South Africa and Zambia Joint Science & Technology Research Programme for Zambian and South African Scientists and Researchers

South Africa Zambia Joint Science and Technology Research Programme

Course(s) Offered: Science, Technology
Course Level: Graduate (PhD)
Provider: Governments of Zambia and South Africa
Country to Study in: South Africa, Zambia

SANHARP Scholarships and Bursaries in Nuclear Energy Studies for South African Students

Call for scholarships and bursaries applications

Course(s) Offered: Science, Engineering
Course Level: Undergraduate (honours), Graduate (master’s, PhD)
Provider: The SANHARP
Country to Study in: South Africa

Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grant for Masters and PhD Students in African Universities (Study in Canada)

Call for Applications :
Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grants

Course(s) Offered: Several thematic areas
Course Level: Postgraduate (masters, PhD)
Provider: AIIS
Country to Study in: Africa, Canada

German Government WASCAL Fully-funded PhD Scholarships in Climate Change and Land Use for West Africans

PhD in Climate Change and Land Use
(Fully-funded scholarships)

Course(s) Offered: Climate change, Land use
Course Level: Postgraduate (PhD)
Provider: WASCAL
Country to Study in: Ghana

The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT)

What is the SSAT?
The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) is a multiple-choice aptitude test for students in grades 5-11. The test consists of verbal, quantitative (math) and reading comprehension sections. The verbal questions test your vocabulary, verbal reasoning, and ability to relate ideas logically. The quantitative (math) questions test your ability to solve problems involving arithmetic, elementary algebra and geometry and concepts. The reading comprehension section tests your ability to understand what you read. All tests are printed in English.

Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grant for Study in Canada

Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grant

Course(s) Offered: Thematic areas of interest
Course Level: Graduate (Master’s, PhD)
Provider: The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Country to Study in: Canada

The University of Manitoba Employees Scholarship for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies

University of Manitoba Employees Scholarship(UMES)

Course(s) Offered: Any field
Course Level: Undergraduate, Graduate
Provider: University of Manitoba
Country to Study in: Canada

Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development FIELD Internship Programme (for Lawyers and Students)

FIELD Internship Programme

Course(s) Offered: Law, Development
Course Level: Internship, Volunteerism
Provider: FIELD
Country to Study in: UK

Dangote announces $2m fellowship for young Africans

Public service announcement

Cape Town – President of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote, yesterday, announced a two million dollar fellowship programme to develop young global leaders from Africa.

Dangote made the announcement in Cape Town, South Africa, at a joint news conference he addressed with World Economic Forum (WEF) President Prof. Klaus Schwab.

He said the objective of the programme was to increase the engagement of young Africans, especially those in the non-business sector, in the Young Global Leaders (YGL) community programme being run by WEF.

The fellowship will be awarded to 35 young Africans to assist them compete effectively with their peers from other parts of the world.

Dangote said the fellowship, which is to run initially for five years, was very important in integrating African young global leaders into the international arena.

He said the beneficiaries would go through training in highly rated international institutions to prepare them well for the task ahead.

Prof. Klaus Schwab, who signed for WEF, said he was very proud of the initiative, noting that it would strengthen Africa’s participation in global platforms of the WEF. -NAN


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Volkswagen Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships In Social Sciences for Young African Researchers

Knowledge for Tomorrow - Cooperative Research Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa

Course(s) Offered: Social sciences
Course Level: Graduate Research
Provider: Gulbenkian Foundation, Volkswagen Foundation
Country to Study in: Sub-Saharan Africa and Germany

The Higher Education Master’s in Africa Scholarship Programme for International Students

The Higher Education Master’s in Africa

Course(s) Offered: Higher Education, Development
Course Level: Postgraduate (masters)
Provider: NORAD
Countryt to Study in: South Africa, Norway

Rockefeller Foundation-funded Research Grant at Makerere University School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

ANNOUNCEMENT:
MSc Research Grant

Course(s) Offered: Forestry, Environment
Course Level: Graduate (masters)
Provider: Rockefeller Foundation
Country to Study in: Uganda

Muljibhai Madhvani Foundation Scholarship Programme for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Ugandans

The Muljibhai Madhvani Foundation Scholarship Programme

Course(s) Offered: All disciplines
Course Level: Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Provider: The Muljibhai Madhvani Foundation
Country to Study in: Uganda

University Of Pavia African Hospitals / Universities Students’ Exchange Program

University Of Pavia (UNIPV) African Hospitals / Universities Students’ Exchange Program

Course Offered: Medicine
Course Level: Graduate or equivalent
Provider: University Of Pavia
Country to be taken in: Italy

Professor Hessaby Scholarship for Iranian postgraduate students

Professor Hessaby Scholarship

Course(s) Offered: Any field
Course Level: Graduate (masters)
Provider: LMU
Country to Study in: UK

How to Secure Grants and Scholarships for Academic Programmes

Securing Grants and Scholarships

Many young people have had to drop out of schools at critical age and stage when their parents can no longer cope with the burden of school fees, cost of books and other vital things needed to complete the studies.