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Subject: Fw: New IFS/UNU-IAS call for Applications
From: Hermes Morales (paisanohermes@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Apr 11 2005 - 14:17:37 CEST
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From: "Rosales, Mauricio (AGAL)" <Mauricio.Rosales@fao.org>
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Subject: FW: New IFS/UNU-IAS call for Applications
> FOR YOUR INFORMATION
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: International Foundation for Science [mailto:newsletter@IFS.SE]
> Sent: 29 March 2005 16:22
> To: IFS-NEWSLETTER@LISTSERV.IFS.SE
> Subject: New IFS/UNU-IAS call for Applications
>
>
> NEW RESEARCH GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS FROM DEVELOPING
> COUNTRIES
>
> International Foundation for Science (IFS) and the United Nations
> University
> Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), Japan, are pleased to announce a
> new
> call for applications to two Grant/Fellowship competitions.
>
> Both these competitions are in the form of an ordinary IFS Research Grant
> plus an additional Fellowship component, sponsored by UNU-IAS. To apply,
> you
> must fill in the IFS 1st Grant Application Form (or renewal Application
> Form,
> if you have completed an IFS Grant) as well as an additional form for the
> specific Fellowship. The forms are available on the IFS web. Current IFS
> Grantees are not eligible.
>
> Please consult the IFS web for complete details: http://www.ifs.se
>
>
> AGRICULTURE FOR PEACE FELLOWSHIP (APF) COMPETITION
>
> The APF competition is open to young researchers from sub-Saharan African
> countries who fulfil all other IFS eligibility criteria (consult the web).
>
> Fellowships will be awarded to researchers that are carrying out research
> projects that contribute to a better understanding of relationships
> between
> agriculture and human security in sub-Saharan African countries.
>
>
> SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP (STF) COMPETITION
>
> The STF competition is open to all researchers who fulfil the IFS
> eligibility
> criteria.
>
> Fellowships will be awarded to researchers that are carrying out research
> projects relevant for:
> * policy for technology transfer to developing countries under
> Multilateral
> Environmental Agreements (MEAs); and
> * policy on biotechnology development and transfer to developing
> countries.
> Please note, support is available for research projects, not for
> development
> or technology transfer projects.
>
>
>
> All applications to the APF and STF Programmes must be received by IFS no
> later than 30 June, 2005 in order to be considered for support.
>
> The benefits of inclusion in the APF and STF Programmes include
> affiliation
> to the UNU-IAS and an affiliated Japanese university, one year technical
> supervision support by a UNU-IAS faculty member and academics from
> collaborating Japanese universities, and a one-month stay at the UNU-IAS
> in
> Yokohama, Japan. The cost of travel to and stay in Japan will be covered
> by
> the UNU-IAS.
>
> For more information about UNU-IAS, please visit http://www.ias.unu.edu.
>
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