The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship is awarded annually to scholars wishing to conduct independent study or research at one or more of the Smithsonian’s 19 units and research centers.
Application Deadline: 1st December, 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): United States of America
About the Award: The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program supports independent research and study related to Smithsonian facilities, experts, or collection for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.
Program Description:
Smithsonian Institution Fellows conduct independent study and research related to SI collections, experts, or facilities in cooperation with at least one Smithsonian advisor. The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program is open to:
Graduate Students
Predoctoral Students
Postdoctoral Researchers and
Senior Researchers
Graduate Student Fellowships:Graduate Student Fellowships are typically 10 weeks in length. Students must be formally enrolled in a graduate program of study at a degree granting institution. Before the appointment begins fellows must still be enrolled and must have completed at least one full time semester or its equivalent. Graduate Student Fellowships are usually intended for students who have not yet been advanced to candidacy if in a doctoral program. Graduate student fellowships are offered for ten weeks and are not available for periods of less or more than ten weeks.
Predoctoral Student Fellowships:Predoctoral Student Fellowships are typically (pls see below for exceptions) 3 to 12 months in length. Students must be enrolled in a university as a candidate for the Ph.D. or equivalent. By the time the appointment begins the university must approve the undertaking of dissertation research at the Smithsonian Institution and certify that requirements for the doctorate, other than the dissertation, have been met.
Postdoctoral Researcher Fellowships: Postdoctoral Student Fellowships are typically (pls see below for exceptions) 3 to 12 months in length. The doctorate degree must be completed by the time the fellowship begins.
Senior Researcher Fellowships:Senior Fellowships are typically 3 to 12 months in length. Applicants must have held a Ph.D. or equivalent for at least 7 years.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
The program is open to US citizens and Non-US citizens. Applicants whose native language is not English are expected to have the ability to write and converse fluently in English. All application materials must be presented in English (foreign transcripts may be translated, see below).
Past or current fellowship recipients are eligible to apply for another award.
Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated and fellows are selected, by scholars in appropriate fields, on the basis of the proposal’s merit, the applicant’s ability to carry out the proposed research and study, the likelihood that the research could be completed in the requested time, and the extent to which the Smithsonian, through its research staff members and resources, could contribute to the proposed research. The number of appointments made each year is determined by the availability of funds for the program.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Fellowship: The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship award amounts are as follows:
Graduate Student Fellowship**: $7,500.00 for 10 weeks.
Predoctoral Fellowship: $36,000 annually; research allowance up to $4,000.
Postdoctoral Fellowship: $50,400 annually; research allowance up to $4,000.
Senior Fellowship: $50,400 annually; research allowance up to $4,000.
Fellows in earth/planetary sciences and conservatory sciences are eligible to receive up to $5,000.00 over the amounts listed above.
Each year the Moroccan-American Commission awards Master’s scholarships for Moroccan students to pursue their studies in the United States. These scholarships are funded by the governments of Morocco and the United States.
Application Deadline: 15th June 2018
Eligible Countries: Morocco
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
Type: Masters
Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Students studying in the United States are not eligible to apply.
Candidates who have worked overseas for more than two years are not eligible to apply.
Preference will be given to those who have not previously studied or lived in the U.S. for an extended period. Preference will also be shown to candidates who have not lived outside Morocco for extended periods of time or hold dual nationality.
Scholarships are not awarded for medicine, dentistry or pharmacy.
Those proposing to pursue the degree of Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) must have at least one year of work experience before June 15, 2018. Unpaid internships do not qualify as work experience.
Candidates applying to complete a dual M.S. degree in the context of an institutional agreement are not eligible to apply.
Applicants must provide the Commission with scores on two tests:
TOEFL
GRE (Graduate Record Examinations General Test) for most fields of study, or the
GMAT (Graduate Management Achievement Test) for Business Administration.This test is required for MBA applicants.
These tests are administered in Morocco on specific dates by AMIDEAST, 35 rue d’Oukaimeden, Agdal, Rabat, Tel: 0537-67-50-82. You must register in advance at AMIDEAST.
Most American universities require a minimum TOEFL score of 550 for the paper-based test and 213 for the computer-based test. For the MBA, the minimum GMAT score is 550.
8. Applicants are warned that the MBA is the most competitive area of Fulbright grants.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Fully-funded
Duration of Program: 2 years
How to Apply: Students who are eligible and interested to apply for the Study grant Program are welcome to complete the application online using the Embark system here
Research Grants of up to $2,500 are awarded twice annually to offset the cost of conducting research at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.
Application Deadlines:
1st April 2018
1st October 2018
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: The spring round of Research Grants includes one John K. Hulston Scholarship of up to $2,500, to be awarded to a researcher who wishes to visit multiple research facilities – including the Truman Library – for their topic. Applicants should indicate their interest in the Hulston Scholarship when submitting their Research Grant applications and include a detailed project budget outlining additional repositories to be consulted and how materials at those repositories fit into the larger project.
Type: Grants
Eligibility: Competitive proposals will evidence a clear understanding of the existing research in the field and how the proposed work adds significantly to that body of literature. Applicants are expected to demonstrate both an analytical and descriptive grasp of the project and its centrality to the Truman era.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Funding is calculated on the following basis: 1) $75 for any night spent in Independence, Missouri to cover lodging and meals; 2) airfare based on the best advance-coach fare available; 3) $100 allowance for photocopying (ground transportation, including rental car fees, will not be reimbursed).
How to Apply: Application packages must include the following:
Completed Research Grant application
Curriculum vitae (3 pages, maximum)
Project description and justification (5 pages, maximum)
A list of specific collections and box numbers the candidate expects to access at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Two letters of reference from persons familiar with the applicant’s scholarly work, including one from the project advisor, if candidate is a graduate or post-doctoral student. Letters must be received by the deadline and mailed or emailed directly to the Grants Administrator by the referring individual.
A detailed project budget outlining additional repositories to be consulted and how materials at those repositories fit into the larger project
The Fulbright Egyptian Student Program provides fully funded Master’s degree for university graduates, to study in the U.S. for a maximum of two years.
Application Deadline:12th May 2018
Eligible Countries: Egypt
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
Field of Study: All fields are eligible.
Applicants in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), Agriculture and Economics are encouraged to apply.
(Students applying in the fields of medicine, veterinary medicine, and dentistry should be aware that their master’s programs cannot include clinical studies or direct patient contact).
Type: Masters
Eligibility:
Egyptian citizenship. Holders of U.S. green cards and/or passports are ineligible.
Applicants must reside in Egypt starting the application process till the travel date (in case of selection)
Bachelor’s degree. Minimum of “Good” for applicants in American studies, humanities, and social sciences. Minimum of “Very Good” for applicants in the sciences.
Minimum Institutional TOEFL from AMIDEAST Egypt or any of the below ETS Authorized Distributors and/or ITP Testing Centers of 550 or its equivalent iBT (80), or IELTS (6.5).
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award:
Travel Allowance
Stipend
Other allowances
Health benefits coverage
University tuition
Duration of Program: 2 years
How to Apply: All applications and required supporting documents should be submitted via the online system only.
The Fulbright Egyptian Student Program – Islamic studies provides fully funded grants for graduates of Islamic Studies from relevant faculties at Al Azhar University or the faculties of Dar Al Ulum to pursue master’s degrees, or Ph.D. degrees or to conduct research in Islamic Studies in the U.S.
Application Deadline: 12th May, 2018 – 4:30 P.M
Eligible Countries: Egypt
To be taken at (country): Egypt and the USA
Type:
Master’s Degree Grants, for persons wishing to pursue a master’s degree in the U.S.
One-year grants, for persons registered for the Ph.D. degree who wish to conduct research in the U.S.
Ph.D. Grants for persons wishing to pursue Ph.D. studies in the U.S.
Eligibility:
Egyptian citizenship; holders of U.S. green cards and/or passports are ineligible.
Islamic Studies graduate from Al Azhar University or the faculties of Dar Al Ulum.
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of “Good”.
For non-degree applicants: proof of registered doctoral thesis.
Language Requirements:
For Master’s degrees or non-degree applicants: minimum Institutional TOEFL (ITP) score by an approved testing center of 450 or its equivalent iBT (45), or IELTS (4) from AMIDEAST Egypt (38 Mohy El Din Aboul Ezz Street, Dokki, or 15 Abdel Hamid El Abbady Street, Roushdy, Alexandria, General Tel: 19263) or any of the ETS approved centers listed below
For Ph.D. degrees: minimum institutional TOEFL (ITP) score of 550 or its equivalent iBT (80), or IELTS (6.5) from AMIDEAST Egypt (38 Mohy El Din Aboul Ezz Street, Dokki, or 15 Abdel Hamid El Abbady Street, Roushdy, Alexandria, General Tel: 19263) or any of the ETS approved centers listed below
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship:
Travel allowance
Pre-academic intensive English language training
Stipend
Other allowances
Medical insurance
Tuition and/or university fees
Duration of Scholarship: Duration of Program
How to Apply: Application: https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/international
All applications and required supporting documents should be submitted via the online system. If applicants are not able to submit the required supporting documents due to internet limitations, they may submit them directly to the Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt at 21 Amer Street, Al Messaha, Dokki, 12311, Giza, Egypt
The McGraw Center for Business Journalism at the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism offers a fellowship program to support in-depth coverage of business and the global economy. The fellowship provides editorial and financial support to journalists who need the time and resources to tackle complex, time-consuming stories.
Application Deadline:
Spring Deadline: 30th June 2018
Fall Deadline: 15th December 2018
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): USA
About the Award: The McGraw Fellowship provides editorial and financial support to journalists who need the time and resources to produce a significant story or series that provides fresh insight into an important business or economic topic. We accept applications for in-depth text, video or audio pieces, and we encourage proposals that take advantage of more than one storytelling form to create a multimedia package.
Typically, we’ll award grants up to $5,000 a month for one to three months; in exceptional cases, we’ll consider longer grants based upon specific proposals. We’ll look for applicants with a proven ability to report and execute a complex project in their proposed medium; ideally, candidates will also have a strong background or reporting expertise on the subject of their piece.
The McGraw Center provides editorial supervision during the Fellowship. We work with the Fellows to develop their projects during the reporting phase and frequently edit the completed stories. We also assist with placing the articles. In some cases, we partner with established print, radio or digital outlets; in others we will publish them as e-books or through the CUNY J-School’s book imprint. The stories also run on the McGraw Center website.
The aim of the McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism is to support in-depth, ambitious coverage of critical issues related to the global economy and business. In an age when many news organizations no longer have the resources to tackle complex, time-consuming stories, the Fellowships enable experienced journalists to do the deep reporting needed to produce a serious piece of investigative or enterprise journalism.
Type: Fellowship (Career)
Eligibility:
The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism is open to anyone with at least five years professional experience in journalism.
Freelance journalists, as well as reporters and editors currently working at a news organization, may apply.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Fellowship: Grants are awarded up to $5,000 a month for up to three months
How to Apply:
Applicants should submit a well-focused story proposal of no more than three pages through the accompanying online form. Think of it as pitch, much like you would submit to an editor at a newspaper, magazine, digital outlet, or radio station: give us enough preliminary reporting and documentation to demonstrate that the story is solid.
The proposal should highlight what’s new and significant about the story, why it matters and what its potential impact might be. The proposal should also note where significant stories on the subject have run elsewhere and how the proposed piece would differ. Applicants should also briefly outline a proposed reporting plan and a timeline for completing the story, and let us know if a media outlet is lined up to run the story.
In addition, applicants should enclose three journalism samples. The samples should be professionally published work that showcases your ability to tackle an in-depth story in the proposed medium. Please also provide us with a resume and references from two editors or others familiar with your work; if that is a problem, please contact us to discuss alternatives.
No budget is required at the time of application, but finalists may be asked to provide an estimated budget or further information on their project at that time.
The University Administration Support Program (UASP) Fellowships in Research Management, developed and implemented by IREX and supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, supports the development of university research management capacity through a six-week fellowship in the United States for mid- to senior-level research managers from Africa and Eurasia.
Application Deadline: 15th April 2018
Eligible Countries: Armenia, Belarus, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, or Ukraine.
To Be Taken At (Country): United States
About the Award: The UASP Fellowships in Research Management support the development of university research management capacity through a six-week fellowship in the United States for mid- to senior-level research managers. Two weeks of training in Washington, DC, a virtual learning environment, and a four-week placement at a respected US university support participants to build their universities into leading research institutions. Following the placement, fellows are supported to implement reforms in their home institution.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: Applicants must:
Be a citizen of and reside in Armenia, Belarus, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, or Ukraine at the time of application and participation;
Be proficient in writing, reading, and speaking English;
Be able to receive and maintain a J-1 visa;
Be available to participate in fellowships in the United States for approximately six weeks during fall 2018 or winter 2019;
Be committed to producing an implementation plan or comparative case study on a topic of research management while in the United States; and
Hold a full-time position focusing on research management at an eligible university,* with sufficient seniority to be an agent for change (capacity to introduce reforms following program participation).
Number of Awards: up to 32
Value of Award: The program support participants to build their universities into leading research institutions through:
Two weeks of intensive research management and leadership training (PDF, 74 KB) in Washington, DC
A virtual learning environment
Peer-to-peer learning
A four-week placement analyzing and observing research management operations at a respected public US university
Support implementing reforms in fellows’ home institutions following the US placement
Duration of Program:
September 24–November 2, 2018: Cohort I Fellowship in the United States
January 28–March 8, 2019: Cohort II Fellowship in the United States
If technology barriers prevent you from completing the application online, please contact [email protected] to request a paper version of the application be sent to you by e-mail.
Building on the successful model of the Clinton Global Initiative, President Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world.
Application Deadlines:
Early Decision and Travel Assistance deadline is 11:59 PM 16th March, 2018.
Regular Decision deadline is 11:59 PM 23rd April, 2018.
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: Each year, CGI U hosts a meeting where students, university representatives, topic experts, and celebrities come together to discuss and develop innovative solutions to pressing global challenges. Students create their own Commitments to Action that address issues on campus, in local communities, or around the world. Since 2008, students have made more than 6,250 commitments, and nearly $3 million in funding has been awarded to these commitment-makers through CGI U.
Type: Entrepreneurship,Conference, Masters
Eligibility:
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and currently enrolled in an institution of higher education at the time of application. (Ex: A student graduating in the Spring of 2018 would be eligible to apply.)
Students who will be at least 18 years of age and enrolled in an institution of higher education by October 2018 are also eligible to apply. (Ex: A high school senior who turns 18 years of age in June 2018 and commences university studies by October 2018 or a university graduate enrolling in an advanced degree program by October 2018 would also be eligible to apply.)
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: CGI U provides need-based travel assistance to a limited number of students to attend the CGI U meeting. You can apply for this assistance when you apply to attend CGI U (as noted below, students are only eligible for travel assistance if they apply by the Early Decision deadline).
Students who apply Early Decision will also have an opportunity to apply for travel assistance. All applicants are encouraged to complete the travel assistance portion of their applications for CGI U.
CGI U will negotiate room blocks at favorable rates with several hotels in the area where our meetings take place, which will be shared with registered students in advance of the meeting. There will also be an opportunity to request to share a hotel room with other attendees.
CGI U will provide meals for attendees free of cost for the duration of the meeting.
Students are encouraged to find additional commitment funding from a wide variety of outside sources.
At the CGI U meeting, you will learn how to turn your ideas into action by engaging in topic-specific conversations, skill building sessions, and networking opportunities with youth organizations and other student commitment-makers.
After the meeting, you can utilize commitment development resources available at cgiu.org, attend CGI U meet-ups in cities around the world, and stay connected with other students through CGI U Facebook and LinkedIn groups.
You will also have access to your assigned Commitment Mentor until April 2019 to further enhance your commitment.
Apply with a Commitment to Action: To be considered for admission, all applicants are required to design a Commitment to Action in one of CGI U’s five focus areas: Education, Environment and Climate Change, Peace and Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation, and Public Health. All applicants will be notified of the status of their application in May 2018.
Kansas State University’s Philip and Jeune Kirmser International Student Scholarship is awarded to a non-resident undergraduate student properly enrolled in any curriculum at Kansas State University with financial need. First preference will be a student of African origin and be able to provide proof of citizenship from any country on the continent of Africa.
Application Deadline: 15th March 2018
Eligible Countries: African countries
To be taken at (country): USA
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility: Candidate must
be an undergraduate student at Kansas State University of African origin and must provide proof of citizenship from any country on the continent of Africa (passport copy).
not have received this scholarship during the previous academic year.
currently be in the U.S. on a nonimmigrant visa.
have been enrolled at K-State during the Fall 2017 semester or before.
be continuing as a student at K-State during the Fall 2018 semester, since the scholarship money will be awarded at that time to cover tuition fees. (Students graduating prior to Fall 2018, are not qualified to receive this scholarship).
Number of Awardees: 1
Value of Scholarship: $750
How to Apply:
By completing the scholarship application form, candidates will be considered for this scholarship.
It is important to visit the Scholarship Webpage(link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
The Eastern Illinois University is offering Scholarships to international students as a partial waiver for yearly tuition fees.
Application Deadlines:
1st March 2018 for Fall semester scholarships
1st October 2018 for Spring semester scholarships
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): United States
About the Award: The International Student Scholarship was established by the Board of Trustees to assist students from other countries to attend Eastern Illinois University. Awards are competitive and designed to promote cultural exchange and diversity. Awards may be granted on the basis of one or both of the following factors: financial need and academic excellence. The scholarship pays partial tuition for the minimum full-time enrollment in EIU courses. Fees, field trips, continuing education delivery charges, travel, living expenses, and other personal expenses are not covered.
Type: Undergraduate, Masters
Eligibility:
A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 (undergraduate), 3.0 (graduate), as converted to the EIU grading scale.
Full academic admission to a degree program
Proof of funding for living expenses and fees
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship:
The scholarship pays partial tuition for minimum full-time enrollment in EIU courses.
Fees, field trips, continuing education delivery charges, travel, living expenses, and other personal expenses are not covered.
The African Literature Association invites applications for three (3) ALA Travel Grant Awards worth $1,000 each, for members traveling to the association’s conference from Africa.
Application Deadline: 16th March 2018
Eligible Countries: African countries
To Be Taken At (Country): Marriott Wardman Park, Washington DC, USA
About the Award: Travel grants are awarded to successful applicants during the Awards Ceremony at the conference. Successful applicants will be required to be paid-up ALA members for the current year and to pay conference registration fees. Please be advised that the ALA Membership fee is different from the conference registration fees; and both are compulsory for all conference participants.
Type: Grants, Conference
Eligibility:
Applicants must be members of ALA from Africa
Priority is given to early career applicants.
Selection Criteria: Eligible applicants must be based in Africa, and should demonstrate 1) scholarship; 2) financial need; and 3) ability to supplement grant award.
Number of Awards: 3
Value of Award: $1,000
Duration of Program: 23 – 26 May 2018
How to Apply: Travel Grant Applications must include the following documents:
An application form, downloaded from here, completed, saved, and sent with the other materials listed below.
A cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) including title and abstract of conference paper to be presented at ALA conference;
Acceptance letter from the convener;
A 2 page Curriculum Vitae or résumé (including ALA travel grant awards received within the past three [3] years , teaching and/or research experience and interests, professional meetings/conferences attended, with dates, place and titles of papers presented, current university affiliation, if applicable); and
Two letters of recommendation. Each letter should be 2 pages or less, and should include contact and brief biographical information of recommender. (Recommender’s CV or résumé is not needed).
To apply, send all documents, including application form, to [email protected].
Complete applications and supporting documents must be received by 16th March 2018.
Successful applicants will be notified within two (2) weeks of the application deadline.
Winners of the award are expected to meet with the Chair of the committee and members of the EC when they attend the conference.
The Zawadi Africa Education Fund is a program designed to provide undergraduate scholarships to academically gifted girls/women from disadvantaged backgrounds from Africa to pursue higher education in the US and other parts of Africa.
Application Deadline: 6th April 2018
Offered Annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and Mozambique
About the Award: Zawadi Africa Education Fund is a leadership development program that provides university scholarships and leadership development and life skills training to academically gifted but financially disadvantaged African girls, with the objective of developing a pipeline of young African women leaders.
Zawadi Africa was formed with the belief that together with a world class education and the right character development, these young African women will be able to return to their home countries empowered and equipped with the skills needed to make significant, positive impact in their communities in a continent where traditionally women have not had a voice in the development of their community.
Eligibility: To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, the following criteria must be met:
A girl who has completed her secondary school examination i.e. The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE)
Has demonstrated academic excellence (A Plain or A Minus)
Has demonstrated leadership qualities e.g. in school as a prefect, in the community, church, leadership in peer related activities etc.
Has overcome insurmountable odds such as serious financial challenges, oppressive social-cultural practices such as early marriages and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) etc. in order to attain academic excellence.
Come from a financially disadvantaged background.
Has demonstrated clear financial need
Selection Criteria: includes excellent academics, extracurricular involvement, leadership potential and financial need.
Selection: The Admission decision is entirely dependent on the Universities’ Admission Boards. Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview a month after the deadline of this application.
How to Apply:
If you meet the above criteria, ensure that you download and complete every part of the application form. Your application will only be considered if it completely filled.
Attach a one page biography and a passport photo. The biography should be TYPED and highlight your family and educational background, your aspirations, financial status, as well as hobbies and activities that you have undertaken while in school and in your community.
Attach a 500-650 word essay on ONLY ONE of three topics listed on page seven.
Attach a copy of your high school leaving certificate and K.C.S.E result slip as well as copies of high school certificates that show your involvement in extracurricular activities and leadership related initiatives.
Attach a signed recommendation letter from your class teacher or head teacher.
Attach a copy of your birth certificate and your National Identity Card (if you have one).
Attach a letter from your local chief confirming his knowledge of your family and yourself. The letter should preferably be written on a government letter headed document.
Any false statements, omissions or forged documents will lead to automatic disqualification.
9. Submit a Hard Copy of this application form and the required supporting documents on or before the deadline (6th April, 2018) to the designated offices written in the application forms.
The Women PeaceMakers Program (WPM) offers a unique opportunity for women building peace to engage in a cycle of learning, practice and reflection through participation in a 10-month fellowship.
Application Deadline: 2nd April 2018
Eligible Countries: International
To Be Taken At (Country): Institute for Peace and Justice (IPJ) at the University of San Diego’s Kroc School of Peace Studies, USA.
About the Award: Four Women PeaceMakers and four individual international partners will be selected as a cohort to build mutual learning and stronger modes of engagement between women building peace (“insiders”) and international actors (“outsiders”) working to end cycles of violence.
During the 10-month fellowship, the program will focus on women’s formal participation in national and subnational peace negotiations to answer the question:
“How can Women PeaceMakers and international partners build more effective local/global collaborations that support women’s meaningful participation in peace negotiations?”
The internationally-renowned Women PeaceMakers program is honoring 16 years of documenting the diverse roles women play in peacebuilding. Knowing the power of women’s full participation in peace and security decision-making to building more durable peace, the Women PeaceMakers fellowship aims to build stronger, more effective collaborations between women peacebuilders from conflict-affected communities and their international partners
Type: Fellowship (Professional), Training.
Eligibility: Applicants for the Women PeaceMakers fellowship must:
Have worked for 5-10+ years as a peacebuilder and have worked directly in formal mediation and peace negotiation processes as members of conflict parties in the negotiations, or as formal mediators to national or subnational peace processes;
Held a significant leadership role in the mediation process, and/or of a peacebuilding organization, network, or movement;
Demonstrates peacebuilding/peacemaking skills and attitudes;
Be in a position to participate in all activities during the 10-month fellowship and apply what is learned at the conclusion of the residency program;
Demonstrate local credibility and a strong social network within her country/community of practice;
Speak sufficient English to relate personal experiences. Written English is not necessary
Selection Criteria: International partners will likewise be selected based on their work in and support of more inclusive peace processes.
Value of Award:
There is no cost to participate in the Women PeaceMakers Program. Selected peacemakers will receive a per diem to cover basic living costs during the residency. This funding is to be used for meals and incidentals, and any local transportation needs apart from residency activities.
The program provides all funding related to securing a visa, travel and airfare to and from San Diego at the beginning and end of the residency, and lodging throughout the seven weeks.
The program encourages applicants to seek supplemental funding from other sources if needed, although the funding provided by the IPJ for those selected will be sufficient for the full seven weeks.
Housing will be provided at La Casa de la Paz, ”The House of Peace,” on the campus of the University of San Diego in California
Duration of Program: 10 months (September 2018 – June 2019)
How to Apply: Please see the Program Webpage (Link is below) for information on Application.
The Council on African Studies at the MacMillan Center invites applications for two post-doctoral fellowship at Yale University commencing on July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2020.
Application Deadline: 1st April 2018
Eligible Countries: International
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: The postdoctoral associate will teach one course each term in addition to pursuing independent research, and will assist the chair in curating the programmatic/scholarly activities of the Council on African Studies. The academic appointment will be based in the Council on African Studies at the MacMillan Center. Postdoctoral Associates are expected to be in residence from August through May and participate in the programmatic activities of the Council.
Type: Fellowship (Academic)
Eligibility:
Candidates must have research and teaching experience relevant to modern and contemporary Africa.
The fellowship is open to all disciplines in the Social Sciences and Humanities, particularly Anthropology, Sociology, and Women and Gender Studies.
Applicants should have in-depth knowledge of at least one African language and fluency in English, and must have completed the Ph.D. no earlier than July 2015.
Yale is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities are particularly welcome.
Number of Awards: 2
Value of Award:
The successful candidate will be required to teach two undergraduate courses during each academic year of their appointment.
Uploaded PDF copies of signed reference letters will be accepted but signed hard copies should be mailed to the address below.
Cristin Siebert, Program Director, The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, P.O. Box 208206 New Haven, CT 06520-8206 USA. Email: [email protected]
The Obama Foundation Scholars Program seeks to support dynamic, collaborative, rising leaders from around the world in an innovative one-year academic experience.
Application Deadline: 10th April 2018
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country): University of Chicago, USA
About the Award: The Obama Foundation Scholars Program is a new program from the Obama Foundation and the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy for rising leaders from around the world who are focused on an issue of global importance, have a track record and commitment to advancing the public good, and want to accelerate their impact. The Obama Foundation Scholars Program seeks a diverse cohort for our first class who represent a cross section of backgrounds including those working in government, the private sector, and NGOs and civil society organizations.
The Obama Foundation Scholars Program will give rising young leaders around the world who are already making a difference in their communities the opportunity to take their work to the next level through a newly designed curriculum that brings together academic, skills-based, and hands-on learning. The Scholars Program empowers individuals with a proven commitment to service with the tools they need to make their efforts more effective, to identify innovative solutions to complex global problems, and promote change through values-based leadership.
Field of Study: Master of Arts in International Development and Policy
Type: Masters, Training
Eligibility: Rising leaders from around the world who meet the below criteria are encouraged to apply:
Significant work experience and professional accomplishments with a clear trajectory of increasing impact.
Demonstrated record of community service or working for the public good, either through a full-time professional role or significant engagement outside of primary employment.
Possess a clear focus on a globally applicable challenge.
A clear commitment to return to and reinvest your new skills in your community after the program concludes.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award:
Obama Foundation Scholars at the University of Chicago will receive a fully-funded scholarship to study a Master of Arts degree focused on International Development and Policy at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.
Any travel costs for these experiences will also be fully covered.
In addition to classroom studies, the Obama Foundation will offer a robust program of leadership development and service activities throughout the academic year to help Scholars gain the real-world skills, tools, and experiences to expand the impact of their work when they return home. These may include leadership development convenings; program experiences in New York and Washington, DC; speaker series with innovators across a variety of sectors; individual and group service projects; mentorship through the Obama Foundation network; potential internship placements; and action plan development for post-program activities.
Some of these Foundation activities will include experiences throughout Chicago and the South Side. By engaging with the local community, students will have the opportunity to complement what they learn in the classroom and also to bring their unique perspectives to Chicago.
The EF Challenge is an international speech competition that encourages high school students to find a creative and engaging answer to the question: “What does sustainable development mean to you?”
Application Deadline: 15th April 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): New York, USA
About the Award: The EF Youth Leadership Forum brings together outstanding students from all over the world and gives them an opportunity to become better global leaders.
With the help of their teachers, the EF Challenge participants will write and record a short speech that inspires the audience and convinces the jury: both students and teachers have the chance to win amazing prizes – from trips to dream-destinations to study abroad courses and online English lessons.
Type: Contest
Eligibility:
All speeches must be in English
Students between 15 and 19 years can participate
The speeches must be between 2 to 5 minutes long
All speeches must be recorded and uploaded to YouTube or a similar platform
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Program:
Win a two-week study abroad course to a destination of your choice
Win a trip to the EF Youth Leadership Forum at the EF New York
Win a spot for an EF Teacher Training Course
How to Apply: All students and teachers must be registered and will receive an email with instructions on how to submit the speeches.
It is important to go through the Application requirements before applying.
The Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program is a private merit-based scholarship program established in 2000 by Orascom Construction as part of the company’s commitment to promoting excellence and achievement.
Application Deadline: 31st July, 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Egypt
To be taken at (University):
· California Institute of Technology
· Stanford University
· The University of California – Berkley
· Yale University
· Georgia Institute of Technology
· Northwestern University
· The University of Chicago
· Harvard University
· Massachusetts Institute of Technology
· Princeton University
· Cornell University
· Columbia University
· Duke University
· The University of Michigan
· Dartmouth University
· Carnegie Mellon University
· The University of Pennsylvania
· The University of Texas – Austin
Type: Masters
Fields of Study: Business Administration or Construction Management.
Eligibility: Candidates should have:
· GPA : 3.5 / Very Good or above (Overall grade)
· TOEFL: iBT: 100 or above
· MBA – GMAT: 650 or above (taken within 5 years)
· MA in Engineering:
– Old GRE scores are no longer acceptable.
– New GRE scores: Minimum acceptable
– Overall: 302
– Analytical Writing: 4.5
· Extracurricular Activities: Have been involved or are currently involved in extracurricular activities.
· A minimum of three years working experience.
· Fields of Study: Engineering, Business Administration, and Construction management.
· Be planning to start their studies in the U.S.A in the year 2019.
· Be Egyptian nationals, who are residents of Egypt (preference will not be given to dual nationality applicants).
· Plan on pursuing their master’s degree at one of the top universities in the United States in the field of Business Administration or Engineering.
· Have not lived more than 3 years abroad.
· Be committed to coming back to Egypt for two years directly after the successful completion of the degree.
Selection Criteria: : The Onsi Sawiris Scholarships will be awarded based on character and merit as demonstrated through academic excellence, extracurricular activities, and entrepreneurial initiative.
Selection Procedure:
Personal interviews at OC
Notification of selected scholars
Program orientation
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: The scholarships include full tuition, a living allowance, travel, books, Computer, Health Insurance, and Other Benefits.
How to Apply: Please submit:
· Application form: Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Graduate application
· Resume.
· Copy of test scores (TOEFL – iBT / GRE or GMAT).
· Copy of transcripts.
· Copy of graduation certificate.
· Two recommendation letters.
· For E-mail inquiries regarding the scholarship: [email protected] or contact AMIDEAST on 19263.
It is important to go through the application instructions on the Scholarship Webpage before applying.
· Candidates who already have one Master’s degree from a foreign university, or who have an Egyptian Master’s degree in the same field they are applying for will not be considered.
· Candidates with an Egyptian Master’s degree in a technical field different from the one that they’re applying for will be considered.
· Preference will be given to candidates who have not lived, worked, or studied abroad for a significant period of time.
· Selection as a nominee for the Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program does not guarantee university acceptance. Applicants will be supported in applying for the below approved universities only. If nominated for the scholarship; the Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program award will be made once university acceptance is obtained.
· The Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program is only granted to the list of endorsed universities.
Do You Want to Teach Nigerian Languages to American Students? Apply for the Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA) 2018/
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy Abuja invites applications from qualified Nigerians wishing to teach Hausa or Yoruba languages and cultures to American students in U.S. universities and colleges.
Application Deadline: 30th April 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Nigeria
To be taken at (country): United States of America (USA)
About the Award: The Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program is a nine month non-degree course funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education. The objective of the program is to strengthen foreign language instruction at U.S. colleges, universities, and some high schools, while providing future teachers from abroad the opportunity to refine their skills, increase their English language proficiency, and expand their knowledge of U.S. society and culture. FLTA fellows must return to their home countries upon completion of their programs to teach English at the secondary or university level.
Type: Short courses, Job
Eligibility: All applications must meet the following criteria:
Applicants must be teachers of English or in training to become teachers of English.
Applicants must possess a university degree in English, Language Arts, or combined honors.
Applicants must be fluent in English, demonstrated by a TOEFL score of 79-80 (Internet based testing) or 6.0 (overall score International English Language Testing System-IELTS).
Applicants must be between 21 and 29 years old at the time of application.
Applicants must demonstrate maturity, dependability, integrity and professionalism.
Applicants must be physically present in their home country throughout the nomination and selection process.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: Fully-funded
Duration of Scholarship: 9 months
How to Apply:
Applications must be completed and submitted online.
Applicants should request that the academic office of their institution send a stamped copy of their transcripts in a sealed envelope to: The Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive, Central Area, Abuja, Attention: Cultural Affairs Officer.
Other documents to be submitted include academic credentials, signed and stamped letters of reference, and the photo page of a valid Nigerian passport.
The application can be accessed at: http://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/flta.
Award Provider: Government of the United States through the U.S. Embassy, Nigeria.
Important Notes: For further inquiries, please contact Cultural Affairs Assistant, U.S. Embassy, Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive, Central Area, Abuja: email: [email protected] or U.S. Consulate General, #2 Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos;
Fully-Funded Rotary Peace Fellowship for Masters and Professional Programs 2019/
Rotary International offers the fully funded Rotary Peace Fellowship for Masters Degree and Professional Development Certificate for young professionals around the world.
Application Deadline: 31st May 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All countries are eligible
About Fellowship: Each year, Rotary selects up to 100 individuals from around the world to receive fully funded academic fellowships at one of its peace centers. These fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and all internship and field-study expenses.
Watch Video to learn how to apply for the Rotary Peace Fellowship
In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 900 fellows for careers in peace building. Many of them go on to serve as leaders in national governments, NGOs, the military, law enforcement, and international organizations like the United Nations and World Bank.
Two types of peace fellowships are available.
Master’s degree
Offers master’s degree fellowships at premier universities in fields related to peace and conflict prevention and resolution. Programs last 15 to 24 months and require a practical internship of two to three months during the academic break. Each year, up to 50 master’s degree fellowships are awarded at these institutions: Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, International Christian University, Japan, University of Bradford, England, University of Queensland, Australia and Uppsala University, Sweden
Professional development certificate
For experienced professionals working in peace-related fields who want to enhance their professional skills, Rotary offer a three-month program in peace and conflict prevention and resolution at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. This program incorporates two to three weeks of field study. We award up to 50 certificates each year.
Type: Masters, Fellowship
Eligibility: The Rotary Peace Fellowship is designed for professionals with work experience in international relations or peace and conflict prevention and resolution. Fellows are committed to community and international service and the pursuit of peace.
Applicants must also meet the following requirements:
Proficiency in English; proficiency in a second language is strongly recommended
Strong commitment to international understanding and peace as demonstrated through professional and academic achievements and personal or community service
Excellent leadership skills
Master’s degree applicants: minimum three years of related full-time work or volunteer experience, bachelor’s degree
Certificate applicants: minimum five years of related full-time work or volunteer experience, strong academic background
Eligibility restrictions: Rotary Peace Fellowships may not be used for doctoral study. And the following people are not eligible for the master’s degree program:
Active and honorary Rotary members
Employees of a Rotary club or district, Rotary International, or other Rotary entity
Spouses, lineal descendants (children or grandchildren by blood or legal adoption), spouses of lineal descendants, or ancestors (parents or grandparents by blood) of any living person in these categories
Former Rotary members and their relatives as described above (within 36 months of their resignation)
Recipients of Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships or professional development certificate fellowships must wait three years after completion of the scholarship or fellowship to apply for the master’s degree program.
Rotary Peace Fellows who have completed the master’s degree program must wait five years to apply for the certificate program.
Number of Scholarships: up to 100
Value of Scholarship: The Rotary Peace Fellowship covers:
-Tuition and fees
-Room and board
-Round-trip transportation
-Internship/field study expenses.
Duration of Scholarship: 15 to 24 months
How to Apply: Applications are now accepted for the 2019/20 Rotary Peace Fellowships program. Candidates have until 31 May to submit applications to their district. Districts must submit endorsed applications to The Rotary Foundation by 1 July.
It is necessary to go through the Application Process on the Fellowship Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
The African Studies Association of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has two members-nominated fellowships available for African scholars, with additional fellowships to be made available contingent on funding for 2018/2019.
Application Deadline: 20th March 2018
Eligible Countries: African countries
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
Type: Fellowship (Academic)
Eligibility:
Applicants must be based in a higher education institution or an organization on the African continent and should be able to demonstrate a scholarly commitment to work on issues affecting Africa. Please note that preference will be given to junior scholars – which we understand as scholars about to complete their Ph.D. or within 5 years past completion.
All applicants must be nominated by a current ASA member. If you are an applicant interested in the Program, you may consult the ASA’s Membership Directory to find and contact an ASA member who can nominate you. Please note that the Membership Directory is only available to members of the African Studies Association, via the ASA Membership Portal. Please visit the ASA Membership Portal to obtain information about becoming a member of the ASA and to register for ASA membership. We encourage you to renew your ASA membership and register for the Annual Meeting. You can register online through the myASA Member Portal.
The nominating member must be willing to host and mentor the Fellow during their visit. Hosting and mentoring is understood as the following:
Ensuring that the award recipient attends as many conference-related events as possible.
Support the award recipient with networking during the conference.
Arrange for a visit by the scholar to one or more institutions, both for the purpose of presenting their research, and forming networks (travel will be arranged by the host institution unless otherwise agreed).
Nominations must include a proposed itinerary during the institutional visit(s), detailing possible events and meetings the Presidential Fellow may have. If possible, please include information about available financial support for the Fellow and the visit.
Number of Awards: 2 (with additional fellowships to be made available contingent on funding).
Value of Award: The ASA Presidential Fellows Program provides opportunities for academics and practitioners with a scholarly interest in Africa to travel to attend and present at the ASA Annual Meeting, visit institutions of higher learning in the United States, engage with academics working on Africa-related issues, and to explore opportunities for collaborative ventures.
How to Apply: The deadline to apply for the 2018 program is Tuesday, March 20. You can submit your nominations via our online form.
Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarships Program for Masters, PhD and non-degree postgraduate studies to study at USA Universities. Scholarship is open for approximately 4,000 international students of more than 155 countries worldwide.
Application Deadline: varies per country, however on a general note, it is usually from February to May annually of the preceding year you wish to study.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Citizens of more than 155 countries worldwide, including countries in Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, The Americas, and South and Central Asia.
To be taken at (country): All accredited USA Universities and Academic Institutions.
Eligible Field of Study: The Fulbright program encourages applications from all fields, including interdisciplinary ones except medical degree program or clinical medical research.
About Scholarship: The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young professionals and artists from abroad to study and conduct research in the United States. The scholarships are for study towards a Master’s or PhD degree, and can also be awarded for non-degree postgraduate studies. Study and research under this program is for one or more years at U.S. universities or other appropriate institutions.
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program is administered by binational Fulbright Commissions/Foundations or U.S. Embassies. All Foreign Student Program applications are processed by these offices.
Offered Since: 1946
Type: Masters and PhD degree (also non-degree postgraduate studies)
Selection Criteria and Eligibility
To participate in the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, the applicant must have completed undergraduate education and hold a degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree.
Program eligibility and selection procedures vary widely by country. Please use the drop-down menu located on the country specific websites to find information about the Fulbright Program in your home country, including eligibility requirements and application guidelines. See link below
If your country is not listed there, you are not eligible to apply.
Number of Scholarships: The number of awards varies per country, but approximately 4,000 foreign students receive Fulbright scholarships each year.
Value of Scholarship: The Fulbright program provides funding for the duration of the study. The grant funds tuition, textbooks, airfare, a living stipend, and health insurance. See the official website for the exact scholarship benefits.
Duration of Scholarship: The whole duration of the study, research or non-degree program – usually one year or more
How to Apply: All applications to the Foreign Student Program are processed by bi-national Fulbright Commissions/Foundations or U.S. Embassies. Therefore, foreign students must apply through the Fulbright Commission/Foundation or U.S. Embassy in their home countries.
Important Notes: Note that the Institute of International Education (IIE) arranges academic placement for most Fulbright nominees and supervises participants during their stay in the United States.
All inquiries should be made to your local embassy or Fulbright Commission. For more information, see your country-specific website.
IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship for Female Journalists (Funded to MIT, Boston USA)
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is accepting applications for the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, named for the 1998 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner and Boston Globe correspondent who was killed in Iraq in May 2003.
Application Deadline: 6th March 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts
About the Award: The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship provides academic and professional opportunities to advance the reporting skills of women journalists who focus on human rights and social justice.
The Neuffer Fellowship is designed for affiliated or freelance women journalists with at least three years of professional experience in journalism working in print, broadcast, or digital media.
The Fellow will complete research and coursework at MIT’s Center for International Studies and journalism internships at The Boston Globe and The New York Times.
The flexible structure of the program will provide the fellow with opportunities to pursue academic research and hone her reporting skills.
Past fellows have taken advantage of opportunities to publish work under their byline through various media outlets.
Type: Fellowship (Career)
Eligibility:
The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is open to women journalists worldwide whose work focuses on human rights and social justice issues.
Journalists working in print, broadcast and/or Internet-based media, including freelancers, are eligible to apply.
Applicants must have a minimum of three years professional experience working full-time in news media. Internships do not count toward professional experience.
All nationalities are welcome to apply but non-native English speakers must have excellent written and verbal English skills in order to fully participate in and benefit from the program.
Selection: The fellow will be selected by a committee made up of family and friends of Elizabeth Neuffer and IWMF Advisory Council members. Consideration of candidates will be based on their complete applications, the caliber and promise of their reporting on human rights and social justice issues, and their personal statements explaining how the fellowship would be a transformative experience for their careers. Finalists for the fellowship may be interviewed by the IWMF and the Fellowship selection committee.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Fellowship:
A fixed monthly stipend will be provided to cover housing, meals, and ground transportation during the fellowship.
Round-trip economy airfare will be purchased from the fellow’s place of residence to Washington, D.C., and from Washington, D.C., to the fellowship city.
The fellow will receive health insurance during the program.
The fellowship does not include a salary.
For fellows residing outside of the United States, the fellowship also covers the costs of applying for and obtaining a U.S. visa.
The fellow will be fully responsible for any additional incidental expenses and other costs.
During this fellowship, the selected journalist will have the chance to complete research and coursework at MIT’s Center for International Studies and participate in internships with media outlets including The Boston Globe and The New York Times. The flexible structure of the program allows Fellows to pursue academic research and hone reporting skills. Past Fellows have taken advantage of opportunities to publish work under their bylines through various media outlets. Fellows have explored a wide range of under-reported issues including gender-based violence, indigenous rights, and religious intolerance.
Important Notes: Family members are welcome to accompany the fellow. However, the IWMF will not be responsible for any arrangements or expenses related to the travel and residence of family members, including support of visa applications.
Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant for Doctoral Students
The Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant is a research grant for PhD students at U.S. and Canadian universities who are members of groups underrepresented in computing.
Application Deadline: 30th March 2018
Eligible Groups: Women, African-Americans/Blacks, Latinos, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and/or people with disabilities.
To Be Taken At (Country): U.S. and Canada
About the Award: Microsoft recognizes the value of diversity in computing. The Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant aims to increase the pipeline of diverse talent receiving advanced degrees in computing-related fields by providing a research funding opportunity for doctoral students from groups underrepresented in computing (women, African-Americans/Blacks, Latinos, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and/or people with disabilities).
Type: Grants
Eligibility:
PhD students must be enrolled at a university in the United States or Canada and doing dissertation work that relates to computing topics in which Microsoft Research has expertise (click on Research Areas at the top of the page for a full list).
PhD students must be in their fourth year or beyond in a PhD program when they apply for this grant. The student must continue to be enrolled at the university in the autumn of 2018. Funding is for use only during their time in the PhD program; it cannot be used for support in a role past graduation, such as a postdoc or faculty position. The applicant will need to confirm their PhD program starting month and year, as well as their expected graduation month and year.
Payment of the grant, as described above, will be made directly to the grant recipient’s university and dispersed according to the university’s policies.
Applicants must attest that they self-identify with at least one group underrepresented in computing. This includes: women, African-American/Black, Latino, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and/or people with disabilities.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award:
The 2018 Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant recipients will receive funding up to 25,000 USD for academic year 2018–19 to help them complete research as part of their doctoral thesis work.
Microsoft will arrange and pay for travel and accommodations to grant recipients to attend a two-day Microsoft Research workshop in Redmond, Washington, in the autumn of 2018.
The workshop will provide grant recipients an opportunity to present their research, meet individually with Microsoft researchers in their research area and receive career coaching from Microsoft researchers.
How to Apply: You must be enrolled in your fourth year or beyond of PhD studies and self-identify with a group underrepresented in computing.
The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Programme – JJ/WBGSP calls for applications from developing country nationals and Japanese nationals for master degree programs starting this 2018/2019 academic year.
Application Deadline: 12th April, 2018
Offered annually? Yes
About Scholarship: The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) is open to women and men from developing countries with relevant professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts who are applying to a master degree program in a development-related topic.
JJWBGSP offers scholarships for over 200 Preferred Programs (.xlsx 49 KB) spanning a wide array of development topics and for 14Partner Programs (.xlsx 15 KB) at universities in U.S., Africa and Japan in key areas of development, including economic policy management, tax policy, and infrastructure management. JJWBGSP scholarships for developing country nationals are not available for any other master degree program.
After earning their degree, developing country scholars commit to return to their home country to use their new skills and contribute to their countries’ social and economic development.
Type: Masters
Selection Criteria: Eligible applications are assessed according to three main factors: academic excellence, professional experience, and relevance of program of study. Priority is given to candidates from the public sector with a high potential to impact the development in their own countries after completion of their studies
Eligibility: Details on Eligibility Criteria for each call for applications are provided in that call’s Application Guidelines, and these detailed eligibility criteria are strictly adhered to. No exceptions are made.
Broadly speaking, Developing Country nationals must:
Be a national of a World Bank member developing country;
Not hold dual citizenship of any developed country;
Be in good health;
Hold a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree earned at least 3 years prior to the Application Deadline date;
Have 3 years or more of recent development-related work experience after earning a Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree;
Be employed in development-related work in a paid full- time position at the time of submitting the scholarship application. The only exception to this criterion is for developing country nationals from a country that will be on the updated list of Fragile and Conflict States provided to applicants in the Application Guidelines for each call for scholarships.
On or before the Scholarship Application Deadline date, be admitted unconditionally (except for funding) for the upcoming academic year to at least one of the JJ/WBGSP preferred university master’s programs and located outside of the applicant’s country of citizenship and country of residence listed at the time the call for scholarship applications open.
Not be an Executive Director, his/her alternate, and/or staff of any type of appointment of the World Bank Group or a close relative of the aforementioned by blood or adoption with the term “close relative” defined as: Mother, Father, Sister, Half-sister, Brother, Half-brother, Son, Daughter, Aunt, Uncle, Niece, or Nephew; *Please note: All eligibility criteria are strictly adhered to. No exceptions are made.
Eligibility criteria WILL NOT change during an open call for applications. However, this information is subject to change between the close of one application process and the opening of the next.
Number of Scholarships: Several
Scholarship benefits: The JJ/WBGSP scholarship provides annual awards to cover the cost of completing a master’s degree or its equivalent. The awards are given for one year and, provided that the academic program is longer than one year, may be renewed for a second consecutive year or a portion thereof, subject to satisfactory academic performance in the first year and the availability of funds.
The scholarship provides benefits for the recipient only, covering:
economy class air travel between the home country and the host university at the start of the study program and one return journey following the end of the overall scholarship period. In addition to the ticket, scholars receive a US $500 travel allowance for each trip;
tuition and the cost of basic medical and accident insurance usually obtained through the university;
a monthly subsistence allowance to cover living expenses, including books.
Duration: The proposed program of study should start during the academic year 2018/2019 for a maximum duration of two years.
Eligible Countries: Developing countries
To be taken at (country): One of the preferred universities (see in Program Webpage Link below)
How to Apply: Applicants are strongly encouraged to use the online application form available in English, French, or Spanish.
It is very necessary to go through the instructions in ALL application documents before applying.
Recognizing the impact of an international education on a student’s life and the development of his/her community, the University of Bridgeport seeks to support a select group of promising students throughout the period of their undergraduate studies in the form of a comprehensive scholarship.
Application Deadline: 1st April, 2018
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): Connecticut, USA
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility: Applicants must demonstrate full English language proficiency, and possess the equivalent of a 3.5 Grade Point Average (GPA) or higher on a scale of 4.
Selection Criteria: Students will be selected on the basis of their academic performance in their secondary school studies and through a nomination provided by the student’s high school counselor or the local EducationUSA advisor. Nominations from other sources will not be accepted.
Final selection will be made based on the student’s potential for growth, academic performance, community involvement, and leadership, as demonstrated through academic transcripts, test scores, the counselor’s letter of nomination, and the student-authored supplementary essay.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: The Global Leaders of Tomorrow Full Scholarship will cover:
the full cost of tuition and fees
cost of room and board in an on-campus residency hall for the duration of four years of undergraduate studies for first-time freshman students
Students receiving this scholarship are required to:
pay a minimal housing fee each semester
enroll in and pay for the University of Bridgeport’s mandatory health insurance
Duration of Scholarship: 4 years
How to Apply: Students must personally apply directly to the University of Bridgeport. Applications submitted through a third party will not be considered for the Global Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship.
The BHW Group is excited to announce its Women in STEM academic scholarship.
Application Deadline: 15th April 2018
Winner will be announced on May 15th.
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
Type: Undergraduate, Masters, PhD
Eligibility: Women who are pursuing an undergraduate or master’s degree and are majoring in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics during the 2018 school year.
Number of Awards: Not specifid
Value of Award: $3000
How to Apply: Interested candidates can apply on the Program Webpage (link below)
The Tunisia Office of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University invites Tunisian scholars to submit applications for a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University.
Application Deadline: 1st April 2018
Eligible Countries: Tunisia
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: The call for applications is open to scholars in the Humanities or Social Sciences who have received their PhD within the past seven years. The fellowship extends for 10 months, from September 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. The successful candidate will reside in the greater Boston area and will be required to teach a one-semester course on the area of specialization, in English or in Arabic. Preference will be given to the most qualified applicant whose research includes Tunisia and North Africa.
Field of Study:
Offered Since:
Type:
Eligibility: The following criteria must be met:
Preference will be given to postdoctoral researchers who are residents and/or citizens of Tunisia or postdoctoral researchers who are studying topics related to Tunisia.
Doctoral qualification should have been obtained in one of the following disciplines: Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, or Political Sciences, with preference given to those whose credentials are from a Tunisian university.
Postdoctoral fellow is required to teach a one-semester course in English or in Arabic. Priority will be given to candidates with a research interest in Tunisia and North Africa.
Selection Criteria: Applications will be evaluated by a CMES committee based on the relevance and the quality of the research proposals and the applicants’ language proficiency for teaching in either English or Arabic. The successful applicant will be notified by June 1, 2018.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: The 10-month salary for this position will range from $47,500 to $56,000 and should cover the successful applicant’s accommodation, food, and visa fees. A round-trip economy class ticket from Tunis to Boston will be issued in addition to the stipend. It is estimated that the successful applicant will spend 30 hours per week on research and 5 hours per week on teaching and advising students. The fellow will work with the Director of CMES on the course design and matters pertaining to research.
Duration of Program: 10 months
How to Apply: Applicants are required to submit the following materials as one PDF document:
A current curriculum vitae, in English.
A research proposal (statement of purpose) not to exceed 1500 words, in English.
A writing sample not to exceed 5000 words that can be in English, Arabic, or French.
A letter of recommendation written by the candidate’s dissertation advisor, in English, Arabic, or French. This letter should be submitted directly by the recommender via email to [email protected] before April 1, 2018.
All application materials must be submitted electronically to [email protected]before April 1, 2018. Late or incomplete applications will be not considered.
The Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (ARSP) 2018 is offering grants to researchers from African countries.
Application Deadline: 1st June, 2018
To be taken at (country): USA
About the Award:Two categories of grants are offered in the ARSP: research grants and program and curriculum development grants.
Research Grants: Awards of 3 to 9 months are offered for selected university faculty professionals to conduct research in any academic discipline at a U.S. academic or research institution. Preference will be given to individuals with a doctorate degree, at least three years of university teaching experience, a productive scholarly record, and whose projects relate directly to their ongoing teaching and/or research responsibilities.
Program and Curriculum Development Grants: Awards of 3 to 5 months are offered for qualified university faculty to conduct research in any academic discipline at a U.S. academic or research institution. Proposals should be linked to professional duties and demonstrate how the scholar will use the knowledge gained to develop new courses, curricula, or programs at the home institution.
HIV/AIDS: includes a special set of grants for scholars with proposals in HIV/AIDS-related research. Scholars in all academic disciplines are invited to formulate proposals with an HIV/AIDS focus. Candidates may apply either as research scholars or as program and curriculum development scholars.
Type: Research
Eligibility:
An intended applicant must be a citizen of Nigeria or a permanent resident, and should hold a valid passport issued from the country in which the application is made.
In addition, applicants must have at least three (3) years of post-doctoral degree training or teaching experience at the time of application.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Grants: Fully-funded
Grants are not for the principal purpose of:
Attending conferences
Completing doctoral dissertations
Travel and consultation at multiple institutions, or
Clinical medical research involving patient contact
Building on the capacity strengthening component of the project, several short-term graduate student visiting scholar positions for Nigerian students at Masters and PhD level will be offered at Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America over the 5 year life of the project.
Application Deadline: 28th February, 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Nigeria
To be taken at (country): Michigan State University, USA
About the Award: Toward component 1), the project offers a visiting scholars program. Short-term Project Scholar positions for Nigerian graduate students (studying at an accredited Nigerian university) are offered at Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, Michigan, USA, during August 2018–May 2019. FIVE short-term post graduate student scholar positions are on offer for either Master’s or PhD level. The Master’s Level positions are for 1 semester, and the PhD Level, 2 semesters.
Project scholars will enroll in analytical/technical courses such as Statistics, Econometrics and Agricultural Development. The courses will be taken for credit, and depending on the Nigerian University requirements, would count towards the scholars’ Nigerian degree program. Also, while at MSU, the scholar will be expected to continue research work on their selected topic or a topic of interest to project stakeholders in Nigeria in addition to the course work. They will work under the supervision of MSU faculty/IFPRI researchers. The scholars’ tenure will be considered a full-time position with the expectation that the scholar will invest the requisite amount of work, study and time to be successful. Upon return home, scholars will be expected to support project activities (as determined by the project) based on their skills and competencies.
The student’s primary research supervisor (from a Nigerian University) will actively participate in the program. The advisor will be invited (and funded) to visit MSU for up to 30 calendar days and occur within the duration of the residence at MSU of their student, the short-term scholar. The research supervisor invitation has three accompanying obligations:
1) Give at least one presentation in the faculty of agriculture or an African studies research forum
2) Interact with MSU faculty in related areas. This interchange will enhance on-going research collaboration between MSU faculty, IFPRI researchers and Nigerian scholars.
3) Upon return to Nigeria, the professor will organize presentations and seminars for students at department, faculty and university levels at the home institution..
Type: Masters, PhD
Eligibility: Applicants must be/have:
Nigerians studying in the area of Agriculture, at Post Graduate level in an accredited higher education institution in Nigeria
Good academic standing in their academic institution having the equivalent of a minimum GPA of 3.5 out of 5 (or equivalent for a 2nd class, upper division).
Good moral standing and found to be a fit and proper persons and in no way have any pending disciplinary cases before a duly recognized and constituted disciplinary body.
Demonstrated interest in an area being studied by researchers working under the Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project.
Accept the responsibilities attached to participation.
Selection Criteria: Candidates will be selected on the basis of their previous research and academic achievements, the short write-up (included in the application packet), GPA, their ability to demonstrate strong commitment to research and their academic advisor’s willingness to participate in the program.
Number of Awardees: 5. 3 Masters, 2 PhD
Value of Program:
Travel related costs, lodging and meals. Travel related costs are limited to visa fees, visa procurement, and round trip air tickets from Nigeria to East Lansing, Michigan USA.
Monthly stipend of $1,000. Up to 4 months for the Master’s Level, and up to 9 months for the PhD level.
Medical insurance for the duration of the Project Scholar’s MSU program.
No support whatsoever is provided for dependents.
How to Apply: Applicants must submit the following documents:
A short write-up on the role of research in the Nigeria Agricultural Policy Process and how the applicant’s work fits into this (no more than 2 pages double spaced).
A writing sample (e.g. research paper, chapter of University Project/Thesis etc.)
Official Copy of Student’s academic transcripts
Updated CV showing publications and awards
A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s head of department or dean on official letter headed paper
A statement from applicant’s primary academic advisor indicating willingness to support the application and the advisor’s availability to work with the Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project and participate under the Academic Advisor segment of the Award.
Submission: e-mail address and deadline
Application documents must be submitted to [email protected] by midnight on 28 February 2018. The email should have on the subject line: Application for 2018-2019 FTFNAPP Short-Term Visiting Scholar Program at MSU.All application materials need to be submitted as attachments to a single e-mail, preferably in a “zip” file. Successful applicants who have been shortlisted will receive word of acceptance and details on next steps by April 1, 2018.
All enquiries related to this call should be addressed to: Project Specialist, Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 48823 and submitted to: [email protected]
Award Provider: The Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project is funded by the Nigeria Mission of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and implemented jointly by Michigan State University (MSU) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
East African Development Bank (EADB) STEM University Scholarship Program for Teachers and Lecturers from East African Countries
The East African Development Bank and the Africa-America Institute are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2018-2019 EADB Math, Science, Technology and Engineering University Scholarship Program.
Application Deadline: 7th March, 2018.
Eligible Countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda
To Be Taken At (Country): Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA.
About the Award: In partnership with the Africa-America Institute (AAI), the East African Development Bank (EADB) launched the EADB Math, Science, Technology and Engineering University Scholarship Program in 2015 to support the capacity of regional faculty teaching in fields (science, technology, engineering and math) which are critical to local employment and the growth of national economies. The fast-track, 12 month scholarships provide experienced teachers and lecturers from EADB member countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda) to earn a Masters’ degree in science, technology, engineering and Math (STEM) at Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA.
Since 2015, eight students have received this full scholarship to pursue a graduate degree at Rutgers University. As alumni, they have returned to their respective countries and are contributing towards building a skilled workforce in STEM fields in East Africa.
Fields of Study: The following Masters Degrees are eligible under the EADB-AAI STEM Graduate Program:
Math Education
Science Education
Cell and Developmental Biology(MS)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (ME)
Industrial and Systems Engineering (MS)
Type: Masters
Eligibility: To be eligible for this prestigious scholarship, candidate must meet the following requirements:
Be a citizen of one of the following countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda
A university graduate with a bachelor’s degree with first class/upper second honors in mathematics, sciences or engineering
Have at least three (3) years of teaching experience in a STEM related field at a public institution in East Africa;
Currently working full-time in public, government-owned educational institutions
Committed to returning to their home country, to teach in a public government owned institution which is a mandatory requirement.
Diligent in successfully completing the application process by the allotted deadlines at Rutgers University
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: full scholarship
Duration of Program: 12 months
How to Apply:
Interested applicants are to download, fill and submit the Application Form alongside other required documents.
Send your application to [email protected], with the above information.
All submissions must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Terms and conditions apply. Application deadline is March 7, 2018.
It is important to go through the procedures for application before and while applying.
Beginning with the MBA Class of 2018, Harvard Business School (HBS) will offer a Global Opportunity Fellowship (GO: Africa) to supplement the income of MBA graduates who go on to work in Africa following graduation.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible Countries: All
About the Award: The new fellowship will provide generous financial support to students who want to make a difference working on the continent after HBS, by supplementing the salaries they earn on the continent for the first five years after graduation.
“The GO Fellowship is another example of Harvard Business School’s commitment to developing and strengthening its relationships with business and other leaders across Africa,” said Pippa Tubman Armerding, Director of the HBS Africa Research Office. “Providing students with this financial support will not only enable them to develop their careers in Africa but also allow many more African businesses to attract the vital management and leadership talent they need to drive growth and economic development across the continent.”
Africa has long been a focus of HBS student organizations as well, most notably of the 108-member Africa Business Club and its Africa Business Conference, the largest student-run conference at the School. Co-chairs Afua Ahwoi (MBA 2018) and Aminata Ly (MBA 2018) are expecting over 1,000 attendees from close to 30 countries as the conference celebrates its 20th anniversary in March of 2018, an event that will include a wide array of panels and a new venture competition that will bring 10 promising African start-ups to compete for a grand prize of $10,000.
The GO: Africa Fellowship will support students who want to make an impact specifically in Africa.
Type: MBA, Fellowship
Eligibility: Starting with the class of 2018, graduating students will be eligible for the Fellowship for up to 5 years after graduation with a maximum award of $50,000 USD per year and $150,000 USD in total.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value and Duration of Award: The fellowship is designed to bridge the gap between a recipient’s annual salary and $100,000 USD. Students will be eligible for the fellowship for up to five years after graduation, with a maximum award of $50,000 per year and cumulative support of $150,000.
How to Apply: To be considered for GO:Africa, second-year students and recent HBS alumni complete the Global Opportunity Fellowship application, including an essay and details about their job offers and career plans.
Join other girls from around the world for a unique educational opportunity and rich cross-cultural experience at the 2018 WiSci Girls STEAM Camp held in Namibia from June 17 – June 29, 2018. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Design, and Mathematics. The camp will include a STEAM curriculum led by experts in their fields, as well as leadership development activities and learning excursions within Namibia.
Application Deadline: 16th February 2018
Offered Annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Namibia, Ethiopia, Swaziland, Kenya or the United States of America
To Be Taken At (Country): Namibia
About the Award: The Women in Science (WiSci) camp aims to close the gender gap through access to education, mentorship opportunities, and leadership training. Girls will participate in hands-on activities to learn about various STEAM topics in a cross-cultural learning environment.
Type: Training
Eligibility:
Applicants must be citizens or residents of Namibia, Ethiopia, Swaziland, Kenya or the United States of America, self-identify as female and be between the ages of 15-18 to apply.
Applicants must have the expressed permission of a parent or guardian to apply for this opportunity.
It is required that applicants have at least one year of secondary school still left to complete, and can commit to attend the full duration of camp. Applicants should also have regular access (at least once per week) to internet at a home, school, community center, internet café or other location.
WiSci strongly encourages all eligible candidates to apply without regards to race, ethnicity, religion, disability, income-level or level of STEAM experience.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award:
All selected participants will receive a scholarship to attend the camp free of charge. All costs associated with lodging, food, and activities during the camp are covered through the support of WiSci partners, in addition to transportation to/from the capital city of your home country (origin of departure).
Participants can bring a limited amount of spending money for small souvenirs and snacks if they wish.
Limited need-based financial assistance is available for direct costs associated with travel to the capital city to fly to the camp.
Duration of Program: June 17 – June 29, 2018.
How to Apply:
Click on the button below that corresponds to your country of citizenship or residence to begin your application.
The deadline to complete the application is Friday, February 16, 2018 at 23:59 UTC/GMT. Please be sure to read the WiSci FAQs to ensure you are eligible and able to participate in the full camp before you apply.
If you have trouble with the application system or would like a fillable PDF form in compliance with screen readers, please email [email protected].
If you have any additional questions about the camp, eligibility, or the application process beyond what is covered in the FAQ page please email i[email protected].
Award Providers: The camp is a public-private partnership effort between the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Foundation’s Girl Up Campaign, Intel Corporation, Google, NASA, the American Society of Microbiology, and other partners, implemented by World Learning.
South Africa Washington International Program (SAWIP) for South African Students
SAWIP will be recruiting a team of emerging leaders from across all disciplines from the universities of Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Stellenbosch and the Western Cape. The selected 20 team members participate in a demanding seven-month development experience which includes community engagement and six-weeks of global and work exposure in Washington, DC.
Application Deadline: 7th February 2018
Eligible Countries: South Africa
To be taken at (country): USA
About the Award: The South Africa-Washington International Program (SAWIP) inspires, develops and supports a diverse new generation of young South African leaders who have a history of serving others with humility and integrity and ambition to be active citizens and servant leaders. Through a richly varied program of service activities and hands-on leadership opportunities as well as skills development, these emerging leaders establish a trust based on shared experience with their team that transcends racial, socio-economic, religious and other boundaries.
Type: Training
Eligibility: SAWIP candidates:
May be from any academic discipline
Must be South African citizens or permanent residents
Must be in their second year (or beyond) of university
Must be prepared for a high demand programme
Must be available to participate in the international component of the program from 16 June to 29 July 2018
Must be between the age of 19 – 25 years
Must be currently studying at the University of Cape Town, the University of Johannesburg, the University of Stellenbosch, the University of Pretoria or the University of the Western Cape
Must have a record of community engagement and leadership, with a strong service ethic
Should envisage themselves as future leaders in South Africa
Duration and Number of Scholarships: The selected 20 team members participate in a demanding seven-month development experience which includes community engagement and six-weeks of global and work exposure in Washington, DC.
How to Apply: Applicants can find the link to the form here.
Applicants are able to prepare your answers ahead of time by reading through and downloading the Application Instruction Document.
The United Nations Global Compact offers internship opportunities to recent graduates from all over the world in its New York office.
Application Deadline: 30th April 2018
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): New York, USA
Eligible Field of Study: Not specified
About the Award: The United Nations Global Compact pursues two complementary objectives: (1) making the UN Global Compact and its principles part of business strategy and operations everywhere; and (2) facilitating cooperation among key stakeholders by promoting partnerships and other collective action in support of UN goals.
Depending on their level of experience and training, UN Global Compact interns will:
conduct research relating to the topic of corporate citizenship, especially on human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption;
draft and edit publications, papers and other documents;
liaise with Global Compact stakeholders on key corporate citizenship topics;
support the organization of meetings and events;
assist with outreach activities;
handle email and other inquiries;
assist in the implementation of the Global Compact’s integrity measures;
perform administrative tasks as assigned.
Type: Internship
Eligibility:
Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree programme (bachelors or second university degree, or higher) at the time of application and during the internship; or
Under some circumstances, applicants may have graduated within less than one year to commence a UN internship.
Value of Internship: Internships at UN Headquarters are unpaid. Interns must therefore be able to cover their costs of travel, accommodation, as well as living expenses during the internship period.
Duration of Internship: Internships with the UN Global Compact are available for a duration of three to six months. The timing of internships is flexible. We encourage candidates to apply for the following sessions:
Summer / Fall: August to November (with a possible extension to December)
Winter / Spring: January to May (with a possible extension to June)
How to Apply:
Those interested in pursuing an internship with the UN Global Compact must submit an online application at the UN Careers website.
Scroll down to the bottom of the homepage to the “Search Job Openings” section and select “Internship” under the Category field, and “New York” under the Duty Station field. Click on the Search button. This will lead you to a list of various internship openings. You will need to search for the UN Global Compact internship by Job Opening ID Number.
The Global Compact Internship Job Opening Number is 89920. Candidates are strongly recommended to pay attention to the job opening number to make sure that their applications reach the UN Global Compact Office.
Important Notes: Due to the large number of applications received, only accepted interns will be notified a few weeks before the beginning of the session or within 4 weeks after each session’s application deadline.
Dag Hammarskjöld Journalism Fellowships at United Nations Assembly for Developing Countries
Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is offering Journalism Fellowships, an Opportunity for African/developing countries’ journalists to experience and report United Nation Assembly in New York USA 2018
Developing nations of Africa, Asia (including Pacific Island nations), Latin America and the Caribbean.
For 2018 only, the Fund will not accept applications from the countries of the 2017 fellows – Afghanistan, Nigeria, Sudan and Zimbabwe – in an effort to rotate recipient countries.
To be taken at (country): New York, USA
Area of Interest: Journalism
About Fellowship: The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists accepts applications from journalists of the developing nations of Africa, Asia (including Pacific Island nations), Latin America and the Caribbean to cover the United Nations General Assembly beginning in September each year. The fellowships offer a unique opportunity for promising young journalists from developing countries to see the United Nations at work and to report on its proceedings for news media in their home countries.
These awards require the presence of the selected journalist in New York during the first few months of the General Assembly session and should be regarded as an opportunity for news organizations and journalists to provide their audiences with special assignment news coverage from U.N. headquarters.
Offered Since: 1961
Type: Fellowship (Career)
Eligibility: The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists fellowships are open to individuals who:
Are native to one of the mainly developing countries of Africa, Asia (including Pacific Island nations), Latin America and the Caribbean. For 2018 only, the Fund will not accept applications from the countries of the 2017 fellows – Afghanistan, Nigeria, Sudan and Zimbabwe – in an effort to rotate recipient countries.
Currently live in and write for media in a developing country.
Are between the ages of 25 and 35.
Have a very good command of the English language since United Nations press conferences and many documents are in English only.
Are currently employed as professional journalists for print, television, radio or internet media organizations. Both full-time and freelance journalists are invited to apply.
Have approval from their media organizations to spend up to three months in New York reporting from the United Nations.
Receive a commitment from their media organizations that the reports they file during the term of the Fellowship will be used and that they will continue to be paid for their services.
Selection Criteria
Successful applicants must obtain a leave of absence from their employers.
By endorsing the application of a staff journalist for a fellowship, the editor undertakes to meet all telephone or other transmission charges and to publish or broadcast copy filed by the reporter.
Applicants must be full-time, professional journalists between 25 and 35 years old, be employed by a recognized print, radio, television, or internet media organization, and have a good working knowledge of English.
Number of Fellowships: not specified
Value of Fellowship: The Fund will provide: round-trip airfare to New York; accommodations; health insurance for the duration of the fellowship, and a daily allowance to cover food and other necessities. The Fund will not be responsible for other expenses of a personal nature, such as telephone calls.
Duration of Fellowship: first three months of the General Assembly session
CLICK HERE for the application in PDF format (requires Adobe Reader, free download)
You MUST ALSO INCLUDE ALL necessary documentation as outlined in the Eligibility and Documentation Requirements with your application.
An originally completed AND signed application, along with all six (6) of the Documentation Requirements, should be sent by postal or courier service (such as DHL, FedEx, Airborne) to:
Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists
512 Northampton Street, No. 124A
Edwardsville, PA 18704 USA
Fellowship Provider: Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists
Important Notes: Applicants and/or their employers are required to provide equipment necessary for the applicants to efficiently and effectively report from the United Nations. Such equipment should include a laptop or notebook computer, digital camera (if appropriate), audio/visual recording and equipment needed for transmission, especially for TV. Selected journalists must be prepared technically to file their news stories over WIFI, whether broadcast or print, and arrive with a computer enabled for WIFI.
Hack Reactor Coding Scholarship for Tech Students 2018 - USA
As part of its mission to increase access to tech jobs for individuals of all professional backgrounds and experience levels, Hack Reactor is proud to announce our $1.3 million Scholarship Fund for individuals who are passionate about coding.
Application Deadline: 23rd February, 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): United States of America
About the Award: Hack Reactor believes in a more diverse and equitable tech workforce. As part of our Diversity and Inclusion efforts, we will be awarding at least 50% of all scholarships to underrepresented groups in software engineering*. Women, People of Color and LGBTQ community members are strongly encouraged to apply.
Type: Training
Selection Criteria: This scholarship is merit based and everyone is welcome to apply.
Clear, Empathic Communicators
Passionate, intelligent learners
JavaScript Fundamentals
Number of Awardees: Not specified
How to Apply: Begin by filling out the first part of the application form. From there, you will be redirected to the full scholarship application form. You will need to complete all portions of the scholarship application, then be accepted into the program via the standard Hack Reactor admissions process to be considered for the scholarship.
The joint International Master in Rural Development (IMRD), part of the European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus JMD programme, offers the opportunity to become an international expert on rural development in its diversity of approaches and applications.
Application Deadline: 1st March 2018
Eligible Countries: Countries labelled as Partner countries under the EMJMD Consortium agreement.
To be taken at (University): Through IMRD you can study at least one semester at the following universities:
within Europe
Ghent University (Belgium)
Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany)
Agrocampus Ouest (France)
University of Pisa (Italy)
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (Slovakia)
outside Europe
ESPOL (Ecuador)
China Agricultural University (China)
Nanjing Agricultural University (China)
University of Arkansas (USA)
University of Pretoria (South Africa)
University of Agricultural Sciences of Bangalore (India)
About the Award: Being an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree, the IMRD programmes is entitled to – each academic year – award a limited number of Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) Student scholarships to promising nationals of Erasmus+ Partner Countries. The aim of these scholarships is for these promising students to finance their participation to the IMRD programme.
The scholarship is administrated by the IMRD Consortium which disburses the scholarship awardee with the respective payments on a timely basis which is mutually agreed upon through the signing of a Student Agreement/Contract. Payment of the scholarship only occurs upon arrival in Ghent (Belgium) and after the signing of the Student Agreement.
Type: Masters
Eligibility: Applicants which have the official nationality of an Erasmus+ Partner Country, and who meet the IMRD admission requirements and have been be academically admitted by the IMRD Management Board to participate the IMRD programme. Other eligibility requirements of the program include:
Applicants must have at least a Bachelor’s degree of min. 3 years from a university or recognized equivalent in preferably bioscience engineering or agricultural sciences, (preferably agricultural economics) with good overall scores (at least a second class or equivalent, preferably higher).
Applicants must be able to demonstrate through their transcripts basic science training in: (i) mathematics and/or statistics; (ii) agronomy and/or biology and/or environmental sciences; and (iii) social sciences/sociology and/or rural development and/or economics.
Language requirements:
The English language proficiency can be met by providing a certificate (validity of 5 years) of one of the following tests:
– TOEFL IBT 80
– TOEFL PBT 550
– ACADEMIC IELTS 6,5 overall score
– CEFR B2 Issued by a European university language centre
– ESOL CAMBRIDGE English CAE (Advanced)
Language of instruction is not accepted anymore, except applicants who are nationals from or have obtained a bachelor and/or master degree in a higher education institute with English as mode of instruction in USA, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or Canada, and in the latter case a certificate that the mode of instruction was English has to be submitted.
Selection Criteria: EMJDM Student Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit. Notwithstanding, the Selection and Award Committee takes the following 3 points into consideration:
a fair gender balance amongst the scholarship awardees
a fair geographical balance (ideally max. 2 scholarships per nationality)
the choice for the Thesis Partner University in order for a fair balance amongst consortium partners (max. 1 EMJMD scholarship per Thesis Partner University per intake)
Selection: The selection of awardees of these scholarships, is conducted by the IMRD Management Board. They take their decision carefully after assessing all complete application files of the academically admitted candidates for the IMRD programme who applied correctly and timely for the EMJMD Scholarships.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship:
2 year Programme Costs for the IMRD programme (= 2 x 9,000 => 18,000 EUR)
2 year full worldwide insurance coverage
contribution to travel and installation costs (either 5,000 or 7,000 EUR)
How to Apply: Complete the IMRD-form before 1 March 2018 to be taken into account for a scholarship!
Apply for admission to the consortium and a scholarship by registering here and completing the application form here. For all questions in relation to the scholarship procedure and other questions regarding tuition fee, accommodation, visa matters, etc. please contact [email protected].
After having submitted your application file in EConsort, your academic admissibility to the programme will be assessed. In case the outcome is positive, you will have to complete your file by sending legalised copies of your Bachelor degree and Transcripts of Academic Records, as well as a valid language certificate to our offices. You will be informed throughout the application process on how to proceed.
It is important to go through the admission and scholarship requirements before applying.
One of the best ways to study for free as a foreign student in another country is to apply for international scholarships offered by the government of that country. It will interest you to know that every year, the Government of several countries around the world welcome foreign African and international students to study in their country on full scholarships.
Scholarship opportunities are available for undergraduates and/or postgraduate – Masters/PhD – students. Below is our list of top Government Scholarships around the world for Foreign Students.
Please click on the title to read full details about eligibility and how to apply for each scholarship. More scholarships will be added to this list. Keep checking back for your desired scholarship.
Find the list of ‘Governments’ in alphabetical order
Australia Awards in Africa (AAA), an initiative of the Australian Government, is a pan-African program of development scholarships and fellowships that offers 1,000 postgraduate scholarships each year to eligible African professionals.
IPRS enables international students to undertake a postgraduate research qualification in Australia and gain experience with leading Australian researchers. The scholarship covers tuition fees and health cover costs for scholarship holders, and health cover costs for their dependants.
The award has been financed by funds of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW) and the EU for international PhD or Post Doctoral scholars who desire to undertake research in science. The award aims to to promote scientific secondary growth, promote scientific cooperation and build a sustainable network of academics with relation to Austria.
The Beijing Government Scholarship (BGS) was established by Beijing Municipal Government, aiming to provide tuition fees fully or partially to the international students studying or applying for studying in Beijing. Its administrative office is the International Cooperation and Exchange Office of Beijing Municipal Commission of Educations, which is in charge of project establishment, review, acceptance and daily management of the Beijing Government Scholarship Program.
The Minister for Development Cooperation and the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation entrust the Belgian Higher Education Institutions with the preparation of Postgraduate Programmes (Advanced Masters) and Training Programmes that are specifically oriented towards young professionals from developing countries. Within the programme for International Courses and Training Programmes ARES grants 150 scholarships for participation into the masters and 70 scholarships for participation into the training programmes.
VLIR-UOS offers full Masters & training Scholarships in Belgium for students from Developing countries – half of this scholarship will be offered to African students and preference will be given for Women. The eligible training or Masters programmes are taught in English.
Applications are invited annually for Brunei Darussalam Government Scholarships available for foreign students to study at University of Brunei Darussalam [UBD], Islam Sultan Sharif Ali University [UNISSA] and Brunei Institute of Technology [ITB] in Brunei. These scholarships are awarded to the students of ASEAN, OIC, Commonwealth Member Countries and others. Scholarship award is normally tenable for the duration of the programme.
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to brand Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. VCS supports students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health. The scholarship is worth $50,000 per year for three years and is available to both Canadian and international PhD students studying at Canadian universities.
In order to promote the mutual understanding, cooperation and exchanges in politics, economy, culture, education, and trade between China and other countries, the Chinese government has set up a series of scholarship programs to sponsor international students, teachers and scholars to study and research in Chinese universities. China Scholarship Council (CSC), entrusted by the Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China (MOE), is responsible for the enrollment and administration of Chinese Government Scholarship programs.
The Government of the Czech Republic offers a number of undergraduate, Master’s and Doctoral scholarships within the framework of its Foreign Development Assistance Programme in support of the study of foreign nationals from developing countries at public institutions of higher education in the Czech Republic for 2012-2013 academic year.
The Danish Government Scholarships under the Cultural Agreements are aimed at highly qualified exchange students wishing to immerse themselves in studies of the Danish language and culture or other fields of study related to Denmark. Danish Government scholarships programme covers 30-50% of the tuition fees, which means that the rest must be paid by the student. Students who are awarded a scholarship from UCN may under certain circumstances also receive an additional partial monthly living costs scholarship.
The Estonian Government through the Estonian Institute offers international master’s students, doctoral students and post-doctorate researchers, scholarships to study at Estonian universities. The EstophilusScholarship is offered to finance foreign citizens with foreign higher education master’s, doctorate and post-doctorate researchers in their studies and research.
The Finland Government scholarships are offered for a period of 3-9 months for Doctoral level studies and research at Finnish universities or public research institutes. The Finland Government Scholarship Pool programme is open to young researchers from all academic fields. The scholarship cannot be applied for Master’s level studies or post-Doctoral studies/research. The Finnish Government Scholarship Pool programme application form is not an application for a study/research placement. It is merely an application for funding.
The programme aims to promote the internationalization of the Flemish Higher Education, as stated in the Action Plan for Student Mobility, Brains on the Move and bring international stidents into Belgium. The duration of mobility is minimum 1 academic year and maximum the full duration of the master programme. If the student obtains less than 45 ECTS in the first year, then he/she loses the scholarship in the second year.
The Flemish Department of Education and Training offers scholarships for the academic year 2017-2018 under the new Priority Country Programme. The aim of this programme is to promote exchange of students between Belgium/Flanders and following priority countries listed in the link above. In Africa, Morocco and South Africa are list of countries eligible for this scholarship.
Masters and PhD Scholarships in France for Students from Developing Countries in Engineering Sciences, Sciences, Economics and Management, Law and Political Science. The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme was established by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development to enable French higher education establishments to attract top foreign students to enrol in their master’s and PhD courses.
Each year, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) support young professionals from developing countries with a variety of scholarships to pursue internationally recognized Postgraduate degree in selected courses at German Universities.
Application Deadline: Varies by University between August & October
The Holland Scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science as well as several Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences. This scholarship is meant for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to do their bachelor’s or master’s in the Netherlands.
The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), established in 2009 by the Research Grants Council (RGC), aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD programmes in Hong Kong’s institutions. About 200 PhD Fellowships will be awarded each academic year. For awardees who need more than three years to complete the PhD degree, additional support may be provided by the chosen institutions. The financial aid is available for any field of study.
The Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme, by the Hungarian Government offers international students the opportunity to undergo study of all types in Hungary for free. The core mission of the programme is to increase the number of foreign students in Hungary and to encourage Hungarian higher education institutions to attract top foreign students. The Programme is managed by Tempus Public Foundation.
The FAO-Hungary scholarship programme enables a select group of young professionals to undertake master’s level studies in English at one of Hungary’s agricultural universities. The scholarship covers student costs only; family members are not supported within the frame of this programme.
At the inaugural plenary of the India – Africa Forum Summit held in New Delhi in April 2008, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India announced the Government of India’s initiative to enhance the academic opportunities for students of African countries in India by increasing the number of scholarships for them to pursue undergraduate, postgraduate and higher courses.
The Developing Countries Partnership Program on Scholarship or Beasiswa KNB (Kemitraan Negara Berkembang) is offered for the Master Degree Program at one of 12 prominent Universities in Indonesia for 3 years period. The program has been offered, since 2002, to the Master Degree candidates from the developing countries all around the world.
In order to promote human resource capacities in the developing countries through intensive training and to enhance international understanding and friendship among peoples of the world and the people of Israel, the Government of Israel is placing at the disposal of UNESCO a number of fellowships for the benefit of certain Member States (especially the least developed countries)
The Italian Government awards scholarships for studying in Italy both to foreign citizens and Italian citizens resident abroad (IRE). The aim of these scholarships is fostering international cultural cooperation, spreading the Italian language, culture and science knowledge and promoting the economic and technological sectors of Italy all around the world.
The World Bank and the Government of Japan, through the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program, offer scholarships for Masters Degree to postgraduate students from developing countries to study in Japan. It is anticipated that scholars would return to their countries to apply their enhanced knowledge and skills towards helping accelerate the pace of economic and social development.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Japan offers scholarships to international students who wish to study at Japanese universities as undergraduate students under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2015.
Jiangsu Provincial Government has set up the Jasmine Jiangsu Government Scholarship for international students in order to promote the development of higher education of International students in Jiangsu, to further improve the profile of Jiangsu Education to the world, to highlight the brand of Study in Jiangsu and to make Jiangsu a preferred province for international students to study in.
The Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) is offered for international students who want to pursue Bachelors, Masters and PhD degrees in Korean Universities. The scholarship is aimed to provide international students with an opportunity to conduct advanced studies at higher educational institutions in Korea, to develop global leaders and strengthen Korea-friendly networks worldwide.
Applications for the Lagos State Undergraduate and Postgraduate Scholarship Award 2016/2017 is open to Lagos state indigenes, who are students in Tertiary institutions in Nigeria and meet the eligibility criteria as outlined.
The Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) is an initiative by the Malaysian Governbrment to attract the best brain from around the world to pursue advanced academic studies in Malaysia. This scholarship aims to support Malaysian Government’s effort to attract, motivate and retain talented human capital from abroad.
The Directorate-General for Educational and Cultural Cooperation, through the Academic Exchange Department, designs and manages the Ministry of Foreign Affairs´ Scholarship Program for Foreigners. The scholarships of the Mexican Government present two programs: the scholarship for academic studies and the scholarship for special programs.
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP), funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for development cooperation, are designed to promote capacity building within organizations in 51 (previously 62) countries by providing training and education to mid-career staff. The overall aim of the NFP is to help alleviate qualitative and quantitative shortages of skilled manpower within a wide range of governmental, private and non-governmental organizations.
New Zealand Aid Programme Scholarships offers the opportunity to people from targeted African countries to undertake development-related studies at tertiary education institutions in New Zealand.
The Federal Scholarship Board by the Federal Ministry of Education of Nigeria every year offers the Bilateral Educational Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Awards for Undergraduate, Masters and PhD students to study Overseas.
The International Ibsen Scholarships were initiated in 2007 by the Norwegian government and handed out for the first time in 2008. Scholarships are awarded innovative projects in the field of drama and performing arts and projects that act as incentives for critical discourse in regards to existential and society-related subject matters concerning Henrik Ibsen.
The Romanian Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers Scholarships to foreign citizens to study for Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral Degrees. Citizens of non EU countries (irrespective of their country of residence) are eligible to apply. Priority is given to citizens from non EU states with which Romania does not have cultural and education cooperation agreements.
The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration between the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to offer PhD training to be carried out in English at your chosen lab at A*STAR Research Institutes, NUS or NTU.
The Swedish Institute Study Scholarships – SISS is the Swedish government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. It is funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden and administered by the Swedish Institute (SI). The Scholarships target highly-qualified students and are awarded for studies in Sweden starting in an autumn semester. The scholarships are intended for full-time master’s level studies in Sweden and cover both living costs and tuition fees.
The Swedish Government offers exclusive scholarships to South African citizens. We are now looking for talented and ambitious scholars that want to attend a Master’s Programme at a Swedish university. Everything from living expenses to tuition fee will be included in the scholarship.
The Swiss government, through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), awards various postgraduate scholarships to foreign scholars and researchers:
University scholarships (Swiss universities, Federal Institutes of Technology, as well as Universities of Applied Sciences)
Arts scholarships (schools of music and fine arts, only for a limited number of countries).
These scholarships provide graduates from all fields with the opportunity to pursue doctoral or postdoctoral research in Switzerland at one of the public funded university or recognised institution.
This scholarship, provided by Shanghai government for international students studying in Shanghai, is in two types: A, B. Type A, exclusively for those who study for Master’s or Doctoral degrees, is full scholarship, including tuition, free accommodation,accident insurance, allowance for living; Type B, only for those who study fordegrees, is partial scholarship, only including tuition accident insurance.
Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF) offers Higher Education Scholarship Program to study for Undergraduate (4 years), Masters (2 years) and PhD (4 years) Degrees at renowned partner universities in Taiwan
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) grants fellowships for international highly qualified PhD students and young post-doctoral researchers to pursue their research in Turkey in certain fields. The program aims to promote Turkey’s scientific and technological collaboration with countries of the prospective researchers. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate the potential to contribute significantly to Turkey’s goal of international cooperation in scientific and technological development.
In an effort to promote talented academics, and with the generous support of the Government of the United Arab Emirates, IRENA is awarding up to 20 scholarships at Abu Dhabi based MASDAR Institute of Science and Technology. The Programme extends to the eight Master of Science Programmes offered at MASDAR Institute.
Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals with strong academic backgrounds who also have demonstrable leadership potential. The scholarship offers financial support to study for a Master’s degree at any of the UK’s leading universities and the opportunity to become part of an influential global network of 44,000 alumni. These scholarships represent a significant investment from the UK government to develop the next cohort of global leaders.
The Commonwealth Shared Scholarships, set up by the Department for International Development (DFID) in 1986, represent a unique partnership between the United Kingdom government and UK universities. To date, more than 3,500 students from developing Commonwealth countries have been awarded Shared Scholarships. Without these awards they would not otherwise have been able to benefit from UK higher education.
The Fulbright Program are full scholarships in USA for international students (including students from African and developing countries) who wants to pursue a Master’s or PhD degree. The scholarships can also be awarded for non-degree postgraduate studies. The grant covers tuition fee, textbooks, airfare, a living stipend, and health insurance. Application is encouraged from masters and PhD studies in fields including interdisciplinary ones except medical degree program or clinical medical research.
The main objective of the Quota Scheme is to contribute to capacity building through education that will benefit the home country of the students when they return. The Scheme is also intended to strengthen relations between Norway and the selected countries and thus contribute to internationalization at Norwegian institutions of higher education. Most universities and university colleges in Norway participate in the Quota scheme.
Onsi Sawiris Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Egyptians to Study in USA
Orascom Construction (OC)seeks to promote excellence and achievement. OC launched the Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program in the year 2000 to invest company resources in educational programs to improve the communities in which it works. Through the Onsi Sawiris Scholarship program, OC provides full tuition scholarships for Egyptian undergraduate students seeking to pursue their Bachelor’s degree in fields that will enhance the economic prosperity of Egypt at prestigious universities in the United States.
Application Deadline: 31st July, 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Egypt
To be taken at (country): USA
Type: Undergraduate
Fields of Study: Engineering, Economics, Political Science, Finance and Management.
Eligibility:
GPA 3.5 / 90% in Thanaweyya Amma certification (Secondary year) or equivalent certificates
iBT TOEFL: 100 or above [or equivalent]
Minimum SAT I Score: Overall: 1450, Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 730, Math: 730
SAT II in 3 subjects: 600 or above
Extracurricular Activities
Candidates should:
Meet the above criteria
Be planning to start their studies in the U.S.A in the year 2019
Be Egyptian nationals, who are residents of Egypt (preference will not be given to dual nationality applicants)
Have not lived more than 3 years abroad
Be committed to coming back to Egypt for two years directly after the successful completion of their bachelor’s degree
Selection Criteria: : The Onsi Sawiris Scholarships will be awarded based on character and merit as demonstrated through academic excellence, extracurricular activities, and entrepreneurial initiative.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: The scholarships include full tuition, a living allowance, travel and health insurance. Scholarship recipients will also be given the option of an internship position within the company.
How to Apply: It is important to go through the application instructions on the Scholarship Webpage before applying.
Preference will be given to candidates who have not lived, worked, or studied abroad for a significant period of time.
The Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program is only granted to the list of endorsed universities provided in the “Approved Universities” section of the application.
Selection as a nominee for the Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program does not guarantee university acceptance. Applicants will be supported in applying for these universities. If nominated for the scholarship; the Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program award will be made once university acceptance is obtained.
University of Michigan Centre for the Education of Women (CEW) Scholarships for Women 2018/
The CEW Scholarship Program, which today serves women and nontraditional students, was established in 1970 to honor the academic performance and potential of women whose education has been interrupted and to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of women to the University of Michigan.
Application Deadline: 1st March 2018.
The CEW Application will be available online on or before February 1 and will be posted on this Webpage at that period. In the meantime prepare your documents with the 2018/2019 information below.
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): USA
About the Award: Thanks to the generosity of individuals, organizations, clubs, and foundations, CEW has awarded over 1,600 scholarships since 1970. CEW Scholarship Awards are invaluable they often mean the difference between completing a degree or not doing so, for many students at the University of Michigan. Due to the generosity of donors, CEW was able to expand the program in 2008 to include additional scholarships for students of all genders on the Ann Arbor campus.
Type: Undergraduate, Graduate
Eligibility:
CEW Scholarship applicants must be attending the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Flint, or Dearborn campuses) during the year for which the scholarship is awarded and 2) Must have at least one (1) of the criteria listed below:
Undergraduates
A minimum two-year (24 month) consecutive interruption in education anytime since high school OR
Primary Caregiver*
Graduate Students
A minimum five-year (60 month) consecutive interruption in education anytime since high school OR
Primary Caregiver*
*Primary Caregiver definition:
Lives in the same residence at least 50% of the time and consistently assumes major responsibility for housing, health, and safety of a minor, older adult, or disabled adult; anticipates this responsibility will continue during the upcoming academic year.
Lives in separate residence and provides care for a minor, older adult, or disabled adult for a minimum of 20 hours per week without monetary compensation for at least the past 6 months; anticipates this responsibility will continue during the upcoming academic year.
In addition to these criteria, preference will be given to undergraduate students who currently qualify for a federal PELL grant, and undergraduate and graduate students who are first generation students (no parent has completed a bachelor’s degree).
Number and Value of Scholarship: Approximately 40 scholarships are awarded annually ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, with some larger scholarship awards given.
How to Apply: Before applying, please review the Eligibility criteria outlined above. The application process is online in M-Compass (opening on Feb 1) and includes the following elements:
Demographic information, including a current transcript (Fall 2017 if enrolled)
Three Letters of Recommendation:
It is best to secure recommenders early and let them know the general timeline required for their letter. You will be asked to provide recommenders’ names and contact information, and complete the electronic request forms to be sent as automated emails. Recommenders will be prompted to follow a link in the email and write their recommendation directly on the form. Recommenders that are familiar with your academic record and career aspirations are in the best position to write on your behalf. At least one academic recommender is strongly suggested. Strong references letters typically include:
The length and capacity that the recommender has known the applicant.
The committee reviewing applications welcomes comments about the applicant’s strengths, academic and professional achievements, the ability to persevere and succeed in their plans for university work, and their potential for impact in their chosen field. (A forthright appraisal of the candidate is most helpful)
Biographical information and academic transcripts have already been submitted – focus on what the committee might not already know
Essays:
Once the scholarship application is available, you can paste your responses to the follow prompts directly into the application questionnaire.
Explanation of Primary Caregiving and/or Educational Interruption
In 250 words or less tell us the nature of the relationship with the individual(s) you provide care for and briefly list your caregiving responsibilities, and/or tell us what lead to the interruption in your education, how many consecutive months you were not enrolled or earning academic credit, and what you did during that time. Note: if you are applying based on the interruption in your education criteria you will need to specify the months and years your education was interrupted and transcripts that verify the interruption (e.g. 01/2013-09/2018).
Personal Statement – Determination
How have your life circumstances, experiences, and/or challenges shaped your educational/career path? Describe how you have exemplified persistence in pursuing your goals. (Max. 350 words)
Personal Statement – Potential Impact
What is your vision for success and plan for achieving your goals? How will you make an impact with the degree that you are pursuing at the personal, community, and/or global levels? (Max. 350 words)
Financial Information
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit. However, to determine the amount of your award, we need information about your financial needs and how you expect to meet them in the next academic year. Briefly provide as much information about your past, present, and future financial situation as you feel is important for us to know in determining the amount of your award.
The Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) program provides international teachers with an opportunity to enhance their teaching skills and increase their knowledge about the United States.
Application Deadline: Each country sets its own application deadlines. Please inquire from the US Embassy or Fulbright commission in your country or territory for deadline information.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: See list of countries below.
To be taken at (country): USA
About the Award: The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (Fulbright TEA) brings international teachers to the United States for a six-week program that offers academic seminars for professional development at a host university. Participants observe classrooms and share their expertise with teachers and students at the host university and at local secondary schools.
Type: Short courses/Training
Eligibility: Details for this program may vary by country. In general, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Current secondary school-level,* full-time teacher in an institution serving primarily a local population;
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent;
Five or more years of classroom experience as a teacher of English, English as a foreign language (EFL), mathematics, science, or social studies, including special education teachers in those subject areas;
Proficient in written and spoken English with a TOEFL score of 450 on the paper-based TOEFL or an equivalent English-language examination;**
Demonstrated commitment to continue teaching after completion of the program; and
A complete application.
*Secondary-level teachers include both middle and high school teachers working with students between approximately 12 and 18 years of age. Teachers responsible for teaching additional grade levels must teach middle school or high school students more than 50% of their work time in order to be eligible for the program.
**A limited number of participants with TOEFL scores between 425 and 450, or equivalent, will be accepted for the program in a special cohort that will include additional English-language training as part of the professional development program.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: The Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program is fully funded pending availability of funds.
Duration of Scholarship: 6 weeks
Eligible Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, BurkinaFaso, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Bank/Gaza, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
World Bank Group in association with the Stanford Committee are calling for papers examining the Challenges and Opportunities of Firms’ Productivity in Africa.
Application Deadline: 23rd February 2018
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: The fifth Annual Bank Conference on Africa (ABCA) will be held at Stanford, California, on May 31- June 1, 2018. It will cover various topics pertinent to firms in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is being organized jointly by the World Bank (Office of the Chief Economist for the Africa Region), and the Stanford Center on Global Poverty and Development.
The conference will include a keynote address by David McKenzie of the World Bank and opening remarks by Makhtar Diop (World Bank Vice-President for the Africa Region), as well as invited contributions by senior scholars.
Type: Call for Papers, Conference
Eligibility: Submitted papers with a focus on Africa are now welcome on any of the following topics:
Technology, innovation and firm performance
Productivity and resource allocation
The role of firms in job creation
Worker productivity and incentives
Data and measurement issues pertinent to firms’ growth in Africa
High growth entrepreneurship, incubators, accelerators and start-ups.
As well as papers that examine the following in the context of firms: economic growth, conflict, resilience, input and output markets, gender, property rights, infrastructure, and financial constraints.
Value of Award: Limited funds to support travel for successful African presenters may be available.
Fox International Fellowships in Yale University especially welcome students enrolled in the social sciences and kindred disciplines in the professional schools. Yale University jointly pursues these aims with 19 of the world’s leading universities in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.
Application Deadline: Application deadlines are in January/February each year: specific dates will be announced by each Fox partner university.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Institutions: Yale University, United States | University of São Paulo, Brazil | Fudan University, China | University of Cambridge, England | Institut d’Études de Politiques de Paris, France | Freie University of Berlin, Germany | University of Ghana, Ghana | Jawaharlal Nehru University, India | Tel Aviv University, Israel | The University of Tokyo, Japan | El Colegio de México, México | Moscow State University, Russia | University of Cape Town, South Africa | Boğaziçi University, Turkey | University of British Columbia, Canada | The Australian National University & The University of Melbourne, Australia | The University of Copenhagen & The Copenhagen Business School, Denmark | National University of Singapore
To be taken at (country): Yale University, USA
Fields of Study: Fox International Fellowships seek applicants whose work has the potential to offer practical solutions to the problems which stand in the way of the world`s peace and prosperity. The fellowship focuses on such critical fields as: international relations and global affairs, law, environmental policy, public health, social sciences, economics, political science, business and finance, management, and contemporary history.
About the Award: The Fox International Fellowship is a graduate student exchange program between Yale and 19 world-renowned partner universities. Fox International Fellows are selected for their potential to become leaders in fields that are policy significant, historically informed, and socially meaningful. Such work is increasingly conditioned by the interdisciplinary and transnational character of knowledge and practice in the twenty-first century. Fellows’ research projects and academic interests reflect the areas toward which many of the world’s major decision-makers have gravitated, as well as those that have the potential to open new channels of debate.
The Fox Fellowship, through scholarship and civic engagement, aims to enhance “mutual understanding” between the United States and the home countries of our partner universities in order to provoke and contribute to productive dialogue around complex challenges and to offer current and enduring solutions. Initiated at the end of the Cold War, the focus on peace and conflict in general and U.S./Soviet interaction has expanded to include a host of twenty-first century challenges in every world region such as prosperity and development, poverty alleviation, environmental degradation, resource stewardship, and human rights.
Type: Fellowship, Doctoral, Masters.
The Fox Fellowship is NOT open to postdoctoral applicants. International student proposing projects in their home country are NOT eligible.
Eligibility: Graduate level students pursuing Doctoral or Masters level degrees and graduating master’s level students are eligible. Graduating bachelors’ level students of unusual merit and distinction may be considered but advanced, graduate level students are preferred. The Fox Fellowship is NOT open to postdoctoral applicants and international student proposing projects in their home country are NOT eligible.
Personal characteristics: The candidate must demonstrate commitment to serious research and also capacity for leadership and civic engagement in the larger community. The candidate clearly understands and has demonstrated commitment to being a “citizen ambassador.”
Strength of academic achievement: The candidate must demonstrate both excellence in relevant coursework as well as strong evidence of research ability in the field of endeavor they are proposing as their Fox Fellowship project.
Field of focus: A strong and specific research project with a focus in international relations and global affairs, environmental policy, public health, business and finance, social sciences, economics, political science, law, and contemporary history, with preference for topics of contemporary, applied and/or institutional relevance to enhancing the world’s peace and prosperity. The candidate’s overall program of studies or degree may come from different disciplines and departments as long as their project focuses on one or more of these fields.
Language skills: The candidate’s language skills must be sufficient both to succeed in their research project and to engage in the intellectual and social community of the host university and their colleagues in the Fox International Fellowship at Yale. Candidates for Fox Fellowships at Yale University have to provide recent TOEFL or IELTS scores demonstrating proficiency in English conversation, reading and writing. This requirement is waived only for applicants from partner institutions where English is the primary language of instruction.
Selection Criteria: The Yale Fox Fellowship selection committee makes the final decision based on the following criteria:
● Quality of research proposal
● Strength of academic achievement
● Character and demonstrated leadership potential
● Demonstrated personal commitment to being a “citizen ambassador”
Number of Awardees: Annually at least one student from each Fox exchange partner takes up residency at Yale, and at least one Yale student goes to each partner.
Value of Fellowship: All Fellows at Yale receive the same award, which is commensurate to the level of funding received by doctoral students in the graduate school. Awards include round-trip travel, accommodations in rental housing provided by the Fox Fellowship and a generous living stipend to cover expenses not already provided for by existing funds that you may have at your disposal. The Fellowship will also cover health insurance. All fellows are also able to apply for grants from a research travel fund up to U.S.D $2000.
Duration of Fellowship: 10 months
How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section before applying. For students at Fox Fellowship exchange partner institutions, click here.
The American College of Surgeons offers International Guest Scholarships to competent young surgeons from countries other than the United States or Canada who have demonstrated strong interests in teaching and research.
Application Deadline: 2nd July 2018.
Eligible Fields of Study: Medicine-related fields
About Award: The American College of Surgeons offers International Guest Scholarships to young surgeons from countries other than the United States or Canada who have demonstrated strong interests in teaching and research. The scholarships, in the amount of $10,000 each, provide the scholars with an opportunity to visit clinical, teaching, and research activities in the U.S. and Canada and to attend and participate fully in the educational opportunities and activities of the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.
This scholarship endowment was originally provided through the legacy left to the College by Paul R. Hawley, MD (FACS Hon), former College Director. More recently, gifts from the family of Abdol Islami, MD (FACS), the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and others to the International Guest Scholarship endowment have enabled the College to expand the number of scholarship awards.
Type: Fellowship, Short Courses
Eligibility Requirement
Applicants must be graduates of schools of medicine who have completed their surgical training.
Applicants must be at least 35 years old, but under 50, on the date that the completed application is filed.
Applicants must submit their applications from their intended permanent location. Applications will be accepted for processing only when the applicants have been in surgical practice, teaching, or research for a minimum of one year at their intended permanent location, following completion of all formal training (including fellowships and scholarships).
Applicants must have demonstrated a commitment to teaching and/or research in accordance with the standards of the applicant’s country.
Early careerists are deemed more suitable than those who are serving in senior academic appointments.
Applicants must submit a fully completed application form provided by the College on its website. The application and accompanying materials must be submitted in English. Submission of a curriculum vitae only is not acceptable.
Applicants must provide a list of all of their publications and must submit, in addition, three complete publications (reprints or manuscripts) of their choice from that list.
Preference may be given to applicants who have not already experienced training or surgical fellowships in the U.S. or Canada.
Applicants must submit independently prepared letters of recommendation from three of their colleagues. One letter must be from the chair of the department in which they hold an academic appointment or a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons residing in their country. The chair’s or the Fellow’s letter is to include a specific statement detailing the nature and extent of the teaching and other academic involvement of the applicant. Letters of recommendation should be submitted by the person making the recommendation.
The online application form is structured to assist the Scholarship Selection Subcommittee and assists the applicant in submitting a structured curriculum vitae.
The International Guest Scholarships must be used in the year for which they are designated. They cannot be postponed.
Applicants who are awarded scholarships will provide a full written report of the experiences provided through the scholarships upon completion of their tours.
An unsuccessful applicant may reapply only twice and only by completing and submitting a new application together with new supporting documentation.
Value of Scholarship: The scholarships provide successful applicants with the privilege of participating in the College’s annual Clinical Congress held in San Francisco, CA, in October 2019, with public recognition of their presence. They will receive gratis admission to selected postgraduate courses plus admission to all lectures, demonstrations, and exhibits, which are an integral part of the Clinical Congress. Assistance will be provided in arranging visits, following the Clinical Congress, to various clinics and universities of their choice. In order to qualify for consideration by the selection committee, all of the requirements must be fulfilled.
American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce the 2018-2019 Alumni Grants Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), to assist past participants of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program of program years 2003-04 to 2016-17 who successfully completed the YES or YES Abroad programs from any of the past or current YES countries LISTED BELOW.
Application Deadline: 15th February 2018
Eligible Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gaza Strip, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel (Arab Communities), Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Suriname,Syria, Tanzania,
Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey West Bank, Yemen, YES Abroad – United States.
About the Award: 2018 is going to be an exciting year for the YES program – it’s the YES 15th Anniversary! 2018 will also usher in a new cycle of YES Alumni Grants. Want to commemorate the 15th anniversary in the most impactful way possible? Why not apply for a YES Alumni Grant to start a project in your community that you are passionate about? From an alumni mentoring program or holding a workshop on countering violent extremism in your community, the possibilities to make a difference through a YES Alumni Grant are endless.
Type: Grants
Eligibility: In order to participate in this program, applicants:
Must be successful participants of the YES or YES Abroad program;
Must conduct their project and currently reside in one of the countries in which the YES program or YES Abroad is administered (including the U.S.);
Cannot be working as employees of an organization administering the YES program, or of the U.S. government.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Grants will fall into two categories:
Individual Grants (up to $250)
To support community service or professional development projects. Individual grant applicants who demonstrate in their proposals a readiness to share their experience with others in their community upon completion will be given preference.
These may be single events or small-scale projects.
Group Grants (up to $3000):
To support community service projects in areas such as interfaith dialogue, conflict resolution, entrepreneurship, public health, environment, inclusion of people with disabilities, women’s and girls’ empowerment, and promotion of English language and American culture. Not all project organizers or volunteers must be YES or YES Abroad alumni, but the grant applicant/recipient and the project leader or co-leader must be an alumnus/a.
American Councils may request that applicants modify their budget or the proposal in order to be awarded a grant.
Award Providers: 2018 YES Alumni Grants Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and administered by American Councils for International Education.
Penn-UNESCO Fellowships for Developing Country Scholars
The University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education offers up to two full tuition International Fellowships under the PennGSE–UNESCO Chair, founded in 2012.
Application Deadline: 1st April 2018
Eligible Countries: Low-income and Lower-middle-income countries. See List below
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: This Fellowship, under the auspices of the International Educational Development Program (IEDP), is the first of its kind in the U.S., and is designed to support promising professionals devoted to international education in the developing world. A first Fellow was accepted for the Fall 2011 cohort.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: Priority will be given to applicants who are citizens of countries defined by the World Bank as low-income and lower-middle-income countries. Naturalized US citizens and permanent residents who originate from low-income and lower-middle-income countries (i.e., were born in one of these countries and whose parents are not US citizens) may also apply.
Number of Awards: 2
Value of Award: The Fellowship covers all Penn tuition (up to 10 course units) associated with the IEDP Masters Degree program of study. The Fellowship does not cover other costs associated with attending graduate school, such as room and board, books, health insurance, travel, etc.
The Global Ambassadors Program (GAP) is designed for women entrepreneurs – providing mentorship, training and a network of support to help grow your business and your personal development. The program includes one-on-one mentoring sessions and strategic workshops focused on building organizational management, financial acumen and leadership skills.
Application Deadline: 12th January 2018
Eligible Countries: International
To Be Taken At (Country): New York, USA
About the Award: The program is a partnership between Vital Voices, a leading NGO in women’s leadership and development and Bank of America, based on a shared belief in the need to invest in women who are creating economic and social progress around the world.
Type: Entrepreneurship
Eligibility:
A woman entrepreneur who owns a majority stake in a qualifying business, is the key decision maker in the business and manages it on a day-to-day basis
A minimum of 10-20 years of experience in a professional setting.
The applicant must have worked in her existing organization / enterprise for at least 5-7 years
Proficient in English
Demonstrate a commitment to the core principles of the “Vital Voices’ Leadership Model” – Innovative, collaborative, and driven by a clear sense of mission; engaged in their communities and are committed to advancing the status of women and girls.
Demonstrate high-potential for leadership and a desire to take on leadership roles both within and outside their companies
Selection Criteria:
For profit or social entrepreneur (for this program, a social enterprise is a for-profit business with a social mission)
Should have a minimum annual revenue of at least US$ 250,000 and a maximum annual revenue of US$ 10 million
The United States and all other countries (please note that for the US-based mentees, preference will be given to applicants from the New York metropolitan area)
Number of Awards: 10-12 applicants will be chosen to participate and notified in early February, 2018.
Value of Award: All travel, meals and accommodation costs for mentees participating in this program are covered in full by the Global Ambassadors Program
One week in-person training program in New York City including:
Strategic Planning for Business Growth
Human Resource Management
Communications workshops including Branding & Marketing, Social Media and Public Speaking
Financial Management and Access to Capital
A 1:1 mentoring relationship with an established woman executive. Previous mentors include: Susan Chambers, Executive Vice President, Global People Division Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Deborah Dugan, Chief Executive Officer, RED and Donna Langley, Chairman, Universal Pictures.
Inclusion in the Vital Voices network of more than 15,000 women from 181 countries and territories around the world.
Opportunity for cross-cultural exchange with women from around the globe.
Participation in a half-day Global Forum, a thought leadership event and networking opportunity to engage with invited guests including business and community leaders.
Opportunities for your business/organization to be profiled via digital channels, social media and in earned media coverage.
On-going support and mentorship, specific to your needs, through the Global Ambassadors Program for 1+ year
How to Apply: Applicants are required to:
Complete and submit this online Application Questionnaire
Submit a two-minute video (described in the last section of this application)
This online application process may take up to 1 hour to complete. Applications should be submitted by Friday 12th January 2018. Any incomplete applications, or any applications received after Friday 12th January 2018 will not be considered. Applications submitted without the 2 minute video will not be considered.
Agricultural Innovation in Africa (AIA) fellows will study agricultural science and technology policy improvement through Africa’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs).
Application Deadline: 16th January 2018
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: Predoctoral candidates and recent recipients of a Ph.D. or equivalent degree
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: This is a nonstipendiary fellowship. Applicants are encouraged to find other sources of funding.
Should be one published or unpublished piece written by the applicant (co-authored pieces not accepted) in English that will demonstrate his/her English-language writing ability
Can be a journal article, book chapter, dissertation chapter, white paper, etc. you have produced in your field
Contact information for 3 recommenders submitting letters on your behalf
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University is offering Middle East Initiative Research Fellowships for the academic year 2018.
Application Deadline: 16th January, 2018
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): USA
Field of Study: Priority will be given to applications pursuing one of these four primary areas of focus:
Democratizing Politics: Establishing durable, accountable democracies not only by focusing on political institutions, but also by empowering the region’s citizens.
Building Peace: Addressing the sources of domestic and interstate conflict and generating durable political settlements.
Revitalizing the State: Reforming the Middle East’s social service delivery systems with a special emphasis on health, education and social protection.
Democratizing Financial and Labor Markets: Working to ensure that the financial and labor markets in the Middle East benefit the entire population, not merely the elite.
About the Award: The Middle East Initiative (MEI) engages public policy issues in the Middle East by convening academic and policy experts, collaborating with regional partners, and developing the next generation of leaders.
Fellows are expected to be physically present at Harvard for the duration of the two-semester fellowship. Pre-doctoral research fellows are encouraged to work on, and ideally complete, their doctoral dissertations. Postdoctoral or faculty fellows may use this fellowship to complete a book or develop other works-in-progress.
Fellows are generally expected to:
Complete a 25-30 page Working Paper to be published by the Middle East Initiative
Present their research at seminars open to the public
Attend seminars of other Middle East Initiative research fellows
Participate in Middle East Initiative activities as appropriate
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
Eligible candidates include advanced doctoral candidates, recent recipients of a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, and untenured faculty members.
Applicants for pre-doctoral fellowships must have passed general examinations and should be in or near the final year of their program.
Applications are welcome from political scientists, historians, economists, sociologists, and other social scientists.
Applications are also encourage applications from women, minorities, and citizens of all countries.
Value of Fellowship: The Middle East Initiative offers ten-month stipends of $32,000 to pre-doctoral fellows and $50,000 to all other fellows. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for other sources of funding. All applicants should clearly indicate on their application form whether they are seeking full or partial funding, and indicate other potential funding sources. Non-stipendiary appointments are also offered, but the application process remains the same.
The Next Generation Leaders program offers up to 20 emerging global leaders one year of targeted professional and personal development—with a core focus on values, ethics and leadership—in order to create a capable and lasting global network of character-driven leaders who shape the world we will inhabit in the future.
Application Deadline: 9th February 2018
To be taken at (country): Following the initial training and coaching module in Washington, NGLs depart for their placements sites across the United States to professionally develop in areas relevant to their future goals while providing a broadening experience. For example, an international journalist may receive placement in a major American newspaper city desk, a national government executive in a mayor’s office or a political activist in a community-based organization. All placement sites are chosen by The McCain Institute.
About the Award: The McCain Institute’s flagship ‘Next Generation Leaders’ (NGL) program is designed to identify, train, network and empower a diverse group of emerging, character-driven leaders from the United States and around the world.
The program is year-long and begins in early September and runs through the end of August of the following calendar year. Participants are expected to be in the United States for the entire program year and attend all four leadership development modules along with contributing at their placement organizations to gain the full NGL experience.
As the Institute links successive classes of leaders together, it creates a global network of advocates for common core values of security, economic opportunity, freedom and human dignity.
The program offers a unique blend of professional development, exposure to top-level policymakers and formal training in leadership. At four junctures throughout the year, the program provides hands-on training focused on values, ethics and leadership, media and communications skills, and best practice examples of American business, political and civic life.
A key aspect of the program is each NGL’s preparation of an individual Leadership Action Plan. Aimed at defining the tangible steps and actions the NGLs will take to bring about positive change in their home societies, the Leadership Action Plan becomes the central project of the NGL’s development year. Each NGL will take this plan home for implementation upon completion of the program. At four junctures throughout the year, the program provides training in values, ethics, leadership, along with media and communications skills and access to the best examples of American business, political, and civic leadership.
Type: Training/Fellowship
Eligibility:
The typical NGL is between 30 to 45 years old, mid-career professional with at least 10 years of professional experience and a high-degree of professional, academic and work achievements;
Fluent in English and able to read and understand complex texts in English, give oral presentations in front of small and large audiences, build a professional network, and create personal relationships with colleagues;
Must demonstrate commitment to highest level of ethical leadership, provide decisive recommendations that substantiate their leadership qualities, making a commitment to return to their home environment at the end of the program year;
To determine if you are a competitive candidate for the NGL Program, please review the biographies of previous Leaders on the program webpage (link below)
Number of Awards: 20
Value of Program:
The McCain Institute provides each NGLa stipend that covers all standard living costs for a year. Each participant receives the stipend amount monthly, covering expenses such as rent, utilities, food and any other regular costs;
The stipend amount varies depending on the cost of living in the participant’s placement city. Added to the stipend is travel allowance that NGLs may use for professional travel in support of their LAP’s during the program year;
The overall stipend is separate from the program related cost, such as travel to and from leadership training modules, module lodgings, and per diem for the duration of program modules are covered by The McCain Institute separately;
Per visa regulations The McCain Institute also covers health insurance and workers comp.
Following the initial training and coaching module in Washington, NGLs depart for their placements sites across the United States to professionally develop in areas relevant to their future goals while providing a broadening experience. All placement sites are chosen by The McCain Institute.
The Imomoh Scholarship was endowed to the SPE Foundation by Egbert Imomoh to support excellence in education for students from the Africa Region. The recipients will be awarded a single payment of USD 2,000.
Application Deadline: 15th April2018
Eligible Countries: African countries included in the SPE African Region list (See in link below)
To be taken at (country): USA
Field of Study: Petroleum Engineering and other related Degrees related to the oil and gas industry. The Gus Archie Scholarship is restricted to first-year petroleum engineering students.
Type: Masters
Eligibility:
Must be pursuing a master’s degree in petroleum engineering
Each year the Society of Petroleum Engineers – SPE – Foundation, through the SPE Section Scholarship Support Program, as well as with individual candidates, awards the Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship to the most outstanding student preparing to attend university to pursue an Undergraduate Degree in Petroleum Engineering. The Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship is supported by the Archie Fund of the Society of Petroleum Engineers – SPE – Foundation.
Application Deadline: 15th April, 2018
Eligible Countries: Countries included in the SPE Region list (See in link below)
Field of Study: The Gus Archie Scholarship is restricted to first-year petroleum engineering students ONLY.
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility: This is a merit based scholarship. Recipients are typically in the top 3% in both class ranking and standardized test scores.
Must intend to enroll in petroleum engineering in a recognized university program according to your country or region, leading to an undergraduate degree in petroleum engineering
Must become an SPE member once eligible
Comply with sanction policy (see in link below)
Complete the electronic application submission process
Only applications submitted via the link provided will be accepted. Applications received in any other format will not be eligible.
If awarded, each semester, you must:
Be enrolled in a petroleum engineering class by the beginning of the second year of university
Remain in petroleum engineering degree program
Maintain at least 2/3 of a full academic load
Have and maintain a satisfactory average of scores/marks for the current semester and cumulative total
International competition for early-career architects to win $100,000 traveling fellowship now accepting applications
Application Deadline: 14th January 2018
Eligible Countries: International
To Be Taken At (Country): Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
About the Award: The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) is pleased to announce the 2018 cycle of the Wheelwright Prize, an open international competition that awards $100,000 to a talented early-career architect to support travel-based research. The 2018 Wheelwright Prize is now accepting applications. This annual prize is dedicated to fostering new forms of architectural research informed by cross-cultural engagement.
The Wheelwright Prize is a $100,000 travel-based research grant that is awarded annually to early-career architects who have demonstrated exceptional design talent, produced work of scholarly and professional merit, and who show promise for continued creative work.
Throughout its history, Harvard GSD has had a strong global outlook, attracting deans, faculty, and students from all over the world. Moreover, a mainstay of the Harvard GSD curriculum is its traveling studio, which emphasizes the acceptance of ideas and practices with a diversity of origins. The Wheelwright Prize extends the school’s ethos, encouraging a broad-minded approach to architecture that seeks inspiration from unexpected quarters.
The Wheelwright Prize is intended to spur innovative research during the early stage of an architect’s professional career. Now open to applicants from all over the world—no affiliation to Harvard GSD required—the prize aims to foster new forms of research informed by cross-cultural engagement. “The idea is not just about travel—the act of going and seeing the world—but it is about binding the idea of geography to themes and issues that hold great potential relevance to contemporary practice,” says Harvard GSD Dean Mohsen Mostafavi.
Type: Fellowship, Contest
Eligibility: The Wheelwright Prize is open to emerging architects practicing anywhere in the world. The primary eligibility requirement is that applicants must have received a degree from a professionally accredited architecture program in the past 15 years. An affiliation to the GSD is not required. Applicants are asked to submit a portfolio, a research proposal, and a travel itinerary that takes them outside their country of residence. Finalists will be asked to travel to the GSD for finalist presentations on March 5, 2018.
Applicant must have graduated from a professionally accredited architecture degree program in the past 15 years. (Graduates prior to 2003 are ineligible.) Holders of multiple degrees may apply, provided they received their professional degrees between 2003 and January 2018. Applicants need not be registered or licensed.
Applicants may not have received the Arthur Wheelwright Traveling Fellowship previously.
Winners of the Wheelwright Prize may not hold other fellowships concurrently.
The Wheelwright Prize is available to individual entrants only; teams or firms will not be considered.
Current Harvard GSD faculty, instructors, and staff are not eligible.
Winners are expected to spend a minimum of 6 months (cumulative) outside of their countries of residence in order to conduct their proposed research.
Proposed research itineraries must not include sites in the United States. Research and travel must commence within 12 months of receiving the Wheelwright Prize and must be completed within two years of receiving the prize.
The Wheelwright Prize is intended for independent study and may not be applied to university tuition. However, the grant may be applied to fees for workshops and conferences.
Selection Criteria: Applicants will be judged on the quality of their design work, scholarly accomplishments, originality or persuasiveness of the research proposal, and evidence of ability to fulfill the proposed project. Applications are accepted online only, at wheelwrightprize.org. Finalists MUST be available to travel to Cambridge, Massachusetts, for finalist presentations on March 5, 2018, at the GSD. A winner will be named in Spring 2018.
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award: The winner of the Wheelwright Prize will receive:
$100,000 cash prize to support travel and research-related costs
invitation to lecture at Harvard GSD
possibility to publish research in a Harvard GSD publication
How to Apply: The application process is entirely online. No submissions will be accepted by mail. There is a $10 service fee to submit applications (charged by the online platform, not by Harvard GSD).
Applicants must submit the following Materials (in English) listed on the Program Webpage Link below
The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers (Fulbright DAI) brings international primary and secondary teachers to the United States for a semester-long program to pursue individual or group projects, take courses for professional development at a U.S. host university, and observe and share their expertise with U.S. colleagues.
Application Deadline: 25th February 2018
Eligible Countries: Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Finland, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Philippines, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Uganda.
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
Type: Training
Eligibility:
Full-time primary and secondary educators, including classroom teachers, guidance counselors, curriculum specialists, library media specialists, and special education coordinators, administrators, and others who spend at least half of their time interacting with students
Applicants from the following participating countries listed above
Applicants should have:
Five years of full-time teaching experience or experience working with primary- or secondary-level students in another capacity
Proven track record of professional development activities and leadership
Citizen of a participating Fulbright DAI country
Other requirements as indicated on the application
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award:
Educator training: Fulbright Distinguished Teachers take part in an intensive five-month professional development program at a US university. The curriculum includes academic coursework, leadership training, and instructional technology seminars.
Inquiry projects: Each participant will complete an individual or group project relevant to their education practice. Past projects covered topics such as current methodologies for teaching math, science, music, visual arts, performing arts, and English as a second language; working with special needs students; promoting civic engagement or service learning; environmental education; school management and leadership; and others that meet a critical need in the candidate’s home country.
Field experience: Fulbright Distinguished Teachers are actively engaged with US schools. They are given opportunities to observe, co-teach, and share their expertise, building collaborative, lasting connections with teachers and students.
Best practice exchange: Fulbright Distinguished Teachers study and observe international best practices in education. They also share professional expertise with educators and students in the United States.
Civic and cultural activities: Fulbright Distinguished Teachers participate in US cultural activities such as performances, sporting events, visits to US homes, board of education meetings, and trips to notable historical sites.
Award Providers: The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers (Fulbright DAI) is a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), and is administered by IREX.
Grenada: School of Medicine Scholarships for International Students at St. George’s University 2018/
St. George’s University is awarding scholarships to 30 applicants to the University’s medical school as part of its #SGUperspective program. The winners will each receive up to $10,000.
Application Deadline: 31st December 2017
Eligible Countries: International
To Be Taken At (Country): Grenada
About the Award: #SGUperspective scholarships are available to new students who enroll in the January 2018 class. Students can apply by creating a 30-60 second video highlighting the aspects of medicine that inspire them, sharing it on social media with the hashtag #SGUperspective, and submitting it here for evaluation by the University’s admissions committee.
Type: Masters
Eligibility: In order to be eligible for the grant, participants must be 18 years of age or older, have posted a video, submitted the direct link, and completed an application. Your profile and/or video post must be public in order for your video to be viewed and considered for this grant. By submitting a video, SGU reserves the right to share, repost, and use it on the SGU website and social media pages.
Selection Criteria: Winning perspectives have included leadership and service (Michael DeLuca), having an open heart (Joseph Varvarigos), connect with patients (Adam Kirstein) and empathy in medicine (Laraib Sehrish).
Value of Award: St. George’s will award scholarships of up to $10,000 to as many as 30 students.
How to Apply: Simply submit a short video (30–60 seconds) which gives a peek into your perspective on medicine. What is “medicine” from your perspective? Just point and shoot that phone to show us…whatever you think. It could be: Comedy in Medicine, Healing Kids, Medicine and Me, Warmth Heals, Medicine in the Streets, or anything that inspires you.
Shoot a brief video (up to 60 seconds) about your perspective in medicine.
Post your video to Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, or Facebook with the hashtag #SGUPerspective
Complete this short form so we can match your submission with your application.
If you have any questions about this video project (or about anything at all) please contact Josh Fein, Director of Student Enrolment at (631) 665-8500 ext. 1482 or by email at [email protected].
The Facebook AI Research (FAIR) Residency Program is seeking applications from people who have a strong technical background and are passionate about AI research.
Application Deadline: 26th January 2018
Eligible Countries:
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: The Facebook AI Research (FAIR) Residency Program is a one-year research training program with Facebook’s AI Research group, designed to give you hands-on experience of machine learning research. The program will pair you with a senior researcher or engineer in FAIR, who will act as your mentor. Together, you will pick a research problem of mutual interest and then devise new deep learning techniques to solve it. We also encourage collaborations beyond the assigned mentor. The research will be communicated to the academic community by submitting papers to top academic venues (NIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, ACL, EMNLP etc.), as well as open-source code releases. Visit the FAIR research page for examples of research performed in FAIR .
The AI research residency experience is designed to prepare you for graduate programs in machine learning, or to kickstart a research career in the field. This is a full-time program that cannot be undertaken in conjunction with university study or a full-time job.
Type: Internships/Jobs
Eligibility: Prior experience in machine learning is certainly a strength but we seek people from a diverse range of backgrounds, including areas ostensibly unrelated to machine learning such as (but not limited to) math, physics, finance, economics, linguistics, computational social science, and bioinformatics.
Bachelors degree in a STEM field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
Completed coursework in: Linear Algebra, Probability, Calculus, or equivalent.
Coding experience in a general-purpose programming language, such as Python or C/C++.
Familiarity with a deep learning platform such as PyTorch, Caffe, Theano, or TensorFlow.
Ability to communicate complex research in a clear, precise, and actionable manner.
Preferred Qualifications
Research experience in machine learning or AI (as established for instance via publications and/or code releases).
Significant contributions to open-source projects, demonstrating strong math, engineering, statistics, or machine learning skills.
A strong track record of scholastic excellence.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Residents will be paid a competitive salary. Residents will also:
Learn how to perform research in deep learning and AI.
Understand prior work and existing literature.
Work with research mentor(s) to identify problem(s) of interest and develop novel AI techniques.
Translate ideas into practical code (in frameworks such as PyTorch, Caffe 2).
Write up research results in the form of an academic paper and submit to a top conference in the relevant area.
Duration of Program:
Residency Program start: August 2018
Residency Program end: August 2019
How to Apply: To apply, complete the application in the Program Webpage (Link below) and include the three required documents in PDF format. The deadline for applications is Jan 26, 2018. Any applications or late materials after this date will not be considered.
If your application passes an initial screening, we will contact you to request a letter of recommendation. Following this, we may want to interview you in person over video conference.
This Fellowship provides support to international journalists who enroll in one of our graduate programs in journalism at the NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
Application Deadline: 15th April 2018
Eligible Countries: International
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: The Fellowship provides an opportunity for internationally based journalists to study in the Master of Arts program in Journalism at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. The fellow will pursue the degree in one of our nine concentrations: Business and Economic Reporting; Cultural Reporting and Criticism; Global and Joint Program Studies; Literary Reportage; Magazine Writing; News and Documentary; Reporting the Nation & New York; Science, Health and Environmental Reporting; and Studio 20.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: Candidates must:
hold a non-U.S. passport
applicants must be fluent in English and at least one additional language
have at least two years of international journalism experience or a combination of free-lance journalism assignments equal to at least two years of work (Public Relations and corporate communications experience will not be accepted. Work done for internships and student publications do not count.)
complete applications for both the fellowship and for admission to the M.A. program in Journalism
some graduate concentrations require the GRE and some make it optional. Check with the website of the concentration to see if the GRE is required.
take the TOEFL or IELTS. The TOEFL is waived only if English was an applicant’s language of instruction in his or her degree program.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value and Duration of Award:
The 2018 Fellowship covers tuition and fees for two semesters of one of our graduate concentrations, as well as a stipend for each of the two semesters. Most of our graduate programs require three semesters of study to complete the M.A. degree, with one program requiring four semesters.
The fellow will also receive a stipend of approximately $13,000 for each of the two semesters of the fellowship.
The HSAFP was conceived largely to provide educational enrichment for men and women in mid-career, that is, individuals in various occupations who have shown considerable skill in their chosen fields and leadership and are expected to benefit from advanced training.
Application Deadline: 4th April 2018
Eligible Countries: South Africa
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: President Derek Bok established the Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program (HSAFP) in 1979 to address the needs of South Africans who were denied access to advanced education by the apartheid system.
This program was established, and is still intended, for mid-career professionals educationally disadvantaged by past laws and resource allocations in South Africa. Under the current presidency of Drew Gilpin Faust, the HSAFP seeks to expand its reach to institutions and organizations across South Africa in a continued effort to draw the broadest possible range of candidates for the program. In addition, the University – reflecting the current South African constitution – has expanded its applicant pool to extend to all South Africans, regardless of ethnicity or race.
Type: Fellowship (Academic)
Eligibility: The following candidates are eligible:
Candidates who have just completed, or who have not yet completed, a first degree are not selected unless this degree has been pursued concurrently with, or subsequent to, experience in the workplace.
Fellows usually range in age from 30 to 45 years.
Fellows must be South African citizens.
Fellows submit their applications directly to the Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program at Harvard University. A committee of HSAFP alumni, Center staff and the CAS Faculty Director will interview the short-listed applicants in South Africa. Successful candidates must then apply to and be admitted at the specific Harvard school where they intend to study.
Applicants should determine well in advance whether, if awarded a fellowship, they can be granted leave by their employers for Harvard’s academic year. They should generally plan to be in residence at Harvard from September until June. However, some programs require fellows to begin residence on July 1st. No candidate should accept an interview unless assured that such leave will be granted. The Center does not wish to assign fellowships to anyone who subsequently finds it impossible to use the opportunity.
Selection Criteria: Fellows are selected because they have shown considerable skill in their chosen fields, and are expected to benefit from advanced training. Since the inception of the Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program, the Center for African Studies has awarded over 200 fellowships.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Duration and Value of Program: Fellowships are for a year of study (2019-2020) in one of Harvard’s Professional Schools or Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, with tuition waivers provided by the School once fellows are admitted. General administrative funds for program management, stipends, and airfare for the fellow are provided by the Office of the President, and administered by the Center for African Studies, under the directorship of Professor John Mugane.
Everyone has a role to play in the health equity movement. Are you in? Applications for the 2018/2019 Global Health Corps fellowship class are open through January 7, 2018.
Application Deadline: 7th January 2018
Eligible Countries: All African countries and other regions
To be taken at (country): USA
About the Award: Global Health Corps is building the next generation of diverse health leaders. We offer a range of paid fellowship positions with health organizations in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia and the opportunity to develop as a transformative leader in the health equity movement. Everyone has a role to play in the health equity movement.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: Global Health Corps Fellowship is looking for a global and diverse group of passionate and talented emerging leaders who:
Are willing to push themselves outside their comfort zones, to embrace failure, and to approach a personally transformative year – with many challenges in the day-to-day – with integrity, humility, and self-reflection.
Are ready to strengthen and use their voice — the most powerful tool for change that you have — in order to engage others, create space for critical conversation, and effect meaningful social change in global health.
Are excited by a design-thinking approach to building a better world, creatively embracing wicked problems and ready to embrace failure as learning.
Are committed to bringing your best and doing the work in the day-to-day, showing up as a critical part of the global health equity movement.
Are passionate about social justice in global health and about finding and building their voices to effect health impact.
Are committed to inclusivity and collaboration across sectors, cultures, and borders of all kinds, while investing in and supporting others.
Selection Criteria: By the start of the fellowship, June 24, 2018, fellows must:
Be 30 years or younger.
Hold a bachelor’s or undergraduate university degree.
Be proficient in English.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Fellowship: Yearlong paid placements (June 24, 2018 – July 8, 2019) within partner organizations in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the US, and Zambia to address real-time capacity gaps and strengthen health systems.
In addition to on-the-job training, we engage fellows in a comprehensive leadership training curriculum to build effective, empathetic, and innovative leaders of tomorrow. The fellowship starts at our Training Institute at Yale University from June 24-July 6, 2018.
Fellow receive additional logistical and financial support during the year, including:
Monthly living and utilities stipend
Housing
Health insurance
Professional development grant of $600 and completion award of $1500
Travel coverage to and from placement site, all trainings, and retreats
Duration of Fellowship: The 2018/2019 fellowship year which begins in late June 2018 and ends in July 2019.
The World Bank Group, in its effort to provide graduate students practical experience in global development, is offering World Bank paid internship for Young Graduates.
Application Deadline: The World Bank paid Internship is offered during two seasons, and applications are accepted during the following periods:
Winter Internship (December–March): The application period for the Winter Internship is 1st October to 31st October 2017.
Summer Internship (June–September): The application period for the Summer Internship is 1st December 2017 to 31st January 2018.
Offered annually? Yes
To be taken at (country): Most positions are located in Washington, D.C. (some positions are offered in country offices).
Priority Fields: This internship typically seeks candidates in the following fields: economics, finance, human development (public health, education, nutrition, population), social science (anthropology, sociology), agriculture, environment, private sector development, as well as other related fields.
About the Award: The World Bank paid Internship offers highly motivated and successful individuals an opportunity to improve their skills while working in a diverse environment. Interns generally find the experience to be rewarding and interesting.
Type: Internship
Selection Criteria : Fluency in English is required. Prior relevant work experience, computing skills, as well as knowledge of languages such as French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, and Chinese are advantageous.
Eligibility: To be eligible for the internship, candidates must possess an undergraduate degree and already be enrolled in a full-time graduate study program (pursuing a Master’s degree or PhD with plans to return to school in a full-time capacity). Generally, successful candidates have completed their first year of graduate studies or are already into their PhD programs.
Number of Positions: Several
Value of Programme: The Bank Group pays an hourly salary to all interns and, where applicable, provides an allowance towards travel expenses. Interns are responsible for their own living accommodations.
Duration of Programme: A minimum of four weeks
How to Apply: This application checklist is meant to facilitate your application experience.
Ensure that you use either Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, or Internet Explorer 10 or higher as your browser version.
You will be asked to register for an account and provide an email address.
You must complete your application in a single session and will be able to submit it only if you have uploaded all the required documents and answered all the questions (all questions marked with an asterisk-*- are mandatory).
Provide the most current contact information.
Ensure that you have correctly spelled out your email address, since this will be the main channel of communication with you regarding your candidacy.
Remember to enter your complete phone number (country code + city code + number).
Please attach the following documents (mandatory) before submitting:
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Statement of Interest
Proof of Enrollment in a graduate degree
Note: Each file should not exceed 5 MB, and should be in one of the following formats: .doc, .docx, or .pdf
Once you submit your application, you will not be able to make any further changes/updates. All applications MUST be submitted online. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
The American College of Surgeons Division of Education and International Relations Committee are pleased to announce two international scholarships focused on surgical education.
Application Deadline: 1st March 2018.
Eligible Fields of Study: Medicine-related fields
About Award: These awards, in the amount of $10,000 each, provide young faculty members from countries other than the United States and Canada with the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational opportunities for faculty development and enhancement that will result in acquisition of new knowledge and skills in surgical education and training. This knowledge and these skills will be useful in improving surgical education and training at the scholar’s home institution and country.
The two scholars will participate in the ACS Clinical Congress, including the course Surgical Education: Principals and Practice and other plenary sessions and courses that address surgical education and training across the continuum of professional development. There may be a focus on the needs of practicing surgeons, surgery residents, medical students, and members of the surgical team, or on building knowledge and skills in evaluating and adopting new surgical technologies into surgical practice. Following the Clinical Congress, the scholars will visit appropriate Level I ACS-Accredited Education Institutes or similarly recognized and established centers with a plan of study and interaction tailored to their particular education-based focus. These centers are typically located in large academic hospitals, which may also allow exposure to clinical areas of interest to the scholar. At the conclusion of the Clinical Congress and their visits to suitable institutions, each scholar will send to the ACS Division of Education and to the International Relations Committee a brief report outlining the outcomes that have been achieved as a result of the scholarship, specifically focusing on achievement of the objectives outlined in their application for the scholarship. Evidence of support of the scholar’s objectives from the leadership at the home institution must be provided by the applicant and will be used as one of the criteria for selection of the scholar. The scholarship will facilitate involvement of the scholar in subsequent collaborative ventures in education and training under the aegis of the ACS Division of Education.
Type: Fellowship, Short Courses
Eligibility:
Applicants must be graduates of schools of medicine.
Applicants must be at least 30 years old but under 45 on the date that the completed application is filed.
Applicants must submit their applications from their intended permanent location.
Applications will be accepted for processing only when the applicants have been in surgical practice and teaching for a minimum of five years following completion of all formal training (including fellowships and scholarships).
Applicants must submit a fully completed online application form provided by the College on its website. The application and accompanying materials must be in English. Submission of a curriculum vitae only is not acceptable.
Applicants must submit independently prepared letters of recommendation from three (3) of their colleagues. One letter must be from the chair of the department in which they hold an academic appointment and must provide evidence of support of the scholar’s objectives from the leadership at the home institution. Letters of recommendation should be submitted directly by the persons making the recommendations.
The International Scholarships for Surgical Education must be used in the year for which they are designated. They cannot be postponed.
Awardees are expected to provide a written report upon their return home, specifically focusing on the value of the visit to the awardee and the potential beneficial effect to patients in the country of origin.
Unsuccessful applicants may reapply only twice and only by completing and submitting a current application form provided by the College together with new supporting documentation.
Number of Awards: 2
Value of Scholarship: Each scholarship provides a stipend of $10,000, supporting travel and per diem in the U.S., and the cost of courses undertaken at the Clinical Congress and at the centers to be visited. Clinical Congress registration will be provided gratis, and assistance in reserving thrifty housing in the Clinical Congress city will also be provided. In 2018, the Clinical Congress city is Boston, MA.
How to Apply: In order to qualify for the consideration by the selection committee, all of the requirements must be fulfilled. All applications and all of the supporting documentation must be received by the International Liaison no later than March 1, 2018, for attendance at Clinical Congress 2019.
With funding from the U.S. government, the Borlaug Higher Education Agricultural Research and Development (BHEARD) Program is implemented by Michigan State University. The program supports long-term training of agricultural researchers at the master’s and doctoral levels. BHEARD invites applicants from Mali for study in the USA or other selected countries.
Application Deadline: 1st January 2018.
Eligible Countries: Mali
Priority will be given to members of the following institutions:
1. National Meteorological Agency (Mali Meteo)
2. Regional Directorate of Agriculture of Mopti (DRA-Mopti)
3. Regional Directorate of Productions and Animal Industries in Mopti ( DRPIA-Mopti)
4. Institute of Rural Economy (IER)
5. NGOs located in the region of Mopti, working in areas related to climate and the environment
To Be Taken At (Country): United States or other English-speaking African countries.
About the Award: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) launched, as part of its the Future “, the Borlaug Higher Education, Research and Development Program (BHEARD). Implemented by Michigan State University (MSU), the BHEARD program honors the legacy of Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug. The program will support the long-term training of agricultural researchers for the Master and PhD levels. This is a major new effort to increase the number of agricultural researchers and strengthen research institutions in developing countries.
Mali has been selected to be one of 11 countries for the second cohort of Borlaug Fellows.
The financing of the Global Climate Change (GSC) for Mali comes from President Obama’s CGC Initiative. It is within this initiative that Mali’s Climate Change Program is supporting Strategic Objective (SO) 2; increasing the resilience of people, places, and livelihoods. Long-term training activities as part of the Mali Weather Serviceand its partners through the BHEARD mechanism will prioritize the first two intermediate SO results mentioned above; they will also facilitate access to science and analysis in the decision-making process, and enable the establishment of effective governance systems.
Field of Study: The fields of study are limited to Master’s degrees in the following disciplines:
Numerical forecasts
Weather forecast
Advanced satellite meteorology
Advanced tropical meteorology
Synoptic forecast
Agro-meteorological modeling and climate change modeling
Master in Climatology and Society
Type: Masters, PhD, Fellowship
Eligibility: The Trainee Committee will review the applications submitted and select the candidates based on the following criteria:
1. Current and future role of the three priority institutions;
2. Malian national residing in Mali;
3. Solid academic performance at the Bachelor’s, Major or Senior’s level; or at the Master
4. Excellent oral and written French skills. Good oral and written English skills. A training period in English is provided for candidates who have chosen to continue their studies in English-speaking countries.
5. Candidates must be under 32 years of age if they are candidates for the Master level; and less than 35 years for the PhD level. However, women who are PhD candidates may be subject to an exception, extending the age of application up to 40 years in this case.
Qualified women candidates are strongly encouraged.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: The scholarship supports studies in the United States or other English-speaking African countries.
Duration of Program: The training programs will cover up to 2 years of courses for Master’s students, and up to 3 years of courses for PhD students.
How to Apply:
All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online through the application portal: (click “Apply”).
If you are unable to create on-line application, you can use the form attached below and send your application documents to [email protected].
The Columbia Centre at the Columbia University is inviting applications for its Sustainable Investments in Agriculture Executive Training Program, scheduled to take place from June 19-29, 2018 in New York City, United States.
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis; the final application deadline is 31st March, 2018. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as early as possible, particularly if seeking a partial scholarship.
Eligible Countries: Low and Middle Income countries
To Be Taken At (Country): Columbia University (New York)
About the Award: The program adopts an interdisciplinary approach to sustainable investments in agriculture. It provides an overview of pressing issues related to agricultural investments, as well as an introduction to relevant practical skills. The overarching goal of the course is to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to support responsible agricultural investment, and to facilitate a rich dialogue about best practices from around the globe. By working through case studies with practitioners and experts in the field, participants will focus on how to use analytical tools and frameworks to harness international agricultural investments for sustainable development.
Type: Training
Eligibility: This interdisciplinary program is designed for mid-level public sector officials and civil society representatives from low- and middle-income countries, whose responsibilities relate to investments, agriculture, land or rural development. A select number of representatives from development agencies and the private sector may also be admitted. (Please note that you are responsible for securing a visa for your participation; we recommend applying for a tourist visa. If you need a letter from us, please let us know as soon as possible. All participants must be able to read and communicate in English.)
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: The program fee for this nine-day training is USD $3,800 – this covers lectures, on-campus accommodation, breakfasts and lunches, and social events. Without accommodation, the program fee is USD $2,500. A limited number of partial scholarships are available.
Duration of Program: The 2018 program will be held from June 19-29.
Dorothy M. Senesh Graduate Fellowship is for women from developing countries who have already been accepted to a graduate program in peace studies from an accredited university.
Application Deadline: 15thJanuary, 2018
Offered Annually? Every 2 years
Eligible Countries: Developing countries
To be taken at (country): country of admission
Eligible Field of Study: Peace and Development studies
About the Award: The International Peace Research Association Foundation invites applications for the Dorothy Marchus Senesh Fellowship in Peace and Development Studies for Women from countries in the Global South. Dorothy Senesh was a long-time activist for international peace and justice. Her husband Lawrence established this fellowship following her death in 1989. The first award was made at the IPRA 25th Anniversary meeting, July 1990, in Groningen, Netherlands and has been made biennially ever since.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: The Dorothy Senesh Fellowship is available to women from developing countries;
who have completed a Bachelor’s degree,
who have been accepted into a graduate program and
whose graduate work is to be focused on issues related to the goals of IPRA.
Funds will only be dispersed when the selected candidate is admitted into a graduate program. Awards are considered based on need; therefore students with substantial funding sources are less likely to be considered for the award.
This fellowship is not for research purposes and proposals. Do not apply if you are male, if you are an undergraduate, or if you are not from a country in the Global South.
Number of Scholarships: Two
Value of Scholarship: Every other year (beginning in 1990) two women receive school expenses in the amount of $5,000 per year for two years.
Duration of Scholarship: 2 years
How to Apply
Applications are due by January 15, 2018.
Announcement of the Award will be made by March 1, 2018.
The link to the English or Spanish Application form can be found below. Please write in English or in Spanish.
SENESH FELLOWSHIP REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS:
1) Application (English or Spanish)
2) Letter of Acceptance to your graduate program (may be pdf)
3) 3 Letters of Recommendation (recommenders must email letters directly to Ms. Crystal N. Money)
EMAIL ONE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FORM to Program Administrative Assistant Ms. Crystal N. Money at:
If the email link does not work on your computer, please use this email address: seneshfellowship(at)iprafoundation(dot)org. Replace the (at) with the “@” symbol and the (dot) with “.”
Sponsors: The International Peace Research Association Foundation
Important Notes: Fellowship is for only women from developing countries who have already been accepted to a graduate program in peace studies from an accredited university. All other applicants will not be considered. Do not apply if you are male, an undergraduate, or not from a developing country.
Apply: U.S. Department of State Pan-Africa Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP)
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy welcomes applications for the 2018 Pan-Africa Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP). PAYLP is designed to provide secondary school youth (ages 15-18) and adult educators the opportunity to explore themes such as entrepreneurship, civic education, youth leadership, economic development, and respect for diversity.
Application Deadline: Varies by countries
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: PAYLP is an intensive academic program offered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)’s Youth Programs Division. Through three-week intensive exchanges in the United States, participants engage in workshops on leadership and service, community site visits related to the program themes and subthemes, interactive training in conflict resolution, presentations, visits to high schools, local cultural activities, and homestays with local American families. A key component of the program is for participants to develop follow-on community-based projects in their home communities to effect positive change after their return home.
Type: Short courses
Eligibility:
Youth participants should be high school students aged between 15 to 18 years at the start of the exchange who have demonstrated leadership potential through academic work, community involvement, and extracurricular activities.
Each exchange delegation will also include adult participants who are teachers, trainers or community leaders who work with youth. They will fill the roles of exchange participant, chaperone, and post-exchange mentor.
All Candidates should have sufficient proficiency in English to allow them to participate in an academicprogram.
A Successful candidate for this program will have the following characteristics:
1 Student candidates:
be a high school student who is 15, 16, 17, or 18 years of age by the start of the exchange
be proficient in English
attend at least one semester of high school in his/her home country following completion of the program;
indicate a serious interest in learning about the United States
demonstrate strong leadership qualities and potential in his/her school or community
have a high level of academic achievement, as indicated by academic grades, awards, and teacher recommendations
demonstrate a commitment to community service and extracurricular activities
have had little or no prior study or travel experience in the United States or elsewhere outside of their home country
be mature, responsible, independent, confident, open-minded, tolerant, thoughtful and inquisitive; and
be willing and able to fully participate in an intensive program, community service, and active educational travel program during the exchange, as well as in follow-on activities afterward in their home countries.
2 Adult candidates:
be a teacher, trainer, volunteer, or community leader who works with youth
be proficient in English
have a commitment to remain in teaching positions or other positions of influence on young leaders after the program
indicate a serious interest in learning about the United States
demonstrate an interest in developing professional skills
be supportive of the teenage participants and assist them to become productive and responsible members of society
exhibit maturity and open-mindedness, and
be willing and able to fully participate in an intensive program, community service, and active educational travel program during the exchange, as well as to mentor youth in their follow-on activities afterward in their home countries.
Number of Awards: Approximately 50 youth and adult participants will travel to the United States in August of 2018.
Value of Award: The Department of State will cover travel and ground transportation, as well as book, cultural, housing, subsistence, mailing, incidental allowances and health benefits for all participants.
Duration of Program: August 4-25, 2018.
How to Apply: A complete application package will include the following:
School Transcripts for all years of secondary school completed (photocopy)
Curriculum Vitae (English version)
Signed letter of recommendation from Teacher/Supervisor (Portuguese or English version)
Identification Document (photocopy)
To submit an application and a reference forms by e-mail, send materials to [email protected] with your name and “2018 Pan-Africa Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP)” in the subject line.
Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Seven UP Bottling Company Plc offers MBA Scholarships to Nigerian Students for Study at Harvard Business School USA Class of 2019.
Application Deadlines:
3rdJanuary, 2018
2nd April, 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Nigeria
To be taken at (country): Harvard Business School, USA
About the Award: The Seven UP Harvard Business School Scholarship was created by Seven Up Bottling Company Plc of Nigeria to commemorate its 50th anniversary and aligns with the Company’s overall vision of creating a greener future for promising Nigerians. Applications are currently being accepted for students admitted to the MBA Class of 2018. The scholarship will be awarded to a Nigerian citizen.
Previous Winners
Misan Rewane – 2011 HBS Winner
Olujimi Williams – 2012 HBS Winner
Offered Since: 2011
Eligibility: The Scholarship is open to Nigerians who have successfully gained admission into the 2 year MBA programme at the Harvard Business School.
Selection Process: Once you gain admission from HBS, submit a copy of your electronic admission letter to us. All eligible applicants (Nigerian citizens resident in Nigeria who have gained admission to HBS) will be invited for multiple rounds of interviews with SevenUp Bottling Company Executives to determine their fit with SBC’s vision for the scholarship.
It is important to note that the Harvard Business School MBA application process is separate. Seven-Up only assesses candidates after they have succesfully navigated the entire HBS MBA application process on their own.
Number of Scholarships: One scholarship will be awarded annually.
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship covers tuition, housing, a ticket to the United States to begin the MBA program and a ticket back from the United States at the end of the MBA program.
Duration: For two years of the MBA programme
How to Apply:
Apply for admission to the Full Time Harvard MBA Programme – Visit the Harvard MBA Programme website for admission criteria
Receive admission letter from Harvard Business School for Full Time Harvard MBA Programme.
If you have already obtained your Harvard Business School admission, please email the electronic copies of your admission letter to [email protected]. The company will then contact you with next steps.
Applicants are encouraged to apply in the first or second round, as space in the class may be limited by the third round. In addition, applying in the earlier rounds will give candidates more time to address the following:
Sponsors: Seven Up Bottling Company Plc of Nigeria
Important Notes: To avoid overwhelming server traffic generated by the high volume of applications received, candidates are encouraged to submit their application as early as possible prior to the deadline of each round.
International candidates needing visas will find that applying in Round 3 makes the timing of their visa application stressful.
International candidates admitted in Rounds 1 and 2 find that it’s helpful to have the additional time to work on English proficiency.
Some candidates may be required to complete preliminary course work prior to their enrollment.
Many deadlines for outside (non-Harvard Business School) fellowships are in early spring. Only students who have been accepted are eligible for these fellowships.
Financial aid is available regardless of when students are admitted. However, since admitted students may apply for financial aid only after they are admitted Round 3 admits have less time to prepare their application.
Harvard Business School residence halls and Harvard University-affiliated apartments are assigned by lottery. Deadlines for both of these housing options precede Round 3 notification, and you must be admitted to HBS before you can enter these lotteries.
Oregon State University International Cultural Service Program (ICSP) Scholarships 2018/
Oregon State University is offering scholarships to international students in exchange for cultural service to OSU, academic colleges, and the surrounding communities. The goal of the ICSP program is to increase cultural awareness and understanding throughout the local region and the state of Oregon.
Application Deadline: 15th January, 2018
Offered Annually: Yes
About the Award: The International Cultural Service Program (ICSP) which began at OSU in 1983, has attracted many outstanding students from countries around the globe.
International students who demonstrate financial need and exceptional merit may apply for the International Cultural Service Program (ICSP). Selected ICSP students receive a tuition-waiver scholarship ranging from $7,500 – $30,000. ICSP students agree to complete 80 hours per year of cultural service as required by the program. Cultural service can include speaking or giving demonstrations to schools or community groups about the heritage and culture of your country or participating in international events on campus.
Type: Undergraduate, Masters
Eligibility:
Applicants must be admissible or fully admitted to the University of Oregon. New students must apply for admission to the UO for 2018-19 by January 15, 2018.
Applicants cannot be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or eligible to receive U.S. federal financial assistance.
Applicants must demonstrate financial need and meet the minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA requirement.
Atlas Corps Fellowship is seeking applications from young leaders all around the world for its fellowship program to address critical social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and promoting innovation.
Application Deadline: 19th December, 2017
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Various host countries
About the Award: Atlas Corps is an overseas fellowship for the world’s best nonprofit leaders. Our mission is to address critical social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and promoting innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals. The Atlas Corps Fellowship typically lasts 12-18 months. (For those serving in the United States, opportunities start in January, May, September.) Fellows serve full-time at Host Organizations, develop leadership skills, and learn nonprofit best practices through the Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab professional development series and networking opportunities with other Fellows who are skilled nonprofit professionals from around the world. This prestigious fellowship includes health insurance, enrollment in Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab, flight and visa costs, and a living stipend to cover basic expenses (food, local transportation, and shared housing).
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
Two or more years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
English proficiency (oral, writing, reading)
Age 35 or younger
Apply to serve in a country other than where you are from (U.S. citizens are not eligible for the U.S. Fellowship)
Commitment to return to your home country after the 12-18 month Fellowship
Commitment to living on a basic stipend that only covers food, shared housing, and local transportation
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Fellowship: This fellowship includes health insurance, enrollment in Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab, flight and visa costs, and a living stipend to cover basic expenses (food, local transportation, and shared housing).
Duration of Fellowship: 12-18 months
How to Apply: Apply via the Fellowship Webpage (see Link below)
The Student Leaders program offers outstanding undergraduates from across the MENA region an intensive leadership training course of approximately 5 weeks in the United States from June 27 – August 1, 2018. The program emphasizes lessons in participatory governance and the application of leadership skills.
Application Deadlines:
For all countries except Morocco, Libya, and the West Bank and Gaza, applications for 2018 will be accepted till 14th December, 2017.
For Morocco, Libya, and the West Bank and Gaza, applications are due 1st December, 2017.
Eligible Countries: Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and West Bank and Gaza.
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: The Student Leaders program is a rigorous exchange program for up to 60 undergraduate and graduate students from the Middle East and North Africa. Students are divided among U.S. academic institutions where they develop leadership skills and expand their understanding of civil society and participatory governance and how both may be applied in their home communities. Participants have the opportunity to meet their American peers, engage in local community service activities, and observe and take part in the governmental process on the local, state, and federal levels. The program includes academic coursework, as well as study tours to various regions of the United States.
Type: Undergraduate, Masters
Eligibility:
Students from the following countries named above are eligible to apply.
This program is open to university students between the ages of 20 and 24. We seek a gender-balanced pool of candidates and give preference to traditionally under-served participants. While nominees may be undergraduate or graduate students in any field of academic specialization, it is critical that they exhibit a serious interest in pursuing leadership opportunities in their home countries and demonstrate a desire to deepen their civic engagement.
Those who have previously traveled to the U.S. or studied abroad are ineligible. Applicants should demonstrate sufficient English-language skills to participate in U.S. university-level classes and must be enrolled in and attending a university in their home countries. At the time of application and while participating in the program, participants cannot hold U.S. citizenship or be a U.S. Legal Permanent Resident.
Number of Awards: Up to 60
Value of Award: Expenses for the program are fully paid by the U.S. Department of State.
Duration of Program: 5 Weeks
How to Apply: Participants apply for the program online here and are then interviewed and nominated by Embassies.
The Takemi Program in International Health seeks to improve health and health systems around the world by welcoming mid-career health professionals and scholars to the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health to conduct path breaking research and develop their leadership skills.
Application Deadline: 31st December 2017
Eligible Countries: International
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: Takemi Fellows examine problems of mobilizing, allocating, and managing scarce resources to improve health, and of designing effective strategies for disease control and prevention and health promotion, with a focus on low and middle-income countries.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: Applicants should be mid-career researchers who have completed graduate degrees, published in internationally recognized journals, and demonstrated potential leadership capacity in their home countries. They are expected to show strong promise and appropriate preparation (including facility in English) to enable them to fully benefit from the experience. Further, they are expected to have made, or intend to make, a commitment to a career in health for which participation in the Program will be of significant value. Applications may come from any relevant discipline or profession (e.g., medicine, law, public health, economics, management, and social sciences).
Value of Award: The Takemi does not provide funding. However, interested applicants can apply for funding from the fullowing organisations:
JPMA Funding: The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) offers Financial Support to 2 (Two) Takemi Fellows from low-income countries in the Takemi Program in International Health. The JPMA has been a longtime supporter of the Takemi program on an annual basis, and is making this additional gift in honor of the program’s 30th anniversary,supported by the special committee headed by Dr. Yoshitake Yokokura, President of the Japan Medical Association.
Ford Foundation Funding: Ford Foundation is pleased to announce support for two West African Takemi Fellows for 2018-2019. Ford Foundation-supported Fellows will be provided $48,000 to cover living, health insurance, travel, and research expenses. Residents of West Africa may apply; priority is given to those in Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal. Applicants should propose a research project that relates to youth development, sexuality, reproductive health and rights, and includes a broader approach that places these issues within the overall developmental aspirations of youth. The proposal must also include analysis of a critical policy problem related to youth sexuality, with the goal of developing a policy brief and a specific plan for implementation.
Duration of Program: Should you be accepted into the Program, Fellows are expected to begin their appointments on August 1 for 11 months.
Comedy card gameCards Against Humanity has announced that applications are now open for their Science Ambassador Scholarship, a full ride scholarship for women studying science, technology, engineering, or math. The recipient of the award will receive full tuition coverage for up to four years.
Application Deadline: 11th December, 2017 at midnight central time.
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): USA
Eligible Fields of Study: All fields within science, technology, engineering, and math are eligible. For a full list of STEM fields, click here. STEM must be your major field of study (not minor).
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility: The Science Ambassador Scholarship is only open to undergraduate students and high school students at this time.
The ideal candidate
must be in college in fall of 2018 to be eligible. The videos will be reviewed by a board of sixty women who hold higher degrees and work professionally in science and engineering.
plans to attend college in the United States.
can talk about any scientific topic they find exciting. Remember to deliver a mini lecture, not a personal statement.
Ten video finalists will move onto the next round and submit additional materials.
Number of Awardees: 1
Value of Scholarship: The winner of the Science Ambassador Scholarship will receive full tuition coverage for up to four years.
How to Apply: The ideal candidate will be an ambassador for their field. We’re looking for someone passionate about discovery who shares their excitement with others.
To apply, submit a three–minute video of yourself explaining a topic in science you are passionate about.
Deliver a mini lecture, not a personal statement,
Pretend you’re a lecturer speaking to a class. Teach us something.
Clear, creative, accurate, and a demonstration of your passion for the subject. Your video doesn’t need to be fancy or high–tech. Production value is not a factor.
Three minutes or less in length.
Uploaded to YouTube and marked ‘public.’ It should be accessible to the general public and could, but doesn’t have to be, targeted at young students.
Don’t spend lots of time introducing yourself—just jump right into your topic.
You can discuss any topic in science you like, not necessarily your field of study.
Award Provider: Scholarship funds will be provided from Cards Against Humanity’s Science Pack—a 30–card expansion pack co–authored with Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal’sZach Weinersmith and Bad Astronomy’s Phil Plait.
Rwanda: 50 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Fully-funded Undergraduate Scholarships for Rwandan Students 2018 - USA
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the USA seeks to recruit up to 50 qualified Rwandan students to enroll in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) for the Fall 2018 term.
Application Deadline: 15th December 2017
Eligible Countries: Rwanda
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: The CUSP Scholarship is a full scholarship that covers all tuition, books, living expenses, and fees for a 4-year (120 credit hour) bachelor’s degree in Integrated Sciences.
Fields of Study: Students selected to participate in the CASNR Undergraduate Scholarship Program (CUSP) will pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Integrated Science that is focused on conservation agriculture, entrepreneurship, leadership, and innovative thinking and is aligned with the areas of need as identified by the Rwandan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources. Students will also have the opportunity to explore other areas of agriculture including: food production – animal, plant and food systems; soils, water quantity and availability, energy and environmental stewardship; nutrition, food safety, food engineering and processing; business, communication, public service and extension education; ecology, conservation biology and climate; and engineering, irrigation, mechanization and technology. Upon completion of the program, participants will return to Rwanda and commit a minimum of 5 years of their career to advancing the Rwanda agricultural sector.
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility: Applicants will be considered based on a combination of meeting Nebraska undergraduate admission requirements, academic performance, a commitment to the goals of the scholarship program as well as a qualitative in-country interview conducted by members of CASNR and the university’s Office of Admissions.
Selection Criteria: At the time of application, an applicant must:
Meet all University of Nebraska-Lincoln admission requirements
Hold Rwandan citizenship
Have graduated from high school by the start of the academic year the applicant is applying for or be a transfer student from university. If you have already completed a Bachelor degree program, you are not eligible to apply for the scholarship. Cambridge International curriculum and exam results are accepted.
Must meet University of Nebraska-Lincoln English proficiency requirements for full admission1
TOEFL score of 70 with a written subscore of 20
IELTS score of 6.0 with a written subscore of 5.5
Interest in agricultural field of study (food production – animal, plant and food systems; conservation agriculture, soils, water quantity and availability; energy and environmental stewardship; business, entrepreneurship and leadership; nutrition, food safety, food engineering and processing; communication, public service and extension education; ecology, conservation biology and climate; and engineering, irrigation, mechanization and technology)
Be able to provide the following:
Stamped copy of S4, S5 and S6 academic transcripts with class ranking. If your school does not provide class rankings, please note “0/0” on your application
Copy of national exam results after interview selection
500-word essay answering “Why are you passionate about pursuing a career aligned with Rwandan agriculture?”
Number of Awards: 50
Value of Award: Full scholarships to include tuition, fees, living expenses, and travel costs.
The TechWomen initiative will identify 100 women in STEM fields from countries in Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East to participate in the 2017 program.
Application Timeline:
Application closes: 17th January, 2018.
Semifinalists will be contacted via email in/around March 2018.
Final decisions will be made no later than early May 2018.
September 2018: TechWomen program begins in San Francisco, CA
October 2018: TechWomen program concludes in Washington, DC
About the Award: From the moment the Emerging Leaders arrive, they are immersed in the innovative, constantly evolving culture of Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. Emerging Leaders work closely with their Professional Mentors to design meaningful projects while exploring the San Francisco Bay Area with their Cultural Mentor and fellow program participants.
TechWomen Emerging Leaders will:
Challenge themselves with new questions and concepts
Collaborate with like-minded women in their fields on an innovative project
Network with influential industry leaders
Discover their own innovative leadership style
Create meaningful friendships with women from all over the world
Explore the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area and Washington, D.C.
Inspire the next generation of women and girls in their home countries
Type: Training, Fellowship
Eligibility: Applicants must
Be women with, at minimum, two years full-time professional experience in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields. Please note that internships and other unpaid work experience does not count toward the two-year professional experience requirement.
Have, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree/four-year university degree or equivalent.
Be proficient in written and spoken English.
Be citizens and permanent residents of Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan or Zimbabwe at the time of application and while participating in the program.
Be eligible to obtain a U.S. J-1 exchange visitor visa.
Not have applied for an immigrant visa to the United States (other than the Diversity Immigrant Visa, also known as the “visa lottery”) in the past five years.
Not hold U.S. citizenship or be a U.S. legal permanent resident.
Preference will be given to applicants who
Demonstrate themselves as emerging leaders in their chosen professional track through their work experience, volunteer experience, community activities and education.
Are committed to return to their home countries to share what they have learned and mentor women and girls.
Have limited or no prior experience in the United States.
Have a proven record of voluntary or public service in their communities.
Have a demonstrated track record of entrepreneurialism and commitment to innovation.
Demonstrate a willingness to participate in exchange programs, welcome opportunities for mentoring and new partnership development, and exhibit confidence and maturity.
TechWomen encourages people with diverse backgrounds and skills to apply, including individuals with disabilities.
Selection: TechWomen participants are selected based on the eligibility requirements above. Applications are reviewed by independent selection committees composed of industry leaders and regional experts. Semifinalists may be interviewed by United States Embassy personnel in their country of permanent residence.
Number of Awardees: 100 women
Value of Scholarship: International travel, housing, meals and incidentals, local transportation and transportation to official TechWomen events are covered by the TechWomen program. Participants are responsible for the cost of any non-program activities in which they wish to partake, such as independent sightseeing and non-program-related travel.
Duration of Scholarship: The 2018 TechWomen program will occur over five weeks from September – October 2018. Due to the fast-paced nature of the program, arrival and departure dates are not flexible.
How to Apply: Interested TechWomen participants should apply based on the application requirements in link below.
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the 2018 Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) for Scholars program for university faculty and other related scholars.
Application Deadline: 17thDecember, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
To Be Taken At (Country): The United States of America
About the Award: Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars (SUSIs) are intensive post-graduate level academic programs with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign university faculty and other scholars the opportunity to deepen their understanding of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions. The ultimate goal of the Institutes is to strengthen curricula and to enhance the quality of teaching about the United States in academic institutions abroad.
Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars will take place at various colleges, universities, and institutions throughout the United States over the course of six weeks beginning in or after June 2018. Each Institute includes a four week academic residency component and up to two weeks of an integrated study tour.
Type: Short Courses
Eligibility:
Experienced, mid-career (between the ages of 30-50 years old), highly-motivated and experienced professionals generally from institutions of higher education or research focused organizations (non-profits, think tanks, etc.).
Graduate degree and substantive knowledge of thematic area of the Institute required. PHD and/or Masters Degree (s) is/are an asset.
Little to no prior experience in the United States
Candidate’s home institution should be seeking to introduce aspects of U.S. Studies into its curricula, to develop new courses in the subject of the institute, to enhance and update existing courses on the United States, or to offer specialized seminars/workshops for professionals in U.S. studies areas related to the program theme.
Fluency in English
Candidates should be willing and able to fully take part in an intensive post-graduate level academic program and study tour
Number of Awards: Not specified
Duration of Program: 6 weeks
How to Apply:
Completed applications must include:
Updated CV/Resume
Copy of Egyptian National ID and/or passport
Proof of fluency in English by providing a valid score for Institutional TOEFL (Local ITP), Internet-based TOEFL (IBT) or overall International English Language Testing System (IELTS). If none are available, a proof of English proficiency is
required.
Applicants may also include up to two letters of recommendation, but these are optional.
Application form (to download the application and to read application instructions, please visit: https://eg.usembassy.gov/education-culture/exchange-opportunities/
Please submit your applications and supporting documentation by postal mail or hand-delivered as indicated in the application instructions with the name of the program on the envelope: SUSI Scholar and the name of the U.S. Institute of interest
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for interviews and will be asked to send their applications by e-mail. Please keep an electronic type-written copy of completed application
The United States Department of State is recruiting young Tanzanian, Kenyan, and Ugandan professionals from diverse backgrounds in private, public, non-governmental, and education sectors who are either women agribusiness entrepreneurs or individuals working to increase women’s economic engagement in the agricultural sector.
Application Deadline: 8th December 2017
Eligible Countries: Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda
To Be Taken At (Country):
About the Award: The goal of the Fellows Program is to build fellows’ capacity and skills in agro-entrepreneurship and agri-food system innovation and for them to learn about issues of women’s economic empowerment. Kenyan, Tanzanian and Ugandan fellows will develop their leadership capacity and professional skills through a fully funded four-week fellowship program in the United States.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
25-40 years old
A citizen, national, or permanent resident of Tanzania, Kenya, or Uganda
Is living and working in Tanzania, Kenya, or Uganda at the time of the application
Speaks fluent English
Has at least 2 years of professional/working experience in their field
Has demonstrated leadership and collaborative skills and a commitment to community
Has employer’s support for participating in the program (for those not self-employed). For those self-employed, has recommendation from local authorities at the district, county, and/or community levels
Is interested in participating in a reciprocal program for American participants coming to your country
Preference will be given to those who are in an earlier state of their careers
Preference will be given to applicants who have not previously had the opportunity to travel to the US
Selection Criteria:
Women entrepreneurs, social innovators, or small and medium business owners or managers and other leaders working in the agriculture and food sectors
Individuals (of any gender) in civil society and NGOs working on programs that support women in the agriculture and food sectors in their respective countries
Policymakers, ministry employees, and others in the public sector (of any gender) focused on supporting and improving opportunities for women in the agriculture or food sector
Academic staff (of any gender) who are implementing programs to impact advancing women in the agriculture and food sectors
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: The four-week U.S. program will include a professional internship with Michigan organizations focused on agriculture, innovation, agro-entrepreneurship, and women’s empowerment and additional seminars and trainings with professionals from Michigan State University and throughout the state of Michigan.
Duration of Program: 4 weeks.
Spring program: April 27, 2018 – June 1, 2018 Fall program: October 12, 2018 – November 17, 2018
Award Providers: The Advancing Young Women Professional Fellows Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Professional Fellows Division and administered by Michigan State University (U.S.), Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania), University of Nairobi (Kenya), and Kyambogo University (Uganda).
Important Notes:
ICFJ/ ONE/ Elliott Family African Storytelling Contest for African Journalists
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in collaboration with ONE and the Elliott family, seeks entries for the 2018 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. The contest is named after late British journalist and longtime ICFJ board member Michael Elliott.
Application Deadline: 31st December 2017
Eligible Countries: African countries
About the Award: In its second year, this prestigious award will honor an up-and-coming journalist in Africa who tells important stories through quality reporting.
Mike served as a distinguished editor at The Economist, Newsweek and Time before becoming CEO of ONE. Last year, he had spoken of his dream to establish an award that would bring together his belief in great journalism with his commitment to progress in Africa.
This award, given in Mike’s name, will provide the winner a $5,000 cash prize to pursue an in-depth reporting project. In a special study tour organized by ICFJ, the winner will spend time in U.S. newsrooms to learn new skills and share knowledge. In order to take full advantage of the study tour, applicants must speak English, even if they work in another language.
Photo: Juma accepts the inaugural award in honor of Michael Elliott, from his widow, Emma Oxford. Photo: Steven Strasser
Our inaugural award winner Mercy Juma, a Kenyan broadcast journalist whose stories highlighted sensitive topics, such as unwed teen mothers living in Muslim communities, was selected from among 354 applicants. Her reporting brought to life the stories of often-voiceless Kenyans who face difficult human challenges and aim to overcome them.
In her award-winning story, “Teen Mums of Kwale,” she tells of primary school girls whose families make the controversial choice to let them use contraceptives even though the practice is taboo in the Muslim communities of Kenya’s Kwale County. The reason for going against tradition: Their unmarried girls need schooling, not more unwanted pregnancies, if they are ever to rise out of poverty.
Type: Contest
Eligibility: The contest is open to up-and-coming, English-speaking journalists working in Africa for print, broadcast and online news media.
● Applicants must have no more than 10 years of journalism experience.
● Applicants must submit one published story that reflects top-notch storytelling about important issues.
● The submission can be a feature story; an in-depth, investigative or explanatory piece; or a multimedia report or documentary.
● The published story or broadcast must be submitted in English. Works in other languages must include English translations.
Selection: A distinguished international jury will select the winner.
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award: The winner will receive US$5,000 to pursue an in-depth reporting project. He or she will also spend time in U.S. newsrooms to learn new skills and receive mentorship from ICFJ.
Applications are open for 2018/2019 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) to provide a diverse group of emerging leaders with a scholarship for one semester of non-degree academic study at a U.S. college or university. Global UGRAD participants have completed 1–4 years of university study in their home countries.
Application Deadline: 31st December, 2017
Eligible Countries: International (See list below)
To be taken at (country): United States
Eligible Field of Study: Students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to apply for the Global UGRAD program. Possible fields of study include the humanities, arts, social sciences, mathematical science, natural and physical sciences, engineering and applied science.
About the Award: The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) provides a diverse group of emerging leaders with a scholarship for one semester of non-degree academic study at a U.S. college or university. The program is sponsored by the U.S Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and aims to recruit participants from underrepresented, non-elite backgrounds. Successful applicants can expect an in-depth exposure to U.S. society, culture, and academic institutions, as well as an opportunity to enhance their professional skills.
All participants will be enrolled in full-time, non-degree, undergraduate course work chosen from their host institution’s existing curriculum. Participants will be required to take one, 3-credit U.S. studies course to enhance their understanding of the United States. Participants will live in campus housing facilities with American peers, and will be required to participate in twenty hours of community service. There will also be a virtual arrival orientation and an in-person end-of-program workshop.
Global UGRAD is a substantive exchange program designed to expose students to the U.S. educational system, society, and culture. Finalists represent diverse disciplines, from architecture to engineering, biochemistry to literature and education. A small number of students will also receive additional English language training in the US prior to the start of their academic program. All students are required to participate in volunteer community service activities and are encouraged to participate in professional development activities as part of the Global UGRAD Program. Exposure to U.S. civil society, as well as the cultural and ethnic diversity of the United States, gives the participants a strong example of tolerance in a democratic society.
Type: Undergraduate non-Degree Exchange Programme
Eligibility: The Global UGRAD Program is open to anyone who is/has:
over 18 years of age;
a citizen of a UGRAD participating country, currently residing in that country;
enrolled as an undergraduate in good standing at any accredited university, public or private, and has at least one semester remaining at their home university at the conclusion of the UGRAD program;
completed secondary education in their home country;
a solid command of written and spoken English (English Language training for some finalists is possible);
able to begin studies in the United States in August 2017 or January 2018 (selected participants may not defer to a later date);
eligible to receive and maintain the US student exchange visa (J-1) required for the program;
cleared by a physician to participate in the program;
committed to returning to their home country after the completion of the program.
Individuals in the following circumstances are not eligible for the Global UGRAD Program:
U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the United States;
Individuals currently studying, residing, or working outside of their home country;
Local employees of the U.S. missions abroad who work for the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); employees are also ineligible for one year following the termination of employment;
Immediate family members (i.e. spouses and children) of U.S. Department of State and USAID employees; family members are also ineligible for one year following the termination of employment;
Current World Learning employees and their immediate family members.
Number of Awardees: Global UGRAD will provide a select group of approximately 250 students with scholarships for one academic semester of undergraduate, non-degree study in the United States.
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship will cover international travel, tuition, room and board, accident/sickness insurance, a small monthly stipend, and funding for books.
Duration of Scholarship: One semester
Eligible Countries: Algeria, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, UAE, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
Applications for the Barer Institute Fellowship are now being accepted for 2018.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible Countries: Lower & Middle Income Developing Countries
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: The Barer Institute selects annually three to four mid-career leaders from lower to middle income countries to enroll in the Sustainable International Development LL.M. Program and serve as change makers in their home countries upon graduation.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: Candidate criteria include:
Demonstrated need in the candidate’s home country for improved legal infrastructure in the areas of rule of law and governance, human rights, and/or economic development.
A substantive study proposal (1-2 pages) addressing the demonstrated need.
A first degree in law or equivalent.
A commitment to return to the home country.
Strong English skills. The following minimum score is required, (test scores must be less than two years old):
580 TOEFL
237 TOEFLC
92 TOEFLiBT
Evidence of leadership skills.
At least two letters of recommendation from legal professionals in the home country.
Official transcripts and degree statements.
Resume or CV.
Number of Awards: Not specified
How to Apply:
Applicants may be required to participate in an interview via telephone or Skype.
Please email application materials, and any questions you may have, to [email protected].
40+ if the coming Numerous INSEAD MBA scholarships for you are counted as ONE (big) scholarship, that is. If not, then it is 70 and counting. Apply today.
The following top scholarship programmes are currently open for African students with varying closing dates in January 2018. View other scholarships with January deadlines in your AfterSchoolAfrica archives. More scholarships will be added to this list in coming days.
The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme was established by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development to help shape the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applications from emerging countries at master’s level, and from emerging and industrialized countries at PhD level.
Sciences Po created the Emile Boutmy scholarship after the founder of Sciences Po (1871) in order to welcome the very best international students from outside of the European Union. This scholarship is not automatically awarded. A request for it must be made in the section designated for the purpose on the application form.
Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG) scholarship applications for female students from Developing Countries to assist women pursue their education with the aim of improving the lives of these women and children. Grants will be used in schools in the USA and Canada.
The TechWomen initiative will identify 100 women in STEM fields from countries in Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East to participate in the 2017 program.
The LAWA Program helps defray the costs for women’s rights attorneys from Africa who would not otherwise be able to afford a Master of Laws degree focusing on international women’s human rights and the additional leadership training.
In 2016, MMEG initiated a partnership with Trinity Washington University in Washington DC to award grants for up to two women students studying at Trinity Washington university.
As part of the Scholars Program, Wellesley will provide nine (9) African women with comprehensive support that includes scholarships, mentoring, counseling, and internship opportunities.
At University of California Berkeley, the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program will provide holistic support – financial, academic, social, and career counselling – to Masters students from Sub-Saharan Africa from 2012 to 2020. UC Berkeley will receive $30 million in funding over the next eight years as part of MFSP.
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars at Duke University represent the intellect and energy of the youth of Sub-Saharan Africa. With a financial commitment of $13.5 million from The MasterCard Foundation, Duke will educate seven classes of five students — a total of 35 students — over the next 10 years.
The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the University of Oxford to support students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom.
This scholarship is part of the Oxford Graduate Scholarships, which were established through a ground-breaking new matched funding initiative to enable the creation of fully-funded scholarships for graduate students of the highest calibre from across the MENA region.
The Louis Dreyfus-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme supports outstanding postgraduate students from developing and emerging economies throughout Africa, Asia and South America to study at the University of Oxford, UK.
Oppenheimer Fund is offering Postgraduate Scholarships for South African Graduate students to study at University of oxford, UK. The Fund promotes links between the University of Oxford and South African Universities. It does this by supporting academic exchanges between Oxford and South Africa, and assisting students ordinarily resident in South Africa wishing to pursue graduate study at Oxford.
A full scholarship is available for applicants who are ordinarily resident in one of the member states of the Southern African Development Community and who are applying to the full-time MSc African Studies.
The Standard Bank Derek Cooper Africa scholarship is awarded to three outstanding African students wishing to undertake a 1 year Masters programme at the University of Oxford.
Two full scholarships are available for applicants ordinarily resident in Africa, and who are applying for the full-time MSc in African Studies. The scholarship is only tenable at Linacre College. All eligible applicants will be considered for this scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) you state as your preference on the graduate application form.
One full scholarship is available for applicants who are ordinarily resident in Sub-Saharan African countries eligible for Rhodes Scholarships who are applying to a full-time DPhil course at the University. The scholarship is jointly funded by the University, Linacre College and the Rhodes Trust.
Eni Scholarships for Masters Programme at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, UK for Students from Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) and Nigeria.
The Clarendon Fund offers around 140 full scholarships every year to academically excellent graduate students from all around the world. Clarendon Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and potential across all degree-bearing subjects at graduate level.
St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, in partnership with the Swire Educational Trust and the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Kenya, is offering one scholarship a year for entry to a student from Kenya reading for one year Master’s degree.
The Skoll Scholarship – Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship offers Funded Scholarship Program for MBA in Social Entrepreneurship, at Said Business School, Oxford University UK.
The INSEAD Nelson Mandela Endowed Scholarship is offered for candidates who are nationals of a sub-Saharan African country and have spent a substantial part of their lives and received part of their prior education in Africa.
Applications are on for the INSEAD Olam MBA Scholarships for African Students. Candidates will be judged on the quality of their scholarship essays and the degree to which they meet the eligibility criteria.
INSEAD has launched the INSEAD Africa Leadership Fund scholarship to support its goal of admitting talented candidates from the African region. For those who are set back by financial difficulties, this scholarship will help them realise their dream of achieving an MBA at one of the top business schools in the world.
The following scholarships are offered by INSEAD Business school in both France and Singapore for students in Africa and other developing regions for July and December 2018 academic sessions. All scholarship applications are on-line except where mentioned in the individual scholarship description.
The Erasmus Mundus Joint Scholarships, funded by the European Union, are exclusively awarded to students coming from both EU and non-EU countries that have been selected to attend one of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes at Masters or Doctorate level.
Join a unique international Master program in Material Science and be graduated from 5 European leading universities! MaMaSELF is a 2 year ERASMUS MUNDUS Master Course in Materials Science Exploring Large Scale Facilities.
The Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Journalism, Media and Globalisation welcomes applications from graduate students around the world. You can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, or as a self-funded student.
The Google Africa PhD Fellowship Program has been created to support and recognize outstanding students pursuing or looking to pursue PhD level studies in computer science and related areas.
The Swedish Institute Study Scholarships (SISS) are awarded to students from selected countries for full-time master’s level studies in Sweden starting in the autumn semester 2017. The scholarships cover both living costs and tuition fees.
Are you a talented and ambitious citizen of South Africa and want to study for a master’s degree in Sweden on a fully-funded scholarship? Find out if you can apply to the Swedish Institute Study Scholarships for South Africa.
VLIR-UOS offers 180 Masters & 70 training Scholarships in Belgium for students from Developing countries – 50% of scholarships will be offered to African students and preference will be given for Women. The eligible training or master programmes are taught in English.
As one of its contributions to development co-operation, K.U. Leuven offers IRO (Interfaculty Council for Development Co-operation) scholarships to deserving students from developing countries to do their PhD in the largest university in Flanders, Belgium.
The World Bank Group, in its effort to provide graduate students practical experience in global development, is offering World Bank paid internship for Young Graduates.
The University of Oulu, Finland Scholarships are provided to academically talented international students. Students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA member state are liable to pay the tuition fee.
Thanks to the generosity of the Felix Scholarship Trust, one Felix Scholarship will be available to a national from a developing country with a first class undergraduate degree to pursue a Taught Masters programme for entry in September 2017.
SOAS, University of London is awarding Commonwealth Shared scholarships to students from developing countries wishing to undertake select Masters courses (see below) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
The Zurich Graduate School of Economics at the University of Zurich is offering up to 3 PhD scholarships to outstanding university graduates. Scholarships for successful candidates are full scholarships, covering living expenses and all fees.
The University of Warwick is offering the Chancellor’s International Scholarships for overseas Postgraduate research applications for entry in October 2017. The University Scholarship will offer full fees support and maintenance award to international doctoral students of the highest caliber. The University will offer scholarship to approximately 17 of the most outstanding international PhD applicants.
Monash University, Australia offers up to 4 fully-funded scholarships to international students undertaking Undergraduate or Postgraduate (coursework) degree at the University.
If you are a high performing undergraduate or Master’s student and have a strong desire to undertake a PhD programme at a world class research institution, you could be selected to receive full tuition fees and a generous stipend for a PhD place at Imperial College London. The President’s PhD Scholarships aims to provide up to 50 research students with great potential the opportunity to work within their chosen research field with the support of an excellent supervisor.
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) is accepting applications for the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP). It will begin in late August and run until mid-December 2018.
The Future Global Leaders Fellowship is an accelerator for top students from humble backgrounds who want to become members of the Fortis Society upon successful completion of the fellowship.
Browse the AfterSchoolAfrica Calendar for more scholarships with January deadlines.
Online News Association (ONA) Women’s Leadership Accelerator
The Online News Association (ONA) Women’s Leadership Accelerator program is open to all women working in digital media, including freelancers, entrepreneurs and independent journalists around the world.
Application Deadline: 30th November 2017
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: The Women’s Leadership Accelerator is aimed at leaders who are pushing innovation in digital media. In addition to learning leadership skills and tools for navigating change, you will get practical feedback on a challenge specific to your career — a realistic obstacle you’d like to overcome, or an aspirational goal you’d like to achieve, either within your organization or as an independent project.
Type: Training
Eligibility: The Accelerator is designed for practitioners working in digital media, including freelancers, entrepreneurs and independent journalists, who are pushing innovation in digital media. This means we’re looking for women who not only have an understanding of the digital journalism landscape but who are helping to advance it in innovative ways.
Women from a range of disciplines, including startups, digital-only, legacy media and blended newsrooms, broadcast and technology companies.
Applicants should have leadership experience, which can mean managing people or projects, and be committed to further developing their skills.
Number of Awards: 25
Value of Award: The Women’s Leadership Accelerator provides:
A week of hands-on personal and professional work; candid discussions about leadership, work-life balance and problem-solving in the newsroom; deep dives on developing leadership and management skills; inspiring visits to digital media organizations; and one-on-one mentoring from some of the top women leaders in digital journalism, Feb. 25-March 2, 2018 at USC Annenberg.
A year of check-ins and practical, targeted guidance and personal coaching on individual challenges.
Registration, travel and accommodations for the Online News Association Conference in Austin, TX, Sept. 13-15, 2018.
Workshops tailored to the needs of the cohort, including a half-day workshop for women in the program during ONA18.
The opportunity to be a part of a cohort of peers to serve as a strong career-long support system.
Duration of Program:
Participants announced: January 2018
Women’s Leadership Accelerator at USC Annenberg: Feb. 25-March 2, 2018
The Future Global Leaders Fellowship is an accelerator for top students from humble backgrounds who want to become members of the Fortis Society upon successful completion of the fellowship.
Application Deadline: 31st January 2018
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Future Leaders Foundation, USA
About the Award: The Future Global Leaders Fellowship annually selects the world’s top first-generation university students and, over the course of a 3-year program, primes them for induction into the Fortis Society – the world’s first private network of diverse leaders committed to one another’s success and to a better world.
Type: Fellowship/Training
Eligibility: Applicants for the Future Global Leaders Fellowship must be currently enrolled First-Year College students who fit the following eligibility criteria:
First-Generation College Student – which we define as students who do not have a family history of higher education.
A Track Record of Academic Excellence – throughout high school and university. Priority given to GPAs 3.5 and above.
Proven Leadership Abilities – through self-started initiatives and ventures, or leadership in their community.
CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
In addition to eligibility criteria, our Admissions Committee will select Fellows who display the following characteristics:
Contagious Charisma and Unyielding Strength of Character – two common and essential traits in all leaders.
Resilience and Guts – demonstrated through having overcome hardship.
Inexhaustible Global Ambition – along with a realistic strategy, the ability to execute, and the willingness to sacrifice and take risks to achieve extraordinary success.
A Humble Background – the highestpriority will be given to first-generation and low-income students who meet all requirements.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Fellowship: All programme costs are covered the by the Future Leaders Foundation.
(1) Mentorship from world renowned professionals;
(2) Three-week Intensive leadership training;
(3) Funding and support for an internship;
(4) Customized career advice and tools;
(5) Access to an influential international network – the Fortis Society
Duration of Fellowship: The Future Global Leaders Fellowship officially starts in July, when all newly selected FGL Fellows come together for an intensive 20-day leadership training.
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) is accepting applications for the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP). It will begin in late August and run until mid-December 2018.
Eligible Countries: Low and Middle Income countries
To be taken at (country): Columbia University, USA
About the Award: The program leverages the resources of Columbia University and international organizations such as Human Rights Watch and WITNESS to provide proven grassroots leaders with skill-building and networking opportunities.
Through workshops, seminars, Columbia University classes and meetings with policy makers and potential funders, participants will share their experiences, reflect critically on their strategies, and plan future campaigns.
The Program is designed for lawyers, journalists, doctors, teachers, social workers, community organizers, and other human rights activists working with NGOs on issues including sexual and gender-based violence, minority rights, LGBT rights, labor rights, migration, health, social exclusion, environmental justice, disability rights, and corporate social accountability.
Type: Fellowship
Selection Criteria:
The Program is designed for lawyers, journalists, doctors, teachers, social workers, community organizers, and other human rights activists working with NGOs on issues including sexual and gender-based violence, minority rights, LGBT rights, labor rights, migration, health, social exclusion, environmental justice, disability rights, and corporate social accountability.
Participants are selected on the basis of their previous work experience in human rights, commitment to the human rights field, and demonstrated ability to pursue graduate-level studies. Full-time students or government officials will not be considered. Applicants holding full or part-time jobs pursuing their advocacy efforts are preferred.
Advocates must work at the grassroots level. Applicants from high-income countries will not be considered except for those representing marginalized communities.
Advocates must provide proof of institutional endorsement in English from their organizations for their participation in the Program and must commit to returning to that organization upon completion of the Program.
Only one application per organization should be submitted. More than one application means all applications from that organization will be disqualified. It is up to the applicant to make sure no one else from the organization has applied.
Value of Program: ISHR makes every effort to provide full funding to cover participants’ program costs as well as travel and housing. A stipend is also provided for basic costs.
Duration of Program: The program typically starts in late August/early September and ends before the middle of December. Exact dates vary year to year and will be listed on the application.
How to Apply: Applicants are asked to complete the application in its entirety. Please complete all sections in English. Please follow all instructions, including those sent to your email address.
It is important to go through the application requirements and FAQ in the Program Webpage (See Link below) of the Program before applying
Participate in an exciting new program to acquire skills in social entrepreneurship, design thinking, the business model canvas, leadership and more.
Application Deadline: 1st December 2017
Eligible Countries: Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and students from these countries at the University of Michigan.
To Be Taken At (Country): University of Michigan
About the Award: Join a virtual exchange program with fellow students from Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and the University of Michigan. This program is open to any undergraduate / post-secondary student.
M2GATE is a team-based social entrepreneurship program that offers experiential learning and cross-cultural interactions with international peers through a virtual exchange.
The program covers the following topics, taught by experienced instructors:
Cross-cultural Team-building
Communication Skills
Leadership Development
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Design Thinking & Creative Inquiry
Business Model Canvas
Type: Entrepreneurship
Eligibility: This application is open to post-secondary (undergraduate) students aged 18-25 at the University of Michigan (USA) Ann Arbor Dearborn, or Flint campuses and postsecondary (undergraduate) students aged 18-25 from Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia (or refugees currently residing in one of these four countries). We encourage applicants from a variety of disciplines – including Engineering, Business, Healthcare, and Liberal Arts – to apply. We strongly encourage women, refugees, and persons with disabilities to apply. (Students who have previously participated in a U.S. Government-funded exchange program are, unfortunately, ineligible for this program.)
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: There is no cost to participate in this program. The program is not for credit.
Applications are invited for the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Arizona State University and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for Students from Ghana and Africa.
To Be Taken At (Country): Ghana (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology) and USA (Arizona State University)
About the Award: The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at ASU and KNUST provides academically talented yet economically disadvantaged young people in Ghana and Africa with access to quality and relevant University education. The Scholars Program embodies an array of mentoring and cultural transition services to ensure the scholar’s academic success, community engagement and transition to employment opportunities which will further the goal of social and economic transformation of Africa.
It aims to train a cohort of students in a 3+1+1 International Accelerated Degree Program (IADP) to contribute to societal change and transformation of the African Continent.
Type: Undergraudate
Eligibility: For the 2018/2019 Academic Year Application,
All applicants must be in one of the following programs of study;
Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Human Resource Management
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
All Applicants must be in their third year of study.
All Applicants must have a minimum CWA of Second Class Upper Division.
The Applicant must have No Outstanding Trails.
The Applicant must have Critical Economic Needs.
The Applicant must have Proven Records of Leadership and Community Engagement(s).
Females and Physically Challenged Applicants shall be given top priority.
The Applicant must be prepared to Go-Back and Give-Back to his or her Community.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: The Scholarship includes:
Comprehensive financial support (full tuition, fully paid on-campus accommodation, learning materials, transportation and monthly stipend).
Regular group meetings with other scholars that focus on personal and professional development opportunities and activities tailored to build societal relationships and scholars’ capacity.
Continued academic support through academic mentoring, virtual learning, life and career coaching, and tutoring.
Opportunities to participate in leadership congresses, community services and mentoring (Go-back Give- Back), and uniquely sourced internships.
An academic environment where faculty and students engage with global issues.
The prestige of becoming part of the growing family of the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Alumni and the Global Scholars Community.
The opportunity to be enrolled on an accelerated Master’s Degree after undergraduate studies
The Program Manager,
MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST,
Office of the Dean of Students, KNUST
Private Mail Bag
Kumasi, Ghana
Applications close at 17:00GMT, 17th November, 2017
What Next?
Only shortlisted applicants will be called for interviews which would be held at the KNUST Secretariat of MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at the Office of the Dean of Students.
Interviews will be done by an independent panel constituted by the Vice Chancellor of KNUST.
Verification of ALL examination results and information provided, as well as community visits of SUCCESSFUL applicants, will be conducted before admission is approved.
Award of the Scholarship will be published on the University’s website
Symantec is accepting applications for the 2018 Fellowship Program. Award decisions will be made in January 2018.
Application Deadline: 1st December, 2017 (Pacific Time Zone).
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): USA
About the Award: Symantec will award Symantec Research Labs (SRL) Graduate Fellowships to outstanding Ph.D. students who meet the eligibility criteria listed below. A key goal of the program is to fund innovative research that has real-world value, in areas where Symantec conducts business. We are soliciting applications for the following areas:
Next Generation Security: Security, cryptography and cyber-risk assessment and modeling, in the areas of networks, information security, big data analytics, data center, privacy, cloud, etc.
Network and Cloud Security: Advance the state of the art in digital certificates, high throughput network security, securing public/private Cloud infrastructure, applications, and services, etc.
Machine learning and data mining: Extend and apply predictive-analytics and anomaly-detection algorithms at scale, in support of the security and systems areas mentioned above.
Award recipients are strongly encouraged to take a separate salaried internship with Symantec that we plan to offer to all fellowship recipients. Interns will usually work directly with Symantec Research Labs at one of our locations (Culver City, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; Dublin, Ireland; Sophia-Antipolis, France) or with another group within Symantec. Each recipient is paired with a mentor from Symantec. A mentor is a top researcher or engineer who can provide ongoing technical guidance on the recipient’s research during graduate training as well as during an internship at Symantec.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
Applying students must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program.
Preference will be given to students with a desire to work in an industrial research lab and those working on innovative research projects in areas related to Symantec’s businesses such as host-based and network security, cloud computing, virtualization, machine learning, data mining, etc.
Recipients will also be selected based on their overall potential for research excellence and their academic progress to date as evidenced by publications.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Fellowship: The SRL Graduate Fellowship provides up to $20,000 USD that may be used to cover one year of the student’s tuition fees and to reimburse expenses incurred by the student to engage into research collaboration with Symantec, such as conference registration fees, travel expenses, hardware, etc. If the fellowship is to cover tuition, this portion of the award will be made through the university.
How to Apply: Application materials must include the following:
Resume or C.V.
Personal statement of research interests not to exceed 500 words. Applicants are strongly encouraged to articulate the value and novelty of their research.
Two letters of recommendation from professors or industry researchers who can evaluate the applicant’s scientific aptitude and potential for research. Letters of recommendation may be sent separately and confidentially.
Application Dates and Process for the 2018 Fellowship
Fellowship applications, including Resumes or C.V.’s, personal statements of research, and letters of recommendation, must be received no later than 5:00pm on December 1st, 2017 (Pacific Time Zone).
As part of the application process, some candidates may be contacted for telephone interviews.
Final award decisions will be announced in January 2018.
Applications and letters of recommendation may be sent to us in the following ways:
Email to:[email protected]
Mail to:
Attn. Kevin Roundy
SRL Fellowship
900 Corporate Pointe
Culver City, CA 90230
Eligible Countries: Special consideration will be given to applicants from: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa.
To be taken at (country): Georgetown University, USA
Brief description: The Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) at Georgetown University USA is offering a full-tuition scholarship for a talented graduate student from sub-Saharan Africa 2017/2018
Eligible Field of Study: Master of Science in Foreign Service
About Scholarship
MSFS is a two-year, full-time graduate degree program in international affairs. Students will take courses in international relations, international trade, international finance, statistics and analytical tools and history. In addition, students choose an area of concentration such as International Relations and Security, International Development or International Business.
Scholarship Offered Since: 2013
Scholarship Type: Masters scholarship
Selection Criteria and Eligibility
Applicants must have:
-A TOEFL score of at least 100, or an IELTS score of at least 7.0.
-Special consideration will be given to applicants from: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa.
-Completion of a course in microeconomics and a course in macroeconomics, or ability to complete both courses *before* the beginning of the MSFS program in fall 2017.
Value of Scholarship: Full tuition scholarship
Duration of Scholarship: For the duration of the program
Application Deadline: For fall 2017 is January 15, 2017.
How to Apply
To be considered for the scholarship, applicants must submit all required application documents (online application, personal statement, official transcripts and test scores, letters of recommendation). Only students who have applied to the program will be considered for the scholarship.
Duke University, USA in Partnership with MasterCard Foundation Scholars Programme is offering Undergraduate Scholarships to Students from Sub-Saharan Africa 2018
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Offered Annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan African countries
To be taken at (country): Duke University, USA
Eligible Fields of Study: Courses offered at the university.
About the Award: The MasterCard Foundation Scholars at Duke University represent the intellect and energy of the youth of Sub-Saharan Africa. With a financial commitment of $13.5 million from The MasterCard Foundation, Duke will educate seven classes of five students — a total of 35 students — over the next 10 years.
The Duke University class of 2016, 2017 and 2018 include 15 of these outstanding scholars selected not only for their academic capabilities, but also for their desire to become change agents in Africa. The MasterCard Foundation Scholars studying at Duke University are from South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Mauritius, and Zimbabwe.
One of Duke’s great advantages for The MasterCard Foundation Scholars is the network of resources the university provides to scholars, their families, and students who are interested in the program.
Offered Since: 2012
Type: Undergraduate
Selection Criteria and Eligibility: The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Duke is open to students from sub-Saharan Africa who demonstrate financial need, academic ability and merit, and demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of others in their communities.
Students apply to Duke first, and are then considered for The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program.
Number of Scholarships: 5 each year
Value of Scholarship: Full scholarship and mentorship program
Duration of Scholarship: Full period of study
How to Apply: By simply applying to Duke University all students from Africa will be considered for The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program based on academic talent, financial need, and interest in improving their communities.
New York University (NYU) Africa House has been fortunate to receive external donor funding to offer four (4) research grants for current undergraduate and graduate students seeking funding support for short-term fellowship opportunities.
Application Deadline: 28th February 2018
To be Taken at (country): USA
About the Award: NYU Africa House fellowships include:
Africa House/CTED Development Impact Fellowship;
NYU Africa House Thoyer Fellowship;
Robert Holmes Travel/Research Award for African Scholarship; and
NYU Gallatin and Africa House Summer Fellowship.
Africa House/CTED Development Impact Fellowship: This fellowship of $1,500 is awarded to two (2) students to cover costs associated with research activities linked to the search for innovative solutions that have the capacity to enrich the lives of people in the developing world. Fellowships support undergraduate and graduate students to cover costs associated with research projects undertaken in the Spring, Summer, or Fall of 2018, in the following Africa House/CTED research areas:
Economic and Political Theory
Economic Development, Mobile Apps, Rural Tourism
Food and Agricultural Markets
Migration and Diaspora
Local Governance, Cultural Norms, and Development of Property Rights
Eligibility:
Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at New York University, graduating no sooner than May 2019.
Requirements:
Explain how you plan to participate in the intellectual life of Africa House/CTED in the Africa House Fellowship Application Form.
Author or co-author one (1) research paper providing findings of your research project, to be submitted to Africa House/CTED in Spring 2019.
Present research findings in-person at Africa House in Spring 2019.
Applicants should submit the following in one PDF file:
Cover letter
Curriculum vitae
Two (2) letters of recommendation
2-4 page Africa-focused research proposal. The proposal could be an outline of your research or a study that is presently underway that will be further enhanced by the fellowship.
Send applications and inquiries to [email protected]. Please include “Africa House/CTED Development Impact Fellowship” in the subject line.
NYU Africa House Thoyer Fellowship: This fellowship of $2,500 is awarded to two (2) outstanding graduate students to support Africa-focused study and research in the fields of economics, political economy, and related disciplines. Fellowships may be used to cover travel costs, living expenses, tuition, books, research expenses, and other relevant expenses while studying or pursuing research at New York University. The Africa House Thoyer Fellowship is rooted in the idea that development is more likely to occur where there is sustained, sound management of the economy, and that such management is more likely where there is an active, well-informed group of development experts conducting policy relevant research.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program at New York University, graduating no sooner than May 2019.
Open to students in the fields of economics, political economy, or related disciplines.
Requirements:
Explain how you plan to participate in the intellectual life of Africa House/CTED in the Africa House Fellowship Application Form.
Author or co-author one (1) research paper providing findings of your research project, to be submitted to Africa House in Spring 2019.
Present research findings in-person at Africa House in Spring 2019.
Applicants should submit the following:
Cover letter
Curriculum vitae
One (1) letter of recommendation
2-4 page Africa-focused research proposal. The proposal could be an outline of your research or a study that is presently underway that will be further enhanced by the fellowship.
Send applications and inquiries to [email protected]. Please include “Africa House Thoyer Fellowship” in the subject line.
Note: All your applications must be submitted in this order in one pdf minus the letters of recommendations
A cover page
2-4-page research proposal
2 pages, double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman, 1-inch margins
Header Format: Student Last Name, First Name, Department, N-Number
The proposal should be written for educated readers, but not experts in your field or members of your department (i.e. at The New York Times level). It should identify the proposal’s research question, thesis/hypothesis, methodology, significance, and budget etc.
Curriculum vitae (c.v.)
Header format: Student Last Name, First Name, Department, N-Number
Two (2) letters of recommendation
Faculty should submit their signed letters of reference directly to [email protected], with attention to Kingsley Essegbey.
Must assess the general quality of the applicant’s academic work, the expected contribution of the research proposal to academia, and the prospects for publishing the full work either in whole or in part.
One letter must be from the applicant’s faculty advisor.
Naming your application pdf
Name your application pdf in this order: Student last name, first name, N-Number, Name of fellowship, and add 2018-2019.
Robert Holmes Travel/Research Award for African Scholarship: Two awards of $2,500 for Summer 2018 are available to outstanding graduate students to support study and research in Africa. Doctoral student applicants should, within one year of the award, expect to complete any remaining coursework and requirements (qualifying, comprehensive and language exams) other than the dissertation. Exceptional Master’s students, proposing research contributing to their theses, are eligible to apply. The awards support the research and study abroad of scholars in the humanities and social sciences and may be used for visits to research sites, such as archival resource facilities, libraries, and fieldwork locations that will be necessary for later sustained dissertation research. Award recipients are expected to make a presentation of the research as part of the Africa House programming, if possible during the Spring 2019 term. Doctoral students who are nominated but not selected for the Holmes Award will automatically be considered for the GSAS Pre-Doctoral Summer Fellowship, as detailed above
NYU Gallatin and NYU Africa House Summer Fellowship: NYU Gallatin and Africa House will award up to $5,000 to a Gallatin student whose concentration would benefit from travel to and research on Africa in Summer 2018. Specific research areas are open, but preference will be given to ones that focus on economics, development, or travel and tourism, including cultural tourism. This research should be closely linked to an existing or developing concentration; prior related coursework is expected. In the Spring semester, the student will be given the opportunity to present her or his findings at a forum sponsored by Gallatin and Africa House.
The fellowship recipient will be expected to spend at least five weeks in Africa in Summer 2018. The recipient will be responsible for arranging, with the assistance of Gallatin’s Office of Global Programs, her or his travel and accommodations. These arrangements must comply with University practices regarding health and safety.
Eligibility:
Gallatin undergraduate and graduate students. Undergrads must be between their sophomore and senior years and must have at least one full semester of registration remaining upon completion of the research project—so not graduating before January 2019. Graduate students must have completed at least one semester of study and should not have already enrolled in their thesis and defense credits.
The Yale chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters will award the 5th ISTF 2018 Innovation Prize to outstanding projects that apply a multidisciplinary approach to address sustainable resource use in the tropics.
Application Deadline: 17th November 2017
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: In line with the theme for the 2018 ISTF Conference, Yale University is looking for innovative projects that deal with complex problems in tropical forest landscapes. All individuals or groups with a unique perspective, experience, or approach to the complexity of tropical forest landscapes are encouraged to apply. The Innovation Prize winner and runner-up will both be invited to Yale to present their project to conference attendees and receive a cash prize.
During the conference, the Innovation Prize presentations are moments when the theme of the conference is grounded in concrete case-studies and experiences.
Since 2014, Yale ISTF has offered an Innovation Prize at its annual conference to honor outstanding initiatives and ideas related to tropical forest use and conservation.
Type: Contests/Award
Eligibility: All individuals or groups with a unique perspective, experience, or approach to the complexity of tropical forest landscapes are encouraged to apply.
Value of Award: The Innovation Prize winner and runner-up will both be invited to Yale to present their project to conference attendees and receive a cash prize.
Duration of Program: Conference date is February 1-3, 2018
The Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program’s Tunisia Undergraduate Scholarship Program (Tunisia UGRAD) and Tunisia Community College Scholarship Program (TCCSP) are now accepting applications from Tunisian undergraduate students for the 2018/2019 academic year.
About the Award: The Thomas Jefferson Scholarship program builds the employability skills of a diverse group of youth from across Tunisia. Through academic, cultural, and professional programming, the Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program provides Tunisian youth with opportunities to develop the skills needed to contribute to Tunisia’s economic development.
Since the Thomas Jefferson Scholarship program’s inception in 2013, more than 360 undergraduate students from all 24 governorates of Tunisia have studied in colleges and universities across the United States. Through programming focused on skill-building and leadership growth, students enhance their academic and English skills, develop their leadership capacity, and strengthen their professional expertise, which promotes economic development in Tunisia. In a recent survey, 89% of Thomas Jefferson Scholars who returned home and completed their education reported that they are now employed.
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility: The Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic as established by U.S. law.
To be eligible for the 2018/2019 Tunisia Undergraduate Scholarship Program (Tunisia UGRAD), candidate:
Is a citizen, national or permanent resident qualified to hold a valid passport issued by the government of Tunisia;
Is currently enrolled as a first- or second-year full-time undergraduate (Licence) student in good academic standing at the time of application at a registered academic institution in Tunisia;
Architecture students are eligible in their first-, second-, third-, or fourth-year of study. Engineering students are eligible in their first-, or second-year (preparatory classes), and third- and fourth-year of undergraduate study;
If you study at an ISSAT (Institut Supérieur des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie) please see the Tunisia Community College Scholarship Program application.
Is currently residing in Tunisia;
Is able to receive a U.S. J-1 visa;
Is at least 18 years old by July 1, 2018
Is committed to returning to Tunisia after completion of the program; and
Is able to achieve a TOEFL score of 500 (PBT) or likely to achieve this score after short-term pre-academic English training in the United States prior to the start of the academic year. .
To be eligible for the 2018/2019 Tunisia Community College Scholarship Program (TCCSP), candidate:
Is a citizen, national, or permanent resident qualified to hold a valid passport issued by the government of Tunisia;
Is currently residing in Tunisia;
Is currently enrolled as a first- or second-year full-time undergraduate (Licence) student in good academic standing at the time of application at an ISET (Institut Supérieur des Etudes Technologiques), IHET (Institut Supérieur des Etudes Touristiques), or ISSAT (Institut Supérieur des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie);
Is able to receive and maintain a US J-1 visa;
Is committed to returning to Tunisia after completing the program;
Is able to achieve a TOEFL score of 440 (PBT) or is likely to achieve this score after short-term preacademic English training in the United States prior to the start of the academic year; and
Is at least 18 years old by July 1, 2018.
Selection: The Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program selects participants through an open, merit-based competition to attend year-long academic and professional development programs in the US. Participants also engage in community service, internships, and cultural exchange activities.
Selection panels will use the following criteria to evaluate applications (not in order of importance):
Academic excellence;
Expressed commitment to contribute to Tunisia’s economic development;
Demonstrated leadership potential and commitment to community engagement;
Proficiency in written and spoken English;
Flexibility and adaptability as an exchange student; and
Minimum TOEFL of 500 PBT or ability to achieve a 500 following short-term intensive English language training.
Preference will be given to students that represent disadvantaged and underrepresented communities.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship:
J-1 visa support;
Round-trip travel from participant’s home city to host institution in the United States;
Accident and sickness coverage;
Tuition and mandatory university fees;
Room and board (housing and meals);
A wide variety of alumni networking and training opportunities.
Small incidentals allowance;
Limited allowance for books;
How to Apply: To learn more about the program and its eligibility requirements, please visit the Tunisia UGRAD or TCCSPapplication information pages. All individuals who meet the technical eligibility requirements should apply by Monday, November 27, 2017, at 5 p.m. Tunisia time.
Important Notes: Late applications will not be accepted. Do not send applications to the IREX office in Washington, DC. Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted. Applications will not be returned to the applicants after the end of the competition; applicants should keep a copy for their own records. Applications must be clear and readable. Unclear or unreadable copies will not be accepted. Each complete application should be stapled. No other form of binding is permitted. If submitting an online application, it is not necessary to send a paper copy. Only complete applications received by the deadline will be considered.
Award Provider: The Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program’s Tunisia Undergraduate Scholarship Program (Tunisia UGRAD) and Tunisia Community College Scholarship Program (TCCSP) are programs sponsored by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). The programs are implemented by IREX.
Clark University Presidential LEEP Scholarships for Undergraduate International Students (Fully-funded) 2018/
Clark University offers undergraduate scholarship to international students through the very prestigious programme, the Liberal Education and Effective Practice (LEEP).
To be taken at (country): Clark University, Massachusetts, USA
Eligible Field of Study: All
About the Award: Clark University’s Presidential LEEP Scholars Program is part of the University’s pioneering model of education, Liberal Education and Effective Practice (LEEP), which combines a robust liberal arts experience with authentic engagement in the world and workplace for undergraduate students.
Offered Since: Yes
Type: Undergraduate taught
Eligibility: An ideal candidate for the Presidential LEEP Scholarship has a high school record which places them at the top of Clark University’s applicant pool, An ideal candidate demonstrates a strong desire to:
Pursue a demanding academic schedule.
Collaborate with peers and professors.
Meet ambitious career and life goals.
Join a community of scholars with a strong commitment to global change.
Tackle complex challenges at home and abroad.
Number of Awardees: 5
Value of Scholarship: Successful candidates will have the resources and opportunities to explore their interests in depth. Candidates take control of their education, connect with pioneers in their fields and develop skills to drive tomorrow’s innovations.
Free tuition, room and board for four years: the annual scholarship renewal would be contingent on candidate’s maintaining a strong academic record at Clark for each of their four years as an undergraduate.
Duration of Scholarship: 4 years
How to Apply:
If you are interested in the Presidential LEEP Scholarship, simply check that option when you fill out the Common Application (available after Aug. 1, 2017).
You’ll then receive detailed information — including the topics of the two short essays — on how to apply for the scholarship. The deadline for submitting the essays is Feb. 1, 2018, for Early Action, Early Decision and Regular Decision candidates.
Semi-finalists will be notified by the end of February, and finalist interviews will be conducted in March.
Undergraduate or postgraduate Fellowship for international students by ACI Foundation in the field of structural design, materials, construction, into schools in USA and Canada.
Application Deadline: 3rd November, 2017.
Eligible Countries: All
To be Taken at (Country): ACI Foundation Fellowships can be awarded to anyone in the world; however, you must attend a U.S. or Canadian university during the award year.
About the Award: The ACI Foundation offers several Fellowship and undergraduate Scholarship opportunities for students and E-Members. ACI Foundation Fellowships and Scholarships are awarded annually to help students with an interest in concrete achieve their educational and career goals. The student must be considered a full-time undergraduate or graduate student as defined by the college or university during the award year. Applications will be accepted from anywhere in the world but study must take place in the United States or Canada during the award year.
Fields of Study: Structural Design, Materials, Construction
Type: Undergraduate, Graduate (Masters, PhD)
Eligibility: Before beginning the application have the answers ready for these four questions.
When submitting the application, what is your educational status (undergrad, grad, or PhD)?
When the award year begins next fall, what will your status be (undergrad, grad, or PhD)?
Following the application season, can you attend an interview at the Spring ACI Convention on March 25, 2018? Travel and hotel arrangements will be made through and paid for by the ACI Foundation.
Can you fulfill a 10 to 12-week internship the summer before the award year?
During the award year, you must be a full-time student for the regular school year.
Selection Criteria: Based on essays, submitted data and endorsements, the Scholarship Council of the ACI Foundation will select scholarship and fellowship recipients who appear to have the strongest combination of interest and potential for professional success in the concrete industry.
Clark University offers undergraduate scholarship to international students through the very prestigious Global Scholars Programme.
Application Deadline: 1st February, 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Clark University, Massachusetts, USA
Eligible Field of Study: All
About the Award: The Global Scholars Program builds on Clark University’s long-standing commitment to provide a challenging education with a global focus. The Global Scholars Program (GSP) is a special program for incoming international students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their home communities before attending Clark. Global scholars receive guidance and opportunities to build on their leadership skills so they can make a difference at Clark, in the Worcester area, and in the global community.
Offered Since: Yes
Type: Undergraduate taught
Eligibility: To be eligible, candidate must:
be a first-year applicant (not a transfer student) who has attended school overseas for at least four years. Clark also will consider international citizens attending school in the United States.
also have demonstrated the potential to provide leadership in your community and the world and to commit to making a difference.
maintain an annual GPA of at least a 3.0. Failure to do so may result in a decrease or loss of Global Scholar scholarship.
Number of Awardees: Several
Value of Scholarship: Successful candidates will receive:
a scholarship of $15,000 to $25,000 per year (for four years, contingent upon meeting academic standards for renewal).
a guaranteed $2,500 taxable stipend for a paid internship or research assistantship taken for academic credit during the summer following your sophomore or junior year.
Participate in the Global Scholars Mentor Program, including a semi-annual dinner hosted by the president of Clark University. You will be assigned to a faculty adviser, and receive guidance from staff or alumni leadership mentors.
Duration of Scholarship: 4 years
How to Apply:
If you are interested in the Global Scholars Program, simply check that option when you fill out the Common Application (available after Aug. 1, 2017).
You’ll then receive detailed information — including the topic of the short essay — on how to apply for the scholarship. The deadline for submitting the essay is Feb. 1, 2018, for Early Action, Early Decision and Regular Decision candidates.
The Empowering the Teachers (ETT) program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) invites young, brilliant and upcoming African academics, who recently completed their doctoral degree, to spend an intensive and inclusive semester at MIT in a bid to understudy the mode (& dynamics) of curricula development and content delivery at MIT.
Application Deadline: 1st December, 2017
Eligible Countries: Nigeria
To be taken at (country): Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, USA
About the Award: MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) is a teaching-focused fellowship, offered by MIT-AFRICA together with its corporate partner NNPC/Total E& P Nigeria Ltd. MIT-ETT enables Nigerian faculty in science and engineering to experience a semester at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Selected fellows will observe instruction in their disciplines and work as a group under the guidance of MIT faculty member, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande to prepare innovative curricula and approaches to teaching that can be introduced into their home universities on their return.
The aim is to facilitate in African institutions improved teaching content development that is geared towards (1) students-centered content delivery (2) problem solving and (3) creativity. This amongst other things will result in the development new courses and the modification of existing curricula to ones that are geared towards critical thinking, open ended problem solving and hands-on design but also promote innovation and creativity. While at MIT, these African academics developed new course content for their home universities which are consistent with the objectives of developing these skills in their students.
During their semester at MIT, Fellows do the following:
observe instruction in their own disciplines & subjects
interact with MIT faculty teaching in their own disciplines & subjects
develop courses based on problem-solving approach inspired by equivalent course at MIT
discuss & explore curricular enrichment & reform through both formal and informal interaction with the MIT community
The ultimate goal is to reform their current curricular using new materials, approaches and methods that exemplify the best of MIT’s practices: problem-solving, student-centered, innovation and bringing knowledge to bear on the world’s greatest challenges.
Type: Fellowship/Training
Eligibility: MIT-ETT welcomes applications from all qualified faculty who are:
Interested in developing new curriculum and teaching methods and consider themselves to be change-agents;
A faculty member holding a PhD and teach in a department corresponding to Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or Petroleum Engineering at a university in Nigeria;
Lecturer One rank. Applications will be thoroughly vetted.
Selection: Candidates will be interviewed in Abuja by MIT faculty and representatives from NNPC/Total E & P during the last week of January 2018. If selected for interviews, you will be notified of your date and time in early January 2018.
MIT-Empowering the Teachers will select up to nine outstanding young faculty fellows from the disciplines of electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering and petroleum engineering from Nigerian universities to spend a semester at MIT in Fall 2018 and Spring 2019. Selected fellows will observe instruction in their disciplines and work as a group to prepare innovative curricula and approaches to teaching that can be introduced into their home universities on their return.
Value of Fellowship: MIT-Empowering the Teachers will cover the travel, living and instructional materials expenses of the participants. The home universities of the successful applicants will commit to provide paid leaves of absence during the period of the MIT program.
The faculty selected to participate in the MIT-ETT program will spend a full semester at MIT observing classes similar to ones they themselves currently teach. They will work on new curricular materials and teaching approaches for adoption in their own classes. During their stay at MIT, they will participate regularly in at least two MIT subjects (including lectures, recitations and tutorials) that correspond to courses the faculty members teach at their home universities. They will attend twice-weekly MIT-Empowering the Teachers Seminar meetings, one which will focus on curriculum review and development led by Professor Akinwande.
Duration of Fellowship: 6 months
How to Apply: To apply, please visit the Links below
The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship program at Stanford University aims to foster new ideas in journalism through innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership. Each year it brings up to 20 journalists and journalism innovators from the United States and around the world to spend the year at Stanford.
Application Deadline: 4th December, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Stanford University, USA
About the Award: The JSK Journalism Fellowships supports diverse journalists from around the world who are deeply engaged in exploring solutions to the most urgent issues facing journalism. Innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership in journalism are the foundation of our work, which seeks to improve the quality of news and information reaching the public.
From September 2018 to June 2019, the JSK fellows will spend their time on individual and collaborative projects. Although it is not an academic program, they will have the option to sit in on classes, while also participating in special workshops and weekly events, and exploring the abundant resources on campus and throughout Silicon Valley.
Journalists and journalism innovators seeking to transform the industry are invited to apply by proposing journalism projects, framed as questions, that fit within the four themes that are the focus of the program. (The questions below are examples; you should propose an original question):
Challenging Misinformation and Disinformation — How might journalists use social listening tools to identify and counter misinformation?
Holding the Powerful Accountable — How might journalists build collaborative networks to better track the financial dealings of political leaders in emerging democracies?
Eradicating News Deserts and Strengthening Local News — How might news organizations engage neighborhood groups in helping disseminate information people need to fully participate in their communities?
Fighting Bias, Intolerance and Injustice — How might journalists use artificial intelligence to detect bias in how municipal governments deliver services to local residents?
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
Experience: U.S. applicants for a JSK Fellowship ideally have at least seven years of full-time professional experience; international applicants ideally have at least five years. But we also consider less experienced applicants with outstanding achievements.
Degree: No college degree is required.
Professional Background: We consider applicants who fall into one or more of these categories:
Journalists employed by a news organization or journalism freelancers
Journalism entrepreneurs and innovators
Journalism business and management executives
Selection Criteria: The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship is focused on journalism innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership. We select JSK Fellows who are passionate about finding ways to address challenges facing journalism and journalists. To that end, we ask applicants to identify a challenge they want to pursue and tell us a little bit about it. Those who are selected for a fellowship spend a significant portion of their time here working on that challenge.
Selected fellows identify and articulate a challenge in journalism that they want to work on addressing. We expect them to arrive in the program with more questions than answers and we seek people who are eager to experiment and to change course based on what they learn along the way.
JSK Fellows learn from, and collaborate with, each other. Diversity of background, experience and viewpoints is a fundamental value of our program. We enthusiastically include spouses, partners and families in fellowship life.
There is no single formula for identifying a journalism challenge that will assure you are selected for a JSK Fellowship. The best advice we can give you is this: Identify a challenge that you are passionate about pursuing and that is important to helping journalism.
If you are looking for a sabbatical, this is not the program for you.
Number of Awardees: 20
Value of Fellowship: JSK Fellows receive several benefits, including base stipends of $75,000, health insurance and Stanford tuition, and are provided additional support for fellows with children. Partners and spouses of fellows get to experience some of the same benefits of the program. The total financial support to fellows ranges from $95,000 to $145,000. We also help fellows find housing.
Other benefits of the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship:
Access to some of the world’s most innovative thinkers and organizations, from technology giants to hot new startups to Stanford’s 100-plus special institutes and centers.
Opportunities to join classes taught by top-notch Stanford professors and instructors in a wide range of specialties. It is not uncommon for classes to be taught by people who also are working in the private sector.
A rich intellectual and cultural campus life, including live theater, music and dance performances and special lectures and events.
Fellowship social events where everyone can get to know one another. A number of these events also are open to fellows’ children.
Spouses and partners are eligible to take classes and attend fellowship seminars just as the fellows do. Fellows’ children can attend excellent Palo Alto-area schools and are included in some special fellowship social activities.
Exposure to the incredible diversity of world views, experiences and cultural traditions that about 20 fellows from all over the world bring to the program.
New friendships, professional connections and entrepreneurial skills that will continue beyond your 10 months with us.
Duration of Fellowship: 10 months (September to June)
The Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) is a high-intensity academic and leadership program designed for African secondary school students who have the talent, drive, energy, and ideas to make meaningful impacts as young leaders, even before they begin their university studies.
Application Deadline: 6th February, 2018, at 11:59pm EST.
All applicants will receive an email with final admission decisions approximately 6 weeks after the application deadline.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: African countries
To be taken at (country): Summer 2018 YYAS will be held in two locations, Rwanda and Ghana, and take place between late July and end of August.
Eligible Field of Study: Any
About the Award: The application for the 2018 Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) Program is now available! Entering its fifth year, this intensive program brings together African secondary school students between the ages of 14–18 for a cost-free, intensive academic and residential program.
Administered by the Yale Young Global Scholars Program and building off that model of interdisciplinary academic curriculum, YYAS participants will attend lectures led by prominent Yale faculty, seminars developed by Yale student instructors, and experiential exercises designed to augment their leadership skills. Participants will engage in robust intellectual exchanges that are crucial to understanding Africa’s most pressing challenges and opportunities. In addition to the introduction to university application processes, Yale student-led courses and leadership training, YYAS also offers students standardized test preparation sessions at no cost to the students.
Type: Training/Short Courses
Eligibility:
YYAS does not accept applications from students in their final term of secondary school, from secondary school graduates, or from university students.
YYAS cannot accept applications from students who are younger than 14 years old by the application deadline.
Students who have attended YYAS previously are not eligible to reapply, but are encouraged to consider applying for the Yale Young Global Scholars Program. Click here to learn more.
A typical YYAS participant has:
Excellent academic records
Demonstrated leadership potential
Strong written and verbal communication skills
A desire and ability to work cooperatively with peers
Persistence and determination when facing challenges
High standards of personal and professional conduct
The ability to read, analyze, and reflect on large quantities of difficult material in English
Interest in engaging in discussions about intellectual, moral, and political issues in Africa
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Award: Fully-funded. To make the program accessible to students of all financial backgrounds, there is no cost for students to participate in YYAS. In addition, YYASoffers a limited number of travel grants for admitted students from low-income backgrounds and who demonstrate the need for financial assistance to offset the costs of airfare between African countries.
Duration of Program:
Rwanda: 29th July – 7th August 2018 Ghana: 11th – 20th August 2018
Brookings Institution invites selected professionals for the Echidna Global Scholars Program.
Application Deadline: 13th November 2017
To Be Taken At (Country): Washington D.C., USA
About the Award: The Echidna Global Scholars Program is a visiting fellowship hosted by the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at the Brookings Institution. The program aims to build the research and analytical skills of NGO leaders and academics who have substantial experience and ties to developing countries. Echidna Global Scholars spend four to six months at Brookings pursuing research on global education issues, with a specific focus on improving learning opportunities and outcomes for girls in the developing world. Upon completion of their fellowship, CUE supports the scholars in implementing an action plan that applies their new skills and expertise in the developing country where they have demonstrated substantial ties.
Type: Short Courses, Research
Eligibility:
Education /Experience Requirements: The program selects professionals with substantial experience in and ties to developing countries, a demonstrated intent to return to a developing country, and a passion and demonstrated commitment to girls’ education. Applicants should have a background in education, development, economics, or a related area, with at least 15 years of professional experience in either research/academia; non-government and civil society; government; or business. Master’s degree required; Ph.D. or research background strongly preferred.
Knowledge/Skills Requirements: Strong analytical and writing skills. Successful applicants will have an intimate understanding of education development issues and/or issues related to development and gender.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Applicants selected for the fellowship will receive a living stipend of USD $5,000 a month (subject to U.S. tax withholding), paid housing for the four-and-a-half-month term, and round-trip travel expenses.
Duration/Timeline of Program:
Results finalized: April, 2018
Tentative Residency Term: July 3, 2018 to November 16, 2018
How to Apply: Brookings requires that all applicants submit a cover letter and resume. Please attach your cover letter and resume as one document when you apply. Successful completion of a background investigation is required for employment at Brookings.
Please note that this position is a part- time resident fellowship at Brookings (it is not an employee position).
Brookings is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, or other factors protected by law.
Apply for United Nations (UN) Winter Youth Assembly
Friendship Ambassadors Foundation (FAF) is pleased to announce the dates for the upcoming session of the Youth Assembly in 2018. Youth from around the world are invited to apply for the upcoming Youth Assembly at the United Nations.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: Organized on the theme of “Innovation and Collaboration for a Sustainable World,” the 21st session of the Youth Assembly is tentatively scheduled from 14-16 February 2018 and will serve as a forum to open up new pathways for cooperation, while harnessing the creativity and energy of youth delegates for global impact. In alignment with the upcoming 2018 High-Level Political Forum, the conference will focus on the environmental dimensions of the 2030 Agenda, particularly Goals 6, 7, 11, 12, and 15.
Type: Conference
Eligibility: A Youth Assembly Delegate* must be:
Between the ages of 16 – 28 (at the time of the conference)
Actively involved in his/her community
Interested in sustainable development and the United Nations
Strongly motivated to become a changemaker in their community and the world
Interested applicants who are older than 28 may apply as a Youth Assembly Observer*.
Applications are evaluated based on the individual’s work or involvement, achievements, and interest in sustainable development and the United Nations.
Selection: Part 2 of the application form will be used to evaluate an application. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and in order of submission upon receipt of the application fees by Friendship Ambassadors Foundation. Each will be evaluated based on the applicant’s work or involvement, achievements, and interest in sustainable development and the United Nations.
Duration of Program: 14-16 February 2018
How to Apply:
Early Bird-Registration: Participants who register during the Early-Bird registration period (16 October – 30 November 2017) have the opportunity to attend a briefing/visit at a Permanent Mission to the United Nations, in addition to all of the sessions at the Youth Assembly at the United Nations. Read FAQs in the Program Webpage Link below
Outstanding Youth Delegate: Carrying on this year’s successful run, FAF will once again recognize two (2) Outstanding Youth Delegates for the 2018 Winter edition. The winners will have the unique opportunity to speak during the Youth Assembly and inspire other young people through their work and commitment to global development and the success of the SDGs.
More opportunities for accepted delegates will be announced next year.
Delegate Package: The Delegate Package is designed to extend the Youth Assembly experience beyond the conference and provide an exclusive networking opportunity to delegates, in addition to affordable accommodation and meals during their stay in the United States. More information will be announced soon!
Important Notes: Please note that becoming a Youth Assembly Delegate/Observer does not constitute an official position as a representative, delegate or ambassador of your country.
Columbia University Spencer Fellowship for Education Reporting
The Spencer Fellowship for Education Reporting is open to journalists, educators and education policy researchers who want to develop an ambitious, long-form journalism project to advance the understanding of education.
Application Deadline: 1st February, 2018
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Columbia Journalism School and Teachers College, Columbia University
About the Award: Four fellows will be selected for this highly competitive program, which combines coursework in residence at Columbia Journalism School and Teachers College, and hands-on advising from education writing experts.
The fellows will work with Columbia Journalism School faculty members who will serve as project advisers. A curriculum specialist will coordinate the selection of the fellows’ academic courses, preferably in the fall semester, either at Teachers College, the Journalism School, or elsewhere at Columbia.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
International candidates may apply.
English language proficiency is mandatory.
all materials including publication clips must be translated into English.
There are no academic prerequisites. However, the applicant must have an interest in pursuing academic coursework in support of the project.
Applicants are encouraged to propose a course work of study, including a list of experts at Columbia who could be enlisted to work with the fellow.
Applicants with a full-time job should provide the school with a letter that approves a leave of absence for the academic year. In turn, the candidate should produce a signed agreement that he or she will rejoin the organization with a finished or nearly finished project.
Number of Awardees: 4
Value of Fellowship: Each fellow will be awarded a stipend of $75,000 for personal living expenses, plus $7500 for project expenses.
How to Apply: Spencer Fellowship applicants are expected to submit the following for a complete package no later than February 1, 2018 for the 2018/2019 academic year. Successful applicants will be notified by April 1.
You must use the online application. We cannot process applications that are submitted in any other form.
International candidates may apply. English language proficiency is mandatory, and all materials including publication clips must be translated into English.
The application includes:
A professional biography or resume.
Three examples of your work that demonstrate a passion for education research and writing, including newspaper and magazine clips, broadcasts, films, books, monographs, academic reports, or other writing samples. Applicants with reporting experience in covering education or educators who are interested in journalism are preferred. You must provide links to any work you submit. We cannot distribute the work to the judges without links. If your sample is not in English, you must provide a translation.
An outline of a proposed project in education reporting, including projects currently in progress, must accompany the application, along with an essay explaining how a greater understanding in education research and expertise would materially enhance the project and your ability to cover education. Preference will be given to applicants who can show proof of publication of their work, either through a letter of commitment from a news organization or a book contract. The application should also include the commitment to cover education in the long term.
A brief essay on proposed areas of research you anticipate pursuing at Columbia University including courses and professors that may materially enhance your project.
An essay about an education trend you have observed. This trend does not have to be related to your project. It is geared to see how you are following education trends and policies.
At least three letters of recommendation, including one from the publication that has shown interest in the project.
The Open Society Disability Rights Scholarship Programme offers awards to individuals from China and selected other countries in Africa and Latin America for a one-year Master of Laws (LLM) degree.
Application Deadline: 1st December, 2017
Eligible Countries: China; Ghana, Mozambique, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda;Mexico, Peru
To be taken at (schools): Participating schools include:
School of Law, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Faculty of Law, McGill University, Canada
School of Law, University of Leeds, UK
College of Law, Syracuse University, USA
Washington College of Law, American University, USA
About the Award: The Open Society Disability Rights Scholarship Program provides awards for master’s degree study to disability rights advocates, lawyers, and educators to develop new legislation, jurisprudence, policy, research, and scholarship to harness the innovations and opportunities offered by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
With the knowledge and networks gained through the program, we expect that fellows will deepen their understanding of international law and education, with a focus on disability rights, and gain the tools necessary to engage in a range of CRPD implementation strategies, such as: challenging rights violations in their home countries by drafting enforceable legislation consistent with the CRPD; utilizing enforcement mechanisms set forth in the convention; taking forward disability rights litigation requesting CRPD-compliant remedies; engaging in disability rights advocacy; and developing law, education, or other academic curricula informed by the CRPD.
Eligible Fields of Study: Bachelor of laws (LLB; in exceptional circumstances, those without a LLB but with substantial relevant experience may be considered); for inclusive education, a degree in teaching, public administration/policy, anthropology, social work, psychology, or related field.
Type: Masters,Fellowship
Eligibility: The Open Society Disability Rights Scholarship is merit based and open to those meeting the following criteria:
be a citizen and legal resident of an eligible country: China; Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda; Mexico, or Peru at the time of application;
have work experience in the legal profession or advocacy focusing on human/disability rights;
have an excellent academic record with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.; in exceptional circumstances, those without a LL.B but with substantial relevant experience may be considered)—degree must be awarded by the application deadline;
have demonstrated leadership in the field of disability rights;
be proficient in spoken and written English or French and able to meet university-designated minimum scores on standardized language tests;
be able to participate in an intensive academic writing program in Summer 2018;
be able to begin the graduate program in August or September 2018;
be able to receive and maintain visa or study permit required by host country;
demonstrate a clear commitment to return to home country to contribute to advancing the inclusion and full participation of persons with disabilities in their communities.
The Open Society Disability Rights Scholarship does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Candidates with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.
Selection: Competition is merit based, and selection is made on the basis of academic excellence, professional aptitude, leadership potential, and proven commitment to work in the field of disability rights in the home country.
Selection proceeds as follows:
Preliminary Selection and Testing
Interviews and Final Selection
Value of Scholarship: The fellowship provides:
tuition and mandatory university fees;
monthly stipend for room, board, and other living expenses;
program-related travel;
accident and health insurance during the program;
funds for educational materials and professional development;
all costs associated with pre-academic summer program and annual conference;
support for students with disabilities to obtain reasonable accommodations necessary for participating in the program of study.
The fellowship does NOT provide funding for dependent family members.
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
How to Apply: It is important to see the complete guidelines and submit an application online, or contact the appropriate regional coordinator in the Program Webpage (See Link below)
Yale Young Global Scholars empowers the next generation of leaders by building a global community and designing interdisciplinary programs that foster intellectual curiosity, deepen understanding and inspire creative action across all borders.
Application Deadline: 6th February, 2018
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Yale University, New Haven, USA and Beijing, China.
About the Award: YYGS provides scholarships to students with demonstrated financial need. The application for partial and full scholarships are included in the online program application and must be completed by the 2017 application deadline. It is recommended that parents or guardians of applicants help students complete the required financial information.
We will award scholarship money based on need demonstrated in your completed application. Last year, approximately one third of program participants received full or partial scholarships based on financial need. Unfortunately, YYGS financial assistance cannot cover travel expenses, and we cannot guarantee financial aid to all those who apply for it.
The 2012 name change from Ivy Scholars to Young Global Scholars reflects the program’s continuing mission to educate increasing numbers of international students and to expose students from the United States and abroad to global issues, international affairs, American government in comparative perspective, and policy leadership. In the summers of 2015 and 2016, participants represented all 50 states and over 100 countries. Countries represented included China, Brazil, Turkey, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and Mexico, as well as Myanmar, Tunisia, Kenya, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Poland, Afghanistan, and many more.
In addition to the session at Yale Center Beijing, which will run from July 26 – August 8, YYGS will continue to offer the following sessions on Yale’s campus:
Applied Science & Engineering (ASE): June 17 – June 30
International Affairs & Security (IAS): June 17 – June 30
Frontiers of Science & Technology (FST): July 8 – July 21
Sustainable Development & Social Entrepreneurship (SDSE): July 8 – July 21
Biology & Biomedical Science (BBS): July 27 – August 9
Politics, Law & Economics (PLE): July 27 – August 9
Offered Since: 2001
Type: Short Courses, Undergraduate
Eligibility: The program is designed for students, usually ages 15-17 at the time of application, who still have some high school high school or secondary school to complete. You are eligible to apply if you will finish your final year of high school or secondary school in 2019 or 2020.
Typically this means that students are between the ages of 15 and 17, although some exceptions exist.
Selection: YYGS reviews all applications holistically. Our staff understands that students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and with different educational and extracurricular opportunities. As a result, the essays and letters of recommendation are the most important parts of the application.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: partial and full scholarships may be awarded to students.
YYGS provides need-based scholarships, which are offered as a discount on tuition (up to $5,800 USD, 100% of tuition). In order to qualify for our need-based scholarships, applicants must submit detailed financial information in their online applications.
Travel costs are not included in program tuition or the scholarship package.
Duration of Scholarship: June – August
How to Apply: The YYGS application requires:
resume / activity list
official school transcript
two letters of recommendation
unofficial standardized test scores, if available (these are not required)
one 500 word essay and two 200 word responses
What you need to submit for the Scholarship: For international students, supporting documentation should include any of the following (please submit as many as can be conveniently be provided): (1) copy of the most recent income tax forms from the country where your parents pay taxes; (2) a letter from parents’ employer, stating position, salary, all benefits, and years of service; (3) a letter from a bank stating the amount of funds available to parents or student; (4) a copy of an award of any scholarship or loans that the student receives.
Important Notes: We encourage all potential applicants to begin and complete their applications as soon as possible to ensure all materials are submitted by the deadline.
Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program (Fully-funded Program at Georgetown University, USA) 2018/
The LAWA Program helps defray the costs for women’s rights attorneys from Africa who would not otherwise be able to afford a Master of Laws degree focusing on international women’s human rights and the additional leadership training.
Application Deadline: Friday, 12th January, 2018
Offered Annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Over 80 women’s human rights advocates from Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe have participated in the LAWA Program, and we hope to include Fellows from additional countries in the future.
To be Taken at (Country): Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., USA
About the Award: The Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program was founded in 1993 at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., in order to train women’s human rights lawyers from Africa who are committed to returning home to their countries in order to advance the status of women and girls in their own countries throughout their careers.
Type: Fellowship, Masters
Value of Fellowship: The LAWA Fellowship provides the tuition for the Foundations of American Law and Legal Education Course (a U.S. $2,200 benefit) and for the LL.M. degree (a U.S. $46,865 benefit) at the Georgetown University Law Center, as well as professional development training. Candidates who are admitted to the LAWA Program must be prepared to cover the costs of all additional expenses (such as their visas, travel, housing, utilities, food, clothing, health insurance, books, etc.), and must be able to demonstrate to the U.S. Embassy for visa purposes that they have the funds available to cover those expenses (approximately $28,000).
Duration of Fellowship: The entire LAWA Fellowship Program is approximately 14 months long (from July of the first year through August of the following year), after which the LAWA Fellows return home to continue advocating for women’s rights in their own countries. The LAWA Program starts in July, when the Fellows attend the Georgetown Law Center’s Foundations of American Law and Legal Education course. From August through May, the LAWA Fellows earn a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree at Georgetown with an emphasis on international women’s human rights and complete a major graduate paper on a significant women’s rights issue in their home countries. After graduation, the LAWA Fellows then have an opportunity to engage in challenging work assignments for several months at various public interest organizations to learn about different advocacy strategies to advance women’s human rights, before returning home to continue advancing women’s human rights in their own countries.
Upon completion of their Program, LAWA Alumnae have returned home to assume prominent leadership positions enabling them to focus on women’s rights issues in non-governmental organizations, government agencies, law schools, courts, legislatures, and private firms.
More Fellowship Guideline: LAWA Alumnae have formed their own non-governmental organizations, such as the Women’s Legal Assistance Center in Tanzania and Legal Advocacy for Women in Uganda (LAW-Uganda) to promote women’s human rights in their countries (e.g., by bringing impact litigation under their countries’ statutes, constitutions, and the human rights treaties that their countries have ratified).
How to Apply: The 2018/2019 LAWA Fellowship application is available here.
The Draper Hills fellowship programme brings together a group of 25 to 30 mid-career practitioners in law, politics, government, private enterprise, civil society, and international development from transitioning countries. Fellows are funded to attend the programme.
Application Timeline:
Deadline: Wednesday, 15th November, 2017.
Program Date: Sunday, July 15- Friday, August 3, 2018.
Applicants will be informed of their selection to the program by April 2018.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Transitioning countries
To be taken at (country): Stanford University, California, USA
About the Award: Launched in 2005, the Draper Hills Summer Fellowship on Democracy and Development Program (DHSFDD) is a three-week academic training program that is hosted annually at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. This training program provides a unique forum for emerging leaders to connect, exchange experiences, and receive academic training to enrich their knowledge and advance their work.
For three weeks during the summer, fellows participate in academic seminars that expose them to the theory and practice of democracy, development, and the rule of law. Delivered by leading Stanford faculty from the Stanford Law School, the Graduate School of Business, and the departments of economics and political science, these seminars allow emerging leaders to explore new institutional models and frameworks to enhance their ability to promote democratic change in their home countries.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
This program is aimed at mid-career practitioners working actively in the fields of democracy, development, and the rule of law. Applicants can be working as policy-makers, academics, legal professionals, social entrepreneurs, business entrepreneurs, and leaders of civil society organizations (such as representatives of trade unions, nongovernmental organizations, the media, business and professional associations).
In their present capacity, applicants should play important and influential roles in their country’s political, economic, and social development. Participants should have demonstrated professional and personal achievements in a relevant sector of democracy, development, and the rule of law.
Successful applicants will have academic credentials necessary to participate and contribute to the six-hour seminars each day, and tackle advanced academic readings to complement the classroom-based curriculum.
A working knowledge of English is an important prerequisite for participation in the program. It is expected that each fellow have a solid command of written and spoken English to fully benefit and participate in the program.
The ideal participant will have extraordinary motivation and a keen interest in learning as well as sharing knowledge and experiences to help build and enrich the alumni community.
Selection Criteria: Due to the large volume of applications for the Draper Hills fellowship received each year to the fellowship program, we take our selection criteria very seriously. Please review the criteria below very carefully before submitting your application to the program. If you do not meet these criteria your application will not be reviewed.
This is not an academic fellowship but meant for practitioners only. We value practical experience over academic credentials, and we admit scholars only to the extent that they are active in government, public policy, civil society, economic development and rule of law. They should hold leadership roles in their respective sector.
Applicants must be mid-career practitioners and have at least ten to 12 years of experience to qualify for the fellowship. Those with more experience are much more competitive in the selection process.
Candidates must be from and currently reside in a country where democracy is not well entrenched. Candidates residing outside their home country due to war or conflict may be granted exceptions. Applicants will not be accepted from countries such as: the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, and member states of the European Union.
Candidates must be at least 28 years of age at the start of the fellowship in July 2018. The average age of our fellows at the time of the program is 38.
Candidates must be actively working in the field of democracy, development, and the rule of law. We do not accept candidates who are in the midst of full-time university degree programs.
Candidates must have a solid command of written and spoken English. All program materials and sessions are in English. Participants will also be required to give 9-minute TED-style talks throughout the three-week program regarding their work and motivation. English language proficiency is very important in order to benefit and contribute to the program dialogue.
Number of Awardees: 25 to 30
Value of Fellowship: Stanford asks all applicants to be prepared to contribute towards the cost of their participation in the fellowship, if they are selected. Typically this comes in the form of a fellow covering round-trip airfare to the Program. Stanford will pay for accommodations, meals, and transportation costs during the duration of the Program. In the past, some fellows have asked their employers to subsidize their travel to Stanford based on the benefits that the training will contribute towards their professional and organizational advancement. They may also choose to fundraise for these costs after selection decisions are issued in April 2017. A small travel fund is available for fellows who under no circumstances can support their travel or need to apply for a partial subsidy. Priority for accessing the travel fund will be given based on need, and destinations where airline fares to California are exorbitant.
How to Apply: In order to apply to the Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program please create an account through the online portal. The application form is available once you login and will be available through the deadline, Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Due to the volume of applications, we strongly suggest that you submit the application form as soon as possible. You will be asked to contact two references to furnish letters of recommendation to support your candidacy to the program. A complete application package will be due no later than Wednesday, November 16, 2016.
Please ensure you go through the Application Guidelines and Scholarship Webpage before applying.
Important Notes: Applicants are required to participate the entire duration of the Draper Hills fellowship program at Stanford University. They must be sure that they can be absent from their professional obligations during that time and must make a commitment to attend the full program upon acceptance.
Yale University Beinecke Library Visiting Graduate Student Fellowships
The Beinecke Library offers a limited number of fellowships for non-Yale graduate students (doctoral candidates) wishing to conduct primary research for their dissertations or doctoral thesis. These fellowships are extremely competitive. Only candidates demonstrating a need for in-depth consultation of Beinecke materials will receive serious consideration.
Application Deadline: 1st November 2017
Offered annually? Yes (Not awarded in the 2015/2016 academic session due to renovations)
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): USA
About the Award: Graduate students (doctoral candidates) currently enrolled in PhD or DPhil programs from across the country and around the world are invited to apply for Beinecke Visiting Graduate Student Summer Fellowships. These fellowships support graduate students who wish to use Beinecke collections as a primary resource for their dissertation research.
Type: PhD
Fellowship Requirements: Recipients are expected to be in residence during the period of their award and are encouraged to participate in the activities of Yale University. Please note that attendance will be monitored and stipends will be adjusted to reflect shortened research period. Split fellowship periods will not be granted. Awarded fellows may not hold concurrent teaching positions or any concurrent fellowships.
At the end of the research period, fellows are also asked to provide a brief statement indicating how this fellowship support was used to accomplish research goals.
Selection Criteria:
Graduate students seeking these fellowships must be currently enrolled in a PhD/doctoral program and must have completed their course work, passed their qualifying examinations, and be prepared to pursue research based upon an approved dissertation prospectus/proposal.
Successful applicants normally explain in extensive and specific detail the relationship of the Beinecke collections to their project. Most of the holdings of the Beinecke Library in printed materials are described in Orbis, the online catalogue of Yale University Library. Early manuscripts and modern archives are described in detailed finding aids available via the internet. Books and manuscripts at Yale have been extensively described since 1926 in the Yale University Library Gazette, which is available in many libraries.
Number of Awardees: Not stated
Value of Fellowship: The fellowships pay for travel costs to and from New Haven and a living allowance of $3,000 per month.
Duration of Fellowship: June 1 – August 31, 2018
How to Apply: Applicants are required to submit the following materials:
a proposal (1200 word maximum) explaining in detail the specific relationship between the Beinecke Collections and the applicant’s research
a detailed list of specific research materials to be consulted at Beinecke during your fellowship
two confidential letters of recommendation sent to the Fellowship Coordinator, one of which must come from the principal director of the applicant’s dissertation
an approved dissertation prospectus/proposal
The Beinecke Library will not accept re-submissions of materials. Once an application or letter of reference has been submitted, the Beinecke will not accept a revision.
Awards will be announced approximately eight weeks following application deadlines.
Important Notes: Please note that the online application form cannot be revised once it is submitted. It cannot be submitted partially, the application and the attachment must be submitted together if you choose to submit your application materials with the web application form.
Yale Greenberg World Fellows Programme for Emerging Mid-Career Leaders
The Yale Greenberg World Fellows Programme seeks applications from mid-career emerging leaders who have distinguished themselves within their own professions, regions, countries, or at an international level. World Fellows are selected from a wide range of fields and disciplines including government, business, nongovernmental organizations, religion, the military, media, and the arts.
Application Deadline: 6th December, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International (Any country other than the United States)
To be taken at (country): Yale University, USA
About the Award: Applications to the Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program are accepted from across sectors and around the world. Each class of Fellows is a unique group: geographically balanced, and representative of a wide range of professions, talents, and perspectives. The program runs annually from mid-August to mid-December. Fellows are expected to be in residence at Yale for the duration of the program.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
Be in the Mid-career stage: Fellows are at least five, and typically not more than 20, years into their careers, with demonstrated work accomplishments, and a clear indication of future contributions and excellence. The average age of a Greenberg World Fellow is 39, though there is no minimum or maximum age limit.
Be fluent in English: An excellent command of the English language is essential.
Be a citizen of a country other than the United States: While dual citizens are eligible, preference is given to candidates whose work is focused outside the US.
Selection Criteria:
An established record of extraordinary achievement and integrity;
Commitment to engagement in crucial issues and to making a difference at the national or international level;
Promise of a future career of leadership and notable impact;
Special capacity for critical, creative, entrepreneurial, and strategic thinking;
Likelihood to benefit from participation in the Program and to contribute to global understanding at Yale;
Commitment to a rigorous program of activities, to full-time residence at Yale for the entire duration of the program, and to mentoring students and speaking frequently on campus
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Fellowship:
A taxable stipend to cover the costs of living in New Haven
A modest, furnished one- or two-bedroom apartment for the duration of the program
Medical insurance
Round-trip travel from home country
Duration of Fellowship: mid-August to mid-December.
How to Apply:
Please note that application for admission to the Yale Greenberg World Fellows Programme is completely an online process. There are no paper forms to complete or mail.
Prior to the deadline, you may work on your application at any time and submit it when you are ready. After creating an account and accessing the online application, you can upload materials and request your letters of recommendation.
Most questions about the program and the application process can be answered by reviewing this website and the common questions. If your question is unanswered, you may contact staff at [email protected]. Please do not send multiple emails regarding one issue, and please do not email staff individually. We thank you for your patience in allowing staff adequate time to thoughtfully process your inquiries.
Apply now for the 2018 Yale Greenberg World Fellows Program
The Price Lab at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for the 2018/2019 Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in Digital Humanities.
Application Deadline: 30th October, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): University of Pennsylvania, USA
About the Award: The Mellon Fellow will be affiliated with both the School of Arts and Sciences and the Penn Libraries, and will participate in the biweekly Price Lab Mellon Seminar. The fellow will pursue their own research project, presenting this work at the seminar, while also contributing to team-based projects at the Lab, and teaching one DH course during the year in the undergraduate College. (While the application requires a brief course description, actual specifications of the class will be worked out next spring with the Price Lab’s Managing Director.)
Eligible Fields: The PhD is the only eligible terminal degree. MFAs and other doctorates such as EdD are ineligible. In addition to scholars from the core humanities disciplines, those in related fields such as anthropology and the history of science are eligible to apply. Additional educational background in programming, library sciences, computer graphics, computational linguistics, or other fields relevant to digital humanities research is desirable but not required.
Type: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Eligibility:
Awards are available to untenured scholars in the humanities whose PhD must have been received between December 2009 and December 2017.
Applicants from outside the US must be eligible for appointment under a J-1 visa (Research Scholar status); no exceptions will be made, and the Price Lab reserves the right to revoke a fellowship if the recipient is unable to meet this condition.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Fellowship: The Mellon DH Postdoctoral Fellowships carries an annual stipend of $58,350 plus single-coverage health insurance (fellows are responsible for coverage of any dependents).
Duration of Fellowship: The DH Fellow is required to spend the ten-month academic year (August 2018 – May 2019) in residence at Penn. Fellows have the option to renew the fellowship for a second year if they wish to stay but are not required to do so.
In 2016, MMEG initiated a partnership with Trinity Washington University in Washington DC to award grants for up to two women students studying at Trinity Washington university.
Application Deadline:15th January 2018
Eligible Countries: Developing Countries
To be taken at (country): Washington DC,USA
Field of Study: All
About the Award: The Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG) provides grants to women from developing countries to help further their education and strengthen their leadership skills to improve the lives of women and children in developing countries. About $15,000 Education grants are awarded to women from developing and middle-income countries who, upon obtainment of their degree, intend to return to or remain in their countries, or other developing countries, and work to improve the lives of women and/or children.
Offered Since: 2016
Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Be at least 25 years old at time of application deadline (see specific regional program application below);
Be a national of a country listed on the MMEG Country Eligibility List (listed below);
Be enrolled at an accredited academic institution when submitting application; and plan to be enrolled for a full academic term after award of the grant by the Board;
Not be related to a World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund or Inter-American Development Bank staff member or spouse;
Selection Criteria: In addition to the above criteria, an applicant must:
already be enrolled as a full time student, and plan to continue studying full time in the following academic year;
not be related to Trinity staff
Number of Awardees: 2
Value of Scholarship: The grant is awarded to last for the duration of study
How to Apply: Apply via Scholarship Webpage link below.
Remember to read the Application Checklist & FAQs before applying, and select “Trinity program” in the first question of the application. If the program name does not appear, the program may be closed to new applications.
Award Provider: The Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG), Trinity Washington University
Important Notes: Application opens from September 15 until January 15. Queries may be addressed to <[email protected]> during this period. Decisions will be announced by April.
Attend the Muslim Women Leaders Programme (Partially-funded) 2018 - Columbia University
Are you a Muslim woman who serves in a religious, scholarly, community, or social leadership role? Are you interested in networking and dialoguing with a group of diverse Muslim women leaders? Are you interested in exploring your leadership role in relation to the Islamic tradition, public engagement, and inter-community solidarity?
Application Deadline: 1st November, 2017
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Union Theological Seminary City of New York, USA
About the Award: This winter, from January 20-22, 2018, the Islam, Social Justice, and Interreligious Engagement Program (ISJIE) at Union Theological Seminary will host the second annual Muslim Women Leaders Program (MWLP).
The Muslim Women Leaders Program (MWLP) aims to nurture a community of dialogue among diverse Muslim women leaders. The program seeks to provide opportunities for networking; examination of relevant aspects of Islamic thought and practice; and development of practical skills in public engagement and communication. The program includes content sessions, practical trainings, dialogues with visiting Muslim women leaders, and group activities and discussions that draw upon the expertise and experiences of participants. Muslim women (18 years and older), who currently serve as leaders, are encouraged to apply.
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is an independent, ecumenical, Christian seminary. It is the oldest independent seminary in the United States and is located Columbia University.
Type: Training, Conference
Eligibility:
Every participant must identify as a Muslim woman, and must be 18 years of age or older.
The online application will go live on October 1st.
Applications (including reference) must be submitted by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, November 1st.
Applicants will be notified of admission by or around December 1st.
The quality of the MWLP depends on the full participation of all attendees. In order to build community and best ensure a productive time, participants are required to be present at and participate fully in all program activities.
MWLP will strive to create as diverse of a cohort as possible.
Value of Programme:
Each participant will receive $500 stipend.
A limited amount of travel stipends, in the maximum amount of $200, are available for accepted applicants traveling long distances to New York City.
Applications are invited for the 12-month Google AI Residency Program 2018.
Application Timeline:
Deadline: 8th January 2018
Interviews (phone, video, and/or on-site) will primarily take place from mid-January to March 2018.
Application results will be finalized by end of March 2018.
The program will start in summer 2018 and run for 12 months.
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country): USA. The Google AI Residency Program is primarily based in the Bay Area. Residents will also have the opportunity to be based in New York; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Montreal; and Toronto, depending on project fit and availability.
About the Award: The Google AI Residency Program (formerly known as the Google Brain Residency Program) is a 12-month role designed to advance your career in machine learning research. Residents will work alongside distinguished scientists from various Research teams. The goal of the residency is to help residents become productive and successful AI researchers.
We created the Google Brain Residency Program in 2015, and we are now expanding it into a broader program that involves not just the Google Brain team, but a broader group of research teams doing machine learning research. Residents will have the opportunity to do everything from conducting fundamental research to contributing to products and services used by millions of people. We encourage our Residents to publish their work externally. Take a look at what some have done in previous years.
We are looking for people who want to learn to conduct machine learning research in collaboration with our researchers. You may have research experience in another field (e.g., mathematics, physics, bioinformatics, etc.) and want to apply machine learning to this area, or you may have limited research experience but, a desire to do more. Of course having machine learning research experience is great.
Current students will need to graduate from their current degree program before the residency begins. We encourage candidates from all over the world to apply. If a candidate requires a work visa, Google will explore what options are available on a case by case basis.
The Google AI Residency Program is primarily based in the Bay Area and is expanding to new locations in 2018. Depending on resident interests, project fit, and team needs, accepted residents may be based in locations outside of the Bay Area, including New York; Cambridge (Massachusetts); Montreal; and Toronto. Residents are expected to work on site.
Type: Internships/Jobs
Eligibility:
Minimum qualifications:
BA/BS degree in a STEM field such as Computer Science, Mathematics or Statistics, or equivalent practical experience.
Completed coursework in calculus, linear algebra, and probability, or their equivalent.
Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: C/C++ or Python
Experience with machine learning or deep learning, applications of machine learning to NLP, computer vision, speech, systems, robotics, algorithms, optimization, on-device learning, social networks, economics, information retrieval, journalism, or health care.
Preferred qualifications:
Research experience in machine learning or deep learning (e.g., links to open-source work or link to novel learning algorithms).
Strong open-source project experience that demonstrates programming, mathematical, and machine learning abilities and interest.
Selection Criteria: The research teams are looking for coding abilities in either Python or C++ and exposure to machine learning or deep learning; or applications of machine learning to NLP, computer vision, speech, systems, robotics, algorithms, optimization, on-device learning, social networks, economics, information retrieval, journalism, or health care
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: All residents will be paid a competitive base salary and bonus. If you need to relocate for the residency, Google will also provide a relocation bonus to assist you in the move to the Bay Area (or other location, if needed).
Duration of Program: 12 months
How to Apply: To apply, please read all instructions below and submit the following required materials:
Resume
Cover Letter
Transcript
Your application should show evidence of proficiency in programming and in prerequisite courses, notable performance in competitions, or links to an open-source project that demonstrates programming and mathematical ability. Your application should present a interest in the field. This can be demonstrated through links to publications and blog posts, or implementations of one or more (even slightly) learning algorithms, including an explanation for what makes it novel.
Step 1
Prepare the following documents to complete your application:
Current CV (including links to GitHub, papers and/or blogs if applicable).
Cover letter including a statement on why you think you’d be great for the Google AI Residency Program.
Transcripts from your most recent degree.
Step 2
Click on the “Apply Now” button on this page to provide the above required materials in the appropriate sections (PDFs preferred):
In the “Resume Section:” attach an updated resume.
In the “Optional Section:” attach your cover letter that includes a statement on why you think you’d be great for the Google AI Residency Program. This section is mandatory for the program even though it is optional, as noted on the website, for other jobs at Google.
In the “Education Section:” attach a current unofficial or official transcript in English. (Under “Degree Status,” select “Now attending” to upload a transcript.)
Note: We will ask you to provide a Letter of Recommendation once you have passed an initial review. If so, please have your recommender submit their letter to [email protected].
Applications are invited for the The Community Solutions Programme, a professional development programme for the best and brightest global community leaders working in transparency and accountability, tolerance and conflict resolution, environmental issues, and women and gender issues.
Application Deadline: 31st October 2017, at 12 p.m. EST.
Eligible Countries: See below
To be taken at (country): The United States
About the Award: The Community Solutions Program (CSP) is a year-long professional development program for people who are working to improve their communities by addressing issues related to the environment, tolerance and conflict resolution, transparency and accountability, and women and gender.
For 2018–2019, up to 100 community activists will be selected to participate in the program, which includes:
Four-month Fellowship in the United States: Community Solutions fellows are matched to host organizations throughout the US where they complete a four-month, hands-on professional experience.
Community Leadership Institute: Community Solutions fellows participate in the Community Leadership Institute, a leadership training program designed to strengthen their leadership and management skills. The Institute includes face-to-face trainings, online courses, professional coaching, and networking.
Community-based initiatives: While in the US and with the help of their US host organization, Community Solutions fellows design and plan a community development initiative or project to carry out after they return home. Once the fellows depart the US, they put these projects into action in their home communities.
Type: Training, Fellowship
Eligibility: To be eligible for the Community Solutions Programme, applicants must meet the requirements listed below. Applications that do not meet these eligibility requirements will be disqualified and will not be reviewed by the selection committee.
You are between the ages of 25 and 38 as of January 1, 2018;
You are a citizen of one of the eligible countries listed below;
You are living and working in your home country;
Individuals with refugee status working on behalf of their home community may be given special consideration.
You have at least two years of experience working on community development, either as a full-time or part-time employee or volunteer;
You are not currently participating in an academic, training, or research program in the US;
You have a high level of proficiency in spoken and written English at the time of application;
Semifinalists will be required to take or submit recent scores for a TOEFL or IELTS English language test.
You are available to travel to the US for four months from August to December 2018;
You are not a citizen or permanent resident of the US and have not applied for US permanent residency within the past three years;
You are eligible to receive a US J-1 visa;
Applicants who have participated in an exchange program sponsored by the US Government must have fulfilled their two-year home residency requirement.
You are committed to returning to your home country for a minimum of two years after completing the program; and
You are not a current IREX employee or consultant, or their immediate family member.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Programme: The Community Solutions Programme covers the cost of most expenses associated with:
J-1 visa support;
Round-trip travel from participants’ home city to the US;
Monthly allowance to cover housing, meals and other living expenses while in the US;
Accident and sickness insurance.
Duration of Programme: 1 year
Eligible Countries:
Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
East Asia and the Pacific: Burma, Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, and Ukraine.
Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, and West Bank/Palestinian Territories.
South and Central Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Western Hemisphere: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.
How to Apply: Applications must be submitted online at https://oas.irex.org/csp by October 31, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Applications that are mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to IREX will not be accepted.
The United States of America (USA) State Department Web site for the 2019 Diversity Visa program (DV-2019) is now open.
Application Deadline: 7th November 2017
Offered Annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: For DV-2019, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these countries immigrated to the United States in the previous five years:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, ElSalvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.
Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.
About the Award: The Department of State administers the Congressionally-mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program annually. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for a class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants” from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. For Fiscal Year 2019, 50,000 Diversity Visas (DVs) will be available. There is no cost to register for the DV program.
Applicants who are selected in the program (“selectees”) must meet simple but strict eligibility requirements to qualify for a diversity visa. The Department of State determine selectees through a randomized computer drawing. The Department of State distributes diversity visas among six geographic regions, and no single country may receive more than seven percent of the available DVs in any one year.
The entry form will only be available for submission during this period and this period only. Entries will NOT be accepted through the U.S. Postal Service.
Before beginning the entry process, you can verify that your picture(s) comply with all requirements in thePhoto Tool.
Type: Contests/Awards
Eligibility:
Requirement #1:
Individuals born in countries whose natives qualify may be eligible to enter.
If you were not born in an eligible country, there are two other ways you might be able to qualify.
Was your spouse born in a country whose natives are eligible? If yes, you can claim your spouse’s country of birth – provided that both you and your spouse are named on the selected entry, are found eligible and issued diversity visas, and enter the United States simultaneously.
Were you born in a country whose natives are ineligible, but in which neither of your parents was born or legally resident at the time of your birth? If yes, you may claim the country of birth of one of your parents if it is a country whose natives are eligible for the DV-2019 program.
Requirement #2:
Each DV applicant must meet the education/work experience requirement of the DV program by having either:
at least a high school education or its equivalent, defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of formal elementary and secondary education;
OR
two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience to perform. The Department of State will use the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*Net Online database to determine qualifying work experience.
Number of Awards: Not specified
How to Apply:
Applicants must submit entries for the DV-2019 program electronically at dvlottery.state.gov between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 3, 2017, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Tuesday, November 7, 2017.
Do not wait until the last week of the registration period to enter, as heavy demand may result in website delays.
No late entries or paper entries will be accepted.
The law allows only one entry by or for each person during each registration period.
Important Notes: As indicated in the instructions, for the purposes of eligibility some countries include components and dependent areas overseas. If you are a native of a dependency or overseas territory, please select the appropriate country of eligibility. For example, natives of Macau S.A.R should select Portugal, and natives of Martinique should select France.
Ashinaga Fully-funded Undergraduate Scholarships for Orphans from sub-Saharan Africa
Ashinaga, Japan-based non-profit organization offers scholarship to students from select African countries to study for undergraduate degrees at the world’s leading universities in countries such as Japan, US, UK etc
Application Deadline: 25th February 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Field of Study: courses offered at candidate’s choice higher institution
To be taken at (country): Higher institutions outside of Africa, in countries such as Japan, US, UK etc
Eligible Countries: Angola, Botswana, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
About Scholarship: Ashinaga presents the “Ashinaga Africa Initiative” aiming to provide higher education to 20 brilliant students from Sub-Saharan African countries each year, some of which are among the poorest in the world, and encourage them to become leading professionals in their own countries.
We search and screen for potential candidates: orphaned or bereaved students with academic potential but who cannot afford to apply to university. We provide them with a concentrated study camp for six months at Ashinaga’s facility, Kokorojuku, in Uganda and Senegal, where they are given dedicated support and assistance with their study of various subjects and languages, as they prepare to apply to highly ranked universities around the world. We also provide them with a full scholarship and living expenses for four years during their studies abroad.
We expect to see these young, educated people go back to their own countries and establish democratic and fulfilled societies, bringing people a higher national income and high-quality education. This movement will eventually contribute to the overall wellbeing of Sub-Saharan countries by helping to break the cycle of poverty, even though the effects will not be immediate, as they are when food or equipment is donated.
There is a theory that the African population will expand to more than three billion by the end of this century. We believe if we can create a bright future for Africa, a continent with so much potential, humanity’s global prospects will be bright as well.
Ashinaga is a Japan-based nonprofit organization, which provides educational and emotional support to orphaned students. The organization has supported over 95,000 orphans in the last 45 years, and many of its graduates are actively contributing to society in a variety of fields across the world.
Offered Since: 2014
Type: undergraduate
Eligibility: Applicants must:
Be an orphan, having lost one or both parents
Be 23 or younger, having been born after October 1, 1995
Have graduated high school within the past two years
Be committed to returning to Sub-Saharan Africa once they have finished their studies abroad
Number of Scholarships: 20
Value of Scholarship: The Ashinaga (100-Year Vision) Scholarship provides a full scholarship that covers the cost of tuition, accommodation (during the terms and vacation), insurance, flight, and provides monthly stipend which covers food and necessary academic costs.
Duration of Scholarship: for the period of undergraduate studies
How to Apply: There are three ways to apply for the Ashinaga Africa Initiative, although the Program prefers online applications or those sent by email. There is no application fee, and you must never pay anyone to apply or to apply on your behalf.
Completed application form
Working email address and telephone number
Document proving the death of one or both parents, such as a death certificate
Proof of age, such as a birth certificate, national ID or passport
Secondary school/high school graduation certificate
Results from final national exams
Academic report cards from the last two years of high school/secondary school
Recommendation letter from a principal or teacher
Passport-style photo of yourself
Both essays described below
Essays
Please type/write using a separate sheet of paper. If you choose to handwrite your essays, please write in print and with black ink. Essays written with pencils will not be accepted.
Essay 1: Please describe how you grew up and experienced losing your parent(s). What challenges have you faced after the loss of your parent(s) and what have you done in order to overcome them? Please write in detail, especially the actions you took to continue and further your education. (Maximum 500 words)
Essay 2: Please describe the goals you wish to achieve after graduating from university abroad. Outline how the skills and knowledge you gain from a university degree would help you reach your goals when you return to Sub-Saharan Africa. (Maximum 500 words)
Remember that these essays are personal—they are about you and so should only be written by you. Ashinaga is interested in how you make the most of what is available to you.
Important Note: Please note that if you apply by post, all submitted documents will not be returned to you. Therefore, you must send copies of documents ONLY.
This application and the selection process are FREE. Any person requesting payment at any stage of the process, does against Ashinaga’s will, and should not be paid.
Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (Formerly Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund) Scholarships for Women from Developing Countries 2018/2019 in US & Canada
Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG) scholarship applications for female students from Developing Countries to assist women pursue their education with the aim of improving the lives of these women and children. Grants will be used in schools in the USA and Canada.
Application Deadline: 15th January 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Accepted Fields of Study: Any field of study
To be taken at (country): United States (US) & Canada
About the Award: The Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG) provides grants to women from developing countries to help further their education and strengthen their leadership skills to improve the lives of women and children in developing countries. About $15,000 Education grants are awarded to women from developing and middle-income countries who, upon obtainment of their degree, intend to return to or remain in their countries, or other developing countries, and work to improve the lives of women and/or children.
Offered Since: 1981
Who is qualified to apply? Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Be at least 25 years old at time of application deadline (see specific regional program application below);
Be a national of a country listed on the MMEG Country Eligibility List (listed below);
Be enrolled at an accredited academic institution when submitting application; and plan to be enrolled for a full academic term after award of the grant by the Board;
Not be related to a World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund or Inter-American Development Bank staff member or spouse;
Number of Scholarships: Not Specified
Scholarship benefits: Approximately $15,000 per scholarship recipient
Duration: The grant is a onetime award to last for the duration of study
Afghanistan, Ecuador , Macedonia, FYR of , Albania, Arab Rep., Serbia, El Salvador, Seychelles, Malaysia, Antigua and Barbuda, Eritrea, Maldives, Solomon Islands, Argentina, Armenia, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Azerbaijan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh , St. Kitts and Nevis, Belarus, Georgia, Mexico, St. Lucia, Belize, Micronesia, Fed. Sts , St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada, Bhutan, Guatemala, Moldova, Suriname, Bolivia, Mongolia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Syrian Arab Rep., Guyana, Tajikistan, Brazil, Haiti, Bulgaria, Honduras, Myanmar, Thailand, India, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Nepal, Cambodia, Iran, Islamic Rep. of, Nicaragua,Tonga, Iraq, Trinidad and Tobago, Cape Verde, Jamaica, Jordan, Pakistan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Palau, Turkmenistan, Chile, China, Kiribatii, Panama, Colombia, Korea, Republic of, Papua New Guinea, Ukraine, Comoros, Kosovo, Paraguay, Uruguay, Kyrgyz Rep, Peru, Uzbekistan, Lao PDR, Philippines, Vanuatu, Costa Rica, Latvia, Poland, Venezuela, RB, Lebanon, Romania, Vietnam, Croatia, Russian Federation, West Bank & Gaza, Yemen, Rep, Dominica, Samoa, Dominican Republic, São Tomé and Principe
How to Apply: Apply via Scholarship Webpage link below.
Remember to read the Application Checklist & FAQs before applying, and when applying (after signing up), select “US-Canada program” in the first question of the application. If the programme name does not appear, the programme may be closed to new applications.
Sponsors: Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG)
Important Notes: Please make sure to submit ALL documents as listed. Only complete applications will be accepted. Decisions will be announced by April.
University of California, Berkeley IIS Undergraduate Merit Scholarships for International Students
Brief Description: The Institute of International Studies (IIS) at UC Berkeley is seeking to award a series of merit scholarships of up to $2000 each to support undergraduate research in any area on international studies.
Eligible Fields of Study: International Studies and other related fields
About the Award: The Institute of International Studies (IIS) Undergraduate Merit Scholarship supports undergraduate research in any area of international studies. Research may be conducted independently, in congruence with an honors thesis, or while studying abroad. The scholarship recipients will be called IIS Junior Scholars. After completing their research projects, Junior Scholars are required to submit a four-page research summary and attend the IIS Junior Scholars Conference held in May 2017. Junior Scholars will present their work in poster format at the conference.
Eligibility:
Open to any UC Berkeley junior or senior with a minimum 3.5 GPA who has completed at least one semester of study in residence at Berkeley.
All majors are eligible and encouraged to apply.
Value of Scholarship: Merit scholarships will be up to $2000 each with the chance to win an additional $1000 for Best Research Summary.
How to Apply: Candidates must submit a one-page research proposal that addresses:
The research question;
Why it is important to the field of study;
Qualification to conduct the research (i.e. related past or planned coursework, languages, etc.);
A preliminary research plan (including the format for research, i.e. during EAP, as an independent study, etc.).
In addition, applications must include an unofficial transcript and one letter of recommendation, which can come from a GSI or faculty member. Please ask your recommender to e-mail the recommendation letter directly to [email protected].
The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Programme honors exceptional Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that are important to IBM and fundamental to innovation in many areas of study. Fellows may work at internships, and be matched with IBM mentors with common research interests.
Application Deadline: 26th October, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Worldwide
To be taken at (country): Fellowships vary by country/geographic area
About the Award: The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Program is an intensely competitive worldwide program, which honors exceptional Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that are important to IBM and fundamental to innovation in many academic disciplines and areas of study. This includes pioneering work in: cognitive computing and augmented intelligence; quantum computing; blockchain; data-centric systems; advanced analytics; security; radical cloud innovation; next-generation silicon (and beyond); and brain-inspired devices and infrastructure.
IBM brings together hundreds of researchers who possess deep industry expertise across domains. Collaborating with clients in the field and in its global THINKLab network, IBM addresses some of the most challenging problems and creates disruptive technologies that hold the potential to transform companies, industries and the world at large. For more than seven decades, IBM has collaborated with clients and universities to work on multi-disciplinary projects that quickly lead to prototypes, as well as long-term projects that last for years. IBM has an environment that nurtures some of the most innovative and creative thinking in the world.
Eligible Fields of Study: The academic disciplines and areas of study include: computer science and engineering, electrical and mechanical engineering, physical sciences (including chemistry, material sciences, and physics), mathematical sciences (including big data analytics, operations research, and optimization), public sector and business sciences (including urban policy and analytics, social technologies, learning systems and cognitive computing), and Service Science, Management, and Engineering (SSME), and industry solutions (healthcare, life sciences, education, energy & environment, retail and financial services).
Additionally, IBM Research is paying special attention to the following areas of focus for 2017-2018:
Quantum Computing
Cognitive Computing
Cloud and distributed computing technology and solutions
Fundamental science and technology
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
Students must be nominated by a doctoral faculty member and enrolled full-time in a college or university Ph.D. program. The faculty member is encouraged to contact an IBM colleague prior to submitting the nomination to assure mutual interest.
Students from Europe and Russia may be nominated in their first year of study in their doctoral program.
Outside of Europe and Russia, students must have completed at least one year of study in their doctoral program at the time of their nomination.
Students from U.S. embargoed countries are not eligible for the program.
Award Recipients will be selected based on their overall potential for research excellence, the degree to which their technical interests align with those of IBM, and their academic progress to-date, as evidenced by publications and endorsements from their faculty advisor and department head.
While students may accept other supplemental fellowships, to be eligible for the IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Award they may not accept a major award in addition to the IBM Ph.D. Fellowship.
Selection Criteria:
Preference will be given to students who have had an IBM internship or have closely collaborated with technical or services people from IBM.
The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards program also supports our long-standing commitment to workforce diversity. IBM values diversity in the workplace and encourages nominations of women, minorities and all who contribute to that diversity.
Value and Duration of Fellowship:
The 2018 two-year IBM PhD Fellowships are awarded worldwide. A fellowship includes a stipend for two academic years (2018-2019 and 2019-2020) and, in the US, an education allowance for year one (2018-2019).
In the US, fellowship recipients while in school will receive a stipend for living expenses, travel, and to attend conferences (US$35,000 for 2018-2019 and US$35,000 for 2019-2020). US fellowship recipients will also receive $25,000 toward their education in 2018-2019.
Outside the US, fellowship recipients while in school will receive a competitive stipend for living expenses, travel, and to attend conferences for the two academic years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. Fellowship stipends vary by country.
All IBM PhD Fellows are matched with an IBM Mentor according to their technical interests, and they are strongly encouraged to participate in at least one internship at IBM while completing their studies.
How to Apply: Visit Fellowship Webpage (See Link below) to access the Nomination form.
Interested candidates are advised to read the eligibility requirements and FAQ before applying
The University of California at Berkeley invites applications for the Emeka Kalu Ezera fund for graduate African students.
Application Deadline: 12th February 2018
Eligible Countries: African countries
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: An endowment has been established in memory of Emeka Kalu Ezera to support graduate students from African countries south of the Sahara at the University of California at Berkeley. The funds from the endowment are assigned to the Center for African Studies to aid student scholars at the graduate level concentrating in African Studies.
For administrative purposes, the Ezera competition is combined with the Rocca Fellowship (See in Program Webpage link below)competition. Ezera recipients may also receive funds from the Rocca endowment. Only one application is necessary. If you are applying for the Emeka Kalu Ezera fellowship, indicate which African country you are from in the appropriate space on the application.
Type: Graduate
Eligibility:
The Ezera Fellowship gives priority to graduate students from West Africa who show exceptional promise of advancing scholarship in African Studies in the social sciences, humanities, and public policy and who demonstrate strong leadership potential.
Students from other African regions are eligible and are encouraged to apply.
Students must have been accepted for admission at the University of California at Berkeley when they apply and must be enrolled before funds may be dispersed to them.
The fellowship is not available to students who are permanent residents or citizens of the United States.
A total of no more than two years of support will be provided to a recipient of this fellowship; applications for the second year of support will be considered de novo along with other applications for that year.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Funds may be requested for maintenance, travel, or research costs, as appropriate to enhance pre-dissertation and dissertation research on Africa. Ezera funds may be used to supplement, but not substitute for, other grants. Students are encouraged to apply to other sources, including the Rocca grant. Currently, grants from the Ezera fund will be in the $500 to $1000 range. In making awards, the Center adheres to the cap on stipends set by the Graduate Division, which in 2016 was $34,000 – combined for all fellowships awarded.
The AfyaBora Fellowship in Global Health Leadership works to fill an identified gap in training for African and U.S. health professionals. This innovative 12-month fellowship will prepare African and U.S. health professionals to lead and manage major health programs in African countries.
Application Deadline: 1st December, 2017
Interviews Mid-December 2017 – March 2018
Select applicants will be contacted for an interview
Notification of Acceptance March-April 2018
New Trainee Orientation in Botswana June 2018
New trainee participants will be brought together for a 3-day orientation. Immediately following the orientation there will be three 1-week course modules that will be held in the same country.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda or the US
Eligible Field of Study: Meet ONE of the following education requirements:
Medical applicants with a M.D. or MBChB with a MMed, MPH or Masters degree in related field.
Nursing applicants with a Masters degree in Nursing, Public Health or a related field (PhD or DNP preferred).
Other Public Health professionals with a PhD in Public Health or a related field.
About the Award: The Core Curriculum for the AfyaBora Fellowship is taught at the African partner institutions and brings together each new cohort of African and U.S. trainees. The Core Curriculum consists of eight one-week didactic modules.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: In order to be eligible to apply for the AfyaBora Fellowship, all applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
Be a citizen or permanent resident of Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda or the USAND
Meet ONE of the following education requirements
Medical applicants need to have a M.D. or MBChB with a MMed or Masters degree in related field.
Nursing applicants need to have a Masters degree in nursing, public health or a related field (PhD preferred), or substantial work experience.
Other public health professionals (those without a clinical degree) must have a Doctoral degree in public health or a related field.
Number of Awardees: 20
Value of Fellowship:
African trainees
Airfare from home to training sites of the AfyaBora Fellowship
Monthly stipend equivalent to $1500 per month
Evacuation insurance if stationed outside home country
Accommodations and per diem up if attending didactic sessions and meetings outside of home country
Housing allowance of up to $750 per month if placed outside of home country
Reimbursement for other selected fellowship-specific activities in Africa (i.e. travel to rural sites, visa, etc.)
US Trainees
Monthly stipend based on NRSA NIH stipend levels (stipend cap is at 2 years post-doctoral level)
Roundtrip airfare from home city-Africa
Airfare within Africa to attachment site placement and modules
Per diem when attending didactic sessions and meetings
Housing allowance of up to $750 per month
Support request for an NIH loan repayment up to $35,000 for one year (only postdoctoral applicants are eligible to apply)
Reimbursement for other selected fellowship-specific activities in Africa (i.e. travel to rural sites, visa, etc.)
Award Provider: AfyaBora Fellowship is sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Office of AIDS Research (OAR), a unit of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
Woodrow Wilson Residential Fellowship for International Researchers 2018/
The Wilson Center invites scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to take part in its flagship International Fellowship Program and to take advantage of the opportunity to engage actively in the Center’s national mission.
Application Deadline: 2nd October 2017
Eligible Countries: International
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: Through an international competition, the Center offers 9-month residential fellowships. The Wilson Center invites scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to take part in its flagship international Fellowship Program. Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of interest, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff and other scholars in residence. The Center accepts policy-relevant, non-advocacy fellowship proposals that address key challenges confronting the United States and the world.
Type: Career Fellowship
Eligibility:
Citizens or permanent residents from any country (applicants from countries outside the United States must hold a valid passport and be able to obtain a J-1 visa even if they are currently in the United States)
Men and women with outstanding capabilities and experience from a wide variety of backgrounds (including academia, business, government, journalism, and other professions)
Academic candidates holding a Ph.D. (Ph.D. must be received by the application deadline of October 2)
Academic candidates demonstrating scholarly achievement by publications beyond their doctoral dissertations
Practitioners or policymakers with an equivalent level of professional achievement
English proficiency as the Center is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas among its fellows
Selection Criteria: The basic criteria for selection are:
significance of the proposed research, including the importance and originality of the project;
the relevance of the project to contemporary policy issues;
the relevance of the project to the programmatic work of the Center;
quality of the proposal in definition, organization, clarity, and scope;
capabilities and achievements of the applicant and the likelihood that the applicant will accomplish the proposed project;
potential of a candidate to actively contribute to the life, priorities and mission of the Center by making expert research accessible to a broader audience.
The Center welcomes in particular those projects that transcend narrow specialties and methodological issues of interest only within a specific academic discipline. Projects should involve fresh research-—in terms of both the overall field and the author’s previous work. It is essential that projects have relevance to public policy, and fellows should want, and be prepared, to interact with policymakers in Washington and with Wilson Center staff and other scholars who are working on similar issues.
Number of Awards: 15-20
Value of Award:
Each fellow is assigned a furnished office around the clock.
The Center is located in the heart of Washington, D.C., and includes conference rooms, a reference library, and a dining room.
The Wilson Center Library provides loan privileges with the Library of Congress and access to digital resources, its book and journal collections, and to university and special libraries in the area, and other research facilities.
Windows-based personal computers are provided, and each fellow is offered a part-time research assistant.
Although fellows are responsible for locating their own housing in the Washington, D.C. area, the Center provides written materials to help facilitate the search process.
The Center tries to ensure that the fellowship award, when combined with the recipient’s other sources of income (e.g. other grants and sabbatical allowances), approximates an individual’s current level of income.
Awards will also include round trip travel for fellows.
If spouses and/or dependent children will reside with the fellow for the entire fellowship period, money for their travel will also be included.
In addition to stipends and travel allowances, the Center provides 75 percent of health insurance premiums for fellows who elect Center coverage and for their accompanying family members.
Duration of Program: Fellows are expected to be in residence for the entire U.S. academic year (early September through May). Occasionally, fellowships are awarded for shorter periods, with a minimum of four months. Fellowships may not be deferred.
How to Apply: Applicants may submit their applications online here
A complete application must include the following:
the Fellowship Application Form;
a current CV (Optional; not to exceed three pages); The Center will only accept the first three pages; please list your publications separately.
a list of your publications that includes exact titles, names of publishers, dates of publication and status of forthcoming publications (not to exceed three pages);
a Project Proposal (not to exceed five single-spaced typed pages, using 12-point type); The Center reserves the right to omit from review applications that are longer than the requested page length;
a bibliography for the project that includes primary sources and relevant secondary sources (not to exceed three pages);
the Financial Information Form.
Two letters of reference
All application materials must be submitted in English.
African Women’s Public Service Fellowship, sponsored by Oprah Winfrey, seeks to prepare African women with experience working on issues facing Africa for public service careers in their home countries.
Application Deadline: 1st December, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Countries in Africa
To be taken at (country): New York University Wagner, USA
About the Award: The African Women’s Public Service Fellowship, made possible by a donation from the Oprah Winfrey Foundation, expands the opportunity for African women to impact for public service in their home countries.
Fellowship recipients commit to return to their respective home countries at the conclusion of the program with the goal of assuming a leadership position on the continent where they can meaningfully contribute to the challenges currently confronting Africa.
Offered Since: 2016
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
Citizen and resident in an African country at the time of application.
Strong academic record
Demonstrated commitment to public service
Number of Awardees: Not specifed
Value of Fellowship:
The Fellowship provides full tuition, fees, housing or a housing stipend (if enrolling in the Global EMPA program), travel to and from the United States, and a small stipend to cover books and miscellaneous expenses.
A NYU Wagner education would significantly enhance your ability to have a deep and lasting impact on public service issues in your home country and region.
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
How to Apply:
Submit your Fellowship Application Essay along with your online application to NYU Wagner for Fall 2018. The Fellowship Application Essay is included in the fellowship section of the online application; there is not a separate application. Fellowship applicants must also submit the one-minute video essay in the application in order to be considered.
Applications are due by December 1, 2017 deadline.
Those selected as fellowship semi-finalists will be invited to participate in Skype interviews with the Fellowship Selection Committee in mid-to-late February 2018.
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship is a one-year fellowship open to recent graduates, from any institution, domestic or foreign.
Application Deadline: 6th October 2017
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: Established in memory of Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg, early supporters of Human Rights Watch (“HRW”), this fellowship is open to recent graduates (at the Master’s level) in the fields of law, journalism, international relations, area studies, or other relevant disciplines from universities worldwide. Graduates with LL.B. degrees or advanced degrees in other relevant disciplines may also be considered.
Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: Recent graduates (at the Master’s level) in the fields of law, journalism, international relations, area studies, or other relevant disciplines from universities worldwide. LL.Ms are also eligible. Graduates with LL.B. degrees or advanced degrees in other relevant disciplines may also be considered. For this cycle, we will consider Finberg Fellowship applicants with degrees received after January 2015 and before August 2018 as “recent graduates.”
Experience: Prior research experience, including experience conducting interviews, ideally in the context of human rights research, is required.
Related Skills and Knowledge
Demonstrated strong background in international human rights and commitment to building a career in human rights are required.
Excellent oral and written communications skills in English are required.
Proficiency in one language in addition to English is strongly desired as is familiarity with countries or regions where serious human rights violations occur.
Self-motivation, ability to multi-task effectively, including having good planning and organizing skills and ability to work under pressure are required.
Strong initiative and follow-through, exceptional analytical skills, the capacity to think creatively and strategically, excellent editing skills, perseverance and flexibility while maintaining HRW’s high methodological standards are required.
Strong interpersonal skills in order to work collaboratively within HRW, as well as with external partners, are required.
Ability to make sound decisions consistent with functions is required.
Selection Criteria: The strongest applicants for the Human Rights Watch fellowships have direct experience interviewing victims of human rights abuses. All applicants must be able to demonstrate some kind of interviewing experience. Interviewing experience may take different forms, including: interviewing victims of human rights abuses for human rights reporting; interviewing for news articles; interviewing clients through legal aid clinics or similar settings; conducting interviews as part of refugee status determination; conducting interview-based academic research or other research, etc.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award:
The salary for 2018-2019 fellows is US $60,000, plus excellent employer-paid benefits.
HRW will pay reasonable relocation expenses and will assist employees in obtaining necessary work authorization, if required;
In the event that you are offered an interview, Human Rights Watch will make the necessary arrangements and cover reasonable travel costs.
Important Notes: Please note that shortlisted candidates may be contacted at a later stage to submit the following: two letters of recommendation and an official law or graduate school transcript.
Microsoft PhD Fellowship in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics 2018/
Microsoft research offers PhD Fellowship Program for PhD Students in their second or third year of PhD studies in USA or Canada.
Application Deadline: 16th October, 2017.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Field of Study: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics department
Eligible Countries: Student from any part of the world attending a United States or Canadian university
To be taken at (university): United States or Canadian university
About the Award: Microsoft Research is on the lookout for exceptional students in computer science, electrical engineering, and mathematics, as well as interdisciplinary studies, to apply for the two-year PhD fellowship program for the 2018–2019 academic year. Department heads at universities in the United States and Canada should start preparing applications to nominate fellows now. The submission period is October 2–16, 2017.
The Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship Program has supported 122 fellows since the program was established in 2008, many of whom have gone on to work within the Microsoft Research organization. Others have gone on to perform pioneering research elsewhere within the technology industry or accept faculty appointments at leading universities.
Type: PhD, Fellowship
Selection Criteria and Eligibility:
Applicants for the Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship Program must be nominated by their universities, and their nominations must be confirmed by the office of the chair of the eligible department. Direct applications from students are not accepted.
Students must attend a United States or Canadian university and be enrolled in the computer science, electrical engineering, or mathematics department. If your department is within the scope of these areas but is titled differently, you are eligible.
The proposed research must be closely related to the research topics carried out by Microsoft Research as noted in the Research areas tab. We are particularly interested in proposals related to Systems & Networking and AI (including Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Robotics).
Students must be in their second or third year of an eligible PhD program in the fall semester or quarter of 2017. The nominating university will be asked to confirm the student’s PhD program start date (month/year).
A maximum of three applicants per eligible department, per eligible university, will be accepted. A total of nine applications per university will be allowed.
Microsoft will have discretion as to how any remaining funds will be used if the student is no longer qualified to receive funding (e.g. if the student unenrolls from the program, graduates, or transfers to a different university).
The recipient must remain an active, full-time student in a PhD program during the two consecutive academic years of the award or forfeit the award.
A recipient of a Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship may not receive another fellowship from another company or institution for the same academic period. Fellows accepting multiple fellowships will become ineligible to receive continued funding from Microsoft.
Number of Awardees: A maximum of three applicants per eligible department, per eligible university, will be accepted. A total of nine applications per university will be allowed.
Value of Fellowship:
The fellowship recipient award will cover 100 percent of the tuition and fees for two academic years (2018–19 and 2019–20).
A stipend is provided to help cover living expenses while in school (US$28,000 for 2018–19 and US$28,000 for 2019–20).
A conference and travel allowance is provided for recipients to attend professional conferences or seminars (US$4,000 for 2018–19 and US$4,000 for 2019–20).
The award includes the opportunity to complete one salaried internship in 2018 with leading Microsoft researchers working on cutting-edge projects related to the recipient’s field of study.
Fellowships are awarded to recipients for two consecutive academic years only and are not available for extension.
Duration of Fellowship: 2 years
How to Apply:
Applications must include: nominee’s thesis proposal or research statement, a one (1) page summary of their thesis proposal or research statement, nominee’s curriculum vitae, and three (3) letters of reference from established researchers familiar with the nominee’s research. Of these, one (1) letter should come from the student’s advisor. Only one (1) letter can be from a current Microsoft employee.
Applications must be submitted via the online application tool in any of the following formats: Word document, text-only file, or PDF. Email or hard-copy applications will not be considered. All application materials must be submitted by the person who is designated as the application contact by the departmental chair’s office and must not be the applicant.
Applications submitted to Microsoft will not be returned. Microsoft cannot assume responsibility for the confidentiality of information in submitted applications. Therefore, applications should not contain information that is confidential, restricted, or sensitive. Microsoft reserves the right to make public information from applications that receive awards, except those portions containing budgetary or personally identifiable information.
Incomplete applications cannot be considered, and notification of incompleteness will not be made.
Due to the volume of submissions, Microsoft Research cannot provide individual feedback on applications that do not receive Fellowship awards.
The MasterCard Foundation Scholarship for African Students is now open for Graduate Application at Michigan State University USA for 2018/2019 academic year
Application Deadline: 1st February 2018
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: African countries
To be taken at (country): Michigan State University, USA
Eligible Field of Study: Courses offered at the university
About Scholarship: The MasterCard Foundation has partnered with Michigan State University USA to provide full tuition scholarships to students from Sub-Saharan Africa. The university will receive $45 million in funding from the foundation to support 185 scholars throughout the nine-year program, which includes 100 four-year undergraduates and 85 master’s degree students. MSU will host the most scholars among the six U.S. partner institutions.
Students who have demonstrated academic talent, are economically disadvantaged and have a personal commitment to give back to their countries are invited to apply for these scholarships.
Through financial, academic, social and post-graduation support, The Scholars Program will ensure that young people are equipped with the skills and competencies needed to spur economic growth and social development in their respective countries of origin.
Offered Since: 2012
Type: Masters taught
Selection Criteria and Eligibility: The program is open to residents and citizens of Sub-Saharan African countries. Students must be first-time applicants to MSU. Transfer students are not eligible for the program.
Prior completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Africa with academic achievements suggesting continued academic success as graduate student.
Strong commitment to a professional path in line with the area of study that can positively impact Africa.
An interest in and capacity for give-back, evidenced by commitment and engagement on campus, in professional pursuits and/or community.
Manifest ethical behavior and strong character essential to joining The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Network.
Ability to deal with change, uncertainty, and adversity, as well as interest in other countries and cultures, necessary to succeed as a student overseas and represent one’s home country in this role.
Significant financial need and/or from lowest income bracket in country of origin
Commitment to give back in ways that enhance the economic growth and social development of Africa.
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: Full financial, academic and social support. The Scholars Program will ensure that young people are equipped with the skills and competencies needed to spur economic growth and social development in their respective countries of origin.
Duration of Scholarship: For the full period of masters study
How to Apply:
It is important to go through instructions for application on the Scholarship Webpage before applying.
Sponsors: MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Programme (MFSP), Michigan State University
Important Notes: Students do not need to receive notification of acceptance to MSU prior to submitting their scholarship application. However, students must complete an application to MSU in order to be considered for the scholarship. Students who are already enrolled at MSU are not eligible for The Scholars Program.
PEO International Peace Scholarships for Women to Study in USA and Canada 2018/
The PEO International Peace Scholarship Fund is a programme of Women helping women reach for the stars. The PEO International fund will provide scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada.
Application Timeline:
Application Opens: 15th September, 2017
Application closes: 15th December, 2017
March 1, 2018: Last day to submit completed application materials from applicants already enrolled in the graduate program and school for which their scholarship is intended.
April 1, 2018: Last day to submit completed application materials from applicants not yet enrolled in the graduate program or school for which the scholarship is intended. Last day to submit completed application materials for applicants who will be attending Cottey College
May 2018: Notification of scholarship awards
June 1, 2018: Last day for students to accept IPS scholarships
Offered Annually: Yes
About the Award: Members of P.E.O. believe that education is fundamental to world peace and understanding. The scholarship is based upon demonstrated need; however, the award is not intended to cover all academic or personal expenses.
Eligibility and Criteria
An applicant must be qualified for admission to full-time graduate study and working toward a graduate degree in an accredited college or university in the united States or canada.
A student who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada is not eligible.
Scholarships are not given for research, internships, or practical training, unless it is combined with coursework. Awards are not to be used to pay past debts.
In order to qualify for her first scholarship, an applicant must have a full year of coursework remaining, be enrolled and in residence for the entire school year.
Doctoral students who have completed coursework and are working only on dissertations are not eligible as first-time applicants.
international students attending cottey college are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
Scholarship Worth
The maximum amount awarded to a student is $12,500. Lesser amounts may be awarded according to individual needs.
The scholarship is based upon demonstrated financial need; however, the award is not intended to cover all academic or personal expenses. At the time of application, the applicant is required to confirm additional financial resources adequate to meet her estimated expenses. Additional resources may include personal and family funds, tuition waivers, work scholarships, teaching assistantships, study grants and other scholarships.
Awards are announced in May. The amount of the PEO International scholarship will be divided into two payments to be distributed in August and December
Application Guideline and Procedures
Information concerning the international peace Scholarship program is available from the P.E.O. Executive Office or from the website at peointernational.org.
Eligibility must be established before application material is made available. Eligibility information and application deadlines can be found at any time on the P.E.O. website.
Information concerning admission to Cottey college may be obtained by writing to the coordinator of Admissions, Cottey College, Nevada, Missouri 64772, or visit them at cottey.edu.
Awards are announced in May. The amount of the scholarship will be divided into two payments to be distributed in August and December.
AFS Interculture South Africa offers the unique chance to spend ten months on the best cultural experience of your life!
Application Deadline: 25th September 2017.
Eligible Countries: South Africa
To Be Taken At (Country): United States of America
About the Award: You will be living with a carefully selected host family and going to a local high school. The host families live in all corners of America, mostly in small towns or villages and they look forward to opening their hearts and homes to welcome you.
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility:
You are a South Africa resident.
You were born between 01/01/2001 and 01/08/2003.
You are enrolled in a secondary school at time of application.
Have the equivalent of a B average or better without failing grades (no grades below 50%)
Have not yet completed more than 11 years of primary education nor received a high school matric certificate.
You must be able to speak and understand English.
You are able to complete a preliminary application and have a teacher complete the school recommendation and email them to AFS at [email protected]
You have a valid passport, or are able to apply for one.
You must be Open-Minded, Flexible and Independent
Be able to transport yourself to the region closest to your city for the selection day. The three regions are Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Full scholarship
Duration of Program: 10 months. August 2018 – June 2019
The University of Texas at Austin invites proposals for papers, panel presentations, roundtables and artistic works/performances that would critically examine these and other related issues on Africa’s leadership and institutions.
Application Deadline: 30th November 2017
Offered Annually? Yes
To Be Taken At (Country): University of Texas at Austin
About the Award: The 2018 Africa Conference will critically examine Africa’s political leadership and extant institutions vis-à-vis the continent’s history of underdevelopment, present challenges, and future trajectories within the global political economy. Scholars are invited to interrogate the nature and evolution of leadership and institutions in Africa from the pre-colonial era to contemporary times. Institutions in this context are broadly defined to include formal and informal institutions, including history, traditions and culture of the people. Is it leadership that shapes institutions or do institutions determine the quality of leaders that emerge? How can African states achieve the leadership and institutional transformation necessary to address the perennial development challenges of the continent? Are there lessons that could be drawn from the experiences of the pre-colonial era to inform contemporary issues of leadership?
Fields of Research: Submissions that include but are not limited to the following sub-themes and topics:
Institutions Conceptualized
Leadership and Institutions in Pre-colonial Africa
Leadership and Institutions in the Colonial Era
Colonial Legacies
The Nature of Political Leadership in Postcolonial Africa
Institutions in Postcolonial Africa
The Cold War and Africa’s Postcolonial Leadership
Multilateral Institutions in Africa
Information Technology and Social Media
Education
Creativity and Performance of Leadership/Institutional deficits
Type: Call for Papers/Conference
Eligibility: Participants will be drawn from around the world.
Graduate students are encouraged to attend and present papers.
Each individual proposal must include: 1) title of the work, and an abstract of 200 words, 2) name of the presenter (with the surname underlined). 3) mailing address, 4) number phone, 5) email, 6) institutional affiliation, and 7) three to five keywords that best characterize the themes and topics relevant to your submission. Participants are encouraged to abide by these guidelines.
Proposals for panels (3-5 presenters) must include: 1) title of the panel and a collective summary of 250 words on the panel’s theme, including the title of each individual work 2) a 200-word abstract for the presentation of each speaker 3) mailing address 4) phone number 5) email and 6) institutional affiliation of each presenter. Panels with four presenters or less may be completed with other relevant presentations.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: The conference will provide time for scholars from various disciplines and geographical locations to interact, exchange ideas, and receive feedback. Additionally, selected papers will be published in a series of book volumes. Submitted papers will be assigned to particular panels according to similarities in theme, topic, discipline, or geographical focus. Panel proposals (of 3-5 presenters) are especially encouraged.
A mandatory non-refundable registration fee of $150 for scholars and $100 for graduate students must be paid immediately upon the acceptance of the abstract. This conference fee includes conference t-shirt and bag, admission to the panels, workshops, and special events, as well as transportation to and from the hotel and conference events. Registration also includes breakfast for all three days, dinner on Friday night, lunch on Saturday, a banquet with DJ and open bar Saturday evening, and a closing celebration at Dr. Falola’s house including dinner and DJ. All participants must raise the funding to attend the conference, including registration fee, transportation and accommodation. The conference and the University of Texas at Austin does not provide any form of sponsorship or financial support. However, the Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake will have a special rate for conference participants, and transportation between the hotel and the university is included.
Duration of Program: March 29-31, 2018
How to Apply: Proposals will be accepted on the official conference websitehere
Harvard University is offering six post-doctoral fellowships in Environmental issues for recent recipients of a Ph.D.
Application Deadline: 17th January 2018
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country): Harvard University (Center for the Environment), USA
About the Award: The Harvard University Center for the Environment created the Environmental Fellows program to enable recent doctorate recipients to use and expand Harvard’s extraordinary resources to tackle complex environmental problems. The Environmental Fellows work for two years with Harvard faculty members in any school or department to create new knowledge while also strengthening connections across the University’s academic disciplines.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: The Enviromental Fellows Program is open to anyone with a doctorate or comparable terminal degree awarded between May 2014 and August 2018.
Selection Criteria:
Applicant’s prior academic and professional success and his or her potential contribution to scholarship or practice.
Project proposals are carefully evaluated by a committee of HUCE faculty. The proposed project should represent an independent line of inquiry, clearly extending beyond the candidate’s Ph.D. work as well as the host’s ongoing research. The relevance of the proposed work for addressing environmental issues, along with demonstration of excellent potential for intellectual achievement, are critical factors in the selection process.
Diversity: the selection committee will select a group of fellows in 2018 who will complement those selected the previous year, creating a group of approximately a dozen people with diverse backgrounds and sets of academic interests. The intellectual focus of fellows—and their hosts—may include the sciences, economics, law, government, public policy, public health, medicine, design, and the full array of humanities.
Harvard candidates: those receiving terminal degrees from Harvard and post-docs currently working at Harvard are eligible for the fellowship provided their research and host arrangements take them in new directions that are significantly distinct from their Ph.D. research and forge new connections within the University. Harvard candidates should not propose to continue to work with the same professors or groups with whom they are currently associated, nor should their proposal be an extenuation of their current work.
Interdisciplinary research projects are encouraged, although this is not a requirement for the fellowship, and candidates with interests in a single discipline are also encouraged to apply.
Host’s commitment: Further important considerations are the host faculty member’s enthusiasm for the proposed project and fellow, the host’s ability to mentor the fellow, and his or her ability to provide office space and a productive work environment.
Interview: A select group of applicants will be asked to further discuss their proposal over video with the selection committee.
Number of Awards: 6
Value of Award: The fellowship includes a salary of $66,000 per year, employee health insurance eligibility, and a $2,500 allowance for travel and other professional expenses.
The Mandela Washington Fellowships for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). President Obama launched YALI in 2010 to support young African leaders as they spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across Africa.
About the Award: “The world will not be able to deal with climate change or terrorism, or expanding women’s rights — all the issues that we face globally — without a rising and dynamic and self-reliant Africa. And that, more importantly than anything else, depends on a rising generation of new leaders. It depends on you.”
President Barack Obama at a Town Hall with Mandela Washington Fellowships participants, August 2016
The Mandela Washington Fellowships for Young African Leaders empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking. In 2017, the Fellowship will provide up to 1,000 outstanding young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa with the opportunity to hone their skills at a U.S. college or university with support for professional development after they return home.
The Fellows, who are between the ages of 25 and 35, have established records of accomplishment in promoting innovation and positive change in their organizations, institutions, communities, and countries. In 2016, Fellows represented all 49 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. They also represent diversity across the continent as 66 Fellows identified as having a disability, thirty percent came from rural areas or towns of fewer than 100,000 people, and fifty percent of Fellows were women.
Offered Since: 2014
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: Candidates must:
be between the ages of 25 and 35 although exceptional applicants younger than 25 will be considered;
Are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States;
Are eligible to receive a United States J-1 visa;
Are not employees or immediate family members of employees of the U.S. government (including the U.S. Embassy, USAID, and other U.S. government entities);
Are proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English;
Are citizens of one of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Are residents of one of the above countries; and
Are not alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellowships.
Please note: Fellows are not allowed to have dependents (including spouses and children) accompany them during the Fellowship.
Number of Awardees: Up to 1000
Selection Process and Criteria: The Mandela Washington Fellowship selection process is a merit-based open competition. After the deadline, all eligible applications will be reviewed by a selection panel. Following this review, chosen semifinalists will be interviewed by the U.S. embassies or consulates in their home countries. If advanced to the semi-finalist round, applicants must provide a copy of their international passport (if available) or other government-issued photo identification at the time of the interview. Selection panels will use the following criteria to evaluate applications (not in order of importance):
A proven record of leadership and accomplishment in public service, business and entrepreneurship, or civic engagement;
A demonstrated commitment to public or community service, volunteerism, or mentorship;
The ability to work cooperatively in diverse groups and respect the opinions of others;
Strong social and communication skills;
An energetic, positive attitude;
A demonstrated knowledge, interest, and professional experience in the sector/track selected; and
A commitment to return to Africa and apply leadership skills and training to benefit the applicant’s country and/or community after they return home
Value of Fellowship: There is no fee to apply to the Mandela Washington Fellowship. If you are selected for the Fellowship, the U.S. government will cover all participant costs. Financial provisions provided by the U.S. Government will include:
J-1 visa support;
Round-trip travel from Fellow’s home city to the U.S. and domestic U.S. travel as required by the program;
A six-week academic and leadership institute;
Concluding Summit in Washington, DC;
Accident and sickness benefit plan;
Housing and meals during the program; and
An optional six-week Professional Development Experience (for up to 100 Fellows).
Please note: the Fellowship will not cover salary while Fellows are away from work or funds for personal purchases such as gifts.
Mandela Washington Fellows will also have access to ongoing professional development opportunities, mentoring, networking and training, and support for their ideas, businesses, and organizations.
How to Apply: The deadline for applications for the Mandela Washington Fellowship is 4:00 PM GMT on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Applications must be completed online at https://yaliapp.irex.org.
It is important to visit the official website (link below) for detailed information on how to apply for this Fellowship.
African startups have the chance to earn a place on the Silicon Valley Accelerate Programme, which connects emerging technology leaders with the brightest innovators and founders in Silicon Valley.
Application Deadline: 22nd September 2017
To Be Taken At (Country): San Fransisco
About the Award: One startup can win a place on this programme by pitching in front of an expert panel at the Startup Summit in Edinburgh on November 1. The program includes meetings with entrepreneurs, investors and executives who are driving forward Silicon Valley’s culture of innovation and creativity. Throughout their time in San Francisco, Mountain View and Palo Alto we put them in front of some of the biggest innovators on the planet, world renowned accelerators, the venture capitalists behind Tesla and Twitter, as well as the globally recognised tech campus which incubated Uber and Spotify.
Type: Entrepreneurship
Eligibility and Selection:
Startups applying to enter the Silicon Valley Accelerate Competition must be technology-focused, in possession of a valid passport and available to travel during April 2018.
There will be a semi-final pitching round, while the final will be held at the Startup Summit.
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award: The Silicon Valley Accelerate: Global Leaders Programme provides technology entrepreneurs with unique access to some of Silicon Valley’s most innovative and successful businesses as well as insight from the leaders who are helping shape and build the digital economy. Throughout the programme you will take part in regular facilitated sessions designed for personal and business growth as well as interact and gain invaluable advice from entrepreneurs, investors and innovation pioneers who are driving forward Silicon Valley’s culture of innovation and creativity.
The World Bank IFC Arm is offering students its flagship Young Professionals program (IFC YPP), a unique opportunity to launch a global career in finance.
Application Deadline: Tuesday, 10th October 2017
Offered Annually: Yes
To Be Taken At (Country): Successful candidates will start in Washington DC and build their expertise through hands on assignments and transactions in different countries.
About the Award: IFC’s Young Professionals Program is a unique opportunity to launch your career as a global investment professional helping to build the private sector in developing countries. You will join as an Associate in the Investment, Advisory or Treasury streams and will be based in Washington DC for at least one year. You will build your expertise through engagements in different countries, close to IFC’s clients.
You will be recruited as an Associate Investment Officer (AIO). AIO’s are part of a multidisciplinary team focused on identifying investment opportunities, executing transactions and actively managing portfolio projects. In this role, your objectives will be to maximize the impact of IFC’s intervention and contribute to the development of our countries of operation by executing innovative, developmental, and profitable investments for IFC.
Fields of Recruitment:
Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services
Agribusiness and Forestry
Health and Education
Manufacturing
Tourism, Retail and Property
Financial Institutions
Infrastructure
Oil, Gas and Mining
Public-Private Partnerships (Advisory)
Telecoms, Media and Technology
Treasury and Syndication (Product)
Type: Internships/Jobs
Eligibility:
The program is open to final year students working toward an advanced degree such as an MBA, JD, other relevant Masters degrees or recent graduates.
You should be able to demonstrate a track record of success in your prior work experience and have a strong interest in working in Emerging Markets.
The AIO’s should have 3 to 6 years of prior relevant work experience (investment banking, project finance, private equity, corporate finance, portfolio management, management consulting or Treasury).
Other requirements:
Current students or recent graduates of MBA or similar program
Strong analytical and credit assessment skills, as well as solid understanding of accounting and financial statement analysis
Knowledge of relevant industry sector trends, sound business judgment and problem solving, negotiation and commercial skills
Enthusiasm for working in multi-cultural teams and across borders, preferably with experience working in developing countries
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, fluency in other languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish or Russian) is a plus
Willingness to travel extensively and geographic flexibility
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award:
3-year program with 2 to 3 rotational assignments either in a regional hub or a different industry department or in another World Bank Group institution
Participating units include Financial Institutions Group; Infrastructure and Natural Resources; Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services; TMT, Venture Capital & Funds; Public Private Partnership; and Treasury and Syndications
Leadership exposure and development that provides strong opportunities for growth
The Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowship in Journalism Innovation brings individuals to Harvard University to work on a specific course of research or a specific project relating to journalism innovation.
Application Deadline:
International journalists: 1st December, 2017
U.S. journalists (U.S. citizens): 31st January, 2018
Eligible Countries: International
To Be Taken At (Country): Boston, USA
About the Award: The Nieman Foundation for Journalism and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard share a set of common interests around journalism, innovation, and the evolution of the digital space, and both have longstanding fellowship programs that offer a year of learning and collaboration with others in the Harvard community.
Proposals from Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowship candidates may deal with any issue relating to journalism’s digital transformation. Examples include ideas for new revenue streams to fund journalism, the construction of new tools for reporting, or research into news consumption patterns. Candidates must explain how their proposals will benefit journalism.
On campus, Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellows draw upon the wealth of resources available at Harvard and in the surrounding area for their work. Along with the Nieman Foundation and the Berkman Klein Center, Cambridge is home to institutions such as the Harvard Business School, MIT’s Center for Civic Media, the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, the Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics and Public Policy, the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab) and other centers interested in journalism’s evolution.
Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellows are expected to fully participate in both the Nieman and Berkman Klein fellowship programs and serve as a bridge between them. They also are expected to share the results of their work with other fellows and through the Nieman Journalism Lab.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
The Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowship is open to both U.S. and international applicants.
Candidates should either be working journalists or work for a news organization in a business, technology, or leadership capacity.
Freelance journalists are welcome to apply.
Number of Awards: Not spedified
Value and Duration of Award: Those selected for the program spend two full semesters at Harvard auditing classes with some of the university’s greatest thinkers, participating in Nieman events and collaborating with peers. Nieman Fellows are also able to audit classes at other local universities including MIT and Tufts.
How to Apply: Candidates who want to apply for the 2018-2019 Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowships should complete either the international fellowship application or the U.S. fellowship application and indicate interest in being considered for the Nieman-Berkman Klein program in the appropriate section.
Award Providers: The fellowship is a collaboration between the Nieman Foundation for Journalism and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard.
Emory University Scholars Program for International Students 2018/
October–January: Application review by Admission, Scholars, and Faculty committees By February 15: Scholar notifications announced. Finalists will be notified. Mid-April: Finalist awards and Scholar Programs membership announced May 1: Enrollment deposit deadline
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): Emory University, Georgia, United States.
About the Award: The aim of the campus scholar community is to empower students, through distinct resources and support, to reach their full potential and have a notable impact on the university, Atlanta, and the greater global community.
Type: Undergraduate
Qualities of an Emory Scholar: These are the seeds, the makings of an Emory Scholar. Emory University seeks grounded individuals who are looking to grow and build on these strong qualities and give of their talents to the Emory community and beyond:
Intellectual curiosity
Creative Thinking
Servant Leadership
Communication Skills
Contribution to community
Selection Criteria: To be guaranteed consideration for the Emory University Scholar selection process students must submit all required application materials by the November 15 Emory University Scholar Programs deadline. Applicants will need to select one of Emory’s three admission decision plans (Early Decision I, Early Decision II, or Regular Decision). Please note students applying Early Decision I (EDI) may apply for the Scholar Programs, but need to meet the EDI November 1 deadline for all application materials.
Finalist interviews for Emory Scholars take place in mid-March. If you are a finalist, you will be brought to Emory (at no expense to you) for activities designed to help you become better acquainted with programs and opportunities at Emory and to aid the Goizueta Scholars Selection Committee in making its final choices for the various awards. Attendance is mandatory for all Scholar finalists.
Wellesley College USA partners with the MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program to educate African women.
Application Deadline: 1st November 2017 (early decision I), 1st January 2018 (early decision II), 15th December 2017 (Regular Decision)
Offered annually? Yes
About Scholarship: As part of the Scholars Program, Wellesley will provide nine (9) African women with comprehensive support that includes scholarships, mentoring, counseling, and internship opportunities. Scholars at Wellesley will build experiences, values, and competencies that are critical to success in the global economy, and that enable them to give back to their communities and home countries. The students will arrive in groups of three students each year.
Type: Undergraduate taught
Selection Criteria and Eligibility: The MasterCard Foundation Scholars selected for the Program are:
Academically talented: They value learning, and are driven to complete their education.
Economically disadvantaged: They face significant barriers to accessing education.
Committed to giving back: They apply what they learn to improve their communities.
Future leaders: They are committed to embracing ethical leadership to improve the lives of others.
Number of Scholarships: Nine
Value of Scholarship:
Comprehensive scholarships: Support for tuition, fees, books and supplies, room and meal plan, and more.
21st-century skills: Training in skill areas relevant to employment success.
Transition assistance: Mentoring, career counseling, leadership development, and other life-skills coaching
Internships and career opportunities: Access to job opportunities across the African continent
Give-back support: Experiential learning and opportunities for volunteerism and community service
Duration of Scholarship: Four years
Eligible Countries: African countries
To be taken at (country): Wellesley College USA
How to Apply: All applicants to Wellesley, who apply for financial aid and meet the criteria for The MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program, will be considered for the Scholarship. You do not need to complete additional forms or take additional steps at this time.
Finalist candidates for the Scholarship will be contacted by the Admission Office (after they submit their applications to Wellesley) and asked to conduct a Skype interview.
Sponsors: MasterCard Foundation, Wellesley College
Important Notes: Even if you are not awarded this scholarship, Wellesley is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated need for all admitted international citizens who have applied for financial aid during the admission process. Its purpose is to support highly qualified candidates who could not otherwise attend Wellesley.
Obama Foundation Fellowship for Civic Innovators Worldwide 2018/
The Obama Foundation Fellowship program seeks to support outstanding civic innovators from around the world in order to amplify the impact of their work and to inspire a wave of civic innovation.
Application Deadline: 6th October 2017
Eligible Countries: International
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: The Obama Foundation Fellows will be a diverse set of community-minded rising stars – organizers, inventors, artists, entrepreneurs, journalists, and more – who are altering the civic engagement landscape. By engaging their fellow citizens to work together in new and meaningful ways, Obama Foundation Fellows will model how any individual can become an active citizen in their community.
The inaugural class of 20 Fellows will be integral to shaping the program and the community of Fellows for future years. For this first class, we’re seeking participants who are especially excited about helping us design, test, and refine the Fellowship.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
Civic innovators: We’re looking for individuals who are working to solve important public problems in creative and powerful ways. We are inspired by a broad vision of what it means to be “civic,” one that includes leaders tackling a range of issues, in both traditional and unconventional ways.
Discipline diverse: We need people working from all angles and with different perspectives to strengthen our communities and civic life. This fellowship is for organizers, inventors, artists, entrepreneurs, journalists, and more. It is for those working within systems like governments or businesses, as well as those working outside of formal institutions.
At a tipping point in their work: Successful applicants have already demonstrated meaningful impact in their communities, gaining recognition among their peers for their contributions. Now, they stand at a breakthrough moment in their careers. They’re poised to use the Fellowship to significantly advance their work, perhaps by launching new platforms, expanding to broader audiences, or taking their work to a national or global stage. If you’ve already gained global recognition for your work or if your civic innovation work has just begun, you may not be the ideal candidate for this program.
Talented, but not connected: We are committed to expanding the circle of opportunity to include new and varied voices. Thus we have a strong preference for civic innovators who are not currently connected to the networks and resources they need to advance their work. If you’re not sure whether you fit this description, feel free to apply — and make sure to articulate how the resources of the Fellowship would uniquely impact your work.
Good humans: We are building an authentic community. A strong moral character is essential for the strength of this community, the integrity of the program, and the longevity of its value. We’re seeking inspirational individuals who demonstrate humility and work collaboratively with others towards shared goals.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: The Foundation will cover transportation and accommodation for the in-person convenings. While the Foundation can provide support in procuring visas, Fellows will be responsible for covering any visa costs.
The two-year, non-residential Fellowship will offer hands-on training, resources, and leadership development.
Fellows will also participate in four multi-day gatherings where they will collaborate with each other, connect with potential partners, and collectively push their work forward.
Throughout the program, each Fellow will pursue a personalized plan to leverage Fellowship resources to take their work to the next level.
The Facebook Emerging Scholar Award is open to first or second year PhD students who are members of a minority group that is underrepresented in the technology sector. The award is open to students at universities in the US and abroad who are enrolled during the current academic year and studying computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system architecture, or a related area.
Application Deadline:
Application Opens: 1st September, 2017
Application Deadline: 31st October, 2017
Eligible Candidates: The Facebook Emerging Scholar Award is provided for first and second year PhD students who are underrepresented minorities in the technology industry.
To be taken at (country): US
About the Award: The Facebook Emerging Scholar Award is provided for first and second year PhD students who are underrepresented minorities in the technology industry.
For the purpose of the Facebook Emerging Scholar award, underrepresented minority group is considered to include persons who identify as: Black or African American, person having origins in any Black racial groups of Africa; Hispanic or Latino, person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South American, Central American, Caribbean, or other Spanish culture origin, regardless of race; Native American or Alaskan Native, person having origins in any of the original peoples of North, Central, or South America and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, person having origins in the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
You must be currently enrolled in your first or second year of a PhD program to apply.
All applicants will need to use their Facebook account to apply.
Selection Criteria: Applications will be evaluated based on the strength of the student’s proposed research and their recommendation letters.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship:
Payment of tuition and fees for two academic years
$37,000 annual stipend
Up to $5,000 towards conference travel funds
How to Apply:
Research Statement: 1-2 page research summary
Resume or CV with email, phone and mailing address, along with applicable coursework noted
Two letters of recommendation (Please provide reference email addresses): Advisor and one Professional reference (can be from academia or industry)
Facebook Fellowship Program is open to full-time PhD students (domestic and international) enrolled during the current academic year and studying computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system architecture, or a related area.
Application Deadline: 31st October 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Domestic and International Students
To be taken at (country): Any country (excluding US embargoed countries)
Research Areas:
CommAI
Computational Social Science
Compute Storage and Efficiency
Computer Vision
Distributed Systems
Economics and Computation
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Networking and Connectivity
Security/Privacy
Research Outside of the Above: relevant work in areas that may not align with the research priorities highlighted above.
About the Award: Giving people the power to share and connect requires constant innovation. At Facebook, research permeates everything we do. We believe the most interesting research questions are derived from real-world problems. Our engineers work on cutting edge research with a practical focus and push product boundaries every day. We believe that close relationships with the academic community will enable us to address many of these problems at a fundamental level and solve them. As part of our ongoing commitment to building academic relationships, we are pleased to announce the two year Facebook Fellowship program to support PhD students in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
Type: PhD, Fellowship
Selection Criteria and Eligibility
Full-time PhD students who are currently involved in on-going research.
Students work must be related to one or more relevant disciplines.
Students must be enrolled during the academic year(s) that the Fellowship is awarded.
The Fellowship Program is open to PhD students globally who are enrolled in an accredited university in any country.
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: Each Facebook Fellowship includes several benefits:
Tuition and fees will be paid for the academic year (up to two years).
$37K grant (one-time payment during each academic year).
Up to $5,000 in conference travel support.
Paid visit to Facebook HQ to present research.
Opportunity for a paid internship at Facebook.
Duration of Scholarship: Facebook Fellowship Award to cover two years!
Required application materials:
1-2 page research summary which clearly identifies the area of focus, importance to the field, and applicability to Facebook of the anticipated research during the award. Please reference the topical areas below.
Student’s CV (with email, phone and mailing address). Please include applicable coursework.
2 letters of recommendation (one must be from an academic advisor).
How to Apply: The Application is now live. Go to the Ssite and enter your information.
The United States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has commenced the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSIs) for Student Leaders. African undergraduate students are invited to five- to six-week academic program on civic engagement designed to improve their understanding of the United States and to develop their leadership skills.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible Countries: Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe
To Be Taken At (Country): Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS), USA
Theme of Program: Civic Engagement
About the Award: The Study of the U.S. Institute on Civic Engagement provides student leaders with an overview of how citizens have shaped U.S. history, government, and society both as individuals and groups. The coursework examines the development of civic engagement in the U.S. and explores topics such as citizenship, community building, economic development, grassroots activism, political leadership, and volunteerism. Other topics such as civil rights, entrepreneurship, ethics, and leadership are discussed. In addition to classroom sessions, participants will meet with community leaders, entrepreneurs, and representatives of non-profit organizations. The academic sessions are complemented by workshops designed to build practical skills and educational travel that allows participants to broaden their understanding of citizen engagement across the United States.
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following requirements:
Be between the ages of 18 and 25 and have at least one semester left of college or university
Demonstrate leadership through academic work, community involvement, and extracurricular activities
Proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English
Have little or no prior travel or study experience in the United States
Not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States
Eligible to receive a United States J-1 visa
Number of Awards: Each Institute includes approximately 20 participants from selected countries.
Value of Award: Institutes include a four-week academic residency consisting of interactive classroom activities, discussions, lectures, readings, site visits, and workshops; one week of educational travel to a different region of the United States; leadership skills building activities; community service; and opportunities to interact with their American peers on a college campus.
Duration of Program: 5 weeks
How to Apply: Prospective participants should contact the Public Affairs Section of their local U.S. Embassy or Consulate for up-to-date information about 2017 Institutes. U.S. Embassies manage the nomination of candidates, as well as organize participants’ visa interviews and international travel to the United States. In some countries, candidates may also be selected by a binational Fulbright Commission.
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) USA offers several undergraduate scholarships for international students every year.
Application Deadlines:
1st November 2017 for Fall academic session;
1st March 2018 for Fall academic session and
1st October 2018 for Spring academic session.
Apply by 1st November for maximum scholarship consideration
Offered annually? Yes
About the Award: All scholarships require full-time enrollment in the fall and spring semesters. If you take the SAT or ACT examination more than once, the highest scores will be used for scholarship consideration. Funds provided by these scholarships do not cover intensive English as a Second Language study.
International students are eligible to be considered for scholarships worth up to $27,000 per year. When you apply for admission, IUPUI automatically considers you for some merit scholarships. You can also apply separately for other scholarships.
You can qualify for two types of scholarships.
Merit scholarships: IUPUI will automatically consider you for these scholarships when you apply for admission.
Competitive scholarships: These scholarships require you to submit a separate application.
Eligibility: Students are eligible for this one-time award if they
Meet criteria for a freshman merit scholarship
Enrol at IUPUI in the fall term
Value of Scholarship:
Scholarships range in value from $5,000 to $28,000 per year.
Some merit scholarships can be combined with some competitive scholarships.
Housing stipend of $2,500
Test Score Requirement: You must submit SAT or ACT scores to be considered for merit and/or competitive scholarships. If you take these tests multiple times, submit all of your scores—we use your best scores when we determine your scholarships.
You must submit SAT or ACT scores to be considered for most of these scholarships. If you take the tests multiple times, submit all of your scores. We use your best scores when we determine your scholarships.
All scholarships require you to be enrolled full time in the fall and spring semesters (12 credit hours or more per semester) .
Scholarship funds cannot be used for intensive study of English as a Second Language.
Columbia University International Postdoctoral Humanities Fellowship 2018/2019 - USA
The Columbia Society of Fellows in the Humanities, with grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the William R. Kenan Trust, will appoint a number of postdoctoral fellows in the humanities for the academic year 2018/2019.
Application Deadline: 2nd October, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): USA
Field of Study: Humanities
About the Award: Fellows are appointed as Postdoctoral Research Scholars (Mellon Fellows) in the Society of Fellows in the Humanities and as Lecturers in appropriate departments at Columbia University (departments are listed in the link below).
In the first year, Fellows teach one course per semester. At least one of these courses must be in the undergraduate (“Core”) education program: Contemporary Civilization, Literature Humanities, Music Humanities, Art Humanities, Asian Civilizations, Asian Humanities, or Global Cultures.
The second course may be a departmental course, the design of which will be determined jointly by the Fellow and the Fellow’s academic department. In the second year, Fellows teach one course: either a Core course (if only one of the two first-year courses was in the Core) or a departmental course. This will leave one semester in the second year free of teaching responsibilities. In the third year, Fellows again teach one course, either a Core course or a departmental course (to be decided jointly by the Fellow and the Fellow’s department), leaving one semester again free of teaching responsibilities. Please note that all teaching–whether a Core class or a department one–is to be arranged by the Fellow through the Fellow’s home academic department. At least two of the three courses taught in the first two Fellowship years must be in the Core.
In addition to teaching and research, the duties of Fellows include planning a weekly Thursday Lecture Series, which is open for attendance to members of the University community, and participation in the intellectual life of the Society and of the department with which the Fellow is affiliated. The Society also cosponsors conferences and special events planned by Fellows around their special interests.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: Fellows newly appointed for 2018/2019 must have received their PhD between 1 January 2016 and 1 July 2018.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Fellowship: The Fellowship Stipend for 2018-2019 is $63,000. Medical benefits are provided, and subsidized housing is available. There is a $7,000 research allowance per annum.To aid in the research process, each Fellow is assigned to a private office with a phone, and access to campus Wi-Fi. The research allowance may be used to pay for research-related expenses such as conferences, professional memberships, and research materials.
Duration of Fellowship: The one-year Fellowship renews automatically for a second and a third year.
East Tennessee State University USA offers Undergraduate and graduate Merit Scholarships for international students to study for 2018/2019.
Application Deadline: 15th October, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at: East Tennessee State University, USA
About the Award: The International Students Academic Merit Scholarship is open to new international students seeking a graduate or undergraduate degree. The scholarship covers 50 percent of the total of in and out-of-state tuition and maintenance fees only. No additional fees or costs are covered.
The award is available for:
Eight semesters for undergraduate recipients
Five semesters for recipients seeking a master’s degree, or commensurate with the length of the program.
Eight semesters for doctoral students, or commensurate with the length of the program.
Scholarship can be applied to summer semesters.
Type: Undergraduate, Masters
Selection Criteria:
Recipients must maintain full-time status.
Undergraduate recipients must maintain a 2.75 grade point average in order to continue receiving the scholarship. Graduate recipients must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
The scholarship only applies to in and out-of-state tuition and maintenance fees. Recipients will be required to pay other fees such as program fees, course fees, housing costs, and medical insurance costs.
Recipients continuing from a bachelor’s to a master’s degree program must reapply for the scholarship.
Eligibility: Applicants Must:
Be admitted to ETSU as full-time, degree-seeking students. Scholarship applicants must apply for admission to ETSU before their scholarship applications can be reviewed.
Have or plan to have an F-1 or J-1 student visa
Have a demonstrated record of academic achievement
Fill out the scholarship application form.
Students are encouraged to apply as soon as they are admitted to ETSU.
Number of scholarships: Not specified
What are the benefits? The scholarship covers 50 percent of the total of in and out-of-state tuition and maintenance fees only.
How to Apply: Students are encouraged to submit scholarship applications as soon as they are admitted to ETSU. An application cannot be reviewed until the applicant is admitted to the university. Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed.
Harvard Divinity School of Harvard University is calling for applications from five eligible scholars who want to undertake Research and Visiting Faculty positions in its Women’s Studies in Religion Programme.
Application Deadline: 15th October, 2017.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): Harvard University, USA
About the Award: Each year Harvard Divinity School selects five candidates for full-time Research Associate and Visiting Faculty positions in its Women’s Studies in Religion Program. Proposals for book-length research projects using both religion and gender as central categories of analysis are welcomed. They may address women and religion in any time, place, or religious tradition, and may utilize disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches from across the fields of theology, the humanities, and the social sciences.
Research associates are required to be in full-time residence at Harvard Divinity School while carrying out their proposed research projects during the academic year. Associates meet together regularly for collective discussion of research in progress. Each associate teaches a one-semester course related to the research project, and the associates present their research in a public lecture series and in an annual conference.
Type: Research
Eligibility and Selection Criteria: Positions are open to candidates with doctorates in the fields of religion and to those with primary competence in other humanities, social science, and public policy fields who demonstrate a serious interest in religion and hold appropriate degrees in those fields.
Selection criteria emphasize:
the quality of the applicant’s research prospectus, outlining objectives and methods;
its fit with the Program’s research priorities;
the significance of the contribution of the proposed research to the study of religion, gender, and to its field; and
an agreement to produce a publishable piece of work.
Applicants for the 2018/2019 academic year must have received the PhD by October 1, 2017. Applications from those whose degrees have not yet been awarded will not be considered.
Number of Awardees: 5
Value of Fellowship: Salary for 2018/2019 is $60,000 and includes health benefits and reimbursement of some expenses.
Duration of Fellowship: The appointment is full-time, lasting ten months
How to Apply: Apply via the Fellowship Webpage
It is important to go through application instructions in the Fellowship Webpage before applying.
UMAPS accepts direct applications from faculty members of colleges or universities in Africa.
Application Deadline: 15thOctober 2017
Offered annually? Yes
To be Taken at (Country): Ann Habor, Michigan, USA
Eligible Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Liberia, Uganda and other African countries
About the Award: The U-M African Presidential Scholars Program (UMAPS) brings early career faculty members from Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Liberia, Uganda and other African countries to the University of Michigan for residencies lasting up to six months.
Faculty members of colleges and universities in all other African countries cannot apply directly to the UMAPS program without first being nominated and invited to apply by a U-M faculty member with whom s/he already has a pre-existing relationship. Only the stated countries can apply directly.
Scholars are paired with a faculty mentor during their stay and have full access to U-M’s resources to further their work on a research project, an academic degree, a new course, a grant proposal, or other relevant activity. The program supports the development of the next generation of African scholars and seeks to help their home institutions build capacity. Individuals may apply for a two-month, four-month, or six-month residency.
Eligibility: The Candidate must be a faculty member from universities in Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda, Liberia and South Africa. Since a primary goal of the program is to assist in capacity building in African academe, strong preference will be given to early career members of the faculty. Mid-career faculty will also be considered.
Be an educator in the higher education system for less than ten years, presently teaching in a college or university in Africa
Be able to demonstrate support from home institution with letter of recommendation from head of department, dean, or vice chancellor
Be able to remain in residence from four to six months
Selection Criteria: A multidisciplinary faculty committee at the University of Michigan will review and select candidates. Selection will be based on the following:
academic quality of the candidate and of the proposed program of scholarship;
the academic fit of the candidate with others selected in the cycle-and with the areas of interest described above;
and the support of the candidate’s home institution.
Strong emphasis will be given to candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Promotion of gender equity in the current class of scholars and in the African academy will also be given strong consideration.
Candidates who already have significant international experience will not be favored for this program.
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: Those admitted to the UMAPS Program will receive:
Four to six months residency at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, paired with a faculty mentor with full access to the university’s resources
Round-trip airfare from their home country to Ann Arbor, Michigan
Free housing, and a modest stipend to cover living, health care, and research costs while at U-M. The UMAPS program is unable to accommodate spouses and/or dependents
Office/Laboratory space
Opportunity to present research to the U-M community
Duration of Scholarship: Eligible scholars may apply to visit U-M for a semester (four months) or for a half year (six months) beginning in Late August 2018 -Early February 2019
Submit a scholarly program/research proposal (not to exceed five pages) (See link in scholarship Webpage)
Applications from a wide range of disciplines and schools are welcome; applications that align with the center’s initiatives—African Heritage, African Social Research, and STEM-Africa—are encouraged
Provide a complete name and contact information of the department head, dean, or vice chancellor at the applicant’s home institution who will be writing their letter of support (See link in scholarship Webpage)
Important to Note: Only applications submitted through the online system will be considered. ASC does not accept electronic (PDF) or hard copy submissions of the application.
Princeton University Postdoctoral Fellowships in Humanities and Social Sciences 2018-
Princeton Society of Fellows invites applications for three-year postdoctoral fellowships 2018-2021 for recent PhDs (from Jan.1, 2016) in humanities and allied social sciences.
Application Deadline: 15th September, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): UK
Field of Research: Human and Allied Social Science. Candidates will pursue research and teach half-time in the following areas: OPEN discipline; Humanistic Studies; LGBT Studies; Race and Ethnicity Studies.
Type: Fellowship
About the Award: Four three-year Postdoctoral Fellowships will be awarded this year. The stipend for each of the three years of the fellowship will be approximately $84,500. In addition, fellows are provided with a shared office, a personal computer, a research account of $5,000 a year, access to university grants, benefits and other resources.
Fellows are expected to reside in or near Princeton during the academic year in order to attend weekly seminars and participate fully in the intellectual life of the Society.
Eligibility: PhD degree requirements. Please note the Society’s dates of degree eligibility. These are firm dates with no exceptions:
a) Candidates already holding the PhD degree at time of application:
Candidate must have received their degree between January 1, 2016 and September 15, 2017.
b) Candidates who are ABD (All But Dissertation) at time of application:
If candidate is sure they will not meet the September 15, 2017, deadline for receipt of PhD but are expected to have fulfilled all conditions for the degree, including defense and filing of dissertation, by June 15, 2018, you may still apply for a postdoctoral fellowship provided you have completed a substantial portion of the dissertation (approximately half). We ask that you include in your dossier a letter confirming your “progress to degree” from either your Department Chair or your Director of Graduate Studies (see details of letter below).
Priority will be given to candidates who have received no more than one year of research-only funding past the Ph.D. degree.
Fellowships will be awarded to candidates at the beginning of their academic career. Candidates must have already demonstrated outstanding scholarly achievement and excellence in teaching. Their work should also show evidence of unusual promise. The Society has a particular interest in fostering innovative interdisciplinary approaches in the humanities and social sciences.
US citizens and non-US citizens, regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability, are eligible to apply. The Society of Fellows seeks a diverse and international pool of applicants and especially welcomes candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.
Fellows must reside in or near Princeton during the academic year of their fellowship term in order that they can attend weekly seminars and other events on campus.
Number of Awardees: 4
Value of Scholarship: The stipend for each of the three years of the fellowship will be approximately $86,600. In addition, fellows are provided with a shared office, a personal computer, a research account of $5,000 a year, access to university grants, benefits and other resources.
Names of fellowship winners will be posted on the Society of Fellows’ website in July 2018.
Recipients of doctorates in Education (Ed.D. or Ph.D. degrees), doctorates of Jurisprudence, and holders of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University are not eligible to apply.
If you have already applied to the Princeton Society of Fellows, you may not apply a second time. We therefore recommend that candidates wait until they have completed a substantial portion of the dissertation (approximately half) before applying.
Columbia University Ochberg Fellowship for Journalists Worldwide 2017/2018. Fully-funded to New York
The Ochberg Fellowship is the Dart Center’s flagship program for veteran and mid-career journalists who wish to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury, and improve reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy.
Application Deadline: 22nd September, 2017.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Countries in Central and South America, Europe, the Asia Pacific region, Africa and the Middle East.
To be taken at (country): Columbia University in New York City, USA.
Eligible Fields: Reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy.
About the Award: The Dart Center Ochberg Fellowship is a unique seminar program for veteran and mid-career journalists who wish to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury, and improve reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy.
The Fellowship is led by a core faculty of prominent journalists and mental health professionals associated with the Dart Center, along with a visiting faculty.
Reporting responsibly and credibly on violence or traumatic events — on street crime and family violence, natural disasters and accidents, war and genocide — is a major challenge. The Ochberg Fellowship enables outstanding journalists from around the globe to explore these critical issues during a week of seminars held at Columbia University in New York City. Program activities include briefings by prominent interdisciplinary experts in the trauma and mental health fields; conversations with journalist colleagues on issues of ethics and craft; and a variety of other opportunities for intellectual engagement and peer learning.
Offered Since: 1998
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
The Ochberg Fellowships are open to outstanding journalists (with at least five years experience) working across all media.
Past Fellows have ranged from small-town and regional general-assignment and crime reporters to war photographers and foreign correspondents for international news organizations. Applicants’ work must demonstrate journalistic excellence and a strong track record of covering violence and its impact on individuals, families or communities.
Fellowships are open to print, broadcast and digital reporters, photographers, editors and producers with at least five years of professional journalism experience are eligible to apply. Approximately half of the Fellows will be based in North America, with the balance drawn from Central and South America, Europe, the Asia Pacific region, Africa and the Middle East.
All fellowship seminars are conducted in English. Fellows must be fluent in spoken English to participate in the program.
Selection Criteria: Participants are reviewed by a judging committee comprised of Dart Center staff, Fellowship faculty and past Fellows. Selection is not based on any single factor. Judges’ consider a variety of factors, with an emphasis on whether applicants:
demonstrate consistent and thoughtful journalistic engagement with issues of violence, conflict, tragedy and their aftermath;
have demonstrated journalistic excellence and leadership;
will likely benefit personally and professionally from the Fellowship experience and contribute meaningfully to the program.
Other considerations may include geographic and other diversity, and overall group composition.
The judging committee will review applications and select 12 fellows for 2016-2017. Selected fellows will be notified by email in early-November.
Number of Awardees: Several
Value of Programme: The Ochberg Fellowship covers roundtrip travel, lodging, meals and expenses directly related to participation. The program does not cover travel or health insurance, additional nights of lodging beyond the Fellowship’s duration or ground transportation in fellows’ home cities.
Fellows attend an intensive weeklong program of seminars held at Columbia University in New York City. Program activities include briefings by prominent interdisciplinary experts in the trauma and mental health fields; conversations with journalist colleagues on issues of ethics, craft and practice, and and a variety of other opportunities for intellectual engagement and peer learning.
Duration of Programme: The program will be held from January 15 – 20, 2018
The New York African Studies Association (NYASA) 2018 welcomes papers on all aspects of human migration in Africa, its diaspora, and what the future holds for Africa and Africans.
Application Deadline: 16th January 2018
To Be Taken At (Country): Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, USA
About the Award: Topics may include (but are not limited to) the following:
What are the political, economic, and social determinants of human migration in Africa, and how does migration affect governance in Africa? What is the role of the media (sports, movies, tv) in migration? In what ways does migration benefit the migrant, the migrant family, the migrant origin country, or the migrant destination country? How do migrants navigate the social, political, and economic contours of their adopted countries? What are the negatives of migration to the individual migrant, the household, the local community, the country of origin, or the country of destination? Which individual-, national-, and/or systemic level-variables affect migration patterns? What is the role of human traffickers in migration? Which theoretical tools best explain the dynamics of contemporary African migration? How does literature, music, and/or film engage with this ongoing migration? How are contemporary media portrayals of this migration (over time or among nations) similar, different, inadequate, biased, and/or changing? How has the increased migration out of the Middle East influenced depictions of migrating Africans? What is the future for Africans in and/or outside of Africa?
While the above questions are based on the theme chosen at the 2017 NYASA Annual Meeting, NYASA will also welcome proposals for presentations, panels, posters, roundtables, and plenary sessions from scholars in all academic disciplines that address other critical (historical, contemporary, or future) issues political, economic, social / cultural (gender, sex, race, class, ethnicity), religious, educational, literary, oral, linguistic, and musical as well as theater-performance, visual arts, information technology, geography, environment (including climate change, deforestation, water, GMO’s, resource extraction,), health-medical, law and legal rights, philosophy, etc.
Type: Call for Papers
Duration of Program: April 13-14, 2018
How to Apply: Please send abstracts of not more than 150 words to the Local Organizing Committee, [email protected]
If not addressing the stated theme, please suggest a sub-theme that best fits your topic. Indicate if you will need media resources (e.g. Audio-Visual Equipment) for your presentation, and please include your name as you would like it to appear in the program along with institutional (or other) affiliation with city and state. For your proposal, please use (copy-and-paste) the following template to organize your proposal:
The George Washington University is offering three Global Leaders Fellowships, which will cover up to 18 credit hours awarded for 2018-19
Application Deadline: 5th February 2018 12:00 pm (Noon) EST
Eligible Countries/Regions: China (PRC), Cambodia, Eastern Europe, Laos, Latin America, The Caribbean, Mongolia, Sub-Saharan Africa, U.S.S.R. Successor States, ,Vietnam
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
Fields of Study: Graduate students (master’s and doctoral) from Foggy Bottom on campus programs in the following schools are eligible:
College of Professional Studies
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Elliott School of International Affairs
Graduate School of Education and Human Development
School of Business (Executive Education program is not eligible)
School of Engineering and Applied Science
About the Award: The Global Leaders Fellowship is for incoming graduate students (master’s and doctoral) who have applied to the George Washington University for Fall 2018 admission. (Current GW graduate students are not eligible for this fellowship). The fellowship is intended for GW graduate students who will be future leaders in their fields in their home countries, returning to their countries of origin to apply skills learned through their formal education at GW.
Type: Master’s, Doctoral
Eligibility:
The Fellowship is valid for one degree only.
Fellowships apply to the fall and spring semesters.
Awards for the summer sessions are by petition only and subject to available funding.
This fellowship is for students who have not studied or worked in the U.S. or other countries aside from their home country.
Fellowships are awarded to highly qualified incoming GW full-time graduate degree program seeking students who have gained admission to the University and whose program is on the main Foggy Bottom Campus.
Students holding or intending to apply for an F-1 visa (J-1 visa is eligible for Fulbright applicants only. Note that other visa types are not eligible.) and who are from the following countries or regions above (chosen based on protocol arrangements and areas of the world underrepresented at GW) are eligible to apply.
Number of Awards: 3
Value of Award: The Fellowships will cover up to 18 credit hours will be awarded for 2018-19. The grantee is to provide funds from other sources for books, living, and other expenses, and must provide certification of this support.
Duration of Program: A Fellowship is renewable each year for a cumulative maximum of three years for Master’s candidates and up to five years for doctoral candidates. A grantee must submit renewal materials for the Fellowship each year; renewal is contingent upon the grantee’s grades (GPA of 3.0 or better).
How to Apply:
Students need to apply for admission separately through the online process. No Fellowship applicants will be considered who have not completed the admissions application, including payment of their application fee.
As part of the admissions process, applicants must have passed the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 600 on the paper-based exam or 100 on the internet based exam, or an IELTS overall band score of 7.5 (with no individual band below 6.0).
Applicants must apply via the online submissions portal by the deadline. Instructions on how to apply through the portal can be found here.
Important Notes: Please note that permanent residents, resident aliens and U.S. Citizens are not eligible for this fellowship. Applicants must have an F-1 (J-1 visa for Fulbright applicants only), no exceptions.
Harry Ransome Centre International Research Fellowships in Humanities 2018/2019 - University of Texas (Austin)
For its 2018–2019 fellowship program, the Ransom Center will award 10 dissertation fellowships and up to 50 postdoctoral fellowships for projects that require substantial on-site use of its collections. The fellowships support research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, music, and cultural history.
Application Deadline: 15th November 2017
Eligible Countries: International and Domestic
To Be Taken At (Country): University of Texas (Austin), USA
Type: Fellowship, Research
Eligibility:
The fellowships are open to scholars of any nationality.
Previous recipients of Ransom Center fellowships are eligible to reapply after two full fellowship cycles have passed.
One- to three-month fellowships and travel stipends are open to scholars with a Ph.D. or with a substantial record of professional achievement, demonstrated on their curriculum vitae. If the Ph.D. is in-progress at the time of application, the proposal and letters of recommendation must clearly indicate completion by June 1, 2018. Successful applicants must complete the Ph.D. by this date in order to accept the fellowship.
Dissertation fellowships are open to doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research by the time of application.
Number of Awards: 60. 10 dissertation fellowships and up to 50 postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded
Value and Duration of Award:
One to Three-month Fellowships: One- to three-month fellowships are available for postdoctoral or independent scholars whose projects require extensive use of the Ransom Center’s collections.
$3,500 Per month (Domestic)
$4,000 Per month (International)
Travel Stipends: Travel stipends are available for postdoctoral or independent scholars whose projects require less than one month’s use of the Center’s collections. Travel stipends may not be combined with other Ransom Center fellowships.
$2,000 (Domestic)
$2,500 (International):
Dissertation Fellowships: Dissertation fellowships are available for graduate students whose doctoral dissertations require use of the Center’s collections.
$2,000 (Domestic)
$2,500 (International)
How to Apply: A complete application consists of a three-page proposal and one or two letters of recommendation as outlined in the Program Webpage (See link below).
These materials must be uploaded to the Ransom Center’s online application system as PDF files by the application deadline.
To begin your application for a 2018–2019 fellowship, create a fellowship account.
Upon successful creation of your account, you will receive a fellowship account number, which you must use to submit your proposal, and which your referee(s) must use to submit the required letter(s) of recommendation.
Important Notes: Please note that information cannot be revised once submitted. Previous applicants for Ransom Center fellowships must create a new account for 2018–2019, as accounts from previous applications cannot be reused.
Government of Mexico Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships for African/International Students 2018/
The Mexican Government is now offering its Scholarship Program for Foreign Students to study for Bachelors, Masters, PhD degrees in Mexico.
Application Deadline: 28th September 2017.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: See list below
To be taken at (country): Mexico
Eligible Field of Study: Scholarships are provided to study any one of the courses available at participating Mexican institutions except Business administration, Plastic surgery, accounting, marketing, dentistry, Odontology and advertising.
About Scholarship: For decades, the Mexican cultural diplomacy has worked in different successful programs, such as the human capital training through scholarships for academic degrees awarding and research work performing in different areas of knowledge.
The Directorate-General for Educational and Cultural Cooperation, through the Academic Exchange Department, designs and manages the Ministry of Foreign Affairs´ Scholarship Program for Foreigners. The scholarships of the Mexican Government present two programs: the scholarship for academic studies and the scholarship for special programs.
The scholarships for academic studies are offered to take complete programs for Specialization, Master´s or PhD Degrees, and Postgraduate Researches. Likewise, the offer includes academic mobility for Bachelor´s and Postgraduate Degree. On the other hand, the scholarships for special programs are offered to take short-term fellowships addressed to Visiting Professors, Researchers in Mexico´s issues, Media Contributors, Art Production Fellowships, etc.
Type: Specialization, Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD Degrees, and Postgraduate Researches including short-term fellowships
Selection Criteria and Eligibility: The scholarships will be awarded on academic excellence.
The scholarships for academic studies are offered to take complete programs for Specialization, Master’s or PhD Degrees, and Postgraduate Researches. Likewise, the offer includes academic mobility for Bachelor’s and Postgraduate Degree. On the other hand, the scholarships for special programs are offered Preferred to take short-term fellowships addressed to Visiting Professors, Researchers in Mexico’s issues, Media Contributors, Art Production Fellowships, etc.
Candidates cannot be living in Mexico at the time of application.
Except in special cases, scholarships cannot begin in November or December.
Requests for information and all scholarship applications must be submitted to the Mexican embassy or concurrent embassy of the applicant’s country or to the designated Mexican institution. Only applications that fulfill all of the requirements will be considered.
All documents and forms must be in Spanish or submitted with translations into Spanish.
Candidates will be informed of the results by the corresponding Mexican embassy or designated Mexican institution.
The scholarships are not transferable and cannot be deferred to future years.
Number of Scholarships: Several
Value of Scholarship: -Enrollment fees and tuition
-Health Insurance
-Transportation from Mexico city to the Host Institution
-Monthly Stipend
Duration of Scholarship:
-Undergraduate and graduate academic mobility programs- one academic term (quarter, trimester or semester)
-Graduate research and postdoctoral fellowships-12 months (1 month minimum)
-Specialization-1 year
-Master’s degree- 2 Years
-Doctorate- 3 years
-Medical specialties and subspecialties- 3 Years
Eligible Countries
Africa: Algeria ,Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nambia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Saharawi, Arab Rep., Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
North America: United States, Canada and Canada / Province of Quebec
Latin America: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela)
Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico (Commonwealth), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago
Asia: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Kingdom of China, People’s Rep., India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Democratic Rep., Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Islamic Rep. of Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Kingdom of Timor – Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Socialist Rep. of
Pacific: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Independent State, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu
Middle East: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian National Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen, and
Non-self Governing Territories: American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Guam, Montserrat, New Caledonia, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Tokelau, Turks and Caicos Islands and United States Virgin Islands
The Goldman Sachs Grace Hopper Scholarship will be awarded to 25 female engineers who demonstrate excellent academic performance, strong leadership and a passion for learning and solving problems.
Application Deadline: 25th August 2017
Eligible Countries: All
Field of Study: STEM Fields
Type: Undergraduate, Internships/Jobs
Eligibility: Eligible students should be:
Enrolled full time in a Bachelors program at a four-year college or university
Graduation date: November 2017 – June 2019
Major: Computer Science, Mathematics or a related STEM field.
Number of Awards: 25
Value of Award: The scholarship includes:
All access, three-day conference pass, round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations and daily meal stipend for the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing event
Two night, all-expenses-paid trip to our New York City headquarters to meet with senior engineers (end of first semester)
An onsite interview for a 2018 full-time role or internship role.
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers International Fellowship for Women to study for Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral program in USA 2018/2019 academic year. Applications for AAUW International Fellowships are open August 1–December 1.
Application Deadline: 1st December 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All countries except US citizens
To be taken at (Institution): Accredited U.S. institutions
Accepted Subject Areas? Courses offered at the Universities
About Scholarship AAUW International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate studies at accredited U.S. institutions are supported. Applicants must have earned the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree by September 30, 2017 and must have applied to their proposed institutions of study by the time of the application.
Recipients are selected for academic achievement and demonstrated commitment to women and girls. Recipients return to their home countries to become leaders in business, government, academia, community activism, the arts, and sciences.
Type: Masters,Doctoral/Postdoctoral,Fellowship
Eligibility: To be eligible for an International Fellowship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Have citizenship in a country other than the United States or possession of a nonimmigrant visa if residing in the United States. Women holding dual citizenship in the United States and another country or who are permanent legal residents of the United States are not eligible.
Hold an academic degree (earned in the United States or abroad) equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree completed by September 30, 2017.
Intend to devote herself full-time to the proposed academic plan during the fellowship year
Intend to return to her home country to pursue a professional career
Be proficient in English. Unless the applicant can verify that her native language is English, that she received her secondary diploma or undergraduate degree from an English-speaking institution, or that she will have completed one semester of full-time study in her discipline at an English-speaking college or university between October 2015 and September 30, 2017 (transcript required for validation), she must upload a recent ETS TOEFL* (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score (no older than December 2015). Institutional TOEFL scores and other English proficiency test scores (such as IELTS) will not be accepted. Minimum score acceptable: 550 for Paper-Based Test (TOEFL PBT); 79 for Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT); 60 for Revised TOEFL Paper-Delivered Test.
Master’s/first professional degree and doctoral applicants must have applied by December 1, 2017, to an accredited institution of study for the period of the fellowship year and must indicate the name of the institution in the International Fellowship application.
Master’s/first professional degree fellowships are intended for master’s or professional degree-level programs such as J.D., M.F.A., L.L.M., M.Arch., or medical degrees such as M.D., D.D.S., etc.
Doctoral fellowships are intended for doctorate degrees, such as Ph.D. or Ed.D.
Postdoctoral applicants must provide proof of their doctorate degree; hold a doctorate classified as a research degree (e.g., Ph.D., Ed.D., D.B.A., D.M.) or an M.F.A. by December 1, 2017; and indicate where they will conduct their research.
Master’s/first professional degree and doctoral applicants must be enrolled in a U.S. accredited institution located in the United States during the fellowship year.
A limited number of awards are available to GWI members for study or research in any country other than their own. Note that foreign branches of U.S. institutions are considered outside of the United States.
Applicants must be conducting a full year of study or research. International Fellowships do not provide funding for a partial year of study or research. Programs ending prior to April of the fellowship year are not eligible.
Master’s/first professional degree and doctoral fellowships support traditional classroom-based courses of study at colleges or universities. This fellowship program does not provide funding for distance-learning or online programs or for degrees heavily dependent on distance-learning components.Final decisions about what constitutes distance learning under these fellowships will be made by AAUW.
Selection Criteria: The following criteria apply to the selection of International Fellowships:
Residing in home country at time of application
Position on return to home country
Academic and/or professional qualifications
Applicant’s commitment to the advancement of women and girls in her home country
Proposed time schedule
Quality and feasibility of proposed plan of study or research
Demonstrated evidence of prior community and/or civic service in home country
Applicant’s country’s need for the specialized knowledge or skill
Financial need
Motivation for graduate study or research
Applicant is from an underrepresented area of the country and/or type of university other than a top-level research institution
Number of Awards: Up to five fellowships are renewable for a second year.
Value of Awards:
Master’s/First Professional Degree Fellowship: $18,000
Sponsors: The American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Important Notes: Applications, supporting documents, and recommendations will be accepted on the following business day if the deadline falls on a weekend. The online application and recommendation will state the actual submission deadline.
North Dakota State University (NDSU) Academic and Cultural Sharing Scholarship for International Students
Academic and Cultural Sharing Scholarship is offered to prospective international students who have already begun first-year in a university and who will and desire to share their culture with U.S. students, faculty, staff and members of the community in activities that are both academically and culturally beneficial.
Application Deadline: 1st October 2017 for Spring academic session.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): United States of America
Eligible Field of Study: Courses offered at the university
About the Award: The Academic & Cultural Sharing Scholarship offers international undergraduate students the ability to receive a tuition waiver of 50% of the Non-Resident Base Tuition rate, currently a savings of about $8,500 for the academic year. This scholarship is available to all undergraduate international students who qualify for admission at North Dakota State University, hold F-1 student status, and continue on a semesterly basis to uphold the necessary academic and cultural sharing requirements.
Given the nature of the scholarship, recipients are expected to share their cultures with U.S. students, faculty, staff and members of the community in activities that are both academically and culturally beneficial. This will enable people to increase their knowledge of the cultures and countries where the scholarship recipients come from and gain a better sense of the global society. In turn, the recipients gain a better understanding of themselves and of American culture. Examples of qualified services for reporting hours can be found on this webpage under the Qualified Hours link on the right-side column of this page.
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility:
Candidates are encouraged to apply for scholarships if they have earned a cumulative GPA (grade-point average) of 2.5/4.0 or equivalent in their previous academic study.
The candidate must be admitted to NDSU by the application for admission deadline to be considered for these scholarships.
Please note, minimum qualifications do not automatically qualify students for scholarships as the candidate pool varies from year to year and some awards may require a higher GPA.
Selection Criteria: The application will be reviewed as soon as it is received and a decision will be made after you have been regularly admitted to North Dakota State University. If you are awarded conditional admission to NDSU with participation in the Intensive English Language Program (IELP), and you meet the Academic and Cultural Sharing Scholarship requirements, you will be conditionally awarded the scholarship. The condition of this award is based upon achieving the qualifying, intensive English placement score, during the on-campus test during orientation, which is required to enroll in one or more undergraduate academic courses.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: Tuition waiver of 50% of the Non-Resident Base Tuition rate, currently a savings of about $9,028 for the academic year.
How to Apply: Interested candidates should visit Scholarship Webpage to apply
The UN-Nippon Fellowship Programme is for government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing coastal States, so that they may obtain the necessary knowledge to assist their countries to formulate comprehensive ocean policy and to implement the legal regime set out in UNCLOS and related instruments.
Application Deadline: 15th September 2017
About the Award: Selected Fellows are to carry out specialized research and studies for a 6 month period at one of over 35 host universities or research institutions in about 16 countries including Australia, France, Barbados, Brazil, USA, Spain, Canada, Ireland, Turkey, Belgium, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, UK, Chile, Netherland, and Greece.
After which, selected Fellows are to carry out their training for a period of 3 months at the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations Secretariat (New York, U.S.A.) or at one of the following institutions:
* Fisheries Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Rome, Italy)
* International Labour Organization (Geneva, Switzerland)
* International Maritime Organization (London, U.K.)
* International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Hamburg, Germany)
* United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP office to be confirmed according to Fellow’s research topic)
Candidates hoping to study Ocean affairs and the law of the sea, and related disciplines including marine science are eligible.
Each year, the UN-Nippon Selection Committee will review applications and award Fellowships to 10 successful candidates.
Who is ELIGIBLE? Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing coastal countries. Previous fellows were from South America (Columbia, Peru, Chile, Brazil, etc.) ; Africa (Ghana, Cameroon, Mozambique, Tanzania, etc.); South Asia (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, etc.); and Southeast Asia and Pacific (Philippines, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, etc.). But are not limited to these countries.
Value of Award: Successful candidates will be provided with the opportunity to develop a research/study theme of direct relevance to their nation and/or region with respect to ocean affairs and the law of the sea, including in the marine sciences.
The 9-month Fellowship Programme is composed of two consecutive phases which provide Fellows with advanced and customized research and training opportunities in their chose fields:
Phase One: 6-month Advanced Academic Research and Study -undertaken at one of the prestigious participating Host Institutions and under the guidance of subject matter expert(s) who have recognized in-depth expertise in the Fellows’ chosen field of study.
Phase Two: 3-month Research and Training – normally undertaken at DOALOS at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Eligibility: Candidates must:
* Be nominated by their Government or employer;
* Be between ages 25 and 40;
* Possess a first university degree in a related discipline, and have a demonstrated ability to undertake independent advanced research and studies in an academic context;
* Be mid-level professionals who demonstrate that they work directly on ocean issues;
* Be in a position to accept placement with host institutions for a period of no less than nine consecutive months;
* Be in a good state of health so as to be cleared by the UN Medical Service; and
* Be in a position to obtain all relevant visas, including transit visas.
How to Apply: For detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship, Application Materials are available from the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, or online. Complete applications must be received by DOALOS not later than 15 September 2017.
Contact information:
UN-Nippon Foundation Fellowship
Dr. François Bailet
Programme Advisor
DOALOS/OLA
2 United Nations Plaza 414
New York, NY 10017, U.S.A.
Phone: +1-917-367-5186
Fax: +1-212-963-5847
Email: [email protected]
Award Provider: The UN-Nippon Fellowship Programme is funded by The Nippon Foundation of Japan and implemented by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DAOLOS), with the assistance of the Training and Fellowships Section of the United Nations Division for Economic and Social Affairs.
MasterCard Foundation Masters Scholarships at University of California, Berkeley 2018/2019 - USA
At University of California Berkeley, the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program will provide holistic support – financial, academic, social, and career counselling – to Masters students from Sub-Saharan Africa from 2012 to 2020. UC Berkeley will receive $30 million in funding over the next eight years as part of MFSP.
Application Deadlines:
Masters: Varies by Program (Deadlines of applicable Fields of Study fall between 1st December 2017 and 6th January 2018).
MBA: 21st September 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan African countries
To be taken at (country): University of California Berkeley, USA
Fields of Study: Graduate Scholars are pursuing or have earned Master’s degrees in:
Architecture (M.Arch)
Art (MFA)
Business Administration (MBA)*
City & Regional Planning (MCP)
Development Practice (MDP)
Education (DMS, EMST, or MUSE)
Energy & Resources (ERG)
Engineering (M.Eng, MS)
Master of Engineering (M.Eng), various concentrations
Master of Science Civil and Environmental Engineering (MS)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (MS)
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Folklore (MA)
Journalism (MJ)
Information Management & Systems (MIMS)
Public Health (MPH), various concentrations
Public Policy (MPP)
Social Welfare (MSW)
MBA. However, a student would need to secure additional funding from Haas Business School through obtaining Haas scholarships, which requires meeting the Round One application deadline (21st September 2017)
About the Award: Administered out of the Center for African Studies, the program at the University of California, Berkeley is supported by a broad cross-section of functional and disciplinary units on campus including the Division of Student Affairs, the Graduate Division, the Berkeley International Office, and the International House.
Offered Since: 2012
Type: Masters
Selection Criteria and Eligibility: The five main eligibility criteria are:
Being a citizen of a Sub-Saharan African country – If you have refugee status, are stateless, or have other questions regarding your citizenship, you may still be eligible. Please contact us directly to clarify. This scholarship is not intended for citizens of North African countries.
Excelling academically – All prospective Scholars must first be admitted to UC Berkeley to be considered for the Scholarship. An important criteria for admission to the University is demonstrated academic excellence.
Coming from an economically disadvantaged background – We aim to admit those from the bottom two income quintiles per country. This Scholarship is designed for those extremely talented individuals who have no other means of acquiring the further education required to help realize their dreams and ambitions.
Having demonstrated the will to give back to your community, country, or continent – We are looking for well-rounded students who are engaged in activities beyond the classroom. Some may be directly related to your field of study, but this may also include other issues (social, economic, political) that you are working on and passionate about. Applicants should elaborate on their achievements both in their application to UC Berkeley, and then later on the Scholarship application.
Having expressed the desire and intention to return to your home country after completing your studies – We are looking for students who are engaged with and passionate about issues affecting their communities, and who will take advantage of their education at UC Berkeley to better equip themselves with the knowledge and training to address these issues upon return. While important work can be done from abroad, the intention of this Program is to enable Scholars to return home, after forming valuable professional connections through internship and job placements.
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: Fully-funded scholarship
Duration of Scholarship: for the period of study
How to Apply: To be considered for the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, Graduate degree seekers must first be admitted to the university through the regular admissions process before they will be considered for the MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Program.
This fall, up to 15 journalists will gather in New York City for six days of study and discussion as part of the new Resilience Journalism Fellowship at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
Application Deadline: 31st August 2017
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country): City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Journalism.
About the Award: The program will focus on the science of climate change and resilience — defined as a system’s capacity to absorb disturbance and still retain its basic function and structure. Our Fellows won’t just spend the week sitting in a classroom. Fellows will be kayaking in Jamaica Bay, riding bicycles on city streets, and searching across New York for solutions to some of the world’s most difficult environmental problems.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
The Resilience Fellowship is designed for mid-career journalists who have some background reporting on environmental issues as a staff reporter, producer, editor, or freelancer.
Applicants should have at least five years of full-time professional experience. In special cases, less experienced applicants who have demonstrated outstanding journalistic achievement will be considered.
CUNY Resilience Journalism Fellowship is looking for journalists interested in improving both the quality and quantity of their coverage of climate resilience issues. Journalists will need to be active throughout the Fellowship and be willing to take on the challenges we present.
Applications which fall into either of the following categories will be considered:
– Journalists who are employed by a news organization or freelance full-time as writers, producers, editors, photographers, or multimedia reporters.
– Journalism innovators whose ideas have potential to alter the journalism landscape in a fundamental way.
Applications from international journalists who are proficient in speaking and writing English are encouraged.
Number of Awards: 15
Value of Award: The Fellowship grant covers lodging, tuition and reasonable travel costs, along with most meals.
The Getty Scholar programs aim to fill a need for opportunities for senior-level professionals, fellows, scholars and writers to pursue research on topics that bring new knowledge and fresh perspectives to their field.
Application Deadline: 2nd October, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Los Angeles, USA
Eligible Fields of Study: arts, humanities, or social sciences.
About the Award: Getty Scholar Grants are for established scholars, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute or Getty Villa, where they pursue their own projects free from academic obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual research theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.
While in residence, Scholars participate in the intellectual life of the Getty, making use of research collections at the Getty Center and Villa, and in the greater Los Angeles area. They also become active participants in the cultural life of the city.
Type: Grants
Eligibility: Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.
Current Getty staff and members of their immediate family are not eligible for Scholar Grants. Recent recipients who have received a Getty Scholar award within the past three years may be removed from consideration.
Selection Criteria: Getty Scholar Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Applications are evaluated based on the following:
the overall quality of the application;
how the proposed project bears upon the annual research theme;
the applicant’s past achievements; and
how the project would benefit from the resources at the Getty, including its library and collections.
Value of Scholarship: A stipend of up to $65,000 per year will be awarded based on length of stay, need, and salary. The grant also includes an office at the Getty Research Institute or the Getty Villa, research assistance, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, airfare to and from Los Angeles, and makes healthcare options available.
Duration of Scholarship: Getty Scholars may be in residence for one of six periods ranging from three to nine months: September to December; January to March; April to June; September to March; January to June; or September to June.
How to Apply: Candidates are required to complete and submit the online Getty Scholar Application Form (which includes uploading a Project Proposal; Curriculum Vitae; and optional Writing Sample by the deadline) available on the Webpage.
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Please prepare the attachments according to the instructions below. Once the form link is available it will be posted here and you may proceed to register, fill out a short form, upload your materials, and submit the application.
Project Proposal: Each application must include a description of the applicant’s proposed plan for study and research (not to exceed five pages, typed and double-spaced). The description should indicate (1) how the project bears upon the scholar year theme and (2) how the project would be advanced by the resources at the Getty, including its library and collections.
Curriculum Vitae
Optional Writing Sample
Letters of reference are not required for this application.
The United States Embassy Khartoum will begin accepting applications for the 2018 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program. This program will award grants to Sudanese to pursue a non-degree research program in the United States of up to 10 months.
Application Deadline: 1st August 2017
Eligible Countries: Sudan
To Be Taken At (Country): USA
About the Award: The Sudan Fulbright Program is designed primarily to strengthen ties between US and Sudanese scholars. Although core exchanges are with universities, candidates who are affiliated with other educational, cultural, or professional institutions may apply.
Type: Masters
Eligibility: Successful applicants for the Sudan Fulbright Program must meet all of the following criteria:
Must be citizens or nationals of Sudan, or permanent residents holding a valid Sudanese passport.
Have at least the equivalent of a 4 year U.S. bachelor’s degree.
Sufficient level of English proficiency to engage in full-time graduate level study in the U.S.
Have outstanding academic records, references and preparation in their chosen field
Have high motivation and a serious commitment to completing the program within a specific time-frame and returning home immediately after the approved program.
Must meet minimum score on required standardized tests (TOEFL 575/90 is desirable, 600/100 is preferable)
Nominees with no extensive or recent U.S. experience will be given preference
Cannot have received more than one Fulbright Program grant. This applies to Humphrey Scholar alumni.
Local employees of U.S. missions abroad employed by the State Department are ineligible for grants during the period of their employment and for one year after the end of employment.
Selection:
Copies of certificates, transcripts and letters of recommendation should be uploaded onto each applicant’s online application. Applicants are free to attached score reports, such as TOEFL and GRE, if they have them.
All applications are reviewed by a local selection panel. Final nominations are reviewed in the United States by independent review committees.
While applicants can specify where they would like to study in the U.S., ultimate institutional placement for successful candidates will be made by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Awards and university placement will be announced in October 2017 for programs beginning in November 2017. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted after review of the applications
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Fully-funded
Duration of Program: 10 months
How to Apply: Applications must be submitted on-line here
The “Solve” program at MIT announces four global challenges in 2017, inviting anyone in the world to propose solutions to them.
Application Deadline: 1st August 2017
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country):
MIT Massachusetts, Boston
New York, USA (Pitching)
Global Challenges:
Brain Health: How can every person improve their brain health and mental resilience?
Youth, Skills and the Workforce of the Future: How can disadvantaged youth learn the skills they need to prepare them for the workforce of the future and thrive in the 21st century?
Sustainable Urban Communities: How can urban communities increase their access to sustainable and resilient food and water sources?
Women and Technology: How can women and girls of all socioeconomic backgrounds use technology to fully participate and prosper in the economy?
About the Award: Solve at MIT is an flagship annual event held on the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA, bringing together over 300 leaders from the tech industry, business, philanthropy, government, and civil society. Solvers and their solutions will be featured on stage, in online and written materials, and through dedicated challenge workshops. Solve staff will continue supporting Solvers to match-make partnerships with our community members who will help make Solvers’ solutions a reality.
Anyone the world-over can participate in a Solve challenge and submit a solution. Whether you’ve just started building your solution and your team, you’re running a pilot, or you’re ready to scale, Solve is looking for innovators and entrepreneurs with the best solutions to these global challenges.
Solvers then gain access to Solve’s community. The Solve staff helps match-make between Solvers and leaders from the tech industry, business, philanthropy, government, and civil society who are seeking partnerships and opportunities to implement innovative, scalable ideas. Partnerships between Solvers and members will be announced at the flagship event Solve at MIT.
Type: Entrepreneurship
Eligibility:
Optimistic solutions. Innovative solutions. Human-centered solutions. Tech solutions. Solutions that need partnerships across industry.
From research, to pilot, to growth, Solve accepts solutions at all stages of development. If you’re researching, Solve can help you develop a partnership to pilot. If you’re already piloting, Solve can help you grow. And if you’re already growing, Solve can help you scale.
The most important thing is that your solution will solve the challenge posed.
At MIT, every solution must include technology — whether new or existing — as a key component.
Selection Process and Criteria: In the first round, Solve staff will perform an initial screening of all applications for completeness, for coherency, and for whether the solution appropriately addresses the challenge. Then Solve judges will score the screened applications to determine finalists. Here are the criteria the judges will use to score the applications on the website:
Alignment: Does the solution address the challenge that has been set forth?
Scalability: Can the solution be grown and scaled to affect the lives of more people?
Potential for Impact: Does the planned implementation of the solution have the potential to impact lives, and does the theory behind how it will work make logical sense? Does the team have a robust plan for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the solution?
Novelty: Is this a new technology, new application of an existing technology, or new process for solving the challenge?
Feasibility: Is it feasible to implement the solution, and does the team have a plan for the solution to sustain itself financially?
In the second round, each finalist will pitch before the challenge judges and a live audience. The judges will determine which solutions are the most promising. These new “Solvers” will receive support and partnership from the Solve community.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Solve is a community. Once the solutions are selected as Solvers, those teams will gain access to everyone in our community from other Solvers, to Solve staff, to MIT faculty, to leaders from the tech industry, business, philanthropy, government, and civil society.
Solve will work with you to provide:
Match-making with Solve community members that can lead to partnerships to fund, pilot, and scale each solution.
Funding commitments from our partners if available, as laid out on each challenge page.
Mentorship and training opportunities to help you workshop and pitch your solution.
Access to our flagship annual event Solve at MIT where Solvers and Solve community members come together.
Duration of Program:
August 16, 2017 – Finalists announced
September, 2017 – Finalists pitch in New York during the U.N. General Assembly
How to Apply: Select a challenge and submit a proposal to the challenge. Each proposal must include a technology element. The finalists in each challenge will be invited to present their ideas at an event in New York (simultaneous with the UN General Assembly, September 2017), after which the selected winners will be offered partnership opportunities.
It is important to go through the application information in Program Webpage (See link below) before applying.
The Earth Institute at Columbia University invites applications for 2-year postdoctoral fellowships that contribute to understanding critical scientific and social issues in global sustainable development.
Application Timeline:
Application Opens: 28th August, 2017
Application Deadline: 31st October 2017 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Reference Letter Deadline: 9th November, 2017 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country): New York City, USA
About the Award: The Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship program is the premier program in the world for those dedicated to a better understanding of critical scientific and social issues in global sustainable development. Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellows, often referred to as the EI Fellows, will join multidisciplinary teams of outstanding, committed scientists from across the Earth Institute and Columbia University.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
Proposals may suggest participating in, contributing to, or extending existing multidisciplinary Earth Institute projects.
Candidates are also encouraged to develop new, innovative projects that connect Earth Institute expertise.
In addition to submitting the application and proposal, candidates are encouraged to identify and contact their desired multidisciplinary mentoring team, i.e. two or more senior faculty members or research scientists/scholars at Columbia University with whom they would like to work during their appointment.
]Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award:
Funding: EI Fellows will receive an annual salary of $61,800. They are also awarded a research stipend of $12,000 over the two-year term for reimbursable expenses related to the fellowship. These funds can be used for relocation and moving expenses, as well as for computer, travel, conference, journal, book, software, equipment, and other research costs.
External Funding: EI Fellows are encouraged to participate in the development and submission of research proposals in cooperation with their mentors, host research units, or other researchers. When doing so, they must follow all Columbia University rules applicable to postdoctoral scholars.
Visas: Columbia University only grants limited-term J1 visas for non-US citizens. Read more information on Columbia’s visa eligibility policies online.
Benefits: EI Fellows are considered Officers of Research and are eligible for benefits provided by Columbia University for full-time employees. For more information, please visit Columbia’s Office of Human Resources online. The rules, regulations and policies that govern employment at Columbia are also listed on the website.
Housing: The Earth Institute does not provide housing allocation for postdoctoral fellows. Fellows may contact Columbia’s Housing Office for informal guidance on acquiring housing in the areas near the university.
Duration of Program: 2 years
How to Apply: To apply, candidates must complete the online application and submit a proposal for research that would contribute to the goal of global sustainable development.
The Uniplaces Scholarship is up for grabs for student applicants and the campaign will run from 24th of April 2017 to 28th of July 2017. There is a total of 10 scholarships, each valued at 2000 EUR and the best part is that they can be used all over the world.
Application Deadline: 28th July 2017
Eligible Countries: All
To Be Taken At (Country): All over the World
About the Award: Uniplaces is a trusted, global brand for student accommodation. Uniplaces makes it easier and safer for students all around the world to find accommodation.
Type: Contest
Eligibility: It is important that candidate is enrolled in a university and that they are currently paying rent.
Entry is restricted to one entry per person; duplicate entries will be removed.
Applicants must have been registered as an undergraduate or postgraduate student (full-time or part-time) in 2017 or 2018 to apply.
Applicants applying to the scholarship can be from anywhere in the world.
Applicants must provide proof of student ID when applying to the competition in the form of a NUS or registered student card number and/or proof of enrollment.
Selection Criteria: Candidates’ will be chosen based on:
authenticity – applications that doesn’t seem faked
originality – the more creative the application, the better
Number of students helped
Number of Votes
Selection:
bonus points are attributed to candidates who reach impact a wider number of students
in case of a tie, the number of votes will help the jury decide which participants win the Scholarship
Applicants must not submit plagiarised content to the Uniplaces Scholarship.
Number of Awards: 10
Value of Award: Each scholarship is valued at 2000 EUR. The prize itself is not the cash, but you get your rent paid for the academic year 2017-2018, with the condition of it not exceeding 2000 EUR. Living without paying rent is like having your own all inclusive vacation more or less, right?
Duration of Program:
How to Apply:
In order to have a chance at winning the prize, applicants must interact with a student and share that here.
Applicants must also create a profile on the Uniplaces Scholarship site and register using all the necessary information.
After registering on the website, applicants need to record the process of helping out a student. Any type of media is accepted. The only thing that is mandatory is for the content to be original.
The Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowships at Harvard University is open to individuals interested in working on special projects designed to advance journalism in some new way.
Application Deadline: 29th September 2017
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): USA
About the Award: The Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowships at Harvard offer short-term research opportunities to individuals interested in working on special projects designed to advance journalism in some new way. Candidates need not be practicing journalists, but must demonstrate the ways in which their work at Harvard and the Nieman Foundation may improve the prospects for journalism’s future.This may be related to research, programming, design, financial strategies or another topic. Both U.S. and international applicants are invited to apply.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
In addition to working journalists, those who should consider applying include publishers, programmers, designers, media analysts, academics and others interested in enhancing quality, building new business models or designing programs to improve journalism;
All applicants for academic-year Nieman Fellowships, including freelancers, must be working journalists with at least five years of full-time media experience. Journalism-related work completed as a university student does not count as professional experience. Professionals who work in public relations or in a position whose primary focus is not the media are not eligible to apply.
During the two years prior to applying, an applicant should not have participated in a fellowship lasting four months or longer.
Candidates nominate themselves for Nieman Fellowships by submitting an application and supplementary materials. There are no age limits or academic prerequisites, and a college degree is not required.
After candidates have been chosen, they must agree in writing to honor all leave stipulations made with their employers; to refrain from professional work during the fellowship year, except as approved by the Nieman curator; and to complete work in a minimum of one course per semester and honor commitments made to faculty as a condition of auditing a class.
All visiting fellows are expected to be in residence in Cambridge during their study and present their findings to the Nieman community at the end of their research period;
There are no academic prerequisites, and a college degree is not required;
Value of Fellowship:
Recipients of short-term Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowships receive a stipend prorated for the length of their fellowships as well as free housing for the length of their stay at Harvard.
In addition to a monthly stipend, fellows receive modest housing, childcare and health insurance allowances, depending on the size of their families.
Selection Process: Successful applicants are invited to the Nieman Foundation for a period ranging from a few weeks to three months, depending on the scope of the project. Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows have access to the extensive resources at Harvard and throughout Cambridge, including local scholars, research centers and libraries. Successful applicants also have the opportunity to work withNieman Fellows and the various projects housed at the Nieman Foundation, including Nieman Reports, Nieman Journalism Lab, and Nieman Storyboard.
Duration of Program: Successful applicants are invited to the Nieman Foundation for a period ranging from a few weeks to three months, depending on the scope of the project.
Musicians Institute offers many different types of scholarships that can help international students with tuition to enroll and complete their studies at MI. Interested candidates should refer to each scholarship application form for details.
Application Deadline: 1st September, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): USA
Eligible Field of Study: The following scholarships are available to international students who wish to undertake study in the following fields:
Guitar Program Scholarships
Bass Program Scholarships
Vocal Program Scholarships
Drum Program Scholarships
Keyboard Program Scholarships
Audio Engineering Program Scholarships
Music Business Program Scholarships
Guitar Craft Program Scholarships
Bachelor of Composition Scholarship
MI Scholarships
About the Award: The Musicians Institute scholarships are available for US citizens and non US citizens enrolling into various programs beginning in September 2016 at Musicians Institute, USA. The scholarships range from $1,000 to $2,500 which would be applied as tuition credit. Scholarships will be divided between new students and current students, so candidates should make sure they apply for the exact scholarship they need. New students beginning Fall 2016 must have already received their letter of acceptance before applying for the scholarships. Scholarships available for different criteria such as guitar, vocal, drum, music, arts, including certificates in performance.
Type: Scholarship
Eligibility:
MI Scholarships are available only to students enrolling in a new program. Before you may submit a scholarship application, you must have a Letter of Acceptance from MI’s Admission Department.
Scholarship applications are available from the Financial Aid Office or Admissions Department or by download from this site.
Completed applications submitted by the appropriate deadline will be reviewed and applicants will be notified of the results within two weeks after the deadline.
Number of Awardees: Several
Value of Scholarship: Scholarships are awarded in the form of tuition credit only.
Duration of Scholarship: Renewable
How to Apply: Each scholarship has it’s requirements. Interested candidates should visit the Scholarship Webpage to learn how to apply.
The Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program (VPP) is a capacity-enhancing and network-building initiative of the Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights.
Application Deadline: 20th August 2017
Eligible Countries: India, China, Myanmar, Liberia, or Tanzania
To Be Taken At (Country): Seattle, USA
About the Award: The Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program seeks to cultivate a network of qualified professionals from around the world who are strongly committed to securing women’s land rights at local, national, and international levels. Our program goals are to enhance and learn from participants’ expertise, to support their commitment to securing women’s land rights, and to foster participation in a global women’s land rights network.
This is a competitive program that begins with a five-week period of intense training, mentoring, and experience sharing with land tenure experts at Landesa’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Participants will have the opportunity to deepen their expertise, gain and impart comparative knowledge around legal and policy reform and implementation; expand the set of approaches to designing, executing, and evaluating women’s land rights interventions; and improve their impact by honing leadership, management, and communication skills.
Program participants work closely with one another and with Landesa staff to develop their skills, expertise, and commitment to support one another by:
Participating in and contributing to substantive and comparative discussions
Sharing knowledge and expertise through presentations and informal conversations
Providing and receiving constructive feedback
Fostering group cohesion built on trust and openness to facilitate the growth of a global network of women’s land rights professionals
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
All applicants must be currently based and working in India, China, Myanmar, Liberia, or Tanzania due to current funding guidelines.
Professionals currently working in-country for national or international organizations, NGOs, academic institutions, government agencies, etc.
Practitioners, policy advocates, community organizers, educators, and other development professionals strongly committed to strengthening women’s land rights
Professionals with at least five years’ development experience, with two of those years focused on issues related to land tenure or women’s rights
Professionals with advanced English proficiency skills (speaking, reading, and writing)
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: The program covers the cost of tuition, obtaining a US visa, roundtrip flights, airport transfers in the US, lodging, and public transportation and provides a modest stipend for food and other living expenses.
Duration of Program:April 1 – May 5, 2018
How to Apply: Please make sure we receive the following documents by August 20, 2017:
The Iowa State University US is offering the International Merit Scholarship for Fresh Undergraduate students for October 2017 academic session.
Application Deadline: 1st October 2017 | Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): Iowa State University, USA
Eligible Field of Study: Courses offered at the university
About Scholarship: Iowa State is committed to enrolling a diverse and talented student population. The International Merit Scholarship is awarded to students who have demonstrated strong academic achievement, and outstanding talent or achievements in one or more of the following areas: math and sciences, the arts, extracurricular activities, community service, leadership, innovation, or entrepreneurship.
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility: Incoming international freshmen applicants and international transfer applicants with fewer than 66 transferrable semester credits
Selection Criteria: Demonstrated strong academic achievement, and outstanding talent or achievements in one or more of the following areas: math and sciences, the arts, extracurricular activities, community service, leadership, innovation, or entrepreneurship
Number of Scholarships: not specified
Value of Scholarship: There are two international Merit Scholarship levels:
Gold: $8,000/year (renewable)
Cardinal: $4,000/year (renewable)
Duration of Scholarship: Recipients will be funded for a maximum of 8 semesters, or completion of the degree, whichever comes first.
Application Requirements
A cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) comparable to a minimum of 3.0 out of 4.0 (B)
The SAT is not required, but if submitted, it will be considered
A resume or CV listing your achievements
One letter of recommendation
A 500-word essay. You may write something that will help the committee get to know you better and tell us why you deserve the award, or you may answer one of the questions provided on the scholarship application form
Applicants must be international students and must have completed an international application for admission
How to Apply
You must submit your Undergraduate Application for Admission and all required transcripts, financial documents, and examination results before you may apply for the International Merit Scholarship, as your application file will be reviewed as part of the scholarship consideration.
Please be sure to use your name exactly as it is entered on your application for admission so that your scholarship application can be matched to your undergraduate application. You will use this form to upload your current resume or CV (in PDF format), type your essay, and send the letter of recommendation form to the person you have asked to provide it. (These items must all be submitted using this form. Any scholarship materials via email or post will not be accepted.)
Felician College is offering international students scholarships designed to reward students for academic achievement and help them pay for university.
Application Deadline: 31st July 2017 (Annual)
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): New Jersey, United States
Eligible Field of Study: Courses offered at the University
About the Award: Felician College is offering international students admission Scholarships are designed to reward students for academic achievement and help them pay for university. Felician University recognizes that many students may need assistance in meeting the cost of a university education. Scholarship the school offers is trained to assist students and families in completing the financial aid process and receiving the maximum amount of aid based on eligibility in all the financial aid programs.
Transfer Scholarships are based on the university GPA for students who have more than 12 credits. If candidate has been to several universities within a three-year period, The candidates GPA from all universities attended will be calculated. If the candidate is currently at a university and has been there for three or more years, then only the GPA and not prior universities will be used if the candidate has accumulated more than 12 credits.
Type: Undergraduate Taught
Eligibility: Students must have a GPA equivalent to a 2.5-4.0 to be considered for scholarship.
Number of Awardees: Over 80% of applicants will receive this scholarship
Value of Scholarship: $10,000 waiver on Tuition fees
Duration of Scholarship: Entire length of program
How to Apply: Students are automatically considered for scholarship upon admission to the college.
World Youth Alliance (WYA) Africa opens the 2017 search for a passionate, committed, and dedicated WYA member from Africa who will represent WYA Africa in the first batch of WYA Global Internship Program (January-April, 2018) and 15th International Solidarity Forum (March 2018) in New York City. Successful completion of WYA’s Certified Training Program and Regional Internship Program in the WYA Africa regional office in Nairobi, Kenya are prerequisites to apply.
Application Deadline: 30th June 2017
Eligible Countries: African countries
To be taken at (country): New York City, USA
Type: Internship
Eligibility: WYAA is looking for leaders with a strong desire to protect and promote human dignity while making a positive impact on society. A successful candidate will been proactive, self-driven, resourceful, detail-oriented and humble individuals with the willingness to learn; if you possess these qualities, if you’re looking to make a difference, apply today.
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Program: The chosen WYA member will receive the Vanessa Cherese Scholarship which includes:
3-month project management and advocacy training at the WYA Headquarters in New York
Opportunity to represent the WYA Africa region in the International Solidarity Forum
Roundtrip economy class flight tickets from the airport of departure to New York, USA
Shared room accommodations with facilities in New York (a value of approximately $4,500)
Further financial support during the internship can be granted on a case-to-case basis. The selected member is responsible for expenses related to visa application and local transportation from his or her province to the airport of departure.
How to Apply: Click here to download an application form and list of requirements.
Applicants should submit their completed application requirements to [email protected] with a subject 2018WYAASearch_LastName on or before the set deadline
The American Academy Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine (AAHPM) is offering the International Physician Scholarship Fund established to provide access to quality education for physicians who reside in developing countries to attend The Annual Assembly in Phoenix, AZ. This scholarship program will provide financial support (up to $5,000) to physicians to learn the latest clinical information and research updates in hospice and palliative care from leading experts in the field.
Application Deadline: 21st August, 2017 11:59am CST (US Central Standard Time).
Notification of awards: November 2017
Offered Annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Low and middle income countries (as defined by World Bank)
To be Taken At (Country): Arizona, USA
About the Award: This scholarship program provides financial support (up to $5,000) to physicians to help them access the latest clinical information and research updates in hospice and palliative care from leading experts in the field. This scholarship program is intended to facilitate Annual Assembly participation and cover ordinary costs associated with meeting registration, travel-related expenses (airfare, cab fare, meals), and lodging.
Type: Short Courses/Training
Eligibility: Scholarships are available to physicians who work in hospice and palliative medicine and who care for seriously ill patients. Eligible physicians must permanently reside in low and middle income countries as defined by World Bank. It is our hope that the scholarship recipients will share the knowledge attained from the Annual Assembly to improve the palliative care offerings in their home country. Preference will be given to applicants who are
members of the AAHPM – physicians who reside in a low or middle income country as defined by the World Bank & the HINARI list of eligible countries are eligible for a complimentary international membership.
have not previously attended the Annual Assembly
are junior in their career with 2-10 years of experience primarily in palliative care, including a resident or fellow, focused on studying palliative care, and
whose organizations are considered least able to afford this opportunity.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: This scholarship program will provide financial support (up to $5,000) to physicians to cover ordinary costs associated with meeting registration, travel-related expenses (air fare, cab fare, meals), and lodging.
How to Apply:
Prepare your Cirriculum Vitae (CV) – 2 page limit
Prepare a one-page letter of recommendation and support from your supervisor or person of authority in your organization on your organization’s letterhead
Important Note: Scholarship recipients will be asked to participate in a presentation during the Annual Assembly to share the practice of hospice and palliative medicine in their country. In addition, recipients will also be required to submit a written report describing how their attendance at the Annual Assembly benefited their organization.
In addition, scholarship recipients will be required to secure their own US visa.
The Radcliffe Institute has supported the work of 50 fellows annually in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Application Deadlines:
The deadline for individual applications in the creative arts, humanities, and social sciences: 14th September, 2017.
For applications in the natural sciences and mathematics, the deadline: 5th October, 2017.
Offered Annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): USA
About the Award: Each of the more than 850 fellows who have been in residence at the Radcliffe Institute has pursued an independent project, but the collaborative experience unites all of them. Scholars, scientists, and artists work on individual projects, or in clusters, to generate new research, publications, art, and more.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: Applications in all academic disciplines, professions, and creative arts are encouraged, and there are a few areas of special interest:
Applications related to the theme of citizenship—local, national, and global—which is a two-year initiative across the programs of the Radcliffe Institute
Applications that involve the study of women, gender, and society, which is a commitment rooted in Radcliffe’s unique history
Applications that draw on the resources of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, which is part of the Radcliffe Institute and one of the foremost archives on women’s history
Selection: Former fellows of the Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program (2000 to present) are not eligible to apply.
Each application is reviewed in a dual-tiered process by peers in relevant disciplines. Applications are judged on the quality and significance of the proposed project and the applicant’s record of achievement and promise. Applicants are notified by e-mail of the results of the selection process in March.
Number of Awards: 50
Value of Program: Stipends are funded up to $77,500 for one year with additional funds for project expenses. Some support for relocation expenses is provided where relevant. If so directed, Radcliffe will pay the stipend to the fellow’s home institution. Please note that we can only pay stipends to US-based home institutions.
The Radcliffe stipend should be allocated entirely for salary and fringe benefits while the faculty member is in residence as a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute. The Institute does not allow overhead to be charged on these payments.
We work with fellows who have families to help with relocation issues and assist with childcare costs for a smooth transition.
Fellows receive office or studio space and access to libraries and other resources at Harvard University during the fellowship year, which extends from early September 2018 through May 31, 2019. Visual, film, and video artists may apply to come for either one or two semesters. In the event that they come for one semester, the stipend is $38,750.
Fellows are expected to be free of their regular commitments so that they may devote themselves full time to the work outlined in their proposal. Since this is a residential fellowship, we expect fellows to reside in the Boston area during that period and to have their primary office at the Institute to participate fully in the life of the community
Duration of Program: 1 year
How to Apply: Our online application for the 2018–2019 fellowship year is now available.
The School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, invites applications for the 2018-2019 Summary Program in Social Science.
Application Deadline: 15th September 2017
Eligible Countries: Countries in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America
To be taken at (country): Princeton USA, South Africa and Colombia
About the Award: Conducted in collaboration with the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER) at the University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, and the Escuela de Estudios de Género (EEG) and Centro de Estudios (CES) at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, in Bogotá, this innovative program will take place over a two-year cycle, beginning with a two-week session in Princeton (June 18-29, 2018), followed by one week mid-2019 at one of the two collaborating institutions in South Africa and Colombia, with continuous communication facilitated among the scholars throughout the two year period.
Designed to draw together twenty early-career scholars from countries in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, the program aims to enrich and expand the realm of the social sciences through the confrontation of different intellectual traditions and perspectives; to facilitate and enhance the dialogue between various scientific disciplines and communities; and to strengthen international networks across continents. Fellows will pursue and present their own research projects during the program.
This research is expected to be at an advanced stage of development so as to render discussions of its object, method and conclusions richer and intellectual interactions among the fellows more fruitful. A special attention will be paid to local contexts of production and global modalities of circulation of knowledge and the participants will be invited to exchange their research experiences. The purpose is to constitute a genuinely international and interdisciplinary network of social scientists from the global South.
The program will be led by Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor in the Institute’s School of Social Science, in collaboration with Sarah Nuttall, Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, and Mara Viveros, Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Type: Research
Eligibility:
The program is open to scholars from all social sciences, including anthropology, sociology, history, psychology, economics, law, and political science, as well as neighboring disciplines such as philosophy, political theory, and literary studies.
All research themes are welcomed.
The workshops will be held in English in Princeton and Johannesburg, and in Spanish in Bogotá.
Number of Awards: 20
Value of Program: All transportation, meals and accommodation expenses for the participating scholars will be covered.
Duration of Program: 2 years (Consisting of a two-week session in Princeton (June 18-29, 2018), followed by one week mid-2019 at one of the two collaborating institutions in South Africa and Colombia)
How to Apply: Applications must be filed electronically through the Institute’s online application system by the deadline of September 15, 2017. The selection process will be completed by November 1st.
Application instructions can be found here
Following the inaugural HealthTech Innovation Challenge, we are once again bringing together startups, life sciences companies and healthcare organizations to tackle the world’s biggest healthcare issues.
Application Deadline: 1st September, 2017
To be taken at (country): San Francisco, USA
About the Award: The HealthTech Innovation Challenge is part of Accenture’s broader HealthTech Innovation program—which will also include acceleration and venture opportunities, innovation labs and more. Through it we support innovative technologies and drive creative solutions to improve the way people access and manage healthcare.
Bringing together startups, life sciences and healthcare companies to tackle the world’s biggest health issues. The Accenture HealthTech Innovation Challenge is in full swing to recognize early stage start-up businesses that can play a major role in improving the way people around the world manage their health and associated costs.
Themes:
Help me manage my health
Help me get better faster
Help me have better and easier access to healthcare
Help keep my information private and secure
Type: Entrepreneurship
Eligibility: The application process is open to all companies, regardless of size, provided you meet the following criteria:
• You are a growth stage company where access to executives at large, established life sciences and health companies is critical to your business.
• You have, at a minimum, a beta product to demonstrate and are prepared to share access to program partners under NDA (and where reasonable for no additional cost).
• If selected as one of the nalists, you can attend the StartUp Health Festival final event in San Francisco on Monday, January 8, 2018 to present your solution.
• You can demonstrate that access to senior-level executives in the life sciences and/or healthcare ecosystem will have a meaningful impact on your growth.
Selection: Submissions will be reviewed by Accenture and judged for suitability. Access to all submissions will be available to judges.
• Promising startups will be invited to attend one of the regional pitching rounds as indicated in the submission form.
• At the regional pitching rounds, there will be a workshop in which nalists will participate and have the opportunity to pitch to our judging panel.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Program:
The opportunity to identify and engage with cutting-edge startups with a focus on solving healthcare and life sciences problems
Network with peers, investors and leading influencers
Access to the StartUp Health Festival (invite only) during the JP Morgan Healthcare Investor conference in San Francisco
Media exposure as a partner to the program
The opportunity to build deeper relationships with dynamic industry-shapers and industry innovators; including collaboration and co-innovation
Practical experience with Accenture’s Innovation Architecture and design-thinking approach
Duration of Program: Selected applicants will be invited to compete in one of our regional rounds in Singapore, Boston or London where they will be judged by an esteemed panel of leading life sciences and healthcare company executives and members of the investment community.
Pitching rounds
Singapore OCTOBER 26, 2017
London NOVEMBER 3, 2017
Boston NOVEMBER 9, 2017
The finalists will be invited to compete in San Francisco at the StartUp Health Festival on Monday, January 8, 2018.
As a tribute to Buchi Emecheta, the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) 2018 panel will consider features of her fiction as well as the work of other West African women writers.
Application Deadline: 30th September 2017
About the Award: The passing in 2017 of Nigerian and Igbo novelist Buchi Emecheta, whose life and fiction memorably dramatize the deeply-rooted obstacles to women’s emancipation and the strength and intelligence of women to face such obstacles, occasions a consideration of her work and the network of influences of which she was part.
Emecheta’s writing and that of other West African women, including Flora Nwapa, Efua Sutherland, Ama Ata Aidoo, Mariama Ba, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, raise many vital questions that are relevant today. We will ask what common threads are found in West African women’s writing and what conflicts, challenges, and successes of women may be associated with West African space and its societies.
Field of Study: Some examples of questions to be addressed are:
Have women’s lives changed for the better in West Africa since Emecheta’s early writing?
In what ways do the themes of West African women’s writing overlap with the themes of West African’s men’s writing and in what ways may these themes be considered distinct?
What economic barriers must women surmount and are they being surmounted?
Is patriarchy the inevitable norm in West African society and literature?
Type: Call for Papers
Number of Awards: Not specified
How to Apply: All abstract proposals for this proposal must be submitted through the Northeast Modern Language Association website: Go here
The Notre Dame Institute of Advanced Studies (NDIAS) offers fellowships to advanced graduate students for a full academic year (fall and spring semesters, August through May). The Institute also encourages graduate students to address ultimate questions and questions of value while a member of the Institute’s academic community.
Application Deadline: Monday, 16th October, 2017.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): USA
Eligible Fields of Study: The Institute welcomes applications from graduate students in all disciplines, including the arts, engineering, the humanities, law, and the formal, natural, and social sciences with projects that are creative, innovative, or align with the intellectual orientation of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study.
About the Award: The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) is dedicated to fostering and supporting integrative scholarship addressing ultimate questions at the intersection of the arts, engineering, humanities, law, and formal, natural, and social sciences, especially those that transcend disciplinary boundaries.
Fellows are expected to be free of their regular commitments and to have their primary office at the Institute so they may devote themselves full time to the work outlined in their proposal and participate fully in the engaging and cooperative community of scholars at the Institute.
All NDIAS Fellows are expected to reside in the South Bend area and to remain in residence at the University of Notre Dame during the period of their fellowship (except for vacation periods, holidays, and University breaks). To facilitate their creativity and productivity, Fellows attend twice-weekly seminars and other events hosted by the Institute, present their research twice each semester at the Institute’s weekly seminars, and engage the University community intellectually in a distinctive and appropriate manner.
While in residence, NDIAS Fellows are invited to actively participate in the intellectual and cultural community at Notre Dame. Additionally, there are many opportunities to engage with colleagues and scholars from the University of Notre Dame, from universities in Chicago and nearby, and with guest speakers through the Institute’s additional events.
Fellows are asked to continue the tradition of participating in NDIAS sponsored events including colloquia, conferences and symposia.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: The Institute seeks candidates with:
excellent records of scholarly, artistic, or research accomplishment in their field(s);
projects that touch on normative, integrative, or ultimate questions, especially as they engage the Catholic intellectual tradition;
projects characterized by clarity of thought, coherence, and impact;
the ability to interact with other fellows and to engage in collegial discussions of research presentations; and
a willingness to contribute to a cooperative community of scholars.
Candidates who are members of traditionally under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. There are no citizenship requirements for fellowships; non-U.S. nationals are welcome to apply.
Selection Criteria: Fellowship applications are evaluated according to the following criteria:
the academic strength of the proposal;
the clarity and compelling nature of relevant methodologies and project organization and objectives, as explained in the proposal;
the applicant’s ability to address major questions, meta issues, and questions of value;
the potential for producing significant research;
how the proposed research aligns with the intellectual parameters of the Institute;
the applicant’s ability to contribute to a cooperative community of interdisciplinary scholars, as explained in their letters of reference; and
the significance of the research proposed by each applicant vis-à-vis other proposals submitted.
Because of the numerous criteria involved in selecting fellows, application files are reviewed and evaluated by leading scholars in the respective disciplines and fields, serving as external reviewers. The final major review, conducted by the Institute’s Selection Committee (which is made up of an interdisciplinary group of scholars), consists of a thorough review of applications as well as the evaluation of internal and external reviewers.
Number of Awardees: Not stated
Value of Fellowship: Graduate fellowships range up to a maximum of $25,000 (gross amount) and include a $1,000 research account, office facilities in the Institute, a computer and printer, access to University libraries and other facilities, and twice-weekly Institute seminars and other events.
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
How to Apply: NDIAS Graduate Student Fellowship Applications for 2018/2019, including letters of reference and all supporting documentation, must be received at the NDIAS by 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on Monday, October 16, 2017. Apply online.
Each year up to 100 high-achieving students (50 in the first year) who are independent thinkers, display purposeful leadership, and have a civic orientation will receive full funding to pursue a graduate education at Stanford.
Application Deadline: 27th September 2017
Offered Annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Stanford University
About the Award: The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program will annually identify a group of 100 high-achieving students from around the world with demonstrated leadership and civic commitment to receive full funding to pursue a wide-ranging graduate education at Stanford, with the goal of developing a new generation of global leaders. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars is the largest fully endowed scholars program in the world.
Type: Masters
Eligibility:
We encourage applications to the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program from citizens of all countries. That’s natural since we expect Knight-Hennessy Scholars to have global impact.
Students who earned a bachelor’s degree in 2013 or later are eligible to apply to the pioneer class of Knight-Hennessy Scholars.
Independence of Thought
First-step mental sharpness
Seeks out knowledge and new experiences
Full of original ideas
Makes sense of ambiguous situations
Can hold a contrarian or dissenting point of view
2. Purposeful Leadership
Ambitious, in the best sense of the word
Driven to improve self
Willing to take risks
Self-aware
Persists and bounces back from adversity
3. Civic Mindset
Personally humble and kind
Inclusive
Respects differences
Concerned for and helpful to others
Low ego
Number of Awards: up to 100
Value of Program: The Stanford education of Knight-Hennessy Scholars is fully funded.
Full funding includes tuition, stipend, graduate program and related academic expenses, with additional financial support available.
Pursue any graduate degree at Stanford, from PhDs in arts, education, engineering, humanities, or social sciences to professional degrees in business, law, or medicine.
Build skills in leadership and communication that will empower you to work across disciplines and to scale creative solutions for complex challenges.
Duration of Program: The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program funds up to the first three years of your graduate education, and if your degree program exceeds three years – such as an MD or PhD program, or a Stanford dual- or joint-degree program – then your Stanford home department will fund the remainder of your education to the extent consistent with its standard funding commitment for that program. (That is, e.g., six years for PhDs in engineering, five years for PhDs in humanities.)
How to Apply: Where we find evidence of these criteria is throughout your application materials and, if you are selected as a finalist, at Immersion Weekend. You may apply now through September 27, 2017. We look forward to getting to know you, what you have done, your influences, ideals, hopes and dreams.
Eisenhower Fellowships seeks a diverse mix of applicants, ages 32-45, from a wide range of professional sectors for the Eisenhower Global Fellowship.
Application Deadline: 8th June 2017
Offered Annually? Yes
To be taken at (country): United States
About the Award: EF brings together innovative leaders from across geographies and sectors, visionaries who tackle big challenges to better the world around them. Though diverse in background and interests, our Fellows are committed to a singular aim: creating a world more peaceful, prosperous, and just.
In the spring, EF brings around 25 Fellows from 25 different countries for the Global Program. All professional backgrounds and regions of the world are represented in this flagship program of EF, which dates back to 1954. In the fall, EF mixes up its programming by focusing on either a single region – such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East or Africa – or common interest – such as women’s leadership, urbanization, energy or innovation. Another 20 to 25 Fellows are selected to participate in these thematic programs, capitalizing on their shared interests and backgrounds to enhance the impact of the fellowship.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: EF provides a unique leadership development opportunity for individuals who have a demonstrated track record of significant professional and community achievements and who seek to tackle big challenges in the future. Competitive candidates articulate goals for the fellowship program and propose steps to achieve them. EF seeks ascendant leaders who are committed to making the world more peaceful, prosperous and just, and who are committed to a lifelong engagement with EF’s network of nearly 1,500 active leaders around the world.
Number of Awards: approximately 25 Fellows
Value of Program:
Funded to the United States.
Networking, and professional development experience in the U.S.
Eisenhower Fellows use what they learn during their meetings with other leaders, including in their fellow Fellows, to think through issues that are vital to their personal and professional development and to identify opportunities for sustained results from the fellowship experience.
Duration of Program: seven weeks
How to Apply:Candidates should apply directly to Eisenhower Fellowships using the online application. Before beginning the application, it is recommend that each candidate consult the guidelines and tips for completing the application.
OFP is accepting applications from prospective undergraduates and graduate students.
Application Deadline: 16th June 2017
Eligible Countries: Nigeria
To be taken at (country): United States
About the Award: There are many determined and talented, low-income students in Nigeria who only require financial resources and access to information to better their educational future. For the 11th year, the United States Embassy, Nigeria seeks to identify academically qualified and highly motivated, low-income students in Nigeria to join the EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program (OFP).
OFP’s mission is to assist talented and determined, low-income students who are good candidates for financial assistance from U.S. colleges and universities but lack the financial resources to cover the up-front cost of obtaining admission.
OFP works closely with students through regularly scheduled meetings and seminars to assist them throughout the application process to secure admission and scholarships to attend colleges and universities in the United States. OFP finances the cost of the application process, including registration fees for required standardized examinations and provides free membership to the U.S. EducationUSA Advising Center for its participants. OFP expects a sincere commitment from the students to give their energy and time to the program so that they may achieve their dreams of study in the United States.
Type: Undergraduate, Graduate
Eligibility: Applicants are welcome from all the states in Nigeria. However, students must be able to reach our offices in Abuja or Lagos on a monthly basis during the program for full participation. Participants will work with our EducationUSA Advisors from June 2017 – August 2018 to try to secure places and financial assistance to begin study in the U.S. in August 2018.
Selection Criteria: The selection of finalists for OFP is highly competitive, given limited funding. We look for applicants with:
Strong academic record/ transcript
Robust participation in extracurricular activities
Involvement in leadership roles
Excellent community service participation
Financial Need
NOTE: Undergraduate Applicants– If WAEC results are not available; the student must be currently in SS3. If WAEC results are available, they must be from May/June WAEC.
Students who have already started a University education are NOT eligible to apply.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Program: OFP finances the cost of the application process, including registration fees for required standardized examinations and provides free membership to the U.S. EducationUSA Advising Center for its participants.
How to Apply: Send an email to [email protected] or [email protected] requesting an electronic undergraduate or graduate application form.
Facebook is committed to advancing women in technology, and we are very excited to announce the 2017 Facebook Grace Hopper Women in Computing Scholarship!
Application Deadline: Thursday, 15th June, 2017 at 11:59pm PST.
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Orlando, USA
About the Award: This fall we’ll join thousands of remarkable women in technology in Orlando from October 4-6, 2017 for our tenth year at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. This unique scholarship program will be awarded to 50 women excelling in Computer Science. Each recipient will have the opportunity not only to attend the Celebration, but to spend valuable days before the conference with Facebook engineers learning, collaborating, and preparing for the conference.
Type: Training, Events
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to all women excelling in Computer Science globally.
You have to currently be enrolled at an educational institution in order to qualify for the scholarship (high school through post-doc students are eligible).
For international applicants: If you are selected, you would be responsible for your own travel visa. Facebook would cover travel expenses.
Number of Awards: 50
Value of Program:
Paid registration for the Grace Hopper Celebration
Paid travel and lodging, including a pre-Grace Hopper Celebration program in Orlando that includes tech talks, mentoring sessions and networking events from October 1-7, 2017
An invitation to a private reception with Facebook’s Engineering Team during the Grace Hopper Celebration
Stanford university is awarding MBA Fellowships to citizens of African countries who desire to obtain an MBA at Stanford University and afterwards return for two (2) years to contribute to the continent’s development.
Application Deadline: 7th June 2017 (5:00pm Pacific Time)
Offered Annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: African countries
To be taken at (Country): Stanford University, USA
Eligible Field of Study: Courses offered at the University.
About the Award: Stanford University is offering an MBA Fellowship program to eight Africans who wish to obtain a Stanford MBA degree. The program is set annually to assist citizens from Africa study at the university, acquire essential skill sets for the standard duration of two years and return to the continent, to work in vital positions that directly impact and improve Africa.
Type: MBA Fellowship
Eligibility
To demonstrate the primary reason for the program, applicants must be ready to dedicate at least two (2) years to the development of the economy of Africa after the MBA program.
The MBA Fellowship will be awarded to Final-year undergraduates and graduates of institutions in Africa as well as African citizens who studied in countries outside of Africa.
To be eligible for the fellowship, applicants must also apply to the Stanford MBA Program.
Selection Criteria:
Merit
Commitment to developing Africa
Financial need
Number of Awardees: Eight (8)
Value of Scholarship: $160,000
Duration of Scholarship: Two years
How to Apply:
One-page resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
A 250-word essay on how applicant plans to effect change in Africa
Financial information
Awards and honours
History of employment
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and/or Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
The Global Good Fund wants to invest tens of millions of dollars into startups and entrepreneurs looking to make the world a better place.
Application Deadline: 30th June 2017
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Washington, D. C., US
About the Award: The Global Good Fund Fellowship is a 12-month program supporting the leadership development of young social entrepreneurs across the globe. The Global Good Fund develops these innovators by pairing them with executives who serve as Mentors, and by providing leadership assessment resources, a network of peers, sector expertise, and targeted financial capital.
The result is empowered leaders who scale their social enterprises and ultimately deliver sustainable social impact. We believe growing leaders is the most effective strategy for solving complex social problems and achieving global good.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: In order to be considered for the fellowship, candidates must meet the following minimum requirements:
Enterprise that the candidate leads is at least one-year old;
Enterprise must have at least one full-time employee in addition to the candidate;
Candidate is committed full‐time to running his/her enterprise;
Candidate is under 40 years of age (if 40 or older, explain rationale for joining fellowship);
Candidate should not be currently receiving formal coaching/mentoring support;
Candidate has to be in a position where s/he has decision making power.
Candidates who meet the requirements will be invited to participate in Phase II of the application process.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Program: Following a rigorous five-stage process, selected Global Good Fund Fellows embark on a structured 12-month journey of experiential learning, executive mentoring and that leverages proprietary leadership development tools and methods honed since 2012. At our core is The Global Good Fund 360 MIRROR – the first evidence-based leadership assessment created specifically for social entrepreneurs. Our proven leadership development tools and services are also available to individuals, social enterprise organizations, NPOs and impact-driven corporations.
Each Fellow receives a leadership development grant of up to $10,000. These funds are used explicitly for LDP implementation and leadership development with a special focus on experiential learning.
Duration of Program: 12 months (Jan 1-Dec 31 2018)
GLG is offering social entrepreneurs the opportunity to tackle social challenges which are part of their organisation’s goals. The fellowship also allows fellows be involved in tailored learning opportunities include phone consultations with subject matter experts, in-person meetings, roundtable discussions, teleconferences, and workshops.
Application Deadline: 17th July, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Fellows and organisations in Countries in Africa: South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda
To be taken at (country): Fellow’s Home country andUSA
About the Award: The GLG Social Impact Fellowship leverages GLG’s learning platform to help top social entrepreneurs answer their organization’s critical strategic and operational questions, at no cost. Through the two-year Fellowship, ambitious and visionary nonprofit and social enterprise leaders learn in tailored interactions with experts across GLG’s membership and with each other.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility: Fellows are leaders with strong records and visions for their organizations. They have great teams and do something innovative that’s likely to scale. They are personally committed to learning, excited to grow professionally, and articulate ambitions for their organizations’ growth which GLG is positioned to support.
Selection Criteria: Characteristics critical to the success of the Social Impact Fellowship programme which will be used as criteria for selection are:
Fellows
CEOs/Founder that is committed to leading the organization during the fellowship.
S/he understands the value of GLG, can articulate use cases, and is open to a thought partner in GLG and its experts.
S/he is relentlessly seeking big impact through their organization, is curious and excited about learning, is open to feedback, and has developed a team and habits to allow for strategic thinking and pursuit of the next phase at the organization
Organizations
Eligible Organizations
Nonprofit organizations with minimum operating budget of $1M and maximum of $12M
Mission-driven for-profits with annual operating budget under $500,000
Hybrid organizations of comparable size
At an inflection point
Organizations that are a good fit for GLG’s Fellowship are no longer in early stages of development and leadership team members are ready to pursue ambitious growth plans. They have proven the concept of their impact and implemented their program in an initial (set of) site(s). When they come to GLG, they are looking to scale significantly, launch a new product based on the core principles of their initial model, or otherwise iterate on the impact they’ve established to date. Think of it as an organization’s move from 2.0 to 3.0.
Average 3-5 years in operation
Minimum 5 full-time staff
Established leadership team supporting key strategic planning and execution
Number of Awardees: Several
Value of Fellowship : The Fellowship begins with an in-person convening October 16-18, 2017 in Austin, Texas., where Fellows learn how to use the GLG platform. Fellows then work with GLG to identify the top challenges facing their organizations and set learning objectives to meet those challenges.
If you are an innovator who is using business as a force for positive change in the world, application is now accepted for the SOCAP17 Social Entrepreneur Scholarship.
Application Deadline: 1st June, 2017.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Scholarship recipients span across the globe
To be taken at (country): Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, USA
Eligible Field of Study: Entrepreneurship
About the Award: SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) is a world-renowned conference series dedicated to increasing the flow of capital toward social good.Social entrepreneurs are the heart of SOCAP. They identify new solutions to pressing issues, balancing true impact with sustainable business models. We prioritize support for inspiring entrepreneurs, as they are the future of the social capital markets.
Since the first SOCAP, scholarship recipients have spanned the globe, and represented a wide variety of sectors and business models. In 2015 alone, 140+ SOCAP scholars hailed from more than 35 different countries.
Offered Since: 2008
Type: Entrepreneur Scholarship
EligibilityCriteria: Entrepreneurs are recognized for their outstanding ideas, inspiring stories, and passion for creating sustainable business models
Number of Scholarships: Several
Value of Scholarship: 2017 scholarship recipients will be supported with the following:
Free SOCAP17 full conference pass (valued at $1495)
Exclusive access to the Impact Accelerator @SOCAP
Hostel accommodations for the duration of the conference
Application Deadline: deadlines vary by country – 1st October every year for some countries.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: African countries: See embassy websites for specific details about the eligible Sub-Saharan African countries
To be taken at (country): USA institutions
Eligible Field of Study: Agricultural and Rural Development, Communications/Journalism, Economic Development, Educational Administration, Planning and Policy, Finance and Banking, Higher Education Administration, HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention, Human Resource Management, Law and Human Rights, Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change, Public Health Policy and Management, Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration. Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention, Teaching of English as a Foreign Language, Technology Policy and Management, Trafficking in Persons Policy and Prevention, Urban and Regional Planning
About Scholarship: The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a non-degree program for experienced professionals interested in strengthening their leadership skills through a mutual exchange of knowledge and understanding about issues of common concern in the U.S. and the Fellows’ home countries. As a non-degree program, the Fellowship offers valuable opportunities for professional development through selected university courses, attending conferences, networking, and practical work experiences. If you are interested in broadening your perspectives and becoming a global leader, the Humphrey Fellowship is for you.
During the year, Fellows pursue both their individual program goals and work closely with their Humphrey colleagues in workshops and seminars. Unlike a typical graduate school experience, the Program encourages Fellows to travel away from their host campus to learn more about American culture and to network with their American peers.
Type: non-degree fellowship
Selection Criteria and Eligibility: To apply for this scholarship program, applicants must possess;
An undergraduate (first university or Bachelor’s) degree
a minimum of five years of full-time, professional experience
limited or no prior experience in the United States
demonstrated leadership qualities
a record of public service in the community
English language ability.
Number of Scholarships: not specified
Value of Scholarship: The Fellowship provides for:
Payment of tuition and fees at the assigned host university;
Pre-academic English language training, if required;
A maintenance (living) allowance, including a one-time settling-in allowance;
Accident and sickness coverage;
A book allowance;
A one-time computer subsidy;
Air travel (international travel to and from the U.S. for the Program and domestic travel to required program events);
A Professional Development allowance for professional activities, such as field trips, professional visits and conferences.
Duration of Scholarship: not specified
Deadline: deadlines vary by country. The nominating U.S. Embassy or Binational Fulbright Commission will advise you of its internal deadline for receiving applications. For example the deadline for Nigerian applicants is 1 June every year.
Embassies and Commissions must submit their nominations to the Institute of International Education office in Washington, DC by October 1.
How to Apply: Please contact the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy or Binational Fulbright Commission in your country for more information about application procedures and deadlines.
Scholarship Provider: The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a program for young and mid-career professionals sponsored by the U.S. Department of State
SingularityU West Africa Global Impact Challenge for West African Startups
What moonshot innovation would you develop to solve a global grand challenge using exponential technology that would impact the lives of a billion people in the next 10 years?
Application Timeline:
Applications Close – 7th April 2017
Pitch Day Event – 19th April 2017
To be taken at (country): Singularity University, USA
About the Award: The purpose of the SingularityU East Africa Global Impact Challenge is to foster moonshot innovations and startups that positively impact the lives of people living in East Africa, with an ability to scale and impact a billion people worldwide in 10 years.
This year, the GSP has two big changes: (1) climate change is the overarching theme, and (2) we have a new collaboration with XPRIZE.
We selected the climate change theme because it has consequences for every industry, geographic region, and way of life. Even if you don’t consider yourself a climate change authority or innovator, your skill set can probably help mitigate the effects of climate change. If you’re already passionate about impact or working in the impact space, you can create a moonshot innovation to address this urgent global problem.
We will not require participants to innovate in the climate change space, and welcome people from all disciplines to apply, but this theme will inform the GSP curriculum. We are looking for applicants from ANY technology or science discipline because we know a challenge as huge as climate change can only be solved within the convergence of multiple disciplines and exponential technologies.
Our collaboration with XPRIZE will give you an extraordinary opportunity to tap into the wisdom and expertise of the best minds working in this field today and their established network of funders.
Type: Entrepreneurship, Contest
Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
The challenge is open to residents and citizens in the 15 West African countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo
You must be age 21 or older on the first day of the GSP
You must be fluent in written and spoken English
You must be able to participate for the entire GSP 2017 program from June 17 – August 17, 2017
Applicants selected as finalists will be interviewed by a panel of judges during the week of April 3.
Selection Criteria: The challenge must be on solving a problem e.g. Climate Change or one of SU Global Grand Challenges, Think of a local problem scalable globally to positively impact a billion people of lives.
Degree of solution’s relevance to the theme of the challenge
The regional relevance in solving the challenge in East Africa
Feasibility, Viability and Coherence of implementing the idea
Entrepreneurial and innovative potential, with a focus on technological novelty
Applicant’s leadership experience and quality, profile, achievements, and potential
Value of Program: The Prize of the Challenge is free attendance to the transformational Global Solutions Program at no cost.
All semi-finalists and finalists of this challenge will be invited to participate in an immersive workshop experience in Lagos, Nigeria during the week of April 17. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about exponential technologies and the latest entrepreneurial tools! Make sure you have your passport and visa ready!
The Commonwealth Secretariat, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Youth Council, the Commonwealth Youth Gender and Equality Network and Rotary in Canada and Rotary in the Caribbean, will launch a new initiative to empower young women.
Application Deadline: 30th April 2017.
Eligible Countries: Commonwealth Countries
To be taken at (country): The Caribbean and the Americas
About the Award: The Commonwealth Women’s Mentorship Scheme will match aspirational young women with experienced professionals in their fields.
Type: Short courses/Training
Eligibility: It is open to Commonwealth citizens between 18 and 29 who have demonstrated leadership and drive in their careers or in community projects.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value and Duration of Scholarship: The scheme will begin with a six-month pilot in the Caribbean and the Americas, but will include a small number of mentees from Africa, Europe, Australia and the Pacific.
How to Apply: Download and complete the application form (see in link below) below and email to [email protected]
Peace Corps Nigeria Alumni Foundation is pleased to offer scholarships for Nigerian Women to pursue undergraduate degree programme.
Application Deadline: 28th April, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Nigeria
To be taken at (country): USA
Eligible Field of Study: Scholarships are offered in diverse fields to help students in upgrading education.
About Scholarship: The scholarship program was created in an effort to help ease the financial burden of students with outstanding academic and leadership potential that are facing difficulties securing the funds needed to complete their undergraduate studies because they have an international student visa and cannot seek outside employment to finance their education.
Applicants must have an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements to be able to study there.
Offered Since: 2003
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility: Any female college student of Nigerian heritage is eligible to apply for a PCNAF Scholarship if she:
Has an international student visa (F1)
Is enrolled as a full time student at a participating institution
Will begin her junior or senior year at the university in the fall of 2017, or will complete community college and enter a participating university as a full time student in the fall of 2017
Has an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Has a documented need for financial assistance
Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirement: Applicants must have an overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Test Requirement: No
English Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
Number of Scholarships: two (2)
Value of Scholarship: PCNAF will award two $2000 scholarships to promising female college students.
How to Apply
Application packages must include a completed scholarship application, an official academic transcript (most recent), the Financial Aid Worksheet, copy of the international student visa, a letter of recommendation from a faculty member, a letter of recommendation from someone outside the educational institution, and responses (150- 200 words) to each of the three essay questions. All application materials must be received by April 29, 2016
Supporting Material
Application packages must include
a completed scholarship application,
an official academic transcript (most recent)
the Financial Aid Worksheet
copy of the international student visa
a letter of recommendation from a faculty member
a letter of recommendation from someone outside the educational institution
responses (150- 200 words) to each of the three essay questions
The Coca-Cola Company and the United States Department of State are pleased to announce the MENA Scholarship Program for 2017
Application Deadline: 20th March 2017
Eligible Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Palestinia, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia
To be taken at (country): United States
About the Award: The Coca-Cola Company & the U.S. Department of State are partnering for the 6th consecutive year to sponsor 100 university students from 7 different countries across the Middle East and North Africa to attend a month-long business program focused on entrepreneurship at Indiana University’s prestigious Kelley School of Business, one of the top-ranked business programs in the United States.
This multi-faceted, immersion scholarship program is designed to give a group of students the opportunity to learn about business education through an accelerated curriculum.
Type: Training
Eligibility: All candidates must:
Have nationality and currently reside in the country from which you are applying and must have a valid passport for international travel.
Zero to limited travel experience to the United States preferred.
Be currently enrolled in a university and between 18-24 years old
All areas of study are eligible to apply.
Be able to travel from June 24th – July 28th
Be fluent in English and have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Successful receipt of the J-1 visa for the United States
Selection Criteria: All you have to do is share your business idea on how to Make Tomorrow Better in your country.
The Coca-Cola Company will use the following criteria to review submissions:
Does the idea address a business issue in the local market?
Is the idea centered around a product or service?
Characteristics of strong business ideas are: Innovative, Unique, Sellable, Competitive
Selection: The Coca-Cola Company will review all submissions and award applicants the opportunity to complete a formal application based on the strength of the applicant’s submission. Additionally, the 25 ideas with the most votes will automatically be awarded the opportunity to fill out a formal application which will be reviewed by The Coca-Cola Company and local U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: The program, which begins in late June 2017, is fully funded, including travel to and within the United States, accommodations, meals, and university and visa fees.
How to Apply: To participate, start by choosing your nationality in the Scholarship Webpage.
Important Notes: Please note that the program will take place towards the very end of Ramadan and travel dates can’t be amended. Indiana University is well aware of Ramadan and will make accommodations for attending scholarship winners.
Ghana: Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program for Undergraduate Ghanaian Students 2017/
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is aprogram for young and mid-career professionals sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The program enables chosen applicants to be placed at eighteen selected U.S. universities, which serve as their academic and professional base.
Application Timeline: The application period is January – March every year.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Citizens of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, East Asia and Pacific, South and Central Asia, and Western Hemisphere are eligible to apply for the fellowship program. However, applications are open for Ghana by this time of the year.
To be taken at (country): United States
Eligible Fields of Study: Eligible fields of study are HIV/AIDS policy and prevention, public health policy, natural resource management, environmental policy, climate change, law and human rights, agricultural and rural development, journalism, education, human resource management, substance abuse prevention and treatment, economic development, finance and banking, public administration, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), technology policy and management, trafficking of persons policy and prevention, and urban and regional planning.
About the Award: The purpose of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship is to enrich Fellows’ professional skills and knowledge. The Program provides Fellows opportunities to meet and exchange information and share experiences with their American counterparts and Humphrey colleagues from around the world. Through conferences, networking meetings, seminars and workshops, Fellows expand their perspectives on their work and on global issues. The culmination of the Fellowship year is a six-week work experience, or Professional Affiliation, arranged by the Fellows, that involves them with American organizations and provides another opportunity for meeting and working with their American peers. The Institute of International Education also facilitates professional enhancement workshops that engage Fellows in cross-disciplinary and multi-regional exchanges.
Offered Since: 1978
Type: International academic and administrative fellowship program for students
Eligibility: Applicants eligible for this fellowship must
Ghanaian citizen and resident of Ghana during the time of application.
An undergraduate (first university or Bachelor’s) degree
A minimum of five years of full-time, professional experience post undergraduate study.
Limited or no prior experience in the United States
Demonstrated leadership qualities
A record of public service in the community
English language ability
Selection Process: The selection process is in five (5) core stages
Stage 1: Commissions and Embassies of the different select countries review applications submitted for the Humphrey Fellowship Program, invite selected applicants for interviews, and determine which applications are to be forwarded for further consideration to the Institute of International Education in Washington, D.C.
Stage 2: Nominations are screened by the Institute of International Education
Stage 3: Candidate Review Committees are set up to review applications from a particular region of the world.
Stage 4: Approval of candidates by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board is done at this stage. The FSB has final authority for selection of all Fellows and supervises the conduct of the Program both in the United States and abroad.
Stage5: After receiving approval from the FSB, the Department of State will announce the final selection results to participating Embassies and Binational Fulbright Commissions, who will inform candidates of their status. The Institute of International Education places the approved candidates at U.S. universities that have been selected to host Humphrey Fellows.
Placements are determined by candidates’ fields of study and the program plan statements expressed in their applications.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Fellowship:
Payment of tuition and fees at the assigned host university;
Pre-academic English language training, if required;
A maintenance (living) allowance, including a one-time settling-in allowance;
Accident and sickness coverage;
A book allowance;
A one-time computer subsidy;
Air travel (international travel to and from the U.S. for the Program and domestic travel to required program events);
A Professional Development allowance for professional activities, such as field trips, professional visits and conferences.
How to Apply: Interested candidates may submit a Letter of Interest and CV to [email protected] and include details about their current position, proposed area of study, vision for their career and career objectives.
Eligible candidates will be invited to apply during the application period. After applications from all participating universities have been received and screened, short-listed applicants will be interviewed at the Public Affairs Section from March – May every year and applications of successful interviewees will be forwarded to the United States for further vetting and award of scholarships.
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.
Application Deadline: Different application deadlines exist for the different number of internships. Click the link below to view the Internship positions and deadlines.
Eligible Countries: All
About the Award: The UNICEF Internship Programme offers eligiblestudents the opportunity to acquire direct practical experience in UNICEF’s work. UNICEF is active in various functional areas related to its mandate, which can be categorized in three main pillars: Programme and Policy, External Relations and Operations.
Internships are offered depending on the needs and capacity of offices to receive and supervise interns. Currently available internship opportunities are:
Type: Internship
Eligibility: To be considered for an internship, applicants must meet the following requirements:
Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or PhD degree programme. Applicants enrolled in an undergraduate school must have completed at least two years of full-time studies.
Be proficient in at least one of UNICEF’s working languages: English, French or Spanish. Fluency in the working language of the office you are applying to is required.
Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
Additional consideration will be given to any past professional experience.
Number of Awardees: Several
Value of Internship: Internships at UNICEF are typically non-remunerative. All successful applicants are expected to make their own arrangements for travel, lodging and living expenses during the internship period. There are a number of resources for supporting internships. Start the search at your own college.
Duration of Internship: For the internship to be worthwhile and effective, the duration is usually between six (6) and sixteen (16) weeks.
How to Apply: Visit ouremployment pagefor a list of available internship opportunities.
All applications must be submitted through the online e-recruitment system. To apply for an internship, open the internship advertisement page and click on the “Apply” button found at the bottom.
Returning applicants who already have a profile may log into the e-recruitment system here.
For more details on the Internship Programme, please see ourInternship FAQ page.
The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) is seeking applications from students who are interested in a culinary study scholarship to the school. Scholarship winners are selected by public votes. Candidates are to upload video to the program webpage and get people to click ‘vote’ for their videos.
Application Deadline: 15th February, 2017
Voting Begins on the 17th January
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): New York City, USA
About the Award: Candidate is to film a one-minute video that shows their passion and unique personality. Be creative! Prepare your favorite, mouth-watering dish. Pitch us your culinary business idea. Tell us who or what is your source of inspiration. There are so many ways that you can show us why you want to join the next generation of culinary and hospitality leaders and why you should win one of 18 scholarships to our award-winning programs.
Type: Training
Eligibility:
You don’t have to be an actor or movie director—just be yourself! Show your creativity!
Film your video horizontally to look best on screen.
Videos should be no longer than one minute (60 seconds) in length.
The sooner you upload, the more chances your video has to gain votes.
Selection: First, the top 50 videos will be determined by public vote; from these, scholarship winners will be selected by a panel of ICE judges. The names of the scholarship recipients will be released on February 23, 2017.
Number of Awardees: 18
Value of Scholarship: Full and partial scholarships are available
How to Apply: All visitors to the #CulinaryVoice Scholarship Challenge website can cast one vote daily during the voting period (January 17, 2017 to February 15, 2017). Simply visit the page of your favorite video and click “Vote Now.”
Your video will have its own unique link that you can share on your social networks. You can vote and share once a day from January 17, 2017 to February 15, 2017. Get in the Top 50 by reminding your friends, family and the world to vote for you!
Earth University Costa Rica offers the MasterCard Foundation Scholarship program for Students from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean to study for undergraduate degrees in Agricultural sciences and Natural resources management 2017/2018
Application Timeline: Application begins August 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Regions: Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
To be taken at (country): Earth University, Costa Rica
Accepted Subject Areas: Courses offered at the university which are mainly in Agricultural sciences and Natural resources management
About Scholarship: EARTH University, Costa Rica has a seven-year partner with the MasterCard Foundation to provide scholarships to young leaders from disadvantaged communities in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Through the partnership, the Foundation will provide 120 undergraduate scholarships amounting to $19.5 million to EARTH students for 7 years. Approximately one-third of the scholars will come from Sub-Saharan Africa and the rest from Latin America and the Caribbean.
Offered Since: 2012
Type: Undergraduate scholarships for African, Latin America and the Caribbean
Selection Criteria: Recipients of The MasterCard Foundation scholarships meet all of EARTH’s selection criteria. As part of the partnership agreement, the university seek to award these scholarships to qualified candidates whose financial circumstances would otherwise prevent them from attending university.
Eligibility: The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program targets talented but financially disadvantaged secondary and prospective undergraduate students from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean who are committed to giving back to their community in Africa.
Number of Scholarships: A total of 120 scholarships will be awarded within 7 years
Value of Scholarship: Recipients will receive their full education at no cost; Full tuition and other expenses. Other benefits will include:
Leadership development
Comprehensive scholarships
Support for transition to secondary school, University or the workforce
Life skills
Mentoring and counselling
Duration: Scholarship is for the full four duration of undergraduate study.
How to Apply: The first step to receiving a scholarship from this program is to apply to EARTH by May 25th. EARTH does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, ethnic origin, religion, gender or nationality in its education and admissions policy.
The Commission for Developing Countries (CDC), a commission of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), wishes to tap the expertise of Diaspora mathematicians, in a more formal manner, in order to provide additional staff and support to mathematics departments.
Application Deadline: 31st January 2017.
About the Award: Every year, thousands of scientists migrate from developing countries in search of educational opportunities and better intellectual environments. Some of these individuals acquire singular expertise and find themselves engaged in universities, research laboratories and international organizations outside their original countries. There are reasons to believe that, given an opportunity, many of these individuals would be willing to share their expertise with scientists and students in developing countries.
The objective of the ADMP is to strengthen appreciation and understanding of mathematics, particularly at the postgraduate level, by utilising the expertise of African Diaspora mathematicians, whilst at the same time encouraging collaboration in research by mathematicians in Africa and those in the African Diaspora, through the partnerships established in the Program.
The African Diaspora mathematician shall visit the partner university in Africa, once a year for 3 – 6 weeks in order to undertake the following activities, among others:
Postgraduate (starting from Master level) teaching and examination;
Postgraduate supervision;
Curriculum design or improvement;
Research collaboration;
Mentorship of young staff members and postgraduate students;
Advice on acquisition of software, literature and other educational materials;
Exploring the possibility of establishing a formal link between the host university and the African Diaspora’s home university or other universities.
Deliver public talks to general public on the potential of mathematics and STEM for development.
Type: Postdoctoral
Eligibility:
Mathematicians with a PhD who were born and raised in Africa and are now full-time employed outside of Africa as professors in mathematics.
Mathematics academic units at any university in Africa who want to build long term connections with African Diaspora Mathematicians and hopefully the home institution of the Diaspora Mathematician.
Number of Awardees: 3
Value of Scholarship: Three partnerships will be funded for two years with each partnership granted Euro 7,000 annually to be used as follows, subject to the monetary policies of the IMU:
The African Diaspora mathematician shall receive up to Euro 6,000 (based on invoices) to cover airfare, travel insurance, visa processing and living expenses for 3 to 6 weeks at the host university in Africa.
The African Diaspora mathematician shall, in addition, be granted Euro 1,000 per year (based on invoices), to acquire educational material such as books, software, journals and other learning material, to be left to the host institution.
How to Apply:
Step 1) The African Diaspora Mathematician has to fill out and submit the online application form which will be open from October 1, 2016 to January 31, 2017 on this website. Please go to the online form here: http://www.wias-berlin.de/WCMS/registration.jsp?ADMP
Step 2) The African Diaspora Mathematician has to send an email to the ADMP Administrator which has to contain the following three (3) documents (a-c) -pdf only-:
a) letter -pdf only-from the Vice-Chancellor of the host institution affirming that the proposed partnership has been discussed with the host institution and confirming support for the partnership and activities.
b) A letter -pdf only-from the Vice-Chancellor of the home university of the African Diaspora mathematician affirming awareness of the Program and giving permission for the participation of the African Diaspora mathematician.
c) A recent CV -pdf only- of the Africa Diaspora mathematician- maximum 5 pages – which must include a list of your most recent five publications.
Master’s program application deadline: Candidates should please check the deadline for the school and academic year they intend to apply (Before May 2017).
May 2017: Winner notified
May 2017: Winners announced on Web site
August 1, 2017: Fellowship year begins
July 31, 2018: Fellowship year ends
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Countries in Africa
To be taken at (country): United States
Brief description: The University of Pittsburg, Global Studies Center (GSC) is offering fellowship opportunities to individuals from developing countries who demonstrate potential as future leaders in the public, government, non-profit, or private sectors.
Offered Since: 1982
About the Award: Heinz Fellowships are granted to individuals from developing countries who demonstrate potential as future leaders in the public, government, non-profit, or private sectors. The goal is to improve, early in a career, a Fellow’s capacity to contribute to the development of their country and to enhance their understanding of the U.S. The Fellowship has been restructured beginning with the 2012-13 academic year to align with specific Master’s programs of Pitt professional schools. The GSC no longer directly accepts Heinz applications. Candidates that are interested in applying for the Fellowship should please contact the professional school they applied to after receipt of your acceptance.
Eligible Field of Study: University of Pittsburgh professional schools with potential Heinz support include: the Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH), the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), the School of Law, and the School of Nursing.
Type: Masters
Eligibility: The competition for a Heinz Fellowship is open to men and women from developing countries whose record of accomplishment early in their career indicates strong potential for leadership and achievement in business, government, public services, or other relevant professions.
Applicants must have been accepted to a Master’s program beginning the academic year for which they seek the Heinz Fellowship by the GSPH, the GSPIA or the School of Nursing.
Applicants must have completed a university degree.
Applicants must be proficient in speaking, reading and writing English.
Preference will be given to those applicants at the early or mid-stages of their career.
The Fellowship is intended for individuals in the practitioner and policy domains. It is not awarded for basic academic research, academic sabbaticals or medical research.
Selection Criteria:
During the residency, the Fellow is expected to give at least one presentation on a subject related to his or her professional experience to members of the University. In addition, the Fellow is strongly encouraged to participate in community outreach activities in the region by lecturing about his or her home country to an audience of high school students or interested adults.
Acceptance of the grant by the candidate constitutes an agreement between the grantee and the University. It is expected that, barring unforeseen emergencies, grantees will remain for the full tenure of the award. A grantee who leaves the U.S. or terminates the grant at a date earlier than that specified in the grant authorization, without consent of the University, will be required to reimburse the University for any expenditures made by the University on the grantee’s behalf.
Upon completion of the Heinz Fellowship program, Fellows are required to submit a final report describing and evaluating the full range of their activities and experiences during the Fellowship, as well as their plans for applying the Fellowship upon return to their home country. These reports are subsequently distributed to program officials at the University of Pittsburgh and to representatives at the H.J. Heinz Company Foundation. These reports will also be used as references for incoming Fellowship recipients. Upon acceptance of their final report, Fellows will receive a Heinz Program certificate from the UCIS.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Duration of Scholarship: One (1) to two (2) years of support
Value of Scholarship: Support in the form of a living stipend of $19,200 (paid in monthly installments) and a $1,000 program and professional activities fund.
How to Apply:
Candidates are advised to please indicate that they would like to be considered for the Heinz Fellows Program when candidates are submitting their Master’s program application.
Award Provider: University Center for International Studies (UCIS) at the University of Pittsburg
Important Notes: Candidates of this scholarship should please note that if they come from a country that does not have a tax treaty with the U.S., they must pay U.S. taxes amounting to 14% of the stipend. No transportation costs, living or other allowances, services or insurance funds are provided for dependents, whether or not they accompany the Fellow.
Harvard University South Africa Fellowship Program 2017 (Fully-funded)
The HSAFP seeks to expand its reach to institutions and organizations across South Africa in a continued effort to draw the broadest possible range of candidates for the program. In addition, the University – reflecting the current South African constitution – has expanded its applicant pool to extend to all South Africans, regardless of ethnicity or race.
Application Deadline: 28th February, 2017
Eligible Countries: South Africa
To be taken at (country): United States
About the Award: The HSAFP was conceived largely to provide educational enrichment for men and women in mid-career, that is, individuals in various occupations who have shown considerable skill in their chosen fields and leadership and are expected to benefit from advanced training.
Type: fellowship
Eligibility:
Candidates who have just completed, or who have not yet completed, a first degree are not selected unless this degree has been pursued concurrently with, or subsequent to, experience in the workplace.
Fellows usually range in age from 30 to 45 years.
Fellows must be South African citizens.
Applicants should determine well in advance whether, if awarded a fellowship, they can be granted leave by their employers for Harvard’s academic year. They should generally plan to be in residence at Harvard from September until June. However, some programs require fellows to begin residence on July 1st.
No candidate should accept an interview unless assured that such leave will be granted. The Center does not wish to assign fellowships to anyone who subsequently finds it impossible to use the opportunity.
Selection Process: Fellows submit their applications directly to the Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program at Harvard University. A committee of HSAFP alumni, Center staff and the CAS Faculty Director will interview the short-listed applicants in South Africa. Successful candidates must then apply to and be admitted at the specific Harvard school where they intend to study.
Number of Awardees: Usually 6 fellowships are awarded
Value of Fellowship: General administrative funds for program management, stipends, housing and airfare for the fellow are provided to successful candidates.
Award Provider: Harvard University Center for African Studies
Important Notes: Applicants will hear in late June 2017 if they have been selected as a finalist. Interviews in South Africa will take place in early June 2017 and later that month finalists can expect to be notified if they have been selected as a Harvard South Africa Fellow.
Illinois Wesleyan University International Student Scholarships for Undergraduate Study 2017/
Illinois Wesleyan University is offering Merit-based and Presidential scholarships to outstanding international students wishing to undertake Bachelor studies at the University for the 2017/2018 academic session.
Application Deadline: 1st April, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): USA
Field of Study: All
About the Award: Merit-based scholarships are offered to qualified international applicants with outstanding academic achievement and test scores on the required entrance exams. These awards range from $10,000 to $25,000 per year and are renewable for up to four years. In some instances, additional help is provided through student loans and campus employment.
In addition, two full-tuition President’s International Student Scholarships are offered. These scholarships are awarded each year to two highly qualified international students in assessing their talents, interests and academic achievements. The President’s scholarship is renewable for up to four years of study at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Type: Undergraduate
Eligibility:
Merit scholarships are offered to qualified international applicants with outstanding academic achievement and test scores on the required entrance exams.
President scholarships are offered on the basis of outstanding talents, interests and academic achievements.
Value of Scholarship:
Merit scholarships: $10,000 to $25,000
President scholarships: Full tuition
Duration of Scholarship: Renewable for 4 years
How to Apply: For international applicants seeking additional financial assistance, the CSS PROFILE is required for need-based consideration. The PROFILE provides a detailed analysis of an applicant’s financial resources. Using this information, we can be “need sensitive” when considering ways to further assist our international students with Illinois Wesleyan University funded scholarships, loans and campus-employment opportunities.
Hands Along the Nile Development Services (HANDS) invites individuals who are currently working for registered local NGOs to promote the empowerment, better quality of life and inclusion of persons with disabilities.
Application Deadline: 23rd December, 2016.
Eligible Countries: This program aims to strengthen the leadership capacity and skills of mid-level NGO professionals from Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt who are working to promote the empowerment and inclusion of the disabled in their societies.
To be taken at (country): Greater Washington area, Chicago and Seattle in USA.
About the Award: Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) Development for Organizations Improving the Status of Persons with Disabilities. HANDS invites qualified professionals from Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco who are currently working for registered local NGO to promote the empowerment, better quality of life and inclusion of persons with disabilities to apply. Hands Along the Nile values diversity and inclusion in all of our programs. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations during the application process and fellowship period can be made available to you upon request.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
Age: Applicants must be between the ages of 25 and 40.
Education: Candidates should have completed university level education.
English language: English proficiency is mandatory. Participants should have very strong English reading, writing, and speaking skills. The application and interview will be in English and applicants’ language ability will be assessed accordingly.
Professional experience: Prospective participants should have at least three years of demonstrated involvement with activities promoting the empowerment of the disabled in their societies, as well as an interest in employing new mechanisms to advance such work and be affiliated with registered NGO in their country.
Dedication to and soundness of plans for the future: Candidates must demonstrate long-term thoughtfulness about the inclusion and participation of the disabled in their societies. The application will ask candidates to submit an essay showing their understanding of the importance of the empowerment of persons with disabilities, their own plans for addressing this issue after the exchange, and an awareness of the current challenges of promoting such activities, as well as the replicable successes already achieved in their home country.
Long-term commitment to the program that extends beyond the official end-date.
Recommendations: Applicants must be able to supply two letters of recommendation.
Passport: Applicants must possess a valid passport for travel with an expiration date that does not fall before the dates of required travel.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: Selected participants will also attend the Professional Fellows Congress in Washington and meet fellow participants from around the world. After returning home, participants will continue their involvement with an exchange program in their countries in winter 2018.
Duration of Scholarship:
May 1-28, 2017: Fellowship exchange program
May 29 – June 2, 2017: Professional Fellows Congress in Washington, DC
Winter 2018: Exchange programs in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
How to Apply:
The deadline to apply is extended to December 23, 2016. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early.
Download the application by clicking the link below, and send it to us at [email protected]
Course Starts: 28 November (after the start date, you can still access the course content.)
Eligible Countries: International students from around the world
To be taken at: Students from anywhere in the world with computer and internet connection can participate in the course.
Field of Study: Applying to US Universities
About the Course
With over 4,000 universities in the United States and no standard application system, the U.S. admission process can be confusing for everyone, but especially for students applying from other countries. This course will help international students (non-U.S. citizens) and non-native English speakers navigate the U.S. university admission process by offering practical information about the documents and pieces that make up a U.S. university application. More importantly, admission officers will discuss how they use those pieces to decide who is accepted and who is denied, so that you can understand the process beyond the pieces.
Type: Free online course
Eligibility
This course is intended for international students educated in the national curriculum of their country.
While other students are welcome to enroll, the course is not intended for American students or students studying in an American, International Baccalaureate, or Advanced Placement curriculum.
The course is also intended for students who do not have access to university counseling – if you attend a school that offers university counseling, your counselor is the best source of information on applying to university.
This course is for undergraduate (Bachelors degree) freshmen (students who have not attended any university) applicants. Undergraduate transfer applicants, students who have attended a university, will find some of the information helpful, but graduate (Masters and Doctoral) applicants will not.
What will you get from this course?
By the end of this course, you will understand application basics that include researching schools, creating a school list, and establishing an application plan.
This course will not answer all of your application questions, but it will teach you to ask the right questions of yourself and the universities.
Ultimately, you will have all the information you need to start your process the right way, putting you on the path to acceptance.
The Search for Common Ground (SFCG) intern will support the Africa Team in providing programmatic, logistical, and financial support to SFCG’s projects in the region.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible Countries: African countries
To be taken at (country): SFCG’s Washington DC headquarters.
About the Award: The Africa Program is active in Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is an international non-profit organization that promotes peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and a European office in Brussels, Belgium, SFCG’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict – away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions.
SFCG seeks to help conflicting parties understand their differences and act on their commonalities. With a total of approximately 400 staff worldwide, SFCG implements projects from 55 offices in 35 countries, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. The organization is an exciting and rewarding place to work, with a dedicated and enthusiastic staff who love their work. You will be joining a highly motivated staff with a good team spirit and there will be opportunities to grow.
The Intern will be expected to:
Contribute to the production of donor reports and grant proposals;
Attend policy meetings, representing the Africa Program;
Backstop the Washington DC-based Africa Team and country offices overseas; and
Assist with website, program literature and database system maintenance.
Type: Entry-level Internship
Eligibility: The ideal candidate will exhibit:
• Good writing, editing and communication skills (required);
• A self-starting, detail-oriented and flexible approach to tasks (required);
• Demonstrable interest in African issues and/or conflict resolution (required); and
• NGO and/or international experience (preferred);
• Fluency or advanced proficiency in French with a focus on writing (preferred).
Undergraduates (juniors and seniors), graduate students, and recent graduates are welcome to apply.
Duration of Internship: The internship begins in January and typically lasts until May
How to Apply: Please submit a resume, cover letter, and two one-page writing samples (one in English, and one in French if possible) in document through our Bamboo application system at https://sfcg.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=628.
We require commitments of no less than twenty hours a week for this position. Please note that this position is unpaid. Credit can be arranged for students with their institution. For international applicants, Search for Common Ground is not responsible for providing student or work visas; you will need to make your own visa arrangements.
Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. We ask that you do not follow-up with calls or emails concerning the status of your application. Candidates who fail to submit and/or complete the full application and do not meet the appropriate application deadline will not be considered.
The Stevens Initiative invites educational institutions and non-profit organizations in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa to apply for funds to administer virtual exchange programs between youth in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa.
Application Deadline: 21st December, 2016
Eligible Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, or Yemen AND The United States
Eligible Fields: Applicants are strongly encouraged to demonstrate how their proposed programs contribute to one or more of the following priorities:
Programs focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
Programs that use project-based learning
Programs that serve refugees
Programs that use innovative methodologies
Programs that include in-person exchanges
About the Award: The Stevens Initiative is an international effort to expand access to virtual exchange in order to build global competence for young people in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa. The Initiative is a lasting tribute to Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, a public servant who dedicated himself to building understanding between people from different countries. The Initiative is housed at the Aspen Institute and is a public-private partnership of the family of Ambassador Stevens, the U.S. Department of State, the Bezos Family Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, LRNG, Vidyo, Twitter, Microsoft, and the governments of Algeria, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates.
The competition has two stages. First, the Stevens Initiative invites letters of interests, which are due on November 30 for organizations based in the United States and December 21 for organizations based in the Middle East and North Africa. Second, organizations with letters of interest selected as finalists will be invited in early 2017 to submit full award applications.
Type: Contest
Eligibility:
Applicants proposing to conduct a virtual exchange program that will be ready to be implemented by Fall 2017 are expected to demonstrate a promising track record and a strong base of partnerships, curricular materials, trained educators or other facilitators, and technology, such that the exchange can be iterated, improved, and expanded over the course of the period of support.
Applicants proposing to develop new virtual exchange programs are expected to demonstrate that adequate time and resources will be dedicated to establishing partnerships with implementing institutions, developing curriculum, training educators or other facilitators, and setting up the online platform before the exchange begins.
Applicants based in the Middle East or North Africa must be non-profit organizations, including educational institutions, that can demonstrate current country registration
Selection Criteria: Letters of interest will be reviewed by a panel of independent experts from relevant fields. Panelists will assess letters according to the following criteria:
Institutional capacity
Program feasibility
Cost-effectiveness
Emphasis on reaching those whose access to exchange programs has been limited, including girls, underrepresented populations, the disabled, and other groups
Statement of need
Appeal to proposed participants
Contribution to participants’ global competencies
Alignment with a Stevens Initiative priority
Value of Contest: Organizations will include an approximate budget request in the letter of interest and will submit a complete budget if they are invited to submit an application in the second stage of the competition. The following list includes examples of allowable expenses; it is not comprehensive.
Salary and fringe benefits
Travel (including regional travel for staff of in-country partners to conduct trainings/manage activities in neighboring countries)
Stipends or other benefits for U.S. and overseas teachers directly involved in the program
Honoraria
Educational materials
Training modules (including expenses related to any in-person training)
Curriculum Development/Integration
Online Professional Development
Software or supplies such as digital cameras, flip-cams, webcams, etc. to support online project work. Applicants should primarily seek out donations or acquisition of supplies through outside sources
Internet access fees*
Monitoring and evaluation
Communications support, including website development, promotional or outreach materials and activities
Other direct costs directly related to program activities
Indirect costs
Administrative expenses: The award funds may be used to pay reasonable costs for program administration, technical support, and other administrative needs. Cost sharing in these areas is strongly encouraged. * Internet access fees may only be included on a limited basis and should be justified within the proposal.
How to Apply: Letters of interest may only be submitted online through aspen.fluidreview.com.
University of Washington and TRACE International invite application for TRACE Scholar Program to pursue studies related to strategies and tools for increasing transparency and reducing corruption. The scholarship is available to an international lawyer from a developing country.
Application Deadline: 15th February, 2017.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Developing countries
To be taken at (country): University of Washington, TRACE headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland, USA
About the Award: For a fourth year, the UW School of Law’s Sustainable International Development Law program is pleased to partner with TRACE International, a leading nonprofit business association focused on anti-bribery compliance, to offer a new LL.M. scholarship aimed at developing exceptional young leaders in the field of anti-corruption who are committed to advancing commercial transparency.
Type: Masters
Eligibility: The TRACE Scholar will have a demonstrated interest in anti-corruption efforts and will write their LL.M. thesis on a subject related to anticorruption: international instruments, compliance or enforcement. They will enroll in relevant courses focused on business ethics, rule of law, governance and/or economic development. The TRACE Scholar Program will provide emerging leaders and professionals with an interest in anti-corruption and bribery prevention with an intensive course of study followed by a practical and “hands-on” internship.
Selection Criteria:
A first degree in law or equivalent
Is a national from either a low or lower-middle income developing country (as defined by the World Bank)
Will make a commitment to return to applicant’s home country to work for a period of 2-3 years
Strong English skills. The following minimum score is required, (test scores must be less than two years old):
580 TOEFL
92 TOEFLiBT
Note: Candidate may take the TOEFL after submitting his or her application if scheduling does not permit an earlier testing.
Evidence of leadership skills
Willingness to participate in interviews via Skype
Ready to commence studies in late August 2017 for a period of one year
Number of Awardees: 1
Value of Scholarship: The TRACE Scholar Program will fully fund (with tuition, lodging and travel) an international lawyer from a developing country to pursue studies related to strategies and tools for increasing transparency and reducing corruption.
Duration of Scholarship: The UW Law TRACE Scholar will spend an academic year at the University of Washington followed by a paid summer internship at TRACE headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland. The person selected as a TRACE Scholar must be ready to commence his/her studies in late August 2017 for a period of one year.
How to Apply: Candidates should submit the following materials. The applicant should submit all of her materials, if possible, in one email or mailing. Please send documents in MS-Word, pdf or text file format. Do not send jpeg, gif or other photo scans.
At least two letters of recommendation from legal professionals in the home country. References may be submitted via email to [email protected]
Official transcripts and degree statements.
Resume or CV; and
A personal statement of 2-3 pages which describes the applicant’s interest and experience in dealing with anti-corruption and a description of how such a scholarship will further his or her work to combat corruption in the applicant’s home country
Please submit your application via email to [email protected]by February 15, 2017 at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. You may also mail your application to:
UW TRACE Fellowship
c/o Sustainable International Development Graduate Program
University of Washington School of Law
Box 353020
Seattle, WA 98195
USA
The media plays an important role in telling stories about tragedies, trauma, and communities or individuals who are facing adversities. And yet, too often, these are the main stories we see and hear from the media. Images & Voices of Hope is working to change that — by providing media practitioners with an opportunity to tell stories about how people and communities are finding hope, resiliency and restoration in the aftermath or midst of difficult times.
If this type of storytelling interests you and you have a strong story idea, we encourage you to apply for Images & Voices of Hope’s (ivoh) Restorative Narrative Fellowship.
Application Deadline: 28th November 2016
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): USA
Eligible Fields: Media practitioners of all kinds — photographers, journalists, gamers, documentary filmmakers, marketers and those working at the intersection of media and the arts
About the Award: The media plays an important role in telling stories about tragedies, trauma, and communities or individuals who are facing adversities. And yet, too often, these are the main stories we see and hear from the media. Images & Voices of Hope is working to change that — by providing media practitioners with an opportunity to tell stories about how people and communities are finding hope, resiliency and restoration in the aftermath or midst of difficult times.
If this type of storytelling interests you and you have a strong story idea, we encourage you to apply for Images & Voices of Hope’s Restorative Narrative Fellowship.
ivoh’s fellowship is an extension of the organization’s work around Restorative Narrative — a genre of stories that show how people and communities are making a meaningful progression from a place of despair to a place of resilience. (You can read more about Restorative Narratives, and find related examples, here.)
The fellowship, which will run February 1 through August 1, will provide five fellows with a stipend to spend six months telling Restorative Narratives in various communities. As a fellow, you’ll have the opportunity to help change media — and the people and communities that media serves — for the better.
Type: Fellowship
Eligibility:
Media practitioners of all kinds — photographers, journalists, gamers, documentary filmmakers, marketers and those working at the intersection of media and the arts;
Both freelancers and employed media practitioners can apply;
Freelancers will be required to find a home for their projects, while those employed at media organizations can work on their fellowship project with the intent of publishing it on their organization’s website;
ivoh requests permission to republish the work in its entirety – or if that’s not possible, a condensed version of it.
Number of Awardees: 5
Value of Fellowship: The fellowship provides:
A stipend: USD 2,500 stipend for financial support and to cover costs associated with their work for the fellowship. These costs may include travel, data analysis, research expenses, and more;
High-level coaching: six months, fellows will receive storytelling coaching from Jacqui Banaszynski, a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, longtime editor, and a professor at the University of Missouri;
Training workshops: a chance to learn more about the restorative narrative genre, receive feedback on their projects, and engage in 1:1 coaching sessions with Jacqui. The first training workshop will be held in early March, and the second will be held in timing with ivoh’s annual media summit in late June;
Speaking opportunity: to present their projects and share lessons learned during ivoh’s annual media summit, which attracts media practitioners from around the world;
Ongoing recognition and support from ivoh: part of a growing cohort of Restorative Narrative Fellows from around the world. You will be introduced to past fellows and the larger ivoh community, which is comprised of individuals who care about how the media can help strengthen and empower people and communities
Duration of Fellowship: February 1 through August 1
How to Apply: If you are interested in applying, fill out the online application HERE. Applications are accepted through November 28.
The Open Society Inclusive Education Scholarship Programme offers awards to individuals from China, Czech Republic, Ukraine, and selected countries in Africa and Latin America for an 18-month master of education degree.
Application Deadline: 2nd December, 2016
Eligible Countries: Argentina, China, Czech Republic, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Peru, Sudan, SouthSudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Zambia, or Zimbabwe.
To be taken at (country): Syracuse University School of Education, New York, USA
Eligible Field of Study: Master of education degree.
About the Award: The programme’s objective is to provide education advocates and professionals with a foundation in the principles, values, and practices of inclusive education so that they will be equipped to lead reform of education policy and practice in their home countries.
With the knowledge and networks gained through the program, we expect that scholars will deepen their understanding of all aspects of inclusion and play active roles in devising and implementing inclusive practices and policies. The programme also includes a Fellowship
Fellowship: Fellows must uphold the academic standards of the host institution and undertake fulltime study for the program’s duration. Failure to maintain academic and professional standards as defined by the host university may result in dismissal from the program. Failure to follow the laws governing foreign students in the host country will result in dismissal from the program.
Type: Masters
Eligibility: The competition is merit-based and open to those meeting the following criteria:
be a citizen and legal resident of Argentina, China, Czech Republic, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Peru, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Zambia, or Zimbabwe at the time of application
have work experience in education with a demonstrated interest in advancing inclusive education
have an excellent academic record with a bachelor’s degree in teaching, public administration/policy, anthropology, social work, psychology, or related field—degree must be awarded by application deadline
have demonstrated leadership in the field of education
be proficient in spoken and written English and able to meet university-designated minimum scores on standardized language tests
be able to participate in an intensive academic writing program in Summer 2017
be able to begin the graduate program in August 2017
be able to receive and maintain visa or study permit to the United States
demonstrate a clear commitment to return to home country to contribute to advancing inclusive education in their national contexts
The program does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Candidates with disabilities and those from marginalized communities are particularly encouraged to apply.
Selection Process: Competition is merit based, and selection is made on the basis of academic excellence, professional aptitude, leadership potential, and proven commitment to work to advance inclusive education in the home country. Selection proceeds as follows:
Preliminary Selection and Testing: Applications are first reviewed by representatives from the regional program administration, host university consortium, and Open Society Foundations. Applicants chosen to continue in the competition as semifinalists are required to take an official TOEFL or IELTS, the costs of which are covered by the program. Most participating universities require a minimum TOEFL of 90-100 (Internet-based exam) or IELTS of 6.5.
All applicants should research local options for TOEFL or IELTS testing to ensure results are available by February 2017. Applicants with disabilities should contact the testing agency as early as possible to make the arrangements for any necessary accommodations during testing.
Interviews and Final Selection: Semifinalists are interviewed by representatives from the Open Society Foundations, host universities, and other experts. The interview panel then recommends candidates for finalist status and subsequent university placement based on the quality of the written application, interview evaluations, and standardized test results.
University Placement: Finalists must be officially admitted to the host university program before becoming an official program grantee and being offered an award. Upon receiving the university placements, students are responsible for securing required visas for both the summer school and for the host university.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: The fellowship provides:
tuition and mandatory university fees;
monthly stipend for room, board, and other living expenses;
program-related travel;
accident and health insurance during the program;
funds for educational materials and professional development;
all costs associated with pre-academic summer program and annual conference;
support for students with disabilities to obtain reasonable accommodations necessary for participating in the program of study.
The fellowship does NOT provide funding for dependent family members.
Duration of Scholarship: 18 months
How to Apply: For further details, see complete guidelines and submit an application online, or contact the appropriate regional coordinator below.
Residents of Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Mr. Jehoshaphat Njau
Centre for Human Rights
Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria
Pretoria, 002, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 6345
Email: [email protected]
Website: chr.up.ac.za
The programme is seeking applicants with the potential to bring to their academic and research careers the critical perspective that comes from their non‐traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of members of groups historically underrepresented in higher education in the United States.
Application Deadline: 1st November, 2016
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: All
To be taken at (country): Fellowships for 2017/2018 are awarded for research conducted at any one of the University of California’s ten campuses: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz.
About the Award: The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to the diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California.
The contributions to diversity may include public service towards increasing equitable access in fields where women and minorities are underrepresented. In some fields, the contributions may include research focusing on underserved populations or understanding inequalities related to race, gender, disability or LGBT.
Type: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Eligibility:
Applicants must receive a Ph.D. from an accredited university before the start of their fellowship.
Successful applicants must present documents demonstrating that they are legally authorized to work in the United States.
Individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are encouraged to apply
Value of Fellowship: The award includes a salary starting at approximately $47,844 depending on field and experience, benefits including health insurance and paid vacation/sick leave, and up to $5,000 for research‐related and program travel expenses.
Duration of Fellowship: Each award is for a minimum of 12‐months and may be renewable for an additional term upon demonstration of academic/research productivity.
The Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Scholar Programme is a full-tuition plus fees award for Africa’s entrepreneurial leaders wishing to pursue a two year MBA at the Yale School of Management starting in September 2017.
Application Deadline: 30th December, 2016
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: African countries
To be taken at (country): Yale University, USA
About the Award: Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance is a platform for highly educated young African social, business and political entrepreneurs, attending leading universities in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Our mission is to capture, inform and engage Africa’s global intellectual capital in the development of Africa.
Type: An MBA for Africa’s Entrepreneurial Leaders
Eligibility:
Born in Africa and current passport holders of an African country
Exhibited entrepreneurial leadership in their field of interest
Two or more years of work experience
Hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent
Candidates must arrange to have official university transcripts, letters of recommendation and standardized test scores arrive at Yale School of Management by the appropriate application deadline
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship:
Full Tuition Plus Fees.
Access to Harambeans, mentors, Angel & VC funds, pro bono legal services, fellowships and corporate internships – Invitation to Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium and intimate sessions with influential private and public sector leaders around the world.
Duration of Scholarship: Two Year MBA Program
How to Apply:
Candidates must apply and be admitted to both Harambe and Yale School of Management
Candidates must complete online HEA Application by December 30, 2016 www.healliance.org/join
Candidates must complete online Yale School of Management Application by January 10, 2017 admissions.som.yale.edu/apply/
Scholarship recipient will receive notification by March 31, 2017
The Borlaug Fellowship Programme provides opportunities for short-term research projects to improve agricultural productivity, economic development, and food security. It offers training and collaborative opportunities for agricultural research, international agricultural economics, leadership, and policy to researchers.
Application Deadline: Applications due by 30th November, 2016
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Currently, TheBorlaug Fellowship Programme are only accepting applications from citizens of the following African countries:
Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
To be taken at (country): USA
Field of Study: All topics related to agriculture (as defined by Title XII) and the Feed the Future initiative are admissible.
Agriculture, as defined by Title XII, includes the science and practice of activity related to food, feed, and fiber production, processing, marketing, distribution, utilization, and trade, and also includes family and consumer sciences, nutrition, food science and engineering, agricultural economics and other social sciences, forestry, wildlife, fisheries, aquaculture, floraculture, veterinary medicine, and other environmental and natural resources sciences.
About Fellowship: The Borlaug Fellowship Programme promotes food security and economic growth by providing training and collaborative research opportunities to fellows from developing and middle-income countries.
Borlaug fellows are generally scientists, researchers or policymakers who are in the early or middle stages of their careers. Competitively selected fellows will work one-on-one with a U.S. mentor who will coordinate the training program. After completion of the 10-12 week fellowship, the mentor will visit the fellow’s home institution to continue collaboration. USDA will select U.S. host institutions and mentors for each fellow. We will only accept applications on approved topics for each country.
Offered Since: 2004
Eligibility: To be considered for the Borlaug Fellowship Program, candidates must:
Be citizens of an eligible country
Be fluent in English
Have completed a Master’s or higher degree
Be in the early or middle stage of their career, with at least two years of practical experience
Be employed by a university, government agency or research entity in their home country
Demonstrate their intention to continue working in their home country after completing the fellowship
Selection Criteria: Applications will be judged on the following criteria:
academic and professional research interests and achievements
level of scientific competence
aptitude for scientific research
leadership potential
likelihood of bringing back new ideas to their home institution
flexibility and aptitude for success in a cross-cultural environment
Consideration is also given to the relevance of the applicant’s research area to the research topics highlighted in the application announcement and to global food security and trade.
Number of Awardees: not specified
Value of Scholarship: Each fellow works one-on-one with a mentor at a U.S. university, research center or government agency. The U.S. mentor will later visit the fellow’s home institution to continue collaboration. Fellows may also attend the annual World Food Prize Symposium, held each October in Des Moines, Iowa.
Duration of Fellowship: 6-12 weeks.
How to Apply: Candidates must apply via the online application system (link below). The following information will be required:
Completed application form
2-3 page program proposal and action plan
Signed approval from applicant’s home institution
Two letters of recommendation
Official copy of transcript for college/university degree(s) received
Application Deadline: October 16 2016. Offered annually? Yes
Scholarship Name: Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship
Brief description: The Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship for international PhD Students in the field of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics, USA 2016/2017
The Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship is a one-year scholarship program for outstanding women graduate students and is designed to help increase the number of women pursuing a PhD. This program supports women in the second year of their graduate studies. Women who are interested in this scholarship must apply during first year of graduate studies. Scholarships are granted by Microsoft Research at the discretion of Microsoft.
Scholarship Offered Since: Not specified
Scholarship Type: Full PhD women scholarships
Who is qualified to apply?
Nominees for the Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship Program must be nominated by their universities, and their nominations must be confirmed by the office of the chair of the department. Direct applications from students are not accepted.
Student must attend a U.S. or Canadian university and be enrolled as a full-time graduate student in the Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics departments (if your department is within the scope of these areas, but is titled differently, you are eligible).
Students must be enrolled in their first year in a graduate program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics for academic year 2014–2015. If a student has already completed graduate-level coursework in any subject area, prior to their first year in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics, then the student is not eligible for the Scholarship program.
A maximum of three applicants per department, per university will be accepted. A total of nine applicants total per university will be allowed.
Payment of the scholarship awards, as described above, is made directly to the university. The recipient must remain enrolled in a graduate program during the 2015–2016 academic year or forfeit the award.
Participating universities
The following United States universities are participants in the Microsoft Research Women’s Fellowship in the 2016–2017 academic year:
Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University
University of California at Berkeley
University of Illinois, at Urbana Champaign
University of Texas at Austin
University of Washington
Number of Scholarships: Not specified however, in past years, a total of nine applicants total per university was allowed.
Scholarship Benefits
The scholarship recipient award includes US$20,000 for the 2016–2017 academic year.
$18,000 of the fellowship will be applied toward tuition costs, and $2,000 will be allocated toward travel allowance and fees for attending a conference in the fellowship recipient’s field of study.
How long will sponsorship last? One year
Eligible Countries: Scholarship is Open for International Students
To be taken at (country): USA
How to Apply
Interested candidates who are pursuing, or plan to pursue, a PhD at one of these universities and are interested in applying to receive the Microsoft Research Women’s Fellowship, should contact the department chair in their field of study.
Applications must include: Applicant’s curriculum vitae, a copy of the student’s undergraduate transcript, and three (3) letters of reference from established researchers familiar with the applicant’s research. Of these letters, one (1) letter of recommendation should come from the student’s graduate advisor, one (1) letter of recommendation should come from the student’s undergraduate advisor or another academic familiar with the student’s undergraduate work, and one (1) letter should come from another academic within the nominating institution.\
Applications are accepted only when submitted via the online application tool by eligible university department chairs or their designee (students may not apply directly). Emailed or hard copy applications are not considered.
The Rackham graduate school at the University of Michigan is offering fellowship opportunities to international students wishing to undertake PhD and Master’s programmes.
Application Deadline: 15th April, 2017.
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): USA
Eligible Field of Study: Various
About the Award: The Rackham Merit Fellowship (RMF) Program helps sustain the academic excellence and inclusiveness of the Michigan graduate community, one that embraces students with diverse experiences and goals, and who come from many educational, cultural, geographic, and familial backgrounds. By offering financial assistance to those students who might not otherwise have access, we aim to reduce disparities in graduate education. We also aim to promote the values of diversity and inclusion by encouraging the admission and funding of students who represent a broad array of life experiences and perspectives, because this enhances the quality of the intellectual environment for all students.
Type: PhD and Master’s fellowship
Eligibility: The Rackham Merit Fellowship is open to newly admitted students in a Rackham graduate degree program who:
Have a record of superior academic achievement (e.g., grade point average, honors, or other designation);
Are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or undocumented students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA)
And meet one or more of the following criteria:
Come from an educational, cultural or geographic background that is underrepresented in graduate study in their discipline in the United States or at the University of Michigan;
Have demonstrated a sustained commitment to diversity in the academic, professional, or civic realm through their work experience, volunteer engagement, or leadership of student or community organizations. By diversity, we mean in the U.S. to reduce social, educational or economic disparities based on race, ethnicity or gender, or to improve race relations in the U.S.;
Have experienced financial hardship as a result of family economic circumstances;
Are first-generation U.S. citizens or are the first generation in their families to graduate from a four-year college.
Selection Criteria: Students who have outstanding academic qualifications, show exceptional potential for scholarly success in their graduate program, and demonstrate promise for contributing to wider academic, professional, or civic communities.
Graduate students do not apply directly for the RMF, but are nominated by faculty in their graduate program.
Value of Scholarship:
Tuition, stipend, health and dental coverage, during each fall and winter semester, with select summer stipend and benefits.
The stipend level is currently $9,869 per semester as at previous academic year.
Appointments are also usually given (typically in the form of a fellowship, traineeship, GSRA or GSI)
Duration of Scholarship: For Ph.D. students, the RMF is typically 5 years of funding. For Masters, 2 semesters.
Full-tuition and room award renewable for four years, Fordham University Presidential Scholars are generally ranked in the top 1-2% in their high school class and demonstrate excellent academic achievement in high school, test scores, and personal characteristics.
Application Deadline: 1st October, 2016. Successful candidates will be notified on1st April, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): New York, USA
Eligible Field of Study: All
About the Award: Drawing on a long-standing tradition in Jesuit education, the Fordham UniversityInternational Presidential scholarship is offered to support and promote global diversity as well as help you gain an understanding of some of the complexities that stem from our increasingly interconnected and interdependent world.
Type: Undergraduate taught
Eligibility: Students in the top 1% of their class will be considered for a Presidential Scholarship.
Selection Criteria: Excellent academic achievement in high school, test scores and personal characteristics.
Number of Awardees: Awarded to the top twenty admitted students each year. 1-2 of the twenty students receiving the Presidential award each year are international students.
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship is an annual award covering full tuition less one-half of aid received from all other sources. It will be applied toward tuition charges for courses taken as a traditional undergraduate student at Fordham. Presidential awards also cover the average cost of a double room or actual charges, whichever is less (excluding board and fees).
Applications are now open for the University of Notre Dame’s Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing scholarship. Since 2015 the program has offered a full scholarship to every student it accepts.
Application Deadline: 2nd January, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Home and International countries
To be taken at (country): USA
Eligible Field of Study: In addition to workshop and the preparation of a booklength thesis, candidates choose from Notre Dame’s wide selection of graduate courses, including gender studies, art and art history, book arts, languages and literatures, film, television and theater. To complement their classes and writing projects, MFA candidates work on literary journals and presses, teach, facilitate outreach programs with our community partners, interact with visiting authors and artists, and conduct a reading series of their own.
About the Award: Each year, Notre Dame University offers every admitted student full funding in the form of a tuition scholarship and a fellowship which comes with a stipend and responsibilities in the following areas: Publications (Notre Dame Review or the international press Action Books); Outreach (includes facilitating projects at the Juvenile Justice Center, Robinson Community Center and area schools, as well as on- and off-campus events); and Teaching (all teaching is in creative writing, not comp).
Lasting two years, the Notre Dame MFA Creative Writing scholarship Programme describes itself as offering “an intense, stimulating immersion in the many ways an author might shape, support and inform a 21st century writing life.” The program incorporates workshops, literature courses and the writing of a full-length manuscript.
Each application to the program must be accompanied by a writing sample of approximately thirty pages of prose or twenty pages of poetry. Admissions are based primarily on the writing sample and letters of recommendation.
Offered Since: 2015
Type: Masters scholarship and Fellowship
Eligibility:
Admission to the Creative Writing scholarship programme is based primarily on the writing sample and letters of recommendation. All writing professors consider the writing samples from all applications for their particular genre. It is by far the most important part of the application.
However, you must also be accepted by the University of Notre Dame Graduate School, which requires a minimum GPA of 3.0. Exceptions can be made for outstanding writing samples.
Number of Awardees: 8-9 students
Value of Scholarship: Every student admitted to the MFA receives:
1) a full tuition scholarship
2) a fellowship which carries a full stipend (currently $12,500 per year) and responsibilities in the areas of publications, outreach projects, and/or teaching creative writing (NOT comp)
3) access to a 100% health insurance subsidy
Duration of Scholarship: 2 years
How to Apply: There is an application fee of $75; however, a limited number of need-based application fee waivers are available.
The University of Maine offers a limited number of International Presidential Scholarships in recognition of outstanding academic performance valued at $25,000 per academic year.
Application Deadline: 1st February, 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): USA
Eligible Field of Study: All
Type: Undergraduate taught
Eligibility:
Scholarships are primarily limited to first-time, degree-seeking, undergraduate foreign nationals who qualify for the F-1 or J-1 student visa. Recipients of the award will be required to maintain their status as full-time students at the University of Maine.
Students must maintain full-time enrollment and a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 3.00 in order for the scholarship to be renewed.
Selection Criteria: Candidates are selected based on the following criteria: academic achievement, proficiency in English, extra-curricular activities, and quality of written essay. Female applicants and applicants from countries underrepresented in the University of Maine international student population are encouraged to apply.
Number of Awardees: Limited
Value of Scholarship: $25,000
Duration of Scholarship: maximum of 8 semesters (4 academic years) for a student entering as a first-year applicant and 6 semesters (3 academic years) for a transfer student.
If you know Young African Innovators who could benefit from angel investors, internships, scholarships and the experience of Harambeans, please nominate them to join the 10th class of the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance.
Admitted candidates will attend the 10th annual symposium at Tufts and Harvard University and Bretton Woods, April 7-10, 2017.
Application Deadline: 30th December, 2016
Eligible Countries: African countries
About the Award: Harambeans are young African innovators who are scaling social and business ventures across sectors, raised capital from prominent investors such as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, and gained the endorsement of the African Union, Vanity Fair and the Queen of England among others.
In Partnership with reputable private and public institutions, Harambe alliance provides an ecosystem to support the entrepreneural aspirations of young African leaders with mentors, feasibility study grants, scholarships, pro bono legal services and access to legal and angel capital.
Harambe seeks to empower young African entrepreneurial leaders.
Type: Entrepreneurship
Value of Programme:
Funded to attend the Annual Symposium
Alliance with young African leaders
Exposure and recognition
How to Apply: Please ensure to read the FAQs before applying
Application Deadline: 1st of October (annual). Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): United States
Eligible Field of Study: Courses offered at the University
About the Award: Western Illinois University offers the International Commitment Scholarship to qualified undergraduate and graduate students (students who are not US citizens); awards are based upon GPA and full time enrollment in a degree program at WIU; students must be newly admitted, non-sponsored international students enrolling at WIU for the first time; scholarship is only applied to WIU tuition; students who have graduate assistantships or are sponsored are not eligible.
Type: Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees
Eligibility:
Must complete the application process and be accepted into a degree program at Western Illinois University
Must have a minimum 3.5 GPA (confirmed by WIU International Admissions Office)
Full-time enrollment (a minimum of 12 semester hours undergraduate and 9 semester hours graduate) per semester
Required to use University Housing options (some exceptions may apply)
Must be newly admitted undergraduate or graduate, non-sponsored international student enrolling in WIU for the first time
Offered Since: Not known
Number of Awardees: 20
Value of Scholarship: $3,000. $1,500 will be awarded fall semester and $1,500 will be awarded spring semester
Duration of Scholarship: Renewable yearly
How to Apply: International Commitment Scholarship is automatically awarded to students who qualify upon acceptance into WIU
Scholarship Name: Campbell Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations
Application Deadline: first Monday in November each year.
Brief description: Campbell Foundation Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations whose work addresses women’s economic and social empowerment in that nation
Eligible Fields
Applicants should be pursuing research in one of the social sciences: anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, political science, psychology, social work, or sociology, or in an interdisciplinary field that incorporates two or more of these disciplines.
About Scholarship
The Vera R. Campbell Foundation funded Fellowship is offered for female postdoctoral social scientist from a developing country whose work addresses women’s economic and social empowerment in that nation. The goal of the program is twofold: to advance the scholarly careers of women social scientists from the developing world, and to support research that identifies causes of gender inequity in the developing world and that proposes practical solutions for promoting women’s economic and social empowerment.
Scholarship Offered Since: Not Specified
Scholarship Type: Postdoctoral Fellowship for women
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
Applicants must be nationals of developing countries that are currently eligible to borrow from the World Bank.
To facilitate full engagement in the SAR intellectual community, applicants must demonstrate their fluency in English, such as through their record of professional interaction in written and spoken English.
Value of Scholarship
In addition to a $4,500/month stipend and housing and office space on the SAR campus, the Campbell Fellow receives travel, shipping, and library resource funds; health insurance; and the support of a mentoring committee of established scholar-practitioners.
Duration of Scholarship: Six months
Eligible Countries
Applicants must be nationals of developing countries that are currently eligible to borrow from the World Bank.
To be taken at (country): USA
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
Applications to the Resident Scholar Program are due on November 1st of each year.
This fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Vera R. Campbell Foundation.
Important Notes:
Projects that identify causes of and/or solutions to gender inequity in the developing world, and thus contribute to women’s social and economic empowerment, will be favored. Sample topics include education and socialization of girls; globalization and the economic status of women; policies and practices toward family, reproduction, and women’s health; impacts of international and civil conflict on women; women’s roles in resolving such conflicts or sustaining civil society; media representations of women and the formation of ideologies of gender; the practice and process of gender-based development; and women in science and technology. SAR will select fellows on the strength of their clearly stated intention to serve their communities and countries of origin.
Apply! Africa Tech Now Village for African Startups 2016. Showcase Your Innovation in Las Vegas
Brief description: Is your startup driving the digital future of Africa? Take your chance and apply now! Africa Tech Now Village will offer promising African Startups the ability to demonstrate their innovations during the show. Africa Tech Now is the #1 event showcasing the African entrepreneurship ecosystem at International CES 2017, promoting the continent as the next digital and innovation hub.
Application Deadline: August 31, 2016
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: African countries
To be taken at (country): USA
About the Award: Being the world’s largest tech event, CES is an incredible place to get exclusive access to investors, buyers, clients and business partners. The competition is open to technology start-ups based in Africa with the aim of selecting the most promising ones. The selected start-ups will have the unique opportunity to exhibit their tech innovations in Las Vegas and get international exposure. The applications will be reviewed by a panel of international experts who will select the 10 best start-ups. The winners will be announce at the end od September.
Type: Contest
Selection Criteria: To be selected, each startup:
must be a registered company not older than 3 years
The product / service / app must be a ground-breaking innovation.
The product / service / app must be applicable to the consumer technology space.
The innovation should be in the following fields : IOT, Robotics, Drones, 3D printing, E-health, EdTech, virtual reality, E-commerce, Cloud computing, App economy.
Special attention will be given to “Tech changing the world” innovations: innovations contributing to sustainability & inclusion.
Special attention will also be given to start-ups that stand out in the field of Transport, Tourism & Technology. Air France as a partner will offer flight tickets to 3 start-ups among the 10 selected as part of the Air France Award.
Number of Awardees: 10
Value of Contest: The 10 selected start-ups will be offered the incredible opportunity to attend the CES in Las Vegas free of all charges. They will be offered:
Before CES: workshop trainings;
At CES: Participation as an exhibitor or a visitor; Invitation to VIP networking events.
Brief description: Award amounts are tiered according to student GPA and enrollment status (half time, three-quarter time or full time). The higher the cumulative grade point average (CPGA), the larger the award amount may be, reaching up to $2,500 per semester for full-time enrollment with a 3.25 GPA or higher for the scholarship. Students with a 2.5 – 3.25 GPA may earn up to $2,000 per semester.
Application Deadline: Monday, 29th August, 2016
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International
To be taken at (country): USA
Eligible Field of Study:
About the Award: DeVry University Scholarship and Grant are available to applicants based on their incoming GPA and enrollment level. All qualifying students enrolling in associate or bachelor’s degree programs will receive an award ranging from $500 per qualifying semester up to a $25,000 lifetime award cap.
Type: Undergraduate and Masters Taught
Eligibility:
Recipients are responsible for all other educational expenses.
Only degree-seeking students are eligible for scholarship or grant funds.
Readmit and resume students are not eligible for DeVry scholarships unless specified within specific award criteria.
Alumni of DeVry University or its Keller Graduate School of Management are not eligible for scholarships unless specified within specified award criteria.
Scholarship or grant applications must be received prior to the start of classes to be eligible. Award recipients who do not start in their intended term specified on admissions application are subject to use requirement allowing recipient one subsequent term to start classes and utilize award.
Recipients who do not start within two terms will have their award expired and will have to reapply for available offerings at time of actual enrollment.
Scholarship and grant recipients are expected to meet certain continuing eligibility criteria and progress in a timely manner toward completing their programs. To retain scholarship or grant eligibility, recipients must remain in good academic standing and meet additional conditions outlined in the terms and conditions document sent to award recipients.
Students eligible for multiple group tuition rates, pricing, programs, scholarships or grants will receive the one most beneficial.
Recipients must acknowledge receipt of the terms and conditions document pertaining to their specific scholarship or grant award. Disbursement of funds may be withheld until receipt of this document is acknowledged in writing and returned by recipients.
Brief description: The University of St Thomas is offering merit based scholarships of up to 40% of undergraduate tuition to international undergraduate students.
Eligible Field of Study: Courses offered at the University
About the Award: While international students should first seek to cover their education through scholarships and other sources, in some cases students may need additional assistance funding their tuition, travel and living costs. The University of St Thomas is offering scholarships to students who demonstrate high academic achievements.
Type: Undergraduate taught
Eligibility:
Must complete online application for undergraduate admission.
Must have completed and submitted scholarship application form.
Must submit additional one page scholarship application essay.
Value of Scholarship: $14,000
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Duration of Scholarship: Four (4) years
How to Apply:
University of St. Thomas
Christina Hilpipre-Frischman Director, International Admissions
Mail 5017
2115 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota
55105
Application Deadline: 13th of June, 2016 | Offered annually? No
Eligible Countries: All countries withpeople of Hispanic or Latino, Black or African-American, Asian, Middle Eastern, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, First Nations, American Indian, or Alaskan origins
To be taken at (country): Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Brief description: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Digital Library Federation (DLF) is again sponsoring a number of fellowship and travel awards meant to foster a more diverse and inclusive practitioner community in digital libraries and related fields.
About the Award: Fellows will be required to write a blog post about their experiences at the Forum, to be published by the DLF and shared in ARL news venues.
Type: Research Fellowship
Eligibility:
ARL+DLF Forum Fellowship applicants must be nominated by an ARL member institution, a DLF member institution, or a community college, historically black college or university (HBCU), tribal college or university (TCU), or state, local, or regional tribal government.
Applicants should identify as members of a group (or groups) underrepresented among digital library and cultural heritage practitioners. These include—but are not limited to—people of Hispanic or Latino, Black or African-American, Asian, Middle Eastern, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, First Nations, American Indian, or Alaskan Native descent.
Applications from people who could contribute to the diversity of the Forum in other ways are also warmly welcomed.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship:
ARL+DLF Forum Fellowships are designed to offset or completely cover travel and lodging expenses associated with attending the annual DLF Forum, which will be held November 7-9, 2016.
ARL+DLF Forum Fellows additionally receive a complimentary full registration to the Forum (up to a $750 value) and an invitation to special networking events.
Duration of Scholarship: Not stated
How to Apply: Send an email to [email protected] with the subject “ARL+DLF Forum Fellowship: [Your Name]”, containing one PDF document that includes the following items:
Brief cover letter of nomination from a supervisor, dean, relevant senior colleague, or other organizational leader.
Personal statement from the candidate (under 500 words) explaining their involvement in digital libraries and related fields, indicating eligibility, and describing how they see themselves benefiting from and participating in the DLF Forum and wider DLF and ARL communities.
Statement of candidate’s need, including a brief budget request, with estimated costs of travel and lodging for the DLF Forum not otherwise covered by institutional professional development funds (which should be applied where possible).
Africans are known to leave their cities to seek higher education abroad. The QS survey rates Lagos, Accra, Addis Ababa and Nairobi to be the top cities in Africa where youths typically leave from to go for study abroad.
So where do they go to? Where are the top choice cities Africans choose to have their education in and why? Are you looking to study abroad but you are wandering how embracing and wholly welcoming the city would be for you, especially as a black student?
The list of friendly cities in the world is very widely known to rotate between cities in Canada, United States, United Kingdom and a few times Australia, Germany, South Korea and Malaysia.
Below are 15 African-student friendly cities by AfterschoolAfrica. The list is rated by the population of black/diverse culture student population, Cost of housing, Cost of tuition fees and Employment Possibility. We have factored all these into our lists because everyone should be able to experience and afford the kind of education they need. Some of these cities have at least a University in them which has come on such rankings as world most prestigious schools. Enjoy.
Melbourne:
International Universities:University of Melbourne, Australian National University, Australia Catholic University.
Diverse Population: The city of Melbourne, Australia boasts of a lot of black and African American students schooling in these universities especially the University of Melbourne with over 13, 000 international students out of 40,000 according to Usnews. Melbourne prides itself in having the highest score of students who are from different races. Apart from the size and cultural diversity of student population, levels of social inclusion and tolerance are also quite notable.
Cost of Tuition: Tuition plus living expenses of these seven Universities in Melbourne on the average according to QS is around US$13,700, which is less expensive than cities in other major countries in the world.
Student Employment: Students can readily get jobs with their study permits in Melbourne as there are a number of on-campus job opportunities like clerk duties and shopping assistants.
International Universities: Universiti Malaya, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Cost of Housing: According to Mercer, Kuala Lumpur has a high score for its affordability, be it in terms of low housing costs and relatively low tuition fee (which is an average of US$3,900 a year).
Diverse Population: Kuala Lumpur boasts of a large population of African students and is in fact the choice city for many Africans coming from Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Kuala Lumpur is also home to international branch campuses of universities such as Australia’s Monash University, allowing students to study the same course, with the same prestige, for possibly more than half the price.
International Universities: There is one university in Debrecen, Hungary, widely known for its cultural diversity especially of Africans and that is the University of Debrecen in Debrecen, Hungary.
Diverse Population: A large number of African students troop into the University for medical studies. According to the university’s website, the number of African students would total 611 out of 3741 foreign students,an impressive figure for a school in Central Europe.
Cost of Tuition/Living: The cost of tuition in Debrecen is on the average $13,500, a relatively low price compared with schools in cities such as Paris or Vienna. Processing of admissions can be as low as $4. Because airfare is usually the expensive factor in abroad schooling, consider flying to Vienna and then getting on a train to Debrecen. Train transportion is infact always suggested as a cheap alternative means of transport as a student abroad in order to reduce living expenses.
Cost of Housing: The town of Debrecen provides housing for students at an approximate $146 monthly for a one bedroom suite.
Student Employment: Part-time jobs with flexible schedule for international students with study permits at University of Debrecen is available.
Seoul:
International Universities: Seoul National University, Korea University, Catholic University of Korea, Yonsei University, University of Seoul. Seoul universities are gradually coming to be recognised as schools to be reckoned with according to this statistics. The South Korean city is one of its most exciting study destinations not only because of its rich cultural heritage, but also for its inexpensive education. At US$6,300, an international student can get quality education in Seoul while enjoying the sounds of night-market sellers, the atmosphere of the all-night tea houses or the cries of gamers at gaming centers.
Cost of Housing: Student housings, which students can often share with other students usually goes between 400,000 to 600,000 won which is an estimated $420 monthly.
Germany itself is now the world’s third most popular study destination after the US and the UK, helped by the fact that undergraduate tuition fees at public universities in Germany have become free for all, regardless of nationality. The country’s online Schiller University is fast becoming a World renowned University among Africans who desire to undergo foreign study while avoiding incurring living expenses. According to Mercer, Berlin is also one of the most affordable European capitals offering a high quality of living for a low cost in comparison to many other cities.The healthy competition among hostels keeps costs low while still maintaining their quality.
International Universities: Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin. Berlin is fast gaining a reputation as a destination for international students due to its provision of courses in English, particularly at Masters level, a high quality of living, affordable costs, a liberal atmosphere and a happening party and music scene. All these have seen the German capital secure a huge amount of international students from all backgrounds and interests.
International Universities: National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Singapore’s schooling system is interestingly very successful and even though about 6% of Africans are in this part of the world, a reasonable number of Africans choose Singapore for Maths and Science courses, especially Engineering. This means that sought-after institutions, including the first two featured here, have grown very large and competition for places is intense.
Cost of Tuition: Tuition fees on the average, are from $18,000 to $25,000 for international students as a result of the rise in popularity, even though living and other expenses are remarkably affordable.
International Universities: University of Toronto, York University, Ryerson University. While being among the top cities in Canada that have the most African Students, Toronto offers a wide range of cultural activities, outdoor adventure and career opportunities. Accordingly, it is an exciting and diverse place to live, with its residents’ heterogeneity reflected in the city’s culture and cuisine.
Cost of Housing: Cost of housing normally ranges from USD$1800 to $3500 monthly.
Cost of Tuition: Cost of tuition in Toronto normally ranges fromUSD $16,000 to $18,000 annually.
Student Employment: All international students must apply for a study permit via a Canadian visa office, or using the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website, to school and work in Canada. International students can work on-campus without further documentation, as full-time students with a valid study permit.International students who want to work off-campus are automatically authorized to do so through their study permit, as long as they don’t work for more than 20 hours per week during term time. To qualify for this, the Canadian law says the international student must be enrolled in a six-month or longer program at a designated institution. After graduation, all international students who desire permanent residency in Canada, are grouped to compete with a larger pool of skilled workers for a chance to apply for permanent residency. Each student is given an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residency. Those who receive an ITA may then go on to complete the application process of permanent residency through one of the newly inaugurated immigration programmes. Canada is happy to tap into this new method of creating an eager workforce who will be willing to pay taxes and boost economic activities.
International Universities: University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University. Vancouver is on the list of world’s most livable cities as a result of its arts and culture programs including the Vancouver International Film Festival and a vibrant and diverse music scene.
Cost of Tuition: Cost of tuition in Vancouver on the average is USD$19,300.
Diverse Student Population: Diverse Student Population in Vancouver is about 30% of the total population, an encouraging figure for aspiring students who desire education in Canadian cities especially Vancouver. Schools in Vancouver including University of British Columbia are reputably leading academic business schools.
Scholarships: With investment in education and internationalization as priorities in Canada, there are numerous scholarships available to international students, such as the Global Change Scholarships for women and a host of others.
Kiev: The beauty of studying in Kiev as an International student is finding a University wholly dedicated to your choice of study. Hence, african students trooping to Kiev, Ukraine undertake studies in Medicine, Engineering, Economics & Aviation.
Take for instance these International Universities: Kyiv Medical University,Kiev National Linguistics University, National Technical University of Ukraine, National Aviation University, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, National University of Food Technologies, Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. Foreign universities for example Wisconsin University can also be found in the city, Kiev.
Cost of Housing: Cost of student housing is relatively cheap and often comes at the average rate of $250 monthly. Finding affordable and moderately direct travel and other expenses may be difficult, but student discounts exist to avoid overspending.
Nottingham, Oxford and Birmingham: UK remains the number one destination for African students to study abroad. By country, Nigeria is by far the largest source of African students, accounting for just over half (17,395 students, 51%) of the total, followed a long way behind by Kenya (2,175 students, 6%), Ghana (1,980 students, 6%) and Mauritius (1,450 students, 4%). A further 1,395 came from Libya, 1,230 from South Africa, 1,220 from Egypt and 950 from Zimbabwe. Many more African students in the UK are studying at postgraduate level than at undergraduate level. What this means is that you are likely to find a few students either from your home country or region at whichever university you choose to study at.
As a result, there are several UK Scholarships opportunities for Nigerian Students and more scholarships every year. Nottingham, Oxford and Birmingham remain the cities populated with more Africans than other cities in the UK. In many cities in the UK including these focus cities, there are job shops, which are there to help you find part-time work to support your studies, careers services, which provide information and advice about employment after you complete your course, accommodation officers, who can help you to find somewhere suitable to live, buddy schemes, which pair you with a more experienced fellow national and dedicated facilities for international students, such as international student lounges and halls of residences.
Boston:
International Universities: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, Boston University, Tufts University, Boston College, Northeastern University, Brandeis University, University of Massachusetts – Boston.
Diverse Population: UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics reports that as of last year, there were 31,113 students from Sub-Saharan Africa and they comprised 4% of the 886,052 international students in the US. The top Sub-Saharan African countries of origin are Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Cameroon and Ethiopia. Boston is certainly one of the world’s best-known academic hubs. Boston’s leading position is boosted by universities located in an area called the Greater Boston area, a neighboring town of Cambridge. Thanks to the two showstoppers, MIT and Harvard, Boston scores high in many university rankings category of the Best Student Cities index and AfterschoolAfrica agrees too.
Student Employment: It is also one of the highest scorers in the “employer activity” category.
Cost of Tuition: Even though the fees of these schools may be raking the ceiling of students pockets, both MIT and Harvard offer need-blind admission to international students as well as generous financial aids.
Scholarships: According to Mrs Jennifer Onyeukwu, Head Education USA Advising Centre (EAC), 80 percent of the Nigerian students who left to study in US in 2014 were given partial and full scholarships by the schools. Six students received the MasterCard Foundation Scholarship of $311,140 each annually for 4 years.
Adelaide:
International Universities: University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, Flinders University. US$22,200.
Diverse Population: Out of a total of about 54,500 students in the city, there are a whooping 14,000 students from other regions, which is 25 percent of the number of students in Adelaide. This goes without saying that the city has an impressive diverse population of students.
Housing: Students are usually given the option of staying in University Managed apartments especially in their first year.
The United States has many of the world’s best ranking universities but with the number of applications these schools receive, getting in can be the most challenging thing especially as an international student. The dream of many students is to be accepted into the best of these American schools. However, the cost of tuition fees of these schools usually, in addition to other expenses, require an arm and a leg to fund. Scholarships can be an invaluable help toward achieving that dream. Whether you’re about to be an undergraduate, or a graduate going in for Masters program, there’s international scholarship assistance in the United States for your studies.
If you have ever wondered the top US universities that are known to offer the most scholarships to international students, then read this post as we attempt to count down ten (10) of the best scholarship-awarding schools. But first…
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Here are AfterSchoolAfrica’s Top Ten List of U.S schools that give the most scholarships to international students.
School Ranking: #108. Application Deadline: March 1(Spring), October 1(Fall). Location: Iowa. Level of study: Undergraduate degree. Offered Annually? Yes.
Iowa State is committed to enrolling a diverse and talented student population. The International Merit Scholarship is awarded to students who have demonstrated strong academic achievement, and outstanding talent or achievements in one or more of the following areas: math and sciences, the arts, extracurricular activities, community service, leadership, innovation, or entrepreneurship. Incoming international freshmen candidates and transfer candidates are granted $8000 each year of their stay in the University.
School Ranking: #199. Application Deadline: November 1(Fall), March 1. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana. Level of study: Undergraduate and Masters degree. Offered Annually? Yes.
IUPUI has scholarships and funding for all types of international students: freshmen (first-year students), students who transfer from other universities, current/continuing students, and graduate students. IUPUI’s international student scholarships range in value from $5,000 to $27,000 per year. Some merit scholarships can be combined with some competitive scholarships. SAT or ACT scores are considered for merit and/or competitive scholarships.
School Ranking: #103 ApplicationDeadline: January 15. Location: Oregon.Level of study: Undergraduate degree. Offered Annually? Yes
The ICSP scholarship awards 30–40 competitive scholarships to international students each year. Scholarships apply to tuition only and range from $7,000–$27,000 per year. The ICSP scholarship has a cultural service component that requires students to give presentations about their home country to children, community organizations, and UO students, faculty, and staff. ICSP scholarships are based on financial need, academic merit, and the ability to make presentations to diverse groups of people. ICSP scholarships are renewable.
School Ranking: #32. Annual Application Deadline: May 1, July 1. Location: New York. Level of study: Undergraduate degree. Offered Annually? Yes
These scholarships of $25,000 (tuition only) are offered to a unstated number of admitted students each application cycle, including all NYU Wagner degree programs and international students. Awards are based solely on the strength of the application and the contributions the Graduate Admissions Committee believe the applicant can make to the NYU Wagner community. No additional application components are required. Also, NYU Wagner will continue to accept applications after the deadline on a space available basis.
School Ranking: #149. Annual Application Deadlines: Mid-May or June. Location: Bloomington, Illinois. Level of study: Undergraduate degree. Offered Annually? Yes
There is a minimum $44,000 award (minimum $11,000 per year renewable for up to four years) for new freshmen from traditionally underrepresented regions, or students who have overcome hardship in achieving their academic goals. Minimum credentials required to be invited to apply are an ACT score of at least 25 (1150 SAT) and a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.4 on a 4.0 scale. In order to be eligible, international freshman students must have an official ACT or SAT score.
School Ranking: #72 (tied). Previous Application deadline: 1st of April. Location: Bloomington, Illinois.Level of study: Undergraduate degree. Offered Annually? Yes
Illinois Wesleyan University grants qualified international candidates several scholarships based on their outstanding academic achievement and test scores on the required entrance exams. These undergraduate awards range from $10,000 to $25,000 per year and are renewable for up to four years. In some instances, additional help is provided through student loans and campus employment.
In addition, two full-tuition President’s International Student Scholarships are offered. These scholarships are awarded each year to two highly qualified international students in assessing their talents, interests and academic achievements. Each full-tuition scholarship is renewable for up to four years of study at Illinois Wesleyan University.
School Ranking: #72(tied). Previous Application Deadline: January 31st. Location: Washington D.C. Level of study: Undergraduate degree. Offered Annually? Yes.
The American University EGL must be dedicated to positive civic and social change, and will return home to improve under-resourced, undeserved communities in his/her home country. The AU EGL scholarship covers full tuition, room and board for one international student who will need a visa (preferably an F-1 or J-1 student visa) to study in the United States. The scholarship does not cover non-billable expenses such as health insurance, books, airline tickets and miscellaneous expenses (total cost is approximately U.S.$4,000 per year). The American University EGL scholarship of $61,157 is given for a total of four years of undergraduate study, based on continued satisfactory academic performance.
School Ranking: #75. Location: Massachussetts, Boston. Annual Application Deadline: 15th of January. Level of study: Undergraduate degree. Offered Annually? Yes
Clark University offers the International Traina Scholarship which is open to exceptional incoming students who have proven through work in high school, as well as overall application strength, that they are ready to perform at the highest level when they enroll at Clark. A scholarship of no less than $80,000 ($20,000 for four years contingent upon meeting academic standards for renewal) and a guaranteed $2,500 taxable stipend for a paid internship or research assistantship taken for academic credit during the summer following the sophomore or junior year is included with the award.
School Ranking: #23 Location: Los Angeles, California. Annual Application Deadline: 1st of April. Level of Study: Undergraduate degree. Offered Annually? Yes.
The University of Southern California, Mork family Scholarship offers a number of competitive scholarships to international students. These include the full-tuition, four-year Mork Family, Stamps Leadership and Trustee scholarships, the half-tuition Presidential Scholarship, and the one-quarter tuition Deans Scholarship. The Mork Family scholarship gives full tuition(approx $49,000), plus a $5,000 stipend to ten (10) candidates. The average SAT and ACT scores of recipients are in the top 1 to 2 percent of all students nationwide in addition to such things as academic achievement, talent, perseverance, innovation, involvement, and leadership. A maximum of ten scholarships are awarded each year.
School Ranking: #75. Application Deadline:Early: November 1. Regular: Jan. 15, 2017. Level of study: Undergraduate degree. Offered Annually? Yes
Clark University’s Presidential LEEP Scholars Program is part of the University’s pioneering model of education, Liberal Education and Effective Practice (LEEP), which combines a robust liberal arts experience with authentic engagement in the world and workplace for undergraduate students. Candidates are encouraged to apply for this scholarship if their high school results places them at the top of Clark University’s applicant pool. Candidates stand to gain the following:
Do you want to study abroad in USA on Scholarship? A number of American universities and organisations offer undergraduate, Masters or PhD scholarships in USA for developing countries Students. Some of these scholarships are offered specifically for international students from Africa.
Below are links to international scholarships in USA for African students and developing countries. To receive scholarship notifications in future, subscribe to our free scholarship newsletter.
MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program
The vision of the MasterCard Foundation Scholars program is to educate and develop bright yet economically marginalized young people in Africa and developing countries who have a demonstrated “give-back” ethos and who will contribute to the transformation of the continent.
It will transition promising young people from beneficiaries to benefactors, preparing them with the values, knowledge, skills, and leadership to fuel economic and social progress across Africa.
The Scholarship Program is anticipated to benefit 15,000 young people within 8 to 10 years. The following US universities are partnering with MasterCard Foundation to offer scholarships for students from Africa and developing countries. Learn more about MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program.
1. MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Wellesley College
As part of the Scholars Program, Wellesley will provide nine (9) African women with comprehensive support that includes scholarships, mentoring, counseling, and internship opportunities for undergraduate studies. Scholars at Wellesley will build experiences, values, and competencies that are critical to success in the global economy, and that enable them to give back to their communities and home countries. The students will arrive in groups of three students each year.
Level of Study: Undergraduate degree
Previous Application Deadline: September to around January/February
2. MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Stanford University
The MasterCard Foundation education initiative at Stanford University USA will provide comprehensive support to 20 talented but economically disadvantaged students from Africa over the next eight years. The Scholars Program will support five (5) undergraduates from Sub-Saharan Africa each year.
Level of Study: Undergraduate degree
Previous Application Deadline: September to around January/February
3. MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Arizona State University (ASU)
Arizona State University welcomed 10 undergraduate students from seven African nations in 2012, as the first class of MasterCard Foundation Scholars to begin studies at ASU. As part of this program, ASU will receive $27.5 million over the next seven years to provide academically talented, yet financially disadvantaged students from Africa, who are committed to giving back to their communities and countries, with access to high-quality education. The program will ultimately support 120 scholars at ASU.
4. MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at University of California, Berkeley
At University of California Berkeley, the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program will provide holistic support to 113 students from Sub-Saharan Africa from 2012 to 2020. The scholars will pursue both undergraduate and professional master’s degrees.
Level of Study: Undergraduate and Master’s degree
Previous Application Deadline: For undergraduate: 30th November
For masters: falls between 1 December and 8 January
5. MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Michigan State University (MSU)
The MasterCard Foundation has partnered with Michigan State University to provide full tuition scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students from Sub-Saharan Africa. The university will receive $45 million in funding from the foundation to support 185 scholars throughout the nine-year program, which includes 100 four-year undergraduates and 85 master’s degree students.
6. MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Duke University
The inaugural class of The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Duke University represents the intellect and energy of the youth of Sub-Saharan Africa. With a financial commitment of $13.5 million from The MasterCard Foundation, Duke University will educate seven (7) classes of five (5) students from Sub-Saharan Africa — a total of 35 students — over the next 10 years.
The Fulbright Program are scholarships for international students who wants to pursue a Master’s or PhD degree. The scholarships can also be awarded for non-degree postgraduate studies. The grant covers tuition fee, textbooks, airfare, a living stipend, and health insurance.
Level of Study: Master’s and PhD degree in fields including interdisciplinary ones except medical degree program or clinical medical research.
Previous Application Deadline: varies by country. For instance in general, the Nigerian Fulbright Scholar application process opens in February of every year, with applications due in May
Select your country and get specific details on scholarship page
8. Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program Japan
The World Bank and the Government of Japan, through the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program, offer scholarships for Masters Degree to postgraduate students from developing countries. Eligible applicants should propose a program of study related to development at the master’s level, in fields such as economics, health, education, agriculture, environment, natural resource management, or other development‑related subject.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a non-degree program for experienced professionals interested in strengthening their leadership skills through a mutual exchange of knowledge and understanding about issues of common concern in the U.S. and the Fellows’ home countries.
Level of Study: Fellowship for professionals
Previous Application Deadline: Embassies and Commissions must submit their nominations to the Institute of International Education office in Washington, DC by October 1. The deadlines for applicants vary by country.
10.Zawadi Africa Education Fund Undergraduate Scholarship for Women- in Partnership with Google
The Zawadi Africa Education Fund is a program designed to provide undergraduate scholarships to academically gifted girls/ women from disadvantaged backgrounds from Africa to pursue higher education in the USA, Uganda, Ghana, South Africa and Kenya.
Level of Study: Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and/or ICT
11.MMMF Scholarship for Women from Developing Countries in US & Canada
The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) provides grants to women from developing countries to help further their education and strengthen their leadership skills to improve the lives of women and children in developing countries. The MMMF awards grants are approximately $12,000 each.
Eligible applicants are women from developing countries currently enrolled at accredited universities in the US or Canada.
Level of Study: Master’s degree
Application starts from October 15th until January 9th.
American Association of University Women – AAUW International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Applicants must have earned the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree by September 30, (previous year) and must have applied to their proposed institutions of study by the time of the application.
The scholarship is worth $18,000 for Masters, 20,000 for PhD and $30,000 for Postdoctoral students.
Level of study: Masters, PhD and Postdoctoral degree
Previous Application deadline: from 1 August to December 1
13.Harambe Fletcher Scholarships for African Students USA
The Harambe Fletcher Scholarship is a full-tuition award for young African entrepreneurial leaders wishing to pursue a master program at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, starting in September.
Eligible Field of Study
Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD)
A two-year, highly flexible, interdisciplinary, professional degree in international affairs
Master of International Business (MIB)
A two-year hybrid international business/international affairs degree program
Application Deadline
Candidates must complete online HEA Application by December 30
Candidates must complete online Fletcher School Application by January 10
14.Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme
The Aga Khan Foundation provides a limited number of scholarships each year for postgraduate studies to outstanding students who have no other means of financing their studies, in order to prepare them for employment. Scholarships are awarded on a 50% grant : 50% loan basis through a competitive application process once a year in June or July.
The Foundation accepts applications from nationals of the following countries: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Madagascar and Mozambique.
Level of study: Masters and PhD focused areas are Architecture, Health, Civil Society, Planning & Building, Culture, Rural Development, Economic Development, Humanitarian Assistance, Education, Music.
The Foundation gives priority to requests for Master’s level courses but is willing to consider applications for PhD programmes, only in the case of outstanding students who are highly recommended for doctoral studies by their professors and who need a PhD for the fulfilment of their career objectives (academic or research oriented).
Previous Application Deadline: Starts January to March 31
15.Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarships, USA
The Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship is a one-year scholarship program for outstanding women graduate students and is designed to help increase the number of women pursuing a PhD.
Level of Study: PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics departments
Previous Application deadline: from August 14 to October 16
16.7UP Harvard Business School Scholarship for Nigerian Students
The Seven UP Harvard Business School Scholarship was created by Seven Up Bottling Company Plc of Nigeria to commemorate its 50th anniversary and aligns with the Company’s overall vision of creating a greener future for promising Nigerians. Application opens for students admitted to the Harvard Business School MBA Class of following year.
Level of study: MBA
Previous Application Deadline: September and April for the 1st to 3rd round
17.Boustany Foundation – MBA Harvard Scholarship programs
The Boustany Foundation recognizes the importance of helping people evolve and leave a positive impact on the world. In order to achieve the above, the Foundation grants various Scholarships to exceptional and meriting individuals.
Level of study: MBA
Previous Application Deadline: 31 May (Offered every two years)
18.Borlaug Fellowship Program for Developing Countries
The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program (Borlaug Fellowship Program) helps developing countries strengthen sustainable agricultural practices by providing scientific training and collaborative research opportunities to visiting researchers, policymakers, and university faculty.
Level of study: Masters in Agricultural Science and Technology
19.Campbell Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations
The Vera R. Campbell Foundation funded Fellowship is offered for female postdoctoral social scientist from a developing country whose work addresses women’s economic and social empowerment in that nation.
Level of study: Postdoctorate degrees in anthropology, economics, geography, history, law, political science, psychology, sociology,
20.African Palliative Care Nursing Scholarship Fund by Global Partners in Care
As part of its mission to expand the availability of hospice and palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa, Global Partners in Care formally FHSSA, in partnership with the African Palliative Care Association, created the African Palliative Care Nursing Scholarship in 2010.
Level of study: Training for Social Workers and Nurses
Previous Application Deadline: from 15 April to 15 May
21.PEO International Peace Scholarships for Women – USA and Canada
The PEO International Peace Scholarship Fund is a program of Women helping women reach for the stars. The fund provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada.
Level of study: Masters and PhD degrees
Previous Application Deadline: between August 15 and December 15.
22.Dorothy Marchus Senesh Fellowship for Women From Developing Countries in USA
The International Peace Research Association Foundation (IPRA), USA invites applications for the Dorothy Marchus Senesh Fellowship for Women from Developing Countries in Peace and Development Studies every two year.
The Fellowships provide $5,000 per year for two years for both women, for a total of $10,000 each
Level of study: Masters and PhD degrees
Previous Application Deadline: January 15 (Offered Biennially)
23.Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarship in Nursing & Emergency Medical Service
The Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarships recognize the outstanding academic and leadership accomplishments of students who are enrolled in regionally accredited community college programs in registered nursing, respiratory care or emergency medical services.
Phi Theta Kappa annually awards up to 20 scholarships of $2,500 each, totaling $50,000 in scholarships each year.
Level of study: Undergraduate an Masters degree
Previous Application deadline: Varies- February to 30 April
24.AAHPM Scholarship in USA for Physicians from Developing Countries
The Developing Countries Scholarship Fund was established to provide access to quality education for physicians who reside in developing countries to attend the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and HPNA Annual Assembly in Vancouver.
25.The Immigration Journalism Fellowship in USA for International Students
With the generous support of the Ford Foundation, the French-American Foundation in 2011 launched the Immigration Journalism Fellowship. The fellowship is open to experienced journalists of any nationality and with an interest in questions of immigration and integration. The Fellowship equips journalists with up to $10,000 each to produce immigration and integration reporting of the highest quality.
26.EDSF Scholarship for full-time students in Document Management and Graphic Communications
The Electronic Document Scholarship Foundation – EDSF scholarship program was initiated in 1999 to recognize and support the next generation of professionals for the Document Management and Graphic Communication industry. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the Document Management and Graphic Communications marketplace.
27.Gus Archie Undergraduate Scholarships- Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Foundation
The Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship is supported by the Archie Fund of the Society of Petroleum Engineers – SPE – Foundation and each year, awards an outstanding student who plans to enter a university and pursue undergraduate degree in Petroleum Engineering.
28.Google Lime Scholarship for Students with Disabilities to Study in USA or Canada
Google Lime Scholarship is offered for Students with Disabilities to study Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering in USA or Canada at Undergraduate, Graduate or PhD Level
Level of study: Undergraduate, Masters and PhD degrees
Previous Application Deadline: Around January or February
29.Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarships for Women in Africa, Europe and the Middle East
Google offers The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship for women in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to study in the field of computing and technology for Bachelors, Masters or PhD degrees. The scholarship recipients will each receive a €7,000 (or equivalent) scholarship.
Level of study: Undergraduate, Masters and PhD degrees
U.S. Bank offers high school and undergraduate students the opportunity to apply for one of its 40 $1,000 scholarship position annually. The U.S. Bank Internet Scholarship Program is available to high school seniors and college undergraduates.
Level of study: Undergraduate degree
Previous Application Deadline: from March 5 to September 17
31.Fellowships in International Human Rights in UK and US
Human Rights Watch, the international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization, invites applications for its fellowship program.
The fellowship is for recent graduates of law schools or graduate programs in journalism, international relations, area studies, or other relevant disciplines from universities worldwide.
Level of study: Masters degree
Previous Application deadline: from June to October
32.American University Emerging Global Leader Scholarship (AU EGLS)
The American University – AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship promotes educational access and opportunity while enhancing international diversity. The AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship (AU EGLS) is offered for International Undergraduate Students.
Preference for the AU EGL scholarship will be given to international students who have overcome various obstacles and challenges as well as those from diverse and underrepresented global and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Level of study: Undergraduate degree
Previous Application Deadline: varies between December and January
American University’s merit awards for international students are partial, not full, scholarships. They are highly competitive and based on a combination of outstanding academic achievement, excellent communication skills in English, leadership, volunteerism, and community service. Scholarships ranged from U.S.$6,000 to U.S.$25,000 per academic year. They are renewable for all four years of study based on successful continued academic performance.
34.Visiting Scholarship for International Law Students at University of California, Berkeley
The Center for the Study of Law and Society invites applications for visiting scholars for each year. The Center fosters empirical research and theoretical analysis concerning legal institutions, legal processes, legal change, and the social consequences of law. Closely linked to the School of Law, CSLS creates a multidisciplinary milieu with a faculty of distinguished socio-legal scholars in sociology of law, political science, criminal justice studies, law and economics, legal history, law and psychology, and legal and social philosophy, along with visiting socio-legal scholars from the United States and around the world.
35.International Merit Scholarships at Iowa State University
Iowa State is committed to enrolling a diverse and talented student population. The International Merit Scholarship is awarded to well-rounded students who have demonstrated strong academic achievement, and outstanding talent or achievements in one or more of the following areas: math and sciences, the arts, extracurricular activities, community service, leadership, innovation, or entrepreneurship.
Level of study: undergraduate degree
Application Deadline: March 1 (fall entry); October 1 (spring entry)
36.ESTU International Students Academic Merit Scholarship
The International Students Academic Merit Scholarship is open to new international students seeking a graduate or undergraduate degree at East Tennessee State University –ETSU USA. The scholarship covers 50 percent of the total of in and out-of-state tuition and maintenance fees only. No additional fees or costs are covered.
You must apply to be a student at ETSU before applying for the Merit Scholarship.
Level of study: undergraduate and graduate degrees
Previous Application Deadline: 1 June (fall) 1 October (spring)
International students are eligible for need-based and merit-based financial aid offered by Colby-Sawyer College. The merit-based scholarships – Founder scholarship, Presidential Scholarship etc – increase based on academic ability and range up to $24,000 per year. Academic Scholarships are automatically granted based on a student’s grade point average (GPA) or equivalent letter and number grades from the student’s Secondary School Transcript or College/ University Transcripts, if applicable. The college does not meet full financial need.
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) USA offers several undergraduate scholarship opportunities for international students. All scholarships require full-time enrollment in the fall and spring semesters.
Level of study: undergraduate degree
Previous Application Deadline: March 1 (Fall), October 1 (Spring)
39.African Presidential Scholars Program at University of Michigan USA
The African Presidential Scholars Program offers early career faculty from Ghana, Liberia, South Africa and Uganda the opportunity to collaborate with faculty and students at the University of Michigan during residencies of two to six months.
Level of study: Masters degree
Previous Application deadline: August 15 to October 15
40.Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund for Graduate Students
The Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund at University of Michigan, USA is designed to promote international understanding and offer an educational opportunity through scholarships to foreign graduate students (from developing countries) in need.
Level of study: Masters in Social Sciences, Humanities, Medicine, Public Health, Public Policy, Nursing and Environmental Sciences
41.George and Nancy Axinn International Scholarship Fund- Michigan State University
Professors George and Nancy Axinn endowed this scholarship to support graduate students who wish to pursue careers in international development. Preference is given to international students.
42.International Guest Scholarships for Medical Student at American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons offers International Guest Scholarships to competent young surgeons from countries other than the United States or Canada who have demonstrated strong interests in teaching and research. The scholarships, in the amount of $10,000 each, provide the Scholars with an opportunity to visit clinical, teaching, and research activities in North America and to attend and participate fully in the educational opportunities and activities of the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.
The Institute of International Studies (IIS) at UC Berkeley seek to award a series of merit scholarships of up to $2000 each to support undergraduate research in any area on international studies. The Institute of International Studies promotes interdisciplinary research in international, comparative, and policy studies on the Berkeley campus of the University of California.
44.Global Scholars Program at Clark University Scholarships
Clark University offers the Global Scholars Program which is open to High school students who are NOT permanent residents or citizens of the United States, as well as U.S. citizens/permanent residents who reside overseas and will complete their entire secondary school education outside the U.S. A scholarship of no less than $15,000 (($60,000 for four years contingent upon meeting academic standards for renewal) and a guaranteed $2,500 taxable stipend for a paid internship or research assistantship taken for academic credit during the summer following the sophomore or junior year is included with the award.
45.Illinois Wesleyan University International Student Scholarships
Merit-based scholarships are offered to qualified international applicants with outstanding academic achievement and test scores on the required entrance exams. These undergraduate awards range from $10,000 to $25,000 per year and are renewable for up to four years. In some instances, additional help is provided through student loans and campus employment.
In addition, two full-tuition President’s International Student Scholarships are offered. These scholarships are awarded each year to two highly qualified international students in assessing their talents, interests and academic achievements. Each full-tuition scholarship is renewable for up to four years of study at Illinois Wesleyan University.
46.Miriam J. Kelley African Scholarship Grant Program at Michigan State University
The Miriam J. Kelley African Scholarship award is intended to encourage MSU African students (woman are strongly urged to apply) to study at MSU and in turn make a contribution to the development of their country. At least two awards can be made annually. The number of awards made and actual award amounts depend on the quality of proposals and the resources available in the fiscal year in which funds are proposed for expenditure.
47.International Student Mandela Fellowship Program at Michigan State University for South African Students
MSU desires to encourage the strengthening of colleges and universities in South Africa by providing tuition assistance during the first year of graduate study, many of whom will assume professional and government positions upon their return. The intention is to allow departments to provisionally bring students on campus, allowing time for other sources of financial support to be secured for the remainder of the program of study.
48.Other international scholarships at Michigan State University
For a list of other scholarships for international students at Michigan State University, visit the scholarship page
49.New York University Wagner Scholarships
These scholarships are offered to a limited number of admitted students each application cycle, including all NYU Wagner degree programs and international students. Awards are based solely on the strength of the application and the contributions the Graduate Admissions Committee believe the applicant can make to the NYU Wagner community.
All international postgraduate student applicants at NYU Wagner are automatically considered for all merit-based scholarships, as the University gives equal consideration to scholarship applicants from within the United States and abroad. The awards are partial to full tuition scholarships including the Robert F. Wagner Scholarship which includes a $20,000 annual stipend.
50.International Cultural Service Program (ICSP) Tuition Scholarships at Oregon University
The ICSP scholarship awards 10-20 new competitive scholarships to international students each year. Scholarships apply to tuition only and range from $9,000-$27,000 per year. The ICSP scholarship has a cultural service component which requires students to give presentations about their home country to children, community organizations, and UO students, faculty and staff. ICSP scholarships are based on financial need, academic merit, and the ability to make presentations to diverse groups of people. ICSP scholarships are renewable.
Applicants may be new or current UO international undergraduate students.
P.E.R.K. Consulting is offering the NextGen Scholarship fund for international students and non US citizens to study at the United States for undergraduate studies.
Application Deadline: 31st March 2017
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: international students and non US citizens
To be taken at (country): colleges and universities in US (Washington DC, Maryland or Virginia)
Eligible Field of Study: Any course of study
About Scholarship: The NextGen Scholarship Fund was created for international students and non-citizens who come to the United States with hopes of obtaining higher education to create a better life for themselves and their families. It is a local (Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia) scholarship program that provides one annual award to a qualified and outstanding high school senior or a current college student at a two-year or four-year college. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be an international student or non-citizen enrolled in a US school.
Type: Undergraduate
Selection Criteria: Applications are judged on merit and financial need.
Eligibility
GPA Requirement: minimum 3.0 GPA
Class Year: College accepted high school seniors, current undergraduate students attending a 2 or 4 year college
Must be an international student or non-citizen
Must currently reside in Washington DC, Maryland or Virginia OR must be accepted into a college or university that is in the Washington DC, Maryland, or Virginia tri-state area
Number of Scholarships: one each fall
Value of Scholarship: One scholarship in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded each Fall.
Duration of Scholarship: one time
How to Apply: The online application is available for the award for the 2017/2018 academic year. It is advised that applicants gather all necessary information prior to starting. Applications cannot be saved, and must be completed in one sitting. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) in partnership with Global Partners in Care provides a limited number of scholarships each year for Palliative Care Training opportunities. APCA and Global Partners in Care give priority to requests of Registered and Enrolled nurses to pursue palliative care training in Africa.
Accepted Subject Areas: Nursing
About Scholarship: As part of its mission to expand the availability of hospice and palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa, FHSSA (formerly the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa), in partnership with the African Palliative Care Association, created the African Palliative Care Nursing Scholarship in 2010. Six scholarships were awarded in 2011, and FHSSA is proud to announce that six to seven additional scholarships will be awarded in 2015. Scholarships are awarded up to a maximum of US$ 4,000 through a competitive application process once a year.
Scholarship Offered Since: 2010
Who is qualified to apply?
Applicants must:
Be a Registered Nurse or an Enrolled Nurse residing and practicing in Africa and with evidence that they will be able to continue providing palliative care after their training (please provide a supporting letter from head of your institution confirming this).
Currently be involved in the provision of palliative care with a desire and commitment to enhance their skills.
Have applied for the course they intend to pursue (where they have an acceptance this should be attached to the application)
Legibly complete the application form and attach all supporting documents requested
Number of Scholarship: Up to seven Scholarship positions
Value of Scholarsip
The Scholarship fund will support:
Palliative care education and training at recognized institutions in Africa for Enrolled and Registered Nurses. Training programmes which the Scholarship supports include:
Palliative care distance learning diploma and degree courses run in Africa (up to USD $4,000)
Special consideration on a case by case basis may be made.
Additional funds may be awarded to nurses and social worker scholarship recipients who agree to train other health care workers in palliative care in their respective community.
Application Deadline:
Announcement of Scholarship Fund: 15th April 2015
Application deadline closes: 15th May 2015
Offered annually? Yes
How to apply
Applicants must complete the application form available online on both the APCA and Global Partners in Care websites. Applicants must complete all the sections of the form and provide the supporting documents required.
The Center for the Study of Law and Society invites applications for visiting scholars for 2016. The Center fosters empirical research and theoretical analysis concerning legal institutions, legal processes, legal change, and the social consequences of law. Closely linked to the School of Law, CSLS creates a multidisciplinary milieu with a faculty of distinguished socio-legal scholars in sociology of law, political science, criminal justice studies, law and economics, legal history, law and psychology, and legal and social philosophy, along with visiting socio-legal scholars from the United States and around the world.
Eligibility
1. Applicants normally must possess a Ph.D. or J.D. (or foreign equivalent).
2. Applicants must submit a full curriculum vitae.
3. Applicants must submit a letter describing their proposed program of research or study, specifying the time period they wish to be in residence at the Center. Applicants must pursue a program of research or study which is of mutual interest to faculty members at the Center for the Study of Law and Society.
4. Applicants must indicate their source of funding while visiting Berkeley, e.g. sabbatical pay, scholarship, government funding, personal funds, etc. Unfortunately, the Center cannot offer stipends or other financial assistance. Monthly minimum requirements for foreign exchange scholars are: $1600 per month for the J-1 scholar, $500 per month for the J-2 spouse, $200 per month for each J-2 child. 5. Applicants must be proficient in English in order to benefit from CSLS programs.
The Center will consider applications for periods of time that vary from one month duration to the full academic year.
Application Deadline: The deadline for submitting applications is April 1, 2015 for proposed visits beginning after August 1, 2015 and September 1, 2015 for proposed visits beginning after January 1, 2016.
Each year about 6% of all African students travel to study abroad. According to the Institute of International Education (IIE) 2010 report, at least 37,062 Africa students are studying in USA that year. The majority of these international students come from Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Cameroon and South Africa. Other countries include Egypt, Libya and Zimbabwe.
But studying in USA can be prohibitively expensive. According to IIE, thousands of African students attend college and university in USA so they can study in some of the most prestigious schools in the world while taking advantage of abundant scholarship opportunities and good student support services.
To help offset the high costs of standard education in American Universities, the best solution for African students is to apply for scholarships.
Any financial aid that you can get will help you on your quest for world-class education. To help you fulfill your dream of studying in USA, we have compile a comprehensive resource for finding scholarships in USA that will give you the financial support necessary to study at an American university.
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Scholarship Name: The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at ASU For Bachelors Degree
Brief description
Arizona State University USA is partnering with the MasterCard foundation scholars program to offer scholarships to students from sub-Saharan Africa to study for full bachelors degree 2015/2016
Eligible Field of Study: Courses offered at the university
About Scholarship
The ASU Foundation for a New American University and The MasterCard Foundation are pleased to announce the availability of The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at ASU. This prestigious scholarship recognizes international students from Sub-Saharan Africa who come from the lowest socioeconomic quintiles and show outstanding academic and leadership abilities.
Those considered for this program demonstrate high academic achievement, exceptional records of service and activity in their schools and communities, and a commitment to return to Africa after their studies to make an impact on social and economic change in their home countries.
Scholarship Offered Since: 2012
Scholarship Type: Undergraduate Scholarship
Selection Criteria and Eligibility
first-time freshman seeking a bachelor’s degree
citizen of a Sub-Saharan African country
currently living in Sub-Saharan Africa
academic achievement and potential
demonstration of service and leadership in school or community and motivation to give back
motivation and commitment to return to Sub-Saharan Africa after graduation
verification of disadvantaged socio-economic status
Number of Scholarships: Several
Value of Scholarship: The Scholars program provides financial assistance equivalent to the costs related to the attainment of a bachelor’s degree, which must be obtained within eight semesters, or four academic years. The scholarship includes travel, tuition, housing, food, living expenses, internship experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, and cohort signature programs, such as a freshman retreat in northern Arizona, a Broadway show at Gammage Auditorium and a senior retreat. Students also are eligible to take up to nine credit hours of summer school courses.
In addition to financial support, students are provided with a comprehensive support network that includes an array of mentoring and cultural transition services to ensure each student’s academic success, community engagement, and transition to employment opportunities that will further social and economic change in Africa.
Duration of Scholarship: Full duration of study
Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan Africa
To be taken at (country): Arizona State University
Application Deadline:
December 1st, 2014 is the deadline for submitting applications for The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at ASU for the 2015 – 2016 academic year.
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
The application for the 2015-16 academic year will open on August 1st, 2014. Please check back at that time for details on the application process.
Selection timeline for 2015:
Online scholarship application must be submitted by December 1, 2014.
Scans of certified copies of transcripts and national exam results for last three years of secondary school must be emailed by December 1, 2014.
Recommendation forms must be submitted by December 15th, 2014.
Semi-finalists will be notified on February 13th, 2015.
Finalists will be determined by March 27, 2015.
All other candidates will be notified by April 6, 2015
Sponsors: MasterCard Foundation Scholars Programme
Important Notes: As part of this program, ASU will receive $27.5 million over the next seven years to provide academically talented, yet financially disadvantaged students from Africa, who are committed to giving back to their communities and countries, with access to high-quality education. The program will ultimately support 120 scholars at ASU.
Please contact the program at [email protected] if you have further questions.
Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund for Graduate Students from Africa and Asia 2015/
Application Deadline: April 13, 2015 | Offered annually? Yes
Scholarship Name: Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund
Brief description: Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship for students from Africa and Asia 2015 to study Social Sciences, Humanities, Medicine, Public Health, Public Policy, Nursing and Environmental Sciences at University of Michigan, USA
Eligible Field of Study: Social Sciences, Humanities, Medicine, Public Health, Public Policy, Nursing and Environmental Sciences
About Scholarship
The Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund is designed to promote international understanding and offer an educational opportunity through scholarships to foreign graduate students (from developing countries) in need.
The Scholarship Fund is a fitting tribute to a young man who cared deeply for the world around him and tried to foster values of mutual respect between people, cultures and nations. Yossi Schiff received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan in 2005. Born in Israel and proud of his Jewish heritage, Yossi was an enthusiastic traveler who enjoyed his sojourns in Africa and Southeast Asia. This award honors his memory-his open mind and kind heart, the concern he showed for others, and his passion and curiosity in life.
Scholarship Offered Since: Not specified
Scholarship Type: Graduate scholarships
Selection Criteria and Eligibility
International graduate students from developing countries (listed below) with F-1 or J-1 visas pursuing the following careers may apply:
Social Sciences, Humanities, Medicine, Public Health, Public Policy, Nursing, Environmental Sciences
Students must have a strong academic record and demonstrate outstanding academic and professional promise.
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: One stipend award of $25,000 will be made
Duration of Scholarship: onetime offer
Eligible Countries
Students from the following countries are eligible:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote-d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Gaza Strip, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, The Occupied Territories (West Bank), Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
US citizens and permanent residents are not eligible.
To be taken at (country): University of Michigan, USA
How to Apply
Students must be nominated by their programs. Students should contact their program regarding their selection and nomination process.
Nomination materials must include the following:
Completed nomination and program information
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Personal statement
Research statement
Two letter of recommendation; one letter of recommendation from the program chair or faculty/research advisor and one additional letter of recommendation
Nomination Form
Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund Nomination Form
For more details about the Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund, Nomination Form and application visit scholarship webpage
Sponsors
Yossi Schiff Memorial Scholarship Fund at University of Michigan, USA
USA: Foundation for African Leadership in Business (ALB) MBA Scholarship for Africans
Brief description: Foundation for African Leadership in Business offers MBA merit and need based scholarship for African Citizens at ALB partner universities: Thunderbird School of Global Management, Vanderbilt University or IE Business School in USA.
Eligible Field of Study: Masters in business administration at ALB partner universities in the USA.
About Scholarship
ALB offers scholarships to qualified residents of Africa who wish to obtain an MBA through one of our partner universities. Scholarship comes with great responsibility, and as such, ALB scholarships are offered as part of the ALB Fellowship Program. The Foundation for African Leadership in Business aims to aid in the development of Africa, partnering with top-tier MBA programs and corporations to create opportunities for African citizens to join international MBA programs across the globe. Scholarships are provided in the form of fellowships to African citizens with a demonstrated commitment to returning to Africa post-MBA.
Scholarship Offered Since: Not specified
Scholarship Type: MBA Scholarships for Africans
Selection Criteria and Eligibility
To qualify for the ALB Fellowship Program, applicants should demonstrate the following through their application:
•A commitment to returning to their country after program completion
•Strong professional background, including 3 or more years of work experience
•Strong academic background, including completion of a Bachelor degree or equivalent
•High competency in written and spoken English
•Acceptance to an MBA program
•Completion of the GMAT exam
•All other requirements for admission to the partner school program Eligibility for scholarships is merit and need based.
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: Thunderbird and ALB have partnered to offer a full-tuition MBA scholarship beginning in the fall. The ALB Fellowship comes with responsibilities that extend beyond the classroom, and only those who are eager to accept these responsibilities should apply:
-Return to Africa upon program completion: All ALB Fellows agree to work in Africa for at least 2 years, immediately following program completion.-
-Achieve academic success: All ALB Fellows are committed to academic excellence and integrity. Fellows work hard to achieve success in all coursework, and are committed to abiding by all program policies.
-Represent their home country: ALB Fellows represent ALB and their country, and it is expected that they remember this at all times, working to improve understanding about their country’s culture and business environment, as well as encourage interest in African culture overall, participating in school events and becoming involved in the greater university community through clubs and other organizations.
-Complete the ALB Fellowship Project: During the MBA, ALB Fellows partner with other students to develop a business plan for a social enterprise in their home community/country.-
-ALB Fundraiser: ALB Fellows commit to organizing a fundraiser during their program in order to raise funds for the ALB Social Enterprise Project Fund and for future ALB Fellowship Recipients.-
-Mentor Future ALB Fellows: ALB Fellowships open doors, and provide lifelong opportunities for recipients. Therefore, ALB Fellows are expected to be involved beyond completion of the ALB program, serving as mentors for future ALB Fellows, and contributing to the ALB community.-
Duration of Scholarship: For the period of study
Eligible Countries: African Citizens
To be taken at (country): Thunderbird School of Global Management, Vanderbilt University or IE Business School in USA.
Application Deadline: In order to be considered for many top-tier MBA programs, you should plan to complete your application 6 – 12 months prior to your anticipated start date. Careful preparation for admissions exams can impact your score significantly, so be sure to allocate sufficient time for study prior to taking any admissions exam.
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
The mode of applying is online. Candidates should take the following steps in order to apply:
Register as an ALB candidate via the ALB Online Registration.
Prepare for and take the GMAT exam. You should allow at least 6 – 8 weeks of daily study to properly prepare for the GMAT exam.
Apply for and gain admission to an MBA program through one of the university partners.
Complete the ALB Fellowship application. Please note that the application will not be available until you have registered as an ALB candidate.
The ALB online application will ask for a number of supplemental documents. Please have these items ready before you start your application form:
Test scores from the GMAT exam.
Copy of Official Letter of Acceptance to an MBA Program or proof of submission
Official transcripts of all university level classes taken. At a minimum, transcripts must show proof of a completed Bachelor’s degree.
A resume showing all professional experience since completion of a Bachelor’s degree
Proof of citizenship of an African country. The ALB Foundation requires all applicants to be African citizens. All applicants must provide a copy of their birth certificate, passport or residency certificate. If this is not included the application will be ineligible.
Scholarship Name: Governor’s Special Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Programme for Nigerians.
Brief description: The Rivers sustainable development agency (RSSDA) seeks application from qualified candidates for the Governor’s special Overseas postgraduate scholarship. It’s a yearly scholarship from the Government and the programme is targeted to benefit Scholars from the River State.
Eligible Field of Study: Medical Sciences (Biomedical Engineering/Technology, Medical Statistics, Plaster Technology, Dental Technology, Dental Therapy, Renal Technology, Medical Imaging Technology and Anaesthetic Technology) and Town, Urban & Regional Planning and Medicine.
About Scholarship: Every year, RSSDA spends exorbitant amount of money in sponsoring scholars from Rivers state to foreign universities, the scholarship caters for all the student need. It’s a mouth watering opportunity to sponsor your education if you can’t afford to study abroad.
Scholarship Type: Postgraduate Scholarship (Master’s and PhD)
Selection Criteria and Eligibility: The following are the criteria that must be met before you submit your application:
1. Applicants must not be younger than 21years old.
2. Be a Rivers State indigene.
3. Must have gained admission into any of the listed universities in the relevant field of specialization for the Masters program.
4. Must have completed NYSC
5. Hold a first degree of upper second class Honors standard (or above) in a discipline relevant to that in which study is proposed
Number of Scholarship: 300 students overseas annually.
Duration of Scholarship: Through the course of study.
To be taken at (country):UK (Cambridge University, Kings College, London, University of Nottingham, University of Edinburgh, University of Birmingham, University College, London, Loughborough University, Oxford Brookes University and University of Liverpool), Netherlands (Wageningen University), China (China Agricultural University and Nanjing University), India (Jawaharial Nehru University, University College Medical School, Delhi, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore and Medical College, Pune Maharastra), USA (Harvard University, John Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Stanford University, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, University of South Carolina, Cornell University and Rutgers University) Canada (University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, McGill University, Concordia University, Queen’s University and Simon Fraser University).
Application Deadline: May 24, 2013
Offered annually?: Yes
How to Apply:Download the form or Visit the RSSDA SCHOLARS WEBSITE You can also visit the RSSDA Head Office at No.1 Igbodo Street, Old G.R.A, Port-Harcourt, to obtain the form and make more enquires.
Sponsors: The Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA)
Important Notes: Shortlisted candidates would be notified for an online test, and original copies of their credentials would be examined during interviews. Application Forms are not for sales.
U.S. Bank offers high school and undergraduate students the opportunity to apply for one of it’s 40 $1,000 internet scholarship position annually. The U.S. Bank Internet Scholarship Program is available to high school seniors and college undergraduates.
Eligible Field of Study
No restriction to courses accepted
Selection Criteria and Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the U.S. Bank Internet Scholarship Program, a student must be:
A high school senior planning to enroll or a current college freshmen, sophomore or junior at an eligible four-year college or university;
Enrolled by September [current year];
A United States citizen or permanent resident alien.
Number of Scholarships: 40
Value of Scholarship
Forty (40) students will be awarded the sum of $1,000 scholarships each.
Duration of Scholarship: Onetime
Application Deadline
Application will be accepted starting late January 2013 until May 31 2013
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
The scholarship program is exclusively for internet visitors. Online application is the only way to apply.
The Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarships is offered in the field of Nursing, respiratory care or emergency medical service for national and international students in USA – 2013
Accepted Subject Areas?
Nursing, Respiratory Care or Emergency Medical Service
About Scholarship
The Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarships recognize the outstanding academic and leadership accomplishments of students who are enrolled in regionally accredited community college programs in registered nursing, respiratory care or emergency medical services. Scholarships is offered for national and international students enrolled in regionally accredited community college programs in USA
Applicants must have completed 50% of their course work leading towards achieving an associate degree by June 2013. (Certificate students are not eligible to apply).
Scholarship Offered Since: Not Specified
Scholarship Type: Nursing Scholarships
Selection Criteria and Eligibility
Applicants need not be members of Phi Theta Kappa to apply.
Candidates must have completed by June 2013 at least 50 percent of course work in an associate degree registered nursing, respiratory care or emergency medical services program at a regionally accredited community college. Students selected as Frank Lanza Scholars will be required to submit verification.
Applicants must provide documentation of enrollment in a minimum of six semester hours for the fall 2013 semester at a regionally accredited community college in an associate degree registered nursing, respiratory care or emergency medical services program.
Part-time students, full-time students and international students are eligible to apply.
Students with previous associate, bachelor’s or master’s degrees are eligible to apply.
Pre-major students and certificate students are ineligible to apply.
The director of the program in which the applicant is enrolled (registered nursing, respiratory care or emergency medical services) must complete the Institutional Certification and Eligibility Form by the application deadline. Failure to submit this form will result in an incomplete application.
Applicants must post a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 4.0 on all course work at the time of application, with no courses marked as incomplete.
The student must hold temporary or permanent residency in the country of the community college the student is attending or possess a visa considered appropriate by the college.
The applicant’s record must be free from suspension, probation or other disciplinary action.
The applicant’s record must be free from any criminal conduct or if the applicant is a convicted felon, he or she must have completed all conditions of sentencing, including probation.
How Many Scholarships are available? 20
What are the benefits?
Up to 20 scholarships of $2,500 each will be awarded in 2013, for a total of $50,000 in scholarships. All scholarships will be disbursed in one payment, taking place upon confirmation of the recipient’s enrollment in a minimum of six semester hours at a regionally accredited community college in an eligible degree program.
How long will sponsorship last? Onetime scholarship
Eligible Countries
US citizens and international students
To be taken at (country): USA
Application Deadline
Open from February 27 to April 30.
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
Complete and submit a Spring Common Application online no later than 5:00 pm, CDT, April 30, 2013.
Materials may not be submitted by fax or email.
Partial materials, even submitted before the deadline, will be deemed ineligible.
Scholarship Name:SG 2013 Conference MasterCard Foundation Scholarship
Brief description
In the spirit of fostering a diverse learning environment, Oxfam America has signed a contract with the MasterCard Foundation to award partial scholarships for travel to the SG 2013 Savings Groups Conference. Women are strongly encouraged to apply for this opportunity.
Conference Subject Areas
Expanding Financial Inclusion and Development
About Savings Groups
Savings Groups provide access to basic financial services to over six million rural poor people, mostly women, worldwide. These self-selected and self- managed groups, predominately found in remote areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Central America, provide their members with a secure place to save and easy access to loans.
About SG 2013 Conference
Learn how Savings Groups contribute to financial inclusion and development: Join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Oxfam America, and others active in the Savings Group sector for the SG 2013 Savings Groups Conference.
This year’s conference will be held March 4th and 5th, 2013 at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, VA. The theme of this year’s conference is Expanding Financial Inclusion and Development.
At the Savings Groups 2013 conference, you will learn about:
The place that Saving Groups occupy within the current financial landscape
How Savings Groups can be linked to the formal financial sector
How Savings Groups reach the rural poor in remote areas
How to scale up Savings Groups
How Savings Groups can be platforms for other services, products, and types of education
How to link Savings Groups to mobile technology
Working within this efficient model, they can evolve into more than just savings and credit groups. We invite you to join us in considering the future of Savings Groups.
About Scholarship
The goal of the MasterCard Foundation scholarships for the SG 2013 Savings Groups Conference is to bring together a wide range of participants interested in learning more about Savings Groups. Funding has been reserved for speakers, delegates, microfinance networks, central bankers, and regulators from Africa and speakers from Latin America and Asia. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, especially if a visa is required. Fifty percent of funding is designated for female applicants, so we strongly encourage women to apply.
Scholarship Offered Since: 2013
Scholarship Type: Conference attendance partial scholarship with preference for women
Who is eligible to apply?
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Have at least two years of experience working with Savings Groups or in microfinance, central banking, regulatory agencies, or a related field
Have limited access to financial resources to pay for all expenses required to attend the conference. Applicants are required to submit an action plan for how they will disseminate what they learn at the conference to colleagues and others who can benefit from the knowledge
How Many Scholarships are available?Not specified
What are the benefits?
The partial scholarships will cover the cost of a participant’s airfare travel to the conference. The following costs are not covered and are the responsibility of the awardee:
Conference registration fee
Ground transportation within the home country and in the Washington DC area
Hotel accommodations
Meals after conference hours
All travel reimbursements will be issued after the conference.
How long will sponsorship last? For the duration of the conference
Eligible Countries
Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Central America
To be taken at (country): USA
Application Deadline
The date for the conference is March 4 & 5th, 2013. Application should be made well before this date
We will review applications on a rolling basis. Notification of awardees will be made via email and will happen as soon as the selections are made. Awardees will be given 5 business days to communicate their acceptance of the scholarship.
MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Stanford University - USA
The MasterCard Foundation education initiative at Stanford University USA will provide comprehensive support to 20 talented but economically disadvantaged students from Africa over the next eight years. The Scholars Program will support five (5) undergraduates from Sub-Saharan Africa each year, according to Karen Cooper, director of financial aid.
The first students will enrol in 2013. They will receive comprehensive support for tuition, travel and other educational costs.
Eventually the program will fund 20 students, with the MasterCard Foundation providing $6.5 million over eight years. Additionally, the foundation will provide funding for academic and social support through a graduate assistant position at the Bechtel International Center.
How to Apply
The application process is the same for all applicants regardless of citizenship or country of residence.
All applicants must submit the Common Application and the Stanford Supplement online through the The Common Application. Unless they are approved in advance by the Director of Admission, paper applications will not be accepted or reviewed.
Testing for International Students
The SAT or the ACT Plus Writing is required for all undergraduate applicants. Applications without SAT or ACT Plus Writing scores will not be considered for admission.
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL®), although not required, is strongly recommended for non-native speakers of English.
You may submit your IELTS scores but note that Stanford does not recognize the IELTS as a measure of English proficiency.
Standard Application Deadline is 1 January (2013)
Application Deadline, Notification and Reply Dates
Restrictive Early Action
Regular Decision
Application with Arts Supplement Deadline
October 15
December 1
Standard Application Deadline
November 1
January 1
Last Acceptable SAT Test Date
October
December
Last Acceptable ACT Test Date
September*
December
Notification of Missing Documents
Mid-November
Mid-February
Notification Date
December 15
April 1
Student Reply Date
May 1
May 1
Submit the $90 non-refundable application fee with your First-Year or Transfer Common Application and Stanford Supplement. Be sure to submit both forms successfully because Stanford will not refund the application fee under any circumstances.
The VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) Scholarship Award for the Advancement of Women is sponsored by the VCU Department of Business Services through proceeds generated by the sale of class rings and graduation-related items through the Jostens Company. Virginia Commonwealth University values students who dedicate efforts towards the advancement and promotion of women at VCU and beyond.
The goal of the program, through the Advancement of Women Scholarship Award, is to recognize an extraordinary undergraduate student whose hard work benefits, promotes and advances women or women’s issues. Eligibility
All full-time VCU undergraduate students who will complete their degree after the fall 2013 semester may apply for the scholarship.
Applicants must have a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average and demonstrate significant contribution to the advancement and promotion of women at VCU and beyond.
Qualified candidates should meet the following requirements:
Be classified as a full-time undergraduate degree-seeking student at VCU.
Have successfully completed a minimum of 24 credit hours at VCU and will complete degree requirements after the fall 2012 semester.
Have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA at VCU.
Be a contributing citizen to their campus community and the community-at-large.
Demonstrate a significant contribution to the advancement and promotion of women at VCU or in the greater community.
Scholarship Worth
The amount of this scholarship award is $2,500 and will be for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Application Deadline
Applications are accepted until February 21, 2013
How to Apply
Students must complete the application form and are required to write a double-spaced essay, of not more than two pages, addressing their specific role in contributing to the advancement and support of women or women’s issues. Students should be specific on how their endeavors have benefited women directly or indirectly as well as how the women have impacted their life.
An unofficial copy of their VCU transcript and two letters of recommendation (one of which must be from a VCU faculty, administrator or staff) must accompany all applications.
Return Applications to:
VCU Business Services
Attn: Scholarship for the Advancement of Women Coordinator
1111 West Broad Street Suite A
P.O. Box 980208
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0208
Download Scholarship Application for more details
American Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery 2014 is Now Open for Application
The Diversity Visa -DV lottery Program 2014 is now open for application. Online registration for the DV-2014 Program started on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and concludes on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4). After the entry period opens October 2, early entry is highly recommended, and applicants are strongly encouraged not to wait until the last week of the registration period to enter. Review the DV Instructions below.
DV 2013 Entrants: Please keep your confirmation number until at least September 2013, even if you were not selected on May 1, 2012. The Department of State may select more DV 2013 entries on October 22, 2012 at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4).
Entry Instructions
Please read the DV-2014 Entry Instructions carefully. Entrants may be disqualified for not completing the entry form correctly or by submitting more than one entry. Use the link below to view the instructions.
Requirements for Entry
To enter the DV lottery 2014 program, you must be a native of one of the listed countries. See List Of Countries from instruction.
To enter the DV lottery 2014 program, you must meet either the education or work experience requirement of the DV program: you must have either a high school education or its equivalent, defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of elementary and secondary education; OR two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation requiring at least two years of training or experience to perform. The U.S. Department of Labor’s O*Net OnLine database will be used to determine qualifying work experience.
Procedures for Submitting An Entry To DV-2014
The Department of State will only accept completed E-DV entry forms submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period between noon, EDT (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 2, 2012, and noon, EDT (GMT-4), Saturday, November 3, 2012.
§ All entries by an individual will be disqualified if more than ONE entry for that individual is received, regardless of who submitted the entry. You may prepare and submit your own entry or have someone submit the entry for you. There are NO COSTS or FEES to register for the DV Program.
§ A registered entry that complies with submission instructions will result in a confirmation screen containing your name and a unique confirmation number. You must print this confirmation screen for your records using the print function of your web browser and ensure that you retain your confirmation number.
Starting May 1, 2013, you will be able to check the status of your DV-2014 entry by returning to www.dvlottery.state.gov, clicking on Entrant Status Check, and entering your unique confirmation number and personal information. Entrant Status Check will be the sole means of informing you of your selection for DV-2014, providing instructions to you on how to proceed with your application, and notifying you of your appointment for your immigrant visa interview. Therefore, it is essential you retain your confirmation number.
Paper entries are no longer accepted. The sole method for entry to the 2014 Diversity Visa Program is through this electronic process.
Download Diversity Visa lottery_2014_Instructions (PDF)
American Association of University Women (AAUW)Educational Foundation Fellowships and Grants is available for women who are not US citizens or Permanent resident in the United States for 2012-2013 academic year. Priority is given to students from developing countries including African Students.
AAUW has a long and distinguished history of advancing educational and professional opportunities for women in the United States and around the World. One of the world’s largest sources of funding for graduate women, AAUW is providing more than $3million in funding for more than 200 fellowships and grants to outstanding women and nonprofit organizations in the 2009-10 academic year.
Due to the longstanding, generous contributions of AAUW members, a broader community of women continues to gain access to educational and economic opportunities – breaking through barriers so that all women have a fair chance.
Fellowship and grant recipients perform research in a wide range of disciplines and work to improve their schools and communities. Their intellect, dedication, imagination, and effort promise to forge new paths in scholarship, improve the quality of life for all, and tackle the educational and social barriers facing women in the United States and around the globe.
Below is some fellowship and grant programs offered by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation and their specific deadlines. You’ll have to visit the link below for more details.
International Fellowships
2011-2012 Academic Year
Master’s/Professional Fellowship: $18,000
Doctorate Fellowship: $20,000
Postdoctoral Fellowship: $30,000
Applications available: Aug. 1-Dec. 1, 2012 Application deadline: Dec. 1, 2012
Fellowship year: July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014
International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported. Several fellowships are available for study outside of the U.S.
Career Development Grant applications
2011-2012 Academic Year
Award: $2,000 – $12,000
Applications available*: Aug. 1-Dec. 15, 2012 Application deadline: December 15, 2012
Grant year: July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014
Career Development Grants support women who hold a bachelor’s degree and are preparing to advance or change careers or re-enter the work force. Special consideration is given to women of color, and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields.
Selected Professions Grant applications
2011-2012 Academic Year
Master’s and First Professional Awards: $5,000 – $ 18,000
Applications available: Aug. 1, 2012 – Jan. 10, 2013 Application deadline: Jan. 10, 2012
Fellowship year: July 1, 2013 -June 30, 2014
Selected Professions Fellowships provide opportunities for women to pursue graduate and first-professional degrees in designated fields where women traditionally have been underrepresented and where the employment outlook and earnings potential are strong.
Community Action Grant applications
2011-2012 Grant Year
Award: $2,000-$10,000
Applications available: Aug. 1, 2012 – Jan. 15, 2013 Application deadline: Jan. 15, 2013
Community Action Grants provide seed money to women, AAUW branches, AAUW state organizations, and local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or nondegree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls.
Contact Details
National Office
AAUW
1111 Sixteenth St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202/785-7700 (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST)
Fax: 202/872-1425
TDD: 202/785-7777
E-mail: [email protected] www.aauw.org/
Distance Learning gives African Students an Opportunity to Prosper
It’s always an advantage for students of developed nations to get exposed to quality education, well planned course curriculum, modern learning facilities and remarkable working ambiance. In fact, these students do carry higher chances of grabbing scholarships and even financial grants. Probably, this is one of the biggest reasons why students and career enthusiasts of developing countries yearn to pursue higher studies from developed nations. The majority of accomplished colleges and universities rest on the soils of the developed nations, and therefore bulks of students get compelled to settle here for ensuring career growth.
At present, scholarship opportunities are ushering in for the African students who are dreaming to pursue higher studies from America. As a matter of fact, scholarship programs are not granted easily to international students, whereas domestic students take no pains in getting approval for enrolling in a scholarship program.
Well, the key lies in the promptness based on which the applications are sent to the universities for acceptance. Furthermore, students coming from Africa to the United States are required to have a strong hold on the English language and hence they should produce their IELTS scores.
Countless students from Africa apply for scholarships online every year to enrol in the US universities. Besides scholarship programs, students coming from Africa also apply for post-graduation, doctoral and even business management courses. Out of them, there are many who are financially challenged and hence cannot afford to pursue education abroad. Well, the good news is that there are special provisions for all distance learners from Africa who are willing to enrol in US colleges and universities.
Career enthusiasts from Africa who have been dreaming to get education from world class institutions located abroad can in fact conduct their respective classes right from their very own homes. No matter what subject they will choose for distance learning, they must keep the following points in mind:
Ensure accreditation – The degree earned through a globally recognized institution will always help one to get splendid job opportunities at anywhere round the globe.
Choose the right career program – Once enrolled in a recognized institution, one might come across a wide range of career programs and this might create confusion in making the right choice. Such a career program should be chosen that can help them build their careers with confidence.
Pick a scholarship program – As mentioned earlier, African students can enrol in scholarship programs online from any of the US universities. Moreover, there are special scholarship programs designed for disabled people who can even make their dream come true sitting at home.
Well, if you are one of them, start your researches today for a good online university offering distance learning courses. Whether you choose your university in the United States or any other nation, you can earn your degree online right from your home anywhere in Africa with ease and flexibility. So, get your laptop ready and start taking the above initiatives. Good luck!!
Author’s bio:
The author, Jonathan, here explains why and how African students can enrol in scholarship as well as other career enhancement programs online in a US institution. They can now sit at home and fulfil their dreams of studying abroad through distance learning courses.
MTN Football Scholarship for Nigerian Youth to study in US
Talented Nigerian youths, gifted with soccer skills, stand a chance of winning scholarships to American universities. The initiative to be driven under the MTN Football Scholar, will focus on football and academics.
It seeks to actualize the positive aspirations of Nigerian youths for international sports and academics.
The selection process to pick the candidates would commence in May and is expected to be carried in seven cities, beginning concurrently with:
Port Harcourt and Enugu on the 4th and the 5th of May.
Two other cities, Akure and Benin would follow on the 7th and 8th,May
while the preliminary tryouts for Ilorin and Abuja are slated for 10th-11th May .
The tryouts will be concluded in Lagos over a three-day period starting from 13th-15th May.
Amongst the criteria required to be enlisted for the program, candidates, who must be males of Nigerian citizenship, between the ages of 15-18 years, must be currently enrolled in either SS2, SS3, or in the alternative, must have graduated from secondary school by 2011.
To ensure that the best of the candidates emerge, a team of Nigeria’s best coaches have been assembled, amongst them are Joe Erico, Olu Lagunju, Taju Disu and Emmanuel Tetteh.This is in addition to some American coaches that are expected to be part of the program.
Campbell Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations
Scholarship Name: Campbell Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations
Brief description
Campbell Foundation Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations whose work addresses women’s economic and social empowerment in that nation 2012
Accepted Subject Areas?
Applicants should be pursuing research in one of the social sciences: anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, political science, psychology, social work, or sociology, or in an interdisciplinary field that incorporates two or more of these disciplines.
About Scholarship
The Vera R. Campbell Foundation funded Fellowship is offered for female postdoctoral social scientist from a developing country whose work addresses women’s economic and social empowerment in that nation. The goal of the program is twofold: to advance the scholarly careers of women social scientists from the developing world, and to support research that identifies causes of gender inequity in the developing world and that proposes practical solutions for promoting women’s economic and social empowerment.
Scholarship Offered Since: Not Specified
Scholarship Type: Postdoctoral Fellowship for women
Who is qualified to apply?
Applicants must be nationals of developing countries that are currently eligible to borrow from the World Bank.
To facilitate full engagement in the SAR intellectual community, applicants must demonstrate their fluency in English, such as through their record of professional interaction in written and spoken English.
What are the benefits?
In addition to a $4,500/month stipend and housing and office space on the SAR campus, the Campbell Fellow receives travel, shipping, and library resource funds; health insurance; and the support of a mentoring committee of established scholar-practitioners.
How long will sponsorship last? Six months
Eligible Countries
Applicants must be nationals of developing countries that are currently eligible to borrow from the World Bank.
If you need more Information about this scholarship, kindly visit the Scholarship Webpage
Sponsors
This fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Vera R. Campbell Foundation.
Important Notes:
Projects that identify causes of and/or solutions to gender inequity in the developing world, and thus contribute to women’s social and economic empowerment, will be favored. Sample topics include education and socialization of girls; globalization and the economic status of women; policies and practices toward family, reproduction, and women’s health; impacts of international and civil conflict on women; women’s roles in resolving such conflicts or sustaining civil society; media representations of women and the formation of ideologies of gender; the practice and process of gender-based development; and women in science and technology. SAR will select fellows on the strength of their clearly stated intention to serve their communities and countries of origin.
ExxonMobil Middle East and North Africa Scholars Program for Masters in Geosciences, Engineering, or Business in Texas,
Scholarship Name: ExxonMobil Middle East and North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia) Scholars Program for masters.
Brief description
2012 Scholarship Program for Masters in Geosciences, Engineering, or Business for students from Middle East and North Africa in USA Administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Accepted Subject Areas?
Eligible courses include: Geosciences, Engineering, or Business
About Scholarship
ExxonMobil aims to contribute to the Middle East and North Africa region by helping to develop highly skilled and culturally adept individuals. The program also seeks to build relationships with academic leaders by offering a Faculty Sponsor Program to the home academic departments of successful scholars. Some students may qualify for the opportunity to apply their skills through internships with ExxonMobil.
Scholarship Offered Since: not specified
Scholarship Type: full scholarship
By what Criteria is Selection Made?
Must be aCitizens of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia or the UAE.
Must have a Bachelor’s degree by the program start date in Geoscience, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Math or Geography.
Who is qualified to apply?
Candidates must have lived in the Middle East/North Africa for 15 years & be fluent in Arabic.
How Many Scholarship Positions are available?
Several
What are the benefits?
Recipients will receive full tuition for the completion of a Master’s Degree.
The program also provides a stipend for housing and living expenses and includes medical insurance, textbook and computer allowances, transportation to the U.S. at the inception and conclusion of the program, visa and academic support, an intensive orientation program.
How long will sponsorship last?
Till the end of the programme
Eligible African Countries
For Africans we have: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco,
Other Countries
Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, or the UAE.
To be taken at (country): Texas U.S.
What time of year does Application Close?
The deadline is on October 31, 2012
Offered annually?
Not specified
How can I Apply?
Applicants must fill out an online application (see link below). The application includes: essays, 9 application pages with itemized sections, 1 signature page, letter of reference forms and the submission of university transcripts and TOEFL & GRE score reports.
How can I get more information?
If you need more Information about this scholarship, kindly visit the Scholarship Webpage
Sponsors
The program is funded by ExxonMobil and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Colby-Sawyer College Scholarships for Undergraduate International Students 2012, USA
2012 College Scholarship for Undergraduate International Students at Colby-Sawyer College, USA
International Students who want to study for undergraduate degree at Colby-Sawyer College, USA are eligible for need-based and merit-based financial aid, and are encouraged to apply for a variety of scholarships and awards that acknowledge students who have reached a high level of academic achievement throughout their high school career. Through a variety of scholarships and awards, the college recognizes academic achievement, community service and leadership experience. Scholarship Worth and Duration
Scholarship amounts listed are for students who will be entering Colby-Sawyer in September 2012. Wesson Honors Scholarship – up to $76,000 over four years
Students with a 3.75 GPA at the time of admission are eligible to apply for the Wesson Honors Scholarship. This $19,000 per year scholarship includes direct admission into the Wesson Honors Program. It is renewable annually for four years of study dependent upon good academic standing in the Wesson Honors Program. Founders Scholarship – up to $68,000 over four years
Students with a 3.5 GPA are eligible for the Founders Scholarship. Students receiving this $17,000 per year award have graduated from high school with honors level classes and a rigorous college preparatory program. It is automatically awarded based on GPA at time of admission. It is renewable annually for four years of study. Presidential Scholarship – up to $64,000 over four years
Students with a 3.3 GPA are eligible for the Presidential Scholarship. This $16,000 award is renewable annually for four years of study. It is automatically awarded based on GPA at time of admission. Chargers Scholarship – up to $52,000 over four years
Students who have a minimum 3.0 GPA are eligible for the Chargers Scholarship. It is automatically awarded based on GPA at time of admission. This $13,000 per year award is renewable annually for four years.
How to Apply
As part of Colby-Sawyer’s rolling admissions process, students will be informed of the award decision at the point of acceptance. Students will receive the one academic scholarship that they are most qualified for. For international students, Admissions will recalculate grade point averages (GPAs) based on equivalent letter and number grades from the student’s Official High School Transcript.
Merit Based Awards-Separate Application Required
Colby-Sawyer also offers additional merit based scholarships to incoming students based on their high school academic record, leadership qualities and community service involvement. These awards are not based on need and are renewable each year as long as the student remains in good academic standing. Students are eligible to apply for merit awards at any point, including prior to being accepted.
The VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) International Student Scholarship is sponsored with proceeds generated by the sale of Officially Licensed VCU merchandise. Virginia Commonwealth University values the contributions international students make to the university community through scholarship, service, and leadership.
Eligibility
All full-time VCU international students who will complete their degree after the fall 2012 semester may apply for the scholarship. Applicants must have a 3.2 or higher cumulative grade point average and demonstrate significant contributions to the university and/or community.
Qualified candidates should meet the following requirements:
• Hold an F-1 international student visa.
• Be classified as a full-time degree seeking student at VCU.
• Have successfully completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at VCU and enrolled for the fall 2012 semester.
• Must have at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA at VCU.
• Demonstrate financial need.
• Evidence of significant contributions to VCU and/or the community at large through scholarship, service, and leadership.
Scholarship Worth
This scholarship will recognize an outstanding international student with a scholarship award up to $2,000. The award will be for the 2012-2013 academic year.
How to Apply
VCU international students must complete the application in its entirety and are required to write a double-spaced essay, of not more than two pages, addressing their role in contributing to the university and/or community through scholarship, service and leadership. An unofficial copy of their VCU transcript and two letters of recommendation (one of which must be from a VCU faculty, administrator or staff member) must accompany all applications.
Application Deadline
Applications are accepted until February 23, 2012
Return Applications to:
VCU Business Services
Attn: International Student Scholarship Coordinator
French-American Foundation, Immigration Journalism Fellowship for Students of any Nationality 2011, USA
With the generous support of the Ford Foundation, the French-American Foundation is launching the Immigration Journalism Fellowship. The Fellowship program, which is first of its kind, aims to provide media professionals with the financial means to produce objective and challenging material on one of the most heated and controversial contemporary issues. The fellowship is open to experienced journalists of any nationality and with an interest in questions of immigration and integration. Scholarship Worth & Duration The French-American Foundation will award fellows up to $10,000 for the work of the fellows, to be completed over a 4-6 month period.
The French American Foundation will pay special attention to innovative and groundbreaking material.
“We are looking for visionary, uncovered and meaningful stories with the potential to advance public debate. Both creative content and format will draw our particular attention. All types of stories will be considered (local, global, cultural, economic, etc.), as long as they comply with journalism ethics of fairness and responsibility.”
Eligibility: The French-American Foundation and its Media Advisory Committee will consider Media professionals:
from all types of media (print, web, broadcast, documentary, etc.);
with a minimum of three years of professionalism journalism experience and outstanding achievements in the field;
of all nationalities (note that the work produced as part of the fellowship must be published in the United States or in Europe);
with the ability to work in either English or French (the final work must be published in English or French);
with a prior commitment from a media organization to publish the work produced.
Scholarship Application Deadline November 16, 2011
The Harvard Kennedy School, USA, will offer need based financial aid scholarships and merit based fellowship for international students who what to study at Harvard in 2012/2013. Applicants will have to apply for Financial Assistance through the MYFAID online application process. In order to be fully considered for any scholarship/financial assistance, including all merit fellowships, applicants are strongly encouraged to complete a financial assistance application by the stated deadlines, as funds are limited. Please Note: The 2012-2013 Harvard Kennedy School Application for Financial Assistance will be available in December. The Student Financial Service Office will then email all MYFAID login IDs to those who have submitted an application for admission.
How to Apply For all incoming students, the following steps must be taken to apply for financial assistance. Step 1: Complete application through MYFAID Login to MYFAID Here. Click on “Apply Online” tab at top of page and complete the application. You will be directed to a page that says, “Application completed successfully.” If you are not directed to that page, review your application for missing information and resubmit. To login into MYFAID you must use a Student ID and PIN. You must use either Internet Explorer or Firefox to complete the application; Safari is not supported.
Step 2: Complete Additional Documents After completion of Step 1, the “Documents” tab will provide a personalized list of documents you must submit based on the answers you submitted on your application. You can access these documents through the “Forms” tab in MYFAID.
Step 3: Wait for Admission and Financial Assistance Decisions Financial assistance decisions for two-year program applicants are released shortly after admissions decisions. Decisions for the one-year MC/MPA program are released in early May.
Step 4: Accept or Decline Financial Assistance Recommendation Offer Once you receive your Financial Assistance Offer, you will be able accept or decline the offer in MYFAID. Review all the information on the “Messages” tab as well the details on the Financial Assistance Offer.
Step 5: Complete Any Additional Required Materials as Requested You may be required to complete additional information in order for funds to disburse to your e-bill (examples include Public Service Fellowship contracts, and loan promissory notes). These documents, if applicable, will be found on the “Documents” tab in MYFAID.
Checklist Step 1: Complete application through MYFAID Step 2: Complete Additional Documents Step 3: Wait for Admission and Financial Assistance Decisions Step 4: Accept or Decline Financial Assistance Recommendation Offer Step 5: Complete Any Additional Required Materials as Requested
Financial Assistance Application Deadlines Thursday, February 23, 2012 for all incoming domestic and international students.
What you can do on your MYFAID online Account
Complete HKS financial aid application online, including both merit fellowships and financial need based scholarships and loans
Check the status of your application
View a list of documents HKS has received from you and a list of the documents still to be received
View your financial aid package
Accept/Decline your financial aid funds
Thomas and Ruth Rivers International Scholarship Award, USA
The World Leisure Organization is funding the Thomas and Ruth International Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship Award in Recreation, Leisure Studies, Leisure Services, Leisure Resources or Tourism Studies, USA 2012 The Thomas and Ruth Rivers International Scholarship Award is intended to provide opportunities for senior or graduate students, who are studying recreation, leisure studies, leisure services, leisure resources or tourism studies in college or university programs, to attend and present a scholarly paper at the biennial international World Leisure Congress. Field of Study Recreation, Leisure Studies, Leisure Services, Leisure Resources or Tourism Studies
Eligibility
be a final year graduate or undergraduate in a college or university program, from any country of the world, with a major in recreation, leisure studies, leisure services, leisure resources or tourism studies
have a cumulative grade point average of: 3.5 on a 4.0scale, if an undergraduate, or 3.8 on a 4.0 scale, if a graduate
be recommended by two faculty members in his or her college or university department
have exhibited interest in recreation, leisure and/or tourism internationally
have had either volunteer or paid work experience in the recreation/leisure services or tourism fields
submit a copy of the abstract submitted to the World Leisure Congress Program Committee
if the college or university does not have a major in recreation, leisure studies/services or tourism, the applicant shall obtain a letter from his or her major professor indicating the major area of study as such; and
if the college or university does not require course work, the applicant shall obtain, from his or her major professor, a letter indicating the applicant’s required learning/research activities and a performance evaluation of the applicant.
Scholarship Application Deadline May 1, 2012
The focus of the paper should be on any aspect of recreation, leisure and/or tourism from a worldwide perspective. It is envisioned that students will gain a broader perspective of world leisure, recreation and tourism trends, issues, philosophies and problems. Upon return to their respective institutions, the scholarship recipients are expected to share their experiences with fellow students, colleagues and professors.
The Musicians Institute in USA offers International Scholarship for Bachelor Students in Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, or Vocals at Musicians Institute, USA 2012
This music scholarship is designed to provide tuition assistance for four outstanding international students of guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, or vocals while attending Musicians Institute. The first, second, and third place winners will each receive up to $12,000 USD in tuition credit ($2000 per quarter credited against tuition due for up to six quarters). The fourth place winner will receive up to $6000 USD in tuition credit ($1000 per quarter credited against tuition due for up to six quarters). The scholarship is in the form of tuition credit only; no cash sums will be provided, and any tuition credit balance that is unused for any reason may not be redeemed for cash or transferred to any other person.
Number of Scholarship Four scholarship winners will be selected.
Scholarship Worth The first, second, and third place winners will each receive up to $12,000 USD in tuition credit ($2000 per quarter credited against tuition due for up to six quarters). The fourth place winner will receive up to $6000 USD in tuition credit ($1000 per quarter credited against tuition due for up to six quarters).
Eligibility For be eligible to apply this scholarship, applicants must:
Be accepted to a guitar, bass, drum, keyboard or voice Certificate, Associate or Bachelor Degree program at Musicians Institute for the Spring 2012 start.
Submit a written statement explaining your musical background and why you feel you deserve this scholarship.
Demonstrate exceptional performing ability on your instrument and serious commitment to a music education.
The PPIA Fellowship Program is designed to prepare college juniors or rising seniors from diverse backgrounds for graduate studies in public and/or international affairs and groom them for professional roles in public service. There is an array of opportunities under the Fellowship which span a period of development from the junior year of college to beyond the completion of a graduate degree. The fellowship is offered to United States citizen or legal permanent resident to apply to the Junior Summer Institute ( JSI) hosted by Berkeley, Maryland and Michigan. International applicants pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the U.S. will be considered by Carnegie Mellon and Princeton.
Scholarship Worth Full tuition to attend PPIA Junior Summer Institute, plus a minimum $1,000 stipend. Minimum of $5,000 toward graduate school tuition. PPIA Fellows often receive financial offers above and beyond this minimum.
Application Process Application for the 2012 PPIA Fellowship & Junior Summer Institute involves THREE stages that must be completed by the deadline. 1. Submission of the online application form Uploading of additional application materials including personal statements, resume, informal transcripts, and financial aid information. 2. Uploading of two letters of recommendation by designated recommenders (to give recommenders enough time to upload letters, applicants are encouraged to submit the online application form as soon as possible). 3. Please do not attempt to submit the online form until you have gathered together the following information. • Course titles and grades for key courses you have completed in English/Communications, Economics, Math/Quantitative Methods, Political Science/Government, and International Issues. • Approximate breakdown of how you are paying for college between your own financial resources and those of your parents, and a general summary of your financial resources and that of your parents • Names and valid email addresses for two (2) persons who will supply letters of recommendation, with one being familiar with your academic accomplishments and the other familiar with extracurricular accomplishments such as volunteer activities or employment related to the goals of PPIA • Your choice and rank-orderings of the JSIs you wish to apply to using this process (and note that PPIA strongly encourages you to apply to most or all of the JSIs). Applicants do not need to have their supplemental materials ready in order to submit the online application form.
How to Apply Use the ‘Launch Application Form’ link from the weblink below to open the online application form and begin the process. If you have any problems, please contact the PPIA National Office immediately.
Fellowship Eligibility Criteria All prospective PPIA Fellows are expected to dedicate themselves to the traditions and objectives of the PPIA Fellowship Program, have an abiding commitment to public service and contribute to more diverse perspectives in public policy and international affairs. The following are more specific criteria and guidelines:
Must be a United States citizen or legal permanent resident to apply to the JSI’s hosted by Berkeley, Maryland and Michigan. International applicants pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the U.S. will be considered by Carnegie Mellon and Princeton.
Must have completed junior year of college by the start of Junior Summer Institute (JSI) and have at least one full semester or two quarters of coursework remaining before graduation.
Must not have attained a Bachelor’s Degree prior to start of Junior Summer Institute.
Must be committed to completing a Master’s Degree in public and/or international affairs at one of the PPIA Consortium graduate schools.
Must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a professional career associated with public service such as government, nonprofits, humanitarian and international organizations and other related programs.
Must contribute to the diversity of perspectives.
Economic need is given consideration.
Scholarship Application Deadline November 1, 2011 Visit Fellowship Webpage for more details
The Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program 2012 USA
2012 Fellowship Program by The Institute for International Public Policy for Minority Undergraduate students- USA
The Institute enhances US national security and global competitiveness by promoting excellence, international service, and awareness among a broader, more representative cross-section of the American citizenry. The fellowship program is aimed to prepare a cadre of well-trained, language proficient minority young people to compete in the global marketplace.
The Fellowship was developed for minority college students, who are underrepresented in careers in international affairs. Members of the minority groups listed below are strongly encouraged to apply.
African American
Hispanic/Latino
Native American
Asian
Alaskan Native
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
The institute’s focus is on providing quality education and practice opportunities to minority students beginning in their sophomore year of college. These opportunities are offered through sequenced six-component program, which includes:
Sophomore Summer Policy Institute
Junior Year Study Abroad
Junior Summer Policy Institute
Summer Language Institute
Internships
Internationally Focused Advanced Degree
Eligibility
Eligibility requirements from undergraduate sophomores include the following:
Are enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year baccalaureate-granting institution
Are U.S. Citizens or legal residents (documentary support required)
Have a minimum 3.2 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale)
Possess excellent critical analysis and leadership skills
Have a strong demonstrated interest in international affairs, public policy and language training
Are an underrepresented minority (African American, Hispanic, Asian American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander)
Plan to seek admission to an advanced degree program in international affairs
Though not a requirement, applicants are strongly encouraged to complete at least one of the following courses before starting the IIPP Fellowship: international affairs, foreign policy, a foreign language, political science, sociology, macro/micro-economics, statistics or a course in journalism.
Scholarship Conditions
Upon acceptance and admission to the Fellowship Program, Fellows must commit to a multi-year education and training program that requires three consecutive summers of fellowship-related activities; study abroad for a minimum of one semester during their junior year of college; an internship; a summer language institute (if the Fellow is not competent/fluent in a foreign language); and application to and completion of a Master’s-level graduate program focused on international affairs.
The junior year study abroad component must be completed before a Fellow graduates from college.
A Fellow must complete all requirements of the program within six years.
Application Materials Checklist
Your completed application must be submitted online and Supplemental materials must be postmarked by the deadline.
I. Online Requirements:
Online Application including:
UNCFSP Personal Profile (includes a brief statement of your career goals).
Personal Statement (Essay # 1) – 500-word (maximum) personal statement that tells about yourself and why you should be selected as an Fellow.
Issue Analysis (Essay # 2) – 750-word (maximum) essay that explains why a current international issue is important to you and what you would do to address it if in a position to do so.
Two online recommendations
II. Mail-in Requirements: (Faxed documents will NOT be accepted)
These items must be postmarked by the published deadline.
Institutional Nomination Form
University/College Transcripts – Provide official, sealed transcripts from all colleges and universities you have attended. Unofficial/electronic transcripts will not be accepted.
Financial Aid Award Letter-Provide a copy of your most recent financial aid letter. Make sure this letter includes the total cost for one academic year at your school as well as the total award that will be applied to your account from all scholarships, grants, or other fellowships you have secured.
Study Abroad- If you have already selected a study abroad program, submit the program description and the course selection documentation. In the Required Supplemental Information section of the online application form, you will be able to upload these documents in a Word or PDF format.
Alternatively, you may send supporting documents to:
Institute for International Public Policy
UNCFSpecial Programs Corp. (UNCFSP)
6402 Arlington Blvd, Suite 600
Falls Church, VA 22042
Please ensure that each supporting document contains your name and contact information.
Scholarship Application Deadline
Application Deadline February 15, 2012
Visit Fellowship Webpage for more details on eligibility and how to apply
AES Engineering Scholarship Grants for Graduate Studies USA
Audio Engineering Society (AES) Educational Foundation Scholarship grants for Masters or Higher studies in Audio Engineering and related fields 2011/2012 (Annual)
The Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation offers scholarship grants for international students to study for postgraduate program in Audio Engineering leading to Masters or higher degree in USA. The foundation is dedicated to encouraging the entry of talented students into the profession of audio engineering and related fields. Since its establishment in 1984, the Foundation has awarded grants for graduate studies to exceptional applicants, many of whom have gone on to prominent and successful careers in the profession. Applications are accepted from students worldwide including African students. Eligibility Criteria All applicants are required to have met these criteria: • The successful completion of an undergraduate degree program (typically four years) at a recognized college or university. • A demonstrated commitment to audio engineering (or related field) as a career choice. • Acceptance or a pending application for graduate studies leading to masters or higher degree or an internationally recognized equivalent.
Scholarship Awards are made annually, in August, and a recipient may apply for one-time renewal after the successful completion of at least one year of graduate studies. Payment will be sent directly to the graduate school on behalf of the student’s tuition account.
Application Period Completed applications and renewal requests will be accepted at the Foundation offices from March 15, but not later than May 15. If you qualify for this scholarship, download the application form below and start early to work on your application.
Application Deadline Application will be accepted from March 15, 2012 and close May 15 2012. Applicants who desire earlier acknowledgment are advised to use Certified Mail.
Application Requirements Applicants are responsible for submitting a complete application package which includes: two current letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the applicant’s major professor or academic advisor, and the second from another faculty member or a distinguished professional in the field. Recommendations should attest to applicant’s suitability for graduate studies in audio engineering or a related field. Applications, recommendations and other materials must be typewritten or printed clearly. Elaborate presentations or CDs (which cannot be photocopied) will not be accepted. E-mail may be used for informal communications but not for applications or letters of recommendation.
Scholarship Application Click Here to download Application forms. The first three pages of the application (1-3), comprising the cover page, the essays on past achievements and future plans, and the list of references should be filled out by the applicant by printing or typing. The final two pages (4-5), should be copied in duplicate and sent to the recommending faculty members or other persons more familiar with the qualifications of the applicant.
Contact details 60 East 42nd Street, Room 2520, New York, NY 10165, USA Tel: +1-212-661-8528 Fax: +1-212-682-0477 To learn more about the AES scholarship for Masters degree in Audio Engineering visit scholarship webpage.
P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund for Women
International Scholarships for Women for postgraduate studies in USA and Canada by International Peace Scholarship Fund The International Peace Scholarship Fund, established in 1949 by the Philanthropic Educational Organization, is a program that provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada. The applicant must be qualified for admission to full-time graduate study or working toward a graduate degree in a college or university in the US or Canada. In order to qualify for her first scholarship, the applicant must have at least one full year of coursework remaining and be enrolled and in residence for the entire school year. Scholarship Worth The maximum amount awarded to a student is $10,000. Lesser amounts may be awarded according to individual needs.
Eligibility
An applicant must be qualified for admission to full-time graduate study, working toward a graduate degree in a college or university in the United States or Canada.
A student holding citizenship or permanent residency of the United States or Canada is ineligible for the scholarship.
Scholarships are not given for research, internships, or practical training, if not combined with coursework; travel, or to pay past debts. In order to qualify for first scholarship, a female applicant must have a full year of coursework remaining, be enrolled and in residence for the entire school year.
Doctoral students who have completed coursework and are working on dissertations only are not eligible as first-time applicants. International students attending cottey are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
Application is available online
Application Deadline Scholarship application is open From 15 August to 15 December 2011 For more details about scholarship and how to apply get details here
Elizabethtown College Undergraduate Scholarships for International Students 2011/2012 USA
Elizabethtown College awarded students approximately $ 26.2million in institutional scholarships and grants during the 2010-2011 academic year. Qualified International Students are eligible for an Elizabethtown College International Student Scholarship for their four years at the College.
Elizabethtown College offers financial assistance to qualified international students in the form of an international scholarship available for all four years the student studies at Elizabethtown.
Scholarship Worth The scholarships range in amount, up to half the cost of attendance, and are based on a student’s academic record and financial need. The scholarship does not increase from year to year.
All residential international students must also subscribe to the health insurance plan provided by the College. This ensures that students are adequately covered in the event that health care is required. Cost will vary by plan.
Application Deadlines and Dates Fall Applicants: Deadline has passed Spring Applicants December 1- Admissions Application Deadline December 1- Financial Aid Application Deadline Beginning mid-November(Rolling) -Admissions Notification Two weeks after acceptance- Financial Aid Notification December 15- Student Response Deadline
The 2011 Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Foundation Scholarship Program is currently open for International Students to study in USA
The HSMAI foundation awards merit scholarships to full-time students in the Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Candidate category, and merit scholarships to part-time students pursuing Associate, Baccalaureate or Graduate Degrees in Hospitality Sales & Marketing or Revenue Management. HSMAI Foundation has been providing scholarships to students pursuing a career in hospitality sales and marketing since 1983. The scholarship funds will be forwarded to the colleges of the scholarship recipients to be applied directly to their tuition for the next semester. In addition, students may be asked to contribute to an HSMAI event or publication geared to students or to HSMAI public relations efforts.
Graduate students are also considered for the new HSMAI Foundation Mike Dimond Scholarship, which has been established to carry on the legacy of this hospitality sales and marketing giant who passed away in 2008. The Mike Dimond HSMAI Foundation scholarship fund is created for the purpose of awarding scholarships annually to deserving students in hospitality programs who plan to pursue careers in sales and marketing. For more information or to make a donation to the Mike Dimond HSMAI Foundation Scholarship Fund, please visit www.hsmaifoundation.org.
The Foundation of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
Eligibility Criteria • Enrolled as a student in a hospitality curriculum, pursuing a degree • Demonstrated hospitality work experience • An intention to pursue a career in hospitality sales and marketing or revenue management • Good academic standing
Application Requirements • Completed application form • Transcript from current college or university • Two recommendation forms • Current resume • Three personal essays
Resume Attach a current resume that includes: • College or university that you are currently attending and your major. In addition, describe any academic accomplishments not reflected in your academic course history. • Work history with employment dates and average hours worked per week. • Extracurricular activities including any special honors or awards, leadership positions, and average hours involved per week. • Involvement in HSMAI, including attendance at HSMAI chapter or national events
Personal Essays Each essay should be double-spaced and typed on separate pages. Please limit each essay to one or two pages. . Discuss your interest in the hospitality industry and your career goals. Discuss those personal characteristics you feel will enable you to succeed in reaching these goals. Describe a situation in which you faced a challenge or were in a leadership role, including how you dealt with the situation and its outcome.
Recommendations Two completed recommendation forms are to be included with each application. Preferably, one should be from a college instructor, and one from a work manager or supervisor. The recommendation forms are included in the application form below. Additional recommendations will not be considered. The applicant should type his/her name, sign the recommendation form and give the form to each evaluator. The evaluator should place the completed recommendation in a sealed envelope and return it to the applicant. These are to be included in the application envelope. It is the applicant’s responsibility to include these recommendations with his/her application.
Application Deadline: Must be received by June 15, 2011. No extensions will be granted. The winners will be announced on July 15, 2011.
Judges will consider the following when reviewing each application: • Grade point average • Responses to essay questions • Industry-related work experience • Recommendations • Extracurricular involvement • Involvement in HSMAI Send completed applications to: HSMAI Foundation Scholarship Committee c/o Kathleen Tindell 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102
Contact Information Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) www.hsmai.org 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500 USA – McLean, VA 22102 Phone: 703-506-3280 Fax: 703-506-3266
Hult International Business School is offering scholarships to candidates living in Africa who demonstrate strong leadership and decision making skills. Scholarships will be awarded to appropriate candidates who demonstrate the potential to be strong future leaders. Candidates must have a scholarship interview with a Hult representative.
Degree: MBA Degree
Study in: Boston, San Francisco, Dubai, London, or Shanghai
Hult International Business School is offering scholarships to candidates living in Africa who demonstrate strong leadership and decision making skills. Candidates must have a scholarship interview with a Hult representative.
Deadline: Open Eligibility:
Candidates must have 3 years of work experience, high performance at a 3+ year Bachelor program or equivalent, and carryout a scholarship interview with a Hult representative. Transcripts and CV/Resume will be required.
Scholarship Value:
Scholarships vary on the strength of the candidate Application Instructions.
Apply for a scholarship interview using the Online Application Form
USA - Summer International Fellowship for Arts Managers
The Summer International fellowship program provides up to 20 international arts managers with an intensive four-week arts management program for three consecutive summers. The goal of the program is to give each Fellow the opportunity to develop professionally as they are developing and progressing within their organizations. Fellows are expected to participate for the three-year duration of the program.
Selected managers will travel to Washington, D.C. to study at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Through practica, daily classes, seminars, and projects, fellows will gain practical-based experience and skills that will be readily transferable to the management of their organizations.
Scholarship Worth
Fellows receive roundtrip air transportation, hotel, per diem, and program materials.
Fellows receive the per diem (daily allowance) for Meals and Incidental Expenses as determined by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) rate.
Eligibility & Selection Criteria
* Applicants must have at least four years experience working in arts management and currently be employed with an arts organization outside of the United States.
* The program is specifically for arts managers from outside of the U.S.
* Applicants will be reviewed with regard to their qualifications, experience, and career goals.
* Applicants will be rated on their educational background, the relevance of these qualifications, and references.
Application Process
Applicants must submit a completed online application, a resume, biography, and two to three references.
All application materials must be submitted before the application deadline, December 1, 2011.
Candidates will receive confirmation when their applications are received. All applications will be processed and reviewed by staff of the Kennedy Center Arts Management Department.
Qualified candidates will be contacted for a phone interview with the Kennedy Center staff.
How to receive Visa for the program
The Kennedy Center works with a Washington, DC based Visa agent. Fellows are asked to return information and forms requested by International Arts and Artists in a timely manner to ensure receipt of Visa prior to the program.
The Kennedy Center will cover charges necessary to obtain your Visa. This includes fees paid to the consulate, travel necessary to obtain your visa, and materials needed to obtain the visa. In situations where Fellows must pay the local Consulate office directly, the Kennedy Center will reimburse you for those charges before the end of the program term. A receipt or proper documentation is necessary for reimbursement.
Kennedy Center is responsible for your travel to and from Washington, DC.
Contact Detail
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566
Tickets and Information: 800-444-1324 or 202-467-4600
For more information about how to apply for this scholarship visit HERE
Virginia Commonwealth University Scholarships for International Students
The Department of Business Services at Virginia Commonwealth University sponsors scholarships through agreements with business partners to support and enhance scholarship opportunities for VCU students. In partnership with the Office of Financial Aid, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, and the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Services, the university will award the international scholarships for the 2011-2012 school year.
VCU International Student Scholarship
The VCU International Student Scholarship Award is sponsored with proceeds generated by the sale of Officially Licensed VCU merchandise. Virginia Commonwealth University values the contributions international students make to the university community through scholarship, service and leadership. This scholarship will recognize an outstanding international student with a scholarship award up to $2,000. Download scholarship application.
The university offer other scholarships like VCU Scholarship for the Advancement of Women
The VCU Scholarship for the Advancement of Women is sponsored through proceeds generated by the sale of class rings and graduation-related items through the Jostens Company. Virginia Commonwealth University values students who dedicate efforts towards the advancement and promotion of women at VCU and beyond. Through the Scholarship Award for the Advancement of Women, the university aim to recognize an extraordinary undergraduate student whose hard work benefits, promotes and advances women and/or women’s issues. The amount of this scholarship award is $2,500. Download scholarship application.
Application Deadline
Scholarship applications must be complete and post-marked by
(or hand-delivered no later than 4:30pm on) MARCH 1, 2011.
At present, scholarship opportunities are ushering in for the African students who are dreaming to pursue higher studies from America. As a matter of fact, scholarship programs are not granted easily to international students, whereas domestic students take no pains in getting approval for enrolling in a scholarship program.