In the framework of the Earth Science Education Initiative in Africa, UNESCO has facilitated the setting up the African Network of Earth Science Institutions (ANESI) to promote high quality research and training through collaboration and partnership among Earth Science institutions.
The Researcher Exchange Programme is one of the core capacity building activities with the objectives to increase the mobility of scientist. The programme is funded in the general framework of 2014-2017 programme Cooperation Agreement between UNESCO and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)
Worth
- A maximum grant of 2000 USD/researcher will cover the travel and subsistence costs
- In case where the travel is for laboratory analysis, ANESI may cover some additional cost (not Exceeding 1,000 USD) after evaluating the proposal, though ANESI encourages host institutions to share these costs
Eligibility
- For researchers/lecturers, be affiliated to an Earth science African Institution for
- For institution, have identified the lecturer to be invited. Institutions are encouraged to take advantage of the availability of some retirees from academic institutions abroad offering to spend a few weeks lecturing in African Universities.
Application
- If the applicant is a researcher
- A detailed proposal describing the activity to be undertaken and explaining how the programme will help advancing his/her research (5 pages maximum); please include the applicants and the supervisors contacts in both home and proposed host institutions (e-mail and phone)
- The applicants CV;
- A formal endorsement letter from the home institution;
- A formal approval letter from the host institution. If the applicant is an institution
- A detailed proposal describing the activity to be undertaken and explaining how the programme will help advancing the teacher and/or researcher in the applying institution (5 pages maximum)
- The formal approval letter to deliver the specific course if the applicant is an institution
- The CV of the lecturer or the visiting scientist
Deadline: November 15, 2015
Send your application to ANESI secretariat, UNESCO Nairobi: anesicalls@anesi.org
