Call for CLIFF-GRADS Fellowships 2026 is open now !!!
The Climate, Food and Farming, Global Research Alliance Development Scholarships (CLIFF-GRADS) Programme is a joint initiative of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA), the Global Methane Hub, and CGIAR Climate Action Program. CLIFF-GRADS builds capability in early-career scientists from developing countries to conduct applied research in agriculture, greenhouse gas emissions quantification, and mitigation.
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The CLIFF-GRADS Programme invites applications from PhD students from developing countries for short-term (4-6 months) scientific training and research on the measurement, modelling,
quantification, and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, or carbon storage in agricultural systems relevant to developing countries (this may be in the context of enhancing food security).
The program is seeking students who have a background in Climate, Food and Farming. The Global Research Alliance Development Scholarships Programme (CLIFF-GRADS) is a joint initiative of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA), the Global Methane Hub (GMH), and the CGIAR Climate Action Science Program.
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The GRA Charter provides a framework for voluntary action to increase cooperation and investment in research activities to help reduce the emissions intensity of agricultural production systems and increase their potential for soil carbon sequestration, and improve their efficiency, productivity, resilience, and adaptive capacity, thereby contributing sustainably to overall mitigation efforts, while still helping meet food security objectives.
Members of the GRA aim to deepen and broaden mitigation research efforts across the agricultural sub-sectors of paddy rice, cropping, and livestock, and to coordinate cross-cutting activities across these areas, including promoting synergies between adaptation and mitigation efforts. Research Groups have been set up to address these areas of work through work plans that bring countries and partners together in research collaborations, knowledge sharing, the use of best practices, and capacity building among scientists and other practitioners. The aim is to develop breakthrough solutions in addressing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Benefits
- Gain experience in the measurement, modelling and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, or carbon storage in agricultural systems relevant to developing countries;
- Build networks and experience other cultures;
- Gain access to equipment and methodologies used by other institutions;
- Grants of $14,000 USD will be awarded to PhD students from developing countries for research stays that will be started before the end of 2026.
Eligibilities
- Individuals applying for the program must be citizens of developing countries
- Be undertaking their PhD in a University based in a developing country
- Must not have previously been awarded a CLIFF-GRADS grant.
Application Process
- Applicants must complete the CLIFF-GRADS Round 7 online application form from the apply now link and submit the following necessary documentation merged into a single PDF file.
- 1 page motivation letter (described below)
- 1-page academic curriculum vitae (CV / Resume) that includes your contact details
- Letter of support from your PhD supervisor at your current university
Application Deadline: January 11, 2026
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