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Launched in 2015, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Programme is the largest African philanthropic initiative devoted to entrepreneurship and represents the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s 10-year, $100 million commitment, to identify and empower 10,000 African entrepreneurs, create a million jobs, and add $10 billion in revenues to Africa’s economy.

On January 1, 2018, at 12am, WAT, Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme will begin accepting applications for the 4th cycle of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. Outstanding African entrepreneurs who have start-ups or business ideas with the potential to grow are encouraged to apply.

Through this business development programme , the foundation will provide training, mentoring, funding and network access to catalyse growth in Africa’s most undervalued resource – its entrepreneurs.

How to Apply for the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme

Source: https://theafricanscholar.com/2018-tony-elumelu-foundation-tef-entrepreneurship-programme-african-entrepreneurs/

The Eiffel scholarship program is a tool developed by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and designed to allow French higher education institutions attract the best foreign students in diploma courses at Masters’ and Doctorate/PhD level. This allows to train the next foreign decision makers in private and public sectors in critical studies fields, and boost applications by students from emerging countries at Masters’ level and emerging and industrialized countries at PhD/Doctorate level.
It helps to shape the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study.

Fields of Study
The four major fields of studies covered by Eiffel scholarships are:

Law;
Economics and Management;
Engineering sciences at Masters’ level, sciences in the broad sense for the Doctorate/PhD level (engineering science; exact sciences: mathematics, physics, chemistry and life sciences, nano and biotechnologies, Earth, space and environmental sciences, information sciences and technologies and communication);
Political sciences.

Source: https://theafricanscholar.com/eiffel-excellence-program-international-students-study-france/

The Irish Aid Roger Casement Fellowship in Human Rights has been established to honor the memory of the Irish human rights activist Roger Casement who spent some of his early working life in Calabar, Nigeria. He was an early advocate for human rights while in Nigeria, and, famously, during his later work in the Congo, the Amazon and in Ireland. With his humanitarian legacy in mind, it has been decided to support one Nigerian student to study a master’s degree in human rights in Ireland. Under the Casement Fellowship, full financial support is provided for one-year full-time postgraduate education for candidates from Nigeria to undertake a one year master’s level course of study in Human Rights in Ireland. The purpose of the Irish Aid Casement Fellowship Programme is to provide talented candidates with the opportunity to pursue advanced education and professional development in Ireland in order to contribute to the future development of Nigeria. The Irish Aid Casement Fellowship Programme normally covers: return airfares, full tuition, stipends to cover accommodation and subsistence costs, health insurance and other allowances, in addition to the necessary entry arrangements such as medical examination and visa. Courses that are eligible for study in Ireland under this programme are listed in this Directory.
Source: https://theafricanscholar.com/irish-aid-roger-casement-fellowship-nigerians-study-ireland/

The Maastricht University (UM) Holland-High Potential Scholarship programme offers 24 full scholarships of €29,000 (including tuition fee waiver and monthly stipend) each academic year for highly talented students from outside the European Union (EU) who have been admitted to a Master’s programme at UM.

The Scholarship programme consists of both the High Potential Scholarship (funded by the Maastricht University Scholarship Fund), and the Holland Scholarship, which is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in conjunction with Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences. It is aimed at international students from outside the EU/EEA who wish to follow a full degree programme in the Netherlands.



Who is eligible?
All candidates must meet the following requirements:

You hold nationality in a country outside the EU/EEA and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands.

Source: https://theafricanscholar.com/e29000-fully-funded-graduate-scholarship-international-students-maastricht-university/

With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF), Ghent University grants PhD scholarships to promising PhD students from developing countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University and half in a university in a developing country.

Duration and start date:

The earliest starting date of the scholarship at Ghent University is 1 October 2018,
The candidate obtains a scholarship for 24 months to study at Ghent University,
24 months of the PhD research/study must be cofinanced at the partner University,
Students are obliged to divide the Ghent University Scholarship into minimum 2 different research stays in Ghent (North) and need to return at least once to their home university (south) in between (=’sandwich – schedule’),
At least 12 months of the research stay in the south must be scheduled after the first BOF funded stay in Ghent (North) (earliest possible starting date of the BOF funding = 1 October 2018).
Who can apply
Before applying for a PhD scholarship at Ghent university students always need to find a...

Source: https://theafricanscholar.com/2018-2019-doctoral-scholarships-candidates-developing-countries/

The Skoll Scholarship is a competitive scholarship for incoming MBA students who pursue entrepreneurial solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges. The Scholarship provides funding and exclusive opportunities to meet with world-renowned entrepreneurs, thought-leaders and investors. Once selected, these students are known as Skoll Scholars.

The Skoll Scholarship provides tuition for entrepreneurs who have set up or have been working in entrepreneurial ventures with a social purpose, and who wish to improve their knowledge of market-oriented practices so they can be more effective in their subsequent social change pursuits.

The Scholarship is given in recognition that the MBA may represent a significant financial burden, particularly for those who have chosen to work in social ventures rather than the commercial or public sectors.
Source: https://theafricanscholar.com/2018-2019-skoll-scholarship-mba-study-university-oxford/

The Skoll Scholarship is a competitive scholarship for incoming MBA students who pursue entrepreneurial solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges. The Scholarship provides funding and exclusive opportunities to meet with world-renowned entrepreneurs, thought-leaders and investors. Once selected, these students are known as Skoll Scholars.

The Skoll Scholarship provides tuition for entrepreneurs who have set up or have been working in entrepreneurial ventures with a social purpose, and who wish to improve their knowledge of market-oriented practices so they can be more effective in their subsequent social change pursuits.

The Scholarship is given in recognition that the MBA may represent a significant financial burden, particularly for those who have chosen to work in social ventures rather than the commercial or public sectors.

Source: https://theafricanscholar.com/2018-2019-skoll-scholarship-mba-study-university-oxford/

With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF), Ghent University grants PhD scholarships to promising PhD students from developing countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University and half in a university in a developing country.

Duration and start date:

The earliest starting date of the scholarship at Ghent University is 1 October 2018,
The candidate obtains a scholarship for 24 months to study at Ghent University,
24 months of the PhD research/study must be cofinanced at the partner University,
Students are obliged to divide the Ghent University Scholarship into minimum 2 different research stays in Ghent (North) and need to return at least once to their home university (south) in between (=’sandwich – schedule’),
At least 12 months of the research stay in the south must be scheduled after the first BOF funded stay in Ghent (North) (earliest possible starting date of the BOF funding = 1 October 2018).
Who can apply
Before applying for a PhD scholarship at Ghent university students always need to find a...

Source: https://theafricanscholar.com/2018-2019-doctoral-scholarships-candidates-developing-countries/

The University of Warwick is committed to being able to ensure as many academically outstanding students as possible from around the world can study in its institution. The Chancellor’s International Scholarships are allocated annually via a combined postgraduate research scholarship competition and are open to all overseas students in any discipline offered at Warwick.

Applications for the Chancellor’s International Scholarships to be considered for 2018/19 entry are now open. The deadline for uploading supporting documents (references and transcripts) is 2nd February 2018. Documents uploaded after this deadline will not be considered as part of the scholarship competition.

Eligibility
Applicants for a Chancellor’s International Scholarship must also be applying for a PhD at the University of Warwick to begin in October 2018;
Students currently enrolled on a PhD or MPhil/PhD at the University of Warwick may apply in their first year of registration only;
Applicants must expect to be ‘overseas’ students for fees purposes, but there are no other nationality criteria;
Applicants may be from any discipline at Warwick.
Award Details
For 2018/19 entry, there will be 25 Chancellor’s International Scholarships available to be awarded to the most outstanding international PhD applicants. Awards made for entry in Autumn 2018 will include both following:

The full payment of overseas tuition fees (worth up to £20,730 at 17/18 rates, this figure is likely to increase with inflation for 2018/19)

More information here: https://theafricanscholar.com/2018-2019-fully-funded-international-graduate-scholarships-study-university-warwick/

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The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by the United States government as a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. The need to invest in grooming strong, results-oriented leaders comes out of the statistics: nearly 1 in 3 Africans are between the ages of 10 and 24, and approximately 60% of Africa’s total population is below the age of 35. Who will empower and lead these young Africans? Who will shape the future of business and entrepreneurship, civic leadership, and public management? In order to answer these questions, YALI promotes three models designed to identify and empower young leaders: the YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship,YALI Network and now the establishment of Regional Leadership Centers (RLC) across Africa.

Reasons to Apply to the YALI RLC
At the end of the programs participants will be awarded with certificate and become a member of the YALI Alumni
Participants will be taking through various forms of leadership training to prepare them for leadership role in their various endeavors.


Selection criteria
Selection for participation in the YALI Regional Leadership Center West Africa will be conducted as a merit-based, open competition. All eligible applications will be reviewed by a selection panel. Chosen semi-finalists will then be interviewed before a final selection is made and an invitation to join the program is issued.

Selection panels will use the following criteria to evaluate applications:

A demonstrated leadership in public service, business and entrepreneurship, or civic engagement.
Active engagement in public or community service, volunteerism, or mentorship.
The ability to work cooperatively in diverse groups and respect the opinions of others.
Strong social and communication skills.
An energetic, positive attitude.
A demonstrated knowledge, interest, and professional experience in the sector/track selected, and
A commitment to apply leadership skills and training to benefit your country and/or community after the program.

https://theafricanscholar.com/yali-rlc-west-africa-emerging-leaders-program-onsite-ghana-nigeria/

The African Biomedical Engineering Mobility (ABEM) project is funded by the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission. The scheme is modelled on Europe’s well-established and successful Erasmus-Mundus programme. As part of the Roadmap 2014-2017 of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy, the Intra-Africa Mobility Scheme underlines the contribution of higher education towards economic and social development and the potential of academic mobility to improve the quality of higher education.

ABEM will train up to 32 MSc and 10 PhD graduates, and offer development opportunities to up to 10 staff members. Mobility must be to an institution in an eligible country other than the home country / country of the home institution.

Target groups and types of mobility
There are two target groups and three different types of individual mobility...

https://theafricanscholar.com/2018-2019-african-biomedical-engineering-mobility-postgraduate-students-academics-africa/

BY THEAFROSCHOLAR ON 24/12/2017
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https://theafricanscholar.com/how-to-download-articles-from-sci-hub-in-2018/

The SEPLAT Joint Venture is pleased to announce the commencement of its 2017/18 edition of seplat JV Undergraduate Scholarship Programme. The scholarship award is open to deserving students of Federal and State Universities in Nigeria. This Scholarship award is one of th programmes SEPLAR in collaboration with its Joint Venture partner the Nigerian Petroleum Company Ltd uses to support educational development ad human capacity building.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE NNPC/SEPLAT 2017/18 UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD:
Applicants must be in second year of study or above ,
Applicants must have at least 5 O’level credit passes (English and Mathemeatic inclusive) at one sitting,
Applicants must not hold any other scholarship award
Only students who are studying any of the following courses nedd apply:
Accountancy
Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Science
Architecture
Business Administration
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Enginerring
Computer Science
Economics
Electrical/Electronic Enginering
Geology
Geophysics
Human Medicine
Law
Mass Communication
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering

Source: https://theafricanscholar.com/nnpc-seplat-2017-2018-undergraduate-scholarship-award/

The Eni scholarships will allow St Anthony’s to admit up to three of the best African students irrespective of means and will add immeasurably to the diverse and intellectual character of the College. This is part of a joint initiative between Eni and St Anthony’s College to invest in and strengthen African leadership.

Eligibility for the Eni Scholarship for Africans
The scholarships are open to applicants who are ordinarily resident in Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, and the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville). Preference will be given to applicants whose first degree is from an African university.
The scholarships will be awarded based on both academic merit and potential and financial need. Preference will be given to applicants who have clear ambitions to use their accumulated learning to benefit their home country after graduation.
Applicants must apply for admission to one of the following eligible courses:
1 year Master’s courses

MSc African Studies
MSc Economic & Social History
MSc Economics for Development
MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy
Please ensure you meet the requirements for entry to your course, including English language requirements. See the University’s course guide for more information.

Scholarship Benefit
The scholarship covers 100% of university and college fees, and an annual grant for living costs of £14,553 for 12 month courses and £10,915 for 9 month courses. The stipend for courses with different duration will be adjusted accordingly.

The scholarship also covers one economy return airfare from your home country to the UK at the start and end of your course.

Source: https://theafricanscholar.com/2018-2019-fully-funded-eni-scholarship-africans-study-university-oxford/