Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships 2002

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) has established the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Fund to commemorate the unique contributions to plant science by Academician Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov and Sir Otto Frankel. The Fund aims to encourage the conservation and use of plant genetic resources in developing countries through awarding Fellowships to outstanding young researchers.

The Fellowships will enable the applicants to carry out relevant, innovative research outside their own country for a period of between three months to one year. The research should have a clear benefit to the home country, preferably in areas of the applicant's future research. Awards can be held concurrently with other sources of support. In 2002, a total of US$50,000 will be made available for awards. The maximum award per Fellow will be US$25,000 which is intended to cover travel, stipend, bench fees, equipment, conference participation or any other appropriate use. Such research should be linked to innovative topics related to the conservation and use of plant genetic resources such as new conservation technologies and strategies, socioeconomic and human aspects of conservation and use, germplasm management, forest genetic resources, policy development, genetic erosion assessment and mitigation and conservation and utilization of specific crops. Work solely on plant breeding or molecular characterization will not be selected.

Fellows are encouraged to present the results of their research at an international conference. This can take place within one year of termination of the Fellowship. Applications for the year 2002 are invited from developing-country nationals, aged 35 or under, holding a masters degree (or equivalent) and/or doctorate in a relevant subject area. Application forms in English, French and Spanish may be obtained from:

Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships, IPGRI,
Via dei Tre Denari 472/a,
00057 Maccarese (Fiumicino), Rome, Italy;
Fax: (39)0661979661
Email: e.clancy@cgiar.org
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/training/vavilov.htm

and should be returned to IPGRI, Rome.

Applications can be sent by mail, fax or email. Applications must be received at IPGRI by 16 November 2001. Applications must be in English, French or Spanish and should include a covering letter, completed application form, full curriculum vitae, research proposal (maximum 1000 words which should include a clear statement of objectives, feasibility, methodology, materials, justification of the relevance to plant genetic resources, and possible outcomes or impacts), a letter of acceptance from the proposed host institute and a letter of support from the home institute. The successful applicants will be informed by 31 March 2002 and are required to take up their Fellowships before 31 December 2002.

IPGRI is an institute of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

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