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Experts call for action to address the loss of knowledge about plants
Concerned by the alarming loss of plant species, on 1-2 May international experts met in St Louis, USA, calling for a concerted worldwide effort to address the loss of essential knowledge about plants and their uses, especially at the level of local communities.
Zooming in on nutrition-sensitive landscapes
At Nutrition-sensitive landscapes, a CIFOR and ICRAF organized side-event at the Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition, Bioversity International's researcher Céline Termote spoke about putting people at the centre of the landscapes approach: "Food is an expression of their culture, we must not forget that," she said. Photo: CIFOR
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African Development Dissertation Workshop Program – Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley | Directory of funding opportunities for Africans and foreign nationals |
Pan-African program of development scholarships and fellowships that offers 1,000 postgraduate scholarships each year to eligible African professionals. | |
Search site in Spanish providing a lot of information about grants, courses and training opportunities | |
Links to funding opportunities | |
Erasmus Mundus offers financial support for institutions and scholarships for individuals. Funding is available for: i) European joint Masters and Doctorates (including scholarships), ii) Partnerships with non-European higher education institutions and scholarships for students and academics, iii) Projects to promote European higher education worldwide | |
List of funding resources | |
Scholarships to young professionals from developing countries to study in development-related fields at German universities. Subject areas include energy, environmental management, water resources, and others. The deadline for applications (at the German embassies) is 31 July each year. | |
List of funding opportunities including grants, calls for research project proposals, and fellowships | |
Scholarships and links to other resources | |
Database of study abroad scholarships, fellowships, and grants | |
Resource for financial aid, college scholarship and grant information for US and international students wishing to study abroad | |
Leland Stanford Junior University – Africa South of the Sahara | Directory of Grants and Fellowships in Sub-Saharan Africa |
The scheme offers the opportunity to people from selected developing countries to undertake development-related studies in New Zealand. This may include study related to education, health, rural livelihoods, governance, human rights, or economic development, depending on the human resource development training needs of the home government. The scholarships are offered for full-time, tertiary level study at participating New Zealand education institutions | |
International scholarship resources: scholarships, post-doc and grants information listings | |
Free funding directory for research and training in all scientific fields | |
International funding index | |
Science Careers – Science in and for Developing Countries: Internet Career Resources | A collection of useful Internet resources: funding programs, research institutions, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and more |
Directory of information about grants for agriculture, energy, environment, and natural resources in the world's developing countries | |
United States Department of Agriculture – Foreign Agricultural Service | The directory provides an overview of a selected number of funding opportunities for agriculturally related research |
List of funding opportunities for taught programmes |
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