Eurasian Center for Food Security - Second Call for Proposals for Collaborative Research

Eurasian Center for Food Security - Second Call for Proposals for Collaborative Research

Eurasian Center for Food Security - Second Call for Proposals for Collaborative Research
The Eurasian Center for Food Security (ECFS) launched its Collaborative Research Program in May 2014. The Program aims at fostering collaboration between ECFS, other Russian and Eurasian research organizations and international institutions on priority food security issues for the Eurasian Region. ECFS is pleased to announce the second call and invites interested international and Russian researchers to submit Concept Notes for undertaking collaborative research in any of the priority thematic areas identified below.


For international experts proposing to visit ECFS:

  1. Applied economic modeling for food security
  2. Digital soil mapping for land assessment and conservation

For Russian experts proposing to visit international institutions

  1. Applied economic modelling and analysis on climate change and its impact on agriculture and food security
  2. Approaches to soil salinity control

Program Support: The program will provide travel support (limited to airfare, accommodation and subsistence costs) for trips of up to two months to selected applicants for undertaking collaborative research. For more details about the program, please see the attached Call for Proposals.

Application process: Interested applicants are invited to submit a Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Concept Note via email to Ms. Kunduz Masylkanova (ecfs_research@worldbank.org) with a copy to Sergey Kiselev (office@ecfs.msu.ru). Please indicate “Proposal for Collaborative Research at ECFS” in the subject line. Applications must be submitted in English.

Deadlines: The deadline for submission of application documents is December 12, 2014. Successful applicants will be notified by January 20, 2015. Call documents: Please see the attached Call for Proposals and Concept Note template here

Call documents: Please see the attached Call for Proposals and Concept Note template here.

Call for Proposals
Concept Note

 
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