AUSC Founder and President's Office received and is sharing the Opportunities for Africans , January,2019

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AUSC FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT'S OFFICE RECEIVED AND IS SHARING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICANS -Please Keep sharing the opportunities.

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Dear Ausc International Communication Office Here are the email updates of the latest global opportunities - conferences, awards, fellowships and scholarships, competitions, grants and jobs for You!

Fellowships (13) Global  Westerwelle Young Founders Program – Spring 2019 (Fully-funded to the Conference in Germany) CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program 2019 for early career researchers Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program 2019-2020 (Fully-funded) Deutsche Welle (DW) Akademie Data Journalism Fellowship 2019 (Funded) London Mathematical Laboratory Summer School 2019 in Trieste, Italy (Fully funded) IGLP Residential Fellowship Program 2019-2020 at Harvard Law School The British Academy Global Professorships 2019 for Mid-career to Senior scholars Call for Web Residencies 2019 by Solitude and ZKM – Planetary Glitch Irmgard Coninx Prize Fellowship for Transregional Studies 2019/20 for Postdoc Researchers DAAD Bilateral Exchange of Academics 2019 for Postdoctoral Researchers Regional   United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA|HR) Fellowship for Young African Professionals 2019 (Fully-funded) APWLD Feminist Development Justice Media Fellowship 2019 for Women Media Professionals in Asia-Pacific region Algeria Youth Leadership Program 2019 for US and Algerian Youth (Fully funded)

Study for a Master’s in Sustainable Chemical and Process Engineering in Finland! Thinking of elevating your career in chemical engineering? Check out this Master’s programme at the Åbo Akademi University! This programme will prepare you for a great career in the field, and discover its value to the growth of the biofuel, energy efficiency, waste management industries and many more. You could be contributing to research, development, and cutting-edge processes in your future career! Apply by: 31 January 2019 | Programme start: August 2019 Duration: 2 years Eligibility:  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent • English Proficiency ● IELTS Academic ≥ 6.5 ● TOEFL PBT ≥ 575 points ● TOEFL iBT ≥ 90 points What to do next: 1. Go to this Sqore page to find out if the programme is right for you ○ Sign up on Sqore, take a short quiz to discover more and fill in your details 2. If you meet the eligibility criteria, an admissions expert will be in touch to guide you with your decision.

Conferences/Training (4) Data4Change Nairobi Program for Civil Society Organisations 2019 (Funded) IBRO World Congress Travel Grants Program 2019 (Up to €2,000 Euros) AfricaCheck Election Fact-Checking and Verification Training Workshop 2019 (Funded) Subbolo Citizen Journalism Residency Program 2019 (Fully-funded)

Jobs/Traineeships (4) Jobs African Leadership Institute Project Pakati 2019 Call for ChangeMakers and ChangeLeads Hot Job: Digital Strategy Consultant Needed at Center for International Forestry Research Traineeships  Heineken International Graduate Programme 2019 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands BBC Broadcast Engineering Apprenticeship Program in Wales 2019

Competitions/Grants/Awards (9) Competitions     World Bank Group/ICN Competition Advocacy Contest 2018-2019 WorldBank Group ID4D Mission Billion Challenge 2019 (Up to $100k in prizes) Grants IBRO African Regional Committee (IBRO-ARC) Bursaries 2019 (Up to €4,000) British Council Sub-Saharan Africa Research Grants 2019 (Up to £2,500) Awards   UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Action Awards 2019 UN FAO International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2019 (US$25,000 prize) Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) Global Distinguished Service Awards 2019 Jamal Khashoggi – Award for Courageous Journalism 2019 ($25,000 Prize) 9 Fellowships  Global  Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) CrossCulture Fellowship Program 2019 (Funded) GlobalGiving Accelerator Program – March 2019 (Up to $30,000+ in matching funding) Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships 2019  Regional   AFRIKA KOMMT Fellowship Program 2019-2021 for Future Leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa (Fully-funded) Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative Fellowship Program 2019 for Europeans (Fully-funded to USA) African Leaders of Tomorrow (ALofT) Project 2019 US Embassy South Africa Community College Initiative Program 2019-2020 (Fully-funded to the US) Yale Young African Scholars Program 2019 (Fully-funded) Mekatilili Fellowship Program 2019 for Innovative African Youth – Nairobi, Kenya (fully funded) Study for an MBA in France! Are you looking to expand your business skills and study an MBA? Audencia Business School is among the 1% of business schools to hold triple accreditation from EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA. You could choose to study the Full-Time MBA in Nantes, France or in Shenzen - the Silicon Valley of China. Benefit from professional insights from leading visiting business executives, and take the next step in your career. BONUS: Successfully enroll into the programme, and you stand a chance to receive a scholarship worth between 30-50%. Apply by: 31 May 2019 | Programme start: September 2019 Duration: 1 year | Tuition Fee: €31,500 What to do next: • Go to this Sqore page to find out if the programme is right for you: -    Sign up on Sqore, take a 5-minute quiz and fill in your details • If you meet the school’s criteria, you'll receive guidance with your decision. • If you think it’s the right programme for you, apply directly with Audencia Business School. 4 Conferences/Training Apply to attend International Young Women Mediation Forum 2019 (Fully-funded to Nairobi, Kenya) IAS/AVAC Media Scholarship Programme to attend 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science 2019 (Fully-funded to Mexico City) CONNECTED BecA-ILR Vector and Virus Diagnostics Course for Early Career Researchers 2019 MaxPo/MPIfG Joint PhD Seminar at Sciences Po 2019 (Fully-funded) Study for a Masters Degree Programme in Game Studies in Finland! Want to be an expert of games and online culture? If so, The Master's Degree Programme in Game Studies at Tampere University is your chance to become an expert in the games and play phenomena. You’ll pick up critical analytical skills to understand the concepts and theories underlying gaming, the industry and the impact on social change. Plus, get the tools you need to build a career in research, development and implementation in games, gamification and social media. BONUS: Successfully enroll into the Master's programme, and you'll receive a travel grant to study in Finland! Apply By: 23 Jan 2019 | Programme Starts: 01 August 2019 | Duration: 2 years Eligibility Last Highest Qualification: Bachelor's degree English Proficiency: IELTS ≥ 6.5 What to do next: • Go to this Sqore page to find out if the programme is right for you ○ Sign up on Sqore, take a short quiz and fill in your details • If you meet the eligibility criteria, an admissions expert will be in touch to guide you with your decision. 8 Jobs/Internships Jobs Apply to Represent your Country at the United For 2030 Citizens Assembly EarthCorps International Corps Member Position 2019 for Young environmental leaders Internships World Bank Summer Internship Program 2019 Google Software Engineering Research Internship for EMEA 2019 Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) Peacebuilding Interventions Internship 2019 Procter & Gamble Business Administration Learnership Program 2019 European Space Agency Young Graduate Trainee Program 2019 (€2,300 monthly) Youth For Technology Foundation 3D Africa Internship Program 2019 8 Competitions/Grants/Awards   Competitions     World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest 2019 (Win a trip to the Festival in Amsterdam) Microsoft Imagine Cup Global Competition 2019 for EMEA Students (Win $100k and a trip to World Finals) ConnectHer Girls Impact the World Film Festival Competition 2019 (Over $25K in prizes) DiscoverEU 2019 for Young people across Europe – Win a travel pass for the Summer Mombassa TechBridge Challenge for Young Entrepreneurs and Start-ups 2019 Grants Swedish Institute Seed Funding for Cooperation Projects in the Baltic Sea Region 2019 (Up to SEK 500,000) Call for Applications: Noel Buxton Trust Grant Program 2019 (Up to £5,000) Awards   IIE Victor J. Goldberg Prize for Peace in the Middle East 2019 (US$10,000 prize) Diana Ishaqat is a development practitioner, an NGOs consultant and a freelance writer who has worked for multiple international organizations in the areas of women rights, refugee integration, and youth participation. Recently, she was selected as a Chevening Scholar and is currently pursuing her master’s in Media, Campaigning and Social Change in London. Read her amazing story below and be inspired! 7 Scholarships Postgraduate   Matsumae International Foundation Research Fellowship Program 2020 (Fully-funded to Tokyo, Japan) ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Programme 2019/2020 for Young Scientists (Fully-funded to Study in Italy) Rotary Scholarships for Water and Sanitation Professionals to Study at IHE Delft Institute in the Netherlands 2019-2021 Google PhD Fellowship Program 2019 Marion Dönhoff Fellowship at the Michael Succow Foundation 2019 for post-graduate research on environmental issues (Fully-funded to Germany) INSA-JRD TATA Fellowship Program 2019 for Researchers from Developing Countries (Fully-funded) TEF/IFRA Nigeria Supporting Entrepreneurship in Africa Program 2019 17 Fellowships  Global McCain Institute Next Generation Leaders Program 2019/2020 (Fully-funded) McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism 2019 (Grants of up to $15,000) TechWomen Program for Emerging Leaders 2019 (Fully-funded to the United States) Commonwealth Professional Fellowships for mid-career professionals 2018/2019 (Fully-funded to the UK) OneBeat International Residency Program 2019 for Emerging Musical Leaders (Fully-funded to the United States) Apply to the PeaceTech Accelerator Program 2019 in Washington DC, USA University of Oxford Reuters Institute Journalism Fellowship 2019/2020 (Fully-funded) Yale Young African Scholars Program 2019 (Fully-funded) American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program 2019/2020 (Funded) Innovation Square Startup Accelerator 2019 for Entrepreneurs (Fully-funded to Okinawa, Japan) Internet Society Fellowship to attend the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Program 2018/2019 Dart Center Ochberg Fellowship 2019 for Journalists Worldwide (Fully Funded) Goethe Institut Lebanon Backstory – The Film Residency Program 2019 (Funded) Devos Institute Global Arts Management Fellowship 2019-2021 (Fully-funded to Washington, DC) Regional   Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) Visiting Fellows Program 2019 (Fully-funded to Oxford) Mophradat’s Arts Fellowship Program 2019 (Stipend available) New America National Fellows Program – Class of 2020 (Stipend available) L’Afrique Excelle Accelerator Program for Start-ups in Francophone Countries 2019 Study for a Master programme in Exploration and Environmental Geoscience in Sweden! Passionate about sustainability? You could start a career as a geoscientist with an environmental focus! In the Master Programme in Exploration and Environmental Geosciences at Lulea University of Technology, you will gain the skills to be an expert geologist or geophysicist in the exploration and mining industry. This specialization includes geology, geophysical and petrophysical exploration methods, mineral economy and deposit evaluation. Tuition fee: • Free (students from EU/EEA and Switzerland) • SEK 140,000 per year (students from outside EU/EEA and Switzerland) BONUS: Successfully enroll into the programme and you could win 10% off of the tuition fee in your first year! Eligibility: Bachelor’s Degree and documented skills in English language What to do next: • Go to this Sqore page to find out if the programme is right for you. - Sign up on Sqore, take a short quiz to discover more about the programme and fill in your details • If you meet the criteria, an admissions expert will be in touch to guide you. 10 Conferences/Training Global Yenching Global Symposium 2019 for Young Professionals and Graduate Students (Fully-funded to Beijing, China) Call for Hub Managers: British Council Nigeria Creative Enterprise Program 2019 (Study Tour to the UK) Call for Applications: ProSPER.Net Young Researchers’ School 2019 (Scholarship available) Attend the Commonwealth Scholarships Sessions at the Study UK Exhibition in Nigeria! Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Summer School 2019 (Bursaries Available) British Council Newton Fund Researcher Links Workshop 2019 – Santa Catarina, Brazil (Funded)  Regional  American Middle Eastern Network for Dialogue at Standord (AMENDS) 2019 B4 Workshop on Synthetic Biology for Young Indian Scientists 2019 (Funded) United States-ASEAN Partnership Forum Young Leader Delegate Program 2019 (Funded) ISTR/WITS Africa PhD Seminar at Wits Business School 2019 A Specialised Master’s Programme in Finland for Social Science Stars! With globalisation and immigration, social exclusion is increasingly getting attention around the world. More and more people need assistance with social integration, and defence of their human rights. Do you want to help make a difference?  At Åbo Akademi University, one of Finland’s most international universities, the Master's Degree Programme in Social Exclusion looks in-depth at the phenomenon of social exclusion in today’s rapidly evolving society. You'll learn tools for analysing social exclusion from a multidisciplinary and global perspective which could boost your career in: • Research • Politics • Equal opportunities policy making • Human Rights • Arts, writing and media • Public/Private sectors and NGOs. What next: 1. Find out if the programme is right for you: ◦ Sign up on Sqore ◦ Take a 5-min short quiz to learn more about the programme ◦ Fill in your details 2. If you meet the school’s eligibility criteria, an admissions expert will be in touch to guide you with your decision. 3 Internships Internships Deutsche Welle (DW) International Journalism Traineeship Program 2019 CERN Summer Student Programme 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland (Fully-funded) OECD Young Professionals Programme 2019-2021 in Paris, France 16 Competitions/Grants/Awards   Competitions    HBS Africa Business Club New Venture Competition 2019 (Up to $15,000 prize) Mombassa TechBridge Challenge for Young Entrepreneurs and Start-ups 2019 Bristol Short Story Prize for Young Writers 2019 Human Rights Essay Award Competition 2019 (Fully-funded to Washington D.C.) CMI Mediterranean Water Heroes Contest around World Water Day 2019 (Fully-funded to France & Morocco) Fentress Global Challenge for Students 2018/2019 ($15,000 prize) Passion to Perform International Art Contest 2018 (Up to $6,000 Prize) Groupe Banque Centrale Populaire Fintech Challenge 2018 Digital Lab Africa Competition for Start-ups 2019 (42,000 ZAR prize) Grants Call for Proposals: Feminist Open Government Initiative 2019/2020 (Up to CA$50,000) Awards   McKinsey&Company Next Generation Women Leaders Award 2019 (Fully-funded) Crick African Network’s African Career Accelerator Awards 2019 for early-career researchers  Women’s World Summit Foundation Next Prize 2019 (USD $1000 prize) Sankalp Africa Awards 2019 for Africa’s most promising social entrepreneurs! Musser Foundation’s Award of Excellence for PhD Candidates 2019 Call for Nominations: Asia Philanthropy Awards for Individuals and Non-Profits 2019 4 Scholarships Undergraduate  American University (AU) Emerging Global Leader Scholarship 2019 AFS Malaysia Asia Kakehashi Project for High School Students 2019 18 Fellowships  Global MCW Global Young Leaders Access Program 2019 (Fully-funded to the United States) ICANN Fellowship Program to attend the ICANN65 Policy Forum in Marrakesh, Morocco 2019 (Fully-funded) Next Einstein Forum Fellowship Program 2019/2021 CAS-TWAS President’s PhD Fellowship Program 2019 (Study in China Fully-funded) Devos Institute Global Arts Management Fellowship 2019-2021 (Fully-funded to Washington, DC) Call for Applications: Rise Up Youth Champions Initiative 2019 (Fully-funded to California) AIMS-Canada Research Chairs in Climate Change Science 2018/2019 (Up to USD $970,000) Online News Association Women’s Leadership Accelerator 2019 Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellowship Program 2019/2021 (Up to £21,000/year) United Nations/Japan Long-term Fellowship Program on Nano-Satellite Technologies 2019 (Up to 144,000 JPY monthly) David M. Rubenstein Fellowship in Governance Studies 2019 Center for Ballet and the Arts (CBA) Fellowship Program at New York University 2019 (Fully-funded) Open Society Fellowship 2019 Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) at the UC Berkeley 2019 Regional  Machel-Mandela Fellowship Programme 2019 for Young African Graduates (Fully-funded to Johannesburg) Yale Young African Scholars Program 2019 (Fully-funded) WFSJ Fellowships 2019 for African Journalists to Attend a Science Reporting Workshop in the UK  African Changemakers Fellowship Program 2019 4 Conferences/Training Global Call for Young Professionals: SIWI World Water Week’s Scientific Program Committee 2019 Call for Papers: Mapping the Global Dimensions of Policy Conference 2019 – Hamilton, Ontario (Funding Available) Regional African Union Commission Sponsorship for Young Entrepreneurs to attend Inter-African Trade Fair 2018 in Cairo, Egypt Reuters Journalism Training Program for EMEA 2019 Tips for applying to the MCW Young Leaders Access Program by Adewuyi Roseline (2018 Participant) Do you plan to apply for the 2019 MCW (Miracle Corners of the World) Young Leaders Access Program or have already begun you application? If so, then this piece written by Opportunity Desk (OD) user and 2018 participant would be of help. Read more... 8 Internships Internships Ananke/WomenInTechPk “Empower” Internship Program 2019 Dataville Research Remote Graduate Internship in International Development (Cohort 6) Schuman Traineeships in the European Parliament 2019 European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Traineeship in the Trade Relations Division 2019 UN DESA Italian Junior Professional Officer Program 2018/2019 Volunteering United Bank for Africa (UBA) Campus Ambassadors Program 2019 Travel around Europe as an Ambassador for Europe on Track Project 2019 Call For Applications: Thought For Food Regional Coordinators Program 2019 18 Competitions/Grants/Awards   Competitions    CoreNet Global Academic Challenge 4.0 (Fully-funded to the Global Summit in Hong Kong + US$5,000) World AIDS Day HIV Self-Testing Contest 2018 for Nigerians (Up to N250,000 Prize and more) Recupel E-loop Challenge and Bootcamp 2019 (Fully Paid Adventure to Antwerpen, Belgium) World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Innovation Challenge 2019 Johnson & Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge 2019 (up to $50,000) Dell EMC Graduation Project Competition “Envision the Future” 2018-2019 Wellcome Sanger Institute Prize Competition 2019 British Council FameLab Competition 2019 The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2019 (Win a trip to London)  Grants  ACT Foundation Grant Programme 2019 for Nonprofits in Africa IWMF Reporting Grants for Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice in the Americas 2019 (Up to $10,000) IWMF Kim Wall Memorial Fund for Women Journalists 2019 (Up to $5,000 USD) TakingITGlobal #RisingYouth Community Service Grants 2018 (Up to $2500) Sage Foundation Enterprise Fund for Non-profits 2019 (Up to $25,000) Awards   TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting 2019 (USD $10,000 prize) World Innovation Summit for Education – WISE Awards 2019 ($20,000) Olusegun Obasanjo Prize for Scientific Discovery and Technological Innovation 2018/19 Harvard GSD Wheelwright Prize for Early-career Architects 2019 ($100,000 prize) How to Afford College Study Abroad Programs with Scholarships & More ‘Study abroad’ definitely seems to be a lucrative plan for every student because the reasons to study abroad are always appealing. There could be hardly anyone who will not be interested in the exciting study abroad programs where they can explore a new country, get the most out of the high-end academic facilities available over there, and make their future bright. However, what comes as the biggest obstacle in their path is the expense. How to afford educating yourself abroad with such thrilling study abroad programs for college students? Take a glimpse of the amazing tricks. 2 Scholarships   Undergraduate  Jim Ovia Scholarship Program for Undergraduate Studies 2019 Postgraduate   Ghent University Special Research Fund – Doctoral Scholarships 2019 28 Fellowships  Global Future Global Leaders Fellowship 2019 Cordes Fellowship Program 2019: Full Delegate to Opportunity Collaboration in Cancun, Mexico Yale Fox International Fellowship 2019 Graduate Student Exchange Program (Funded) Breakthrough Generation Fellowship 2019 (For students & young professionals worldwide) Singapore International Foundation (SIF) Young Social Entrepreneurs Programme 2019 IRDR Young Scientists Programme 2019 (4th Batch) Art Omi: Dance Residency Program 2019 for International Dancers Art Omi: Music Residency Program 2019 for International Musicians Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in the United States 2019/2020 (Fully-funded) Kinship Conservation Fellowship 2019 – Washington, U.S.A ($6,000 stipend) THE NEXT SOCIETY Start-up Booster Track 2018 for Entrepreneurs in the MENA region Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University Fellowship 2019/2020 (Stipend Available) Apply to Mozilla Open Leaders 2019 for Open Web Advocates LeidenASA Visiting Research Fellowship 2019 (Fully-funded to the Netherlands) American Political Science Association (APSA) Minority Fellowship Program 2019 Standard Chartered Women in Tech Incubator Program 2018/2019 Pulitzer Center International Reporting Fellowship 2018/2019 (Up to $3,000) Darat al Funun Lab Program for Creative Practitioners 2019 Regional  Africa Foresight Group Fellowship for Young Professionals 2019 DOK.network Africa Residency Program for Filmmakers 2019 AREF/EDCTP Preparatory Fellowships 2019 for emerging African health researchers (Up to €70,000 of funding) Airbus BizLab Africa4Future Business Accelerator 2019 for African Startups Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship 2019 for Young African Leaders Tunisia Community College Scholarship Program 2019/20 (Funded to the US) US State Department Professional Fellows Program for Economic Empowerment for MENA 2019 (Fully-funded) American University in Cairo African Graduate Fellowship 2018/19 (Funded) Nordic Africa Institute Claude Ake Visiting Chair 2019 (Up to 25,000 SEK monthly) ARUA Doctoral Fellowships On Mobility & Sociality In Africa’s Emerging Urban 2019 4 Conferences/Training Global Apply for G(irls)20 Global Summit 2019 – Tokyo, Japan (Fully-funded) EU-EaP Academy for Next Generation of Scholars in European Studies 2019 – Kyiv, Ukraine (Scholarships Available)  Regional East-West Center YSEALI Impact eXL Regional Workshop 2019 Enel Foundation’s Open Africa Power Program 2019 nvent the future skincare experience to stand a chance to fly to Paris and win the INTRAPRENEURSHIP Award! L’Oréal Brandstorm is an innovative competition like no other that has brought together ambitious students from all over the world for the past 27 years. The way the competition works: • BUILD an amazing team of 3 superheroes to solve the Mission • Come up with the most innovative idea, sharpen it throughout the selection process and become the champion of your country. • Fly to Paris, immerse yourself at L’Oréal’s headquarters and pitch your innovation to top L’Oréal executives. Sounds interesting? Apply here today! 2 Internships Internships Dataville Research Remote Graduate Internship in International Development (Cohort 6) Hilton Elevator Graduate Program for Middle East and Africa 2019 27 Competitions/Grants/Awards   Competitions    Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2019 for Students and Recent Grads ($300,000 in Prizes) Google AI Impact Challenge 2019 for organizations around the world Alltech Young Scientist (AYS) Agriscience Competition for Graduate Students 2018 (Up to $10,000 Prize) UNICEF School Superhero Comic Contest 2018 BioMed Central (BMC) ‘Research in Progress’ Photo Competition 2018 GIST Tech-I Competition 2019 for Innovative Startups (Fully-funded to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Bahrain) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 1st Global Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition 2019 (Fully-funded to Spain) Grants  GrowthAfrica Scaleup Accelerator Programme 2019 in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Zambia CIVICUS Crisis Response Fund for Civil Society Organisations Worldwide ART Mobility Fund for Organisations, Groups and Companies 2019 (Up to USD $ 5,000) ANT Mobility Fund for Individual Artists/Arts Professionals 2019 (Up to USD $3,000) UNHCR Call for Proposals for Youth Initiative Fund 2019 for Youth-led Protection Projects (Up to $10,000) US Embassy in Belarus Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation Program 2019 (Up to US $200,000) FILMMAKERS WITHOUT BORDERS (FWB) Filmmaking Grants – Spring 2019 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Seeds for the Future Grants Competition (up to $15,000) Agrifi Kenya Challenge Fund 2018/2019 (Up to 6,000,000 Euros) Call for Pre-proposals: USAID PEER Program Cycle 8 for Scientists in Developing Countries (Up to $80,000) YouTube Learning Fund for Content Creators 2019 Awards   Facebook Social Entrepreneurship Award 2018/2019 for One Young World Ambassadors International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Research Award 2019 7 Conferences/Training Global Call for Speakers: 11th ICT4D Conference 2019 in Kampala, Uganda (Scholarships Available) Finance Uncovered Training and Digital Security Program 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia (Bursaries Available) TIJ Workshop for Emerging Leaders on the Rule of Law and Policy 2019 (Funded) Global South Climate Scholarships for Youth 2018 (Fully-funded to attend COP24 and COY14 in Katowice, Poland) United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UNMGCY) Youth Forum 2018 in Marrakech, Morocco Regional    Africa Science Leadership Programme (ASLP) 2019 Med Culture Regional Training Workshop 2018 for South Mediterraneans (Fully-funded to Casablanca) The Chevening Scholarship programme for the year 2019/2020 is open for applications. Chevening is the UK Government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. "Getting the Chevening scholarship was a dream come true for me and a life changing moment. In this post I share some tips I hope will help you put together a good application to increase your chances of being selected for the scholarship. There are a few key components of your Chevening application and I will be highlighting each of them. I have also asked a few friends of mine who are also Chevening scholars to include their comments and you will find them quoted in this post!" Read more here. 9 Fellowships  Global IIASA Science Communication Fellowship 2019 (Fully-funded to Vienna) Vector Institute Postgraduate Affiliates Program 2018/2019 Harvard GSD Richard Rogers Fellowship 2019 ($10,000 USD Stipend) Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Blue Charter Fellowships 2019 for Researchers and PhD Students Kiplinger Fellowship in Digital Media 2019 – Ohio State University (Funded) Regional  TEDxJohannesburg 100 Ideas 100 Millennials Mentorship Programme 2019 for Young Africans (Fully-funded) ICFJ Digital Path to Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program for Latin America 2019 (Fully-funded to the United States) African Pathfinder Leaders Initiative (APLI) Fellowship 2018 for Young Leaders in Namibia (Fully Funded) Google Policy Fellowship Program 2018 for Sub-Saharan Africa 7 Jobs/Internships/Volunteer Opportunities Jobs/Traineeships Career Opportunity with British Council: Apply to Teach English in the Middle East and North Africa! Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights seeks Program Associate 2019  Internships CTA Internship to organize the 2019 Digitalisation for Agriculture (D4Ag) International Conference (Fully-funded) Rhino Africa English Content Writing Internship for South Africans 2018/2019 (R5,000 monthly)  Open Society Internship for Rights and Governance 2018 Volunteering UN Youth Volunteer Programme for Irish People (Fully-funded to Germany) Call for Global Peace Ambassadors and Peace Partners 2018 on UN SDG16 (Fully Funded Peace Summits in all Continents) 17 Competitions/Grants/Awards   Competitions    Apply for SDGs&Her Initiative 2019 (Fully-funded to Washington DC for World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings) Call for Nominations: Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Landscape Heroes Technovation Challenge 2019 for Girls Worldwide ($10,000 prize + trip to San Francisco) Transparency International seeks Young Visionaries to Tackle Land Corruption 2018 (Fully-funded) World Bank Africa Region’s #Blog4Dev Competition 2018 PDFelement Scholarship Contest 2018 for Students Worldwide (Win $1,000 USD and more) Sandoz HACk – Healthcare Access Challenge 2018 (€20,000 in Funding) African Youth Energy Innovator Showcase 2019 (Fully-funded to Africa Energy Indaba Conference in Johannesburg) Grants  Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Grant Program 2018/2019 Zenith Reporting Grant for Young Journalists 2019 (Up to 6,000 Euros) Young African Women in Leadership (YAWL) Small Grants Program 2018 INGSA Research Associate Grant 2019 for the Global South (Up to €15,000) Association for Social Economics (ASE) William R. Waters Research Grant 2018 (Up to $5,000) Apply for Journalismfund Money Trail Grant: Exposing Illicit Finance 2018 ICFJ Eurasia Media Innovation Challenge 2018 (Up to USD$100,000) Awards   Adzuna Student of the Year Award 2018 (£3,500 prize) British Council’s ELTons Awards for Innovation in English language Teaching 2019 7 Scholarships Undergraduate  University of Nebraska-Lincoln CASNR Undergraduate Scholarship Program 2019/2020 (Fully-funded) Postgraduate   Visby Scholarship Program for PhD Studies and Postdoctoral Research 2018/2019 TU Delft – Sub-Saharan Africa Excellence Scholarship 2019 for MSc Program in Delft, the Netherlands Canon Collins Trust/University of London Masters of Law Scholarship 2019 Open Society Foundations Graduate Scholarships at Central European University 2019/2020 Open Society Foundations Disability Rights Scholarship Program 2018 Kader Asmal Fellowship for Postgraduate Study in Ireland 2019/2020 (Fully-funded)    8 Conferences/Training Global Equitas International Human Rights Training 2019 (Scholarships available) VLIR-UOS Scholarships for International Training Programme: IMSDP 2019 (Fully-funded to Study in Flanders) IFFR Young Film Critics Trainee Programme 2019 (Funded) World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) 2019 Travel Fellowships (Funded to Lausanne, Switzerland) Regional    Yale Young African Scholars Program 2019 (Fully-funded) IFC/MIIC Next 100 African Startups Initiative 2018 (Fully-funded to Africa Forum in Sharm El-Sheikh) ACCES Scholarship for Kenyans to attend Media Sound Hamburg Summer School 2019 in Germany Visegrad Fund V4 Innovators in Israel Training Program 2018/2019 Global Echoing Green Fellowship 2019 for Social Entrepreneurs Worldwide (Up to $90,000 stipend) Draper Hills Summer Fellowship on Democracy and Development Program 2019 at Stanford University (Funding Available) Google AI Residency Program 2019 – Research Training Role for Graduates in STEM Fields IWMF Adelante Reporting Initiative Fellowship to U.S./Mexico Border 2019 (Fully-funded)  Peace and Social Change Fellowship Program 2019 (Fully-funded to Nairobi, Kenya) Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Conflict Research Fellowship 2019 Advancing Young Women Professional Fellows Program 2019 at Michigan State University (Fully-funded) Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) 2019 EDF Climate Corps Fellowship Program in the United States 2019 (Funded) Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme 2019 for Master’s Study in Ireland Cyclotron Road Accelerator Program for Innovators 2019 (Cohort Five) Regional  Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Disability Employment 2019 (Fully-funded to the United States) US-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Tomorrow’s Leaders Undergraduate Program 2019 (Fully-funded) Enterprise Learning Program for Social Entrepreneurs in England 2019 Camelback Ventures Education Fellowship 2018 – Up to $40,000 and More for Ventures in the United States CIDRI-Africa PhD Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships in Infectious Diseases 2019 SSRC Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Doctoral Fellowships 2019 US Department of State’s Professional Fellows Program – Spring 2019 (Fully-funded)  SWISS Africa Business Development Program 2019 (Fully-funded to Nairobi & Switzerland) NYU Africa House/CTED Development Impact Fellowship 2019/2020 (Up to $1,500)  NYU Gallatin and NYU Africa House Summer Fellowship 2019 (Up to $5,000)  US-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Student Leaders Program 2019 (Fully-funded) Visegrad Fund Visual and Sound Arts Residency Program 2018/19 New York University (NYU) Africa House Thoyer Fellowship 2019/2020 (Up to $2,500) 6 Jobs/Internships Jobs/Traineeships Call for Applications: Future Earth Governing Council 2018 UNICEF New and Emerging Talent Initiative (NETI) 2018 Cohort Recruitment Campaign The Better Tomorrow Movement (TBTM) Global Ambassador Program 2018 Internships CIVICUS Youth Assembly Coordination Internship 2018-2019 (USD$1,200 Stipend) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) Internship Program 2018/2019 Vemgoo Internship Program 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa 18 Competitions/Grants/Awards   Competitions    British Council #IdeasChangeLives Challenge 2018 (Win a prize of £20,000 and more) European Charlemagne Youth Prize 2019 Competition (Win a trip to Aachen, funding and more) AFD Digital Challenge for Startups Promoting Gender Equality 2018 (€85,000 prize) MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition 2019 ($160K USD prize) Call for Submissions: October 30Fest Humanitarian Poetry Prize 2018 ICFJ Eurasia Media Innovation Challenge 2018 (Up to USD$100,000) Wege Prize 2019 – International Student Design Competition (Over $30,000 in prizes) St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award – Global Student Essay Competition 2019 (Win a trip to Switzerland + CHF 20,000) Code for Asia Society Code-a-Thon 2018 for Youth in the ASEAN Region Grants  Expo 2020 Dubai Innovation Impact Grant Programme 2018 (Win up to $100,000) African Peacebuilding Network (APN) Research Grants 2019 Africa Agri-Food Development Program for Irish Companies 2019 (Up to €250,000) Awards   Digital Citizenship SDG Awards 2018 (Win FCFA 600,000 + Fully Funded Trip to DigCitSummit Nigeria) U.S. Department of State Diversity Immigrant Visa Program 2020 Call for Innovations: Edge of Government at the World Government Summit 2019 EIFL Public Library Innovation Award 2018 (USD$1,500 pr 8 Conferences/Training Global Youth for Wildlife Conservation Forum 2019 (Fully-funded to Colombo, Sri Lanka)  HBNU Fogarty Global Health Training Program 2019/2020 (Fully-funded to the United States)  SNU Human Rights Center’s International Winter Course on Human Rights and Asia 2019 (Fully-funded to Korea) American College of Surgeons (ACS) Travel Scholarships 2019 for International Surgeons to attend Clinical Congress in the United States International Student Festival of HARKAT, Iran for Students Worldwide 2018 (Fully-funded)  Regional    GIST Regional Startup Training in Central Asia 2018 (Fully-funded to Tashkent, Uzbekistan) CleanEdge’s Graduate School of Sustainability 2018 for Nigerian Graduates Apply to be a Student Delegate to the 17th Assembly of State Parties in the Hague, Netherlands (Canadians Only) 21 Fellowships Global GoalKeepers Youth Action Accelerator 2019 (Up to $30,000 in support) IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program 2019 for Young Researchers (Fully-funded)  Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme 2019 for Master’s Study in Ireland IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Fellowships 2019 for Scholars facing threats to their lives (Up to US$25,000) Miller Center’s Global Social Benefit Institute (GSBI®) Program 2019 for Social Enterprise Leaders World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Russell E. Train Fellowships 2019 (Up to $30,000 funding per year) Backstage Accelerator Program for Startup Founders 2019 ($100k USD Funding) Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowship in Journalism Innovation 2019 Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism 2019/2020 (Funded) PKU-IIASA International Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2018 John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford 2019-2020 (Stipend of $85,000) International Business Machine (IBM) PhD Fellowship Program 2019  Regional  SWISS Africa Business Development Program 2019 (Fully-funded to Nairobi & Switzerland) LDI Africa Emerging Institutions Fellowship Program for Young Leaders 2019 eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN Programme 2018 (fully-funded) US Department of State’s Professional Fellows Program – Spring 2019 (Fully-funded) Building Tomorrow Fellowship Program 2018 for Young Ugandans Accountability Incubator Lab Program 2019 for Young Leaders from Nepal, Pakistan and Liberia (Fully-funded) Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation: Young African Scholars Program 2018 (Funded) Irish Aid Casement Fellowship Program in Human Rights 2019 for Master’s Study in Ireland (Nigerians Only) Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program Fall 2018 (Fully-funded) Study for an International Business Bachelor in the Netherlands! Would you like to study business after high school? The Amsterdam School of International Business’ Bachelor programme​ will prepare you for success in an international environment, through courses in the fields of economics, marketing, information technology, trade and culture.  BONUS:​ Successfully enroll and you stand a chance to win an iPad! What to do next: 1. Go to this Sqore page​ to find out if the programme is right for you • Sign up on Sqore • Take a short quiz to discover more about the programme • Fill in your details 2. If you meet the eligibility criteria, an admissions expert will be in touch to guide you with your decision. 5 Jobs/Internships Jobs/Traineeships Google Winter/Spring Business Internship Program 2019 – Lagos, Nigeria BIM Africa Student Advocacy Program 2019 (Fully funded to BIM International Conference) United Nations Environment Programme is recruiting a Communications Officer in Nairobi Internships United Nations University Junior Fellows Internship Program at the Office of the Rector 2019 World Bank Winter Internship Program 2019 for Young Professionals Anita Silwal from Nepal is OD Young Person of the Month for October 2018! Anita Silwal is the founder of Welcome Womanhood, a non-profit in the State of Florida which helps girls to access feminine hygiene products. She is also an award winning actress and a journalist and she has done hundreds of interviews with high level dignitaries. She was the country lead at Habitat for Humanity Asia Pacific Campaign Youth Build. Under her leadership, they were able to mobilize 500,000+ youth for housing awareness. Anita is also a women’s health rights advocate and she is a member of Central Youth Working Committee at Family Planning. She holds an MA in sociology. Read her story here and be inspired! 18 Competitions/Grants/Awards Competitions   USAID Food for Peace Photo Contest 2018 World Bank Group/Wharton School Ideas for Action Competition 2019 Total/SparkNews Startupper of the Year Challenge 2018 UNDP/UNESCO IATI Research Challenge for Journalists 2018 EPSON Robot Competition 2018 for Institutions Across the EMEA Region Expo Live University Innovation Program 2018 (Up to AED 25,000) UNDP Open Innovation Challenge and Call for Youth for Africa and SDGs Ecosystem Challenge 2018 (Win $10,000 Grant) IBM Master the Mainframe Global Student Competition 2018 TSL International Schools Essay Competition and Debate 2019 Kreative Diadem Annual Creative Writing Contest 2018 for Nigerians Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) Photo and Video Contest 2018 Grants Simon Cumbers Media Fund for Irish Media Professionals 2018 (Winter Round) VentureWell Faculty Grants 2018/2019 for US Colleges and Universities (Up to $30,000) Grants for Research in Russia 2018 Awards Conferences/Training (6) Calling Outstanding Young Researchers: Apply to attend the 7th Heidelberg Laureate Forum in Germany! Apply to attend Clean Energy Ministerial/Mission Innovation Youth Program 2019 in Vancouver, Canada (Travel Bursaries available) Apply to attend UNITE 2030 Summit 2019 for Young Worldchangers Women Deliver 2019 Conference Media Scholarship Program (Fully-funded to Vancouver, Canada) Thomson Reuters Foundation Reporting Rural Poverty and Agricultural Development 2019 (Fully-funded to Rome, Italy) AkiraChix codeHive Technical Training Program 2019 for Young Women in Kenya (fully funded) Fellowships (20) Global  Global Health Corps Fellowship for Emerging Leaders 2019-2020 (Paid Positions) Apply for Terra Summer Residency 2019 for Emerging Artists worldwide (Fully-funded to Giverny, France) Dalai Lama Fellowship Program 2019 for Emerging Leaders (Fully-funded) Apply for She Entrepreneurs Leadership Programme 2019 (Fully Funded to Sweden) Open Society Fellowships in Investigative Reporting 2019 (Fully-funded) ETH Zurich Student Summer Research Fellowship Program 2019 (Fully-funded) Facebook Research Artificial Intelligence (AI) Residency Program 2019 Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY Resilience Journalism Fellowship 2019 (Fully-funded to New York) Apply for the Oxford Law and Policy Fellowship 2019 (Salary up to £26,000) IIBN New York’s Leadership & Executive Acceleration Program 2019 U.S. Department of State’s TechGirls Program 2019 (Fully-funded to the US) Matsumae International Foundation Research Fellowship Program 2020 (Fully-funded to Tokyo, Japan) Regional   Young Sustainable Impact (YSI) Southeast Asia Innovation Programme 2019 (Fully funded to Singapore) YGAP Accelerator Program 2019 for Entrepreneurs in South Africa AsiaGlobal Fellows Program at The University of Hong Kong 2019 (Funding available) Embassy of France in South Africa PhD Grants 2019-2020 (Funded to France) Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program 2020-2021 (Fully-funded) African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC) Business and Management Learning Program 2019/2020 Yale Young African Scholars Program 2019 (Fully-funded) Call for Applications: Bridge2Rwanda Scholars Program 2019 Study a Master programme in Maintenance Engineering in Sweden! Learn how you can prepare for your career with Lulea University of Technology! In the Programme, you will learn to analyze the causes of faults and implement improvements. You'll also learn how to implement solutions that reduce energy consumption or costly breakdowns which in turn contributes to a sustainable future! BONUS: Successfully enroll and you could win 10% off of the tuition fee in your first year! Apply by: 15 January 2019 | Programme start: September 2019 Tuition fee: Free  for students from EU/EEA and Switzerland | SEK 140,000 per year for students from outside EU/EEA and Switzerland Eligibility: Bachelor’s Degree and documented skills in English language What to do next: 1. Go to this Sqore page to find out if the programme is right for you ○ Sign up on Sqore, take a short quiz to discover more and fill in your details 2. If you meet the eligibility criteria, an admissions expert will be in touch to guide you with your decision. Study for an MSc in Management and Entrepreneurship in the Creative Economy in France! Are you a Bachelor student looking to study a Master’s degree? Want to build a career in the creative and cultural industries? With the MSc in Management and Entrepreneurship in the Creative Economy, you can gain professional Business Management skills in a uniquely creative environment in Nantes, France. BONUS: Successfully enroll into the programme, and you stand a chance to receive a scholarship worth between 20-40%. Apply by: 31 May 2019 | Programme start: 1 September 2019 Duration: 1 year (core track), or 2 years (extended track) Tuition Fee: €16,000 (core track), €21,000 (extended track) What to do next: 1. Go to this Sqore page to find out if the programme is right for you: ○ Sign up on Sqore, take a 5-minute quiz to learn more and fill in your details 2. If you meet the school’s eligibility criteria, you'll receive guidance with your decision. 3. If you think it’s the right programme for you, apply directly with Audencia Business School. Job/Internships (3) Jobs BBC Africa Women’s Affairs Journalist Program 2018 Internships AGRECOL Overseas Internship in Ecologically Oriented Agriculture 2019 World Bank International Finance Corporation Summer Internship Program 2019 (Paid Position) Competitions/Grants/Awards (11) Competitions     Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition 2019 World Bank Group/Financial Times’ Global Blog Writing Competition 2019 for High School Students (Win a trip to Washington D.C.) Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Maker Challenge 2019 for Innovators (Up to $1 million in Prizes and more) Nuremberg Moot Court 2019 for Law Students – Nuremberg, Germany (Funding Available) Grants Swedish Institute Creative Force Funding Program for International Projects 2019 InfoNile Call for Reporting Grants 2018 on issues of land grabs in the Nile Basin Journalismfund Money Trail Grants for Journalists 2019 (Up to 50,000 Euro) Journalismfund European Cross-Border Grants for Journalists 2019 (Round 1) Awards   WISE Prize for Education 2019 for Outstanding Education Leaders (Fully-funded to Doha, Qatar + US $500,000) Call for Nominations: Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 2019 (50,000 USD) European Union Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) Awards 2019 Tips for applying to the Dalai Lama Fellowship Program for Emerging Leaders – Alumni share Experiences! Are you a young person interested in developing your leadership skills through a long-term mentorship program? If yes, then the Dalai Lama Fellows Program is for you. Past fellows, Fashoranti Damilola and Roseline Adewuyi share experiences and tips. Read more. Scholarships (12) General ALCTS Online Course Grant for Library Professionals from Developing Countries 2019 Queen’s University Belfast Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for Peace and Reconciliation 2019-2020 for US Students Photography Talk Scholarship for College-bound Students 2019 (Winner receives $1,000) Undergraduate Wells Mountain Initiative (WMI) Scholars Program 2019 for students in developing countries (Up to $3,000) Postgraduate     Obama Foundation Scholars Program 2019/2020 for Masters Study at the University of Chicago (Fully-funded) Obama Foundation Scholars Program 2019/2020 for Masters Study at Columbia University (Fully-funded) Hungarian Government International Scholarship Programme to Study in Hungary 2019/2020 Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals (SISGP) Programme 2019 (Fully-funded) Scholarships (6) Undergraduate Royal Academy of Engineering Leaders Scholarships 2019 (Up to £5,000) Postgraduate ACU Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships 2019 (Fully-funded) Commonwealth Split-site PhD Scholarships 2019 for low and middle income countries (Fully-funded to Study in the UK) Johnson & Johnson Global Mental Health Scholarships 2019/2020 at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine WIPO Academy Master of Laws (LL.M) in Intellectual Property Scholarship at the University of Turin 2019 GSK Scholarships for Future Health Leaders to Study in the UK 2019/2020 ... 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