There are different training possibilities at ILRI which are coordinated by the Capacity Strengthening Unit (CaSt) of the Directorate of the Partnerships and Communications
Graduate Fellowships
Eligibility
The ILRI Graduate Fellowships are intended primarily for national research and extension services (NARES) employees undertaking MSc or PhD studies and who have completed their BSc or MSc or equivalent degree. Awards are for a maximum of three years. For PhD awards university registration before the candidate joins ILRI is strongly preferred, but not essential requirement.
For MSc programs, the awardee should be registered at a university and have already successfully completed his/her course work.
The fellows are required to work on a project related to existing ILRI research protocols. Each fellow will have an ILRI supervisor and shall join the institute for a period of 6 to 36 months, depending on the nature of their research and their degree registration. ILRI will provides financial support, supervision and research facilities for the period at the institute and also provides supervision and research support for students who come with external funding. Awards are competitive and the selection depends upon the student's academic excellence and their particular research interest. The size of the Graduate Fellow Program is limited by the availability of ILRI supervisors, research facilities and funding.
The following documents are required for this application:
- Curriculum vitae
- Copy of university degree certificates including transcripts
- Copy of the university admission letter
- Passport photograph (JPEG format)
- Recommendation from your employer
- Motivation letter
Attachment Associates
Eligibility
Attachment associates are university or polytechnic students who wish to come to ILRI on work attachment. The work attachment must be a requirement for the course completion and the application must come from the institution of registration. The students work at ILRI for periods of between six weeks and six months.
The following documents are required for this application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Passport photo (JPEG format)
- Recommendation from your institution
There are no extensions for attachment associates beyond a total of three months.
Student Associates
Eligibility
Student associates are young students from either developed or developing countries, usually working on their first degree, who want experience in developing countries to help them with their career decisions or to complete requirements for their degree.
The Student Associate shall work with an ILRI’s research program for a period of between six weeks and six months.
Students from ILRI's donor countries are also eligible to apply as:
- There is justifiable rationale for a donor country to have personnel familiar with the problems of livestock and agriculture in developing countries
- Inclusion of these students does not displace students from developing countries
- They are not financed from ILRI funds.
Student associates have to be nominated by their registering universities and must have access to non-ILRI funds for their travel to the study site and, if possible, for their living and accommodation expenses.
Applications may be made by individuals but be endorsed by their university. Work related expenses are borne by the ILRI program or study site that accepts to host the associate.
The following documents are required for this application:
- Curriculum vitae
- Copy of the admission letter
- University nomination letter
- Passport photograph (JPEG format)
- Two academic recommendation letters
- Statement of research in area of interest
- Motivation letter
Technical Associates
Eligibility
Technical associates are technical or scientific staff from national research and extension services (NARES), and other ILRI partner institutes who come to ILRI for up to six months' individual training at the request of their employer. This category is oriented towards persons already involved in research activities associated with ILRI. The candidate's employer should apply for the associateship. Self-nominations are not accepted. The maximum period a technical associate may stay at ILRI is six months, without extension.
The following documents are required for this application:
- Curriculum vitae
- Application letter from your employer indicating clearly the techniques or methods to be learnt
- Passport photograph (JPEG format)
- Motivation letter
Research Fellows
Eligibility
Research Fellows are university and research institutes' scientists in developing countries and undertaking work in research areas similar to those at ILRI. They will be at ILRI for a maximum of 18 months to undertake non-degree related training in research methodologies to discuss design and plan collaborative research, and to analyze and write up research results.
This program intends to benefit the future research capability of the Research Fellows and their home institutions. Applications should be submitted by the nominating institution, which will usually be the employer of the applicant. Self-nominations are not accepted.
The following documents are required for this application:
- Curriculum vitae
- Passport photograph (JPEG format)
- Recommendation from your employer
Group Training
ILRI offers three categories of courses under group training: core courses, program courses and network courses.
Core courses are designed and implemented jointly by the training section and ILRI's research themes. Their contents cut across theme boundaries and are of basic importance to either national research and extension services (NARES) or to ILRI. Examples of such courses include information management, scientific writing, biometrics.
Program courses are specific to a particular ILRI research theme. They address issues and content that clearly promulgate ILRI's objectives in livestock production. They offer the practical approach to issues than academic courses, e.g., diagnostics of tick-borne diseases.
Network courses are initiated by the ILRI-associated networks, e.g. cattle traction. Each of ILRI's courses is based on the existing work program and expertise of the institute. The design, content and schedule of these courses allow them to be presented by ILRI staff. Where additional teaching staff are required, they are sought from the national research and extension services (NARES) centres, and particularly the ILRI associated institutes.
ILRI is not a university nor a training college and does not offer complete or those that could be offered by formal learning institutions. ILRI's courses focuses on new results, ideas and possibilities for future work in the course area. Background materials provided are sufficient to give only a basis for understanding the new results and ideas. Each course includes time for discussion and debate.
ILRI avoids courses composed largely or entirely of conventional classroom lectures. ILRI's strengths and advantages in training come from its strong research base which includes as much field and laboratory work as possible.
ILRI advertises these courses on it’s website http://www.ilri.org/ Applications are accepted only through a nominating institution. Self-nominations are not accepted.
The following documents are required for this application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Recommendation letter from your employer
- Passport photograph (JPEG format)
More information: ILRI's Training policy and procedures manual