One Planet Fellowship 2019 for African Researchers, Application Details

One Planet Fellowship 2019 for African Researchers, Application Details

Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for One Planet Fellowship 2019 for African Researchers, Application Details… Interested apps and procedures on this page to secure this opportunity.

One Planet Fellowship 2019

The call to apply for the first cohort of the One Planet Fellowship is now open. The One Planet Fellowship seeks to build a vibrant, highly connected, and intergenerational network of African and European scientist leaders equipped to use a gender lens help Africa’s smallholder farmers adapt to a changing climate.

About the Award: Inspired by the AWARD Fellowship Model, the USD 15 million five-year initiative seeks to invest in 600 agricultural scientists through three rounds of open competition. Selected candidates will participate in an intensive, non-residential, career acceleration process aimed at fostering leadership skills, strengthening scientific research skills including integrating gender into their research, and catalyzing research partnerships and networks. Candidates who complete the three-year process will become One Planet Laureates.

Eligibility

Applicants who are the citizen of the following sub-Sahara African countries are eligible to apply: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia.

Selection Criteria: Recipients are selected based on their merit, competence and other relevant eligibility criteria

Value of Award: Selected candidates will participate in an intensive, non-residential, career acceleration process aimed at fostering leadership skills, strengthening scientific research skills including integrating gender into their research, and catalyzing research partnerships and networks.

Duration of Programme:  For candidates who will become One Planet Laureates upon completion of the three-year non-residential fellowship process.

Application Procedure

Application Form – How to Apply: 

• Applicants from French-speaking countries should use this link, and those from English-speaking countries should use this link.

• It is important to go through all application requirements on the Programme Webpage see link below) before applying

Application Deadline

• Deadline: 30th April, 2019, 23:59 East Africa Time (GMT+3).

For More Information:

Click Here to the Official Webpage of One Planet Fellowship 2019 for African Researchers, Application Details for more information.

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