Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research Award 2020

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Association

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Deadline

13 Jul 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Competitions

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

Applications call for Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research Award. The Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research (SFIAR) offers an annual Award for graduates and scientists of a Swiss institution who work in agricultural research for development. The SFIAR intends to award new, innovative and result-oriented research. Recent achievements or milestones are also eligible for the award, however no future plans or project proposals.

Objectives

The forum has and aims and purpose of

Eligibilities

Eligible for the SFIAR Award is research that

Selection Criteria

A selection committee of at least three SFIAR experts will review the submissions (based on the 2 pages research summary only) and select the best proposal. If the forum receives four or fewer submissions, the committee may decide not to make an award that year. The SFIAR members endorse the recommendation by the selection committee if they do not have a valid challenge. Moreover, the main selection criteria are:

Benefits

The prize sum of the SFIAR Award is CHF 1’000 for a Master’s thesis, CHF 5’000 for a Ph.D. project and CHF 10’000 for a Post Doc/team project. In addition to that, the SFIAR Award may help winners enter into development work, or receive project funding.

Application

Applicants have to fill in the attached application form and provide the research summary (maximum 2 pages including illustrations) and the other documents mentioned on the form in English, French or German. Applications that do not meet the formal requirements will be invalid. The deadline for applications is 13 July 2020.

See the Award Guidelines for more information.

Provider: Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research

Contact provider: [email protected]