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FULLY FUNDED UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AFRICAN PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS PROGRAMME IN USA.

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Application Deadline: 15 October, 2023

LOCATION: USA

The university of Michigan welcome direct applications from faculty members of colleges or universities from Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda to pply for the 2024/2025 Presidential Scholars Programme. The program supports the development of the next generation of African scholars by integrating them into international academic networks, and promotes U-M’s international commitment to research and teaching collaborations across diverse disciplines, from engineering to literature to economics.

ELIGIBILITY:

*Previous recipients of the UMAPS fellowship are not eligible to apply. Preference will be given to applicants without extensive international experience outside the continent.

All applicants must:

Be an early career faculty member who has taught in the higher education system for less than ten years and is presently teaching in a college or university in Africa.

Be employed in an ongoing position at a university or college in Africa.

Be able to demonstrate support from a home institution with a letter of recommendation from the head of the department, dean, or vice chancellor.

Please note that applicants will not be able to fully submit their application until the endorsement from their home university has been received.

Be able to remain in residence for five months.

If you have any questions about eligibility in your specific case, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at asc-contact@umich.edu.

BENEFIT:

Those admitted to the UMAPS Program will receive:

Five months of residency at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, paired with a faculty collaborator with full access to the university’s resources

Round-trip airfare from their home country to Ann Arbor, Michigan

Free housing (private room & bath in a suite setting), medical insurance, a research allowance, and a modest stipend to cover living (Important note: The UMAPS program is unable to accommodate spouses and/or dependents)

Office/Laboratory space 

Opportunity to present research to the U-M community

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TOYOTA LOGISTICS DESIGN COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: 18 December, 2023

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

This year not only the winners are able to get their hands on prizes and perks. In fact, it’s a well-established tradition within the TLDC to provide detailed feedback from industry professionals to our semi-finalists and finalists – to really push their projects and presentations to the next level.

ELIGIBILITY:

Here’s the challenge put more succinctly. We want you to come up with ideas for how circular economy principles can be applied to logistics. Where waste is brought down to a minimum, and resources are used to create as little negative impact on the environment as possible. Ultimately, of course, your ideas, inventions and solutions are all about improving people’s lives. And maybe, even, helping them achieve their goals and dreams. Big task for you. Clearly. So, if you aspire to be a winner you’ve got to demonstrate how circular economy and logistics can work together. We would like your contribution not only to be innovative, but also scalable, with a clear plan for implementation. Should you get this far, whoah, there’s a cash prize in the offing. And more!

BENEFITS:

The winner in each category will be handsomely rewarded. Not only will they receive 5,500 Euros. But winners and finalists will also have the opportunity to apply for an internship with one of the Toyota Design studios. But it gets even better: the winner and finalist works will also be displayed at Milano Design Week and Paris 2024 Olympics-Paralympics event.

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