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.
Deadline: 2 September 2022 The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) Kenya Chapter is glad to announce the 2022 call for participation in the annual OFAB Media Awards. OFAB takes pride in enhancing knowledge sharing and awareness creation on agricultural biotechnology in Africa. The resultant understanding and appreciation of the technology has enabled improvement of policies and evidence-based decision making by various stakeholders. Journalists have been instrument
Deadline: 2 September 2022 The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) Rwanda Chapter is glad to announce the call for participation in the First Edition of OFAB Media Awards 2022. For the first time in Rwanda, OFAB Media Awards (OMA) 2022 mission is to recognize and promote Rwandan-based journalists who are creating and reporting on the use, benefits, and other constructive information on agriculture biotechnology. Annually, the OMAs will recognize the critical
