Full PhD Scholarships for Ghanaian Students at University of Ghana, 2019

Applications are invited for three full PhD Scholarships for Ghanaian students. D-SIP’s objective is to understand the linkages between peacekeeping contributions, domestic security provision and drivers of stability in Ghana.

The aim is to show how the global is productive of the local, and how institutions, actors, practices, norms and discourse mix to produce novel forms of security governance and global-local linkages.

DIIS is an independent public research institution working with international studies. We conduct and communicate research and analysis work in globalization, security, development and foreign policy, and within these areas we are working to put the agenda in the field of research, politics and public debate. DIIS participates in Danish and international debates and in academic networks, and we publish in recognized academic journals. We always strive for the highest academic quality. As part of our research, we also assess Denmark’s foreign policy situation and inform the media, politicians and the public about the results of our work.

Scholarship Description

• Applications Deadline: October 15, 2018
• Course Level: Scholarships are available to study PhD programme.
• Study Subject: Scholarships are awarded for undertaking a collaborative research project on the Domestic Security Implications of United Nations Peacekeeping (D-SIP) in Ghana.
• Scholarship Award: The successful candidates will receive a stipend throughout the 4-year period of their studies, and all costs for fieldwork, PhD training-related travel, and conferences abroad will be covered by D-SIP.
• Nationality: Ghanaian students are eligible to apply for this scholarship.
• Number of Scholarships: Three scholarships are available.
• Scholarship can be taken in Ghana

Eligibility for the Scholarship

Eligible Countries: Ghanaian students are eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Entrance Requirements: Successful candidates are required to:

• Hold a master’s degree in the social sciences, political science, law or inter-disciplinary studies.
• Be highly motivated to develop a scientific career, and to pursue doctoral studies according to the approved study plan.
• Possess and demonstrate good scientific writing skills.
• Have a strong methodological and conceptual background in the relevant scientific disciplines or areas.
• Ideally have ethnographic fieldwork experience.
• Ideally have worked with security related issues in Accra, Tamale or elsewhere.
• Be a constructive and engaged team worker.

English Language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.

Application Procedure

How to Apply: Potential applicants are invited to prepare a 4-5-page concept note (maximum 2,000 words) which, with reference to the selected PhD focus (please select from above), outlines a detailed focus for the proposed PhD project as well as research assumptions and questions. Applicants, who wish to apply for the PhD position under two or more thematic areas, should develop a separate concept note for each of the focus areas. The following details must be included in the concept note:

• Statement of the research problem and how it will be investigated through more specific research questions.
• Discussion of the analytical framework of the research problem in light of relevant theory.
• Description of the geographical and socio-political context of the study (Accra/Tamale).
• Presentation of the research design and the methods that will be employed to generate the data.
• Practical considerations.
• Ethical considerations.
• Time plan

Please make sure to clearly indicate which of the PhD positions you apply for.

In addition to this concept note, the application should be accompanied by a CV, including a list of publications as well as names and contact details of a 2-3 academic references.

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Call for Proposals for the “Youth Initiative Fund” 2019

Applicants are invited to submit proposals for the “Youth Initiative Fund” 2019 which was initiated by the Division of International Protection (UNFPA) in Geneva to support community based protection projects imagined, designed and led by young people.

Since 2014, the YIF has supported more than 100 youth led projects globally that have addressed protection challenges including sexual and gender-based violence, peaceful coexistence, child protection and psychosocial wellbeing.

The YIF is unique in that it targets and builds upon the existing capacities and capabilities of young people, rather than focusing on vulnerabilities. The YIF creates an enabling environment that provides young people with the space and support necessary to become active protection actors within their communities and helps them build life skills that strengthen resilience.

Objectives

This is achieved through the realization of three main objectives:

• Participation: Young people have genuine opportunities for community participation and opportunities to effect decision making processes, especially in the area of protection;
• Empowerment: Young people learn about project management, use their initiative, evaluate options, learn to make informed decisions and choices, developing and enhancing leadership skills;
• Innovation: Young people develop innovative, youth-appropriate protection solutions to addressing personal, group and community challenges.

Funding Information

• The maximum funding allocation per project is US$ 10,000; there is no minimum.
• Projects should be implemented before 31st December 2019.

Approaches

Projects should take into consideration the following approaches:

• Community-Based Protection and Capacity Development:
  • Young people should be encouraged and supported to imagine, research, design and implement projects based on protection concerns they identify within their communities.
  • Projects should be community based, and should incorporate a learning component that helps to further develop young people’s capacities in areas such as life skills, business or community work.
  • Capacity development should be sustainable so that acquired skills and knowledge remain in communities after the project.
  • Projects may also wish to support young people to develop relationships with host community groups and groups from their own or other communities to promote peaceful coexistence and address discrimination and xenophobia.
• Innovation and Partnerships:
  • Initiatives should aim to address identified needs and use the preferred delivery method of the young people, while providing opportunities for young people to further develop their capacities and skills.
  • Young people should be supported to use arts, sports and music as vehicles for learning and addressing protection objectives.
  • Projects may also seek to provide opportunities for some young people to be trained and work as mentors, trainers, facilitators and young leaders to encourage a multiplier effect.
  • Where possible, young people should be supported to identify and partner with a broad cross section of stakeholders within and outside of their community to promote an integrated approach, learning opportunities and sustainability.

How do they ensure meaningful participation of young people?

• Genuine participation of young people in project design, implementation and monitoring of the project is essential – young people should be the guiding force behind the project and lead it from start to finish.
• UNHCR offices and partners should work with young people by:
  • providing guidance, advice and skills building opportunities when necessary, making sure to do so in a way that maintains and supports young people’s ownership of the project.

Please remember young people are a diverse group with different needs and interests. Age, Gender and Diversity must be mainstreamed into all proposals, with specific attention paid to the gender dimensions of all projects.

How to Apply

• There are 2 forms and one log frame to be completed.
• The youth group/s should develop the main proposal and a basic log frame, based on the template and guidance provided.
• The participating office should then complete the online submission form via given website, and attach the forms completed by young people, as well as a photo of the process and any other supporting documents.
• Countries with multiple operations may submit more than one proposal.

Deadline: 3 December 2018

For more information, please visit Youth Initiative Fund.

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New Earth Foundation seeks to fund innovative projects

GENERAL INFORMATION

• GRANT SEEKERS If you have a project in line with NEF’s vision and mission, the initial step is to send a Letter of Inquiry for your project, after reading the requirements below and fulfilling them.
• INQUIRERS Once you sent a Letter of Inquiry, the NEF Board of Directors will determine if your organization will be asked to submit a Grant Application.

WHAT NEF DOES NOT FUND

Although groups with their specific types of projects listed below do valuable and important work, NEF does not fund organizations that

• offer mainstream social services or are local organizations that are affiliated with a national organization such as Boys & Girls Clubs, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, the Cancer Society and other such organizations
• are involved in general community housing and renovation
• have standard after-school programs, outdoor summer camps, or regular gardening programs
• are capital improvement, building projects, or land acquisitions or
• personal/educational expenses

However, NEF may consider community housing, after school programs, children, youth, summer camps or garden programs that are significantly innovative, transformative and effective.

BEFORE APPLYING

Please see Past Grant Projects for examples of what NEF has funded in the past, and read the NEF criteria for grant-giving below. If other programs or projects similar to yours exist elsewhere, please think about how yours differs.

 

NEF’S CRITERIA FOR GRANT-GIVING

New Earth Foundation (NEF) funds projects that serves life’s wellness and Earth’s peace through Letters of Inquiry and Grant Applications according to the criteria listed below. The project

• meets NEF’s Vision and Mission (see Home Page)
• contains transformational and practical aspects
• fulfills an important need
• has clearly defined goals, implementation plan and expected results
• indicates who will benefit and how
• is replicable
• involves those who are served
• contains an evaluation process to measure success, progress and future decision-making
• seeks community involvement and/or collaboration with other organizations
• is cost-effective, with a realistic budget appropriate for the proposed program and a suitable balance between administrative costs and benefits to those served
• has a plan of acquiring future funding from other sources
• has qualified staff/volunteers to carry out the project, with staff qualifications clearly specified

 

GRANT APPLICATIONS

NONPROFIT FUNDING New Earth Foundation (NEF) funds projects of 501(c)(3) organizations. If your organization applies under a 501 (c)(3) umbrella organization, your application must be accompanied by a letter of agreement detailing your project and the nature of that organization’s support or involvement. This letter must state an agreement of the umbrella organization’s Board of Directors and be signed by the president/chair of the organization. Include the organization’s name, address and phone number and a copy of its 501(c)(3) authorization letter.

 

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

LETTER OF INQUIRY Before applying for a grant, a time saving Letter of Inquiry is sent to NEF at any time during the year. Click on Letter of Inquiry, follow the directions, fill in the forms and send. This will save both the applicant and NEF time and funds, in case the project is not one that NEF can sponsor at that time or not at all, for various reasons. NEF reviews inquiries two times a year (see NEF Due Dates below) and will contact you within about four weeks, to let you know if NEF would like your organization to submit an application for a grant. In the inquiry/grant application process, if you have questions or are an organization outside of the U.S., please Contact NEF.

THE APPLICATION FORM If your organization is invited by New Earth Foundation to submit a grant application, you will receive a link to the application form with instructions for required information. Please keep a copy of your application. After submitting your application NEF will contact your organization with its granting decision in about four weeks after the application due date. Please see the NEF Due Dates below. If you have questions, please Contact NEF.

NEF DUE DATES

NEF reviews Letters of Inquiry twice a year.

• NEF will respond around March 1st to Inquiries received by February 1st.
• NEF will respond around August 1st to Inquiries received by July 1st.

NEF evaluates invited Grant Applications twice a year.

• NEF will respond around June 1st to Applications received by May 1st.
• NEF will respond by November 1st to Applications received by October 1st.

NEF Due Dates Chart

For a “Letter of Inquiry” Click Here.

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Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at University of Cape Town South Africa, 2018

The University of Cape Town invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship to work on an innovative project on renewable energy that will be jointly implemented by the ERC and University of Oxford. The Fellowship is available to South Africa students.

This fellowship aims to provide an academic career development opportunity for a talented young academic with an interest in the advancement of the renewable energy sector.

The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College making it the oldest higher education institute in South Africa.

Scholarship Description:

Applications Deadline: September 28, 2018
Course Level: Fellowship is available to pursue Research program.
Study Subject: Fellowship is awarded to do work on an innovative project on Renewable energy.
Scholarship Award: The value of the postdoctoral fellowship is R250 000 for a full academic year.
Nationality: The Fellowship is available to South Africa students.
Number of Scholarships: Not given
Scholarship can be taken in South Africa

Eligibility for the Scholarship:

Eligible Countries: The Fellowship is available to South Africa students.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Excellent skills in the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data;
• Relevant skills in the development of instruments for collecting qualitative (such as conducting research interviews) and quantitative data;
• Knowledge in one or more of focal areas of the project (business models, governing institutions and community engagement;
• Basic knowledge of statistical methods and associated software such as SPSS;
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Excellent communication skills in written and oral English and demonstrated the ability to write papers and reports;
• Willingness to travel to Zambia and Uganda, and to interact and manage relationships with stakeholder communities;
• Ability to work under pressure subject to deadlines and high professional and academic standards.

Application Procedure:

How to Apply: 

• A letter of application that includes areas of expertise, research interests and experience;
• A curriculum vitae including details of any conference presentations, working papers and/or scholarly outputs;
• Certified copies of academic transcripts and;
• Either name (or contact details) OR letters of reference from at least 2 academics who have taught/supervised alongside the candidate.

Online Application

Scholarship Link

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Scholarships for Master’s in International Human Rights Law

Scholarships are available for our part-time Master’s in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford starting September 2019.

The programme is aimed at lawyers and other human rights advocates who wish to pursue advanced studies in international human rights law but may need to do so alongside work responsibilities. Study online in your home country from September to June and then spend summers at New College, Oxford, taking classes with students from all over the world.

All candidates who are offered a course place will be considered for any scholarships for which they are eligible. These include scholarships for candidates from ASEAN membership countries and selected former Soviet Union countries.

Find out more here.

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CHR Postdoctoral, PhD, MA and Honours Fellowships at University of the Western Cape in South Africa, 2019

Fellowship competition for the year 2019 is now available at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, 2019. These fellowships are available for Postdoctoral, PhD, MA and Honours awards.

This new research project aims at establishing an interdisciplinary research group focussed specifically on the meaning of free and equal citizenship in a united and diverse society forming under conditions of seismic constitutional, revolutionary and technological change.

In a rapidly shifting social context of a post-apartheid society, the study of the humanities offers creative possibilities for dealing with the challenges of globalisation, rapid technological change, and the legacies of colonialism and apartheid. To this end, the Centre for Humanities Research (CHR) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is unique in developing partnerships across and between institutions, particularly universities, schools, public arts projects, museums, archives and art galleries, and nurturing future generations of humanities graduates, educators and cultural practitioners.

Scholarship Description

• Applications Deadline: October 1, 2018
• Course Level: Fellowships are available to study Postdoctoral, PhD, MA and Honours awards.
• Study Subject: Fellowships are awarded in the humanities and interpretive social sciences.
• Scholarship Award: The awards cover a monthly stipend, travel costs, accommodation and basic research expenses.
• Nationality: This fellowship is awarded for South African and Non-South African applicants.
• Number of Scholarships: Numbers not given
• Scholarship can be taken in South Africa

Eligibility for the Scholarship

Eligible Countries: This fellowship is awarded for South African and Non-South African applicants.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Centre for Humanities Research invites emerging scholars in the humanities and interpretive social sciences to join a team of scholars and artists who, in conversation and collaboration, continue to contribute significantly to redefining the study of the humanities and social sciences locally and internationally. For 2019, prospective candidates will be selected in accordance with the research priorities of the National Flagship Project in the Humanities and the SARChI Chair in Visual History and Theory funded through the National Research Foundation, the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

English Language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.

Application Procedure

How to Apply: All applications should include a CV and a letter of motivation on why the Flagship is the best fit for the study (candidates should identify the research theme best suited to their respective research interests – for more information on the research platforms in the Flagship on Critical Thought in African Humanities.

All applicants must have their current degree “in-hand” by the time that the fellowship is to be taken up. Please note that the South African Academic Year begins in February, and all applicants must be ready to be in residence at the CHR by the first week of March 2019.

Applicants should provide an academic writing sample or published journal article (MA candidates should submit a chapter from an Honours long paper), an academic transcript, and three independent academic references.

Online Application

Scholarship Link

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Community Solutions Program application information

IREX is currently accepting applications for the 2019–2020 Community Solutions Program (CSP). The deadline to apply is October 31, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

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.

APPLY NOW

For 2019–2020, up to 80 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 U.S. 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 U.S. and with the help of their U.S. 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 U.S., they put these projects into action in their home communities.

Application Instructions

Applications must be submitted online at https://oas.irex.org/csp by October 31, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Applications that are mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to IREX will not be accepted.

Detailed application instructions can be downloaded by the link below. Please review the program requirements prior to starting an application to ensure that you are eligible. Please note that eligibility requirements are determined by the US Department of State and exceptions cannot be made. If, after reviewing the application instructions, you have additional questions, please e-mail cspapply@irex.org.

Application Materials

Financial Support

The program covers the cost of most expenses associated with:

• J-1 visa support;
• Round-trip travel from participants’ home city to the U.S.;
• Monthly allowance to cover housing, meals, and other living expenses while in the U.S.; and
• Accident and sickness insurance.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the Community Solutions Program, 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, 2019;
• 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 U.S.;
• 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 U.S. for four months from August to December 2019;
• You are not a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. and have not applied for U.S. permanent residency within the past three years;
• You are eligible to receive a U.S. J-1 visa;
  • Applicants who have participated in an exchange program sponsored by the U.S. 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.

Eligible countries by region

• 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, Brunei, Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, 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.

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Early Career Researcher Conference Funding Opportunity (facilitate attendance and participation in a conference of your choice)

Since 2015 we have been running an annual competition to provide funds of up to £1000 per applicant for unfunded PhD students and postdocs (within three years of completion) to facilitate their attendance of, and participation in conferences. This was in recognition of the difficulties faced by ECRs in raising the funds required to take part in these events.

We welcome applications from early career scholars from around the world, working in disciplines across the social sciences, to facilitate their attendance of, and participation in conferences. Applications are evaluated by a team of reviewers drawn from The Sociological Review editorial board.

The competition is announced in autumn to support conference attendance the following year.

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Smuts Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowships for South Africans, 2018

The Head of Department, Department of Biological Sciences, and University of Cape Town is offering Smuts Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowships for the year 2018. This fellowship is available for South Africans.

The object of the Fellowship is to enable a person who has exhibited proficiency in independent research to undertake study and research in systematic botany and geographical distribution of South African flora, these being the branches of Botany in which General Smuts was most keenly interested. The possibility of work on other aspects of the South African flora is not excluded.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa’s oldest university, and is one of Africa’s leading teaching and research institutions. The College had a small tertiary-education facility that grew substantially after 1880, when the discovery of gold and diamonds in the north – and the resulting demand for skills in mining – gave it the financial boost it needed to grow.

Scholarship Description

• Applications Deadline: October 12, 2018
• Course Level: Fellowships are available to study Postdoctoral programme.
• Study Subject: in systematic botany and geographical distribution of South African flora, these being the branches of Botany in which General Smuts was most keenly interested.
• Scholarship Award: Up To R190 000 for 12 months. The award does not include any benefits and is normally exempt from taxation.
• Nationality: This fellowship is available for South Africans.
• Number of Scholarships: Numbers not given
• Scholarship can be taken in South Africa

Eligibility for the Scholarship

Eligible Countries: This fellowship is available for South Africans.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:

The fellowship is open to any eligible person, South African or otherwise, who is capable of carrying out its objective and materially advancing the knowledge of the South African flora. Possession of a PhD degree which has been obtained no more than five years ago is a minimum requirement. Eligible candidates may not have previously held any academic or professional permanent positions.

Application Procedure

How to Apply: Applications will be considered by a sub-committee in the Department of Biological Sciences. Applications must be submitted electronically to the Head of Department, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town (head.biologicalsciences-at-uct.ac.za).

Applications must include the following:

1. Research Proposal (maximum 5000 words).
2. The applicant’s full curriculum vitae and list of publications.
3. Three reports from referees. The referees must be requested to email the references directly to the head of department at the email address shown below.
4. Certified copies of all academic transcripts and degree certificates.
5. Written endorsement by the host (principal investigator; normally a permanent staff at UCT or SANBI) of the proposed project. To be emailed directly to the head of department.

Scholarship Link

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STAR-Ghana 2018 Leadership Development Programme for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)

Application Deadline: November 9, 2018

STAR-Ghana is implementing a non-grant strategy to enhance civil society sustainability. The objective of the strategy is to advance the sustainability of civil society organisations with regard to their legitimacy and mandate, organisational competencies and financial resources. Sustainability in this sense entails reforms and shifts in the way civil society organisations are doing business. Some of these reforms will include formulating and implementing institutional and financial sustainability strategies, leadership succession planning and capacity building to make civil society organisations and the sector more robust in the long term.

Organisational sustainability demands planning, which involves continuously analysing contexts and emerging threats, adopting appropriate mitigation strategies, and being strategically opportunistic. By investing in leadership development, STAR-Ghana seeks to contribute to building a mass of civil society actors with the necessary competence and practice skills to navigate the relationships between four aspects of sustainability in organisation development:

1. Impact focus – attending to changes/improvements in the quality o lives and the dynamics of human interactions
2. Strategy focus – attending to the choice of priorities and pathways that enable threat mitigation and strategic opportunism
3. Resource focus – attending to the leveraging and management of human and financial resources to ensure stability, growth, adaptive learning and change
4. Regeneration – attending to succession, agility, renewal, and continued relevance

STAR-Ghana’s leadership development programme seeks to support the emergence of a critical mass of civil society leaders who are able to facilitate civil society and CSOs responses to the challenges of sustainability of the sector. It will promote the acquisition and practice of leadership competencies, cognitive and behavioural, to manage and steer complex challenges that civil society organisations and the civil society sector face.

Methodology and Overview

The Leadership Development Programme will combine face-to-face training and coaching with practice learning, and performance review over a period of 12 months, starting in December 2018 and ending in December 2019. The programme will be anchored in experiential adult learning, and action research methodologies, informed by systems thinking, complexity theory and the management of emergence and complex adaptive social systems, in the context of the continuous interplay between change and resistances in organisations and human systems.

The programme will use 360-degrees leadership competence assessment processes to enable participants establish and track their personal growth and leadership development process as they learn through the coaching, leadership and organisational culture change processes. These competences will comprise technical/hard skills and behavioural/soft skills, including self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management, all framed within current realities and emerging context of civil society. Attention is given to the programme to raise awareness and provide skills practice in how to manage the leadership-followership dynamics towards the development of succession plans and organisational sustainability frameworks.

Criteria for selection of participants for LDP;

• Seniority and in a decision-making role at the strategic level within organization
• Demonstrated professional and leadership experience
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate/lead change processes within the organization and to mentor/coach others
• Levels of self-awareness reflected in responses to questions in the application form
• Motivation to learn and commit to change
• Organizational commitment and approval for staff to participate

Eligibility Criteria for Applicants are as follows:

• Must be staff of a current grant partner of STAR-Ghana
• Must be part of senior management team of organization

Women and persons from socially excluded groups are encouraged to apply.

Funding

STAR-Ghana will cover the following costs:

(1) Resource persons who will facilitate the modules and provide coaching support to participants;

(2) Workshop expenses, including venue, meals and accommodation;

(3) Reference material.

Participants will be expected to cover travel cost to participate in the workshops and any other activities related to LDP.

How to Apply

1. Visit: http://www.star-ghana.org/learning/call-documents/adverts
2. Download and complete the Leadership Development Programme (LDP) Application Form.
3. Send completed application form to: applications@star-ghana.org

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the STAR-Ghana 2018 Leadership Development Programme

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WAAW foundation: 2018/2019 STEM Scholarship

Application for our 2018/2019 STEM Scholarship is currently open from September 19, 2018 and close on November 30, 2018.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

WAAW foundation’s annual scholarship initiative is aimed at supporting need based African female STEM-focused college education. Please read the eligibility criteria before you apply. All non qualifying applications will be automatically deleted! Criteria for eligibility includes:

• Female students of African origin, living and studying in Africa.
• Currently enrolled in undergraduate B.S.degree program.
• Studying STEM related courses in a University or college in Africa.
• Demonstrable financial need, and
• Excellent Academic Record.
• Below the age of 32 years.

Please note that we do not fund graduate (masters, MBA or Phd) programs, second or subsequent degrees, students older than 32 years, non-STEM focused courses or Diploma degrees. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to these requirements.

WAAW Foundation awards annual scholarships to students who demonstrate need and prove their status as full time students in a STEM related course in an African University. Recipients will be required to start a STEM Outreach Chapter at their university.

Please visit our FAQ page for answers to your questions

List of accepted and not accepted courses. Note that there are NO EXCEPTIONS to the courses listed.

Accepted: Agriculture, Aircraft engineering, Architecture, Bio Medical, Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil engineering and urbanism, Computer Science, Construction technology and management, Economics, Electronics Engineering, Engineering Agriculture, Environmental Health, Environmental Science, Food Science Technology, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Home Science Nutrition and Dietetics, Industrial Chemistry, IT, Math related fields, Natural Science, Pharmacy, Physics, Science related fields, Statistics, Technology, Zoology

Not Accepted: Accounting, Agriculture Economics, Anesthesiology, Arts, BA degree, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Business Information Technology, Business Statistics, Catering/Hospitality, Commerce, Community Health, Dentistry and Dental Surgery, Developmental Studies, Diploma, Economics, Education/Teaching, Finance and Operation Research, Financial Management, Gender Studies, Graphics Design, Guidance & Counseling, Health Education, Health Information Management, Health Sciences Management, International Finance, International Relations, Journalism, Law, Library and Information Sciences, Mass Communication, Math Education, Matric, Medical Lab Science, Medicine and Surgery, N2, National Diploma, Nature Conservation, Nursing, Paramedics, Political science, Procurement, Project Management, Psychology, Physiology, Physiotherapy, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Public Administration, Public Health, Real Estate, Recreation and Leisure Management, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Secondary Studies, Secretarial Studies, Social Science, Social Science in Economics, Sociology, Supplies Chain Management, Textile Technology, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Veterinary Medicine, Welding and Fabrication Engineering, Wildlife and Ecotourism Management

HOW TO APPLY

Your application will include the following:

• Application form filled out completely. We will only accept online applications this year. NO PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED*.
• Personal and Contact Information.
• Educational background and Family Information.
• Statement of need should describe why scholarship funds are needed and what the funds will be used for if received.
• Essays are a strong criteria in determining candidates who are short listed. Responses to essay where to buy modafinil online redditquestions that address career goals and how you expect the WAAW scholarship will assist in your education. Please have you essay responses ready before you begin the application.
• Two academic/professional references. Note recommendations and transcripts ARE NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. ONLY after a candidate has been shortlisted. However, you must provide the names of 2 references in your application.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

Please complete all sections of the application form and submit all required materials to WAAW foundation by the deadline. Application may be completed online. Click Here to Begin your application.

For further information or inquiries please email:
scholarship@waawfoundation.org

Please do not email inquiries until you have reviewed all the requirements above,  including the list of accepted and unaccepted course in the FAQ link above.

ONLY Shortlisted candidates will be required to send the following additional items in order to complete this process.

• 2 references; one MUST be written by a professor from your institution of study and the other from an academic supervisor/advisor or mentor. Reference forms should be downloaded from 2018_ScholarshipReferenceLetter and emailed to references@waawfoundation.org
• A copy of a current signed and sealed transcript from your University to be emailed totranscripts@waawfoundation.org, faxed to 1.888.519.4269 or to be mailed to:
  WAAW Foundation Scholarship Committee
  P.O. Box 1691, Wylie. Texas 75098.
  *Scanned copies of original transcripts may be emailed to transcripts@waawfoundation.org.
• A copy of the student’s School identity card must be scanned and emailed to us

For more information about this call, including how to apply please visit the WAAW website.

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UNISA CEBHA+ Cochrane South Africa Master’s Scholarship for South Africans, 2019

The University of South Africa is inviting applications for CEBHA+Cochrane South Africa Master’s Scholarship for the year 2019. This scholarship is available for South African citizens.

The University of South Africa, and colloquially Unisa, is the largest university system in both South Africa and Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa.

Scholarship Description

• Applications Deadline: September 30, 2018
• Course Level: Scholarship is available to study Master degree programme.
• Study Subject: Scholarship is awarded in any of the subjects offered by the university.
• Scholarship Award: The total scholarship is valued at R 144 000.00 and will be paid out in 3 instalments. The scholarship will be administered through the successful candidate’s university funding office, and it will cover tuition fees and research costs and contribute towards living expenses. Continued payment of the scholarship will depend upon the candidate’s satisfactory progress according to agreed goals. Additionally, the successful candidate will receive financial support for publication costs and attend a national conference. The successful candidate will be mentored by experienced researchers within the CEBHA+ or Cochrane South Africa Network.
• Nationality: This scholarship is available for South African citizens.
• Number of Scholarships: Numbers not given
• Scholarship can be taken in South Africa

Eligibility for the Scholarship

Eligible Countries: This scholarship is available for South African citizens.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Be South African citizens or permanent residents with an SA identity document

• Be accepted or registered for a full-time master’s programme at a public South African university
• Have an honour’s certificate or equivalent, or a letter from the university confirming that all requirements for the honour’s degree have been met
• Have an academic and/or research background in one of the following fields: public health, global health, epidemiology or nutrition
• Have a keen interest in NCDs-related research and evidence synthesis methods
• Intend to pursue full-time master’s studies
• Not hold full-time employment, but may be employed on a part-time basis (not more than 20 hours per week)

Application Procedure

How to Apply: Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria should submit the following documents:

• Completed application form
• Copy of a South African identity document
• Letter of acceptance or proof of registration for a master’s programme at a South African university
• Letter of support from current academic supervisor, if available, or reference letter from another senior researcher
• Full CV and a motivational letter outlining research-related experience and interest in NCD-related systematic review work

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Apply for ygap Kenya’s Accelerator Program!

Applicants are invited to apply for ygap Accelerator Program which is a powerful opportunity for passionate impact entrepreneurs in Kenya who are at the early stages of building businesses and organisations that exist to change the lives of Kenyans.

Stages

• Accelerate: The startups ygap selects go through a one week live-in accelerator where their business models are strengthened and they are equipped with the tools they need to turn their startups into viable ventures.
• Support: After the accelerator ygap provides strategy and business mentorship, marketing support, legal and accounting help and access to small grants.
• Grow: The most impactful ygap entrepreneurs will move into growth, where they access larger support and funding to grow their ventures.

Eligibility Criteria

ygap is looking for:

• Entrepreneur: They believe the best solutions to poverty are entrepreneurial, so they focus on early stage ventures that exist to improve access to education or healthcare, create jobs or build safer homes.
• Local: Applicants are a local of the area who intimately understands the problems that they are trying to solve.
• Early Stage: Applicants will have already launched a venture or run a pilot and have some early traction or proof of concept. They will typically have less than 10 customers or clients and have been in operation less than two years.
• Ventures that are improving lives: At the end of the day, they exist to improve the lives of people living in poverty. If applicants believe their venture is improving the lives of people living in poverty, they encourage them to apply.

How to Apply

Eligible Applicants can apply via given website.

Deadline: 17 November 2018

For more information, please visit ygap Kenya.

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Call for Ideas: 2019 Royal African Society’s Africa Writes for talented African Writers

Application Deadline: Tuesday 6 November 2018

The Royal African Society’s annual celebration of contemporary literature from Africa and the diaspora returns! Established in 2012, Africa Writes is now the UK’s biggest celebration of contemporary African writing. The festival aims to showcase both established writers and newcomers to a UK audience, provide an opportunity for African literature fans to meet and connect, and to encourage people to develop their interest in literature and their own creative skills.

The programme for Africa Writes is developed collaboratively with a range of partners. We work with these organisations and individuals to build the range of exciting discussions, book launches and workshops that make up the festival each year.

From the seeds of an idea to a fully-fledged plan, we would like to invite you to submit whatever suggestions you might have, to influence and help create the festival in 2019. The submissions will be then reviewed and some will be developed, to work towards shaping the programme for Africa Writes 2019. This in turn, will inform our applications to secure funding for the festival to take place.

Please note:
1. Africa Writes is organised by the Royal African Society, a membership charity based in London that aims to promote Africa in the UK
2. The festival is funded by public grants from the Arts Council England and the British Council, and supported by donations from trusts and foundations
3. We fundraise in order to finance the festival each year, and there is no profit made
4. Due to our small team and resources, we are unfortunately not able to respond to every submission
5. We are a charity rather than a grant-making organisation, and we work in the area of books and literature. If you are looking for funding for a project or a scholarship, or a partner for your development project, we would advise you to look elsewhere
6. If you don’t know much about Africa Writes, please take a look at the 2018 programme to get a sense of the kind of events that are usually programmed. You can find the details here: http://africawrites.org/featured/programme/

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2019 Royal African Society’s Africa Writes

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APPLY FOR A MLK DAY GRANT BY NOVEMBER 4

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YSA is now accepting applications for the 2019 MLK Day of Service Grants to activate youth volunteers on MLK Day of Service. Funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, these grants offer youth development organizations, community-based organizations, and schools/school districts grant funding and capacity-building training to effectively recruit and engage young people in meaningful service activities. Asking young people to volunteer for the first time on national days of service is a critical first step towards creating a culture in which all young people have the opportunity and support to find their voice, take action, and make an impact in their communities. Grants are $1,000 to activate a minimum of 500 youth during the MLK Day weekend (January 18-21, 2019). Applicants should focus on engaging middle and high-school aged youth – especially those from underserved communities – to lead service or service-learning projects through which they can acquire 21st Century Skills (Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, and Critical Thinking).

University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business Scholarships, 2018-2019

The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business is offering 10 scholarships for the students who wish to study postgraduate degree program.  Scholarships are either awarded for full-time or modular study and could include full or partial funding of the tuition fees.

Teaching, learning and research at the GSB are directed towards building a more economically prosperous, more equitable, and more integrated continent. High potential individuals, who may have the talent to create a much-needed significant transformative impact on business and society on the African continent, are too often dissuaded from pursuing their business education goals due to financial constraints. 

Scholarship Description:

• Application Deadline: October 31, 2018
• Course Level: Scholarships are available to pursue postgraduate degree program.
• Study Subject: Scholarships are awarded to study in all subjects offered by the university.
• Scholarship Award: The scholarship covers the full cost of the course and Up to 75% of tuition fees will be paid per student.
• Number of Scholarships: There are 10 scholarships available for the students.
• Nationality: Scholarships are available for South African, US & Canadian citizens.
• Scholarship can be taken in South Africa

Eligibility for the Scholarship:

• Eligible Countries: Scholarships are available for South African, US & Canadian citizens.
• Entrance Requirements: All scholarship applicants need to comply with the other admission criteria of the University of Cape Town academic program for which they are applying.

1). Qualifying candidates need to be South African or African citizens or be a permanent resident for at least 1 year.
2). The scholarships generally cover tuition fees only, unless otherwise stated.
3). As such the following costs are not covered unless otherwise advised: Living expenses, flights, visa, subsistence, travel or application administration costs, all pre-application tests fees (including but not limited to GMAT test, GMAT Prep course, NBT and MCPA).
4). Candidates will be held liable for the full amount of the tuition fees if s/he does not complete the academic program.
5). Limited scholarships are available. To be eligible for consideration, applications for both program admissions and scholarship must be complete. (All scholarship applicants must also complete an application for their academic program of choice.)
6). Candidates must be accepted onto an applicable academic program to be eligible for a scholarship award.
7). Scholarships will be awarded during December 2018. Should you have received no communication by this date, please accept this as an indication that your application was not successful.
8). Preference will be given to MBA full-time candidates from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.
9). The scholarship committee’s decisions regarding recipients are final and no correspondence will be entered into thereafter.
10). The scholarship is not transferable across persons or UCT institutions.
11). It is not cash transferable and cannot be deferred to another year or transferred to another program.
12). The scholarship is only valid for the 2019 academic year.
13). The candidate is required to attend all classes and has the permission of his/her employer to do so (if employed).
14). UCT GSB reserves the right not to award any scholarships.
15). All shortlisted candidates will be required to:

• • Complete an affidavit containing financial details
  • Submit to a means test if required
  • Sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

• 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.

Application Procedure:

How to Apply: To apply for a scholarship, include a completed scholarship application form together with your full application package during the application period, which is October 31, 2018. The mode of applying is online.

Scholarship Link

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Graduate Scholarships at Central European University

Applications are now being accepted for master’s and doctoral scholarships at Central European University (CEU). 

CEU brings together students and faculty from some 100 countries to exchange ideas in an open and dynamic community in the heart of Europe. Listed among the top 100 universities worldwide by Quacquarelli Symonds in a variety of subjects, CEU offers world-class master’s and doctoral programs in English to address the key issues of the 21st century. Besides interdisciplinary courses taught by an outstanding faculty, the university boasts a highly research-intensive learning environment and a remarkable student/faculty ratio of eight-to-one.

CEU is accredited in the United States and Hungary, and is supported by the Open Society Foundations.Eligibility Criteria

The University provides a variety of scholarships and research grants for which applicants from any country are eligible to apply.

Academic areas and programs include the following:

• cognitive science
• economics and business
• environmental sciences and policy
• gender studies
• history
• international relations
• legal studies
• mathematics and its applications
• medieval studies
• nationalism studies
• network and data science
• philosophy
• political science
• public policy
• sociology and social anthropology

Guidelines

In 2017–2018, 82 percent of CEU students received financial aid, ranging from tuition awards to scholarships with stipends and housing.

For more information about available financial aid, funding options, and research grants, visit the CEU website.

Applications are due January 31, 2019, to join CEU in 2019/2020 to study with a scholarship.

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Agropolis Fondation Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize/2019 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security.

Application Deadline: 28 February 2019, 23:57 (CET, French time).

The search is on for the 2019 Agropolis Fondation Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food as well as the 2019 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security.

Now on its 5th edition, the Agropolis Fondation Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize was created in 2009 to recognize the exemplary contribution of scientists in the field as well as to inspire young promising researchers to work towards excellent science in the service of society.

Three Prizes are at stake in the 2019 edition of the Prize.

• The “Young Promising Scientist Prize” which is awarded to a junior scientist with at least five years of professional experience ; and

• The “Distinguished Scientist Prize” is given to a senior scientist with at least 15 years of professional experience ;
• The “Outstanding Career in Agricultural Development” is handed to someone whose professional career is devoted to agricultural development, be it in the field of agriculture and food research, innovation, capacity building, development or policy.

Prize:

• The Distinguished Scientist and the Outstanding Career in Agricultural Development Prizes come with a €20,000 cash prize.
• The Young Promising Scientist Prize comes with a €5,000 cash prize and a €15,000 worth of scientific mobility grant to any of the 41 research labs that are part of Agropolis Fondation’s scientific network.

The Prize is a tribute to Professor Malassis, a French agronomist, agro-economist and ardent supporter of farmers’ cause. In 1986, he founded Agropolis, an international campus based in Montpellier which brings together research organizations and institutes for higher learning in agriculture.

For the 3rd time, the Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security, given by leading agri-business Olam International, is awarded in conjunction with Agropolis Fondation’s Malassis Prize. It recognizes an innovative scientific research project for its potential impact on the availability, affordability, accessibility or adequacy of food.

The winning research project will receive US$ 75,000.

Every other year, Agropolis Fondation and Olam International launch a Call for Candidates. Entries are evaluated and selected based on the scientific excellence, impact of their contribution to sustainable development, and quality of partnerships they have developed and established, notably with the civil society.

An independent jury composed of internationally recognized individuals is appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Agropolis Fondation. This group deliberates and selects the winner in each category.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Agropolis Fondation Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize

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10 PhD Positions in Artes EUmanities Program in Germany, 2019

The Artes Graduate School for the Humanities Cologne is offering up to 10 PhD positions in the artes EUmanities program. This fellowship is available for countries to belong to the group of Associated Countries within the framework of these EUmanities.

The Artes Graduate School for the Humanities Cologne stands for scientific education at the highest level. With her broad, interdisciplinary approach she contributes to the understanding of knowledge processes in their entirety. It is funded by the Excellence Initiative of the Federation and the Länder as well as by the DAAD.

Scholarship Description

• Applications Deadline: The diploma can be submitted by November 30, 2018. All other documents must be available by the application deadline of October 31, 2018.
• Course Level: Fellowships are available for young scientists to pursue doctoral programme.
• Study Subject: Fellowships are awarded in the arts humanities program.
• Scholarship Award: Each ESR is hired for 36 months at the University of Cologne. The monthly net salary is around 1,900 EUR. A monthly amount of EUR 3,073 plus a monthly mobility allowance of EUR 600 (and possibly a family allowance) will be made available to each ESR. The total amount covers the budgetary burden on the recruitment of the ESR and, after deducting the employer’s social security contributions, corresponds to the gross salary. The employment contract includes health, unemployment and pension insurance. In addition, the travel expenses are taken on arrival and departure to the place of the mobile phase. Please note that the rates Graduate School may not be able to cover tuition fees incurred at the target institution of the mobile phase as a rule.
• Nationality: This fellowship is available for countries to belong to the group of Associated Countries within the framework of these EUmanities.
• Number of Scholarships: Up to ten fellowships are available.
• Scholarship can be taken in Germany

Eligibility for the Scholarship

Eligible Countries: This fellowship is available for countries to belong to the group of Associated Countries within the framework of these EUmanities. The association of States is governed by Article 7 of the Horizon 2020 Framework Regulation. Associated countries include Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Switzerland, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, and Ukraine.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:

The university entrance qualification certifies that you are eligible for higher education. Mostly it is the document that certifies that you have graduated from school (e.g. Abitur, A-levels, Baccalauréat).

To apply for the Integrated Track, the following conditions must be met:
1. Have a Master’s degree or comparable university degree in a research field located at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. (See below “In which subjects can I do my doctorate at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Cologne?”)
2. A minimum grade of 2.0 (according to the German grading system) of the Master’s degree or comparable university degree.

English Language Requirements: In the MSCA Application Form (under “I. Language Skills”), we ask you to provide an explanation of your language skills required for the implementation of the research project in general and its feasibility at the particular destination of the mobile phase and the proposed partner institution.

Application Procedure

How to Apply: The application for a doctoral position in the artes EUmanities program is made online via the web portal artes access. If you have not yet created an account there, please register for the first time. After you have logged in, please select the application procedure “PhD positions in the EU’s EUmanities program (from April 2019)” and follow the instructions. Please ensure that you have sufficient readability when scanning your documents. Unreadable documents cannot be recognized by us. Photographs of documents do not normally meet this requirement due to perspective distortion, so be sure to use a scanner.

The application for a doctoral position in the artes EUmanities program is made online via the web portal arts access. If you have not yet created an account there, please register for the first time. After you have logged in, please select the application procedure “PhD positions in the EU’s EUmanities program (from April 2019)” and follow the instructions.

In addition to general information about yourself and your research project, the following documents must be uploaded via the portal:

• Letter of motivation (1 page, in English)
• Curriculum Vitae (in tabular form, in English)
• The scan of University Certificates and Transcript of Records
  Please note:
  • Please enclose, if necessary, a scan of an official translation of the documents in German, English or French.
  • Please be sure to submit your transcript of records in full. For the transcript of records from foreign universities, please include the official guidelines for the grading system of the university for the conversion into the German grading system.
  • If the diploma is not yet available, even if all required examinations have already been taken, you can submit an overview of the examinations [Transcript of Records + if the applicable certificate from your examination office and/or your supervisor/supervisor]. In any case, all endnote relevant examinations must be available. The diploma can be handed in until 30.11.2018.
• The scan of the certificate of higher education entrance qualification (eg Abitur, A-levels, Baccalauréat etc.)
• Exposé to the doctoral project (7,000-12,000 characters (including spaces) plus footnotes, appendix and bibliography, in English)
  (Please note: The Exposé should clearly state that the desired field of research can be chosen at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Cologne Doctoral subject)
• Filled MSCA application form
  (Please note: Save the form off first as a PDF file on your computer as a filling in the browser regularly leads to problems, please use the latest version of the official. Adobe Acrobat Reader to fill Fill out the. Completing the application form, save your entries and upload the document to rates access, no signature is required.)
• Expert report on the doctoral project of a university teacher
  (Please note: The report can also be submitted separately to artes-EUmanities (at) uni-koeln.de .)
• Proof of periods of work and training referred to in the CV, disabilities and/or other impairments

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Global Change Leaders: Coady Institute

The call for applications for the 2019 GCL program will be open from September 1 until 12:00pm AST October 31, 2018.Apply Now

About the Program

Established in 2011, the Global Change Leaders Program is a seven-week education program offered by Coady Institute’s International Centre for Women’s Leadership. This program enables women from developing countries to strengthen their leadership capacities in order to contribute to innovation and change in their organizations and communities. Program participants engage in learning grounded in real world experiences and focused on Coady’s core thematic areas. Through a shared learning environment with other emerging women leaders from around the world, participants are exposed to a range of experiences and the beginnings of a potentially lifelong network of support.

The Global Change Leaders program provides successful candidates with a scholarship that includes tuition, travel, accommodations, and meals. Successful participants are responsible for costs pertaining to acquiring a visa to enter Canada.

Program participants benefit from the guidance and mentorship of accomplished women leaders from around the world. The program is led by a core team of staff in the International Centre for Women’s Leadership and supported by other Coady faculty and associates.

Program Eligibility

This program is targeted to emerging women leaders from developing countries who are working on development issues. These are women who:

• Possess a minimum of five years of demonstrated leadership experience in a social or economic development endeavor in sectors such as livelihoods or inclusive economic development, food security, environment, access to education and health care, governance, political engagement of women and the rights of girls and women;
• Will be immediately returning to their community and sector following the program to put their learning into practice;
• Have great drive and passion for their work, demonstrated through their outstanding contributions in their organizations and communities;·
• Are practitioners in civil society organizations including community based organizations and not for profits, or active in public or private institutions, donor/philanthropic agencies, social movements or in a social enterprise/business;
• Hold a university degree or a combination of post-secondary education and experience; and
• Have strong oral and written English language competencies.

Candidates must be from a country eligible for Official Development Assistance.

Program Schedule and Components

For 2019, the Global Change Leaders Program consists of two main components:

1. August 12 – September 29, 2019: A seven week on-site intensive course at the Coady International Institute in Antigonish, Nova Scotia where a collaborative relationship is fostered among facilitators and participants to draw out lessons and insights from their rich and diverse experiences. This consists of:

1. A foundation module, in which participants focus on leadership theories and essential competencies, analysis of gender, citizenship and power, practical understandings of these concepts and their application for women leaders within their own contexts, strengthening capacities for social innovations, partnership building in a multi-stakeholder environment, and enhancing abilities to realize citizen-driven asset-based development.
2. A focus on gendered approaches for social, political and economic empowerment and community development, including addressing legitimacy and accountability in governance structures, building resilient communities and strengthening inclusive economies.
3. A final module, in which participants articulate an action plan for how they will take their new learning home to provide leadership in their organizations and communities and continue to work towards empowering other women moving forward.

2. October 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020: Participants will benefit from one-on-one mentoring from experienced women leaders upon their return home for up to six months to follow on the application of learning into practice. Mentors and mentees will be matched during the residency period based on specific needs and geographic locations. Participants will also join a global alumnae network of women leaders.

Global Change Leaders Case Studies

GCL  Funders

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of our private donors and partners as well as Global Affairs Canada.

Meet our Alumni

Class of 2018
Class of 2017
Class of 2016
Class of 2015

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GrowthAfrica Acceleration Programme 2019 for early stage Entrepreneurs in east Africa

Application Deadline:16^th December 2018

The GrowthAfrica Acceleration Programme is demanding, but so is success! The programme and our support is designed to help you scale your venture, make it investment ready and develop your entrepreneurial leadership.

The aim of the 6 months’ programme is to accelerate and unlock significant growth in your business.

Programme and methodology

• The programme consists of 2 5-days’ boot camp and then subsequently five 2-days workshops where we establish the foundation and equip you with tools to diagnose your business and devise strategies to optimize your business in all conceivable areas.
• After each workshop you will work in-company with the assistance of your mentor, growth catalyst, financial modeller and sages to implement your new strategies and innovations – boosting your growth trajectory in significant ways.

Workshops are out every four weeks, providing you with time to apply what you learned, plan and prepare for the next workshop, and keep your focus running and developing your business.

Requirements:

GrowthAfrica is looking for ambitious, committed and innovative entrepreneurs whose post-revenue businesses are creating a positive impact in the communities they work in, either through their products or services or business model – particularly if:

• You already have an innovative product or service in the market and have paying customers
• You have a team of co-founders with a balanced skillset, who are ambitious, talented, committed and willing to learn from their peers and the GrowthAfrica team
• Your team have a burning desire to make the business the next big thing and scale internationally and making the business an impactful multimillion dollar success story

For profit, post revenue business with an innovative product, service or methodology

• Ready to scale the business
• Turnover of min 100,000 USD
• Existed for 2 years or more year
• Dedicated Full time founding team consisting of at least 2 founders
• Full time and dedicated core team
• Open to raising external investment as part of your growth strategy

Sectors:

open to all sectors but have a soft spot for:

• Agribusiness
• Education
• IT/mobile solutions
• Fintech
• Renewable energy
• Construction and affordable housing
• Water & sanitation
• Health
• Manufacturing/processing
• Renewable energy

Growth Africa Offers:

• Growth strategy: Led by experienced facilitators, own designed proprietary process and learning methodology that leads to an increase in your revenue and profits
• Catalytic support: Get individualised and tailored business development support from growth catalysts who will walk you through and support you in your business journey
• Financial modelling: Build a financial model for your business growth and investment readiness
• Investment support: Receive support in identification of, access to and engagement with potential and relevant investors
• Peer-peer learning: Connect and benefit from peer-to-peer learning and networking with like-minded entrepreneurs
• Mentorship: You will have a personal executive mentor who will offer you advice and be your sounding board
• Leadership: Acquire tools to develop stronger entrepreneurial leadership
• Networking and partnerships opportunities with GrowthAfrica’s networks locally and internationally

Benefits:

The total value of these copious resources is in excess of USD 50,000 per participating venture – but we naturally do not expect you to pay this upfront. But we do think it is fair that the success we inevitably will co-create with you is shared – so we ask all ventures to pay us subsequently by sharing:

• 1% of your revenue
• 2% of your equity
• 3% of investments raised

We only expect this from you if we help you:

• Double your revenue or
• Triple your profit or
• Help you raise at least USD 250,000

 

The programme’s first phase consists of 18 workshop days spread over a 6 months’ period. The programme kicks off with a 5-day visioning bootcamp and then subsequently five 2-days workshops where we establish the foundation and equip you with tools to diagnose your business and devise strategies to optimize your business in all conceivable areas. This part is concluded with 3-day actioning bootcamp where businesses come up with an implementation action plan for their 3-year vision.

After each workshop you will work in-company with the assistance of external business experts, GrowthAfrica growth catalysts and financial modelers. We will be working to implement your new strategies and innovations – boosting your growth trajectory in significant ways.

The second phase of the programme involves 24 months of one-on-one support from the GrowthAfrica team, a pool of external business leaders and support by GrowthAfrica’s investment facilitation team.

Timeline:

• Application deadline: December 16th, 2018 – at midnight
• Programme start date: May 2019
• End of phase 1: September 2019

Application Procedure

• Apply for the programme here for Zambia, here for Kenya, here for Uganda and here for Ethiopia.

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In case you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us:

 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the GrowthAfrica Acceleration Programme 2019

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