As discussions of drought and famine in the Horn of Africa continue to dominate global headlines, it is clear that ensuring the continent’s food security will require mobilizing the best minds from every discipline, including women agricultural researchers. African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is committed to building the capacity of African women scientists who are conducting pro-poor agricultural research. AWARD has announced the 70 winners of its 2011 AWARD Fellowships. These outstanding researchers were selected from among an impressive cadre of 785 applicants from 11 African countries, bringing the total number of women in the program to 250.