YPARD Funding News Bulletin

Funding News Bulletin This bulletin provides twice a month information about available funding opportunities which are posted on the www.ypard.net website. If you have any comment or question about this information service, please contact YPARD at info@ypard.net. Latest funding opportunities

Norad: Support for International Organizations and Networks Deadline:  01 Feb 2013 The Nowegian Agency for International Development (Norad) makes grants to organizations and networks based outside of Norway to complement the programs it funds through Norwegian channels. Read more AGRA: Agricultural Development in Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia Deadline:  28 Jan 2013 With funding by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) seeks implementation partners for a program to improve the productivity of small-holder agriculture in selected regions of Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia. Read more Erasmus Mundus: EXPERTS III for Asian Academic Mobility with Europe Deadline:  31 Jan 2013 The program EXPERTS III supports university students (undergraduate through post-doctoral) and academic staff in South and Southeast Asia for education and training atparticipating European universities. Academic fields include agricultural sciences, natural sciences, and several others. Read more MasterCard Foundation: Support for Africans in Graduate Studies at Michigan State University Deadline:  15 Feb 2013 The MasterCard Foundation funds citizens and residents of Sub-Saharan Africa for graduate studies at Michigan State University, USA. The fields of study at MSU include agriculture and natural resources; veterinary medicine; natural sciences; and many others. Among other criteria, applicants should be able to demonstrate: Read more Agricultural Innovation Marketplace: Brazil with Africa and Latin America Deadline:  28 Feb 2013 The Agricultural Innovation Marketplace aims to enhance agricultural innovation for development in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America through collaboration withEmbrapa, Brazil's agency for agricultural research. Read more Aga Khan Foundation: International Scholarships 2013-2014 Deadline:  31 Mar 2013 The Aga Khan Foundation supports programs in rural development, broadly defined, in a number of developing countries. It provides scholarships and loans for postgraduate studies to outstanding students from the developing world, with priority for masters studies. The Foundation also considers applications for PhD programs, and for travel and study awards for PhD students doing their research in developing countries on topics judged to be of interest to the Aga Khan Development Network. Read more University of Oxford: PhD Support in Crop Science, Biodiversity, and Conservation Deadline:  18 Jan 2013 With financial support provided by the Louis Dreyfus Foundation, the University of Oxford invites PhD applicants from Africa, Asia, and South America for doctoral studies in food security (crop science, biodiversity, conservation).  Scholarships will cover tuition fees and living expenses for three years. The university posts the available projects, requesting interested candidates to directly contact the project supervisors. Read more IIASA: Young Scientists Summer Program 2013 Deadline:  14 Jan 2013 The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) invites applications from doctoral students worldwide to participate in its Young Scientists Summer Program to be held at IIASA's headquarters in Laxenburg, Austria. Read more U.S. National Science Foundation: Plant Genome Research Deadline:  13 Mar 2013 The National Science Foundation (USA) funds several areas of research to explore grand challenge questions in plants of economic importance on a genome-wide scale in itsPlant Genome Research Program. Read more USAID: Transfer of Agricultural Innovation from India to Africa Deadline:  20 Mar 2013 The U.S. Agency for International Development in India (USAID-Delhi) invites applications for the India-Africa Agricultural Innovation Bridge Program. The program will make grants to transfer proven Indian agriculture innovations to Liberia, Kenya, and Malawi. Eligibility for grants extends to Indian nonprofit organizations, as well as to Indian business organizations willing to forego profits.  Universities and research organizations in India are among the eligible groups. Read more Food Security Center and Kasetsart University: Short-Term Scholarships for Asians 2013 Deadline:  06 Jan 2013 The Food Security Center at the University of Hohenheim collaborates with strategic partners to promote higher education and research related to agriculture and food security. Among the partners is Kasetsart University, Thailand. Read more Fondation Ensemble: Program Fund and Small Grants 2013 Deadline:  08 Feb 2013 Fondation Ensemble supports field projects in water, sanitation, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, eco-habitat, and biodiversity conservation. Read more

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