GRANTS: Strengthening Capacity in OIC Countries for Water Resources Research

Organisation: Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and
Management (INWRDAM), Organization of the Islamic Conference's Standing
Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), and
International Foundation for Science (IFS).

Amount: up to US$ 12,000 (EUR 9,600) in research support for projects
lasting 1-3 years

Eligibility: citizens of member countries of the Organization of Islamic
Conferences (OIC) [http://www.oic-oci.org/english/main/member-States.htm], 40 years of
age or younger (45 year for researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa who have
completed MSc, MA, PhD, Post-Doc or equivalent in the previous 5 years),
holders of at minimum a MA/MSc degree or the equivalent, attached to a
research institution, and at the beginning of their research career. The
proposed research must be carried out in a developing country. Women are
particularly encouraged to apply. Team coordinators (no age limit)
should be citizens of an OIC country, holders of a PhD or the equivalent
and attached to a research institution in a developing country.

Topics:

Water for livelihood

* Safe drinking water

* Pollution abatement

* (Waste-)Water treatment and reuse

Water for agriculture

* On-site rainfed agriculture and rainfall harvesting

* On-site rainfed agriculture

* Rainfall harvesting

* Use of low-quality irrigation water

* Salinity management and local knowledge

* Micro-irrigation technologies

Social and economic dimensions on water resources management

* Integrated water resources management (IWRM)

* Transboundary issues

* Make women a central part of the water agenda

* Increasing the number of women scientists

Application deadlines: 30 Jun 2005 and 31 Dec 2005

Contact: Ms Eva Rostig, IFS, Sweden, mailto:eva.rostig@ifs.se

More information: [http://www.ifs.se/Programme/inwrdam-comstech-ifs.asp]

- Apply before: 31 Dec 05

 

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