ESA African Research Fellowships 2024/2025 for African researchers.

Application Deadline: 30 October 2024

Applications are now open for the 2024/2025 ESA African Research Fellowships. The African Research Fellowship (ARF) program, jointly carried by ESA with the African Union Commission, was successfully initiated in 2021 with six African Fellows having completed their research at ESA. The program aims to empower African Researchers (PhD or Master degree with extensive research experience) to engage in Earth Observation (EO) R&D activities relevant for the Africa challenges. The African Research Fellows are expected to maximize the use of EO data, integrating it with in-situ data and state-of-the-art modeling approaches in a cloud environment, to address key challenges facing the African continent, particularly in the areas of water resource management and food security.

With this call, ESA offers 1-year fellowships to four African researchers to work at the ESA-ESRIN premises in Frascati (Rome, Italy) in collaboration with ESA scientists. Activities in Frascati must begin no later than June 2025.

RESEARCH AREAS

Applicants are invited to propose a 1-year R&D project focused on Water Resource Management or Food Security, utilizing Earth Observation satellite data. Proposals addressing smallholder needs (e.g., farming, agricultural water use, regenerative agriculture, water productivity, irrigation systems, nutrient management, pest infestations) or issues related to coastal processes (e.g., ecosystems, coastal waters, geomorphology, coastal urbanization, tourism) and fisheries (e.g., aquaculture, habitat suitability, algal blooms, impacts of climate change) are especially encouraged.

Application Procedure:

Applicants must submit the following documents:

• Research Proposal (use the template provided with the ARF package)
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) including a list of recent publications (maximum 3 pages)
• Copy of Identification (preferably passport)
• Scan of PhD or Master’s Diploma
• Two (2) Reference Letters

Please download the following zip file, which contains:

• Technical information on the general tasks covered by the proposal and logistical aspects
• Proposal submission template
• Privacy notice

Timeline:

Open call                                                  23 September 2024
Submission of Proposals                       30 October 2024
Communication of Results                    January 2025
Beginning of Activities in Frascati        June 2025

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ESA African Research Fellowships