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UNIVERSITY OF EUROPE FOR APPLIED SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN IN TECH

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Application Deadline: September 8, 2024

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

This scholarship program aims to empower women in the technology field and provide them with opportunities for academic and professional growth. The Women in Tech Scholarships at UE are designed to support and recognise outstanding female talent in the areas of data, technology, and engineering. UE is committed to fostering diversity and excellence in the technology sector.

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to all female applicants applying for tech programs at UE Germany or UE Dubai: Digital Business & Data Science B.Sc., Software Engineering B.Sc., Digital Transformations M.Sc., Data Science M.Sc., Software Engineering M.Sc.

In assessing your application, the executive board for this scholarship will look for a plausible, successful outcome in line with the aims and objectives of the scholarship. In particular:

The overall quality of your application—clear evidence of ‘passion’, ‘drive’, a tech affinity and ambition—will carry particular weight

The apparent need for funding

The goals and progression you will achieve arising from the Scholarship

BENEFIT:

One 100% scholarship, two 50% scholarships, two 40% scholarships, and two 20% scholarships

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THE AFRICA INSTITUTE SENIOR AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM

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Application Deadline: Tuesday, October 1, 2024.

LOCATION: United Arab Emirates

The fellowship is open to emerging scholars in the field of social sciences with specific emphasis on gender, feminism, and cultural studies and visual cultures, as long as they intersect with African and African diaspora studies. Eligible applicants must have earned their doctoral degree (Ph.D.) within the last five years, prior to assuming the fellowship. This is a full-time two year residency based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates starting from Fall September 2025 to Summer June 2027.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Senior Fellowships are open to scholars who are at the associate professor or full professor levels, or their equivalents within or outside the academy.

The applicant for the Post-doctoral Fellowships must hold a Ph.D. awarded within the last five years.

All files must be submitted in PDF format, combined into one file, to streamline the review process. The required documents should be submitted in the below order :

Letter of Interest

CV

Two Samples of Writing (published and unpublished)

*Shortlisted applicants will be required to provide the contact details of three referees.

The proposal must be submitted in English and emailed to: applications@theafricainstitute.org with the subject line indicating “Name of the respective Fellowship” you are applying to:

Toni Morrison Senior Fellowship

Ali A. Mazrui Senior Fellowship

Okwui Enwezor Postdoctoral Fellowship

Fatema Mernissi Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadlines and Key Dates

The application deadline is Tuesday, October 1, 2024.

The Senior fellowships are a full-time one-year residency based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates starting from Fall September 2025 to Summer June 2026.

The Post-doctoral fellowships are a full-time two-year residency based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates starting from Fall September 2025 to Summer June 2027.

Awarded fellows are scheduled to arrive in mid-August 2025 to organize and finalize residency and housing arrangements.

BENEFIT:

The Institute Research Fellowships Program provides the opportunity for both junior and senior scholars of African and African diaspora studies to focus on a research project and participate in ongoing scholarly and intellectual activities during their term at the Institute. The residency also grants fellows the opportunity to interact with scholars and academics in their area of research.

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