The participants should be active R&D practitioners, working in the areas of planning, monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment of R&D projects and programs.
Knowledge in economics and cost-benefit analysis is beneficial.
The organizers strive for diversity in gender, discipline, and nationality. Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
To ensure that participants benefit fully from the workshop, course size will be limited to 25 participants.
The cost of the workshop is US$ 2,500 per participant. It covers accommodation, all meals, learning materials, and local transportation. Participants will receive a small daily allowance to help cover incidental expenses. Travel costs from and to a participant’s country of origin and health insurance are not included. Participants or their sponsors will have to cover all external travel-related costs.
Workshop fee must be paid by June 6, 2008.
Workshop fee must be paid one month before the workshop in US dollars and transferred to: ILRI-Ethiopia, account no. 36783545 at Citibank, N.A., Swiftcode CITIUS33; 111 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10043, United Sates of America.
An invoice will be sent to each participant. Please quote the invoice number when transferring the workshop fee to the above address.
In the past a number of donor agencies, foundations and national organizations have provided funding support for participants from developing countries. The following organizations in particular have supported participants on various courses in the past:
- ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
- Sub-Regional and Regional organizations and associated networks (for example, FARA, ASARECA, CORAF/WECARD, SADC/FANR,)
- Initiative for Development and Equity in African Agriculture (IDEAA)
- National Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Organizations
- National Agricultural Research Organizations
- Multilateral agencies (for example European Union, Regional Development Banks, World Bank), Bi-lateral agencies (for example, SIDA, SDC, CIDA,USIAD, BMZ, DfID, JICA) and the offices of United Nations agencies.
- You could also contact Embassies, and private foundations in your country or region, or consult their websites. They do provide scholarships.
How to Apply: To apply for the workshop, download the application and return the completed form by email to ILRICast-Grouptraining@cgiar.org or IFPRI-ISNARLearning@cgiar.org or by fax to: +251-1-6 46 29 27 before the deadline.
Download Registration Form: (PDF 242K)
Deadline: December 31, 2007.