Fate Foundation Aspiring Entrepreneur Program For Young Nigerian Entrepreneur

Application Deadline: Varies By Location

Overview: 

In the last 2 years, Facebook sponsored “Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Digital Programme” organized by the FATE Foundation held across several Nigerian cities. We recorded great impact and engagements across all programs and reached 640 StartUps

NPDC/SEPLAT Joint Venture Scholarship 2020 For Nigerian Undergraduate

Application Deadline: 10th August 2020

Overview:

The NPDC/SEPLAT Joint Venture has announced the commencement of its 2020/2021 national undergraduate scholarship program. The scholarship award is open to deserving undergraduate students of Federal and State University in Nigeria.

The NGYouthSDGs and Oxfam Nigeria International Youth Day Innovation Challenge 2020

Application Deadline: August 9, 2020.

Overview:

This year, the United Nation’s International Youth Day 2020 is focused on “Youth Engagement for Global Action” and explores medium engage youth from the local level to the global level. There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a serious challenge but it has also presented an opportunity, notably for several young people in Nigeria and Africa develop innovative solutions; adopt creative mechanism and rebranded to meet the numerous needs

ITF-NECA And The Nigerian Breweries Plc Skills Development Program

Application Deadline: August 10th, 2020

Overview: 

The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), in collaboration with Nigerian Breweries Plc, invite application from qualified young Nigerians of sound character and learning potential to undertake an

Lagos Innovates Talent Development Program

Application Deadline: 21st August 2020

Overview:

Lagos Innovates acknowledges that creating investor-ready startups is vital to the overall growth of the ecosystem. To help increase instability and ultimately survival rates of Lagos-based startups, Lagos Innovates in partnership with Honeywell Group is supporting capacity development by facilitating access to IDE- or

USIU-Africa Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Program For Young Africans [Fully Funded]

Application Deadline: August 7, 2020

Overview: 

United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation in its global Scholars Program.

African Leadership Institute Business Development Scholarship Program

Application Deadline: 15th August 2020.

Overview: 

The African Leadership Institute is currently on a mission to raise successful business leaders in Africa who can solve complex problems, create jobs, and establish value for its

KADER ASMAL Fellowship Program 2021 [Fully Funded]

Application Deadline: 17:00 GMT 31st August.

Overview:

The Kader Asmal Fellowship Program is a South African strand of a broader Ireland Fellows Program managed by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.

The Ireland Fellows Program enables early to mid-career professionals from

NNPC/SNEPCo National University Scholarship 2020

Application Deadline: August 28, 2020.

Overview:

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) and its co-venture partners hereby invite applications from qualified Nigerian students for the 2020 NNPC/SNEPCo National University Scholarship Programme. The program aims to promote

Digital Skills Initiative Lagos (DSIL) For Youth And Young Student In Secondary And Primary School

Application Deadline: Unspecified

Overview:

DSIL is a program facilitated by Lagos State Government through the office of the Special Adviser on Education in Collaboration with Loftyinc Allied Partners Limited aimed at empowering Youths and young students in Lagos Primary and Secondary schools in Lagos with knowledge, skills, and know-how that would enable them to thrive in the

Vodacom Early Careers Programs 2021 For Young Graduate

Application Deadline: 31st August 2020

Overview:

The Vodacom Discover Graduate program is a permanent employment opportunity underpinned by 2 years of a skills training program that is specifically designed for the development of future leaders.

The Programme offers graduates a full rounded experience of the Vodacom business including mentorship and

Centre of African Studies Leventis Fellowship At University of London For Nigerian Academics

Application Deadline: 31 March 2021

Overview: 

The Centre of African Studies of the University of London invites applications from Nigerian academics to take part in a scheme of collaborative research funded by the Leventis Foundation.

The Leventis Research Co-operation Programme is devised to assist younger scholars to develop their research interests in collaboration with their counterparts in London.

World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program For Ph.D Candidate [Funded]

Application Deadline: August 23, 2020

Overview:

The Africa Region of the World Bank Group (WBG) announces the opening of the application for the 2021 WBG-Africa Fellowship Program for Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D. graduates who are Sub-Saharan Africa nationals. Women are encouraged to apply

The World Bank Group (WBG) Africa Fellowship Program targets young, talented African nationals who are completing or have recently

iHub-Co Creation HUB Women In Business 2020 [Cohort 2]

Application Deadline: August 15, 2020 (11:59PM GMT)

Overview: 

With the rise of technology innovation in Africa, multiple sectors such as energy, agriculture, finance, and healthcare are undergoing rapid changes, CcHUB and iHub will implement the 2nd edition of the Women in the Business program as one that not only focuses on women-led technology businesses,

MTN Group-UCT BSG Solution Space E-Track Program For Founders Building High Impact Businesses

Application Deadline: 24th July 2020

Overview:  

The Solution Space E-Track Programme in Partnership with the MTN Group is a three-part new-venture acceleration and a capacity building program for high impact individuals at the University of Cape Town.

The Pan African University Ph.D. And Masters Scholarship 2020 [Fully Funded]

Application Deadline: 10th September 2020.

Overview: 

The Pan African University is an initiative of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier continental university network whose mission is to provide quality postgraduate education geared towards the achievement of a prosperous, integrated and peaceful Africa.

Harvard University Academy Scholars Programs 2021 For Ph.D. Recipients And Doctoral Candidates In The Social Sciences Or Law.

Application Deadline: 1st October 2020

Overview: 

The Academy Scholars Program identifies and supports outstanding scholars at the start of their careers whose work combines disciplinary excellence in the social sciences or law with a command of the language and history or culture of countries or regions outside of the United States or Canada. Their scholarship may

DHET Future Professors Program (Phase 01) FELLOWSHIP IN ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP

Application Deadline: 31 July 2020

Overview: 

This is the second Call for the Future Professors Programme (FPP), a competitive and selective

program of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to prepare promising early-career academics to become a new cohort of South African professors across the disciplines. The Call, the second of three in successive years, seeks to identify a group of the country’s most

Partnership For Economic Policy (PEP) Call For Proposals On Climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa [Up To US $58,000]

Application Deadline: August 25, 2020

Overview: 

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) has awarded funding to PEP for a new research initiative on “Climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impacts and responses for women and girls”. Through this three-year initiative (2020-2023), PEP will support up to four (4) research projects, each in a

The University Of Ghana-Tullow Tertiary Scholarship Scheme 2020 -Undergraduate And Graduate- [Fully Funded]

Application Deadline: Wed September 30, 2020

Overview: 

The University of Ghana Students Financial Aid Office (SFAO) is accepting applications for the award of the 2020/2021 UG-Tullow Tertiary Scholarship Scheme for both undergraduate and graduate students in relevant academic fields who are exceptionally brilliant but with dire financial needs.

Scholarship Funding:

The UG-Tullow award is a full scholarship that covers tuition,

New Zealand Global Research Alliance Doctoral Scholarship 2020 [Fully Funded To New Zealand]

Application Deadline: August 1st, 2020.

Overview:

The Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions is delighted to launch the new NZ-GRADS program. NZ-GRADS is a Ph.D. scholarship offered to science students from developing countries to complete their Ph.D. at a New Zealand university.

If you are from a developing country and are ready to complete your Ph.D. in science, you can do it in New Zealand for free.

The Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship For PhD Research In Financial Econometrics [Funded]

Application Deadline: 20 Dec 2020 12am AEDT 

Overview: 

This project intends to contribute to our understanding of financial market risks using intraday high-frequency financial data and advanced financial econometric tools, thereby enable better risk management and improve our ability to maintain the stability of the financial system.

The Scholarship enables you to undertake extensive, independent

The NDC Financing Fellowship Program (NDC-FFP)

Application Deadline: July 31st, 2020 (11:59 pm CET).

Overview: 

Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) are central to achieving the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement. 

NDCs embody each country’s efforts to address climate change. NDC-FFP, funded by the International Development Research Institute (IDRC), supports, promotes, and trains exceptional individuals from policy and research who are interested in further:

Learn Africa Scholarship Program 2020 For Africa Women [Funded]

Application Deadline: 15th of July 2020

Overview: 

The program Learn Africa aims to promote the transfer of knowledge, exchange, and training of African female students through scholarships offered by Spanish universities.

Since 2013 and up to now, 153 African female students from 34 countries have been beneficiaries of this program and have studied different subjects and levels at 40 Spanish universities, 1 Portuguese and 2 educational centers in Morocco.

Board of Governors Graduate Student Research Scholarship At The University Of Lethbridge Canada [CAD $5,000]

Application Deadline: October 1st, 2020

Overview: 

The Board of Governors Graduate Student Research Scholarship program is intended to recruit and retain graduate students who have demonstrated, or who have shown potential for, exceptional scholarly distinction. 

This scholarship aims to foster excellence in research, performance, and other scholarly or creative activity.

Johnson & Johnson-AESA Research & Development (R&D) Fellowship Program 2020 [Funding Available]

Application Deadline: 31st July 2020 1700hrs EAT

Overview: 

Johnson & Johnson and the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), with the support of the Johnson & Johnson Foundation, are committed to addressing this gap, by building drug development capacity and networks in Africa to enable countries to address diseases with high medical needs, locally.

Walters Kundert Fellowship Grant For Post-PhD Researchers [£10,000 Award]

Application Deadline: 23 November 2020

Overview: 

Established in 2017, the Walters Kundert Fellowship is supported through a generous donation by the Walters Kundert Charitable Trust. 

The Fellowship was set up to encourage applicants from across the spectrum of geographical research to enhance the understanding and well-being of the planet's Arctic and high mountain environments through research.

The Walters Kundert Charitable Trust also supports postgraduate grants through the RGS-IBG Postgraduate Research Awards.

RFI Musique Discovery Prize 2020 [10,000 Euros, A Tour In Africa, A Concert In Paris]

Application Deadline:  31st July 2020

Overview:

The Discovery Prize is an opportunity each year to showcase new musical talents from the African continent.

The Commonwealth Youth Correspondents Program 2020

Applications Deadline: 31 July 2020.

Overview: 

Commonwealth Correspondents are aspiring youth leaders or talented writers who contribute their articles, photos, and videos about local, national, and international issues to the YourCommonwealth.org website on a voluntary basis. 

Each article is around 300 to 600 words in length, while videos are under five minutes. If an article needs further work to enhance it, the Correspondent will receive guidance from the editorial team to develop the article. The final draft of the article or video is then published on the website.

Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program 2021 At The University Of Harvard [ Up To US$ 78,000 Stipend]

Application Deadline: October 1, 2020
Overview: 

Based in Radcliffe Yard—a sanctuary in the heart of Harvard University—fellows join a uniquely interdisciplinary and creative community. A fellowship at Radcliffe is an opportunity to step away from usual routines and dive deeply into a project. With access to Harvard’s unparalleled resources, Radcliffe fellows develop new tools and methods, challenge artistic and scholarly conventions, and illuminate our past and our present.

THE OPEC FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2020 [FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS]

Application Deadline: 1st October 2020

Overview: 

The OPEC Fund offers an Internship Program for students from diverse academic backgrounds to help build their capacity by enriching their educational experience through practical, day-to-day work at an international organization. The program is open to university students who are about to graduate or who have just graduated (undergraduate program). 

In-line with the particular activities of the departments and units within the OPEC Fund, the areas of focus will include public sector operations; project financing; grants; financial management (investment/treasury and

GOETHE-INSTITUT INTERNATIONAL 2020 RELIEF FUND FOR ORGANISATIONS IN CULTURE AND EDUCATION [ € 25,000 Funding]

Application Deadline: Unspecified 

Overview: 

The International 2020 Relief Fund for Organisations in Culture and Education is being set up on the initiative of the Federal Foreign Office and the Goethe-Institut together with partners who come together in a consortium. It is aimed at organizations abroad whose commitment is of great importance for artistic freedom and for a pluralistic society. With the fund, projects that serve in particular to ensure the livelihood of these institutions will receive short-term and non-bureaucratic support.

Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest 2020 [Up to US$1,000,000 Prize]

Application Deadline: UTC + 8 30th August 2020

Overview: 

Apps UP (Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest) aims to inspire global developers to leverage HUAWEI HMS Core to create innovative apps, bringing smart life services to 650 million Huawei device users in 170+ countries and regions. The Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest involves separate regional competitions in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, and China. 

Canon Collins - Ros Moger Terry Furlong 2021 Postgraduate Scholarship In Education [Funded To South Africa]

Application Deadline: 15:00 BST on Mon, 10th August 2020

Overview:

Canon Collins Trust in partnership with RMTF seeks to support exceptional individuals who are committed to social justice in southern Africa and for whom a postgraduate qualification is an essential tool in working to create an open and just society.

In 2021, due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic and funding availability, the trust will only be supporting postgraduate studies within the area of Education for selected countries in southern Africa.

Morland African Writing Scholarships 2020 [Up To £18,000 Grant]

Application Deadline: Friday 18th September 2020.

Overview: 

The Miles Morland Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2020 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers. It can be difficult for writers, before they become established, to write while simultaneously earning a living. To help meet this need the MMF annually awards a small number of Morland Writing Scholarships, with the aim being to allow each Scholar the time to produce the first draft of a completed book.

Canon Collins - Sol Plaatje Postgraduate Scholarship 2021 [Funded To South Africa]

Application Deadline: 15:00 BST 10th August 2020

Overview: 

Canon Collins Trust in partnership with Sol Plaatje Educational Project seeks to support exceptional individuals who are committed to social justice in Southern Africa and for whom a postgraduate qualification is an essential tool in working to create an open and just society.

Program Area:

We now offer scholarships only to those studying in three areas:

Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) 2021 [Fully Funded]

Application Deadline: 1 December 2020 (23:59hrs GMT +8)

Overview:

The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration between the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).

The Award grants students access to a fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship carried out in English at your chosen lab at A*STAR Research Institutes, NTU, NUS, or SUTD. 

2020 Orange Corners Nigeria Business Incubation Program [For Young Nigerians]

Application Deadline: July 11th, 2020

Overview:

Nigeria has a significant underutilization of its youth population with staggering levels of youth unemployment and underemployment (above 60%). Therefore, this growing issue provides the opportunity to leverage the passion of the youth, innovation, technology, and entrepreneurial mindset to add value to the economy.

However, from experience, we understand that young businesses have problems surviving the first five years because they lack the knowledge and fostering environment necessary to transition from a concept to reality.