Research Grants for Women in Africa

Research Grants for Women in Africa

The UGent- VIB International Plant Biotechnology Outreach (VIB-IPBO) has announced an open call for the Open Doors Fellowship Program (ODFP), a unique capacity building program to equip the women fellows with essential hard and soft skills to support them towards their career consolidation.

The Open Doors Fellowship Program for women researchers in Africa is a holistic program that shall target women researchers in Africa to help them acquire the necessary hard and soft skills to strengthen their placements within their hosting institutions and, ultimately, avoid the dropout before their consolidation stage .

Creating an awareness culture within their hosting institutions about recruiting women, supporting them along their tenure track, and adapting policies is also paramount to prevent women's drop out from STEM research and ensure the next generation of mentors and role models for the younger generation of scientists.

The program intends to address the needs of early and mid-career women scientists researching at (inter) national research centers and universities in agricultural-related fields in agro-biotechnology, plant breeding, molecular biology & genetics, microbiology, chemical ecology, plant & soil health.

Fellows should be in the process of starting up or consolidating their research teams regardless of whether they hold a project-based research position.

Research Grants for Women in Africa - Objectives