Deadline- 31 March 2013
Countries/Region- Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, The Gambia and Uganda.
The Australian Government is offering 20 PhD-level Australia Awards (Scholarships) to candidates from eligible African countries for agriculture-related studies commencing in Australia in 2013. however it is preferred that any field research is undertaken primarily in Africa.
The research topics of successful applicants will demonstrate a contribution to improving food security in Africa through increasing agricultural productivity, improving rural livelihoods through functioning of markets and trade, and/or building the resilience of communities most vulnerable to food insecurity. In addition, topics should demonstrate direct relevance to the research or development objectives of one or more of the three Australia-Africa Agricultural Partnerships being funded under the Australian Food Security Program in Africa.
Eligibility-
- be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of commencing the scholarship in Australia or home country (if preparation training is provided)
- be a citizen of a participating country (as listed on AusAID’s Scholarship website) and be residing in and applying for the Scholarship from their country of citizenship; exceptions may be considered for-
- applicants working for their government in a third country
- applicants residing in the immediate region
- not be or engaged to or be a de facto partner of a person who holds, or is eligible to hold, Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency, at any stage of the application, selection, mobilisation processes or while on-scholarship in Australia
- not be military personnel
- not have obtained an academic qualification outside their home country in the 24 months preceding the application closing date, calculated from the date of arrival back in the home country
- not be applying for another long-term AusAID scholarship unless they have returned to their home country and resided there for twice the length of the total time that they were in Australia (for example, a previous AusAID scholar who has been on AusAID scholarship/s in Australia for two years will not be eligible to apply for another AusAID scholarship until they have been home for four years)
- satisfy any specific criteria established by the applicant’s country and/or government of citizenship
- be able to satisfy the admission requirements of the institution at which the Scholarship is to be undertaken
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