Applications Invited for Climate, Food and Farming, Global Research Alliance Development Scholarships Programme

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About the Organization

The Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases brings countries together to find ways to grow more food without growing greenhouse gas emissions.

About the Scholarship

The Climate, Food and Farming, Global Research Alliance Development Scholarships Programme (CLIFF-GRADS) is a joint initiative of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) and the CCAFS Low Emissions Development Flagship.

CLIFF-GRADS builds capability in early career scientists from developing countries to conduct applied research in agriculture greenhouse gas emission quantification and mitigation. During short research stays of up to 6 months, CLIFF-GRADS awardees are exposed to expertise and scientific training at their host institute that they would not otherwise receive during their PhD in their home country.

Specific techniques they may learn include (but are not limited to) remote sensing, data surveys, and measurement of greenhouse gas emissions. Topics advertised in the Programme are related to the measurement, modelling and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, or carbon storage in agricultural systems relevant to developing countries (also in the context of enhancing food security).

Research is conducted in association with CCAFS and GRA scientists and partner organisations and host to student matches are dependent on the students’ and host institutions’ research interests and suitability for the Programme.

Since 2017, 124 students from 32 developing countries have received CLIFF-GRADS awards. The CLIFF-GRADS Programme is more than just an academic experience, students have the opportunity to establish new academic and professional connections, experience a new culture, maybe learn a new language, and challenge themselves through immersion in a community that is very different to their own. Read on for thoughts on the CLIFF-GRADS Programme from our Alumni.

Grants of $12,000 USD will be awarded to PhD students from developing countries for research stays that will be completed before the end of 2024.

Eligibility

Individuals applying for the Programme must be citizens of developing countries1 , be undertaking their PhD in a University in a developing country and must not have previously been awarded a CLIFF-GRADS grant.

How to Apply

Applicants must complete the CLIFF-GRADS Round 5 online application form and submit the following necessary documentation merged into a single PDF file. Applications must be in English and applications that are in any other language will not be accepted.

-          1-2 page motivation letter (described below)

-       1-page academic curriculum vitae (CV / Resume) that includes your contact details

-          Letter of support from your PhD supervisor at your current host university.

Your motivation letter should be no more than two pages, and must include the following:

• Your name, nationality and your PhD country
• Objectives of your graduate research
• The specific research opportunity or opportunities (up to 3) in order of preference to which you are applying (see list below). Please list the research stay name and number.
• Your qualifications to conduct research on greenhouse gas emissions and/or soil carbon storage in agricultural systems, relevant to the research opportunity for which you are applying.
• A description of how scientific training received under the CLIFF-GRADS Programme will improve your graduate research and contribute to your career.

Submit your application by 1 September 2022.

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