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  Following are new grant opportunities that were added to CIMMYT training web.
(http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/training/indiv_sponsors.htm)

A continuación se encuentran las nuevas oportunidades de apoyo financiero que fueron incluidos en la página web de CIMMYT.
(http://www.cimmyt.cgiar.org/spanish/wps/training/indiv_sponsors.htm)

   
  1. The AGRIS MUNDUS
The Agris Mundus course is supported by the Erasmus mundus programme of the European Commission and therefore, a number of scholarships are available for selected students from Southern countries. Preference will be given to candidates with appropriate professional experience, including in research within the CG system.

The AGRIS MUNDUS Masters course’s objectives are to train students able to cope with the current global/international concerns in agriculture and rural development. Graduates will be qualified to identify and critically analyze key factors shaping the development of crop, forest and animal production, the management of research and rural development projects and finally, the sustainable use of natural resources and the environment. They will be trained to formulate and provide effective and appropriate responses to complex agriculture and natural resources related issues.

Deadline for application : January 25, 2006

http://natura.czu.cz/index.php?page=training

   
2. Charles A. & Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation
Summary
Each year, The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation provides grants of up to $10,580 (a symbolic amount representing the cost of the "Spirit of St. Louis") to men and women whose individual initiative and work in a wide spectrum of disciplines furthers the Lindberghs' vision of a balance between the advance of technology and the preservation of the natural/human environment.
The value of the Lindbergh Grants program as a provider of seed money and credibility for pilot projects that subsequently receive larger sums from other sources to continue and expand the work has again been confirmed. Seventy-four percent of Lindbergh Grant recipients responding to a recent survey by the Foundation said they had received additional funding for their research or educational project earlier supported by a Lindbergh Grant, with 34% receiving funds ranging from $50,001 up to $500,000 in supplementary support.

Deadlines/Notification
The deadline for grant applications is the second Thursday of June in the year proceeding the awarding of funds. For example, for funding beginning in July of 2006, applications are due June 9, 2005. All applicants receive notification of final selections by April 15 of each funding year. Grants are released in July.

http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/grants/?CFID=907049&CFTOKEN=65182491\
3. European Molecular Biology Organization
EMBO short-term fellowships
Short term fellowships are intended for visits of up to 3 months duration and aimed at collaborative research between two EMBC member states. (For non-European applicants the short term fellowships are for a fixed duration of 90 days). Bi-annual deadlines: Not fixed but ideally 3 months before the proposed start date.

http://www.embo.org/fellowships/short_term.html

4. African Fellows Programme (AFP)
The Rothamsted International African Fellows Programme aims to provide problem-focused training in Europe for mid-career African scientists. The purpose of the programme is to assist in capacity building, institutional strengthening and knowledge transfer in order to find relevant solutions to the problems of achieving sustainable agricultural production, as well as improving rural development and conservation of biodiversity. Fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis through an assessment panel and will normally be for periods of 6 months although they can vary from 4 to 12 months depending on the nature of the project. MSc and PhD studies are outside the remit of the programme.
The next deadline for Pre-proposals will be 3rd March 2006.

http://www.rothamsted-international.org/HTML/Fellowships/AFP_main_page.html

5. LEAP-Borlaug Fellowship Program
The Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program grant will be given to outstanding graduate students to support internships of up to 12 months at a CGIAR international agriculture research center. It is expected that the applicant and his/her US mentor will establish an agreement with the CGIAR scientist with whom they intend to collaborate. Grant funds will be used to support student's travel to the research site, research support at the CGIAR, and for the U.S. faculty member to visit the research site to mentor the student in collaboration with a CGIAR scientist.
Applications are welcome during any time of the year. Deadlines are September 15 and March 15. There are 22 scholarships at US 20,000 targeted at SSA citizens coming from a USAID recipient country.

http://leap.ucdavis.edu/
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
3. International Agricultural Training Centre (IATC),
International Agricultural Programmes 2006,
Galillee College – Israel (March 2nd – 20th, 2006)
http://www.galilcol.ac.il/
 
 
 
Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa
http://www.asareca.org
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
http://www.cimmyt.org