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2023 AGNES Grants for Junior Researchers
We are pleased to announce the “Call for Applications” for our two funding programmes: “AGNES Grant for Junior Researchers.” This grant is funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and with the support of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH). The grant aims to strengthen scientific capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa by funding outstanding top male and female PhD holders and mentoring them to apply and succeed in the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship programmes. It further supports Humboldtians in their efforts towards mentoring high potential junior researchers, helping them to access international networks of scientific excellence (e.g. AvH).
2023 AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants
We are pleased to announce the “Call for Applications” for our funding programme: “AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grant for Junior Researchers”. This grant is generously funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and with the support of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH). This AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grant for Junior Researchers aims to strengthen the scientific capacity and networking of young researchers in Africa through the active cooperation of AGNES and potential AGNES members. It further supports the alumni of the AvH in their efforts towards mentoring high potential junior researchers, helping them to access international networks of scientific excellence. For the two grants, AGNES Governing Board will aspire to achieve 50% inclusion of female researchers on the basis of merit.
2023 AGNES-BAYER Science Foundation Research Grant – Closed!
The AGNES-BAYER Science Foundation Research Grant for Biodiversity Conservation & Sustainable Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa enables doctoral students from sub-Saharan African countries to undertake outstanding research activities in Biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture.
AGNES-BAYER Science Foundation Research Grant for Biodiversity Conservation & Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
The applicants whose names are listed below have been selected for the grant of AGNES-BAYER Science Foundation Research Grant for Biodiversity Conservation & Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa Num FIRST NAME NAME SEX 1 SEVERIN BIAOU Male 2 Kassim TCHAN...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: NORBERT ELIAS FELLOWSHIPS 2023
Dear Members and Followers, The Center for Interdisciplinary Research (Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung, ZiF) of Bielefeld University is offering 2 Fellowships of 5 months for African researchers to take part in the ZiF Research Group “The Epistemology of...
2021 AGNES General and AGNES-PAWS JRG.
Dear AGNES Members and followers, The members of the AGNES selection Committee met online on February, 4th 2022, and proceed to the selection of successful candidates for the 2021 AGNES General and AGNES-PAWS Junior Researcher Grants. The selected nominees are...
AGNES-BAYER Foundation Grantees 2021 (Sustainability agriculture and biodiversity conservation)
In the framework of the AGNES-BAYER Foundation grant 2021 for sustainable agriculture and biodiversity conservation, the AGNES board is pleased to announce the selection's results
Biography of AGNES-BAYER Grantees 2021
Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel Karakara Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel Karakara (Ghana) is a Ph.D in Economics Student and a Researcher in the School of Economics, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He is also a Research Associate at the Center for Economic Policy and Development...
2021 AGNES/AGNES-PAWS Mobility Grantees
The AGNES Selection Board met on August 18 to decide on the 2021 Mobility Grant applications. Below are the successful candidates. List of 2021 AGNES Mobility Grantees N FIRST NAME NAME FIELD OF STUDY NATIONALITY 1 Pascal Osabhahiemen AIGBEDION-ATALOR Entomology...
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