The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) invites applications for the Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship in Kenya in 2023.
The Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship is a career development program that targets mid-career African women in the policy field to catalyze the design and implementation of gender-responsive agricultural policies across Africa.
The Fellowship targets women policy practitioners who can meet a range of criteria. The ideal AWARD Policy Fellows will:
- Explain the top policy challenges or questions they are working on
- Show how they have played a leadership role in policy development and implementation, particularly in projects at the nexus of agricultural development, food systems, and gender equality
- Clearly articulate what policy idea they will work on under the policy innovation projects
Worth of Award
- The GRASP Fellowship will offer targeted leadership and mentoring training, catalytic funding, and access to networks to enable beneficiaries to lead policy-making processes for agricultural transformation in Africa.
- The non-residential Fellowship includes virtual and in-person activities spread over two years for each cohort
Eligibility
- This Fellowship targets participants from Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda
- Applicants must have at least a master’s degree and 10 years of experience in gender, agriculture, and food systems, working on policy issues at national, regional, or continental levels
- Applicants must be affiliated with either government organizations, non-government, private sector, development, civil society, regional and sub-regional communities, or academia
How to Apply
Apply online via the official website.
Deadline: The application period for the Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship closes on April 12, 2023, 23:59 East Africa Time (GMT+3).