The Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo (ASO) Fellowship is awarded annually by Bioversity International to a young forest genetic resources scientist in Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of the Fellowship is to give talented African scientists working on forest genetic resources opportunity to develop their capacity through interaction with, and mentorship by a scientist at Bioversity International.
Focus of the 2014 Fellowship
The Fellowship, of an amount up to US$ 10,000, should address a topic announced in this call and be completed within 12 months.
The 2014 Fellowship is targeting research on forest genetic resources aspects of trees relevant to people’s livelihood, within the following priority areas:
1. Diversified forest/woodland management
2. Conservation of tree genetic resources
3. Restoration of forested landscapes
The Fellowship will contribute to:
Bioversity’s Forest Genetics Resources Programme
The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
Who should apply?
Applicants eligible for this call should:
Be a citizen of a country in Sub-Saharan Africa
Be a scientist or PhD student attached to a national university, research institution or a research-oriented NGO1
Be under 40 years of age
Have at least a Master’s degree, or equivalent, in a field of study relevant to forest genetic resources.
Other conditions
The Applicant should write research note (maximum 1000 words), summarizing the proposed research, as per guidelines in the application form.
The Fellowship supports research expenses and related travel and subsistence costs during field work, up to an amount of US$10,000. Salaries are not covered.
The Applicant should identify a local supervisor to guide the preparation and implementation of the research.
A scientist at Bioversity International will co-supervise the Fellow. The mentoring will be organized in dialogue with the Fellow and the local supervisor.
Deadline for application is 24 August, 2014.
For further details and application please visit the Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship page.
