Funding Opportunities

Call for Concept Notes: Vegetable Crops Integrated Pest Management for East Africa

Release date: June 2, 2015 The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management at Virginia Tech, funded by USAID, invites the submission of concept notes from U.S. universities, CGIAR institutions, other International Agricultural Research Institutions, and host country institutions […]

Higher Education Partnerships for Innovation and Impact

The Higher Education Partnerships for Innovation and Impact (HEPII) is a new mechanism developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development to 1) strengthen human and institutional capacity within higher education institutions in USAID partner countries, and to 2) achieve […]

RFA Released for Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems

USAID is pleased to alert you to a new opportunity to submit applications to lead the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. The Request for Applications (RFA) was posted February 26, 2014 on Grants.gov. A brief synopsis can […]

The Dryland Cereals Scholarship Program

The CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Cereals (Dryland Cereals) through its newly launched Dryland Cereals Scholarship Program provides support and a platform for motivated, young scientists from developing countries in Africa and Asia to pursue agricultural research to end food, […]

Call for applications: U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Program

U.S. Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food Security Application Deadline: Monday, March 9, 2015 The U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Program will hold its fourth annual Summer Institute on Global Food Security Sunday, June 7- Saturday, June 20, […]

Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab Call for Concept Notes: Appropriate-Scale Mechanization Consortium

The USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification at Kansas State University invites the submission of concept notes from US universities relative to an opportunity to compete to lead the Appropriate-Scale Mechanization Consortium as part […]

Legume Scholars Program Launched, Submissions Due By December 19, 2014

By 2050 the world will need to feed two billion additional people. A challenge this serious requires the best and brightest ideas in agricultural science. Want to help feed the future? Consider applying for a Graduate Fellowship from the Legume […]

Grand Challenges: Putting Women and Girls at the Center of Development

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is launching a new Grand Challenge: Putting Women and Girls at the Center of Development. This challenge focuses on how to effectively reach and empower the most vulnerable women and girls to improve health […]

Place, Food Sovereignty, Resilience, and Participatory Video Methodologies

Eligibility: UK/EU/International Students Award Details: Tuition Fees + Bursary £13,863 per year (tax-free) Duration: 3 years Fixed Term (January or April 2015 start) Application deadline:  November 3rd 2014 Interview Date:  Will be notified to shortlisted candidates Applications are invited for […]

The 2014 Thought For Food (TFF) Challenge: $20,000 to teams for Food Security Projects

Deadline: 31 October 2014 (extended) The Startup Pirates invites students currently enrolled in a university from Bachelors to PhDs to participate in the Thought for Food (TFF) Challenge 2014. Projects that ignite people’s interests, explore original thought processes and question […]