In the second half of the AWARD Fellowship, a small group of post-masters and post-doctoral fellows are competitively selected to undergo advanced science training at world-class research facilities. Perhaps the most impactful of offerings in the AWARD Fellowship package, research placement at host institutions has spawned notable outputs.
AWARD has received additional modest grants for a variety of interventions, enabling it to make a meaningful impact in its mission to promote inclusive, agriculture-driven prosperity in Africa. These grants include the following:
Donor | Intervention | Amount (USD $) Empowering African women scientists through career-development fellowshipsOverview Between 2008 and 2015, AWARD sponsored 460 fellowships. All their stories are in the publication. Maybe not in their own words because we don’t have room to include 460 interviews, but in the numbers, in the data, in the insights and lessons learned that have emerged through the ongoing M&E activities that have followed AWARD Fellows throughout their fellowships, and now beyond, thanks to new survey information from AWARD alumni. Lessons Learned InstitutionsAWARD is enhancing institutional capacity to conduct gender-responsive research and supporting institutions to embrace and adopt gender-responsive policies and practices. AWARD is investing in building a critical mass of AWARD alumni to influence institutional policies and practices. We are investing in a training hub for leadership, mentoring, science skills, and gender in agri-food systems. IndividualsAWARD invests in building a pool of capable, confident, and influential African scientists to lead critical advances and innovations in the agricultural research and development sector (ARD). Through career development programs and other customized interventions, we equip African researchers with various skills including leadership, mentoring, science, grant writing, negotiation, gender in agri-food systems networking and communication skills. Agropolis FondationIn its mission to promote and support high-level agricultural research for sustainable development, in 2009, Agropolis Fondation entered into a partnership with AWARD to build the science skills of African women scientists though the AWARD Fellowship. USAIDAWARD's impactful initiatives have been made possible thanks to the generous support provided by the renowned Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). By recognizing the significance of empowering individuals and fostering institutional change, BMGF has wholeheartedly dedicated substantial resources to further AWARD's mission. Their unwavering commitment is clearly reflected in the substantial financial contributions they have generously provided, amounting to an impressive USD $39,883,536, which constitutes 55.6% of AWARD's total funding. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)AWARD's impactful initiatives have been made possible thanks to the generous support provided by the renowned Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). By recognizing the significance of empowering individuals and fostering institutional change, BMGF has wholeheartedly dedicated substantial resources to further AWARD's mission. Their unwavering commitment is clearly reflected in the substantial financial contributions they have generously provided, amounting to an impressive $39,883,536, which constitutes 55.6% of AWARD's total funding. |
