We are pleased to announce the selection and admission of 40 young African women into the third cohort of the AWARD Leadership Program for Emerging African Women in Agricultural Sciences. The third cohort comprises 40 enthusiastic women under 35 years of age drawn from 37 institutions across five countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and Malawi.

Motivated by the need to address the underrepresentation of women in agricultural science leadership, this Program aims to build a pool of young women scientists motivated to stay in agricultural science careers and equipped to excel in leadership roles.

This cohort of 40 women joins a network of 74 other emerging women scientists from 19 countries who have completed their participation in the Program.

The participants commenced their immersive leadership journey on Monday, July 7^th, with a two-month virtual leadership and mentoring course together with their mentors, during which they will be supported to build mentoring partnerships and leverage the power of mentoring to unlock their leadership potential. The leadership and mentoring course is one of the training activities offered under the Program over a nine-month period.

The AWARD Leadership Program for Emerging African Women in Agricultural Sciences is funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) and implemented by AWARD.