University Of Nairobi Pathways Scholarships: Pathways Leadership for Progress announces the availability of a scholarship to the University of Nairobi for a highly qualified undergraduate student (only for students under the regular/module I programme) with financial need commencing studies in October.

Scholarship Application Requirements:

• KCSE overall grade average of B+ or higher
• Financial need
• Strong interpersonal and educational skills
• Written project proposal
• Three letters of recommendation from secondary school teachers/education professionals (or equivalent) familiar with the student’s abilities (attach)
• Copies of KCPE/KCSE official results certificate and recent school reports (attach)
• Copies of acceptance letters from UoN or completed application form (attach)
• Estimated university expenses and a cost share plan.
• Recent photo of student (will not be returned)

Deadline: July 31.

For more information and application, visit: University Of Nairobi Pathways Scholarships Website

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The George Frank Student Travel Grant, established in 2009, is sponsored by Dr. Christopher Frank, President of the Canadian Geriatrics Society in memory of his father, Dr. George frank, who taught at the University of Nairobi medical school in the 1960s.

The grant, valued at CAD 2,000 (two thousand Canadian Dollars) provides funding to support one student to present their research in the area of ageing and health at the 20th World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, to be held in 2013 in Seoul, South Korea.

Student Travel Grant Eligibility

The applicant must:

• Be based at an institution in Africa and enrolled in a Masters, Doctoral or post-doctoral programme in the field of ageing at the time of application
• Have submitted an abstract to the 20th World Congress of gerontology and geriatrics as the first or senior author on the paper. Before taking up the award, the applicant must provide confirmation from the that the abstract has been accepted for presentation by the Congress organizers.
• Be able to demonstrate his/her academic excellence in terms of academic background, publications, presentations and awards

There are no restrictions on departments or disciplines of study. However the student must demonstrate that his field of study is focused on the area of ageing and health

Student Travel Grant Application Procedure

To apply the student must submit the following:

1. A completed application form (link to form)

2. A duly signed letter of recommendation from the chair or department head of his/her graduate programme. The letter should include:

• The name of the student.
• How well the student is doing in her/his program
• How the student ranks compared to others at the same program stage.
• The importance of the thesis/dissertation topic
• The potential of the student to contribute to scholarly research in her/his home country.

The letter should be sent separately by the author of the letter to jacobus.hoffman@ageing.ox.ac.uk

3. A copy of the abstract submitted to the 20th World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics

4. A copy of the notification that the abstract (or at least one of the abstracts, if more than one were submitted) has been accepted by the Congress. (This can be sent at a later date if it is not available at the time of this application)

Acceptance of the award implies in an agreement to write, within one month from the end of the Congress, a report about the student’s experience at the Congress, its highlights and how attendance has benefited him/her on academic/professional levels. Reports may be posted on the IAGG website.

For more information and application, visit: George Frank Student Travel Grant

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Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund Scholarship: The Gandhi Smarak Nidhi fund will offer a limited number of partial scholarships tenable at the University of Nairobi, for Masters and Postgraduate Diploma studies.

Interested candidates are invited to apply for the scholarship by filling in a formal application/re-application form available in Room A2 Administration Block, Main Campus at a non-refundable application fees of Kenya Shillings Five Hundred Only (KShs. 500.00) paid to the Student Finance Office, University of Nairobi.

Applicants must attach to the completed form a letter of offer (Notice of eligibility) to study at the University of Nairobi at postgraduate level for a Masters/Postgraduate Diploma (not PhD) course under the regular programmes and must have attained at least an Upper Second Class Honours or its equivalent at Bachelors Level.

Deadline for Applications: 6th August

Completed application forms may be sent to; The Secretary, Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197 -00100, G.P.O. Nairobi, or delivered to Room A112 Administration Block, Main Campus.

For further details, see: Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund Scholarship – University of Nairobi Website

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MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology & Public Health Scholarships:Commonwealth Scholarships are available for scholars from Kenya to study the MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health bydistance learning.

These scholarships are fully funded and are open to candidates who are nationals of Kenya, living in Kenya.

The funding includes full tuition fees and travel grants to cover attendance at residential teaching workshops held annually in Nairobi, in collaboration with the University of Nairobi’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

Applicants need to have a first degree in veterinary science,agriculture, animal science or biological sciences.

Application is a two-stage process:

Stage 1

The application form should be completed and submitted with supporting documentation, either online or by post, by 31 July.

Stage 2

All applicants will be notified by the mid August if they may then proceed to the next stage, which is completion of the full Commonwealth Scholarship.

For more information and scholarship application, see; MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology & Public Health Scholarships >

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The second course on Proposal Writing and Grant Management, Oral Communication and Presentation was held at the University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus, Kenya. This short course is part of the module in the five day course on Scientific Communication and Publishing. The course started on 6 June and ran through to 8 June 2011 and was organized by the Training Centre in Communication (TCC).

The twenty four postgraduate participants were from the Kenya Industrial Research Institute (KIRDI), Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), World Agroforestry Centre, Network for Ecofarming in Africa (NECOFA), Crops Research Institute (Cereals Department), which, is under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The participants were from Kenya and Ghana.

The style of training was highly interactive complete with time allocated for discussions. The students had been encouraged to come with their own material, making it easier for them to critique their own work.

The course was conducted by Mr. Tonny Omwansa an ICT for Development specialist and a  PhD student at the  School of Computing and  Informatics  from the University of Nairobi and  Ms Joy  Owango a  Scientific Communications Consultant and manager of the Training Centre  in Communication.

Observers at the course were Prof Kenneth Mavuti from the University of Nairobi and Howard Akimala from the German Fund for World Population (DSW).

TCC is a not for profit organization set up in 2006 and is in partnership with the University of Nairobi and is the first African-based Training Centre to teach effective communication skills. TCC is based in the University of Nairobi, Gecaga Institute, Chiromo Campus, and Nairobi, Kenya. The centre’s mission is to contribute to the increase in profile, locally, and internationally, of African science, and its impact on the life of Africans, by improving skills in technical communication in all forms, at academia and other relevant forums, in the African countries.

The next training will be a short course on Scientific Communication and Publishing, which, will be held on 15-19 August 2011.

For more information contact:

Joy Owango

Centre Manager

Training Centre in Communication

Gecaga Institute Bldg.,

Chiromo Campus, University of Nairobi

Landline: +254 (0)20 8086820

Cell: +254 (0)733 792316

Email:joy.owango@tcc-africa.org,info@tcc-africa.org

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Over a million people in Tanzania, Zambia, DR Congo and Burundi directly depend on Lake Tanganyika for employment and food. The Lake supports a 200,000 tonne-a-year sardine fishery.

Fishing on Lake Tanganyika

The lead author of the study from the American based Brown University, Jessica Tierney says the warmer lake temperatures leads to declining lake primary productivity of algae growth which affects fish multiplication because fish feeds on algae.

In addition to food loss for fish, Dan Olago, a geologist at the University of Nairobi says the warming of the lake waters slows down free flow of oxygen and nutrients that aquatic organisms like fish need to thrive.

Olga says that reduction in oxygen leads to death and slow multiplication of fish. Reduction in oxygen also affects the lake organism’s food chain and ecosystem.

According to the study, Lake Tanganyika reached its highest temperatures in the last few decades and the authors of the study have attributed the problem to global warming.

Solomon Akugizibwe, Ultimate Media

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