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Grants and Awards

• (RUFORUM Call) Call for proposals: Strengthening Higher Agricultural Education for Agri-Food System Transformation in Africa (SHAEA) /Annonce: Projet d’Appui à l’Enseignement Superieur Agricole pour une Transformation des Systèmes Agroalimentaires en Afrique
• TWAS prizes:
  • TWAS Medal Lectures. Awarded to TWAS members, in recognition of their achievements in their fields of research. The recipients lecture on a main aspect of their work. Deadline: Open
  • Abdus Salam Medal. Awarded to highly distinguished personalities who have served the cause of science in the Developing World. No limit on age, country or field. Deadline: Open
• (New) Ignite 2018: African Women in Agribusiness Initiative. Residential training will take place from 5 November to 14 December 2018 in Berekusu, Ghana. Scholarships available for exceptional applicants.
• IDRC request for concept notes: Boosting Decent Employment for Africa’s Youth. Applying institution or consortium of institutions must have a strong presence in sub-Saharan Africa. Deadline: 8 October 2018
• (New) Agrilinks Young Scholars Food Security Blog Contest. Open to any university student enrolled in 2018 (graduate or undergraduate). Deadline: 10 October 2018
• Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) invites proposals for community building networks focused around research challenges including education and food systems. Deadline: 11 October 2018
• (New) Global Citizen Prize for Youth Leadership.  Unrestricted cash prize of $250,000 presented by Cisco to  a young person aged 18-30 who is having impact towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Deadline: 15 October 2018
• empowering people Award 2019. Aims to identify simple technological innovations with business potential and make them accessible in developing areas. Deadline: 31 October 2018
• African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence (AUKNASE): Continental & Regional Awards 2018 Edition. Deadline: 10 November 2018
• (New) 2019 RISK Award. Up to €100,000 for an operational project in the field of risk reduction and disaster management. Deadline: 30 November 2018
• (New) RDA EU Open Call for Ambassadors. The Research Data Alliance is calling on domain specific data experts to join its Ambassador programme. Deadline: 5 December 2018
• Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowships. Short-term fellowships to African-born academics at universities in the USA and Canada to collaborate with African universities. Deadline: 9 December 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) PhD Training opportunities under the RUFORUM Graduate Teaching Assistantship Program. Applications will be accepted throughout the year
• Master’s and PhD scholarships at the African Center of Excellence in Phytochemicals, Textile and Renewable Energy (ACEII-PTRE), Moi University. Deadline: Open till the end of the year
• Free e-learning courses from FAO
• Free online course on Artificial Intelligence from University of Helsinki. Open to anyone, anywhere
• Mastering Applied Data Science course. Fellowship available for this 12 week course.
• DAAD scholarships 2019-2020. For individuals from eligible developing countries to undertake post-graduate study at German universities in development-related subjects. Deadlines  vary by course
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Metagenomics at North-West University, South Africa. Deadline: Open till filled.
• AWARD Pan-African Fellowship. For African women scientists from selected countries who have completed a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in an agricultural discipline. Deadline: 8 October 2018
• (New) Open call for participants at the Evidence Informed Policymaking Seminar in Africa. For African early to mid-career policymakers and scientists. Deadline: 8 October 2018
• DTA3/COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD Fellowship. Subject areas are: applied biosciences for health, energy, and social policy. Deadline: 8 October 2018
• (New) 2019 Aspen New Voices Fellowship. A year-long media skills, communication and leadership program designed for development professionals from the developing world. Fellowship is non-resident and not full-time. Deadline: 15 October 2018
• International short courses at the Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation, The Netherlands. Deadline for OKP and MSP Fellowships: 16 October 2018:
  • Evaluating and managing for sustainable development impact, 18 March - 5 April 2019
  • Landscape governance, 1-12 April 2019
  • (New) Milking to potential, 13 - 31 May 2019
• (New) iCRA courses:  March – June 2019.   Scholarship application deadline:  18 October 2018
  • Making education work, 25 March - 5 April 2019,  Wageningen, the Netherlands
  • Making innovation work: 3 - 14 June 2019, Wageningen, the Netherlands
  • Making agribusiness work, 17 - 28 June 2019, Ibadan, Nigeria
• Iso Lomso fellowships for early career African researchers. A three-year attachment to the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) to develop and conduct a long-term research programme of preference. Deadline: 20 October 2018
• (New) PhD Graduate Fellowship: Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). The position will be based in Nairobi. Deadline: 21 October 2018
• (New) DIES-International Deans’ Course Africa 2019/20. International travel costs, board and lodging as well as the substantial part of the tuition fee will be covered. Deadline: 31 October 2018
• (New) Chevening Scholarships for study in the United Kingdom. Deadline: 6 November 2018
• (New) University of British Columbia (UBC) MasterCard Foundation Scholars Programme (2019/2018). Full scholarships for students from Sub-Saharan Africa to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies at UBC. Deadline: 9 November 2018
• Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries Fellowship in Freshwater Science. Fellowships for PhD students, postdocs and senior scientists for 6-24 months. Deadline: 1 December 2018
• (New)  Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program. For institutions in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda to host an African-born scholar. Institutions and scholars may both apply. Deadline: 9 December 2018
• (New) Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship Program 2018/2019. Tuition and associated fees for citizens of African countries who wish to obtain an MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Deadline: 10 January 2019
• (New)  Scholarships for International MSc Programs at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, 2019. Deadline: 1 March 2019
• 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 research application summaries/extended abstracts and posters for the RUFORUM Biennial Conference 2018.  Deadline: Extended to 15 October 2018