UPG Sustainability Leadership is a movement that mobilises individuals and organisations to support positive citizen leadership on sustainability.
Are you a passionate citizen, aged 18 to 35, who believes your actions can support your local community and that every small positive action can make the world a better place? Then you are welcome to apply for our 2024 Program.
ELIGIBILITY:
Candidates must be aged 18-35 between 1 March and 31 July 2024.
Candidates must be self-motivated, capable of overcoming major challenges and able to think outside the box.
Applicants from all nationalities are eligible to apply
Candidates from all genders and candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
BENEFIT:
Participation in UPG Sustainability Leadership is FREE for selected participants. All 500 participants will receive online training free of charge and all will be certified as UPG Sustainability Leaders after completion of the course.
Participants selected for the 1 week immersive excursion will have the costs of the program covered – training material, accommodation, subsistence, local transportation, international flights (a round trip flight from participant’s home town to the US)
The African Studies Center is pleased to announce the Nnamdi Azikiwe International African Student Fellowship! A fellowship of up to $2,000 to support international African students travel to Africa for research. The award honors former Nigerian President Nnamdi Azikiwe, a scholar and politician, who led Nigeria as its first civilian president and who invited MSU faculty to join him and other Nigerians to build a land-grant model university in Eastern Nigeria.
ELIGIBILITY:
Only African undergraduate or graduate students conducting research in Africa are eligible for this fellowship.
Applicants must be currently enrolled in an MSU degree-granting program, and awardees must return to MSU as registered students in the semester following the award.
Priority will be given to students in good academic standing and with demonstrated financial need.
Applicants must successfully complete any MSU requirements related to doing research abroad (IRB training for instance)
Fellowship recipients must write and submit a report (3 to 5 pages) to the African Studies Center within one month of their return from Africa.
BENEFIT:
One or more fellowships of up to $ 2,000 will be awarded for travel and/or fieldwork expenses in Africa. Funds are meant to defray costs, applicants should specify all other funding sources.
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