The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development, administers the "Feed the Future 21st Century Borlaug Leadership Program" to support training and research in agriculture. This current call is for female applicants to increase the number of women in leadership positions. Grants are for 6-12 weeks of collaboration in the USA, followed by continuation of the partnership in the applicant's home country. Application are invited from early to mid-career female professionals in the following countries: AFRICA -- Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia; ASIA -- Bangladesh; and LATIN AMERICA -- Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras. The deadline for applications is 06 April 2012. Link |