This call for applications of the Dryland Cereals Scholarship Program is being funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Cereals (CRP-DC) and is administered by the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI).The program will provide funding support for PhD degree for research work and post-doctoral research internship to promising young scientists who are / or will be working on barley, finger millet, pearl millet, and sorghum, in the disciplines of agriculture economics, food science, nutrition, molecular genetics, plant breeding, integrated crop management, environmental physiology, entomology, plant pathology, and gender studies.
1.1 Develop a new cadre of scientists with core competencies, knowledge and experience in advanced science and technologies for dryland cereals that addresses the persisting need for productivity and quality enhancements, post-harvest processing and value addition and policy interventions.
This call for applications of the Dryland Cereals Scholarship Program is being funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Cereals (CRP-DC) and is administered by the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI).The program will provide funding support for PhD degree for research work and post-doctoral research internship to promising young scientists who are / or will be working on barley, finger millet, pearl millet, and sorghum, in the disciplines of agriculture economics, food science, nutrition, molecular genetics, plant breeding, integrated crop management, environmental physiology, entomology, plant pathology, and gender studies.
1. Aims of CRP-DC Scholarship
1.1 Develop a new cadre of scientists with core competencies, knowledge and experience in advanced science and technologies for dryland cereals that addresses the persisting need for productivity and quality enhancements, post-harvest processing and value addition and policy interventions.
1.2 Encourage and develop excellence in fundamental and practical research capabilities in early-career scientists in developing nations.
1.3 Strengthen and enhance human resource capacities of national agricultural research institutions in the developing nations of Asia to utilize cutting-edge science in addressing challenges and opportunities for dryland cereals in food security, nutrition, and climate-resilient agriculture.
1.4 Foster enhanced collaborations between APAARI, national agricultural research institutions (NARIs), universities and Dryland Cereals Program.
3. Requirements
3.1 A component of the thesis research of the recipient of scholarship should normally be undertaken in the applicant’s home country under the supervision of a scientist from Dryland Cereals Program or scientist from the concerned university/ organization/institution.
3.2 Scholarships will be awarded to applicants with high academic potential, interest in pursuing a research project involving dryland cereals and interest to return to their home country for future engagement (Only for those who will pursue their scholarship/internship program in a country other than home country).
3.3 Applicants for PhD Scholarship should be self-financed or sponsored students through grants which do not provide funds for research. This fellowship support will only contribute to research work, thesis preparation and dissemination of results.