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ASPIRE CORONATION TRUST FUND GRANT (ACT)

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Application Deadline: 10th November 2023 11:59 pm (WAT).

LOCATION: Nigeria

The call for application opens 23rd October 2023 and closes 10th November 2023 11:59 pm (WAT). Successful applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal with a detailed budget for the grants. Proposals must indicate a strong monitoring and evaluation plan as well as show a robust sustainability plan. After a rigorous review by independent consultants, and upon final selection of the proposals, organizations will be formally notified of the next steps. This will be followed by Interviews and physical visits.

ELIGIBILITY:

Organizations applying for ACT grant must meet the following criteria:

Work within the ACT Foundation’s focus areas of Health, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Environment.

Be registered with the appropriate legal entity within their respective (African) countries for not less than two years (24 months).

Be legally registered as a non-profit organization (GTE/LTD). However, if applying as a social enterprise, the Foundation will only fund initiatives that are not for profit.

Show a strong governance structure. Details of the board of directors should reflect in the company’s registration documents. If not, please update.

Show evidence of other sources of funding.

Have a minimum staff strength of 3 part-time/full-time paid Individuals.

Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project, i.e. not acting as an intermediary.

Program/Initiative must be implemented within Africa.

BENEFIT:

Successful applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal with a detailed budget for the grants. 

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CDC ABEL VISITING SCHOLAR PROGRAM

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Application Deadline: December 31, 2023

LOCATION: Germany

The Abel Visiting Scholar Program is intended for mathematicians professionally based in developing countries to visit an international research collaborator for a period of one month.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must:

 hold at the time of application a PhD in Mathematics,

be based in a developing country at the time of application (As defined by IMU)

hold a position in a university/ research institution

be in the early stages of their professional careers, more precisely: the applicants should:

not yet be of full professorial rank but have a working contract in a university/ college.

be under 35 years of age at the day of the application deadline.

The maximum age may be increased by up to three years in the case of an individual with a broken career pattern. This should be noted in the application together with the reason for the broken career pattern. Applications from women mathematicians are strongly encouraged.

BENEFIT:

The grant can cover for one month and only for the applicant up to 4,400 EUR (5,000 Dollars):

Travel costs

Visa fees

Travel insurance charges

Basic living cost for the first month (daily allowance based on living cost of the visiting country/city, This amount includes the cost for public transport and all other living costs). For a list please go here. If the accommodation includes breakfast or any other meals, the daily amount will be reduced.

Accommodation cost in the host country (hotel is allowed if the host provides a statement that no guesthouse or rented flat is available and max. 4 weeks. If you stay longer than 4 weeks you have to rent a suitable apartment or guesthouse). Receipts for cash payments for accommodation costs can not be accepted! You have to pay via a trackable transfer method.

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