SEARCA FELLOWSHIP

SEARCA’s Graduate Study Program was initiated in School Year 1968/1969. Over five decades, the scope of the Graduate Study Program has expanded to include institutional development, networking, and services to enhance graduate education in the region. SEARCA has also been providing services for administration of scholarship funds under the sponsorship of institutions other than SEAMEO.

Eligibility

• Open to nationals of SEAMEO member countries who are regular employees of academic or research institutions or government agencies
• Must not be more than 35 (Master’s Degree) or 40 (PhD) years of age at the time of application
• Areas of specialization that scholarship applicants must pursue should be in agriculture or related sciences, which include but are not limited to those that fall under the following program clusters:
  

  Agricultural/Biological sciences	Forestry and Fisheries
  Social Sciences	Environmental Sciences
  Economics and Agribusiness	Agro-industrial Technology and Engineering

• Proposed thesis research should focus on SEARCA’s overarching theme of Accelerating Transformation Through Agricultural Innovation (ATTAIN) with the following priority areas:
  • Agri-Business Models for Increased Productivity and Income
  • Sustainable Farming Systems and Natural Resource Management
  • Food and Nutrition Security
  • Transformational Leadership for ARD
  • Gender and Youth Engagement in ARD
  • Enhanced ARD towards Climate Resilience
  • Eco-Health/One-Health Applications to ARD

Scholarship Benefits

Covers tuition and other school fees; travel allowance (roundtrip air ticket from home country to study post and local transportation); thesis/dissertation support; book and supplies allowance; health insurance; and stipend for food, lodging and incidental expenses

Study Posts

Any one of the following universities under the University Consortium may serve as study posts of SEARCA Master’s and PhD scholars:

Application Procedure

Applicants must fill out online the SEARCA Scholarship Application Form and upload a copy of all required documents. A printout of the accomplished online application together with the original or certified true copies of uploaded documents must be submitted to the Ministry of Education/Higher Education of the applicant’s own country (click here to get the country-specific contact details/information).

The following are the required documents to be submitted:

1. Original transcript of academic records bearing the seal of the University and original signature of the Registrar or Head of the University. Applicants for MS degree should submit their original Bachelor of Science (BS) transcript of records. PhD degree applicants should submit their original BS and MS transcripts of records
2. Original or certified true copies of certificates of completion/diploma for every degree completed
3. Certificate of employment
4. Endorsement from employer
5. Updated curriculum vitae
6. Brief description of the research the applicant plans to conduct for thesis/dissertation. The research topic must be in line with SEARCA’s overarching theme of Accelerating Transformation Through Agricultural Innovation (ATTAIN) with the following priority areas:
   • Agri-Business Models for Increased Productivity and Income
   • Sustainable Farming Systems and Natural Resource Management
   • Food and Nutrition Security
   • Transformational Leadership for ARD
   • Gender and Youth Engagement in ARD
   • Enhanced ARD towards Climate Resilience
   • Eco-Health/One-Health Applications to ARD

   A Preview of SEARCA’s 11th Five Year Plan or ATTAIN is available at https://www.searca.org/what-we-do

7. Certification from a medical doctor that the applicant is in good physical and mental health condition and is fit to undertake graduate studies
8. Results of IELTS or TOEFL iBT test taken within two years before application, as proof of English proficiency

Deadline for the Ministries to send endorsements to SEARCA is 31 July of every year.

Applicants are thus requested to check from their respective Ministries of Education/Higher Education for their deadline of receiving applications.

Timeline for Scholarship Recruitment

More Details here