The Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant invites all eligible interested applicants to apply for the opportunity. The grant will support a research project or programme for up to three years (previously funded research not eligible).
ELIGIBILITY:
The lead applicant should be:
An early career scientist: Applicant must already hold a PhD degree and should have no more than seven years of work and/or research experience post-degree (excluding time taken for family responsibilities).
Have strong links to a credible African institution: The institution should have a proven ability to manage to fund and subscribes to good financial grant practice and can be any of the following: academic institution, research institution, government institution, NGO, for-profit organisation
Furthermore, the proposed research should be focused on or in Africa.
BENEFIT:
A grant of $150,000 will be awarded to one successful applicant.
Application Deadline: Applications are open all year round. The application deadline for
LOCATION: Singapore
Singapore and ICAO established the Developing Countries Training Programme (DCTP) in 2001. Sponsored by the Singapore Government and administered by the ICAO Technical Cooperation Bureau, the DCTP has been renewed for another three years (April 2022 to March 2025). It provides 330 Fellowships and 10 Scholarships to government officials from eligible developing ICAO Member States to attend specialised training programmes conducted by the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA).
ELIGIBILITY:
Government officials:
who have received endorsement/nomination by your Director-General of Civil Aviation or equivalent. Organisations should nominate only one applicant per course due to limited fellowships available.
whose job qualifications/work portfolios are relevant to the course applied for. Documents required
Nomination form endorsed by your direct reporting officer (Part 1) and the Director-General of Civil Aviation or equivalent (Part 2). A copy of the nomination form can be found here.
Passport-sized photograph
Biodata page of your passport
Entry and visa requirements Please ensure that:
your passport has at least six months’ validity beyond the date of your intended stay.
you have a valid entry visa for Singapore and relevant transit visas for your travel, if required. Please also bring a copy of the Award Letter to Singapore to facilitate airport clearance
BENEFIT:
The fellowships cover course fee, hotel accommodation and daily allowance.