Are you a scientist or scholar interested in cross-border knowledge sharing? The Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme opens up opportunities to cooperate with specialist colleagues in Germany.

The Food Security Center (FSC) at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany awards up to 10 scholarships for PhD students for a period of 37 months. The application deadline is October 26, 2011.

The University of Hohenheim  Food Security Center has announced the call for 10 PhD competitive scholarships available for developing country scientists for a 3-year period from September 2012 to September 2015.

Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) has commenced the annual search for awardees to receive the "Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers 2011".

With this funding initiative the Foundation intends, on the one hand, to stimulate interest within Germany to engage in research on current developments in this region. On the other hand, it opens up possibilities for intensifying cooperation in research and higher education with academics in these countries. The target region comprises those states in Central Asia and the Caucasus which became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but also includes some neighboring parts of the Russian Federation in the lower Volga and the northern Caucasus regions, plus Afghanistan.

The University of Central Asia (UCA) recently established the Mountain Societies Research Centre (MSRC), to generate, disseminate and promote the application of knowledge for the development of the countries of the Central Asian region and their societies.  The MSRC, along with other thematic research centres currently being established, will be the academic core of UCA for the next five-year period during which UCA is developing its undergraduate and graduate-level academic programmes. UCA is seeking to fill the key positions of MSRC Director and Senior Research Scientist, commencing in Fall 2011. 

Science and Technology Scholarships Awarded by the Republic of Austria to all Eurasia-Pacific Uninet Members.

The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (LEAP) is requesting applications for Fellowship awards of up to US$20,000 on the following topics:

Regional Program of ICARDA for Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC), on behalf of Central Asia and Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (CACAARI)
is looking for suitable candidates for the following position:
Executive Secretary for CACAARI
to be based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Application Process and Selection Criteria for Ph.D Students from Central Asia - IPM CRSP Project Phase II.

Bioversity International is pleased to announce the 2010 Call for Research Proposals for the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship.

Two Fellowship opportunities will be available for 2010 to carry out research on conservation and use of Plant Genetic Resources. One of the Fellowships is supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation, Australia.

CGIAR King Baudouin "Science Award for Outstanding Partnership" given to the CGIAR Program for Sustainable Agriculture in Central Asia and the Caucasus.

• Productivity of Agricultural Systems
  • Germplasm Enhancement
  • Strengthening National Seed Supply Systems
  • Cropping Systems Management and Agricultural Diversification
  • Livestock Production Systems and Integrated Feed / Livestock Management
• Natural Resource Conservation and Management
  • Irrigation, Drainage, and Water Basin Analysis
  • On-Farm Soil and Water Management
  • Rangeland Rehabilitation and Management
• Conservation and Evaluation of Genetic Resources
  • Plant Genetic Resources
  • Animal Genetic Resources
• Socioeconomic and Public Policy Research