September 27, 2006
Serving Africans around the world.
September 2006, ISSUE #006.
Dear,
Welcome to this issue of the newsletter. Today’s highlights include a number of postgraduate masters and PhD scholarships, undergraduate scholarship in music, an internship and several development jobs in Africa.
Click on the links for more details.
A. Scholarships & Grants
1. e8 Sustainable Energy Development Scholarships
The e8 Sustainable Energy Development Scholarships are made available to outstanding students from developing countries. These are for a period of up to two years at the Masters and Post-Doctoral levels. Click here for details.
2. LUMID International Master Programme in Development and Management Scholarships
A limited number of LUMID International Master Programme in Development and Management Scholarships are available through the Swedish Institute for candidates from all countries in the world except the Nordic countries. Click here for details.
3. Bat Conservation International Scholarships
Each year, Bat Conservation International Scholarships support graduate students in conducting conservation-relevant research. Click here for details.
4. Masters in Quality Technology and Management Scholarships
The Swedish Institute offers a very limited number of Masters in Quality Technology and Management Scholarships to foreign students of any nationality, who have excellent academic records. Click here for details.
5. Shell Centenary Scholarships, UK and Netherlands
The Shell Centenary Scholarships Fund (SCSF) offers postgraduate students from developing countries the opportunity to study in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Click here for details.
6. European Master of Science International Health Degree Programme
Highly qualified students from outside Europe applying for the European Master of Science International Health Degree Programme can apply for Erasmus Mundus scholarships. Click here for details.
7. International Masters Programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
The Swedish Institute (SI) grants a number of LUMES - International Masters Programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science scholarships as part of the Master Programme for Key Personnel in Developing Countries programme. Click here for details.
8. Undergraduate Music Scholarships, Leicester University, UK
Leicester University is offering music scholarships in the form of free tuition on any instrument, or voice, to first year undergraduates of any department beginning courses in September 2007. Click here for details.
9. Law scholarships, Oxford University
The awards are principally intended for MPhil students although those intending to take the MSt or embarking on the final year of a DPhil may also apply. Click here for details.
10. DFID Shared Scholarship Scheme, Oxford University
These awards are open to students from developing Commonwealth countries taking up places in October 2007 to study for a taught Master's degree in subjects related to the economic and social development of the student's home country. Click here for details.
11. Sauve Scholars - McGill University, Montreal Canada.
Sauve Scholars is an opportunity for highly-motivated people, under thirty, of demonstrated leadership potential, to come to Montreal for eight months to research, reflect, question and enlarge upon their understanding of the state of the world and their roles in effecting positive change. Click here for details.
12. PhD position in Microbiology - Germany
The project aims to understand the importance of plant associated Methylobacterium for plant development and health. Click here for details.
13. The New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships
The New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships (NZIDRS) are open to all International Students meeting the eligibility criteria. Up to 40 awards are made per year. Click here for details.
18. Research Associate in Applied Microeconomics - Germany The Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the University of Mannheim is searching for a graduate level academic researcher for its Research Unit "Old-Age Provision and Savings Behavior". Click here for details.
B. Upcoming deadlines
1. DAAD Scholarship Programme - Closing date 30/09/2006
2. Bentley Cropping Systems Fellowship - Canada or an Africa country - Closing date 01/10/2006
3. Constance McCullough Award - Closing date 01/10/2006
4. Georgia Rotary Student Program - USA - Closing date 01/10/2006
5. Master in Insurance and Risk Management - Italy - Closing date 30/10/2006
6. John Bicknell Research Scholarship - Australia - Closing date 30/10/2006
7. Graduate Scholarship for Non-Japanese Women to Study in Japan - Closing date 31/10/2006
8. Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
9. International Dissertation Research Fellowships - Closing date 01/11/2006
10. Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation - Closing date 01/11/2006
11. Amelia Earhart Fellowship Program - Closing date 15/11/2006
12. Chevening Scholarships - Applications & Closing date - November.
C. Jobs and Internships
1. e8 Internship Programme - Italy
2. Project Contract Officer - Kenya
5. Health Action AIDS Kenya Program Associate - Kenya
6. AIDS Programme Manager - Angola
8. Administration and Finance Manager - Sudan
9. Hospital-based Interventions Programme Officer - Zimbabwe
10. Obstetric Gynecologist - Eritrea
11. General Medical Coordinator - Eritrea
12. Operations Manager - Malawi
13. Logistics and Operations Manager - Sudan
15. Campaigner East Africa - Uganda
17. Monitoring and Evaluation Officer - Sudan
18. Programme Coordinator - Sub-Saharan Africa
19. Technical Advisor - Ethiopia
20. Team Leader - Mid Term Evaluation
21. Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Leader
22. Project Manager- Energy/Power Generation
Have a good week.
Kind regards,
Joe Ngugi.
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