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COIMBRA GROUP UNIVERSITIES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG AFRICAN RESEARCHERS

Application Deadline: 31 March 2025 at midnight (Brussels time)

LOCATION: Multiple Regions in Europe

Universities of the Coimbra Group offer short-term visits (generally 1 to maximum 3 months) to young African researchers from higher education institutions from Sub-Saharan Africa. The main aim of this scholarship programme is to enable scholars to undertake research in which they are engaged in their home institution and to help them establish academic and research contacts in Europe.

ELIGIBILITY:

Be born on or after 1 January 1980.

Be nationals of and current residents in a country in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Be current staff members of a university or an equivalent higher education institution in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Be preferably of doctoral/postdoctoral or equivalent status.

Be in possession of an acceptance letter/email from the tutor/supervisor with whom the work programme will be undertaken in the host institution. This document is mandatory.

Use the Coimbra Group Office electronic application process.

Apply for one university only. Multiple applications will not be considered valid.

Submit all information in English only.

BENEFIT:

Fully funded

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: UNESCO-EQUATORIAL GUINEA INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR RESEARCH IN THE LIFE SCIENCES

Application Deadline: 31 March 2025

LOCATION: Equatorial Guinea

The call for nominations for the ninth edition of the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences is now open. The UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences aims to reward the projects and activities of individuals, group of individuals, institutions, and non-governmental organizations for their outstanding contribution to the improvement of human life.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidatures can only be submitted by the following designated authorities:

UNESCO Member States through their National Commissions;

Non-governmental organizations in official partnership with UNESCO that are active in relevant fields covered by the Prize;

Please note that each Member State or Non-governmental Organization may submit up to five nominations.

Applications may be submitted in two ways:

Designating authorities can invite candidates who they wish to endorse to apply.

Candidates must obtain their endorsment from their National Commission. To do so, candidates must initially register through the following form UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize – Account Requests

Only applications that have been officially endorsed are received by the UNESCO Secretariat.

BENEFIT:

Funded by the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, the Prize, which has a monetary value of US$ 300,000, is divided equally among up to three laureates.

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