Category: Fellowships

Applications are now open for the 2025 UN OHCHR Indigenous Fellowship Programme. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched the Indigenous Fellowship Programme in 1997, coinciding with the first International Decade of Indigenous Peoples. The program’s goal is to provide indigenous people with an opportunity to learn about the United Nations…

Applications are now open for the African Union EAN Fellowship Programme 2024. The African Union MSME Forum is Africa’s largest gathering of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. This year, the forum launches its inaugural cohort fellowship, which will provide innovative small businesses with access to funding, mentorship, and market opportunities, among other things, through a…

The Access Bank Climate Leadership Fellowship 2024 is accepting applications for its sixth cohort. Climate change is having a significant impact on the entire world, including Nigeria. Drought, desertification, flooding, and disrupted rainfall patterns are all significant challenges for the country, affecting health, well-being, and the environment negatively. Agricultural yields in the north have plummeted,…

Applications are now open for the 2024 GEM Fellowship Program. GEM provides MS and Ph.D. students with an outstanding opportunity and access to dozens of the nation’s top engineering and science firms and universities. The GEM Fellowship was established to encourage individuals to enter industry at the graduate level in fields such as research and…

The Westerwelle Young Founders Programme (YFP) is a six-month fellowship for 25 leaders uplifting emerging and developing markets towards a sustainable future. Requirements You are a citizen or resident of a developing or emerging country. You have recently (in the last five years) started a for-profit company focused on developing or emerging markets. Your company…

Are you a Christian software engineer, product designer, or innovator? Apply now to the Brave Redemptive Fellowship Program 2024. They invite you to help shape the future of technology, design, and entrepreneurship through a redemptive lens. You will develop the skills, mindset, and ethos necessary to transform culture, lead innovations, cultivate a thriving community, and…

Applications are now open for the SciComm In Practice fellowship, which will provide ten fellows from West Africa with the opportunity to learn practical science communication skills while creating a piece of science communication as part of their fellowship. This is a collaboration between STEMi Makers of Africa and SuperScientists. The fellowship’s goal is to…

HumAngle Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship. With the aim of providing cutting-edge technology and innovation training to members of the civic society and other actors in the space, the Fellowship will help selected professionals to leverage technology for actionable advocacy and accountability within public institutions. The HumAngle…

The Science by Women program, initiated by the Women for Africa Foundation, aims to empower African women in scientific research and technology transfer to tackle crucial challenges across various sectors such as health, agriculture, food security, water, energy, and climate change. It offers post-doctoral fellowships in collaboration with renowned Spanish Centers of Excellence. Fellowship Duration…

The Carrington Fellowship is a one-year professional development program for entry- to mid-level professionals that takes place in the community. Fellows learn core leadership, communication, and program management skills, expand their network, and receive mentorship. This year, we welcome passionate young people from all 36 states of Nigeria to help us spread our message and…

Applications are now open for the 2024 Legatum Center at MIT Foundry Fellowship. The Foundry Fellowship embodies this belief by bringing together a community of African entrepreneurs who share a vision for a continent where people, ideas, and resources can cross borders and ecosystems allow innovation-driven entrepreneurs to thrive and grow. This community is instrumental…

The MIT-Empowering the Teachers Program (MIT-ETT) is a semester-long fellowship for engineering professors who are currently teaching at Nigerian universities and have recently completed their Ph.D. The MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) program offers a semester-long teaching experience for selected African faculty members (ETT Fellows). By exposing ETT Fellows to cutting-edge student-focused teaching methodologies, the ETT…