Scholarship for Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms Training at Norway

The course is designed to provide policy makers, regulators, scientists and NGOs/civil society leaders, specifically from developing countries (ODA-countries), the knowledge and training necessary to develop a holistic view on the issues surrounding GMOs. The goal is to empower the participants with transdisciplinary information on GMOs, in order to critically evaluate the issue from their own perspective and country needs. Lectures, laboratory demonstrations, group work on case studies and discussions will form the basis of the course, which aims to offer biosafety capacity building within a holistic framework. Participants will also be required to submit a GE/GMO/biosafety country report in order to more broadly share their local experiences of the current status of GMOs/biosafety with other participants.

Eligibility and selection process
The course application form must be filled out entirely and with as much detail as possible. The applicant must provide information about the type/level of position they are holding, and state the basis for their interest in the course. In addition, a brief CV is required for consideration.

The working language of the course will be English only, and as such, applicants should be able to work sufficiently well in English in both oral and written communications.

Sponsorships will only be given to applicants from developing (ODA) countries. Gender, occupation and regional criteria are also used in the selection of participants in order to achieve representational balance. The selection committee usually completes the selection by 1 May.

Applications are due by 1 April 2010.

Costs and expenses
Full sponsorship will be offered to 40 selected applicants from developing (ODA) countries only. The sponsorship will cover curricular materials, course-associated travel, visa-fees, accommodation and meals.

How to apply:

Online (electronic) application form (remember to e-mail your CV): http://www.genok.no/application
or
download (word-format) from: http://felles.siteman.no/genok.org/filarkiv/File/Course_2010/applicationformGenok.doc

E-mail application form/CV to: [email protected]

Contact information – GenØk:

E-mail to the biosafety team : [email protected]

Phone: +47 77 64 55 46
Fax:      +47 77 64 61 00
Web:    english.genok.org

Further information about ODA-countries: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/daclist

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