The Madvani university scholarships covers tuition fees only from second year to completion for undergraduates; and, for the entire programme of study for graduate students from the time of application/award. The scholarship shall be extended as a grant payable directly to the University/Institution on behalf of the beneficiaries. Renewal of funding shall be subject to […]
Akili Dada identifies Kavilwa Scholars through outreach in primary schools and orphanages in the poorest communities across Kenya. The Kavilwa Scholarship is only available to girls in Kenya. Any graduating primary school girl who meets academic standards may apply for this four-year award, designed to support each recipient from her first to her last day […]
The Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) is a leading-edge international social venture plan competition, where interdisciplinary student teams from around the world propose creative, commercially viable businesses aimed at reducing poverty in the developing world. From solar-powered modular power generators in Papua New Guinea, to prickless anemia scanners in India, to mobile wind turbines in […]
Orphans of Rwanda (ORI) works with orphanages, youth-focused community groups, and other local organizations to identify motivated and talented children and young adults and ensure that they succeed through secondary school and university. In collaboration with its partners, ORI provides holistic support to these students that goes beyond tuition to include healthcare, nutrition, housing, mentoring, […]
HIV Prevention Research Advocacy Fellowship: The HIV Prevention Research Advocacy Fellowship pairs emerging leaders in advocacy and activism with existing organizations to develop and execute creative, context-specific projects focused on HIV prevention research. Fellowship projects focus primarily on advocacy around biomedical HIV prevention research (such as clinical trials of vaccines, microbicides, pre-exposure prophylaxis) or rollout […]
The Zawadi Africa Education Fund is a program designed to provide scholarships to academically gifted girls from disadvantaged backgrounds from Africa to pursue higher education in the US. The Zawadi Africa Education Fund is based on the highly successful Kennedy/Mboya Student airlifts of the 1960′s, through a partnership with individuals and institutions with an interest […]
The Next Generation African Fellowships in Social Sciences – Peace, Security & Development program, responds to a shortage of well-trained faculty now reaching crisis proportions in African higher education. The program assists fellows to develop research opportunities and skills, obtain doctoral degrees, and participate in robust research communities. Toward this end, the project features a […]
Commonwealth Scholarships for students from the developing Commonwealth to study in the United Kingdom are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Approximately 200-230 scholarships are awarded each year and the Commission seeks about three times more nominations than it has places available; therefore, candidates who are nominated are not certain to get […]
Nelson Mandela Scholarships – Application Criteria and How to Apply: To be eligible applicants should be; a South African citizen of a previously disadvantaged community (i.e. African, Coloured or Indian) able to demonstrate a sound academic performance during their undergraduate studies able to demonstrate strong evidence of leadership potential able to demonstrate a strong committment […]
Climate change (CC) constitutes the most striking environmental risk on which the attention of the whole world is focused because of its global dimension and its negative effects on socio-ecological systems. The effects of climate change will increase in the coming years, with the greatest impacts on the most vulnerable populations and ecosystems in the […]