MSc Scholarships
The
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Uganda (IITA-Uganda) and the
National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) with support from USAID are
implementing a project, ‘Enhancing
climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods’. The project is working in
partnership with another USAID-funded Activity, ‘Education and Research to Improve
Climate Change Adaptation’, implemented by FHI360 in collaboration with
Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES).
The NARO-IITA field research activities will link with the research and
capacity building efforts of Makerere University’s Centre for Climate Change
Research and Innovations (MUCCRI).
This
partnership effort is offering scholarships available for two (2) MSc. One each under the following thematic areas:
1)
Generating agro-meteorological climate-risk analyses to inform decision-making
at national, community, and farm level
2)
Assessing what policies affect farmers’ vulnerability and adaptive capacity at
the local level through stakeholder engagement, so as to create awareness,
empower the farming community and trigger behavioral change of local policy
actors.
Requirements:
- A first degree
(preferably First Class or Second Class Upper Division) from a reputable university
in a field related to the above thematic areas.
- Good command
of English (spoken and written)
- Computer
skills is essential
- Proof of
admission and registration to the Masters Degree program at Makerere
University in fields mentioned above
- Experiences in
experimental lay-out, conducting climate change adaptation research, data
analysis and report writing are added advantages
- Preference
will be given to students who have or are about to complete their
coursework
Scholarship and
study/research conditions
- Opportunities are
open to female and male students and will be awarded purely on merit
- Willingness to
spend part of the study period in the Project sites is a critical
consideration
- Tuition and
stipend and support to field/research activities will be provided.
Applications should
include:
application letter, copy of admission and registration to Makerere University,
BSc academic transcript and updated CV (including contacts of at least two
referees), and a one-page concept on the proposed research tailored to the
thematic area of choice.
Send
applications via email to: muccri@caes.mak.ac.ug with copies to NARO email: karidir@imul.com and IITA email: j.anyango@cgiar.org not later than 19th May 2014.
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