Scholarship
Applications are invited from potential candidates of SAARC Member Countries ( Except Bangladesh ) to pursue PhD study in Agricultural Economics in Sri Lanka .
Candidates should submit their applications to Director, SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Important Dates
Eligibility
Applicants must be a citizen of SAARC Member Countries except Bangladesh (Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) and must be a regular employee of the National Agricultural Research, Extension and Education System of the respective Member Countries. Applicants must be age of 45 years or below on the date of the application deadline( 15th April 2018). Applicants should have a relevant postgraduate qualification (MSc/ MS/ MPhil) in agricultural economics, agribusiness and related discipline with a substantial research component of not less than one year. Candidates are expected to have excellent academic records and good command of spoken and written English. Further, candidates having publicationas on agricultural economics would get preference. Applicant must be available full time for the PhD study in Sri Lanka from for 3 years
How to Apply
Applications are invited from potential candidates who are interested to pursue PhD study on Agricultural Economics. Candidates should submit application along with PhD synopsis and supporting documents (certified copies of postgraduate and basic degree certificates, title page of postgraduate research thesis, current CV, copies of publications, English version of birth certificate, passport copy, proof for English proficiency) to Director, SAC through the relevant ministries and SAARC Division under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs / External Affairs of the home country with endorsements on . A scanned copy of the set of application may be sent directly to Director, SAC via email as an advance copy. Addmission Circular and Application Performa are available on www.sac.org.bd
Last Date
The last date for application is .
Contact Details
For any further details, the applying candidates can refer to official notification using the following link.
Dr W.A.R.T. Wickramaarachchi, Senior Program Specialist (Priority Senior and Program Development),
SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka,
Bangladesh (T: +88-2-8141140, F: +88-2-9124596, M: +880-1754696984,
E: [email protected] )