The African Plant Nutrition Scholar Award was implemented in 2020 to develop and encourage success within African graduate student programs specializing in the sciences of plant nutrition and management of crop nutrients.

Applicants are eligible if they are:

1. Currently enrolled and attending a degree-granting institution located in Africa.
2. Candidates for M.Sc., M.Phil., or Ph.D. degrees enrolled in a program of graduate study as of the application deadline. M.Sc. and M.Phil students must be in the second year of study.
3. Applicants who have already completed their degrees are ineligible.
4. Past winners of the Award are not eligible.