INTERNET SOCIETY PULSE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND MENTORSHIP

Application Deadline: 23 December 2024 (11:59 UTC)

LOCATION: USA

The Internet Society Pulse Research Fellowship is a six-month program that supports researchers in conducting data-driven analysis or developing tools that contribute to an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet.

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ELIGIBILITY:

Mentors and Fellows will work on one Internet Society Pulse focus area: Enabling TechnologiesInternet ShutdownsInternet ResilienceMarket Concentration, and Keeping Traffic Local.

Research Fellowship: The Pulse Research Fellowship is open to students or researchers based anywhere in the world who are interested in using state-of-the-art and/or novel Internet measurement techniques to research a specific area that contributes to upholding an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet.

Must be early-career researchers (graduate students, postdocs, junior faculty, and others conducting research outside of an academic institution within 10 years of graduation).

Must be affiliated with an academic or research institution.

Have not been a previous Pulse Research Fellow.

Research Mentorship: This year they are inviting seasoned Internet measurement researchers as “mentors” to help guide the fellows during the six-month program.

Expertise in Internet Measurements, Internet Policy, and/or other related fields (economics, social science, etc.)

Prior mentorship experience.

Can come from different sectors such as industry, non-profit organizations, research, or academic institutions.

Mentors should have a Ph.D with a good record of publications.

Duration: The fellowship and mentorship lasts approximately six months and will comprise two cohorts, one starting in February 2025 and the second in June 2025.

BENEFIT:

The Internet Society will pay the following compensation directly to the fellow/mentor or contribute to their institution’s finances.

Fellow: USD 17,000 (including USD 2,000 equipment/travel support)

Mentor: USD 10,000 (including USD 2,000 equipment/travel support)

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UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER GLOBAL FUTURES UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS 2025 

Application Deadline: 24 April 2025. 

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The University of Manchester is proud to offer more than 100 merit-based undergraduate scholarships of £24,000 (£8,000 per year over three years) to international students from a selection of countries across the globe. 

The Bicentenary Global Futures Scholarships for Africa are open to applicants domiciled in the following countries: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Applications will be considered from international fee-paying students domiciled in the following countries: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

To be considered as domiciled in these countries, applicants must have predominantly resided there during the last three years.

We consider your permanent country of residence to be the country in which you are ordinarily resident, not a country where you are only living for the purpose of full-time education.

Applicants must be applying for direct first-year entry in 2025 and have, or be working towards one of the following qualifications:Application deadlines will vary by the qualification taken. 

A-levels

IB Diploma

South African NSC or IEB

NCUK International Foundation Year

Scholarship applications from A Level, IB and NCUK IFY students will be assessed on any previous examinations, predicted grades in the above-listed qualifications and the strength of the personal statement.

Scholarships for South African NSC/IEB students will be based upon grades attained following the results release in January 2025 and the strength of the personal statement.

Applicants must be self-funded (not sponsored).

Applicants for Medicine (MBChB), Dentistry (BDS), Architecture, or any courses with an integrated foundation year are not eligible for the award.

Applicants must have selected The University of Manchester as their FIRM UCAS choice by 23 May 2025.

Applicants who have previously studied in the UK are not eligible for the award.

The award applies only to full-time courses of study delivered at The University of Manchester’s UK campus in Manchester. Applicants for blended and distance learning programmes are not eligible for the award.

The application form will be emailed automatically to all eligible applicants shortly after an academic offer is made. Forms will not be emailed until December 2024.

BENEFIT:

£24,000 (£8,000 per year over three years)

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