Overview
The overall objective of the Research Fellow Partnership Programme for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources (RFPP) is to enhance the human resource base for research in the fields of agriculture, forestry and natural resource management in international development. RFPP aims at generating development relevant knowledge, training young scientists and establishing research partnerships.
These objectives shall be achieved by supporting doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships as well as by promoting internships. RFPP projects shall be embedded in research partnerships between a CGIAR centre (or equivalent) and a Swiss research institution.
RFPP is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and managed by the North-South Centre of the ETH Zurich.
Call for project proposals
Calls are launched twice a year with deadlines on 31st of March and 30th of September respectively. The next deadline for proposals is 31 March 2010.
Eligibility
The RFPP is a grant scheme providing doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships. Doctoral fellowships are funded for three years, post-doctoral fellowships for two years. The following criteria must be fulfilled to apply for a fellowship:
The research:
■ deals with agriculture, forestry or natural resourcemanagement for develoment;
■ is embedded in an international research partnership (see below);
■is in accordance with the thematic and geographic priorities of SDC;
■ is professionally supervised and backstopped bythe involved institutions.
The fellow:
■ is a doctoral or a post-doctoral candidate;
■ is a Swiss resident under the age of 36, or a citizen from a developing country or country in transition up to the age of 40;
■ has proven experience in the selected research area;
■ is interested in development cooperation and open to different cultures;
■ the RFPP strives for gender balance, therefore, female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
The partnership:
■ involves a professorship at ETH Zurich and an international research institution, e.g. a CGIAR centre or a comparable international or regional centre;
■ is part of an existing or emerging collaborative research programme between the involved institutions;
■ includes a substantial in-kind or cash commitment of the partners;
■ the project has to be integrated into the activities of the involved institutions.
For questions regarding the application procedure please first read the information on this website. For any further information please contact the RFPP coordinator Emma Lindberg at elindberg@ethz.ch.
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com as your reference when applying for this scholarship
The overall objective of the Research Fellow Partnership Programme for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources (RFPP) is to enhance the human resource base for research in the fields of agriculture, forestry and natural resource management in international development. RFPP aims at generating development relevant knowledge, training young scientists and establishing research partnerships.
These objectives shall be achieved by supporting doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships as well as by promoting internships. RFPP projects shall be embedded in research partnerships between a CGIAR centre (or equivalent) and a Swiss research institution.
RFPP is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and managed by the North-South Centre of the ETH Zurich.
Call for project proposals
Calls are launched twice a year with deadlines on 31st of March and 30th of September respectively. The next deadline for proposals is 31 March 2010.
Eligibility
The RFPP is a grant scheme providing doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships. Doctoral fellowships are funded for three years, post-doctoral fellowships for two years. The following criteria must be fulfilled to apply for a fellowship:
The research:
■ deals with agriculture, forestry or natural resourcemanagement for develoment;
■ is embedded in an international research partnership (see below);
■is in accordance with the thematic and geographic priorities of SDC;
■ is professionally supervised and backstopped bythe involved institutions.
The fellow:
■ is a doctoral or a post-doctoral candidate;
■ is a Swiss resident under the age of 36, or a citizen from a developing country or country in transition up to the age of 40;
■ has proven experience in the selected research area;
■ is interested in development cooperation and open to different cultures;
■ the RFPP strives for gender balance, therefore, female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
The partnership:
■ involves a professorship at ETH Zurich and an international research institution, e.g. a CGIAR centre or a comparable international or regional centre;
■ is part of an existing or emerging collaborative research programme between the involved institutions;
■ includes a substantial in-kind or cash commitment of the partners;
■ the project has to be integrated into the activities of the involved institutions.
For questions regarding the application procedure please first read the information on this website. For any further information please contact the RFPP coordinator Emma Lindberg at elindberg@ethz.ch.
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com as your reference when applying for this scholarship
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