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UGWUMBA ENTERPRISE CHALLENGE

Application Deadline: September 16, 2024

LOCATION: Nigeria

This is the 7th edition of our annual idea pitching and grant competition, that is designed to promote innovations, job creation, and economic development across the country.

ELIGIBILITY:

It is open to young entrepreneurs in Nigeria between 18 – 40 years of age, who have ideas that we can transform into successful business ventures or social enterprises.

BENEFIT:

At the grand finale, the top 10 finalists shall again pitch their ideas and compete for the following prizes:

Star Prizes:

1st Prize:    N2 million

2nd Prize:   N1 million

3rd Prize:    N700,000

4th Prize:    N500,000

5th Prize:    N300,000

Consolation Prizes of N100,000 to the remaining 6th – 10th finalists.

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THE BRITISH ACADEMY GLOBAL INNOVATION FELLOWSHIPS: CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE

Application Deadline: 27 November 2024, 17:00 GMT.

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The objective of the Global Innovation Fellowships is to provide opportunities to UK-based early- and mid-career researchers from across the humanities and social sciences to develop their skills, networks and careers in the creative and cultural, public, private and policy sectors to address challenges that require innovative approaches and solutions. Through the Global Innovation Fellowships, researchers in the SHAPE community will be supported to create new and deeper links beyond academia, so enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, as well as individual skills development.

ELIGIBILITY:

There are no preconceived ideas about the disciplinary background of the award holder, but the applicant will need to demonstrate a solid understanding of the relevant issues, including the applicable policy landscape and the systemic challenges that it faces. Language skills where relevant are desirable but not essential.

Eligible applicants must be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom with a current long-term appointment that will continue for at least as long as the period of the award. You must be an early-career or mid-career researcher based at an institution in the UK (e.g., a Higher Education Institution [HEI] or Independent Research Organisation [IRO]), from disciplines within the Humanities and Social Sciences that is listed as an approving-organisation in the British Academy’s grant management system, Flexi-Grant. This institution will be issued the Terms and Conditions of the award, if successful

BENEFIT:

The Academy is offering up to two one-year fellowships hosted in Carnegie’s offices in the USA (Washington, DC, or California). These are offered as awards for up to £150,000 for 12 months in duration (with Full Economic Costing at 80%).

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