The Food Security Center (FSC) at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany, is offering up to 20 scholarships for postdoctoral researchers and PhD students in 2013 and invites applications for the PhD Programme "Global Food Security". The scholarships are supported by the German Federal Government.

The Food Security Center (FSC) is one of five excellence centers of the programme “Exceed – Higher Education Excellence in Development Cooperation”, which is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). FSC’s mission is to make effective and innovative scientific contributions in research, teaching, and generate policy advice to eradicate hunger and achieve food security in collaboration with partner research and education organisations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and national and international development and research organisations. Thematically, FSC’s activities deal with issues of sustainable food availability, food access and food utilisation.

In the year 2013, FSC will award up to 20 scholarships for postdoctoral researchers and PhD students for a period of 4 to 6 months. The Center wishes to attract outstanding PhD students and postdoctoral fellows pursuing a career in academia or development collaboration.

In addition, FSC is inviting applications for the PhD programme "Global Food Security" at the University of Hohenheim which will start in September 2013 and last for 37 months, to September 2016. The programme aims at increasing the students' previously gained scientific knowledge and skills relevant to food-security-related issues. The approval of application for this programme does not include a scholarship.

The application deadline for the scholarship programme and for the PhD programme is 29 September 2012.

For further information visit the website of the Food Security Center

or contact:

Dr Detlef Virchow - Executive Manager
Food Security Center (FSC)
University of Hohenheim
70593 Stuttgart, Germany
Email: fsc-scholarships(at)uni-hohenheim.de