ACARE African Women in Science Program 2026 – YOA

Deadline: May 8, 2026

Applications are open for the ACARE African Women in Science Program 2026. The African Center for Aquatic Research and Education (ACARE) African Women in Science program is a transformative initiative for early-profession African ladies scientists from the African Great Lakes area. The program goals to construct capability and supply mentorship alternatives for African ladies scientists who’re actively engaged in African Great Lakes and freshwater analysis.

AWIS helps and guides African ladies scientists to catalyze constructive change on the African Great Lakes and their tributaries. Participants will likely be a part of a 11-month cohort of African ladies scientists and turn out to be the subsequent technology of African ladies scientists catalyzing constructive change in the African Great Lakes. The AWIS Program:

• Builds capability for African ladies in science by skilled growth, that enhances their endeavors and progress as scientists
• Advances science on the African Great Lakes and their tributaries by including extra ladies scientists’ views and data to the scientific group.

Benefits

• Make peer connections in a trans-boundary cohort
• Build their skilled community, domestically, regionally, globally
• Receive suggestions from the bigger scientific group
• Grow their skilled community
• Take part in related abilities coaching
• Gain perception to develop management

Eligibility

• Applicant needs to be a girl between the ages of 23-40;
• A nationwide of one of many ten riparian nations of the African Great Lakes area (Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia);
• Conducting scientific work, analysis, or research on elements of the African Great Lakes. Such work can embrace any give attention to these lakes or their tributaries or wetlands and together with human dimensions (administration, worth-chains, and so forth);
• Appropriate vaccinations*
• Be in a position to journey to the US and Canada mid-May by mid-June:
  • Have a sound passport
  • Have employer, college, household, and different obligations permitting you the time to journey
  • Approved to take part in the programme by your establishment, group, or college
  • Agree to return to your home nation (or pre-decided location) after the tour
• Willing to submit an summary to the International Association of Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) convention to be held in the course of the North American tour. Accepted individuals will likely be anticipated to offer an oral presentation in your work, research, or analysis.

​*ACARE follows the course of every nation’s well being necessities. Participants needs to be ready to have required vaccinations.

Application

Prior to filling out the application, remember that you’ll want the next:

• A ready CV or resume in PDF kind
• Two (2) references from college, faculty, or work. You will solely want their identify, the group/college they’re/had been affiliated with, and their electronic mail handle.
• Answers to the next questions:
  • List your present affiliation (establishment, group, and/or college). If you would not have an affiliation, please put “none”.
  • What sort of analysis do you conduct (e.g. limnology, biology, meteorology, socio-financial, and so forth)?
  • Provide a abstract (or an summary) of your work, research, or analysis on the African Great Lakes (AGL) or different freshwater our bodies throughout the AGL area (200-300 phrases).
  • What is your motivation for desirous to be in the AWIS program? (max 250 phrases)
  • What is your motivation for engaged on the African Great Lakes or different freshwater assets? (max 200 phrases)
  • Where do you see your self in 5 years, relating to your profession? (max 200 phrases)
  • What do you suppose you may contribute to ACARE’s AWIS program as a participant? State how you’ll contribute to the ACARE-AWIS program. (max 200 phrases)
  • What may very well be performed to take away boundaries that ladies in science face? (max 200 phrases)
  • What abilities and data would show you how to to be extra profitable in your scientific profession? (max 100 phrases)
  • How did you discover out about ACARE’s AWIS program?

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For extra data, go to ACARE African Women in Science Program.