Deadline: April 21, 2025.

The GRASP Fellowship seeks to build a vibrant, highly connected, and intergenerational network of African women policy professionals from diverse disciplines to drive policy change for equitable agri-food systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Fellows will be drawn from diverse organizations including government agencies, non-governmental organizations, academia, research organizations, the private sector, civil society, regional and sub-regional communities among others.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. In this call, the Fellowship is targeting applications from Ghana, Rwanda, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Uganda.
2. The Fellowship targets African women at different stages of their professional careers who are actively engaged in finding solutions that address gender inequalities in policies.
3. All applicants must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in the policy field in agriculture and food systems at national, regional, or continental levels.
4. Applicants must have a sufficient level of English proficiency to actively participate in the Fellowship

BENEFITS

1. Successful applicants, known as AWARD Policy Fellows, receive customized training in leadership, negotiations, gender, and agrifood systems policies. Coupled with mentoring, coaching, and peer learning support, this training is designed to sharpen their skills in analyzing policies from a gender perspective and equip them to lead policy processes.
2. Fellows will get an opportunity to apply their learnings and gain hands-on experience by designing and implementing policy innovation projects focusing on important policies of their choice.
3. Successful applicants to the third Cohort will join a growing network of policy practitioners from more than 12 countries across Africa working to catalyze the design and implementation of gender-responsive policies and processes on the continent.

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