Deadline: 31-Jul-20
GEAReD is inviting applications for the second offering of the prestigious Meryl Williams Fellowships to participate in a women’s leadership program, funded by the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research (ACIAR).
The prestigious Meryl Williams Fellowship is funded by ACIAR and supports female international agricultural researchers and scientists across the Indo-Pacific to improve their leadership and management skills. The Fellowship contributes to more productive and secure food systems in developing countries by providing women with greater access to resources and decision making.
Over the next three years, forty women will complete the Meryl Williams Fellowship that includes executive leadership workshops, mentoring, network building, and professional development. The Fellows have been selected to take part because of their commitment to positively impacting agricultural development, their research excellence, and their demonstrated capacity for leadership and innovation.
Funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), the prestigious Meryl Williams Fellowship provides an immersive leadership program, mentoring, and professional development opportunities, designed to enhance leadership skills, opportunities, and pathways for women in the agricultural research and development sector.
By becoming a Meryl Williams Fellow you will:
- Empower yourself to grow personally and professionally.
- Increase your ability to create a lasting impact on the agriculture sector.
- Equip yourself with the leadership and management tools and skills to navigate and influence change.
- Enhance your capacity to handle workplace barriers, exercise leadership skills, and succeed.
- Increase your professional skillset through professional development activities tailored to your personal needs.
- Expand your network and receive support from experienced mentors in Australia and your home country.
- Enrich your life skills, self-confidence, and develop self-awareness.
- Achieve an expanded worldview and greater life experience.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are open to women from the Philippines, Nepal, Myanmar, Mongolia, Timor Leste, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands.
For more information, visit https://www.geared.global/meryl-williams-fellowship