SEARCA PhD Research Scholarships in Agriculture for Southeast Asians

Brief description:

The SEARCA PhD Research Scholarship provides financial support to a limited number of qualified PhD students whose researches are relevant to the priority thrusts of SEARCA. This scholarship program aims to:

1. Provide PhD students the opportunity to use the  resources and facilities available at SEARCA and its network of universities for their research;
2. Produce quality research papers for publication; and
3. Enable them to work with SEARCA’s R&D personnel on mutually identified areas of concerns/interests in agriculture and rural development.

Field of study:

Agriculture or related sciences, focusing on SEARCA’s priority thrusts under the broad themes of natural resource management and promotion of agricultural competitiveness.

Number of Awards:

Not specified.

Target group:

Citizens of any of the 11 SEAMEO member countries

Scholarship value/inclusions:

Inquire with the scholarship provider for this information.

Eligibility:

•  Citizen of any of the 11 SEAMEO member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam).

•  Currently pursuing a PhD in agriculture or related sciences from any university in the world.

•  Must have already completed his/her course work with an approved dissertation proposal and is ready to conduct the dissertation research.

•  Applicant’s research must focus on any of SEARCA’s priority thrusts under the broad themes of natural resource management and promotion of agricultural competitiveness.

Application instructions:

It is important to visit this link or the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.  Application forms can also be downloaded from the official website.  Application deadlines are 1 April and 1 September of each year.

Contact information:

For inquiries, please email gsd@agri.searca.org

Website:

Official Scholarship Website:  http://www.searca.org/web/scholarship/regular_scholarships/phdresearch.html

Invitation to Apply for SEARCA PhD Research Scholarship:
http://www.searca.org/web/e_library/forms/phd_res_scho_invitation_to_apply2009.pdf