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THE MASTERCARD FDN RUFORUM SCHOLARSHIPS

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, Gulu University and Egerton University are implementing an eight year program aimed at transforming African agricultural universities and their graduates to better respond to developmental challenges through enhanced application of science, technology, business and innovation for rural agricultural transformation. This is an eight year program (2016-2024) and will support students that are economically disadvantaged as well as those from post-conflict and conflict affected areas of Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

Be a national of Kenya and Uganda to benefit from the national respective scholarship quota

Be a citizen of any African country to benefit from the Africa region scholarship quota

Be from economically disadvantaged, marginalized communities, coming from conflict and post conflict areas.

Be less than 25 years for undergraduate and less than 30 years for master’s studies at the time of application.

Should have completed secondary school and/or diploma for a bachelor’s degree application not more than two years before the time of this call.

The applicant should meet admission criteria to eligible programs in the university of choice (Egerton University or Gulu University).

For admission into Gulu University for an undergraduate degree programme one must have attained the High School Certificate (HSC) also known as Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent. For admission into Egerton University one must have completed the Kenya Secondary Education Certificate (KSCE) or its equivalent.

Demonstrate interest in agriculture, agribusiness and entrepreneurship

Demonstrate leadership qualities.

Have commitment to working in agriculture and agricultural value chains

Have a strong commitment to community transformation

BENEFIT:

This is a full-board comprehensive scholarship that covers: tuition fees, one return air ticket for African students from outside Uganda and Kenya, research costs, workshop and conference costs, living expenses including stipend and accommodation fees, laptop, internship attachment, community engagement and field attachment, and entrepreneurship training.

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UNEP YOUNG CHAMPIONS OF THE EARTH AWARD

Application Deadline: 5 April 2024

LOCATION: Kenya

Young Champions of the Earth is the flagship youth engagement initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The award is bestowed annually to ambitious young people from around the world with outstanding ideas to protect and restore the environment.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible to enter the Young Champions of the Earth competition (hereafter referred to as “the Competition”), applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30.

Additionally, each applicant must have at least six months of prior experience working on their environmental project.

Individuals who submitted applications in previous cycles of the Competition are entitled to do so again. However, only one entry is allowed per person per year.The 2024 Young Champions of the Earth will be required to share their journeys through videos and blogs on this website for up to one year. If you have at least 6 months experience working on a big idea to protect or restore the environment and will be aged between 18 and 30 on 31 December 2024, you are eligible to apply.

BENEFIT:

In 2024, Young Champions of the Earth will be selected, one from each global region: Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, West Asia and two from Asia and the Pacific. Each winner will receive: 

Mentorship, capacity building workshops and access to a UN community of experts

An introduction to dignitaries at the Young Champions of the Earth award ceremony

Publicity and recognition through interviews and online and global media

US$20,000 in seed-funding

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