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BAYER FOUNDATION SCIENTIFIC FELLOWSHIPS FOR MASTER, PHD, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS 

Application Deadline: April 11, 2025 at 00:00:00 CET

LOCATION: Germany

The Bayer Foundation offers Jeff Schell scientific fellowships for outstanding master’s, PhD, and medical students to pursue international research projects, internships, and more, providing additional funding for international placements to enhance their study programs.

In line with their commitment to gender equality in science, they strongly encourage applications from women, individuals from low- & middle-income countries, parents with caring responsibilities for children, and individuals working within Germany with German as a second language.  

ELIGIBILITY:

Fellowship in Drug Discovery Sciences: For master or PhD students from all scientific disciplines including pharmacy and data science, with fundamental or applied studies with relevance to the pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare (over-the-counter) industries.

Fellowship for Agricultural Science: For master or PhD students from all scientific disciplines including data science, with fundamental or applied studies with relevance to the Crop Science industry.

Fellowship for Medical Sciences: For all students of human & veterinary medicine, or master and PhD students in medical engineering, applied medical sciences, data science in medicine and public health.

These fellowships have been established in memory of Otto Bayer, former director of research at Bayer, Jeff Schell, co-founder of Plant Genetic Systems now part of Bayer Crop Science, and Carl Duisberg, former Chairman of the Board of Management at Bayer.

New! Fellowship for Climate & Health: For students in the fields of human or veterinary medicine, or master and PhD students in natural sciences, pharmacy, public health, or epidemiology with relevance to the impact of climate change on health, with a focus on:

The health of women and other vulnerable populations  

Cardio-Renal Health  

Neglected Tropical Diseases  

Respiratory Health

Please contact us with any questions at: bayer.fellowship@bayer.com. 

BENEFIT:

Applicants are eligible for up to 10.000 € funding and can undertake fellowships for up to six months.
The fellowship can be used for research projects, internships and more. People studying in Germany must undertake placements in a second country and those studying outside Germany must undertake their fellowships at a German research institution.

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WEALTH IS HERE CAMPAIGN: FARMERS FOR THE FUTURE GRANTS

LOCATION: Nigeria

The Farmers for the Future (F4F) Grant is an Agricultural Entrepreneurship grant designed to support young people with viable Agri-Business with equity-free capital and other associated support they may require to scale their businesses. The project is an initiative developed and sponsored by the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in partnership with NYSC and implemented by Fate Foundation. 

ELIGIBILITY:

It is targeted at currently serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) membersParticipation in an intensive “Think-through-your-business” boot camp

Mentorship under seasoned entrepreneurs and Agric Experts

Membership of the F4F alumni network

Participation in other partner-drive training programs

Support with business registration & other legal & regulatory requirements as part of BATNF’s drive to encourage and support the youth in sustainable agriculture.

The online application portal will be available for you to send in your applications

20 selected businesses will go through a rigorous virtual bootcamp where they will refine their business thesis and build a compelling pitch.

The top 10 businesses from the bootcamp will pitch before a panel of expert judges and investors. 3 winners will be selected.

The 3 Winners will be given financing to execute, strengthen, advance and scale their businesses under the guidance of seasoned mentors. They will also be connected to the relevant networks they require to make progress

BENEFIT:

The top 6 finalists will win an equity-free grant of NGN 10 million (₦3m for the first Prize, ₦ 2m for 2nd Prize, and ₦ 1m for 3rd Prize)

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