Opportunities

Dear all,

Bioversity International is pleased to announce the 2010 Call for Research Proposals for the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship. You can find all the relevant information (announcement, application form and guidelines) - http://www.bioversityinternational.org/about_us/fellowships/vavilov_frankel_fellowship.html#c2386

We kindly ask for your collaboration in disseminating this information to relevant mailing lists, newsletters , portals, bulletin boards, professional associations and socieities and partners.

The Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships Fund aims to encourage the conservation and use of plant genetic resources in developing countries by awarding Fellowships to outstanding young researchers to carry out relevant innovative research at an advanced research institute outside their own country for a period of three months to one year.
One of the two Fellowships is supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Australia.

Thank you in advance for bringing these Fellowships to the attention of potential candidates.



Best regards,

Andie Dimitriadou
Programme Assistant
to the Head of the Capacity Development Unit
Bioversity International
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Bioversity International, Bioversity for short, is the operating name of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) and the International Network for Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP). With our partners, we undertake research aimed at improving people's lives through the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity.