ARTURO FALASCHI SHORT-TERM POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

Application Deadline: 31 March 2024

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

ICGEB offers Short-term fellowships for Postdoctoral studies in ICGEB Component laboratories to fund ongoing collaborative research between scientists from ICGEB Member States and research groups at ICGEB laboratories in Trieste, Italy, New Delhi, India and Cape Town, South Africa, with the aim of facilitating access to the latest research techniques and to strengthen capacity building.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must be nationals of an ICGEB Member State and may not apply for fellowships to be undertaken in their country of origin, unless they have been working abroad for, at least, the last 3 years and at the time of application.

Degree requirements: applicants should hold a recent PhD in Life Sciences or have at least 3 years research experience.

Preference is given to candidates below the age of 35.

Duration: 1-6 months

BENEFIT:

Monthly stipend: Trieste (Italy): Euro 2,000, New Delhi (India): US$ 1,590, Cape Town (South Africa): ZAR 23,000.
Travel: the fellowship includes provision for travel expenses from the participant’s home country to the ICGEB lab at the beginning of the fellowship and a return travel provision upon completion of the fellowship.
Medical health insurance coverage is provided for the duration of the fellowship.
Visa/permit of stay application and renewal costs are reimbursed.
ICGEB makes no financial provision, nor can it provide administrative support for family members of participants in the programme.

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FUTURE OF LEARNING MASTERCARD FOUNDATION EDTECH STARTUP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Application Deadline: February 17, 2024

LOCATION: Nigeria

The program provides a unique opportunity to collaborate with a network of experienced professionals with the same goal: to drive innovation in the edtech sector. Hands-on mentorship and resources will be provided to help you get your startup to the next level. Interested innovators are to apply below. In this stage, the Edtech solutions will be assessed on the following criteria: Problem/Solution Fit, Founder Potential, Business Model Fit, and Traction.

ELIGIBILITY:

Startups must be Africa focused and incorporated in Nigeria. They should be building solutions that address challenges across K-12, tertiary education and vocational skills training.

Your Edtech Solution must posses these two qualities:

EdTech Solution Based: Must have verifiable users aligned with our accelerator’s focus: education access, student learning, school management, and teacher/trainer effectiveness.

Inclusive Teams: Applicants should have a balanced team, passionate about education. Female founders of EdTech solution companies are strongly encouraged to apply

BENEFIT:

Startups that make it into our accelerator programme enjoy the following benefits:

Equity Free Funding: Qualified startups are entitled to $100k in equity free funding over the course of the accelerator programme.

Support & Mentoring: Startups can tap into our multidisciplinary experts for design, product, and tech optimization.

Investor Network: Startups, through this programme would be exposed to investors to help scale their products

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