Deadline- 15 August 2013
The Food Security Center (FSC) & German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) are jointly accepting applications for visiting Sandwich scholarships Program for PhD students to pursue research at a partner institute. The mission of this program is to increasing their previously gained scientific knowledge and skills relevant to food security related issues. Successful candidates will receive a scholarship for conducting PhD thesis related research studies and hence adding value to the PhD thesis and contributing to the mission of FSC.
Thematic areas-
- Sustainable food availability
- food access
- food use
- food utilization
Eligibility & Criteria-
The applicant must provide proof of-
- outstanding study performance in agricultural, nutritional, natural, social, economic or political sciences, or related disciplines with specification on food security related issues with a minimum MSc grade of 2.5
- working on doctoral studies at her/his home institute by the time of application and by the time the scholarship program commences
- latest academic degree completed no more than 6 years prior to start of the scholarship
- track record of knowledge in the proposed field of study
- plan to return to his/her home country/country of residence and institutes
- excellent proficiency in oral and written English
- be able to conduct innovative research
- have excellent interpersonal skills and team spirit
- be able and willing to work well in an interdisciplinary, multicultural environment with individuals from different scientific, societal and cultural backgrounds and with organizations from the public, private and civil society sector
- be available for the entire period of the research stay of 6 months in 2014
- be a national of a developing country according to the OECD DAC list
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