AWARD 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.
The United States Agency for International Development partnered with AWARD to fund the Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) fellowship. The GRASP Fellowship aims to foster policy change across institutions and national governance systems for women’s empowerment. Through the GRASP Fellowship, AWARD seeks to grow a pool of confident and capable African women to lead policy changes to improve African smallholders’ livelihoods. USAID has contributed $5M to support the GRASP fellowship.
