Monthly Archives: March 2025

awards, Events, Opportunities, other events

THE WE AWARD 2025: TOGETHER AGAINST LONELINESS SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND ONE YOUNG WORLD SUMMIT IN MUNICH

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Application Deadline: 7 April 2025

LOCATION: Germany

To mark Pernod Ricard’s 50th anniversary, they are delighted to partner with One Young World to provide The WE Award, recognising five exemplary young leaders who are putting in the work to bring people back together. By spotlighting their efforts, they hope to inspire others and reaffirm their shared commitment to building a more authentically connected future.

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible candidates must fit the following: 

Aged at least 18 & aged at least the minimum drinking age in your country of residence.

Nationals of all countries will be eligible to apply for the award.

Demonstrated capacity for leadership.

Showcased tangible impact in one of the three pillar topics:

Promoting social connection and tackling loneliness,

Cultivating positive social environments,

Supporting mental wellbeing.

To be considered for the Award, candidates must be:

Advocating for and implementing solutions that promote social connection, and combat loneliness;

Developing and enhancing social infrastructure (e.g. community spaces, services and networks) in order to encourage social interaction and accessibility;

Actively cultivating positive social environments (e.g. via responsible drinking initiatives),

Or, leading preventive and intervention programs designed to support mental wellbeing within communities.

BENEFIT:

Access to the One Young World Summit 2025 in Munich, Germany.

Hotel accommodation in Munich between 2 – 6 November (inclusive) 2025.

Participation in a pre-event hosted by Pernod Ricard Foundation on 3 November 2025.

The cost of travel to and from Munich (flights in economy)

Catering which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Ground transportation during the Summit via public transport.

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GOOGLE CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS (AFRICA)

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Application Deadline: Varies

LOCATION: Worldwide

To help break down the barriers that prevent underrepresented groups in technology and business from attending leading conferences, they’re excited to offer Google Conference Scholarships for selected conferences in the tech industry and related fields.

Scholarship eligibility varies by region, so please review the information on the region-specific tabs on the top. Scholarships will be awarded to the most qualified persons based on application review. Every applicant will be notified of their status according to the time frames specified for the region.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for a scholarship to attend an international conference, applicants must:

Be a full-time student enrolled with a recognized university in Africa who is in need of conference travel funds.

Have a paper accepted at a top-tier computer science conference. We prefer to support conferences in research areas where Google has a strong interest. Please visit research.google.com for a list of areas.

Be the sole or joint first author of the accepted paper.

Google employees are not eligible to apply for Google scholarships. Persons who are (1) residents of embargoed countries, (2) ordinarily resident in embargoed countries, or (3) otherwise prohibited by applicable export controls and sanctions programs may not apply for this scholarship.

Please submit this form by the deadline for the conference that you wish to attend.

They review applications on a rolling basis, all year round, therefore eligible applicants will get reply around four weeks of applying. Please apply for the grant well in advance of the Conference start date, as the payment completion timeline can be between 5-8 weeks. Once approved for a travel grant, the funds will be paid to the applicant’s university and the student may claim expenses using regular university procedures.

For any questions, please reach out to research-africa@google.com.

BENEFIT:

Conference registration, one round trip travel to and from the conference site,

Hotel accommodation for the travel dates as communicated directly with accepted scholars, a $100 USD stipend for miscellaneous travel costs and Google swag.

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