SAARC Agriculture PhD Scholarship: SAARC Agriculture Centre 2059 views

SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) under the framework of SAARC has been working for strengthening agricultural research and technology transfer through regional network among agricultural research and development institutions and policy makers in South Asia. This PhD scholarship is dedicated to aspiring agricultural scientists of the region to pursue their PhD degree programs in reputed agricultural universities in SAARC Region

Duration: 3 years

Host University: Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Scholarship value:

• Economy class air fare from home country and return at the end of PhD study
• Tuition fee
• Living allowances at the rate US$ 600 per month
• US$ 1000 to cover up expenditure for books, study materials, computer and thesis production (one-time grant)
• US$ 1000 per year to cover up research costs with the recommendation of PhD supervisor.

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be national of a SAARC Member State (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
• Applicant must be must a regular employee of the National Agricultural Research and Extension System (NARES) of the respective Member States.
• Applicants must not exceed age of 40 years.
• Applicant must hold a relevant postgraduate qualification (MSc/ MS/ MPhil) in agriculture or allied sciences with excellent academic records.
• Applicant must possess good command of spoken and written English.
• Applicants with publications on climate change and conservation agriculture would get preference.

How to apply:

• Submit application with PhD synopsis and supporting documents (certified copies of postgraduate and basic degree certificates, current CV, list of publications)

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