Monthly Archives: September 2023

master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE MASTERCARD FOUNDATION PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: 5th of December 2023 & 5th of January 2024

LOCATION: England

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme at the University of Cambridge is pleased to announce that applications for the 2024/2025 academic year are now open. The programme offers scholarships which span the full range of across disciplines in Cambridge  except for the following business courses: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Corporate Law (MCL), Master of Finance (MFin).

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for this scholarship you Must  be acitizen of an African country,

Must be ordinarily resident in an African country unless you can show temporary absence for study/work with an intention to return, or unless you have been displaced.

Must be applying for a Master’s course of up to one year in length, at the University of Cambridge.

The deadline for submitting applications for funding is the 5th of December 2023 for courses with a 5th of December deadline and 5th of January 2024 for courses with a 5th of January deadline.

BENEFIT:

The programme at the University of Cambridge is designed to provide talented students from Africa with fully funded opportunities to complete their master’s training, grow in transformative leadership, and contribute to climate resilience and sustainability in Africa and the world at large.

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MOZILLA TECHNOLOGY FUND (MTF) AI AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CALL FOR PROPOSALS

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Application Deadline: October 5th, 2023 at 11:59pm Eastern Time.

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Mozilla Technology Fund seeks to fund open source projects at the intersection of environmental justice and AI which are making a positive impact in ecosystems and human communities.

ELIGIBILITY:

These awards are open to all applicants regardless of geographic location or institutional affiliation, except where legally prohibited. However, Mozilla is especially interested in receiving applications from Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA); members of the Global Majority or Global South; ​​Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color; women, transgender, non-binary, and/or gender-diverse applicants; migrant and diasporic communities; and/or persons coming from climate displaced/impacted communities, etc. We strongly encourage all such applicants to apply.

Applicants must meet the following requirements

Be legally able to receive funds in the form of a grant from the Mozilla Foundation (a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization)

Be working towards solving a public interest problem or issue related to the focus of this Call for Proposals

Meet the criteria outlined in the ‘What are we looking for?’ section found on the official website.

BENEFIT:

The Mozilla Technology Fund will provide awards of up to $50,000 each and one year of mentorship and support to open source projects 

Applications will be accepted for a period of four weeks and will then be reviewed by a committee of experts, which will make final funding decisions and allocate awards out of a total pool of $300,000.

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