Here is a fully funded scholarship opportunity for students from selected countries in the Pacific Islands. The scholarship is called Pacific Agriculture Scholarships and Support and Climate Resilience (PASS-CR) Program.
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This program provides scholarships and support to postgraduate students in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries at The University of the South Pacific (USP) and Fiji National University (FNU). Since 2008, ACIAR has supported research scholarships at Pacific Universities. The scholarship program has achieved significant results, strengthening agricultural innovation systems in the Pacific.
ACIAR Pacific post-graduate scholarships are offered in the Pacific, to Pacific Islanders. This enables scholars to research agricultural problems within the context that the solutions need to work, to build professional networks which will be relevant post-study and to remain close to family and culture.
The PASS-CR Program aims to strengthen the Pacific agricultural innovation system by building on the strengths of Pacific universities and their regional partners. It is part of the Australian Government’s support for our Pacific neighbours.
Scholarships Program
The scholarship program is available in the following
- Masters (24 Months )
- PhD (3 years0
- University of South Pacific (Fiji)
- Fiji National University (FNU)
- Soils are a priority area for USP and students aligned to an ACIAR Soils project will be considered a priority.
- Forestry is a priority area for FNU and students aligned to an ACIAR Forestry project will be considered a priority.
- Projects which consider issues of gender, social systems, youth engagement, food systems and climate adaptation will also be welcome at both universities.
- Applicants must be a citizen of and currently reside in Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, or Vanuatu
- Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for postgraduate study at USP or FNU
- Applications must be aligned to active or upcoming ACIAR research projects and must address a nominated thesis research question from the supplied list.
- Applicants must be able to meet government and university-mandated requirements for travel to Fiji for study at FNU or USP Laucala, or Samoa for study at USP Alafua.