[Wigsat-l] Special Issue Announcing the AWARD 2009 Fellowships

[Sophia Huyer]

Special Issue
G&D News No 81, 26 February 2009

In this issue of G&D News, we are happy to announce the 2009 African  
Women in Agricultural Research and development (AWARD) fellowships.   
AWARD fellowships are open to women agricultural scientists from ten  
African countries…

We are pleased to inform you that AWARD is now accepting applications  
for Round Two Fellowships!  The CGIAR Gender & Diversity Program  
warmly invites applications from qualified African agricultural women  
scientists for this innovative and exciting fellowship program.
AWARD offers specially tailored two-year career development  
fellowships, 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 strongly 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:  Monday March 30, 2009

Details and application forms can be downloaded here: http://www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/resource/award.asp
Alternatively, you may write to AWARDFellows at cgiar.org to request a  
copy of the application forms.

For each of the 60 African women scientists selected in this first  
round (25 at the post-bachelors, 20 at the post-masters, and 15 at the  
post-doctoral levels), AWARD offers a challenging but rewarding  
package aimed at increasing her contribution in fighting hunger and  
poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.  This includes a series of career  
development resources designed to:

·         strengthen science skills,
·         strengthen leadership skills,
·         enhance visibility and networking, and
·         increase opportunities to share newly acquired skills,  
helping inspire the next generation of women scientists in Africa.

Please help us spread word of this wonderful opportunity to all the  
qualifying African women in agricultural research you know.  If you  
have any questions, please refer to our frequently asked questions  
(FAQs) here. If you have any further queries, email us at:   AWARDFellows at cgiar.org 
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Join our database!

If you are a woman scientist or professional with a Master’s or PhD,  
please register to receive the latest information on funding  
opportunities and targeted international job vacancies within and  
outside the CGIAR, in your area of expertise. We welcome you to  
register online at: http://www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/cast_the_net/default.asp

To read G&D's previous newsletters, go to: http://www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org/newsletter/GD_news.asp

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I hope you find these resources helpful.  As usual, we warmly invite  
your feedback.

Sincerely,
Vicki

Vicki Wilde, Leader, AWARD
Director, CGIAR Gender & Diversity Program
ICRAF, United Nations Avenue
P.O. Box 30677
00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Email: AWARDFellows at cgiar.org
Web site: www.genderdiversity.cgiar.org
Tel:  254-20-7224242
Fax: 254-20-7224001









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