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Tullow group to offer 2000 scholarships

  Tullow Oil plc has launched the Tullow Group Scholarships scheme for academic year 2012/2013. The scheme is to be administered and managed in partnership with the British Council according to information fromBritainand atUKembassies. We have been informed that Tullow scholarships will support postgraduate degree, technical training, and vocational studies. The scholarships aim to support […]

FDC to replace Besigye in July

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) is planning to replace its leader Col. Kiiza Besigye in July this year. Besigye has been in the political rhyme of FDC for over eight years. The leadership of FDC has already drawn a roadmap for choosing a person to replace Kiiza Besigye. Besigye announced that he was set to […]

French Embassy PHD and Masters Scholarships

French Embassy Scholarships Program: French Embassies around the world annually grant scholarships to students intend to study in French universities or Higher Education Institutions, at Master degree or PhD level. Scholarship Duration: The scholarship is granted for a given period matching the necessary time for getting of the degree. For Master degree: the scholarship will […]

PhD Fellowship awards in Boehringer Ingelheim

PhD Fellowship: The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds awards PhD fellowships to outstanding junior scientists (max. age: 27 years) who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately 3 years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory. The fellowship comprises a competitive monthly stipend that is initially granted for 2 years and that can […]

UNESCO MAB offers Awards for researchers

UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards: MAB provides 10 young researchers each year with awards up to $5,000 in support of their research on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity. The MAB Young Scientists Awards targets young researchers carrying-out interdisciplinary research in line with UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. Priority is given to projects carried-out […]

‘Obama is in Uganda’

The Executive Director of the United States of America and President Barack Obama’s Global Health Initiative chief, Lois Quam has arrived in Uganda on Monday. Lois Quam is in Uganda for a one week visit to support Uganda’s Ministry of Health’s effort to reduce maternal deaths by at least 50% in four western districts of […]

Media for Liberty Award in United States

The Media for Liberty Award seeks to acknowledge and encourage media contributions that explore the relationship between economic and political liberty. The most outstanding entry, published or transmitted in the preceding calendar year (between January 1 and December 31) will receive an award of $50,000. Economists and political theorists have long debated the relationship between […]

Nvanungi buys Range rover

Singer Sheila Nvanungi has bought herself a brand new range rover from one of the car centres in Nakawa, Kampala. We have been informed that Nvanungi bought the range rover last week claiming that she is tired of men buying her cars. Many people have seen Nvanungi cruising her range rover in a group of […]

Graduate Fellowships » Academic Fellowships » Research Fellowships

The Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program: The Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (LEAP) is a fellowship program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to enhance the quality of thesis research of graduate students from developing countries. Awards will be made on a competitive basis to students who show strong […]

UPDF uses ushs2.5b to organize Tarehe Sita

There are reports being circulated in town that UPDF budgeted 2.5 billion shillings to organise the 31st Tarehe Sita week. The week is marked annually in remembrance of the first armed attack when Yoweri Museveni and his NRA rebels launched a guerrilla war on February 6, 1981. The climax of the week is always February […]