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Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships

Opportunities for Young Scholars in Plant Genetic Resources Research

The Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships for 2007 are announced. The Fellowships are supported by the Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC), Australia and Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., United States, a DuPont Company. The Fund aims to encourage the conservation and use of plant genetic resources in developing countries by awarding Fellowships to outstanding young researchers to carry out relevant innovative research at an advanced research institute outside their own country for a period of between three months and one year. The closing date for applications is 6 November 2006.

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Guidelines for preparation of research proposals (English, Français, Español)

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Vavilov-Frankel Fellowships
IPGRI, Via dei Tre Denari 472/a
00057 Maccarese (Fiumicino), Italy
Fax: +39-0661979661
E-mail: e.rossetti@cgiar.org
Full web address: www.ipgri.cgiar.org/training/vavilov.htm

Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship for 2006 Awarded

Achille Ephrem Assobadjo of University of Abomey-Calavi, Republic of Benin to carry out a study entitled "Developing conservation and domestication strategies for baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) in traditional agroforestry systems of West Africa". The work will be carried out at the Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Ethnobotany, Faculty of Biosciences Engineering, University of Ghent, Belgium, under the supervision of Prof Dr. Ir. Patrick Van Damme. This Fellowship is made with the support of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., United States.

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Pioneer Research Award Programs