African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) One Planet Fellowship 2019

Deadline: April 30, 2019

Applications are open for the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development One Planet Fellowship 2019. 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.

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

All applicants for the One Planet Fellowship must:

• Be a citizen of one of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia;
• Be aged 40 years or less as of April 2019;
• Have attained a minimum education level of a bachelor’s degree;
• Reside in Africa and be actively engaged in research, policy, and practice relevant to climate change and Africa’s smallholder agriculture.

Application

Applications can be completed online in English or French

For more information, visit One Planet Fellowship.