Deadline: 30 October 2016
The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is seeking applicants for its Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award 2016 in order to provide professional development opportunities for women working in wheat during the early stages of their career.
Objectives
- Reduce the world’s vulnerability to stem, yellow, and leaf rusts of wheat;
- Facilitate sustainable international partnerships to contain the threat of wheat rusts;
- Enhance world productivity to withstand global threats to wheat security.
Benefits
- The exact amount of the award will vary with demonstrated need, but is intended to help cover costs associated with attending the BGRI Workshop, including economy airfare, hotel, registration fees, and a standard per diem for meals and other incidentals.
- Award recipients are also eligible to attend a training program at CIMMYT in Obregon, Mexico.
Eligibility Criteria
- The award is made only to women of all nationalities are welcome to apply.
- There is no age limit, but the award is intended for early career scientists ranging from advanced undergraduates to recent PhD graduates and post- doctoral fellows.
- Priority is given to women at the pre-professoriate level.
- Nominees will be judged on:
- Strength of scientific abstract submitted to the BGRI annual technical workshop
- Commitment to and passion for agricultural development
- Leadership potential
- Quality of written statement of intent
How to Apply
Applicants must complete the application form through the given website.
For more information, please visit WIT Early Career Award 2016.
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