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CANON FOUNDATION-KYOTO UNIVERSITY JAPAN-AFRICA EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Application Deadline: 15 October 2024

LOCATION: Japan

The program offers fellowships to highly qualified researchers in fields of research related to African Studies. The program is intended to support 1) fellows from KU who want to do research in Africa, and 2) for scholars from Kyoto University’s partner institutes in Africa who want to do research in Kyoto. The fellowships are for a minimum period of six weeks up to maximum of one year between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants need to be holding at least an MA degree and employed either at KU or KU’s partner institutions as post-doctoral fellows or faculty members at the time of applying. In addition, as long as African applicants can submit one of the two reference letters received from their prospective host from Kyoto University and prove their existing partnerships, they are eligible to apply for the program

For a complete list of KU’s partner institutions, please visit its Global Engagement Website at  http://www.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/agreement/en/.

For any questions concerning the application, please email Kyoto University Africa Unit at canon_caas@jambo.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp

BENEFIT:

The financial support for successful applicants ranges from 22,500 Euro to 27,500 Euro per year and is pro-rated for different periods. CFE will directly administer the payments and notify the detailed payment procedure to each successful applicant.    

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OMINIRA INITIATIVE UNDERGRADUATE ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

Application Deadline: July 5, 2024 at 11 PM (WAT)

LOCATION: Nigeria

Ominira Initiative for Economic Advancement with the support of the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity (IATP) welcome submissions to our first undergraduate essay writing competition on the topic  “Entrepreneurship and Democracy as Catalysts for a Prosperous Nigeria.”  

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to undergraduate students in Nigerian higher institutions, this writing competition seeks to promote the understanding of entrepreneurship and democracy among young Nigerians who make up over half of the country’s population and to prepare them to be agents of positive change.

Must not be more than 30 years of age.

Participating students should submit their essay through this Google form.

Essay must be maximum of 800 words count.

Submissions must be in pdf format (New Times Roman, font size 12, double line spacing, Justified Alignment).

AI generated contents or plagiarism is not allowed. All entries must not have been previously published online or in print.

Multiple entries will be disqualified.

BENEFIT:

1st position – N120,000

2nd position – N100,000

3rd position – N80,000

Consolation prizes for 4th and 5th positions

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