Apply Now: The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships.

Application Deadline - 15 October 2017. The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships form a selective programme designed to mentor future African leaders. Through this annual fellowship programme, The Ibrahim Foundation seeks to deepen and broaden the growing network which continues to contribute its skills and learning to a better Africa. The Fellowships offer the opportunity to work …

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Call for Applications: Creative Hubs Programme

Deadline: 30 October 2017 British Council’s West Africa Arts Programme #UKWestAfricaArts invites applications from Creative Hubs in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and United Kingdom to participate in a development programme for Creative Hubs from these countries.  Creative hubs are defined as any physical space that connects artists and / or creative entrepreneurs to each …

Apply Now: Young Scientist Travel Grant (YSTG)

DEADLINE: October 13th, 2017 (17:00 P.M. EDT) The conference - Living territories 2018  is organized by CIRAD in partnership with AFD, the CGIAR System Organization and CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), the NEPAD, the GFAR, PNUD-ART, AgroParisTech, IAMM, INRA, the RIMISP, Wageningen University, and with the support from the French Ministry …

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships for Doctoral Students.

Deadline: 1 Nov 2017 The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning.  The scholarships are towards a doctoral degree (or combined MA/PhD or MD/PhD). Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada and foreign citizens are eligible …

British Academy (BA)/Leverhulme Small Research Grants

​Deadline - 1 November 2017 (5pm UK time).  The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 months, are provided to cover the cost of the expenses arising from a defined research project. Eligibility Awards …

AOSIS Climate Change Fellowship Program

​Deadline: October 10, 2017. In 2014 AOSIS established the Climate Change Fellowship Program. The program brings early career professionals from AOSIS member countries to New York for one year to participate as part of each Fellow’s national delegation to the UNFCCC and UNHQ. Each year, candidates are selected to spend a year based in New York …

APPLY NOW: 2018 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships

Application Deadline: November 5, 2017 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2018 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service or a U.S. university for up to 12 weeks on resilient agricultural research. The U.S. mentor will later visit the fellow’s home …

Apply Now: World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program

Application Deadline: November 19, 2017 The Africa Region of the World Bank Group (WBG) is announcing the third Africa Fellowship Program for Ph.D. students and recent graduates who are Sub-Saharan nationals. The program intends to attract young African talent to the World Bank Group workplace. About the Fellowship Fellows will spend a minimum of six …

Apply: Inspire Africa​’s Train-the-Trainers Program for Young Business Leaders

Application Deadline: 23rd October, 2017 Inspire Africa​’s Train-the-Trainers is a program designed to empower young business leaders across Nigeria through partner facilitators/trainers. This program is proudly sponsored by the US Embassy Consulate (Lagos, Nigeria) with the aim of scaling the impact of the LIGS programs to benefit more entrepreneurs and create more jobs in Nigeria …

2018 Fellowships for Knowledge and Skills Training in the Netherlands

Deadline: 24 October 2017. The Hague Academy for Local Governance – an innovative, and practice-oriented training institution –  to offer short courses which qualify for (full) 2018 Nuffic NFP or MSP scholarships In July, The Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) revised the criteria for scholarships and fellowships related to training courses …