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OMINIRA INITIATIVE UNDERGRADUATE ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: July 5, 2024 at 11 PM (WAT)

LOCATION: Nigeria

Ominira Initiative for Economic Advancement with the support of the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity (IATP) welcome submissions to our first undergraduate essay writing competition on the topic  “Entrepreneurship and Democracy as Catalysts for a Prosperous Nigeria.”  

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to undergraduate students in Nigerian higher institutions, this writing competition seeks to promote the understanding of entrepreneurship and democracy among young Nigerians who make up over half of the country’s population and to prepare them to be agents of positive change.

Must not be more than 30 years of age.

Participating students should submit their essay through this Google form.

Essay must be maximum of 800 words count.

Submissions must be in pdf format (New Times Roman, font size 12, double line spacing, Justified Alignment).

AI generated contents or plagiarism is not allowed. All entries must not have been previously published online or in print.

Multiple entries will be disqualified.

BENEFIT:

1st position – N120,000

2nd position – N100,000

3rd position – N80,000

Consolation prizes for 4th and 5th positions

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FULLY FUNDED UNDERGRADUATE ELLISON SCHOLARS PROJECTS  AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

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Application Deadline: 1 August 2024, 4pm (UK time).

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The innovation projects aim to solve global problems through technology and are at the centre of gravity for both EIT and the Ellison Scholars programme. The programme is looking to find outstandingly talented people who have the skills and abilities to contribute significantly to specific projects within our humane endeavours. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants will need to meet the University of Oxford’s entry requirements for their chosen course. Applicants must:

Have met, or be on track to meet, the University’s English Language requirements for their chosen undergraduate degree

Have, or be on track to have, a secondary education/high school leaving qualification, diploma or certificate accepted by the University of Oxford (*see note below)

Have met, or be on track to meet, the entry requirements for their chosen undergraduate degree (including minimum grade requirements)

Applicants must also meet our selection criteria before starting an application.

BENEFIT:

Working shoulder-to-shoulder with world-leading experts to solve real-world problems through technology whilst studying for a fully-funded undergraduate degree at one of the top universities in the world is what sets this scholarship programme apart.

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