Category Archives: Opportunities

WASCAL’S INNOVATIVE IDEAS COMPETITION FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY (WISE) 

Application Deadline: 31st December 2025

LOCATION: Ghana

The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) is a large-scale research-focused and capacity-building Climate Service Centre designed to help tackle the climate change challenge by enhancing the resilience of human and environmental systems to climate change and increasing variability. This call aims to foster and support the implementation of innovative projects and development & research ideas regarding renewable energy (RE) and green hydrogen (GH2) in West Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

This call is addressed to:

Young West Africans. Any individual or group of young people (Students, academics, practitioners, scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs, associations…) from a West African country (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo). Having a bank account is necessary.

Associations/organisations, being legally registered in a West African Country and having a local bank account in the name of the association/organisation.

Proposal requirements:

The project ideas/initiatives should be focused on the development of renewable energy and green hydrogen with possible links to the following non-exhaustive thematics: 

Renewable energy solutions 

Green Hydrogen technologies 

Green mobility 

Energy access and services through renewables 

Biomass/waste recovery and energy 

Energy-Water-Food Nexus Solutions 

Productive uses of renewable energy in rural areas 

Thematic Trainings/Conferences/Workshops/Raising awareness  

Energy efficiency solutions 

Women’s and girls’ empowerment in the renewable energies sector 

Renewable energy in Socio-economic development and increasing the added value in rural areas 

Innovative business plan models for energy technologies and services 

The focus in the proposals can be on developing a product or process, a service, a business model, or a scientific study, etc. 

BENEFIT:

Value: Maximum grant Amount is 20,000 Euro Per Project

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UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING 2026 INTRODUCTION TO USTB CHANCELLOR SCHOLARSHIP (FOR BACHELOR ‘S, MASTER’S & DOCTORAL) 

Application Deadline: April 30, 2026

LOCATION: China

The “USTB International Student Dingxin Scholarship” is established by the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) to attract more high-caliber international students and scholars to study at USTB, and to promote the internationalization of USTB’s education.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and in good health.

Applicants for undergraduate programs must hold a high school graduation certificate and be under 30 years old.

Applicants for master’s programs must hold a bachelor’s degree and be under 40 years old.

Applicants for doctoral programs must hold a master’s degree and be under 45 years old.

Application Period: November 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026

Log in to the application system, select “Dingxin Scholarship,” fill in the application information, upload application materials, pay the application fee, and submit the application. http://onlineapply.ustb.edu.cn/

For application materials, please refer to “Application Methods” via the following link: https://iscen.ustb.edu.cn/Admissions/index.htm

This scholarship supports enrollment in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs. The scholarship duration is 4 years for undergraduate students, 2–3 years for master’s students, and 4 years for doctoral students. For master’s and doctoral program applications, it is recommended to prioritize applying for USTB’s Chinese Government Scholarship—High-Level Postgraduate Program (which also provides an opportunity to be considered for the Dingxin Scholarship).

The scholarship duration is determined based on the period of study specified at the time of admission and generally cannot be extended.

Students must participate in the annual scholarship review; only those who pass the review will continue to receive the scholarship funding.

BENEFIT:

Full Scholarship: Covers tuition fees, on-campus accommodation, living allowance, and comprehensive medical insurance.

Partial Scholarship: Covers one or several items included in the full scholarship.

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