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THE NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

Application Deadline: November 15, 2024

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Nature Photography Contest is an online photo competition committed to the care of nature. For this reason, they want to do more than just illustrate the wonders of the world around us: They want to plant a forest. And, for this, they need your help. Each of the participants of the photo competition will become a tree and, finally, the winner of the contest will decide in which country they will be planted.

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to everyone and entry is free

The Nature Photography Contest has 10 categories for you to submit your images of natural landscapes, wildlife, macrophotography, and more. You can win cash prizes and international recognition. The winner of the best photograph of the year will receive €1000, the winner of each category will receive €100, and the best photographer of the year will receive a trophy. In addition, for each participant, a tree will be planted in the country chosen by the winner.

BENEFIT:

2000€ in cash prize.

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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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