Women in Agriculture Leadership Fellowship

This fellowship strengthens the capability, confidence, and influence of African women scientists to lead climate‑resilient agricultural research. Inspired by the AWARD Fellowship model, it combines leadership development, mentoring partnerships, and technical excellence to position fellows as influential actors in agrifood systems. Fellows engage in mentoring (as both mentor and mentee), leadership and negotiation training, gender integration in climate adaptation, and science communication courses.

Benefits

• Leadership and negotiation training
• Mentoring partnerships (mentor + mentee roles)
• Gender‑responsive climate adaptation training
• Science communication and publishing courses
• Collaboration with AWARD ecosystem, including Meryl Williams Fellowship alumni and AWARD Country Chapters

• Must be an African woman scientist
• Minimum 7 years of experience in agriculture, agrifood systems, gender, or climate research
• At least a master’s degree in a relevant discipline (agriculture, economics, extension, natural resources, food science, nutrition, climate science, etc.)
• Must be a national of target countries and residing in Africa
• Demonstrated motivation to influence gender‑responsive, climate‑resilient, and transformative research
• Proficiency in English or French
• Applications via online portal (English or French versions available)
• Deadline: April 26, 2026, 23:59 EAT
• Graduate student
• Running a project or organization
• Working (full-time or part-time)