UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX AFRICA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: 14 July 2024 (for October 2024 start) or 13 October 2024 (for January 2025 start)

LOCATION: United Kingdom

If you’re an international student from a member state of the African Union and are self-funding your postgraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship of £4,500, paid as a discount on your first year’s tuition fee.

ELIGIBILITY:

These scholarships are restricted to students who are overseas fee payers and are entirely self-funded*.

Students must be ordinarily resident (see below for the definition of ordinary residence) in a member state of the African Union.

Applicants must have been awarded an undergraduate degree (this includes integrated Masters degrees) with the grade specified or above. A higher Masters grade cannot be taken to compensate for a lower Bachelors grade;

Students must register at the University of Essex in October 2024 or January 2025 for the first year of a full-time Masters course in academic year 2024-25 only, leading to the degree of: ̶ MA, MSc, LLM, MRes, MPP, MBM

These scholarships may be awarded to applicants who have completed relevant school or university studies in one of the specified countries above.

The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships. Students who are eligible for this award and are joining Essex through a link agreement, which includes a discounted fee, will receive the award which is greater in value.

This scholarship is available for the first year of Masters study at Essex only;

Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities. 

Nigeria: CGPA 3/5 or above or CGPA 2.50/4.0, or 4.00/6.00 or 4.00/7.00
OR A pass grade for Medical Degrees awarded by an approved Nigerian Institution

Ghana: 2:1, or CGPA 3.0/4.0 or above or CGPA 3.5/5.0

Other member states of the African Union: 2:1 or above (or equivalent as defined by our Postgraduate Admissions selection criteria)

For more details: file:///C:/Users/probook/Downloads/Africa-PG-Scholarship-2024-25%20(1).pdf

BENEFIT:

A scholarship of £4,500, paid as a discount on your first year’s tuition fee.

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THE 2024 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO UNESCO’S INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Application Deadline: 14 June 2024, noon Paris time.

LOCATION: France

UNESCO is launching the fifteenth call for applications to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). Through an open and competitive process, projects will be selected based on their ability to generate concrete and lasting results towards the development of the creative sectors in developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Project proposals should contribute to:

The implementation and/or elaboration of policies and measures that have a direct, structural impact on the creation, production, distribution and access to a diversity of cultural goods and services;

The strengthening of capacities in public institutions and civil society organizations to support viable local and regional cultural industries and markets.

Public institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from eligible countries are invited to submit their proposals, as well as international NGOs registered in countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention. 

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BENEFIT:

Through the IFCD’s 2024 call for applications, UNESCO renews its commitment to strengthening the cultural and creative industries in developing countries, as fundamental pillars for protecting and promoting cultural diversity, encouraging creativity and innovation, and for building a more sustainable world.  The IFCD has invested more than US$ 11.5 million through 152 projects in 71 developing countries.

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