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JEMILA ABUBAKAR MEMORIAL ESSAY COMPETITION (JAME) 6TH EDITION

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Application Deadline: 14th December, 2025 (11:59pm)

LOCATION: Nigeria

The 6th Edition of the Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay Competition (JAME) is open for application. Undergraduates in any Nigerian tertiary institution are encouraged to apply.

Theme: Mental Health and Career Adaptability in a Dynamic Work Environment

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants should be undergraduates in any Nigerian tertiary institution 

Applicants must be able to provide proof of studentship

Applicants must sign the Asido Foundation’s Unashamed pledge (asidofoundation.com/unashamed)

The essay word count should range from a minimum of 750 to a maximum of 1000 words

The essay should be in the Microsoft Word Doc format

You are required to upload a scanned copy of a recent photograph and proof of studentship. and a certificate of your unashamed pledge.

Submitting an AI-generated essay and plagiarism in ANY FORM will lead to automatic disqualification 

Application opens 14th November and closes 14th December, 2025 (11:59pm)

The top 3 winners are required to be at the award ceremony, set to take place on the 25th of February, 2025, at the International Conference Center, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. 

BENEFIT:

1st Prize: N200,000

2nd Prize: N150,000

3rd Prize: N100,000

The top 15 entries will win cash prizes and also benefit from a mentorship program.

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WASCAL’S INNOVATIVE IDEAS COMPETITION FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY (WISE) 

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Application Deadline: 31st December 2025

LOCATION: Ghana

The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) is a large-scale research-focused and capacity-building Climate Service Centre designed to help tackle the climate change challenge by enhancing the resilience of human and environmental systems to climate change and increasing variability. This call aims to foster and support the implementation of innovative projects and development & research ideas regarding renewable energy (RE) and green hydrogen (GH2) in West Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

This call is addressed to:

Young West Africans. Any individual or group of young people (Students, academics, practitioners, scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs, associations…) from a West African country (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo). Having a bank account is necessary.

Associations/organisations, being legally registered in a West African Country and having a local bank account in the name of the association/organisation.

Proposal requirements:

The project ideas/initiatives should be focused on the development of renewable energy and green hydrogen with possible links to the following non-exhaustive thematics: 

Renewable energy solutions 

Green Hydrogen technologies 

Green mobility 

Energy access and services through renewables 

Biomass/waste recovery and energy 

Energy-Water-Food Nexus Solutions 

Productive uses of renewable energy in rural areas 

Thematic Trainings/Conferences/Workshops/Raising awareness  

Energy efficiency solutions 

Women’s and girls’ empowerment in the renewable energies sector 

Renewable energy in Socio-economic development and increasing the added value in rural areas 

Innovative business plan models for energy technologies and services 

The focus in the proposals can be on developing a product or process, a service, a business model, or a scientific study, etc. 

BENEFIT:

Value: Maximum grant Amount is 20,000 Euro Per Project

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