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The UNESCO research grant for Africa is a small but timely award of up to US$2,000 for African scientists whose research has been disrupted by conflict, a natural hazard or a biological hazard. If your lab was damaged, your fieldwork was cut short, or your data was put at risk, and you hold at least … Read more
The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies internship is a full-time, on-site placement in one of Europe’s best-known foresight organisations. Interns at CIFS work on real client projects, research the future of industries and societies, and help run workshops for organisations that pay for that thinking. It is aimed at recent bachelor’s graduates and current master’s … Read more
If you work in public health in sub-Saharan Africa and want to lead your institution’s response to the next outbreak, the FOR-GHP Fellowship is built for you. It is a funded training-of-trainers programme on outbreak readiness, run by a consortium of African and European public health institutes. It is not a degree. It is a … Read more
If you are applying for a master’s degree, a PhD or a scholarship, your statement of purpose may be the most important thing you write all year. This guide is for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate applicants, especially international students from Africa, who want to turn a blank page into a clear, honest and convincing statement. … Read more
If you are searching for funding to study, a good scholarship application guide can be the difference between a rushed, scattered application and a confident, well-planned one. This guide is for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students, especially international applicants from Africa, who want a clear plan instead of a pile of browser tabs and half-remembered … Read more
If you are applying for funding, the right scholarship essay tools can save you hours of frustration, but only if you use them the right way. This guide is written for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students, especially international applicants from Africa and other regions where English may be a second or third language, who are … Read more
The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, run by the Tony Elumelu Foundation, gives African entrepreneurs $5,000 in non-refundable seed capital, plus business training, mentorship and access to a continent-wide alumni network. If you are a student, a recent graduate or a young professional in Africa with a business idea (or a business that is five years old … Read more
NEBF grants from the New England Biolabs Foundation support small, community-led projects that protect landscapes, seascapes and cultural diversity. If you work with a registered nonprofit in Ghana, Cameroon, the Andes or Central America, or you are a student or young professional hoping to join one, this is a funder worth understanding. First, an important … Read more
TDARFAC grants, from the Dr. Abigail Ross Foundation for Applied Conservation, give small but powerful awards of up to $10,000 to conservationists working to protect primates and their habitats. If you live in a country where non-human primates are found, and you are a graduate student, an early-career professional or part of a local NGO … Read more
Conservation, Food & Health Foundation grants support local people who are solving environmental, farming and public health problems in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Middle East. If you are a student, researcher or early-career professional from one of those regions, and you are part of an NGO, a university team or a … Read more