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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 11TH EDITION OF THE RES4AFRICA FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE SCHOOL

Application Deadline:  31st of August 2024

LOCATION: Italy

RES4Africa Foundation, in partnership with Enel Foundation, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the European Investment Bank (EIB), and in collaboration with POLIMI Graduate School of Management and SDA Bocconi, is delighted to announce the 11th edition of the Executive School. This prestigious program, established in 2014, aims to equip high-achieving individuals with the essential technical, economic, and regulatory competencies needed to advance renewable energy solutions in Africa’s evolving electricity markets.

ELIGIBILITY:

Be a citizen of an African country;

Have minimum 5 years working experience in the energy field

Be eligible to travel to Italy.

All candidates are invited to check well in advance the procedure applicable to their specific case;

Be fully proficient in English;

40 high-achieving individuals and middle managers coming from all African countries countries. Shortlisted participants will be awarded a full scholarship that will cover the Executive School’s tuition fee as well as travel and accommodation costs.

5 professionals from RES4Africa Foundation members and stakeholders.

5 PhD or MD students and researchers from Italian and International Universities

BENEFIT:

Full scholarship (RES4Africa) for 40 African managers: Flights, accommodation, board, transportation, class lectures, tuition fee, laboratories and plant visits.

 Free registration for 5 Professionals from RES4Africa member network: Class lectures, laboratories and plant visits

Free registration for 5 PhD and MD students: Lectures, laboratories and plant visits

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GLOBAL GETTY FOUNDATION SCHOLARS GRANTS PROGRAM

Application Deadline: October 1, 2024 by 5:00 p.m. (PDT).

LOCATION: USA

The Getty Scholars Program supports innovative research about art, conceived in the broadest terms, and its histories, by providing a locus for international scholars to forge collaborations across disciplines and professional practices, while also developing new audiences for their work.

ELIGIBILITY:

Scholar Grant applicants should have received a PhD before September 1, 2021. Applicants from associated fields who do not hold a PhD but have commensurate professional experience will also be considered.

Applicants who received their degree after September 1, 2021 should apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship.

After a waiting period of six years, previous Getty Residential Grant recipients in any category are eligible to reapply for another grant in whichever category they are eligible for and interested in. See FAQs for more information.

BENEFIT:

Scholar Grant recipients at the Getty Center may be in residence from three to nine months and receive varying stipends as detailed below*:

Three-month residency: September–December/January–March; $21,500 stipend

Six-month residency: September–March/January–June; $43,000 stipend

Nine-month residency: September–June; $65,000 stipend

Recipients also receive a relocation stipend of $2,000.

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