Who We Are
Established in 2008, AWARD is a project of the Gender & Diversity Program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). It was launched following a successful three-year pilot program in East Africa with support from the Rockefeller Foundation from 2005-2008.
AWARD is a professional development program that strengthens the research and leadership skills of African women in agricultural science, empowering them to contribute more effectively to poverty alleviation and food security in sub-Saharan Africa.
AWARD has 250 fellows in its program who have been chosen from a large pool of applicants from 10 sub-Saharan African countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia).
AWARD Fellows represent the following disciplines:
| Agricultural economics | Food sciences and nutrition |
| Agricultural engineering | Forestry and agroforestry |
| Agronomy | Horticulture |
| Animal and livestock sciences | Molecular biology (plant/animal breeding) |
| Aquatic resources and fisheries | Natural resources management |
| Biodiversity conservation | Plant/animal virology |
| Crop sciences | Soil sciences |
| Ecology | Veterinary sciences |
| Entomology | Water and irrigation management |
| Extension education |