We are seeking applicants from East and Central Africa who require advanced skills in Bioinformatics to support their research. We will select 25 graduate students and early career researchers, based on evidence of productive research and relevance of training to current research and who are engaged in agricultural research within a national research institute or university. Successful applicants will be notified by 9 August 2013. Selected participants will attend an intensive 5-day workshop at the BecA-ILRI Hub in Nairobi, Kenya. Workshop participants will have to organize their own travel and accommodation costs. Lunch and coffee breaks will be provided during the workshop.