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TOYIN F. SANNI FOUNDATION ESSAY COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: March 31st 2024.

LOCATION: Nigeria

The TFS Foundation is hosting an essay contest with the aim of providing financial support to deserving students for their university fees. 

Participants are invited to engage with one of the following thought-provoking essay topics:

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Concerns: Identify an ESG-related issue in your local community. Discuss its significance and propose solutions.

Nigeria’s Economic Challenges: Analyse recent events impacting Nigeria’s economy, their effects, and suggest potential remedies.

Inclusive Finance and Its Impact: Define inclusive finance and explore how a finance and investment group like Emerging Africa Capital can significantly contribute to this area.

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligibility: You must be a senior secondary school student at the time of submission.

Essay Length: Your essay should not exceed 1000 words.

Prize Allocation: Monetary awards will be managed by Emerging Dreams Trust and disbursed based on your academic progression.

Originality Check: All essays will be scrutinised for AI/plagiarism, with plagiarised content leading to disqualification.

Submission Format: Submit through a Google Form, including required personal details and your essay in PDF format.

Language and Formatting: Essays must be in English, formatted in Century Gothic font size 11, double line spacing, and justified alignment.

Filename Format: Use the format FirstName-LastName-Question-Number.pdf (e.g., Sarah-Ayomide-1.pdf).

Deadline: Submit your essay by March 31st. Late entries will not be considered.

Evaluation Criteria: Essays will be judged on originality, creativity, coherence, grammar, and adherence to the prompt or theme.

Judging Decisions: The decisions of the organization are final.

BENEFIT:

The competition will celebrate a total of nine winners, three in each category:

Winner: N1,500,000

1st Runner-Up: N1,000,000

2nd Runner-Up: N500,000

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CHARLES R. WALL CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: 3rd February, 5pm EAT

LOCATION: Kenya

Are you interested in becoming part of a community of young African
professionals who are leading systemic change in the environmental space? Apply Now!

ELIGIBILITY:

They seek to engage young African leaders and professionals in the
environment space who have:

Have a demonstrated interest in conservation and environmental
sustainability.

Have a minimum of 3 years experience working in the environmental space. Can be employed, a freelancer, a volunteer, or a founder of an entity. (Areas of practice considered include but are not limited to, conservation biology, enterprise development, tourism, communications, human resources, finance, community development, etc.)

Have a proven inclination to supporting communities that you either live or work with.

Proven creativity skills to make meaningful contributions in the sphere of work.

Are an African living and working in an African country.

Are between age the ages of 20 and 35.

Minimum of a diploma in any field. Applicants with compelling applications based on experience may be considered regardless of academic qualification.

Can demonstrate management skills.

Have a good command of the English language. The training is open to

candidates from francophone countries in the continent but should have basic English writing and speaking skills. Some training materials and sessions may be translated to French.

BENEFIT:

This is a fully funded fellowship that caters for the following:

Air travel to and from home country and ground transport for the physical workshop in Nairobi in May

Accommodation during in-person workshops and any program-related activity that requires relocation, like the placement

Stipend to cover data bundles for the virtual sessions

Personalised coaching support during the program to deliver the innovation project

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