Applications are now open for the 2025 CORAF Doctoral Thesis (PhD) Scholarships. The Food System Resilience Program (FSRP) is a flagship regional investment program aimed at strengthening the resilience of the food system in West Africa, through a strategic regional approach.

Requirements

• Students must be enrolled in one of the Universities in CORAF member countries. As part of this program, CORAF recommends co-supervision of successful students. Thus, the student will be supervised by a Professor from the University where the student is enrolled, a researcher from one of the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) research centres involved, and/or researcher from the CORAF executive secretariat.

To be eligible for this program, candidates must meet the following conditions:

• Be a national of one of the CORAF member countries;
• Be at most 40 years old
• Have a research Master’s degree related to the chosen field and theme;
• Provide written and signed agreement from an academic Supervisor(s)
• Have demonstrated capacity in applied research, willingness to learn and think across disciplines and professions
• Have a demonstrated interest in agricultural research for development;
• Be able to speak and write either French or English fluently; a good working knowledge of the other language would be an asset
• Have good skills to work in a multicultural environment
• Have excellent communication skills

Benefits

The scholarship allowance will include:
(i) registration and laboratory fees;
(ii) a monthly subsistence allowance;
(iii) field expenses including travel, surveys or labor related to research activities, acquisition of small research equipment and consumables;
(iv) international travel expenses (participation in conferences, scientific stays);
(v) and supervision fees.

Application Procedure:

To apply for this program, the application file must include:

• A motivation letter from the applicant demonstrating his/her suitability and specifying his/her availability.
• Certificates and transcripts of master’s and bachelor’s degrees
• A curriculum vitae (Maximum 5 pages)
• Two letters of recommendation from supervisors (1 University and 1 Centre of Specialization or 1 National Agricultural Research Institute member of CORAF) bearing their addresses
• A budgeted thesis research proposal on one of the proposed research topics covering FSRP priority areas (appended proposals)
• A pre-registration form from the doctoral school or university of registration, the name and full address of the supervisors

Please submit your application by email to scholarships@coraf.org no later than July 15, 2025. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the CORAF Doctoral Thesis (PhD) Scholarships

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