Success Tonics Blog
  • Home
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT US
    • ADVERT PLACEMENT
  • CURRICULUM VITAE
  • LECTURES AND SEMINAR
  • PUBLICATIONS
  • ASSIGNMENT AND QUIZ
  • INSPIRATION
  • NEWS
    • ENTERTAINMENT
  • LIFESTYLE
  • SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES
  • SPORTS UPDATE
  • ICT UPDATE
  • INEWS
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT US
    • ADVERT PLACEMENT
  • CURRICULUM VITAE
  • LECTURES AND SEMINAR
  • PUBLICATIONS
  • ASSIGNMENT AND QUIZ
  • INSPIRATION
  • NEWS
    • ENTERTAINMENT
  • LIFESTYLE
  • SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES
  • SPORTS UPDATE
  • ICT UPDATE
  • INEWS
No Result
View All Result
Success Tonics Blog
No Result
View All Result

Apply for The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fully funded fellowship program

Tony Orji by Tony Orji
January 1, 2020
in Featured, INews, News, Socio-Economic Issues
Reading Time: 3min read
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Whatsapp

Call for Concept Proposals: Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) program

The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program, a multi-institution collaboration managed by Cornell University with support from the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), announces a call for concept proposals from early-career African researchers seeking to become STAARS fellows in 2020 to advance in-depth, rigorous, policy-oriented research on the causal determinants of productivity and income growth, asset accumulation, rural employment and risk management in African agriculture and rural spaces. Application deadline: January 24, 2020.

The fellowship will cover travel and training expenses. STAARS fellows will be paired with mentors at Cornell University with whom they will jointly author a paper on a topic of mutual interest relating to structural transformation in Africa south of the Sahara. PIM will support the publication of resulting research findings in high quality journals and as working papers. In addition, PIM and Cornell will facilitate fellows’ participation in scientific and policy conferences.

Scope of research and geographic focus

Prospective STAARS fellows are invited to develop proposals in the following thematic areas:

  • Dynamics of agriculture input use, technological change, and productivity growth in Africa south of the Sahara.
  • Rural factor market performance, labor exits and productivity in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Food security, nutrition and health linkages in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Poverty dynamics and resilience against shocks in sub-Saharan Africa.

STAARS fellows’ rigorous policy analysis should use existing data, such as the Living Standards Measurement Study – Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA), Demographic and Health Surveys or similar high-quality datasets from sub-Saharan Africa.

Eligibility

The call is open for early career African researchers, either Ph.D. students in their final year or those who completed their Ph.D. in 2015 or later. Priority is given to researchers who are African nationals based and working in – or soon returning to – Africa, with priority given to proposals relating to the research themes indicated above. Qualified female researchers are particularly encouraged to apply. STAARS encourages applications from fresh Ph.D. graduates who can benefit from a mentorship and additional training to become highly competent researchers. Fellows are expected to complete the proposed project by publishing findings as a working paper and submitting to a peer-reviewed journal by December 15, 2020.

Researchers are expected to be familiar with existing data sets and have a strong working knowledge of Stata, R or other econometric software and an interest in econometric analysis of high-quality data sets. Knowledge of Stata and/or R will be assessed at the finalist stage.

Funding

The selected applicants will receive funds to cover travel and participation in a three-week mentorship program at Cornell University.

The proposed research and capacity development are expected to be undertaken as part of an ongoing effort by the scholar; STAARS will not cover the scholar’s time allocated to this research. A written permission from the candidate’s supervisor will be required. The program cannot support costs for any new data collection.

Application process

The STAARS fellowship application process is managed by Cornell University, in collaboration with PIM. Applicants are required to prepare a maximum 2500-word concept proposal, which motivates the selected research issues and objectives, outlines data sources, proposed methodology and contains a convincing plan for completing the project by December 15, 2020. All proposals shall be prepared in English. All proposals will be peer reviewed by experts from Cornell University and/or PIM.

Template for preparation of concept proposal

  1. Completed 2020 STAARS Fellowship Applicant Information Form.
  2. Concept Proposal:
    • Title of the proposed research
    • Targeted country (countries)
    • Introduction and motivation that includes clear statement of research objectives and hypotheses
    • Description of data sources(s) and any prior experience working with the proposed data
    • Proposed methodology
    • If applicable, summarize any preliminary results
    • Proposed timeline for the research
  3. Bibliographic references (not included in the 2500 words)
  4. CV of the applicant (not included in the 2500 words)
  5. Photocopy of passport biodata page and, if applicable, any current US visa.

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION PACKET

More information at: https://pim.cgiar.org/2019/12/16/staars-fellowship-program-2020-call-for-proposals/

You can find more blog posts in the AGRODEP blog.

Best Regards,
AGRODEP team

__._,_.___
ShareTweetSendShareSend
Previous Post

WHO CAN BE AGAINST US? (PART 2)

Next Post

Trade Economist and Modelling Expert Needed for a Consultancy Project

Tony Orji

Tony Orji

Dr. Tony Orji is the founder and owner of Success Tonics Blog. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Related Posts

30+ Undergraduate, Masters & PhD Scholarships for African Students that will Close March 2021. Apply Now

30+ Undergraduate, Masters & PhD Scholarships for African Students that will Close March 2021. Apply Now

February 26, 2021
Korean Government Scholarships 2021/2022 (Masters & PhD) for Developing Countries

Korean Government Scholarships 2021/2022 (Masters & PhD) for Developing Countries

February 26, 2021
Shanghai Government Scholarships 2021/2022 for Bachelors, Masters and PhD International Students

Shanghai Government Scholarships 2021/2022 for Bachelors, Masters and PhD International Students

February 26, 2021
WIPO/Africa University Masters in Intellectual Property Scholarships 2021

WIPO/Africa University Masters in Intellectual Property Scholarships 2021

February 26, 2021
Leventis Foundation Masters & MBA Scholarships 2021/2022 for Nigerian Students to Study in Greece

Leventis Foundation Masters & MBA Scholarships 2021/2022 for Nigerian Students to Study in Greece

February 26, 2021
University of Glasgow African Excellence Full Tuition Scholarships 2021/2022 for African Students

University of Glasgow African Excellence Full Tuition Scholarships 2021/2022 for African Students

February 26, 2021

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

RCCG AUGUST 2019 SHILOH HOUR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY43l9_Gq_8

Categories

Tags

anointing Assingnment And Quiz award Call for Papers CBN Children Conference Entertainment favour fish farming grants ICT ICT Updates IMF INews Inspiration leadership Lifestyle message ministry motivation motivations NASSI News Nigeria online opportunities Post Doc Fellowship questionaire RELIEF riches scholarship sermon soccer Socio-Economic Issues Sports Update success survey technology Wealth Creation

Recent Comments

  • Ire Abidoye on 8 Major Reasons To Stop Eating Sugar —by Clinic Gist
  • Tony Orji on APPLY NOW FOR THE ISA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
  • Mary on APPLY NOW FOR THE ISA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
  • Franca Whyte on How To Be A Godly Leader — Even When It’s Hard
  • Tony Orji on Apply for Joseph P. Kennedy International Public Policy Fellowship Program in Inclusive Education in cooperation with UNICEF.

Advertisement

Categories

  • Assignment And Quiz (17)
  • Entertainment (195)
  • Featured (163)
  • ICT Update (66)
  • INews (269)
  • Inspiration (327)
  • Lectures and Seminar (4)
  • Lifestyle (407)
  • News (549)
  • Socio-Economic Issues (352)
  • Sports Update (80)
  • Uncategorized (1,279)

About Dr. Anthony Orji

Dr. Anthony Orji

Senior Lecturer

Dr Anthony Orji is a Ph.D holder in Economics and a lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Nigeria Nsukka.

He obtained his B.Sc, Msc and Ph.D Degrees from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Local Economic Development (SLED) from Erasmus University, Rotterdam Netherlands.

Calendar

January 2020
SMTWTFS
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031 
« Dec   Feb »
  • Home
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT US
  • CURRICULUM VITAE
  • LECTURES AND SEMINAR
  • PUBLICATIONS
  • ASSIGNMENT AND QUIZ
  • INSPIRATION
  • NEWS
  • LIFESTYLE
  • SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES
  • SPORTS UPDATE
  • ICT UPDATE
  • INEWS

SuccessTonisBlog © 2021 - Making A Difference through Godliness and Excellence!

No Result
View All Result
  • #9152 (no title)
  • ABOUT
  • ADVERT PLACEMENT
  • CONTACT US
  • CURRICULUM VITAE
  • LECTURES AND SEMINAR
  • PUBLICATIONS

SuccessTonisBlog © 2021 - Making A Difference through Godliness and Excellence!