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Fellowships  and  Awards

African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
Gender in Agribusiness Investments for Africa (GAIA) is now accepting applications from institutions and enterprises for the 2017 AWARD AgTech Innovation Challenge for West and North Africa. GAIA has been launched by African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) to increase agribusiness investments in technological and business model innovations that help bridge the gender gap in African agriculture and particularly those that enhance the positive participation of African women in agricultural value chains across the continent.
Enterprises from the following countries in West and North Africa are eligible to apply:
- West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
- North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
Higher Education Scholarship Palestine (HESPAL)
'HESPAL is a British Council managed scheme, which offers scholarships to young Palestinian lecturers from universities in the West Bank and Gaza enabling them to study in the UK. HESPAL aims to help create the next generation of senior academics who can maintain international quality standards at Palestinian universities and develop renewed, sustainable links between Palestinian and UK universities.University of Bristol, in partnership with the HESPAL scheme, will offer 3 PhD scholarships per year for a 4-year period from 2017/18, working with institutions in the West Bank and Gaza.'
Scholarships for Arab Students
Search for scholarships available worldwide for Arab students. 
sesame.org: New Call For Applications IAEA/SESAME Training Fellowships (Call for 2016)
'In the context of  Capacity Building, IAEA fellowships for SESAME are available for young scientists from SESAME Members to allow them to develop skills in well-established synchrotron radiation laboratories around the world needed to use any of the aforementioned seven beamlines.'

Meetings

7th Gulf Education Conference and Exhibition

JEDDAH: More than 25,000 people are expected to attend the 7th Gulf Education Conference and Exhibition at the University of Business and Technology (UBT) on Feb. 20 and 21, 2018.

The conference will help develop education in a variety of fields, and encourage scientific and research partnerships with international universities inside and outside the Kingdom.

The conference and its associated exhibition have become one of the most important education forums in the region.  Education policymakers and experts, as well as students and parents, will be among the visitors. Speakers will discuss a range of education strategies for achieving innovation, employment, and economic growth.

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2018

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) is a global platform that addresses the interconnected challenges that affect the widespread acceleration and adoption of sustainable development and clean energy. To seriously address the global energy challenge, the relationships between economic development, poverty eradication, energy security, water scarcity and climate change cannot be overlooked.

Funding Resource

The Fogarty International Center
Middle East and North African (MENA) Region Information, Grants and Resources
The Middle East Science Fund
The Middle East Science Fund is an initiative II to support young scientists and education in the sciences throughout the region.
KAUST
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/research-support.html
British Council
https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/science/researcher-links
https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/science/newtonl
ICARDA
Fellowships for Enhancing the Capacity of Young Arab Scientists in Agricultural Research for Development.
Other
http://www.arabfamilies.org/content/upcoming-funding-opportunities

http://www.fic.nih.gov/WorldRegions/Page /MiddleEastNorthAfrica.aspx

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