Deadline: 03 February 2023 Young people in South Africa (Limpopo and Eastern Cape) are invited to propose innovative ideas to start a business, or expand their existing services, around the dissemination of agricultural videos using a Digisoft Smart Projector. This call for Entrepreneurs for Rural Access is part of the Knowledge Centres for Organic Agriculture (KCOA) in Africa project funded by GIZ. It is part of the “One World - No Hunger” Initiative of the German Federal M
Deadline: 31 January 2023. Lead (H)er Fellowship second cohort is open for applications. Lead (H) er stands for “she is a leader” and the Fellowship was conceptualized with the aim of supporting young women in Africa by nurturing their skills, expertise and aspirations in the fields of Politics, Economics/Business and Peace and Security. The aim of the Fellowship is to provide a safe space for Young Women who haven’t been exposed much to regional and internationa
Deadline: 20 January 2023 Global Affairs Canada (GAC) has dedicated a total of CAN $ 9.7m through the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) to catalyze the Blue Economy sector in the Republic of Kenya. The project seeks to contribute to economic empowerment of women enterprises, their suppliers, and producers along key supply chains where women are discriminated against in the Blue Economy in Kenya. I. Eligibility Criteria Applicants showing a willingness to participat
Deadline: 16 December 2022 The Blue Economy ClimAccelerator supported by EIT Climate-KIC seeks to promote innovative ideas to support the growth of maritime activities - fisheries, aquaculture, blue bioeconomy, coastal and maritime tourism, desalination, renewable energy (offshore, coastal & marine), maritime transport & infrastructure, ports, waste disposal management or coastal resilience and protection (e.g. sustainable tourism infrastructure, sea walls, carbon sequestration) and o
Deadline: 10 January 2023 African citizens between the age of 18 - 25 years are invited to submit their essays for this year’s Youth Leadership Competition, organized as part of the 2023 African Leadership Forum (ALF). This competition aims to provide an opportunity for the youth of Africa and the next generation of leaders in the region to share their perspectives on leadership as it relates to promoting African intra-trade to unlock agricultural potent
Deadline: 11 January 2023 Global Health Corps (GHC) is searching for 56 change makers from Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to join its dynamic community in 2023. GHC fellows gain frontline work experience, build meaningful connections, and launch their lifelong leadership journeys. GHC recruits and selects highly qualified applicants with diverse skill sets and backgrounds to be placed in high
Deadline: 1 February 2023 The Friedman School of Nutrition at Tufts University and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are pleased to announce a new round of one-year Fellowships for emerging leaders in agriculture, nutrition, and health research, Co-funded with UK Aid from the UK government through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through their programme on Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture an
Deadline: 1 September 2022 The International Tropical Timber Organization Fellowship Programme 2022 is now open for applications! ITTO offers fellowships through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund to promote human resource development and to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry and related disciplines. The fellowship aims to promote the sustainable management of tropical forests, the efficient use and processing of tropical timber, and better econom
Deadline: 10 September 2022 Are you organising an international conference or workshop on state-of-the-art research issues in agriculture, food, fisheries or forests in 2023? The Co-operative Research Programme (CRP)’s call for applications for funding international conferences in 2023 is now open. Applications are invited from research scientists working in agriculture, forestry or fisheries for funding towards a conference (or workshop, symposium, etc) to take place in a member cou
Deadline: 1 October 2022 The Africa Platform of Ghent University Association (GAP) welcomes applications for visiting fellows. As one of the five regional platforms at Ghent University, GAP facilitates and fosters academic collaboration between Ghent University Association and academic institutions in Africa. The Africa Platform hosts five visiting research fellows every year. Awardees will spend a minimum period of two weeks at Ghent University or one of the associated University Colleges.
