Environment for Development

The Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) is mandated to enhance the capacity of African researchers to conduct environmental economics and policy inquiry of relevance to African problems and increase the awareness of environmental and economic managers and policy makers of the role of environmental economics in sustainable development. Under co-funding from the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) and the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC), CEEPA will be implementing the first phase of a regional program to strengthen capacity building in environmental economics and policy in Africa over the next three years. Under this program, One Visiting International Fellow will be funded annually. This fellowship program is designed to support the contribution of internationally renowned scholars in this field to teaching, research and curricula development activities at any of the participating departments in eastern and southern African universities. The international fellow will be required to spend a considerable period of time at these departments or at CEEPA supporting teaching, curricula development, supervision of students' thesis and faculty research activities. Individuals as well as participating departments are eligible to apply for this fellowship. University departments and research centres with existing or planning to introduce training and research programs in the field of environmental economics and policy analyses may apply for hosting a visiting fellow supported by this program. In the case of institutions wishing to apply to host a fellow, a letter from the institution motivating the purpose of using the fellowship applied for and expected benefits to the host institution is required. The secretariat will then attempt to match expressed institutions' need with applications from qualified individuals. Institutions applying to use the International Fellow who wish to identify their own fellows are welcome to do so, but should ask the identified fellow to submit a separate application following the procedures outlined below for individual applications to CEEPA.

Individuals applying for the this fellowship should submit the following documents:
a. Well motivated application letter detailing the purpose of using the fellowship applied for and benefits accruing to host institution.
b. Curriculum vitae of the fellow
c. Letter of support from the hosting institution

A letters from hosting institution confirming satisfactory implementation and accomplishment of the approved fellowship activities will be required upon completion of the fellowship program.

This Visiting Fellowship program provides financial support of up to USD$30,000.00 per annum in total for a full 9 months residency period. However, applications can be made for any appropriate length of residency with a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 9 months period. Expenses covered include a round trip air travel ticket as well as an all-inclusive stipend of US$2,500.00 per month. An amount of US$3,000.00 will be paid to the African host institution as contribution towards office space and other overheads in support of the fellow's residency (access to internet, computer, secretarial support, stationary etc).

Applications are received anytime and successful candidates will be notified as early as possible. Send all documents to:
Dalène du Plessis
CEEPA
Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
University of Pretoria PRETORIA 0002,
Republic of South Africa

Send all electronic submissions to Dalène du Plessis: dalene.duplessis@up.ac.za