Opportunities for researchers: July 2018

Below are opportunities for researchers working on sustainable agriculture issues: grants, workshops, journal calls, and related notices.

Through the Thrive Network for Sustainable Agriculture Researchers, we are providing opportunities – our own and collated – through email and social media. Please join to find out about upcoming grants, events and resources, and share info about your research:

• ThriveNet Facebook: facebook.com/groups/thrivenet
• Thrivenet LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups/10364007

ThriveNet aims to streamline research support, connect researchers with each other and with media and decision-makers, and share opportunities for WLE researchers and beyond. We hope it helps you communicate, so please feel free to post or contact us at a.hunt@cgiar.org.

GRANTS

• SEARCA provides opportunities to qualified Southeast Asian nationals to participate and present papers in sustainable agricultural and rural development scientific conferences and fora, locally or internationally.

• Call for applications for MSc and PhD Scholarship opportunities at the African Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Agriculture and Agribusiness Management - a World Bank sponsored project (ACE - II) in Egerton University.

• The U.S. Department of State has an open competition to fund projects addressing trans-boundary policy and development challenges in a variety of sectors in the Mekong Basin. Deadline: July 27.

• The Sofja Kavalevskaja Award will grant a post-doc funding for 5 years to build up a working group and research project at a German Institution of your choice. Only foreign applicants are accepted. Deadline: July 30.

• The ASEAN Impact Challenge is looking for innovators in Southeast Asia who are accelerating the achievement of SDGs through partnerships and tech innovations. Applications open August 8th. Deadline: September 9.

• The US department of labor is seeking applications for a grant for its program on Improving the Capacity of Labor and Agriculture Stakeholders to Address Child Labor in Agricultural Areas in Argentina. Deadline: August 27.

• The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data is funding initiatives for data production, dissemination and use at the pilot and scaling stages. Deadline: August 15.

• Youth participation for the achievement of UN SDGs is being funded by the King Hamad Award. Deadline: October 30.

• Submit your proposal on Sustainable agriculture and forestry, urban ecology and ecological restoration for research funding in 2020.

• New 2030 Agenda Transformation Fund from German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is seeking submissions from local NGOs and research organizations.

CALLS FOR PAPERS/EVENTS:

• Register for the Youth In Agriculture conference and present your work on ending hunger and poverty in Africa. Event in Rwanda from August 20-21.

• Nominate your project to be recognized in World Future Council’s Outstanding Practices in Agroecology 2018. Deadline: July 20. 

• Submissions are open from July-August for the International Journal of Research in Agricultural Sciences (IJRAS) and the International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research (IJAIR).

• Register for the International civil society conference on the SDGs in Cameroon September 11-13th. Deadline to submit with financial support: August 10.

• The deadline to register for AGRICO (the 5th International Conference on Agriculture) by July 19th. The event will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from August 16-17.

• Register for a workshop at the Tropentag Ghent conference on food security and food safety. Held between September 17-19.

• Urban Agriculture 2018 is hosting its 1st International Conference on Urban Agriculture and City Sustainability on October 9 -11.

• Agricultural Systems is looking for manuscript submissions for their special issue on Science of scaling: connecting the pathways of agricultural research and development for improve food, income and nutrition is looking for manuscript submissions to this Special Issue. Submission Deadline: December 31.

• The Second African Congress on Conservation Agriculture (2ACCA) is calling for papers and participants at their conference on Making Climate-Smart Agriculture Real in Africa with Conservation Agriculture held on October 9 -12.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES

• Communications support: need help promoting your research through a blog, media outreach, policy briefs, or social media? We may be able to support you on WLE-related work (subject to resources). Contact a.hunt@cgiar.org
• Join migration-focused agriculture network: MARIS is a network of researchers and practitioners with a common interest in putting migration at the forefront of the global agricultural research agenda. For info contact L.Debevec@cgiar.org.

• Rhodes Scholarships are open to students from anywhere in the world. Applications for 2019 opened July 1 and close by September 30.

• Fulbright Scholar Program applications are open until August. Non-U.S. citizen can apply through their country Fulbright offices for postdoctoral or flex research/teaching posts.

• FAO Global Internship, Volunteers and Fellows Programmes is looking for qualified applicants.

• A course on Landscape Governance for experienced professionals is being offered by Wageningen University. The course dates are from April 1 -12, 2019 and registration for OKP/MENA applicants are on October 16.

• Rural Poverty and Agriculture Journalism Program is a funded opportunity for someone to attend a workshop and continue to report on small holder farms in their nation.

• Nominate a project for the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement by September 27. 

• Nominate a project for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Award for Environmental Management in the Islamic World by December 31.

PROMOTE YOUR RESEARCH

Have some exciting research findings or methods? We can help you turn it into a Thrive Blog or an op-ed to raise the profile of your work. Below are some recent WLE links to make you think: 

• Asia’s Environment is at a Tipping Point -  Op-Ed in The Diplomat 
• Wealth from Waste on a Crowded Planet – Op-Ed in Green Biz by IWMI and WLE Directors
• Can our environment survive our food needs? We asked 11 eminent water scientists 
• Achieving the Niger Basin Shared Vision by Drawing on its Cross-sectoral Strength
• Why we need to discuss masculinity in the water sector 
• Science-policy collaboration: an appealing way to tackle pollution from bananas
• It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark: Disaster Risk Management to save lives and money
• Activists out of Necessity: What Four Nepali Women Can Teach Us About Gender Norms
• WLE Annual Report

(Please send opportunities for consideration to a.hunt@cgiar.org, or post in our Facebook or LinkedIn groups. Please note that unless specified, WLE is not involved in running the above opportunities and does not have decision making responsibility.)