The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) is an Australian Government statutory authority that operates within the portfolio of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Centre was established under the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982 (Cth), to assist and encourage Australian agricultural scientists to use their skills to identify and find solutions to agricultural problems of developing countries.

About the Fellowship

 The ACIAR offers a Fellowship which aims to develop leadership skills in the areas of agricultural research management, agricultural policy and/or extension technologies. This is achieved by providing exposure to Australian agriculture across a range of best-practice organisations involved in research, extension and/or policy making. The visit programs are tailored by negotiation between ACIAR and the selected Fellow to meet the needs of individual Fellows and their employing organisation. Arrangements for the Fellowships will be flexible, and the following points are intended to indicate features of the program: Fellows participate in a formal research management training course in Australia. Fellows undertake a structured program of visits to various institutes, including the presentationof relevant lectures.

Applicants must be associated with ACIAR bilateral projects that are either active or completed in the last 24 months.

Eligibility:

 Applicants must be associated with ACIAR bilateral projects that are either active or completed in the last 24 months.

The Fellow can be associated with either a National Agricultural Research System or a CGIAR centre (if the applicant is involved in an ACIAR bilateral project), but must be a citizen of an ACIAR partner country. Monetary Support

 Fellowships normally involve a 5-6 week period in Australia.

Fellows are hosted by 1-2 Australian organisations (such as a Federal Government Department, a University, a Cooperative Research Centre or State Department of Agriculture) where they spend at least 50 % of their Fellowship period.

Fellows participate in a formal research management training course in Australia.

 Fellows undertake a structured program of visits to various institutes, including the presentation of relevant lectures.

Duration: 5 – 6 weeks

 Website: http://aciar.gov.au/training/JDF 73