MIT/NNPC/Total Empowering the Teachers Programme 2017/2018

MIT/NNPC/Total Empowering the Teachers Programme 2017/2018
MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) is a teaching-focused fellowship, offered by MIT- AFRICA together with its corporate partner NNPC/Total E& P Nigeria Ltd. MIT-ETT enables Nigerian faculty in science and engineering to experience a semester at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Selected fellows will observe instruction in their disciplines and work as a group under the guidance of MIT faculty member, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande to prepare innovative curricula and approaches to teaching that can be introduced into their home universities on their return.

Description:

MIT-Empowering the Teachers will select up to nine outstanding young faculty fellows from the disciplines of electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering and petroleum engineering from Nigerian universities to spend a semester at MIT in Fall 2017 and Spring 2018.
 The faculty selected to participate in the MIT-ETT program will spend a full semester at MIT observing classes similar to ones they themselves currently teach. They will work on new curricular materials and teaching approaches for adoption in their own classes. During their stay at MIT, they will participate regularly in at least two MIT subjects (including lectures, recitations and tutorials) that correspond to courses the faculty members teach at their home universities.

Benefits:

Selected fellows will observe instruction in their disciplines and work as a group to prepare innovative curricula and approaches to teaching that can be introduced into their home universities on their return.
 MIT-Empowering the Teachers will cover the travel, living and instructional materials expenses of the participants. The home universities of the successful applicants will commit to provide paid leaves of absence during the period of the MIT program.
They will attend twice-weekly MIT-Empowering the Teachers Seminar meetings, one which will focus on curriculum review and development led by Professor Akinwande.

How to apply:

Application is online.
Candidates will be interviewed in Abuja by MIT faculty and representatives from NNPC/Total E & P during the last week of January 2017. If selected for interviews, you will be notified of your date and time in early January 2017.

Application Deadline: Thursday December 1, 2016 8pmEST

Visit 2017-2018 MIT-ETT official website to apply

Study in Italy: Italian Government Scholarships for Foreign Students

Description:

The Italian Government awards scholarships for studying in Italy both to foreign citizens and Italian citizens  resident  abroad  (IRE).  The aim  of  these scholarships  is  fostering  international  cultural cooperation,  spreading  the  Italian  language,  culture  and  science  knowledge  and  promoting the economic  and  technological  sectors  of  Italy  all  around  the  world.

Host Institution(s):

Scholarships can be awarded only for study/ research projects at institutions within the Italian public education and research system.

Level of Study:

The scholarships are offered for the following type of courses: Undergraduate University courses (renewals only); Postgraduate University courses; Master’s Degree courses (Levels I or II); Ph.D. Courses; Specialisation Schools; Research under academic supervision; Courses of Higher Education in Art, Music and Dance (AFAM); Advanced Courses on Italian language and culture Courses for Teachers of Italian as second language.

Field(s) of Study:

Any field of study offered by participating Italian Universities.

Target nationality:

Students from countries included in the Recipient Country List.

Scholarship value/duration:

The scholarship duration can be three, six, or nine months. Only for courses for teachers of Italian language the scholarship duration is one month.

Normally, the scholarship holders are exempt from the payment of the university tuition fees, in accordance with existing regulations. However the Universities, as part of their autonomy, may not allow such exemption. Candidates are therefore recommended to contact the chosen Institution in order to be informed on eventual taxes or tuition fees.

For the sole period of the scholarships granted by the Italian Government, the scholarship-holders are covered by an insurance policy against illness and/or accident. Air tickets are not granted, except for Chilean citizens.

Detailed information regarding the scholarship offer, can be requested to the Italian Embassy or Italian Cultural Institute in the applicant’s country of citizenship.

Eligibility:

• Educational qualification required by the chosen institution 

• Knowledge of Italian Language:  candidates must possess a certificate of intermediate level in Italian (e.g. CILS B2, CELI 3, PLIDA B2 or INT.IT Roma Tre) or equivalent linguistic proficiency issued by a local organization or language school (e.g. Italian Cultural Institute, Dante Alighieri Society branch etc.). Applicants for enrolment in Advanced Courses on Italian language and culture must have at least an A2 level proficiency in Italian.
• Italian language knowledge is not required for applicants who enroll for university courses held entirely in English.
• Age limits:  candidates who are younger than 18 y. o. (born not after 15 April 1998) or older than 35 y. o. (born not before 15 April 1981) on the day of the deadline for the submission of the applications, are not eligible. Candidates for Courses for teachers of Italian as second language (see above, section III, letter I) are eligible until they are 45 y. o. (born not before 15 April 1971) on the day of the deadline for the submission of the applications.
• Restrictions: Students enrolled in a year exceeding the legal duration of the course of study (the so-called “fuori corso”) are not eligible for scholarships.

How to apply

All applicants must fill in the on-line application form at “Borse on Line"

Before submitting their applications, prospective applicants must contact the university or institution in Italy where they intend to study. They are advised to be as fully informed as possible about the institution and course of study of their choice.  Applicants are also requested to obtain country-specific information from the Italian diplomatic mission or Italian Cultural Institute of their country of origin, either in person or from the institutional websites.

It is important to read the 2016/2017 Call for Applications and visit the official website to access the online application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Application deadline: 00:00 am (Italian time) on Friday, 15 April 2016.

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Africa's Best Young Scientists and Technologists Fellowship, 2016 Sponsored By Next Einstein Forum (NEF)

Description:
The NEF Fellows is a select programme that recognises 15 of Africa’s best young scientists and technologists. These innovators and emerging leaders, at least 40 percent of whom are women, will have two main opportunities as a NEF Fellow:


Benefits:
Advance their scientific career. NEF Fellows have a unique platform to:

*Present their work at the NEF Global Gathering in the presence of leading scientists, journalists, industries and business people from the world.

*Gain exposure to a global audience of approximately 100 million viewers and readers worldwide.

*Draw upon the vast networks of NEF members and participants for support, connections and counsel to advance their work.

*Develop mentoring relationships with leading scientists, policymakers, industry representatives and civil-society leaders

*Inspire the next generation of African innovators. NEF Fellows participate in campaigns and events to encourage young people to pursue scientific careers.

Host Country: Dakar, Senegal

Eligibilty:
-Applications to be a NEF Fellow are open to Africans from around the world – including those who currently reside in the Diaspora – in all fields of science, including the social sciences and technology fields.

-Applicants should be under 42 years old and have a doctorate degree with a demonstrated track record of innovative research and findings.

-NEF Fellows must also be passionate about raising Africa’s science profile and be able to captivate both a scientific and non-scientific audience.

Application Process:
The application is online via the application form on the official website shown below.

Application Deadline: 31 December 2015

Visit the official application page for more information and application

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Study in Australia: University President's Scholarships (UPS) for International Students, 2016

Description:

The University of South Australia is inviting applications for president’s scholarships available for international students. Scholarships are available to support students enrolling in areas of research concentration and research strength.

 University President's Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit.

The benefits and conditions are based on those applicable to the IPRS; however, they may be amended depending on the source of the living allowance; any offer made will detail the benefits and conditions that apply.

Study Subject(s): Scholarships are awarded in all subjects available at University of South Australia.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing Higher Degree by Research (HDR) programme at the University of South Australia.

Host Institution: The University of South Australia

Scholarship Provider(s): The University of South Australia

Country of study: Australia

Scholarship Value:

A UPS will cover tuition fees and Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). Tuition fees plus a living allowance of at least $26,288 per annum (2016 stipend rate).

 The living allowance must be provided by the University of South Australia centre, school, division or institute where an applicant has applied. The minimum rate is the Australian Postgraduate Award  base rate.

In some cases, the living allowance may be provided by a sponsor or external funding provider. Travel expenses are not covered by the scholarship.

Eligibility

*You must have a University of South Australia supervisor willing to nominate you for consideration and outstanding academic records, and be a citizen of an overseas country eligible for entry to Australia for the time required to complete the research degree.

* UPS are nearly always given to doctorate by research candidates but can be given to masters by research candidates in some cases. These scholarships can only be taken at this university.

*Generally an applicant must have first-class Honours or equivalent to gain a scholarship at the University of South Australia.

*An awardee must be enrolled on a full-time basis as a candidate for a Masters by Research or PhD at the University of South Australia. 

*An awardee shall be enrolled as an internal candidate at the University of South Australia.

Selection Criteria: University President’s Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit.

Application deadline: 31 August 2016.

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2016 EDCTP-TDR Clinical Research and Development Fellowships

Description:

The purpose of this Joint Call for Proposals is to support researchers and key members of clinical trial research teams from Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) to acquire specific skills in clinical research and development through placements in pharmaceutical companies,

product development partnerships (PDPs) and research institutions.

Researchers from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)(1) who are involved in clinical research projects have limited opportunities to acquire experience and develop skills for conducting and implementing clinical trials outside an academic or public sector setting. 

As a result, there are fewer than the required researchers and clinical staff from LMICs assuming leadership roles in clinical research for poverty-related diseases (PRDs). 

EDCTP and WHO/TDR are jointly implementing this fellowship scheme to support researchers to obtain these essential skills and ensure synergies between researchers and clinical staff, pharmaceutical companies, product development partnerships (PDPs) and research institutions. 

This partnership is aimed at increasing the number of individuals trained, resulting in an increased impact on clinical research outputs and development of additional capacity in LMICs.

Scholarship Provider: European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) and WHO/TDR

Fellowship Provider: 

European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) and WHO/TDR

 

Financial Provisions:
The grant covers one economy class return ticket (home – host organisation – home); a monthly stipend; health insurance; an allowance to cover essential educational support materials; support to attend relevant meetings during the course of the fellowship; and funds to support the six month reintegration period.

Who is to apply? Researchers from low- and middle-income countries including Sub-Sahara Africa.

 

Eligibility:

For EDCTP and WHO/TDR:

At the deadline for the submission of proposals, the fellow must:

*Be a post-graduate (MSc or PhD) or medical graduate with clinical and/or research experience in infectious diseases

*Have obtained their first degree within 15 years of submission of the application

*Have been a researcher or clinical staff member employed for the last 12 months in an organisation with a registered legal entity in an LMIC (TDR) or in sub-Saharan Africa (EDCTP), conducting clinical research activities in the scope of the EDCTP2 and WHO/TDR programme.

For EDCTP:

*The applicant must be a legal entity established in sub-Saharan Africa and must be the home organisation employing the fellow

*Placements sought shall be for a minimum period of 12 months up to a maximum period of 24 months, following which there will be a re-integration period of six months

For WHO/TDR:

*The fellow must be a national or citizen, and resident in a LMIC

Placements sought shall be for a minimum period of 6 months and a maximum period of 12 months

Notification: By 14 June 2016 the evaluation results for the first stage will be available. The evaluation results of the second stage will be published by 7 October 2016.

Selection Criteria: 

The evaluation committee will evaluate and score proposals against three criteria: ‘excellence’, ‘impact’ and ‘quality and efficiency of the implementation’. The evaluation committee gives evaluation scores to each criterion. Each criterion will be scored between 0 and 5. The overall threshold applying to the sum of the three individual scores will be 10. For full applications involving re-integration plan projects with human participants, and/or human tissues, cells or personal data, the evaluation process will include an assessment of ethical issues.

Application process:

*The application must be submitted online via EDCTPgrants

*Only registered users of the EDCTPgrants system can apply for grants and therefore you are advised to register on the system as soon as possible

*Please read the guidance in the online application form before submitting an application.

Application deadline: 28 January 2016

Visit the official application page for more information and application

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French Government Eiffel Scholarships for International Students 2016/2017 (Fully funded)

Description:

The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs offers Eiffel scholarships for international students annually. These scholarships are awarded for pursuing a master degree at French host higher education institutions and a PhD through a thesis joint supervision or co-tutorship with a foreign higher education institution partner. 

About the Scholarship:

The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme was established by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development to enable French higher education establishments to attract top foreign students to enrol in their master’s and PhD courses.

It helps to shape the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applications from emerging countries at master’s level, and from emerging and industrialized countries at PhD level.

Scholarship Provider: The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

Course Subject:

The three major areas of study covered by the Eiffel program are: Engineering sciences at Master level, sciences broadest sense at PhD level (engineering science; exact sciences: mathematics, physics, chemistry and life sciences, nano- and biotechnology, earth sciences, sciences of the universe, environmental sciences, information and communication science and technology), Economics and management and Law and political science.

Course level: Masters and PhD programme

Scholarship can be taken at: France

Eligibility:

*Nationality: this programme is reserved for candidates of non-French nationality. Candidates with two nationalities, one of which is French, are not eligible.

*Age: for master’s courses, candidates must be no older than 30 on the date of the selection committee meeting, i.e. born after 07/03/1985; at PhD level, candidates must be no older than 35 on the date of the selection committee meeting, i.e. born after 07/03/1980.

*Origin of applications: only applications submitted by French educational establishments are accepted. These establishments undertake to enrol scholarship holders on the course for which they have been selected. Applications submitted by any other means shall not be considered. Furthermore, any candidate nominated by more than one establishment shall be disqualified.

*Courses of study: scholarships are for students wishing to enrol on a master’s course, including at an engineering school, and for PhD students. The Eiffel Programme does not apply to French-run master’s courses abroad, as non-PhD scholarship holders must complete at least 75% of their course in France. It does not Page 4 of 6 apply to training under an apprenticeship contract or a professional training contract either.

*Combination with other scholarships: foreign students who, at the time of application, have already been awarded a French government scholarship under another programme are not eligible, even if the scholarship in question does not include social security cover.

*Eiffel PhD scholarships: Establishments may nominate a candidate who was previously awarded an Eiffel scholarship at master’s level for a scholarship at PhD level. Candidates who have already been awarded an Eiffel scholarship once during their PhD cannot be awarded it for a second time. No application will be accepted for any student who applied previously but was rejected, even if the application is submitted by a different establishment or in another field of study.

*Eiffel master’s scholarships: no application will be accepted for any student who applied previously but was rejected, even if the application is submitted by a different establishment or in another field of study. Students who have already been awarded an Eiffel scholarship at master’s level are not eligible to re-apply at master’s level.

*Language skills: when pre-selecting non-French-speaking candidates, establishments must make sure that their language skills meet the requirements of the relevant course of study.

*Students undertaking a course of study abroad take priority over those already living in France.

Who is to partake? International students (except French students) are eligible to apply.

What does it cover? 
-Master’s courses: Eiffel scholarship recipients benefit from an allowance of 1,181 EUR (1,031 EUR of maintenance allowance and 150 EUR of monthly compensation). In addition, the programme covers various expenses including a return trip, health insurance and cultural activities. Recipients may also be eligible for housing allowance.

-PhD courses: Eiffel scholarship recipients receive an allowance of 1,400 EUR. n addition, the programme covers various expenses including a return trip, health insurance and cultural activities. Recipients may also be eligible for housing allowance.

-Payment conditions: The scholarship is paid monthly by bank transfer on a French account opened by the recipient at the start of the course. Bank account details (RIB, IBAN) must be transferred to Campus France.

Selection Criteria:

The selection criteria are as follows:
– the excellence of the candidate, as demonstrated by his or her university career so far and the originality of his or her research subject;

– the international policy of the establishment nominating the candidate2 , its action in the geographical area in question, the excellence of the host department, the establishment’s compatibility with the candidate being nominated, its efforts to publicise the Eiffel Programme and its continued support of scholarship holders, especially through a partnership with France Alumni.

– the cooperation and partnership policy of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, and in particular, the priority given to certain countries for this Programme.

How to Apply:

French higher education establishments pre-select candidates for the Eiffel Programme from among the foreign students to whom they have offered a place on a course of study. The establishments complete and submit applications for these candidates online. Each establishment can nominate no more than 40 candidates per field of study for a master’s scholarship. The establishments must send to Campus France, by recorded post with acknowledgement of receipt, a list of the applications submitted online. This document must bear the establishment’s stamp and the signature of the head of the establishment (university president or principal), or his or her representative.

Application deadline: January 8th, 2016

Announcement of results: Week of March 21th, 2016

Visit the official scholarship application page for moreinformation and application

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