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LIECHTENSTEIN RENEWABLE ENERGY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT (REED) & WOMEN IN RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCESS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS 

LOCATION: Africa

The Liechtenstein Renewable Energy Enterprise (REED) program provides monitored scholarships, supporting living expenses for students in renewable energy development and access programs across Africa, with a special emphasis on supporting women’s development in renewable energy.

The women in the renewable energy access scholarship program are focused on emerging female scholars and practitioners to help with additional support in thesis- and project-based early career development.

ELIGIBILITY:

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of financial need, academic excellence, commitment to community renewable energy access in the country as well as contribution to cultural and social diversity goals.

Scholarship awardees are required to:

Complete all mandatory courses in time

Maintain good grades and high performance standing

Submit academic progress reports each semester

Present a final report on experience, lessons and final academic results

Application Documents

Completed scholarship application – contact the university’s Admissions Office for the PDF form.

Two letters of recommendation, by university professors, supervisors and/or employers;

A Letter of Motivation of no more than four pages (up to 1,600 words) to explain your academic and professional goals and illustrate how these relate to future career plans in renewable energy access. The letter must describe:

your background;

why the scholarship is important to you;

goals and academic and/or career plans;

why the master course was chosen; and

wider community and societal implications of renewable energy based engineering programs in providing sustainable energy access for all.

Establishment of financial need – As many of the following as possible:

Certified copy of your most recent tax return or pay slip

Certified copy of your bank statements for the past six months

Certified copy of your parents’ most recent tax return if you are not employed

Other forms of documentation (corroboration by local administration etc.)

Method of Application

To apply, you must meet the admission requirements of participating university and its relevant masters program, and submit the admission application form plus the required material stipulated below.

 Mekelle University

 Moi University

 University of Port Harcourt

 Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences

 Strathmore University

 National University of Lesotho

 Gulu University

 University of Sierra Leone

BENEFIT:

Successful candidates will be awarded support for living expenses in order to help complete the program within the standard MSc program period.

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BIC ART MASTER AFRICA CONTEST, 2026

Application Deadline: 11:59 pm GMT Monday 20-July-2026.

LOCATION: Africa

BIC® brings to you the “Art Master” Ball Pen art contest that encourages the talents across Africa and the Middle East to showcase their creativity and compete with fellow artists.

Contest Theme: “Tomorrow in Your Hands” is a theme that celebrates the power of creativity to shape what lies ahead. It invites artists to express their hopes, stories, and imagination, showing that tomorrow is something we create with our own hands.

ELIGIBILITY:

Entry is open to all Africa and Middle East residents aged 13 years or older. Entrants under 18 years of age must have the consent of a parent/guardian to enter. Further, the parent/guardian of the entrant must read and consent to the Terms. Parents/guardians may be required by the Promoter to enter into a further agreement as evidence of consent to the minor participating in this competition. All warranties and agreements provided in the Terms by an Entrant are also deemed to be provided by the parent or legal guardian of such an Entrant if the Entrant is a minor

Eligible Countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

The Competition Period starts at 12:00 am GMT Monday 20-APRIL-2026.

The competition closes at 11:59 pm GMT Monday, 20-JULY-2026.

No entries will be accepted after this time

Entrants should ensure that content is original, authentic and the rightful property of the entrant. It is a condition of entry that the prize winner agrees for their name to be published for marketing purposes anywhere in the world in any format

Entrants are required to create a large scale (no smaller than A3) piece of art using only BIC® Ball Pen. Once an entrant has completed an art, art can be submitted through the Competition Platform.

Entrants can submit 3 entries that are substantially unique and submitted separately in accordance with these terms.

BENEFIT:

BIC Art Master of Africa receives 2,000 USD cash prize, personalized virtual gallery developed by BIC for the winner (to manage, upload the winning artwork for 1 years) and possibility of getting the artwork featured in La BIC collection of Art by purchasing the artwork.

Second Place Prize Winner: receives a 1,000 USD cash prize only.

Third Place Prize Winner: receives a 500 USD cash prize only.

National Winner of Country: receives a 500 USD cash prize only.

Lucky Voter winner receives prize valued at 250 USD

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