The Crawford Fund of Australia is calling for nominations for its Crawford Fund Fellowship for 2011.
The Crawford Fund Fellowship has been set up to provide further training for an agricultural scientist whose work has shown potential. This prestigious Award provides an opportunity for the successful candidate to spend a period of focussed study and training in Australia, with resulting benefits to the Awardee as well as to their country's agriculture and to Australia.
The closing date for nominations is 1 April, 2011.
Candidates should be below the age of 35 and from one of the following developing countries:
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Burma
- Cambodia
- East Timor
- Fiji
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Nepal
- Niue
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu and Kiribati
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
The training will take place at an Australian institution and will emphasise the application of knowledge to increase agricultural production in the Fellow's home country.
For information on previous Fellows, please go to: http://www.crawfordfund.org/training/awards/fellow.html [2]
Nomination Forms and the Terms and Conditions are on our website at: http://www.crawfordfund.org [3]
If you have any queries about the Fellowship, please contact Marchien van Oostende at The Crawford Fund, email: [email protected] [4]