrition in low-income and lower middle-income countries. Support includes grants for Masters and PhD projects. Applications accepted all year round.
New
Grants and Awards
- (RUFORUM call) Special call for applications: Ten RUFORUM Community-Based Field Attachment Programme Awards. For MSc and PhD students who have recently graduated or who have submitted their theses and are awaiting results. Deadline: 30 November 2017
- (RUFORUM call) Call for establishment of Agribusiness Incubation Hubs 2017/2018: RUFORUM Entrepreneurship Challenge Program (RECAP). Open to all RUFORUM member universities. Deadline: 30 December, 2017
- (New) ISDE Travel award for young scientists. ISDE will award the young scientist best paper and support the awardee to participate in The 7th Digital Earth Summit 2018 in Morocco. Deadline: 24 November 2017
- Gro Bruntland Awards 2018. Awardees will include four female scientists from developing countries working on research related to public health and sustainable development. Deadline: 24 November 2017
- Student challenge: design the ultimate urban greenhouse. Open to students in universities around the world. Queries should be submitted to: rio.pals@wur.nl. Deadline: 30 November 2017
- IFS Individual Research Grants for promising young developing country researchers. Research areas include water resources research and food security. Deadline: 31 December 2017
- Hult Prize 2018. Students from any college or university in the world are invited to form teams and apply. The winning team will be awarded US$1 million in seed capital. Deadline: 23 December 2017
- IAAE 2018 Carl K. Eicher Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation in agricultural economics in Africa. Dissertations must have been completed during 2015, 2016 or 2017. Nomination deadline: 26 January 2018
- (New) BioInnovate 2nd call for concept notes for sustainable bioinnovations towards value addition and agro/bioprocessing for smallholder farmers and communities in eastern Africa. Deadline: 2 February 2018
- Erasmus+ call for proposals for capacity building in the field of higher education 2018. Deadline: 8 February 2018
- NEPAD-SANBio mobility grants to support regional and international travel and accommodation for individuals in the Biosciences field. Deadline: Open till December 2018
- WIOMSA Marine Research Grants Programme - Travel Grant. Supports young scientists to present research results at various fora. Applications for travel grants can be submitted anytime
Scholarships and courses:
- (RUFORUM call) MCF@RUFORUM Scholarships 2018. For BSc and MSc programmes tenable at Egerton University and Gulu University. Deadline: 30 March 2018
- (RUFORUM call) PhD Training Opportunities under the RUFORUM Graduate Teaching Assistantship Program. Applications will be accepted throughout the year
- (New) Free FAO online course on “Enhancing efficiency and effectiveness of food security cluster coordination”. Applications will be accepted throughout the year
- World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program 2018. For PhD students or recent graduates who are nationals of Sub-Saharan countries. Deadline: 19 November 2017
- (New) The Global Landscapes Forum Youth Ambassador program. A one year social media outreach mentoring and internship for foreign students and professionals based in Europe.
- (New) International On-Line Course on Postharvest & Fresh-Cut Technologies, 1 December 2017 - 31 July 2018
. Registration grants available. Deadline: 28 November 2017
- (New) DAAD PhD scholarships tenable at LUANAR in the fields of Aquaculture and Fisheries Science & Rural Development and Extension. Deadline: 30 November 2017
- DAAD-PhD fellowship opportunities in Higher Education Studies at the University of Kwazulu-Natal. Deadline: 30 November 2017
- Australia Awards – Africa for master’s studies, short courses and post-doctoral fellowships. Deadline: 30 November 2017 for post-docs; 15 December 2017 for masters; and 15 January 2018 for short courses
- 2017 call for applications from the TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme. Enables researchers from the developing countries to visit participating centres of excellence in the South for research collaboration. Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent degree. Deadline: I December 2017
- International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) — Arturo Falaschi Fellowships Programme. Deadline: 31 December for short-term fellowships
- Free e-learning courses from FAO
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowship. For women pursuing full-time graduate or post-doctoral study in the U.S. who are not citizens or permanent residents. Deadline: 1 December 2017
- Matasa Fellowships for young African researchers. Fellows will be supported to produce a synthesis paper and policy brief on the theme “Youth Employment and Private Sector Growth in Africa”. Deadline: 7 December 2017
- (New) Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowships. 1-2 year fellowship for post-doctoral research in the UK. Deadline: 11 December 2017
- US National Academy of Sciences PEER Program invites scientists in developing countries to work with U.S. collaborators in research and capacity building on various topics. Deadline: 12 January 2018
- Application for 2018 intake at the Graduate Institute Geneva 2018 now open. For masters and PhD programs that address global, international, and transnational challenges. Financial aid available. Deadline: 15 January 2018
- STEPS Summer School on Pathways to Sustainability, 14-25 May 2018, United Kingdom. For doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. Some scholarships are available. Deadline: 28 January 2018
- Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Sustainable Territorial Development - STeDe. Scholarships available. Deadline: 31 January 2018
- MasterCard Foundation scholars Program at Michigan State University (MSU) 2018. Scholarships for citizens and residents of Sub-Saharan Africa to undertake graduate study at MSU. Deadline: 1 February 2018
- IITA fellowships to promote research on “Youth engagement in agribusiness and rural economic activities in Africa”. Deadline: 28 February 2018
- Call for applications: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in International Development Studies (GLODEP) intake for 2018-2020. Full scholarships available. Deadline: 28 February 2018
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation — International Climate Protection Fellowships 2018. 20 fellowships for young climate experts from developing countries. Deadline: 1 March 2018
- Postdoctoral Fellowships on Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (IMMANA Fellowships). Applicants may be of any nationality. Deadline: 1 March 2018for full proposals
- Elsevier Publishing Campus: free online training platform for researchers to improve their knowledge and skills in publishing academic research
- Nestlé Foundation grants for research in human nutrition in low-income and lower middle-income countries. Support includes grants for Masters and PhD projects. Applications accepted all year round
Calls for Papers
- (RUFORUM call) Call for manuscripts: African Journal for Rural Development. Regular articles, short communications and reviews accepted. Deadline: Open
- Call for papers for . Travel grants available for authors. Deadline: 10 October 2017
- Call for papers and workshop proposals for the 4th International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) – Africa Conference 2018, Pretoria. New deadline: 31 October 2017
- Call for articles: Nature & Faune Journal on the theme, “Creating a forest landscape restoration movement in Africa”. Deadline: 1 December 201