On 16 November 2016, the second annual Joint AAUN Australia Awards Agricultural Research Symposium was held at the Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The Symposium was co-hosted by AAUN, the Australia Awards, the University of Nairobi and the University of Sydney. Symposium attendees broadened their understanding of Australia and Africa agricultural research links, and developed new collaborations, including
Read moreApplications are now open for Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships that allow successful applicants to benefit from the expertise provided by universities in low and middle income countries around the Commonwealth. They are majority funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP). The scholarships give talented students – who can be from any Commonwealth country other than the host country –
Read moreThe AAUN Partnership & Research Development Fund (PRDF) offers catalytic grants of an average of AU$10,000 to foster partnership in the network, including new members, and support planning workshops and research collaborations, that address distinct mutual challenges. The PRDF provides one year of catalytic seed funding with the firm expectation that funded projects will be excellent, build specialist teas, achieve
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