Monthly Archives: January 2024

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WORLD HABITAT AWARDS

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Application Deadline: Sunday 3 March, 2024

LOCATION: United Kingdom

World Habitat Awards recognise and highlight innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes from across the world.

ELIGIBILITY:

Projects from around the world that:

focus on affordable and adequate housing;

have taken action to address the climate emergency;

are in progress or have been completed in the last ten years;

are taking steps to promote diversity, equality and inclusion; and

have been designed and/ or delivered in close collaboration with the residents/ local community

BENEFIT:

The two GOLD Award-winning projects receive:

a trophy in recognition of their work to develop and deliver good practice in housing;

prize money of £10,000;

follow-up support from World Habitat through our exChange programme; and

entry to the World Habitat Awards Network, along with the Silver and Bronze winners.

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master's, Scholarships

MINDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

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LOCATION: Multiple Regions

MINDS’ offers scholarships to Africans who wish to pursue post-graduate studies within Africa, outside of their own countries. Through tailored leadership development activities, the MINDS Scholarship Programme aims to nurture leaders who have a continental development mindset; leaders who will facilitate greater cohesion and cooperation between African countries.

ELIGIBILITY:

MINDS Scholarships are awarded to meritorious applicants following a rigorous selection process.  To be considered for a MINDS Scholarship, you must:

Be a national of an African country, residing in any African country

Have been formally accepted by one or more MINDS preferred institution/s outside of your country of citizenship and/ or residency

Have been formally accepted by one or more MINDS preferred institution/s to pursue postgraduate studies within the following year

Have obtained at least 70% in each subject/ course in the last two completed years of study

MINDS Scholarships are applicable to full-time studies of a one or two-year Honors or Master’s degree at one of the MINDS preferred institutions (listed below). MINDS does not prescribe the course to be studied.

Produce evidence of demonstrated leadership abilities or potential guided by the questions/ requirements set out in the application form

Submit a complete online application form (see below) with the required supporting documentation.

BENEFIT:

The Scholarship will cover some or all of the expenses below, depending on whether a partial or full scholarship is awarded:

Tuition

Accommodation and meals

One return ticket per duration of studies

A fixed stipend.

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