Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund - 2011 Research Fellowships

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The Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund is a competitive fund which facilitates access to the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) Hub at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) for scientists and students from African national research institutes and universities. Fellowships awarded through the Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund support short-term placements for scientists and students from the BecA region to access the world-class facilities and expertise at the BecA Hub at ILRI, located in Nairobi, Kenya.

With financial support from AusAID, the Australian Government's overseas aid program, the BecA Hub is working with Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to build capacity in the African agricultural sciences community. The BecA-CSIRO partnership is offering fifteen fellowships through the Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund in 2011. 

The BecA-CSIRO partnership supplements the continuing support of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), which provides financial support to the BecA Hub to ensure that our facilities are accessible to the African scientific community. We gratefully acknowledge SFSA's commitment to Africa's agricultural development through its partnerships with the scientific community and projects with smallholders.

Funding will cover travel, accommodation, stipend, and research costs. 

Applicants are seeked from the 17 BecA countries (listed below) who have developed ideas for short-term projects (2-4 months) related to food and nutritional security or animal health, to use the advanced molecular biology and bioinformatics capacity available at the BecA Hub. While at the Hub, Fellows will have access to our facilities and receive support from our scientists and capacity building technicians.

Applicant requirements:
•   Working knowledge of English
•   PhD or MSc in any agricultural bioscience area
•   Currently affiliated with an African national agricultural research program or university
•   From one of the BecA countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.
•   Completed application form, concept note and curriculum vitae submitted by 10 June 2011 to r.njunge@cgiar.org

Women are encouraged to apply. The projects will be selected on a competitive basis.   

Source: Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) Hub - Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund - 2011 Research Fellowships - Call for Applications.

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