Since the
Fellowship was launched in 2005, over £1.6 million has been generously provided
by business donors, and since 2012 the UK Government, in support of the
programme. This funding is provided for leadership training; the development of
professional networks and supporting industrial experience,
together with study opportunities on Master’s programmes in agriculture, food and rural development at the Royal Agricultural University.
together with study opportunities on Master’s programmes in agriculture, food and rural development at the Royal Agricultural University.
Fellows
subsequently return to Africa and many are now making significant leadership
contributions through their various occupations to managing change in rural
development, food supply and security, farming, agribusiness, agricultural
education, research and government. The programme is linked to the MSc International Rural Development and the MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security courses.
Fellowships are
offered to Africans from Sub-Saharan Africa who have experience in agriculture,
food or natural resource management; an interest in land reform; and a desire
to make a strategic and sustainable contribution to Africa's development. In
short, tomorrow's innovators and leaders.
Scholarships
cover tuition fees, board and accommodation, flights to and from the UK (and
where applicable to and from South Africa), provision for networking and a
short industrial placement either in Africa under the guidance of Stellenbosch
University or in the UK. Scholarships also cover incidental costs whilst in the
UK and on placement; however, applicants are advised that funding does not
include provision for home and family costs.
Eligible Students: Open to Sub-Saharan Africa (Angola,
Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DRC (Zaire), Cote d'Ivoire,
Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissaau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe)
Applications for 2015-2015
are now invited: See Application Guidance
If you
have any questions regarding the African Land and Food Fellowship Programme,
please email here.
