Australia Awards in Africa

As part of the Australian Government’s increasing engagement in Africa, Australia Awards in Africa (AAA) offer study opportunities at post-graduate level to candidates from eligible African countries. The scholarships are offered at Masters level for up to two years as well as short professional development courses of up to three months. There are also limited opportunities for PhD studies in Agriculture-related disciplines.

Deadline for submission of PhD applications: 30 April 2012

3rd Round - Call for Proposals

The Africa-Brazil Agricultural Innovation Marketplace has launched it's third round of Call for Proposals.

Deadline for submission of proposals: February 29, 2012

PAEPARD: ARD funding opportunities October 2011, overview of funding sources for agriculture, biodiversity and climate change blogpost.

Request for Proposals for Research Field Fellowships: ICRISAT-NCAP-IRRI project on Village Dynamics Studies.

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) invites research and development institutes to respond to this Request for Proposals (RFP), either from individual researchers or in collaboration with PhD students from Asia who wish to undertake field research in an ICRISAT-NCAP-IRRI project on Village Dynamics Studies in India and Bangladesh.

AgLe@rn Scholarship

Scholarship fund developed by the Asia Pacific Regional Technology Centre (APRTC) to support agricultural professional from government agencies, academia and non-governmental organizations.

Applications can be submitted on continuous basis. More information is available on the website of APRTC.

Overview: European Commission & the Supports to ARD

Overview note developed by the European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD) to explain: 
1. The mandates of the different Directorates General (DGs) of the European Commission (EC)  involved in the support to ARD.
2. The main EU policies and programmes involving and supporting ARD.
3. The main financial instruments currently available for this support.
To read more, download the note [pdf, 110kB]