RUFORUM Weekly - Vol.9 No.9

• (New) Announcing RUFORUM Triennial 2021 Conference
  • Draft Triennial Overview Programme [English][French]
  • Triennial Conference Concept Note
  • Scientific conference sessions 
  • Promoting Inclusivity in Research and Development Concept Note [English][French]
  • Concept Note - RUFORUM Business Meeting [English][French]
  • Concept Note - Capacity Building on e-Learning Content Development 
  • Concept Note - Global Academia-Policy Partnership for Transformative Institutional Leadership, Skills Development and Youth Employability
  • Concept Note - Proposal development for academic purposes and Responding to calls for grant proposals
• [Press Release] Seventh African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Triennial Conference [English][French]
• (New) [Press Release] Twenty Two (22) winners of RUFORUM Young African Entrepreneurs Competition 2021 announced
• (New) [Press Release] RUFORUM announces 53 Mastercard@RUFORUM scholarship recipients for 2021-2022 academic year
• (Update) [Press Release] Fourteen (14) RUFORUM Network Member Universities ranked among top Universities in Africa by The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022
• (New) Postgraduate Training Opportunities under the RUFORUM Graduate Teaching Assistantship Programme (GTA) [English][French]
• Carnegie Corporation of New York - African Voices: Meet Anthony Egeru Advancing interdisciplinary research while mentoring the next generation of African scientists and researchers
• (New) Stories from RUFORUM Alumni -  My Academic Journey 
• (New) Stories from RUFORUM Alumni -  If you can DREAM it, you can DO i
• (New) PBL-BioAfrica in line with Kenyan policies
• (New) PBL-BioAfrica At the start of something new
• (New) PBL-BioAfrica Over 100 teachers participate in ODL training
• Events:
  • The Seventh Africa Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Triennial Conference - RUFORUM Alumni Week. Virtually from September 27th to October 01st, 2021

• Newly published Vol. 5 No. 3 (2020) for the African Journal of Rural Development: Higher Education and Science, Technology and Innovation landscape in Africa July 08, 2021
• GWAS provides biological insights into mechanisms of the parasitic plant (Striga) resistance in Sorghum (Kavuluko et al., 2021)
• Assessment of arsenic status and distribution in Usangu agro-ecosystem-Tanzania (Mng’ong’o et al., 2021)
• Accumulation and bioconcentration of heavy metals in two phases from agricultural soil to plants in Usangu agroecosystem-Tanzania (Mng’ong’o et al., 2021)

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• Johnson & Johnson - Scholars Award Programme for Women in STEM2D. Deadline September 27, 2021
• 2021 Call for Nominations AGNES Grants for Junior Researchers [English][French][ Nomination Form][CV Template]. Deadline September 28, 2021
• Call for Applications: African Union Commission and the United States Department of Agriculture Scientific Exchanges Programne. Deadline October 10, 2021
• Worldwide Universities Network - Research Development Fund (RDF 2021 Guidelines). Deadline October 22, 2021 at 21.00 UK time
• Green People’s Energy for Africa - Small Projects Fund. Deadline December 01, 2021
• Horizon Europe - Launch of the Africa initiative in science and innovation cooperation: overview upcoming calls. Deadline vary by Programme

• PhD Training Opportunities through the RUFORUM Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) Programme. Deadline vary by University
• United Nations University and the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Joint PhD Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste. Deadline all year round
• (New) PASET Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF) PhD Scholarships [English][French][Portuguese]. Deadline September 30, 2021 at 5:00 pm East Africa Time; UTC+3
• Harvard University - Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship. Deadline September 30, 2021
• L’Oreal Foundation - Fellowships for Women Scientists International Rising Talents - 2022 Call for application. Deadline October 11, 2021
• Earth Institute - Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2022. Deadline October 27, 2021 by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
• DAAD-The International PhD Programme for Agricultural Economics, Bioeconomy and Rural Development (IPPAE). Deadline October 31, 2021
• The Chevening Scholarships 2022/2023 at postgraduate level. Deadline November 02, 2021
• AAUW - International Fellowships Programme 2021/2022 for Masters, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral study in the United States. Deadline November 15, 2021
• World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) - Online Training: Biotechnology Policy and Biosafety Regulations. Deadline October 01, 2021
• Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship - Women’s Economic Empowerment Online Accelerator for Social Enterprises. Deadline October 22, 2021

• (RUFORUM call) Call for manuscripts: African Journal of Rural Development. Regular articles, short communications and reviews accepted. Deadline: Open
• African Scientific, Research and Innovation Council: 4TH ASRIC Congress - Call for Papers. Deadline September 20, 2021
• Call for RUFORUM Triennial Conference Posters, 06th – 10th December 2021. Deadline extended from June 30, 2021 to September 30, 2021

• (New) American University of Beirut, Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences, EARTH University and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation - Webinar on University-Community Partnerships and Student Learning: Global Experiences. October 06, 2021 at 01:00 pm in Greenwich Mean Time

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