The Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation of the Sokoine University of Agriculture, in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen, Denmark invites applications for 2 PhD scholarships related to the Danida financed project ‘Science and Power in Participatory Forestry’ (SCIFOR). Only Tanzanian applicants can apply for this scholarship. Students will be enrolled at both the Sokoine University of Agriculture and University of Copenhagen, with a possibility of attaining a double degree. Duration of scholarship is three years which covers attractive salary and benefits package. Application must be submitted via email by January 10, 2014.
Study Subject(s): The scholarship is awarded in ‘Forest management planning, participation, and power in participatory forest management and forest management planning and conservation in participatory forest management.
Course Level: This scholarship is for pursuing PhD degree level in Denmark and Tanzania.
Scholarship Provider: Science and Power in Participatory Forestry (SCIFOR)
Scholarship can be taken at: Tanzania and Denmark
Eligibility:-Only Tanzanian nationals can apply. An MSc/MA degree must have been completed at the time of application in Tanzania or abroad.
-The recipients of the PhD scholarships will be enrolled at Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Sokoine University of Agriculture and Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, with a possibility of obtaining a double degree given that all requirements are met.
-The PhD scholarships come with an attractive salary and benefits package.
- The PhD scholarships involve two study stays, including course work, at the University of Copenhagen at the end of 2014 and in early 2017.
-The recipients of scholarships are expected to commit full time to the PhD study for the entire three year period.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Citizens of Tanzania are eligible for this PhD scholarship.
Scholarship Description: The overall goal of SCIFOR is participatory forestry planning and management practices that support equitable, environmentally sound, and economically rational forest management. The project involves investigations of management planning practices and outcomes in forests managed under Participatory Forest Management in Tanzania. The 2 scholarships come with different requirements:
•The PhD scholarship #1 entitled ‘Forest management planning, participation, and power in participatory forest management’ involves a case study aimed at understanding the role of management planning, i.e. preparation of the legally required operational plan in (i) shaping participation and inclusion in decision-making and benefit-sharing and (ii) informing actual forest management practices at the community level.
•The PhD scholarship #2 entitled ‘Forest management planning and conservation in participatory forest management’ focuses on understanding the role of forest management planning in shaping conservation outcomes of community forestry, and thus involves forest inventories and remote-sensing analyses to document past and present forest condition, as well as participatory mapping and interviews to understand the knowledge used in forest management at community level. The aim is to synthesize the research results from Tanzania with the results of similar studies that will be carried out in Nepal under the auspices of SCIFOR.
Number of awards offered: 2 PhD scholarships are offered.
Duration of award(s): The scholarships are of three years duration, and will commence on July 1, 2014.
What does it cover? The PhD scholarships come with an attractive salary and benefits package.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of applying is electronically.
Scholarship Application Deadline: Deadline for application January 10, 2014 at 10.00 AM East Africa Time
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