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PERNOD RICARD SCHOLARSHIP FOR ONE YOUNG WORLD SUMMIT, MONTREAL

Application Deadline: 20 March, 2024

LOCATION: Canada

The scholarship will identify and connect an interdisciplinary team of 10 committed young leaders who are working to build positive social spaces and tackle harmful drinking and its wider impacts in their countries and communities. Scholars will receive full funding to participate in the One Young World Summit 2024 which takes place in Montreal, Canada from 18 – 21 September.

ELIGIBILITY:

Successful applicants will share our ambition to encourage positive social occasions and tackle harmful drinking. They will be actively making an impact in support of these goals through their own projects, as emerging leaders in larger organisations or by contributing to collective understanding through research. Relevant activities include:

Prevention and education initiatives that aim to reduce excessive alcohol consumption.

Prevention initiatives that aim to reduce social harm.

Projects that tackle the harmful impacts of excessive alcohol consumption.

Projects that improve physical and psychological safety in social environments.

Projects that encourage the bringing together of communities, the savoir être of being together and educational initiatives around social inclusion and fighting isolation.

Research into habits and the behavioural patterns of Gen Z, trends in socializing, including the role of alcohol in this socializing.

In addition, candidates must: 

Be of legal drinking age in their country of residence at the time of their application.

Available to commit to contribute to a collective post-Summit project alongside other scholarship recipients. See ‘Collective Project’ for further details.

BENEFIT:

Participation in the One Young World Summit 2024 in Montreal as a Pernod Ricard delegate.

Hotel accommodation in Montréal between 16 – 21 September (inclusive) 2024.

The cost of travel to and from Montréal (flights in economy)

Catering which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Transport between the Summit accommodation and the Summit venue.

Access to Pernod Ricard professionals in their field on the basis of needs & consultancy.

Collaborate with other scholars to influence Pernod Ricard’s thinking on socialising and efforts to reduce excessive alcohol consumption. Make your voice heard through the collective Summit project.

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WFN TRAINING CENTRE: ONE-YEAR VISITING FELLOW PROGRAM FOR AFRICAN NEUROLOGISTS IN CAIRO

Application Deadline: 29 February, 2024

LOCATION: Egypt

The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) with support from the Association of British Neurologists (ABN) are pleased to partner with the Department of Neurology of Cairo University and announce a one year visiting fellowship position for one newly trained African Neurologist. The one-year general neurology fellowship aims to enhance neurological training within the African continent, enabling the successful applicant to meet new colleagues, and foster future cooperation. 

ELIGIBILITY:

The applicant must be a resident of a low or lower-middle income country from the Sub-Saharan African continent

The applicant must be born after 31.12.1981

The applicant must have recently completed his/ her neurology training

The applicant must be fluent in English

BENEFIT:

The visiting fellow will receive the following support:

Reimbursement for one economy flight from the Fellow’s country of residence to Cairo and the return journey.

Reimbursement of Accommodation for the academic year.

A monthly allowance for living expenses (food and beverage) during the academic year.

Health insurance and insurance to practice medicine, during the stay in Cairo (to be arranged by the hosts).

The amount of scholarship will be paid to the University of Cairo which will reimburse the fellow’s expenses

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