Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship for research on conservation and use of forest genetic resources in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bioversity International is pleased to announce the Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship for research on conservation and use of forest genetic resources in Sub-Saharan Africa for the year 2008.

The Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship scheme was launched in 2002 to honour the memory and celebrate the work of Dr Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo on forest genetic resources. National scientists from Sub-Saharan Africa are now invited to apply for the Abdou-Salam Ouédraogo Fellowship for 2008, to work with Bioversity International for a period of up to six months, in one of the organization's locations in Africa (Nairobi, Cotonou, Douala, Kampala).

Bioversity International will support the travel, subsistence and research expenses of the Fellow up to an amount of US$10,000. Closing date for applications is 30 May 2008. Announcements, application form and guidelines can be downloaded:
ASO Announcement 2008 (PDF, 29Kb)
ASO application form 2008 (DOC, 127Kb)
ASO Guidelines for full proposal writing 2008 (PDF, 30Kb)