Deadline- 30 August 2013
African Development Bank has announced funding scholarships for international students in Maize value chain of the project “Support to Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops in Africa (SARD-SC)”.
Objectives-
- generation of agricultural technologies and innovation
- sustainable dissemination and adoption of agricultural technologies and innovations across the value chain
- sustainable capacity strengthening of project stakeholders
Thematic areas-
Research areas include Agronomy/Natural Resource Management, Irrigation, Agricultural Economics, Crop Protection (Pathology and Entomology) and Breeding.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Candidates must satisfy the target university’s admission requirements for MSc or PhD studies.
- Candidates must be engaged in SARD-SC Maize project activities
- Candidates must have identified a supervisory Professor at a reputable target University in one of the eligible countries, who must have agreed to the research proposal written by the applicant.
- Strong preference is given to candidates already enrolled at a University, and which have finished all or most of the coursework requirements.
- Media for the thesis research program will be English, except for candidates from Mali, where French may be used.
- The scholarships are open to nationals from all countries
- Enrolment can be in any reputable African university.
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