Applications are welcomed for Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program handled by Cornell University in cooperation with the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) and other partners.
One of the STAARS goals is to offer chances for African and Africa- based researchers to deal with and along with researchers at Cornell University.
Since its beginning in 2007, the Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP) Abuja Office of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) works for reinforcing evidence-based policymaking in Nigeria in the locations of rural and farming advancement.
ScholarshipDescription:
- ApplicationDeadline: March15, 2018
- CourseLevel: Fellowship is readily available to pursue research study.
- StudySubject: Prospective STAARS fellows are welcomed to establish propositions in the following thematic locations:
- Dynamics of farming input usage, technological modification, and efficiency development in Africa south of the Sahara.
- Rural aspect market efficiency, labour exists and efficiency in Africa south of the Sahara.
- Food security, nutrition and health linkages in Africa south of the Sahara.
- Poverty characteristics and durability versus shocks in Africa south of the Sahara.
- ScholarshipAward: The fellowship will cover travel and training.
- Nationality: African trainees
- Number of Scholarships: TheSTAARS Fellowship started in 2016 and to this day has actually supported 14 fellows from varied backgrounds.
- Scholarship can be taken in the USA
Eligibilityfor the Scholarship:
EligibleCountries: African trainees (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, BurkinaFaso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal,Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, SouthAfrica, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia andZimbabwe) are qualified to use for this fellowship.
EntranceRequirements: To be qualified for this scholarship you should satisfy the list below requirements:
The call is open to early-career African researchers, either late-stagePh D. trainees or those who finished theirPh D. in 2013 or later on. Researchers should be based and working in Africa, with top priority provided to propositions connecting to the research study styles suggested above. Qualified female researchers are especially motivated to use. While aPh D. is not compulsory, STAARS motivates freshPh D. graduates who can take advantage of a mentorship and extra training. Fellows are anticipated to finish the proposed task by releasing findings as a working paper and sending to a peer-reviewed journal by December 15, 2018.
EnglishLanguage Requirements: Applicants whose mother tongue is not English are generally needed to offer proof of efficiency in English at the greater level needed by the University.
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ApplicationProcedure:
How to Apply: Applicants ought to send their finished proposition through e-mail to staars-at-cornell. edu. Accepted candidates will be informed in mid-April and are anticipated to start remote cooperation with their coach instantly upon approval.
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