Submit: Cornell STAARS Project Proposals 2021

Deadline: 31 January, 2021

Cornell University has announced a call for proposals for the Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) Fellowship Programme 2021.

Early-career African researchers selected as STAARS fellows advance rigorous, policy-oriented research on the causal determinants of productivity and income growth, asset accumulation, rural employment and risk management in African agriculture and rural spaces.

The programme aims for publication of resulting research findings in high quality journals and as working papers.

Benefits

  • Selected applicants will receive funds to cover travel and participation in a three-week mentorship programme at Cornell University

Eligibility

  • Open to early career African researchers, either PhD students in their final year prior to degree completion or those who completed their PhD no earlier than 2016
  • Priority is given to researchers who are African nationals based and working in – or soon returning to – Africa, with proposals relating to the research themes
  • Qualified female researchers are particularly encouraged to apply
  • STAARS welcomes applications from fresh PhD graduates who can benefit from mentorship and additional training to become internationally respected and recognised researchers
  • Fellows are expected to complete the proposed project by submitting findings as a complete working paper by 15 December, 2021, and proceeding to submit the paper to a peer-reviewed journal and conferences in early 2022
  • Researchers are expected to be familiar with existing data sets and have a strong working knowledge of appropriate software, typically Stata and/or R, and an interest in econometric analysis of high-quality data sets

To apply and for more information, click here.

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