Name of the Organisation : Bioversity International (bioversityinternational.org)
Name of the Fellowship : Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship 2014
Website : http://www.bioversityinternational.org/
Fellowships :
Bioversity International collaborates with students (MSc and PhD) and working professionals from developed and developing countries to carry out thesis or other research that contributes to our mission to investigate the use and conservation of agricultural and forest biodiversity within our scientific programmes. The topic of the research should be aligned with one of Bioversity’s areas of expertise.
The objectives of the fellowships are to develop individual capacity in research for development, to contribute to generating and sharing knowledge, to build a network of scientists and institutions within our field of interest and offer employment experience to recent graduates.
General Fellowships :
If you want to be considered for a general fellowship, please send your CV and a letter summarizing your suggested research topic to: Human Resources. Applications will be retained by the organization for a maximum of 12 months. Individually organized Fellowships typically need to source their own funds for research.
Sponsored Fellowships :
Bioversity International offers two fellowships organized in collaboration with sponsoring institutions :
1. Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship
2. Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo
Note : Calls for these two fellowships are organized on an annual basis. Both aim to give hands-on experience in the arena of international agricultural research and increase the opportunity to publish results from their research.
Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship :
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Bioversity International established the Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship for research on conservation and use of forest genetic resources in sub-Saharan Africa to honour the memory and celebrate the work of Dr Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo. The Fellowship is awarded annually to a scientist from a university or national research institute in sub-Saharan Africa, with support from the CGIAR Research Program for Forests, Trees and Agroforestry.
An outstanding forest genetics specialist, Dr Ouédraogo, led Bioversity International’s forest programme from 1993-1999. He then became the Regional Director for sub-Saharan Africa, leading Bioversity International’s activities in this region until his untimely death in a plane crash in January 2000.
Dr Ouédraogo was the founding Director of the Forest Tree Seed Centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and served on a range of international forestry committees. He left an indelible mark on Bioversity International and the world forestry community as a whole. His vision to bring young African scientists into the international research environment is embraced by the Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship.
Call for applications :
The call for 2013 Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship is not yet open.
Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship 2014 :
Bioversity International is inviting applications for research on grain species relevant to both Australia and the applicant’s home country. The fellowship, up to US$ 20,000 for a research project of up to 12 months duration, is supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Australia. Deadline 15 December 2013
The Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship enables outstanding scientists from developing countries to carry out research on the conservation and use of agricultural and forest biodiversity. The research involves collaboration with an academic institution outside of the fellows’ home countries. To date, 41 scientists from 25 countries from all regions of the world have received the Fellowship.
Many studies have focused on crops and species of significant economic, nutritional and cultural importance to the Fellows’ home countries; examples include wild and domesticated populations of cactus, ebony, pistachio, cacao, common vetch, peach, oat, wild potato, Grewia optiva, sorghum, fluted pumpkin, oriental beech, emmer wheat and barley.
Deadline : 15 December 2013
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