Applications now open for the UNESCO AfriMAB GRÓ LRT Land Restoration Fellowships
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2025 UNESCO AfriMAB GRÓ LRT Land Restoration Fellowships. This opportunity is available for two fellows from African biosphere reserves who are involved in restoration initiatives. The GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme (GRÓ LRT) provides a six-month training course in Iceland, concentrating on land restoration and sustainable land management, and is hosted by the Agricultural University of Iceland.
The initial 12 weeks of the training consist of coursework, which includes both introductory and specialized training, as well as practical training and field excursions. During the subsequent 12 weeks, each fellow will undertake an individual project tailored to their academic and practical backgrounds, as well as the specific needs of their workplace. Upon successful completion of the training, fellows will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainable Land Management (30 ECTS) from the Agricultural University of Iceland.
Benefits – UNESCO AfriMAB GRÓ LRT Land Restoration Fellowships
The GRÓ LRT Fellowship encompasses tuition and other academic fees, travel and health insurance expenses, along with a stipend to cover living costs throughout the six-month period in Iceland. The next training session is scheduled to commence in early March 2025.
Terms and conditions
The GRÓ LRT Fellowship covers tuition and other academic expenses for the fellows, travel and health insurance costs, and a stipend that covers all their living expenses during the six months stay in Iceland. The next training will start in the beginning of March 2025.
When awarding a fellowship to candidate(s) from a partner institution, GRÓ LRT has in return put forward the following conditions:
To the candidate’s institution:
- its candidate(s) gets a full study leave for the period of six months to attend the training in Iceland;
- its candidate(s) holds his/her salary and benefits back home while attending the training in Iceland;
- its candidate(s) takes up his/her position at the partner institution when returning from the training in Iceland.
For the candidate, the selection criteria are:
- the candidate should be working and having a prominent role in biosphere reserve ecosystem restoration activity
- the candidate should have at least one university degree in an area relevant to GRÓ LRT’s field of work (i.e. ecology, natural science studies, environmental management/studies, etc.)
- the candidate should have at least one year of experience working in a biosphere reserve in an area relevant to GRÓ LRT
- the candidate must be able to communicate in English (speak, read, and write) as it is the working language of GRÓ LRT;
- the candidate should be under the age of 40.
In some cases, GRÓ LRT has accepted candidates that do not fulfil the education requirement (such as a degree in different fields) but have extensive working experience in the area relevant to GRÓ LRT.
This call is for applications from candidates to the next year’s GRÓ LRT training, starting in early March 2025.
To apply, interested candidates should send a letter of motivation and a CV, along with a letter of endorsement from the biosphere reserve in which they are working and from the national MAB Focal Point or Committee in their country to the following email address: [email protected] Applications will be evaluated by GRÓ LTR and MAB Secretariat.
The deadline for application is 30 September 2024.
Application – UNESCO AfriMAB GRÓ LRT Land Restoration Fellowships
- For details visit the Official Webpage of the UNESCO AfriMAB GRÓ LRT Land Restoration Fellowships.
- Deadline is September 30, 2024
