Google Zawadi Africa Scholarship: As part of Google ongoing commitments to supporting education in Africa and to diversifying the engineering talent pool, they are encouraging African women to pursue careers in computer science and technology.

Google has partnered with the Zawadi Africa Educational Fund to grant five Kenyan women full scholarships to complete degrees in computer science, computer engineering and/or ICT.

The Google Zawadi Scholars will pursue studies at top universities in Kenya and South Africa, and they’ll each have the support of a Google engineering mentor.

Scholarship selection criteria include:

• Excellent academics
• Extracurricular involvement
• Leadership potential and financial need.

The scholarship is offered every year.

Contacts: Zawadi Africa Educational Fund, P.O. Box 541046 Cincinnati OH45244. Tel: 513-289-8315. Fax: 513-624-6766. Email: info [at] zawadiafrica.org

For more information and application materials, see: Google Zawadi Africa Scholarship Website

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UN Fellowships Programme, International Law: The fellowships are awarded to qualified professionals from developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

They enable mid-level government officials and young university teachers of international law etc., to acquire additional knowledge on international law and on the legal work of the United Nations and its associated bodies.

To qualify for the UN Fellowships in International Law, candidates must be between 24 and 40 years old.

They should be law graduates with practical experience in the field of international law acquired by working for a public or private organization or a university.

The Programme will accommodate between 15 and 20 fellowships.

When selecting participants, the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs/UNITAR joint selection board will give due consideration to the candidates’ qualifications, to the scope of their professional duties and to adequate geographical and gender distribution of the fellowships.

Applications from female candidates are encouraged.

To apply for the UN Fellowships in International Law, please read the instructions on the application form carefully, complete the form legibly and ensure that it arrives before the deadline.

Contacts: Senior Programme Coordinator, UNITAR (ILP), Palais des Nations, 1211 Genève 10, Switzerland. Tel: +41 (22) 917 85 26. Fax: +41 (22) 917 80 47. E-mail: isabel.hubert [at] unitar.org

Application deadline is January every year.

For more information and application see; UN Fellowships Programme in International Law

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