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OPPORTUNITIES
Grants and Awards:
Gro Bruntland Awards 2017. Offers five young female scientists an opportunity to meet and discuss with other female researchers in the same field and network. Deadline: 4 December 2016.
(New)The LAUNCH Food challenge. A global call for big ideas for improving health outcomes by enabling people to make healthy food choices. Deadline: 7 December 2016
Innovation Prize for Africa 2017 to promote home-grown solutions for Africa’s prosperity. Thematic areas include agriculture/agribusiness, environment, health, and ICTs. Deadline: 3 January 2017
2017 Erasmus + call. Funding from the European Commission for actions including capacity building in the field of higher education. Deadline: Various deadlines from 2 February to 4 October 2017
DFID SPHEIR call for partnership proposals. Funding aimed at catalysing innovation and reform in higher education systems in developing countries. Deadline: 20 February 2017
The Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund 2016/2017 for scientists employed within African National Agricultural Research Systems. Applications will be accepted on an on-going basis until 30 June 2017
WIOMSA Marine Research Grants Programme. Supports young scientists to present research results at various fora. Applications for travel grants can be submitted anytime
Scholarships and courses:
(New)WACCBIP-DELTAS Postdoctoral Fellowships for young African scientists to work as postdoctoral fellows. Priority research areas include pathogen genomics/ bioinformatics. Deadline: 30 November 2016
Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program 2017. Awards include: graduate student, pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and senior fellowships. Open to qualified applicants worldwide. Deadline: 1 December 2016
Robert S. McNamara Fellowships 2017. Up to US$25,000 for developing country nationals to conduct development-related PhD research abroad for 6-10 months. Deadline: 14 December 2016
Australia Awards for Africa, 2017. Scholarships for master’s degree studies and short courses in Australia and/or Africa. Deadline varies by course between 15 December 2016 and 15 January 2017
TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme. Supports postdoctoral researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, to visit to institutes in Germany for up to 3 months. Deadline: 31 March 2017.
Nestlé Foundation grants for research in human nutrition in low-income and lower middle-income countries. Support includes grants for Masters and PhD projects. Applications accepted all year round