Earlyface

Applications are currently ongoing for the IITA Research Fellowships for Young Academics and Professionals ($10,000 grants for the study of Youth Engagement in Agribusiness and Rural Economic Activities in Africa). Interested students should see the details below.

IITA is pleased to announce 20 research fellowships for 2018. This is an action-oriented fellowship for young academics and professionals, and students at the post-course work/research stage of their programs.

The research grant program seeks to contribute to policy development in youth engagement in agribusiness and rural economic activities in Africa. It is designed to provide opportunities to engage youth to improve the availability and use of evidence for youth policies and decisionmaking related to youth participation in agribusiness and rural economic activities by providing them with:

funding, support, and the expertise of IITA’s scientists;
skills and competencies in social and economic research;
and a community of other fellows with whom to exchange ideas.
Course Level:
Research, Fellowship

Value of Programme:
Awards for Research Grants are up to $10,000

Number of Awardees:
20 Candidates will be awarded

Eligibility for the scholarship:
The research will be carried out in the following countries: Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Senegal, and Zambia.
Applicants must not be more than 40 years old at the time of application.
Applicants must be a young scholar at a research institute or university in Africa or a student registered in a PhD or Master’s program in recognized universities in Africa, majoring in agricultural economics, agribusiness, or economics or a related social science, and must have finished their university course work.
The duration of the research should not exceed 6 months.
How to Apply for the Scholarship
To apply for the Research Fellowship, applicants must submit the following:

Completed application form (download application form here).

Copy of the passport or other statement of citizenship.
Curriculum Vitae (CV), work history and education. CVs should be no longer than two pages.
Proof of registration at an accredited university for MSc and PhD programs.
Proof of employment at a research institute or university in Africa.
Research proposals should be organized in the order listed below, and page limitations for components must be observed. Please include your last name and first initial in the uploaded document’s name (example: LastName_FirstIniti al_proposal.pdf). The Research proposal must include the following components in one PDF document:
The proposal narrative should not be more than seven pages in length, single-spaced, in 12-point type with 1″ margins. Approximately three pages should be devoted to the problem statement/policy issue, theoretical framework, review of current literature, and research questions. The remaining four pages should include the methodology, contributions to policy, work plan, and dissemination plan. Applicants must present a clear and well thought out methodology and the analysis to be done. The brief dissemination plan should include the intended audience and relevant journals where the research findings might be submitted for publication and professional meetings where the findings might be presented (7 pages maximum).
The conceptual model(s) that outline the framework or design of the study (2 pages maximum).
Contribution to the field to briefly describe the potential contributions this research will make to the field of youth engagement in agribusiness and rural economic activities in Africa (200 words maximum).
Reference list. A list of all references included in the text or in the models. Use complete citations, including titles and all authors. (No page limit)
Budget. There is no specific template for the budget. It may be a simple 2-column format or a more complex spreadsheet.
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Application Deadline:
28th February 2018.