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AgriFood-ISS Institute International Fellowships
Friday, 02 July 2010 11:59
Fiona-chambers_TNAgriFood Skills Australia is offering three (3) International Fellowships in 2010, in conjunction with the International Specialised Skills (ISS) Institute.   These fellowships are valued at $10,000 each.

About the Fellowships

The Fellowship program provides successful applicants with the opportunity to travel overseas and research a topic of particular value to the agrifood industry, examining innovative approaches that demonstrate potential benefits for, and application in, Australia.

Upon their return, they are required to relay what they have learnt by:

preparing detailed reports for government departments, industry and education institutions
recommending improvements to accredited educational courses
offering training activities including workshops, conferences and forums.
AgriFood Skills Australia seeks to work with the successful recipients upon their return to share, publicise and promote the learnings and recommendations gathered from their research.

Eligibility

Applications are open to people Australia-wide in the industries covered by AgriFood Skills Australia:

  • food processing, including beverages, wine and pharmaceuticals
  • rural and related
  • meat processing and retailing
  • seafood
  • racing, including thoroughbred, greyhound and harness

Applicants are advised to read AgriFood Skills Australia's 2010 Environmental Scan, A perfect storm of shortages...are we ready?, for a strategic context of the agrifood sector prior to submitting their application.

To apply

Interested applicants may complete the application form, now available online.

Applicants must have a clear outline of their proposed research project to submit with their application. They also require the endorsement of their employer in order to participate in the Fellowship program, as well as letters of support for their proposal from appropriate organisations.

Applications close at 4:00pm on Monday, August 30, 2010.

Selection Process

Submissions will be reviewed following the close of applications. Short-listed applicants will be invited to attend a panel interview to include a representative from AgriFood Skills Australia, industry representatives and members of the ISS team.

Each applicant will be advised of the outcome of their submission.

Successful applicants will be awarded their Fellowship at the 2010 National AgriFood Conference dinner, to be held at The Langham in Melbourne on Wednesday 22 September 2010.

www.agrifoodskills.net.au

Image: Fiona Chambers - a 2009 winner