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UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO: SIR WILLIAM GALLAGHER CYBER SECURITY SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 31 October 2024

LOCATION: New Zealand

Sir William Gallagher is a long-standing supporter of the University of Waikato and Hamilton-based Gallagher is one of the world’s leading technology innovators in physical security systems.

ELIGIBILITY:

This scholarship is for students intending to enrol in the dissertation or thesis part of a Master of Cyber Security by the end of A Trimester 2025. Candidates must have gained a ‘B+’ average for their most recent 120 points of study. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to gain industry experience through a research project at Gallagher.

Study level(s) Postgraduate (Taught), Postgraduate (Research)

Subject area(s) Computer Science, Mathematics

be commencing enrolment during A Trimester (in the year following application) in one of the following as part of the Master of Cyber Security (MCS) at the University of Waikato:

COMPX592 – Dissertation (60-points); or b) COMPX593 – Computer Science thesis (90-points).

Note that enrolment in COMPX593 will be at the discretion of the Head of School and may be taken in place of COMPX592 and the two elective papers in Part 1 of the Master of Cyber Security degree.

have completed the majority of taught papers for Part 1 of the Master of Cyber Security by the end of the year of application.

have achieved at least a ‘B+’ grade-point-average (GPA) for their most recent 120- points of study (the 120-points of study must have been undertaken at a New Zealand university))

Candidates will be ranked by GPA, with emphasis placed on those with papers most relevant to the area of specialisation proposed for the MCS degree.

Grades for industry placement papers will not be considered.

have strong interest in the field of cyber security, show innovative thinking and/or entrepreneurship ability (particularly through previous initiatives and project work), and have career aspirations in the field of cyber security; and

be a New Zealand Citizen, New Zealand Permanent Resident, New Zealand Resident class visa holder, Australian Citizen/Permanent Resident domiciled in New Zealand or an international student.

BENEFIT:

The Scholarship will have a value of up to $20,000 with the value awarded dependent on the paper enrolment.

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PRIX GALIEN AFRICA FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCHERS AND INSTITUTIONS/INDUSTRIES ($30,000 AWARD)

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Application Deadline: Wednesday July 31, 2024 at 23:59 p.m. (UTC/GMT)

LOCATION: Senegal

In partnership with the Galien Foundation, the Association Galien Africa is launching a call for applications for the 4th edition of the “Prix Galien Africa” which rewards excellence and innovation. It aims to reward researchers, institutions and pharmaceutical industries from the public or private sector that have successfully developed initiatives, ser vices, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, phytotherapy, diagnostic products and medical devices recently introduced on the African market.

ELIGIBILITY:

The “Prix Galien Africa” rewards pharmaceutical and phytotherapy sciences that improve the human condition, mainly on the basis of the following criteria:

Innovation and/or discovery

Impact on the African continent.

Collaboration with an African institution for products presented by non-African institutions

In applying for one of the prizes below, the applicant agrees with the provisions of the “Prix Galien Africa” Charter, which is available and can be downloaded from the website: https://prixgalienafrique.com/.

The “Prix Galien Africa” is open to researchers, institutions and pharmaceutical industries from the public or private sector, having developed pharmaceutical, biotechnological, phytotherapy, diagnostic products and medical devices, marketed in the African countries and having obtained the mar keting authorization (MA), delivered by at least one African pharmaceutical regulatory authority.

Pharmaceutical, biotechnological, herbal medicine, diagnostic and medical devices must be based on innovative science, developed by synthetic chemistry or molecular biology or manufactured naturally with plants according to precise criteria, specifications, tested in controlled clinical trials and marketed by ethical pharmaceutical companies.

The initial marketing authorization must be valid for a maximum of five years as of December 31 of the competition year. Exemptions could be granted for digital technology or solutions and for Traditional therapy products. As the MA is not applicable to digital technology or solutions and Traditional therapy, the selection criteria are defined by an assessment grid drawn up by the Jury.

Attachments to the application form:

Letter of application (maximum one page)

CV (maximum two pages) and legalized copy of diplomas for individual applications

Summary of the institution description for institutional applications (maximum one page)

Full description of the product or device and its impact on the African continent (maximum two pages)

Marketing authorization for the product or device (if applicable)

BENEFIT:

The prize categories to be awarded are:

the best pharmaceutical product,

the best traditherapy product,

the best biotechnology product,

the best medical technology or digital solution (medical device, diagnostic, e-health, telemedicine, patient records, etc.)

Each prize is endowed with a 20,000,000 FCFA (Twenty Million Cfa Francs) grant, or about 30,000 USD (Thirty Thousand US Dollars).

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