Moses Mumba says February 3, 2017 at 8:44 pm You only restrict it to PhD students. What about Masters students....? Reply
Evgeniya Anisimova says February 3, 2017 at 9:06 pm Hello Moses - thanks for your interest! This fellowship is specifically designed for very advanced PhD students and those who have recently earned their PhD. This basis is necessary for fulfilling the rigorous project requirements. Reply
Samuel Kimani says February 4, 2017 at 3:22 pm I am a PhD student in my final year of completion and much interested in this project. Will the research involve new data collection or will it only depend on existing data? Thanks. Reply
Evgeniya Anisimova says February 6, 2017 at 6:15 pm Hello Samuel! Thanks a lot for your interest and good luck with the application! There is no funding for new data collection. The timeline of the STAARS fellowship is a bit short for data collection, as collaboration on the paper should start by late April. One of the criteria we will use to evaluate proposals is whether the applicant is going to be able to finish their paper by the end of the year, which is unlikely unless the data already exists. There would need to be a very convincing timeline associated with the data collection for the proposal to be considered for the fellowship. Reply
Bright Asante says February 4, 2017 at 3:48 pm Does the sub Saharan africa as indicated suggest that it should cover all the countries? Reply
Evgeniya Anisimova says February 6, 2017 at 6:17 pm Thanks for your question, Bright! The proposal does not need to cover all of sub-Saharan Africa and it’s perfectly acceptable to concentrate on one country. Reply
Collins A ANTWI says February 6, 2017 at 10:09 pm We have a concept that can create WEALTH among the poor peasant farmers in rural Ghana. We are understanding here that we can't bring on board our expertise just because we don't have a LEADER with PhD degree. In any case, could there be another program that can absorb our program which is the surest way to effectively end poverty and increase food production and security in our country Ghana? Thank You. Reply
ABIDEMI says February 10, 2017 at 1:01 pm Please I am agronomist can I apply for this. I think It related to Agriculture extension and rural sociology. Reply
STAARS Team says February 10, 2017 at 4:18 pm Thanks for your interest in the fellowship. An agronomist can certainly apply if their work is related to the themes of the call for proposals. Reply
STAARS Team says February 10, 2017 at 4:20 pm Thank you for your query. This specific opportunity is for capacity-building among those with PhDs, so we will not be able to support your venture at this time. Best of luck with your work. Reply
Wahab Adesina Abudlkabir says February 10, 2017 at 10:43 am Currently, I am a MPhil research student and the timeline for programme is nine months which started January, 2017. However, I am expected to carry out a research that is part of my intended research work for Phd which centre on evalution of current irrigation facilities in the country to support agricultre revolution. I will like if I can fit in to your programme. Reply
STAARS Team says February 10, 2017 at 4:22 pm Thank you for your question. Unfortunately we are not offering the fellowship for MPhil students at this time, but you are welcome to apply once you are in the final year of your PhD, as it sounds like your work is relevant to the program themes. Best of luck with your studies. Reply
Olaleru Ibikunle says February 10, 2017 at 1:41 pm Am a research scientist with a research institute in Nigeria and also a PhD student a the proposal level..Can I still apply because I actually just presented my proposal level this year...and since its stated that only PhD student at the advanced stage of there study can apply. Thanks. Reply
STAARS Team says February 10, 2017 at 4:24 pm Thank you for your inquiry. Currently we are only offering the fellowship to PhD students who are quite advanced (i.e. in the last year of their PhD) and those who have already finished. We hope you will apply once you are nearing completion of your PhD. Reply
Emmanuel says February 11, 2017 at 6:29 am I have finished my PhD since 2014, and worked on bioactive properties of biofortified maize(processing effects). Some part of the work being published but still have a lot of data yet to be published. Can I apply? Reply
STAARS Team says February 13, 2017 at 4:41 pm Thank you for your inquiry. It sounds like you are doing work that has important implications for African agriculture. The STAARS fellowship deals largely with the socioeconomic implications of agricultural transformation, so we would encourage you to focus on socioeconomic elements of your work if you opt to apply for the fellowship. Best of luck! Reply
Tendai says February 14, 2017 at 3:49 pm Thank u for the call. I am in my final year PhD and working on one of the thematic areas as part of my PhD. Am l allowed to use that or l should develop something completely different? If it is part of my PhD then my current supervisors also have a right to authorship of the required paper at the end of the year. Will this be acceptable? Reply
STAARS Team says February 14, 2017 at 9:34 pm Good question. Past fellows have used the STAARS Fellowship to support their PhD work in the way you are describing, so there is no need to develop a separate topic entirely. We do, however, expect that the work be carried out by the fellow with support from their Cornell faculty collaborator. As such, we would expect you get credit as first author of the paper. If your proposal is selected, the collaborator at Cornell would be committing to work with you directly, not your supervisors. The collaborator and fellow are responsible for negotiating the details of authorship and it would be your responsibility to manage any obligations to your supervisors. Reply
Rio says March 7, 2017 at 9:12 pm I'm agronomist and work on mesuring résilience indicator by associating household economy approch in sahel (Niger and Mali). Can I apply for this call? Reply
STAARS Team says March 7, 2017 at 9:19 pm Hi Rio. Yes, you can apply for the call. Keep in mind that the March 15 deadline is quickly approaching. Reply
Bright says March 14, 2017 at 4:28 pm Please I haven't received any acknowledgement after i submitted the proposal Any reason? Reply
STAARS Team says March 14, 2017 at 4:48 pm Dear Bright, Due to the high volume of submissions, we don’t normally acknowledge receipt. However, we have checked and we can see that your submission was received. Thank you and we look forward to reviewing your proposal. Reply
Bright says March 14, 2017 at 9:55 pm Thanks very much for the response, and am glad to know you have successfully received submission. Reply
Dr. Kizito Kayanda Mwajombe says March 29, 2017 at 11:16 am Dear STAARS Team, unfortunately I could not see the call, when will the next call be launched. I am an academician working as a Lecturer at Sokoine University of Agriculture and would like to participate in implementing projects under STAARS Reply
The STAARS Team says March 29, 2017 at 1:42 pm Dear Dr. Mwajombe, Thank you for your inquiry. We’re sorry to hear that you missed the deadline this year, but we hope to offer the fellowship again next year. Please check our website for updates in early 2018. http://barrett.dyson.cornell.edu/staars/staars-fellowships.html The STAARS Team Reply
