[Australia] John Dillon Fellowship for Agricultural Scientists and Economists

The Fellowship scheme serves the memory of John Dillon by providing career development opportunities for outstanding young agricultural scientists or economists from ACIAR partner countries who are involved in a current or recently completed ACIAR project. One or more Fellowships are offered annually.

The Fellowship aims to develop leadership skills in the areas of agricultural research management, agricultural policy and/or extension technologies. This is achieved by providing exposure to Australian agriculture across a range of best-practice organisations involved in research, extension and/or policy making.

The visit programs are tailored by negotiation between ACIAR and the selected Fellow to meet the needs of individual Fellows and their employing organisation. Arrangements for the Fellowships will be flexible, and the following points are intended to indicate features of the program:

* Fellowships normally involve a 6-8 week period in Australia.
* Fellows are hosted by 1-2 Australian organisations (such as a Federal Government Department, a University, a Cooperative Research Centre or State Department of Agriculture) where they spend at least 50 % of their Fellowship period.
* Fellows participate in a formal research management training course in Australia.
* Fellows undertake a structured program of visits to various institutes, including the presentation of relevant lectures.

The Fellow will be selected by the ACIAR Training Committee, according to the following selection criteria:

* Applicants should be under 40 at the time of application.
* The applicants must be associated with ACIAR bilateral projects that are either active or completed in the last 24 months.
* The Fellow can be associated with either a National Agricultural Research System or a CGIAR centre (if the applicant is involved in an ACIAR bilateral project), but must be a citizen of an ACIAR partner country.

Download the application form here.

For further information please contact:
Mrs Sharon Harvey, Secretariat
John Dillon Memorial Fellowship
c/- ACIAR, GPO Box 1571
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
fax + 61 2 6217 0501
email: harvey@aciar.gov.au

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