AWARD News Feed http://awardfellowships.org/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:14:32 GMT FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) Women as the Engine of Agriculture in Africa http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/787-women-as-the-engine-of-agriculture-in-africa.html Women as the Engine of Agriculture in Africa

Three AWARD Fellows will speak today at the prestigious IFAMA Forum in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.  The conference, entitled

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]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:13:08 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/787-women-as-the-engine-of-agriculture-in-africa.html African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) http://awardfellowships.org/media/award-in-the-news/778-african-women-in-agricultural-research-and-development-award.html African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)

Dr. Josephine Songa, AWARD Science Officer, speaks to reporter Pius Sawa about the importance of getting

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]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:10:46 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/media/award-in-the-news/778-african-women-in-agricultural-research-and-development-award.html Agribusiness—Inspiring the Next Generation http://awardfellowships.org/media/award-in-the-news/777-agribusinessinspiring-the-next-generation.html Agribusiness—Inspiring the Next Generation

Entomologist Dr. Josephine Songa, AWARD Science Officer, was one of 15 African women scientists

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]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:56:29 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/media/award-in-the-news/777-agribusinessinspiring-the-next-generation.html Media Contest Draws Dozens of Entries http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/772-media-contest-draws-dozens-of-entries.html Media Contest Draws Dozens of Entries

African journalists from nine countries (Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe) submitted stories for the AWARD-FARA

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]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:12:06 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/772-media-contest-draws-dozens-of-entries.html International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/funding-news/771-international-plant-nutrition-institute-ipni.html International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)
Scholar Awards-2013
Deadline: June 30, 2013
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The International Plant Nutrition Scholar Awards are

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]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:09:41 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/funding-news/771-international-plant-nutrition-institute-ipni.html Game-changers: Celebrating AWARD Men http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/770-game-changers-celebrating-award-men.html Game-changers: Celebrating AWARD Men

Celebrated in many countries, Father’s Day is an opportunity to honor all of the men in our lives, including the many

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]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:32:21 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/770-game-changers-celebrating-award-men.html AWARD Listed among Food Tank’s Top 14 Global Initiatives Helping Women Deliver http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/769-award-listed-among-food-tanks-top-14-global-initiatives-helping-women-deliver.html AWARD Listed among Food Tank’s Top 14 Global Initiatives Helping Women Deliver

AWARD is listed among 14 top global initiatives that are helping women to

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]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:31:16 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/769-award-listed-among-food-tanks-top-14-global-initiatives-helping-women-deliver.html AWARD Scientists Reach Finals in Africa-wide Competition http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/768-award-scientists-reach-finals-in-africa-wide-competition.html AWARD Scientists Reach Finals in Africa-wide Competition

Three innovative AWARD scientists are among 12 finalists in the Africa-wide Women in Science Competition, organized by the

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]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:29:25 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/768-award-scientists-reach-finals-in-africa-wide-competition.html Integrating Gender into Food-Security Programs http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/767-integrating-gender-into-food-security-programs.html Integrating Gender into Food-Security Programs

AWARD Fellows Elizabeth Bandason and Adey Melesse Yalew participated in the Feed the Future (FTF) Gender Global Learning and Evidence

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]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:24:51 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/767-integrating-gender-into-food-security-programs.html Nigerian Women in Agricultural Research for Development http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/766-nigerian-women-in-agricultural-research-for-development.html Nigerian Women in Agricultural Research for Development

The role of women agricultural scientists as strategic stakeholders in Nigeria’s drive to alleviate poverty was the focus of

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]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:22:35 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/766-nigerian-women-in-agricultural-research-for-development.html Yousef Jameel Scholarship Fund http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/funding-news/765-yousef-jameel-scholarship-fund.html Yousef Jameel Scholarship Fund
Humboldt University of Berlin Post-doctoral Scholarship, Germany
Deadline: July 15, 2013
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Humboldt University of Berlin in Germany

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]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:27:14 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/funding-news/765-yousef-jameel-scholarship-fund.html 23 PhD scholarships at the University of Trento http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/funding-news/764-23-phd-scholarships-at-the-university-of-trento.html University of Trento, Italy
PhD Scholarships
Deadline: July 3, 2013
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University of Trento’s School of Social Sciences is offering 23 PhD

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]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:17:09 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/funding-news/764-23-phd-scholarships-at-the-university-of-trento.html Consortium of CGIAR Centres http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/funding-news/763-consortium-of-cgiar-centres.html Consortium of CGIAR Centres
Post-doctoral Fellowship
Deadline: June 28, 2013
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The Consortium of CGIAR Centres is offering a post-doctoral research fellowship

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]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:53:10 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/funding-news/763-consortium-of-cgiar-centres.html Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/funding-news/785-consortium-of-cgiar-centres.html Organization for Women in
Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
Postgraduate Training Fellowships
Deadline: July 31, 2013
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]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:53:10 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/funding-news/785-consortium-of-cgiar-centres.html 24 TED Talks About Food Worth Watching http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/757-24-ted-talks-about-food-worth-watching-.html 24 TED Talks About Food Worth Watching

TED is a non-profit devoted to "ideas worth spreading" and you can find literally thousands of free--inspiring and awesome--talks

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]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 07:47:31 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/757-24-ted-talks-about-food-worth-watching-.html Program for Emerging Agricultural Research Leaders (PEARLs) http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/funding-news/720-program-for-emerging-agricultural-research-leaders-pearls.html Program for Emerging Agricultural Research Leaders (PEARLs)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Deadline: September 30, 2013
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The PEARLs program

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]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 06:07:58 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/funding-news/720-program-for-emerging-agricultural-research-leaders-pearls.html Introducing the Next Generation of Leaders in African Agriculture: 2013 AWARD Fellowship Winners Convene http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/717-introducing-the-next-generation-of-leaders-in-african-agriculture-2013-award-fellowship-winners-convene.html Introducing the Next Generation of Leaders in African Agriculture: 2013 AWARD Fellowship Winners Convene

The atmosphere was electric as

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]]> Tue, 07 May 2013 06:50:57 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/717-introducing-the-next-generation-of-leaders-in-african-agriculture-2013-award-fellowship-winners-convene.html AWARD Announces Pilot Program Expansion to Francophone Africa http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/674-award-announces-pilot-program-expansion-to-francophone-africa.html AWARD Announces Pilot Program Expansion to Francophone Africa

AWARD, CORAF/WECARD, Agropolis Fondation partner to advance women’s research benefiting smallholder farmers.

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]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:17:42 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/news-and-events/award-news/674-award-announces-pilot-program-expansion-to-francophone-africa.html Addressing Gender in Climate-Smart Smallholder Agriculture http://awardfellowships.org/introduction/667-addressing-gender-in-climate-smart-smallholder-agriculture.html Addressing Gender in Climate-Smart Smallholder Agriculture

ICRAF Policy Brief 14

This policy brief focuses on the constraints that women face to more equitable participation in smallholder carbon

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]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:12:49 GMT http://awardfellowships.org/introduction/667-addressing-gender-in-climate-smart-smallholder-agriculture.html Africa Analysis: Science advisory body needs resources http://awardfellowships.org/introduction/783-addressing-gender-in-climate-smart-smallholder-agriculture.html Africa Analysis: Science Advisory Body Needs Resources

SciDev.Net June 6, 2013

Will the innovation council created to advise African nations on science have enough funding? Integrating

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