USAID Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, Research, Capacity and Influence (PRCI’s) Structural Transformation of African and Asian Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAAARS+) Fellows program has a new request for proposal. The objective of the program is to build and reinforce an effective policy research culture within African and Asian policy research organizations that can help build and sustain research capacity beyond the life of PRCI and the STAAARS+ program. STAAARS+ teams are selected through a competitive process and paired with mentors at Cornell University, IFPRI or MSU, with whom they will jointly author a paper on a topic of mutual interest that fits within the PRCI research priorities. STAAARS+ will support the development of research findings publishable in high quality, peer-reviewed journals; facilitate access to policy outreach networks and policy engagement materials; and support teams’ participation in scientific and policy conferences. The first cohort of STAAARS+ teams was selected in 2020 and the selection period for the second cohort will begin July 1, 2021. For more information, click here.