UNESCO AfriMAB GRÓ LRT Land Restoration Fellowships 2025 (Fully Funded training in Iceland)
Application Deadline: 30 September 2024
Applications are now open for the 2025 UNESCO AfriMAB GRÓ LRT Land Restoration Fellowships. Applications for fellowships to the GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme (GRÓ LRT) are open for 2 (two) fellows from African biosphere reserves engaged in restoration activities. The programme offers annual six-month training in Iceland focused on land restoration and sustainable land management, hosted at the Agricultural University of Iceland.
The first 12 weeks of the training focus on course work (both introductory courses and specialized training), practical training and field trips. In the latter 12 weeks of the programme, each Fellow works on an individual project, which provides specialization with reference to the academic and practical background and needs of the individual Fellow and their workplace. Fellows completing the training successfully receive a Postgraduate Diploma in Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainable Land Management (30 ECTS) from the Agricultural University of Iceland.
Benefits
The GRÓ LRT Fellowship covers tuition and other academic expenses for the fellows, travel and health insurance costs, and a stipend that covers all their living expenses during the six months stay in Iceland. The next training will start in the beginning of March 2025.
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Application Deadline: 14th October 2024,
Applications are now open for the NELGA – DAAD Research Fellowship in Climate Change and Land Governance. The Network of Excellence for Land Governance in Africa (NELGA), in partnership with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), is pleased to announce the 2024 Research Fellowship. This initiative offers a unique opportunity for scholars and professionals within NELGA partner institutions to engage in research that addresses the critical intersection of climate change and land governance.
The 2024 fellowship focuses on empowering African researchers to explore key areas such as African food systems, pastoralism, digitalization, and gender dynamics in land rights and aims to strengthen the academic and practical linkages essential for effective land policy reforms across Africa.
Eligible Applicants
The organizers invite staff members or students of NELGA partner institutions with a background in land governance or a related field to apply for funding for NELGA research fellowships. Applicants must
- have completed at least a first university degree (undergraduate) at a state or state-recognized institution of higher education;
- be enrolled or a staff member at one of the NELGA partner universities or associated institutions;
- return to their studies/duty station at the end of the fellowship;
- be nationals of an African country;
be granted leave of absence by their home institution for conducting a field study.
Eligible Fields
Applicants must have a background in land governance/ land management or a related field (e.g. land administration, land economics, urban and regional planning, geomatics). Proposals covering the following cross-cutting issues will be given special consideration in the field of Climate Change and Land Governance:
- African Food Systems and Land Governance
- Pastoralism, Livestock and Land Rights in Africa
- Digitalization and Land Rights in Africa
- Gender and Land Rights in Africa
Duration
The fellowships are tenable for a period of one up to three months, depending on the project in questions and the applicant’s timetable. Only full months are fundable. The fellowship is not renewable.
Value
The fellowship consists of:
- a flat-rate travel allowance: EUR 280 for in-country, EUR 430 for neighbouring countries, EUR 630 for in-region, EUR 980 for out of region;
- a monthly research allowance of EUR 460.
Documents to be submitted
- DAAD application form, duly filled (available in the DAAD-Portal);
- Curriculum Vitae, including list of publications (if applicable);
- detailed description of the research proposal and a description of previous research work (max. 10 pages);
- weekly schedule of planned research work;
- letter confirming supervision by an academic adviser at the host institute, which refers to the applicant’s proposal and confirms that the host institute will provide a workplace (not applicable for studies in the field);
- copies of university diplomas/certificates and transcripts of record of all annual academic examinations (incl. explanation of grading system);
- a recent reference from a university teacher which provides information about the applicant’s qualifications.
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