The PISLM And UWI Launch Regional Scholarship Programme

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Trade and Barbuda Affairs
(FAATBA), in collaboration with the Department of Environment (DOE), has
received approval through the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to
participate in a regional project entitled, “Caribbean Small Island Developing
States (SIDS) Multicountry Soil Management Initiative for Integrated
Landscape Restoration and Sustainable Food Systems: Phase 1
(CSIDS_SOILCARE Phase 1).” Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land
Management (PISLM) for Caribbean small island developing states (CSIDS)
has partnered with the University of the West Indies (UWI) to offer
five regional scholarships to academics in the Master and
Doctoral spheres within the eight participating countries of the
regional project. The project is being funded by the Global Environment
Facility (GEF) and is executed in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the University of the West
Indies (UWI St. Augustine). This scholarship is geared towards encouraging
practical research in the areas of focus under the project including, soil
science, agronomy, nutrition, integrated land management, and other related
fields within the realms of agriculture, food security, and land management.
All academics are encouraged to visit the website at https://pislmsids.org/ to
access the application form.