CORAF Food System Resilience Scholarship for African Students 2023

CORAF is offering 8 Ph.D scholarships in the framework of the implementation of the Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP) in West Africa.

The Food System Resilience Program (FSRP) is a flagship regional investment program of more than US$1 billion that aims to build food system resilience in West Africa through a strategic regional approach. The program will fund investments in three mutually reinforcing thematic areas: (1) Digital advisory services for the prevention and management of agricultural and food crises; (2) Sustainability and resilience of the food system’s productive base (sustainable land and watershed management, agro-ecological approaches); and (3) Market integration and trade (regional staple food value chain development).  Each area will be led by a mandated regional institution (AGRHYMET, CORAF, ECOWAS) to ensure coordination and build sustainable capacity.

• Table of Content
• About CORAF
• CORAF Food System Resilience Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of CORAF Food System Resilience Scholarship
• Requirements for CORAF Food System Resilience Scholarship Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About CORAF

CORAF is an international non-profit association of national agricultural research systems in 23 West and Central Africa countries. It is the largest of the four Sub-Regional Organizations (SROs) under the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). The other three include the Association for the Strengthening of Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), the Center for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA), and the North African Sub-Regional Research Organization (NASRO). The primary objective of CORAF is to improv... continue reading

CORAF Food System Resilience Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of CORAF Food System Resilience Scholarship

The fellowship stipend will include:

• Registration and bench fees;
• A monthly living allowance;
• Field expenses including travel, surveys, or labor related to the research activities, acquisition of small research equipment and consumables;
• International travel expenses (conference attendance, scientific visits);
• And supervision expenses.

Requirements for CORAF Food System Resilience Scholarship Qualification

 To be eligible for this program, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Be a national of one of the CORAF member countries;
• Be no more than 40 years old;
• Have a Master’s degree in research related to the chosen field and theme;
• Have already identified a thesis supervisor;
• Have a demonstrated capacity for applied research, a willingness to learn and think across disciplines and professions;
• Have a demonstrated interest in agricultural research for development;
• Ability to speak and write French or English fluently; a good working knowledge of the other language would be an asset;
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment;
• Excellent communication skills.

Documents Required for Application

• A letter of motivation demonstrating the applicant’s suitability and motivation and specifying his/her availability;
• Diplomas and transcripts (Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees);
• A curriculum vitae (Maximum 5 pages);
• Two letters of recommendation from supervisors with their addresses;
• A letter of commitment from each identified supervisor (university and research center)
• A budgeted thesis research proposal on one of the research topics covering one of CORAF’s priority areas (proposals attached). The research proposal must specify the doctoral school or university of registration, the name and full address of the supervisors (Co-Directors of the thesis). Please submit your application by email to [email protected] with a copy to [email protected], no later than May 17, 2023. The subject line of the email should clearly state “Doctoral Program – CORAF 2023”. Shortlisted students will be interviewed online. Results will be announced in July with a likely start date of September 2023.

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

 Please submit your application by email to [email protected] with a copy to [email protected], no later than May 17, 2023. The subject line of the email should clearly state “Doctoral Program – CORAF 2023”. Shortlisted students will be interviewed online. Results will be announced in July with a likely start date of September 2023.

For more details,visit CORAF website