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Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) YES! Young Earth Solutions Research Grant Competition

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Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) YES! Young Earth Solutions Research Grant Competition

The Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) is a center for analysis, study and proposals. Its objective is the in-depth study of significant topics linked to food and nutrition on a global scale. The BCFN Foundation focuses on young talents by supporting higher education and interdisciplinary research, to advance the knowledge base in food and sustainability. 

The BCFN YES! Research Grant Competition offers the opportunity to put into action concrete proposals that will have the objective of making more sustainable the agri-food system (in terms of environmental, social, health and/or economic aspects). Areas of particular interest include Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Farmer's resilience, Climate Change, Food Security and Women's involvement in agriculture.

The BCFN YES! Research Grant Competition invites young talents to submit research proposals for a Research Grant of 20,000 €. A maximum of three research proposals will be awarded the BCFN YES! Research Grant. It is provided for young researchers who are pursuing or have completed a PhD, participating as individual or as a team. The BCFN YES! Research Grant Competition encourages the participation of teams from different disciplines and/or countries who wish to combine their expertise in innovative approaches.

Deadline: Completed proposals must be submitted online through the BCFN web site by June 28, 2017 11:59 p.m. CET.

 

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