IDRC is pleased to announce this 2011 call as part of the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (the “Fund”). According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
Eligibility:The Fund is open to project teams from Canadian and developing country organizations, including academic institutions, private sector organizations, civil society organizations, and other research-based organizations. Applicant organizations will require considerable research experience to be able to lead a project of this nature.
UN organizations, the CGIAR, and Canadian federal government agencies may not apply as primary recipients, but may be included in applications by others, as third-party participants.
Any individual can be involved in a maximum of two applications to CIFSRF, but cannot be presented as principal investigator on more than one application.
Scholarship Application Deadline:March 23, 2011
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