FUNAGIB Scholarship for African Students (Fully-funded to Brazil) 2019
Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified African students for the FUNAGIB Scholarship (Fully-funded to Brazil) 2019.
FUNAGIB offers three scholarships annually to postgraduate students working with cassava breeding. One of these is dedicated to an African student, while the other two are designated to Brazilians.
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About the FUNAGIB Scholarship
The foundation FUNAGIB was established in 2015 by its founder Nagib Nassar thanks to Kuwait KFAS (Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science) Prize received by him in the same year.
FUNAGIB Scholarship Eligibility
- Candidates for this scholarship should have completed their course credits and should be in phase of preparing their thesis.
- Major field of his (her) study should be on cassava plant breeding.
Eligible Countries:Â African countries
Value of Award: R$ 20,000 (twenty thousand reais – US$ 1.00 = R$ 3.5 more or less according to real fluctuation), including air ticket.
Duration of Program: 5 months. Study should begin at Brasilia by 1st August 2018.
How to Apply for FUNAGIB Scholarship
Applicants must send by e-mail the following documents:
- A recommendation letter from faculty or supervisor
- Curriculum Vitae
- Academic history
- Statement by candidate endorsed by his supervisor declaring commitment of the student to five months of the research on cassava periclinal chimera to improve the crop to be conducted at BrasÃlia, Brazil. This subject should be a part of the final thesis.
Contact: Prof. Nagib Nassar (E-mail: nagibnassar@geneconserve.pro.br )
For more information, visit the FUNAGIB Scholarship.
Application Deadline: 31st May 2019
