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DIGITAL FOR ALL CHALLENGE

LOCATION: Nigeria

The #DigitalforAllChallenge is Africa’s largest digital skilling competition, designed to reward self-development and encourage the acquisition and use of digital skills through competitive incentives. It is a free digital skill-building competition and program to increase digital literacy in Nigeria and igniting interest in obtaining digital skills and certifications using online platforms.

ELIGIBILITY:

Young Learners Category

To participate in this category:

You must be between the ages of 8 – 18 years.

You must be a student in either primary or secondary school.

You must complete the training in your school and pass the basic digital literacy assessment to qualify for the competition.

Your school and teacher must be registered on the platform.

Note: Only teachers actively employed with a primary or secondary school is allowed to register on behalf of their school and students

Youth Category

To participate in this category:

You must be between the ages of 19 – 45 years.

You must complete training and receive a certificate from the challenge’s basic or advanced digital skilling program.

Civil Servants Category

To participate in this category:

You must be a civil servant.

You must complete training and receive a certificate from the challenge’s basic digital skilling program.

BENEFIT:

Young Learners

Ages 12-18

10 million naira cash prize for the grand prize winner!

7.5 million naira cash consolation prizes for first runner up.

5 million cash consolation prize for second runner up.

Youth Category

Ages 19-45

Basic

10 million naira cash prize for the grand prize winner!

7.5 million naira cash consolation prizes for first runner up.

5 million cash consolation prize for second runner up.

Civil Servants

10 million naira cash prize for the grand prize winner!

7.5 million naira cash consolation prizes for first runner up.

5 million cash consolation prize for second runner up.

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THE NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

Application Deadline: 10 April 2024

LOCATION: Sweden

An opportunity for early career researchers in Africa to pursue their own research projects in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities. The scholarship offers access to the Institute’s library and other resources that provide for a stimulating research environment. Apply here

ELIGIBILITY:

The programme is open to two main categories of early career researchers:

Staff full-time employed by an African-based university or research center who are enrolled on a doctoral programme in the African region and who do not have access to an international scholarship

Postdoctoral researchers (within 5 years or less of PhD completion).

The Institute strives to achieve a fair distribution of scholarship positions in regards to gender and geographic focus.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship includes a return air-fare (economy class), accommodation, a subsistence allowance of 400 SEK (approx. 40 USD) per day plus an installation grant of 2,500 SEK (approx. 250 USD) and access to a workspace, including a desk computer, in a shared office at the Institute. Please note that the subsistence allowance will be provided only for the days spent in Uppsala.

The Institute’s library is specialized in literature on contemporary Africa and focuses on Social Sciences. Furthermore, Guest Researchers have access to the Uppsala University Library and to the Library of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Guest Researchers have the possibility to present their research at the Nordic Africa Institute and to visit other institutions in the Nordic countries

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