Eligibility: The scholarships are open to nationals from any country.
- Strong preference is given to candidates that are enrolled in any reputable African university.
- Candidates must satisfy the target university’s admission requirements for PhD studies.
- Candidates must have identified a supervisory Professor at a reputable University, who must have agreed to the research proposal written by the applicant.
- Strong preference is given to PhD candidates already enrolled in a University, and which have finished all or most of the coursework requirements.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is electronically.
Subject: Various Courses
Level: PhD degree level
Provider: African Development Bank
For Which Country: Africa, Benin
For Whom: Open to nationals from any country but strong preference is given to candidates that are enrolled in any reputable African university.
Description: The International Institute of Tropical Agricultural (IITA) and its partners Africa Rice and the International Center for Agricultural Research for the Dry Areas (ICARDA) have received a grant of about US$ 64 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance the project “Support to Agricultural Research for development of Strategic Crops in Africa (SARD-SC)”. The strategic crops within the context of the project are cassava, maize, rice and wheat. The overall objective of SARD-SC is to enhance food and nutrition and contribute to poverty reduction in AfDB’s low-income member Countries (RMCs). Its specific objective is to enhance the productivity and income of four CAADP’s priority value chains (cassava, maize, rice and wheat) on a sustainable basis. Under this project, the AfDB has made a contribution to Africa Rice to implement a 5-year project, which aims to upgrade the rice value chain in Africa through the (i) generation of agricultural technologies and innovations; (ii) sustainable dissemination and adoption of agricultural technologies and innovations across the value chain; and (iii) sustainable capacity strengthening of project stakeholders.
Number of awards offered: Ten (10) PhD Scholarships are offered at African universities.
Duration of award (s): Not Known
What does it cover? Scholarships will be comprehensive and could include stipend, research costs, tuition, travel and insurance.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
Deadline: 31 July 2013.