The call for application for the Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship has been extended to June 30, 2022.

The GRASP Fellowship is a career development program targeting mid-career African women in the policy field to catalyze the design and implementation of gender-responsive agricultural policies across Africa.

An initiative of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the GRASP Fellowship is fostering policy change across regional, sub-regional and national levels for gender equality and women’s empowerment. Through the Fellowship, AWARD seeks to grow a pool of confident, capable, and influential African women to lead policy changes to improve African women and men smallholders’ livelihoods.

Download the GRASP Fellowship brochure for more details about the Fellowship and its implementation.

Application process

The inaugural call is open to female policy practitioners from Malawi, Nigeria, and Zambia. Application is through the online portal only.

Selected participants will get customized training in mentoring, leadership, negotiations, and gender in policy to sharpen their skills on how to design and implement gender-responsive policies, analyze policies from a gender perspective, foster innovative policy-oriented projects, and lead and navigate policy processes.

Applications should be submitted by Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 2359hrs EAT via the online portal. Incomplete or late submissions will not be accepted.