MMMF Grants for Women Studying in South Africa 2013

The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) grants will be offered for female students from developing countries who are currently studying in South Africa at the University of Pretoria or the University of Cape Town. MMMF awards grants of approximately US$4,000 each.

IFS Research Grant for Applicants from Developing Countries 2012

IFS is a research council with international operations and the mission to build the scientific capacity of developing countries in sciences related to the sustainable management of biological and water resources. Since 1974, IFS has provided more than 7,000 Research Grants to young scientists in some 100 developing countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
New applicants wishing to apply for a research grant to IFS are invited to submit their research application form before the deadline.

AES Engineering Scholarship Grants for Graduate Studies USA 2012

Audio Engineering Society (AES) Educational Foundation Scholarship grants for Masters or Higher studies in Audio Engineering and related fields 2011/2012 (Annual)

The Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation offers scholarship grants for international students to study for postgraduate program in Audio Engineering leading to Masters or higher degree in USA. The foundation is dedicated to encouraging the entry of talented students into the profession of audio engineering and related fields. Since its establishment in 1984, the Foundation has awarded grants for graduate studies to exceptional applicants, many of whom have gone on to prominent and successful careers in the profession. Applications are accepted from students worldwide including African students.

CISN Hardship Fund for International Students in Britain & Ireland

Churches Commission for International Students (CISN) Hardship Fund in UK for Students in Financial Need
The Churches Commission for International Students (CISN) hardship fund was set up in 1990 to assist full-time international students, irrespective of their race, gender or religion, who are already in Britain and Ireland and who are facing unexpected financial problems during the final stages of their course. It is administered ecumenically on the basis of agreed criteria.

Google Africa University Access Program- Discount Laptops for Universities in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda

Google University Access Program is currently available for Universities in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda only. The 2010/2011 participation is currently open. Participating Schools get low cost/affordable Laptops recommended by Google, plus more benefits listed below.

The Google University Access Program is an initiative designed to enhance Internet usage in Sub Saharan Africa Universities through the provision of affordable laptops, wireless access and bandwidth. Google will provide Google Email & Apps, international bandwidth and contributions towards last mile / local loop expenditure, training and integration costs. The University will in return fund and build the infrastructure required for staff & students to effectively use that bandwidth.

2011 2012 Czech Government Scholarships for International Students

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic offers annual scholarships to foreign nationals, pursuant to bilateral intergovernmental or departmental agreements concluded with a number of countries. The Czech Government Scholarships for International Students is open to university/college undergraduate students or graduates and Ph.D. candidates who wish to accomplish a study or research stay from 2 to 10 months.

RGS- IBG Scholarship Grants for undergraduate, Masters and PhD students Research in Geography and Environmental Studies

The Royal Geographical Society- RGS provides several scholarship grants to support undergraduate, Masters and PhD students in universities undertaking research. Through it's activities in the UK and across the world The Geographical Society promote, support and enhance geographical research, education, fieldwork and expeditions, public engagement, knowledge transfer to policy, and the professional accreditation of geographers, as well as holding one of world's pre-eminent geographical collections that spans over 500 years of discovery and geographical science. Membership is open to anyone with an interest and enthusiasm for the world's peoples, places and environments.

RGS Grants for Research in Geography

The Royal Geographical Society- RGS is a UK's learned society and professional body for geography and advance geography. Through it's activities in the UK and across the world the society promote, support and enhance geographical research, education, fieldwork and expeditions, public engagement, knowledge transfer to policy, and the professional accreditation of geographers, as well as holding one of world's pre-eminent geographical collections that spans over 500 years of discovery and geographical science.
As a charity the society serve an exceptionally wide range of public and professional audiences with it's impart reaches millions of people each year.

African Bird Club Conservation Scholarship Grant Programs

The ABC's Conservation Program supports small to medium sized conservation projects in Africa. Since 1996, it has funded a wide variety of projects including training courses, research into threatened species and promotion and awareness of conservation issues in Africa.
The Club aims to encourage range of ideas as wide as possible. Many different types of project can be considered so long as there is a clear conservation objective. These could include:
- survey and research into African birds;
- educational projects or training courses;
- production of guides to the common birds of a country in local languages;
- interpretation material for nature reserves;
- other ideas will be considered.

CARPE-IUCN Grant Scholarship programs : Call for proposals

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN small grant program, using CARPE- Central African Regional Program for the Environment- fund has the objective to strengthening civil society for sustainable forest conservation in Central Africa. IUCN was founded in 1948, with the mission to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.

Eligibility
In general, Non profit organizations (NPO) with sort of legal recognition such as Local NGO, Community based organizations, Local associations, and Non Governmental Research Centres, Independent researchers, university students, Women and minor groups are especially welcomed.

PADI Foundation Scholarship and Grant

The PADI Foundation is a California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation that encourages and supports underwater science, environmental projects, and education. The Foundation funds and assists worthwhile projects that will enrich mankind's understanding of the aquatic environment and encourage sensitivity to and protection of the delicate ecological balance of underwater life. The Foundation will also fund worthwhile projects to increase understanding of sport diving physics and physiology that will benefit the general diving public and add to the scientific understanding of man's relationship and ability to survive in the underwater environment.

Orskov Foundation Grants for Students and Community Project in Developing Countries

Students funding
If your application does not meet all the following criteria it will not pass the initial shortlisting for consideration by the Trustees.
Applications seeking funding for equipment, or attendance at conferences, will NOT be funded.
Applications seeking funding to cover the costs of complete Bachelor, Master or Doctorate courses, or parts of Bachelor, Master or Doctorate courses will NOT be funded
Applications seeking funding to cover the costs of Bachelor, Master or Doctorate research projects will NOT be funded
Applications that cannot demonstrate the potential to alleviate poverty and/or provide sustainable environmental benefits will NOT be funded.
If you have got this far then keep reading, to the next section that contains some important guidance that must be followed for a student application to be successful.

CFSR Grants in Science and Engineering for Developing Countries

Canon Foundation for Scientific Research (CFSR) sponsors scientists and engineers primarily in the scientific and engineering disciplines in developing countries. The foundation aims to support activities that will increase the participation of under represented nations in these disciplines and to develop an understanding of how this will influence development. The scholarship is offered for Researchers in the scientific and engineering fields working in or citizens to developing countries.

Funds for Women Graduates Scholarship Grants for PhD/ Doctoral Study & Research 2011 - 2012

Funds for Women Graduates- FfWG offers Foundation Grants to help women graduates with their living expenses (not fees) while registered for study or research at an approved institution of higher education in Great Britain. The criteria are the proven needs of the applicant and their academic calibre. For the academic year 2011 - 2012 grants will only be given for a postgraduate doctoral award e.g. PhD or D.Phil. They are not likely to exceed £6,000. All Funds for Women Graduates grants are offered on a needs basis and therefore not all grants will be for £6,000.

International Foundation for Science Research Grants for Developing Countries

International Foundation for Science- IFS is a research council with international operations and the mission to build the scientific capacity of developing countries in sciences related to the sustainable management of biological and water resources.
IFS believe that the interests of both science and development are best served by promoting and nurturing the research efforts of promising young science graduates, who have the potential to become leading scientists in their countries.

Global Fund for Women Grants

The Global Fund for Women supports women's groups that advance the human rights of women and girls. The Organization strengthen women's right groups based outside the United States by providing small, flexible, and timely grants ranging from $500to $30,000 for operating and program expenses.

The Global Fund for Women receives over 3,000 proposals a year and is able to award about 600 grants annually. Due to the number of applications submitted, it may take seven to nine months to review your request. Applications are accepted throughout the year and grants awarded every three months. The foundation will send you a note of receipt within three weeks of receiving your application.

There are three types of grants:

Open Society Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship 2011/2012

The Open Society Foundations awards Grants, scholarships, and fellowships throughout the year. The foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve this mission, the foundations seek to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, the Open Society Foundations implement a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. The foundations place a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities.
The activities of Open Society Foundation have grown to encompass the United States and more than 60 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each foundation relies on the expertise of boards composed of eminent citizens who determine individual agendas based on local priorities

Research Scholarship in Anthropology By Wenner-Gren Foundation

The Wenner-Gren Foundation seeks to further the discipline of anthropology through its different scholarship and grant making programs and other activities. Programs are designed to support basic, innovative research in all branches of anthropology worldwide and to further the communication of research ideas and results internationally through conferences, publications, and other activities.

Who can apply for Wenner-Gren funding?
Different grant programs have different requirements. In most cases, grant programs are open to all international student applicants regardless of nationality and country of residence. You should consult the individual program pages for details of each program from the link below.

Fulbright Grants for Teachers in Nigeria

Fulbright Grants
The program provides grants for Graduate Students, Scholars and Professionals, and Teachers and Administrators.

In Nigeria, the Fulbright academic exchange program is NOT for students (graduate or undergraduate) or professionals. It is ONLY for lecturers or teaching faculty at specified Nigerian universities/research institutes, who have been teaching for a minimum period of three years. The program is for research purposes ONLY, for a maximum period of one academic session or ten months. The Fulbright program in Nigeria does not fund the acquisition of any degree in an American institution. If you are a lecturer at any of the following institutions, please proceed to contact the organization for further information about the Fulbright Grant program.

Institutions Affiliated to PAS on the Fulbright Program:
1. University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State
2. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State
3. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
4. Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
5. Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
6. University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, FCT
7. University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Lagos State
8. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
9. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
10. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State
11. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
12. University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
13. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State
14. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
15. Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State
16. University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State
17. Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State
18. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State
19. National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Plateau State

Application procedures for Fulbright grants to study or teach in the United States vary from country to country.
In general, the Nigerian Fulbright Scholar application process opens in March of every year, with applications due at the end of May.
2010 Application Form HERE

Contact Information
Address
Public Affairs Section
U.S.Embassy
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive Central District Area
Abuja
Nigeria
Public Affairs Section
U.S. Consulate General
No. 2 Broad Street
Lagos
Nigeria.

Awoyele Olufunke, Nigeria.
Foreign Fulbrighter Awoyele Olufunke from Nigeria.

Website
Fulbright Grants for Teachers in Nigeria


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African Development Foundation Grants 2011

The principal aim of the African Development Foundation (ADF)'s grants is to enable grassroots groups in Africa to generate increased income through productive enterprises that expand the overall economic production capacity and increase the economic security of their families and communities.

ADF provides small grants of US$250,000 or less to private and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Africa to:
* finance sustainable poverty alleviating initiatives that are conceived, designed, and implemented by Africans and aimed at enlarging opportunities for community development;
* stimulate and expand the participation of Africa's economically poor in the development of their countries; and
* build sustainable African institutions that foster grassroots development.
ADF only provides funding to organisations based in African countries where it works and has offices.

Presently, ADF works in: Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
ADF provides unsolicited grant support for projects focused on the development of micro- and small enterprises, export trade and investment activities of small and medium-scale enterprises, and participatory community development projects. ADF may from time to time issue a Request for Applications (RFAs) for other activities. This grant has rolling deadline annually.

For more information, contact:
African Development Foundation
1400 I Street, NW, 10th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005-2248, USA.
Tel.: +1 202 673 3916
Fax: +1 202 673 3810
E-mail: info@adf.gov

Nigerian Contact
USADF's representative in Nigeria.
Mr. Tom Coogan
Regional Program Director
USADF
4th Floor
16C Murtala Mohammed Way
Kano 700001
Nigeria
Email: tcoogan@usadf.gov

For more information on specific countries see;
African Development Foundation Grants


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