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2016 Barclays Africa Rising Eagles Pan African Graduate Programme for Graduates across Africa

by lanredahunsi June 4, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: June 30th 2015

The Barclays Africa Pan African Graduate Development Programme aims to develop carefully selected, talented graduates from Africa to be the financial services sector leaders of the future.

On the programme for 12 to 18 months, you’ll be guided, moulded and trained – building up the skills and experience you’ll need to become a leader for the future. Every step of the way, our training and support will keep your development on track.

The programme spans almost every part of the business, from Retail and Business Banking to Human Resources and Financial Management. Explore the Business Areas for the full list. And rest assured – every route offers its own challenges, and its own unique opportunities

Barclays is one of the world’s biggest financial services providers. Barclays has 140 000 people across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia, and our services range from personal banking and credit cards to investment management.

Requirements:

To start with, you’ll need a postgraduate qualification (minimum NQF Level 8) in computer science, maths, statistics, finance, engineering, business science, informatics, law or risk management. Plus less than 24 months’ permanent work experience (excluding temporary work during your full-time studies).
The Opportunity is in every country in which Barclays Africa operates – Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Every bit as important as academic achievements and practical experience, however, will be the personal qualities you bring. You must be eager to learn, happy to share your opinions, and focused clearly on what you want to achieve.

Benefits:

You’ll start your career with us by spending 12 months as a Barclays Rising Eagle, laying the foundations for your future success. Don’t miss this outstanding opportunity to fast-track your career dreams. You’ll be guided and mentored by industry experts, building up the skills and experience you’ll need to become a true leader.

What to expect from the Graduate Programme and beyond:

Development in leadership and self-management skills
Development in client-centricity and related behavioural skills
Development in technical job-related skills
Specific product knowledge
Access to a global network of connected, professional and highly innovative thinkers
Exposure to the most up-to-date operating systems
Exposure to our local and global markets, and to the financial industry as a whole.

Application Procedure:

Applications for the 2016 intake are open until 30 June 2015.
Barclays are looking for outstanding graduates who will have obtained a postgraduate qualification (before January 2016) in one of the following disciplines:
Commerce Statistics
Engineering Applied Mathematics
Actuarial Science Financial Mathematics
IT Accounting (CA and CIMA)
Risk Management Investment Management

Apply Now for the 2016 Barclays Africa Rising Eagles Graduate Programme for Africans

For More Information:

VIsit the Official Webpage of the Barclays Africa Rising Eagles Graduate Programme

June 4, 2015 1 comment

2015 Phandulwazi nge China Scholarship Programme for visiting scholars from Africa

by lanredahunsi June 2, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: 30 June 2015 (midnight CAT-no late applications will be considered).

Phandulwazi nge China (isiXhosa for Understanding China) scholarships offer opportunities for African researchers to spend research time at the Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS). The aim is to advance mutual learning and a better exchange on interpretations of the impact of Chinese engagement in Africa, expanding the African knowledge base.

The Phandulwazi nge China scholarship targets citizens of African states from academia or the broader civil society with a proven research interest in China-Africa relations.

The programme particularly addresses African scholars who are preparing for a stay in China or are returning from a longer stay in China. With the scholarship, African citizens are supported to continue working on China and China- Africa relations and to deepen their analytical work.

The scholarship involves:

A fully funded 3-month visit at the CCS at Stellenbosch University, in the second half of 2015, including a fully funded short research trip to China during the stay at the CCS.
Providing space for-and strengthening experience in evidence-based research that feeds into policy recommendation.
Work and interaction with research within the CCS, with an opportunity for intellectual exchange and public engagement on a topic relevant for China-Africa relations.
Publication of research results in a CCS publication format.

Applicants must:

Be a citizen of an African state.
Have a strong social science, humanities, law or economics background.
Be diligent and reliable in their work and have proven strong writing and research skills.
(Basic) Mandarin language skills are not prerequisite, but will be an asset in the application

Application:

The CCS offers a scholarship for the time between August and October 2015.
Applications must include a full CV (max. 3 pages) and motivation letter of no more than 500 words.
A brief research outline (max. 750 words), with clear title, research question, abstract and methodology.
In addition to the research outline, include a short literature review and bibliography (max. 500 words excluding the bibliography)
Applications should indicate institutional affiliation
Scholars will be expected to compile their findings in a CCS Research Report
Please send all application documents to [email protected], subject line: Phandulwazi application 2015

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Phandulwazi nge China (isiXhosa for Understanding China) scholarships

June 2, 2015 0 comments

2015 Sustainable Entrepreneurship Award for Innovative entreprises around the globe ( 10.000 Euro Prize)

by lanredahunsi June 2, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Submission Deadline: 31^st August 2015!

The Sustainable Entrepreneurship Award (SEA) looks for businesses/projects/ideas, whose innovative, lucrative business models have found the solution to a corporate problem. Independent from size, industry or country everybody is invited to submit his project, idea and business model focused on Sustainable Entrepreneurship.

In addition to the “sustainability funds“,with a volume of 30 – 50 million euro, floated with the Frankfurt School Financial Services GmbH, we offer a high ranked interface to projects and investors as well as themed events around “sustainable entrepreneurship”, SEA can provide specific consulting to help you with issues and questions from funding, marketing/distribution, communication and many other subjects.

With the objective to encourage sustainable and innovative working businesses, to bring their pioneering ideas and projects further to gain new achievements to a livable future.

Eligibility Requirements:

Independent from size, industry or country everybody is invited to submit his idea, project or business model linked to sustainable entrepreneurship.

Categories:

The SEA has a total of eight separate categories:

Integration & Social; Climate, Environment & Energy; Knowledge & Education; Mobility & Technological Innovations; Development & Services; Lifestyle & Culture, Urban & Regional Development, and Health & Medicine.

Benefits

The best projects and ideas will be honored within a festive Gala in Vienna, in November 2015.
The most outstanding Project will be rewarded with a price endowed with 10.000 Euro.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Sustainable Entrepreneurship Award

June 2, 2015 1 comment

2016 Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarships for study in Japan

by lanredahunsi June 2, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: July 31st 2015

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT） offers scholarships to international students who wish to study at Japanese universities as undergraduate students under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2016 as follows.

Interested students may choose one of the respective areas of study:

Those who wish to study in Japan as an undergraduate student must choose a field of study (major) from (1) or (2) below. Applicants may enter a first, second, and third choice.

Social Sciences and Humanities -A: Law, Politics, Pedagogy, Sociology, Literature, History, Japanese language, others. Social Sciences and Humanities-B: Economics, Business Administration. Note 1: Applicants who wish to major in fields other than those listed above (“others”) may have difficulties in finding universities that can accept them. Note 2: Any fields related to “Economics” and “Business Administration” in Humanities B are not included in “others.”
Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences-A: Science (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry), Electric and Electronic Studies (Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering), Mechanical Studies (Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture), Civil Engineering and Architecture (Civil Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Engineering), Chemical Studies (Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Textile Engineering), other fields (Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Maritime Engineering, Biotechnology).
Natural Sciences-B: Agricultural studies (Agriculture, Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Science, Veterinary Medicine, Forestry, Food Science, Fisheries), Hygienic studies (Pharmacy, Hygienics, Nursing), and Science (Biology).
Natural Sciences-C: Medicine, and Dentistry. Note: A student who intends to major in Natural Sciences and would like to choose more than one major is required to choose and select first-, second-, and third-choice subjects from the subjects in parentheses from within the same course (i.e. Natural Sciences A, B or C). However, a student who selects Course C as his/her first choice may choose his/her second-choice subjects from Course B or C and third-choice subject from Course B as Course C offers only two subjects.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Japanese Government Scholarship you must meet the following criteria:

Applicants must have the nationality of a country which has diplomatic relations with the Japanese government;
You need to be born between April 2, 1994 and April 1, 1999;
Applicants must either have completed a 12-year regular course of school education or have graduated from a school equivalent to an upper secondary school in Japan;
Applicants must be willing to learn the Japanese language and deepen their understanding on Japan;
Applicants must be physically and mentally healthy enough to pursue study at a university in Japan;
Selected applicants must acquire “College Student” visas before entering Japan. The visas should be issued at the Japanese diplomatic mission, located in the country of applicants, nationality;
Applicants must be able to arrive in Japan between the 1st and 7th of April 2016.

Scholarship Worth:

The Japanese Government will provide:

Monthly fee of 117.000 Japanese yens (In case that the recipient research in a designated region, 2,000 or 3,000 yen per month will be added. The monetary amount each year may be subject to change due to budgetary reasons.);
Travel fee to and from Japan;
Accommodation at the Universities campus.

Application

Applicants must submit the following documents to the Japanese diplomatic missions by the required date.

The submitted documents will not be returned. You need the following documents:

Application Form (by the prescribed forms);
Placement Preference Form (prescribed form for applicants for direct placement only);
Photographs (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm, Upper body, Full-faced, Uncapped) taken within the past 6 months (name and nationality should be written on the reverse photo to be pasted onto the application documents. Digital photographs also acceptable);
Academic transcript for the past 3 years;
Recommendation from the principal or the adviser of the last school attended;
Graduation certificate of the last school attended (or certificate of expected graduation for an applicant due to graduate) -Certificate of passage of university entrance qualification examination (if applicable);
Certificate of enrollment (for an applicant currently enrolled in a university);
Medical certificate (on the prescribed form).

For More Information:

List of Japenese Government Diplomatic Mission in Your Country

Visit the Official Webpage of the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarships for study in Japan

The Official Call for Scholarships

June 2, 2015 11 comments

2015 43North Global Business Plan Competition for Startups/Entrepreneurs around the World ($USD5 Million Prize)

by lanredahunsi June 1, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: June 24, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

Eyes On the Million Dollar Prize

Think your startup is ready to take on the world? Here’s your chance to prove it

43North gives out $5 million in cash prizes each year to some of the best and brightest entrepreneurs and startups from around the globe.

43North is the world’s largest business idea competition, awarding $5 million in cash awards, including a top prize of $1 million, to the best startups and entrepreneurs from around the world. With an unsurpassed prize purse of $5 million, 43North is looking for innovative, ambitious startups with scalable business ideas.

43North is part of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion initiative, with support from the New York Power Authority.

Eligibility Requirements:

43North is open to applicants ages 18 and over, from anywhere in the world, in any industry, other than retail and hospitality.

Eligibility and Applications

To be eligible, applications shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

a. executive summary of the business;
b. biography or biographies of the management team;
c. mission statement;
d. business objectives;
d. market overview;
e. business case; and
f. projected capital requirements and two-year projected financial budgets (together with two years of
historic financial statements if available), and such other information as requested by 43North.
g. Applicants whose business is based upon proprietary technology or methods shall provide a statement
describing the basis for their rights in such proprietary technology or methods (ie: the applicant invented
the technology or has a license for such technology).

Nature of Businesses

The Competition focuses on applicants that intend to become operating companies. All applicants must be seeking outside equity capital in addition to the awards to be awarded in the Competition. Companies that intend to license technologies from universities or research labs are encouraged.

Benefits:

Award of one $1 million grand prize, six $500,000 prizes and four $250,000 prizes.
Winners also receive incubator space for a year, mentorship, tons of marketing exposure and access to START-UP NY, which offers freedom from state taxes for 10 years.

Application Procedure:

Before entering, please read the Terms and Conditions. Here are two key points to remember:

Winners agree to locate in Buffalo, NY for a minimum of 12 months. From food trucks to some of America’s greatest art and architecture, learn why you’ll love this place as much as we do.
43North also takes a 5% equity stake in each of the winning companies.

Submit Your Application Now for the 43North Business Idea Competition 2015

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 43North Business Idea Competition

June 1, 2015 0 comments

2015 CoreNet Global Academic Challenge for Students around the World ($USD10,000 Prize plus All Expense paid to the North American Summit in Los Angeles

by lanredahunsi June 1, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: July 31st 2015

Whom: This competition is designed to attract students from all academic disciplines to tackle key challenges facing the profession

Prize: The winning team will win $10,000 (US) and also another $10,000 (US) for their Academic Institution.

CoreNet Global, the world’s leading association for corporate real estate (CRE), is launching its first-ever Academic Challenge. Students from around the world are invited to think creatively about a problem facing CRE professionals in companies like Google, AT&T, Duke Energy, AstraZeneca, Whirlpool, or many others. Your innovative ideas could help CRE departments in large corporations solve a problem.

The Academic Challenge is an important step in raising the awareness of corporate real estate as a profession and its impact on the global economy.

This competition is designed to attract students from all academic disciplines to tackle key challenges facing the profession. Teams of students (up to 5 from the same institution) and individuals are challenged to develop a new strategy for management of the entire real estate portfolio that provides the enterprise with all of the required space and develops the resource fluidity requested by the CEO.

Who can participate?

The CoreNet Global Academic Challenge is open to:

Individual students, or teams of up to 5 from the same institution
Full-time or part-time*
Bachelor’s, Master’s, Ph.D., etc.
Any recognized institution of higher learning

Teams

Individual students, or team of up to 5 from the same institution
Full-time or part-time*
Bachelor’s, Master’s, Ph.D., etc.
Any recognized institution of higher learning

*Participants must be currently enrolled with their respective institution at the time they submit their response for Round One.

Schedule

All Challenge Submissions Due 31 July
Final Round 18 October

The submission period is open several months to accommodate the wide variety of calendars at universities around the world. The project should not take more than a month or so to complete.

Prizes and Recognition:

The top 3 teams will be flown to the North American Summit in Los Angeles to present; they will be given complimentary passes to the Summit and one –year student memberships to CoreNet Global.
The winning team will receive $10,000 to be equally divided between team members. In addition, the host institution of the winning individual or team will be awarded a grant of $10,000 to support the study of corporate real estate.

E-Mail: [email protected].

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the CoreNet Global Academic Challenge

June 1, 2015 0 comments

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2016 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowships (€100,000 Prize)

by lanredahunsi June 1, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: June 16th 2015

Prize: Each of the five Laureates will receive an award of €100,000. Including Israel.

Created in 1998, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards program identifies and supports eminent women in science throughout the world. Each year, five Awards Laureates are recognized for their contributions to the advancement of science, in Life or Physical Sciences in alternating years.

The 2016 edition of the Awards will designate five outstanding scientific researchers in the Life Sciences, working in one of each of the following regions: Africa & the Arab States, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, North America.

The solutions to attracting more women to science appear so obvious that few would disagree with them. L’Oréal-UNESCO should, in particular, instill confidence in girls from an early age by showing them their own potential. More women scientists should also be able to obtain positions of responsibility, just like their male counterparts, so that future generations will have role models to inspire them.

Eligibility:

To be considered eligible for the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science international awards, the candidates must be nominated in writing by an eminent scientist.
Self-nominations are not eligible, nor are nominations from immediate family members.
Have obtained a Ph.D in life or physical sciences or pursuing studies leading to a Ph.D degree
Be a citizen of a Sub-Saharan African country
Be working in a research lab or institution in one of the region’s countries or being enrolled in a doctoral programme at a university in the region
Be no more than 40 years old by the end of the application period for Ph.D and not more than 45 years for post-doctoral

Qualified Nominators:

QUALIFIED NOMINATORS?

– Heads of Universities or Scientific Institutions
– Members of the Academy of Sciences or other national scientific institutions
– Holders of research chairs
– Permanent and assistant professors
– Past For Women in Science Awards Laureates
– Holders of a Ph.D.

Candidates:

Women scientists who are:
– Recognized for their excellence among the international scientific community,
and
– Actively involved in scientific research in any field of the Life Sciences
or Physical Sciences, and
– Not directly or personally involved in the For Women in Science program,
as a jury member or otherwise, in any country.

Application Procedure:

An application is considered complete only if it includes all of the following documents:
A detailed Curriculum Vitae
A brief explanation of why the nominator considers the individual to be a worthy candidate for the L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science (200-400 words)
A list of publications and patents, starting with the most recent
The full text of the five most significant publications in order of importance with:
a brief resume explaining their significance (less than 200 words), number of citations for each paper excluding auto-citations and the impact factor of each journal
Three to five letters of recommendation from eminent scientists outside the candidate’s home institution

Laureates Commitments:

Each Laureate will receive a €100,000 Awards, out of which:

– €80,000 is presented personally to the Laureate, in recognition of her commitment and contribution to the advancement of scientific research.

– €20,000 must be dedicated by the Laureate to the promotion of women in science or the promotion of

science to the younger generation. The specific means of this support may include the costs related to such activities as school conferences, mentoring, and educational outreach programs, or by a direct donation to a nonprofit association or institution dedicated to the promotion of women in science.

Timeline:

Nominations closing date: 16th June 2015

Pre-selection by peer review: July 2015

Examination by the Jury: August-September 2015

Jury deliberation meeting: 15th September 2015

Awards Ceremony: March 2016

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2016 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowships

June 1, 2015 1 comment

Agility Photo Competition 2015 – Capturing Modern Africa ($USD4,000 Prize)

by lanredahunsi June 1, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Submission Deadline: September 30 2015

The story of today’s Africa – young, growing, urbanizing, and tech-savvy – needs to be told. As a company committed to supporting local capacity in Africa, Agility wants to capture the hope, aspirations and confidence of a new generation of Africans and the continent that they are rapidly reshaping.

Agility Africa are looking for images that will open the eyes of the world to today’s vibrant, modern African reality. Professional and amateur photographers are invited to compete for a chance to win up to $4,000.

Eligibility Requirements:

The Africa 2015 Photo Competition (the “Competition”) is open to professional and amateur photographers 18 years of age and older.
No employees of Sponsor or its affiliates, or their immediate family members, can participate in the competition.

Photo Requirements:

Photos must be taken in Africa
Photos must be high-resolution. Photo must be 20 megabytes or smaller, must be in JPG or PNG format, and must be at least 1,600 pixels wide or tall.
Photo must not have won an award at a previous photo competition.
Only minor digital editing, color correction, and cropping of the photo are allowed.
The photo must be free of Prohibited Content (as defined in the Conditions of Entry section below).

2015 CTA Web 2.0 and Social Media for Development Paid Internship, Wageningen, the Netherlands.

by lanredahunsi May 30, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Title: Intern – Web 2.0 and Social Media Development
Starting date: 1 September 2015
Duration: 6 months (renewable once)
Location: Wageningen, the Netherlands
Closing date for application: 15 June 2015

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) is a joint international institution of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the European Union (EU). Its mission is to advance food and nutritional security, increase prosperity and encourage sound natural resource management in ACP countries

Since 2009 CTA has successfully implemented a series of training events known as Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning Opportunities in 42 ACP countries. This has resulted in approximately 3,900 trained people, 38% of whom women. Feedback from beneficiaries (individuals and institutions) has been extremely positive. In May 2013 the project was awarded the WSIS Project Prize 2013 in the category e-agriculture.

Each event lasts for 5 days and accommodates approximately 25-28 trainees who are selected on the basis of applications submitted after an open call. One day of the training is devoted to the introduction to the IMARK module ‘Social Media for Development’. This allows trainees to perfect their skills through self-learning. In 2014/2015, CTA will extend the initiative to additional ACP countries in partnership with local host institutions.

Eligibility Requirements:

A CTA team coordinates the implementation of the project. The auxiliary staff will work under the guidance of the project team leader and in collaboration with the other team members.

Recent graduate, 29 years old maximum.
National of one of the ACP or EU States signatory to the Cotonou Agreement (79 African, Caribbean and Pacific States – http://www.acp.int/content/secretariat-acp – and the European Union Member States).
University degree in ICT or communication-related disciplines.
Experience and keen interest in the area of ICTs, Web 2.0 and Social Media.
Knowledge in managing CMS (Joomla) is welcome.
Experience in designing and administering online survey instruments is welcome.
Good organization, inter-personal and communication skills.
Thorough knowledge of one of the Centre’s two working languages (French or English) and a satisfactory knowledge of the other.

BENEFITS

Participation in CTA activities will give you an invaluable experience at international level.
Internship stipend (€ 800 per month for holder of a Bachelor’s degree, € 1,000 for holder of a Master’s degree).
Payment of travel costs when joining and leaving the Centre.
Medical coverage for emergency cases of sickness and accident during the internship.

DUTIES

Under the guidance of his/her mentor, the intern will carry out the following activities:

Assist in the organisation and follow-up of the Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning Opportunities.
Assist in the selection of participants for distance learning courses.
Interact and collaborate remotely with consultants, host organizations and beneficiaries using cutting edge technology.
Assist in gathering and processing data for M&E purposes and for assessing project impact.
Contribute to the gathering of feedback from beneficiaries including stories about success and failures.
Contribute to the analysis of the results of impact assessments.
Maintain the Web2fordev.net web site
Promote Web 2.0 and and related social media platforms.
Report on project activities via social media.
Perform other tasks as requested by the supervisor

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates are required to send the documents listed below via email to Pascal Deleu, Human Resources Officer. Email: [email protected]

Please indicate in the “Subject” of the email the title ‘ICT4D and Web2forDev internship application’.

A letter of motivation (maximum one page explaining why the candidate considers that he/she is in a position to successfully contribute to project implementation and what he/she expects to gain from the internship. The date of earliest availability should be specified as well);
An up-to-date curriculum vitae, preferably EUROPASS format ;
Copies of the highest diploma/degree as well as training certificates related to the position. Original documents are to be presented once a candidate is selected.
Two letters of recommendation and/or references.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ICT4D and Web2forDev internship

May 30, 2015 0 comments

Apply Now to Join the 2015 Ampion Venture Bus for African Tech Startups/Creatives.

by lanredahunsi May 29, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

A brilliant roadtrip? Check
Amazing entrepreneurs? Check
The chance to build a new business? Check

AMPION is looking forward to your applications for the Venture Bus 2015!

Amplifying Pioneership (Ampion) the Berlin-based accelerator and advisory firm promoting technology entrepreneurship in Africa, is no accepting application for the latest round of its pan-African bus tours for corporate executives, startup founders, and investors.

In 2015, for its third edition, The Ampion Venture Bus Africa will take over 200 Ampioneers on 5 buses.

50% of the Ampioneers comes from Africa, the other 50% come from the all over the world. The organizers are specifically looking for young participants with an entrepreneurial flair who strive to fulfill their goals, whilst enhancing their skills, international contacts and business partners.

Now in its third year the buses will hit the road between September and December with trips across East Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, and Tunisia.

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East African Venture Bus
Date: 22.Oct. – 28.Oct. 2015
Topic of the Bus: eHealth, FinTech and Governance (not exclusive, other topics possible)

The region: In a recently released study, East Africa’s Rwanda was ranked first globally in ICT promotion by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Adding to this, East Africa is home to some of the fastest growing tech-markets world-wide such as Kenya. Nairobi’s BRCK raised $1.2M in seed funding last year and more than 100k via kickstarter. Leading companies and foundations world-wide are investing in East African innovation.

What’s happening?

The Venture Bus starts in Dar es Salaam, passing Arusha (both Tanzania), Nairobi, Kisumu (both Kenia), Kampala (Uganda) and ending in Kigali (Rwanda).

In East Africa, Ampion was personally invited by Minister of Youth and ICT Jean Philbert Nsengimana to attend and pitch at the Transform Africa Summit in Kigali. Expect to meet renowned and highly esteemed jury members and guests at the East African Grand Final when you pitch your startup.
Ampion is cooperating with leading financial institutes, government agencies and pharma companies in the region to help participants work on eHealth, FinTech and Governance related innovations.

Apply Now for the Ampion East Africa Venture Bus

West African Venture Bus
Date: 17.Sept. – 23.Sept. 2015
Topic of the Bus: eHealth, FinTech and Governance (not exclusive, other topics possible

The region: West Africa is home to Africa’s biggest tech market: Nigeria.

The Venture Bus will bring you to five buzzing countries oozing entrepreneurial spirit. Many successful tech companies have emerged from West Africa, like IrokoTV, dubbed as the ‘netflix of Africa’. Scaling your IT or mobile business in the highly populous West Africa has immense potential.

What’s happening?

In the West Africa region, Ampion cooperates with partners who will encourage you to work with them on eHealth, FinTech and Governance related startups.
The Venture Bus will bring you from Abidjan (Ivory Coast) to Cape Coast and Accra (both Ghana), Lomé (Togo) and Contonou (Benin) and visit all major HUBs in the region such as ispace and ccHUB. Here, tailored events will get you in touch with local investors and serial entrepreneurs.
The Grand Final is incorporated in the largest pitching competition on the continent: DEMOAfrica. Get ready to launch your business!

Apply Now for the Ampion West Africa Venture Bus

Southern African Venture Bus
Date: 12.Nov. – 19.Nov. 2015
Topic of the Bus: Hardware Agriculture

The region: Southern Africa is where it all started: In 2013, the first Venture Bus in Africa travelled from Harare, Zimbabwe to Cape Town, South Africa.
One of the startups developed on that very bus, sterio.me, has not only won several awards but also received extensive funding and is now fully operating in Lesotho, employing a staff of five.
Another startup developed by Venture Bus alumni is currently building up a free WiFi network in Zimbabwe. The well-established startup ecosystem in Southern Africa increases your chances of a quick market entry with your startup developed on the Venture Bus.

What’s happening?

Starting in Windhoek (Namibia) you will pass Gaborone (Botswana), Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Beaufort (all South Africa).
Visit the creative Fablab Namibia and get ready for a special event at the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in Jo’burg.
The final day will culminate in no less than a pitch at Africa’s biggest IT-Convention, AfricaCOM in Cape Town which will bring in 300+ speakers from the worlds most esteemed tech companies.
The focus of the 2015 South Africa Bus is on Agricultural Hardware.
You will have the chance to get in touch with local tech and makerspace communities to present, discuss and work on your innovation.

Apply Now for the Ampion Southern Africa Venture Bus

Moroccan Venture Bus
Date: 11. Sept. – 17. Sept. 2015

The region:

Organisations such as the Maroc Numeric Fund invest with institutional funds of $11m USD into the Moroccan startup scene.
One of the biggest players in the Moroccan startup economy is OCP (Office Chérifien des Phosphates), the world’s largest exporter of phosphate.
OCP’s Entrepreneurship Network is already cooperating with many local experts and stakeholders such as Startup Maroc, Endeavor Morocco, Mowgli Mentoring, and Réseau Maroc Entreprendre.

What’s happening?

The expert organisations working under the umbrella of the OCP Entrepreneurship Network as well as the association Maroc Entrepreneurs are now looking to work with the Ampion Venture Bus.
There are plenty of funding opportunities in Morocco for promising business models – learn about the local market on the Ampion Venture Bus and gain a foothold in one of Africa’s most promising and fast-growing economies.
The Grand Final will take place at the Shape Africa Conference in Rabat, organised by Global Shapers. It will be the biggest tech conference in the country in 2015.

Apply Now for the Ampion Morrocan Venture Bus

Tunisian Venture Bus
Date: 12.Dec. – 18.Dec. 2015
Topic of the Bus: female empowerment, 100% female participants

The region:

Tunisia is a young democracy with a lot of ambition – investment opportunities for tech startups are on a historical all-time high in the country and there is a general feeling of dynamism and positivity towards entrepreneurship.

What’s happening?

This Bus is invariable for Females! If you are a talented female coder, designer or business developer this is your chance to step into the limelight.
In cooperation with SUST (startup systeme Tunisie) we get you in touch with Tunisia’s most exciting tech communities.
The trip starts in Tunis, visiting Kairouan, Touzeur, Gabes, Sfax and Hamamet to finally finish again in Tunis.
The Bus in 2014 in Tunisia was a big success, so expect the locals to welcome you with open arms and to be highly interested in cooperating with you on your startup innovation.

Apply Now for the Ampion Tunisian Venture Bus

Participation fee :

AMPION raises a participation fee to contribute to covering the costs associated with the trip. (These fees cover only part of the cost; participation is subsidised by our partners and sponsors).

The fee must be paid in advance in order conﬁrm your spot. Please check out the information on the following list to ﬁnd out about the valid fee for yourself.

Profile of Participant Fees

African passport holder and currently

student (proof required) $50

African passport holder & African resident $100

Non-African resident and currently student

(proof required) $200

Non-African resident $350

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Ampion Venture Bus Africa 2015

May 29, 2015 1 comment

2015 Guardian Global Development Photography Competition: share your photos of ‘rain’

by lanredahunsi May 28, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Submission Deadline: Friday 26 June 2015.

What does “rain” mean to you? The organizers are asking development professionals to share photographs on the theme of “rain” around the world. Whether it’s collecting the rain in buckets, carrying on with life through flood waters, or waiting for an end to a drought, we’d like to see what rain means to different people around the world.

GuardianWitness is the home of user-generated content on the Guardian. Contribute your video, pictures and stories, and browse news, reviews and creations submitted by others.

Guideline:

The competition is open to those working in the global development sector.
Photographs submitted to the competition should have been taken during the course of your work.
You must be over 18 to enter and you need to upload the highest possible resolution of your shot via GuardianWitness.
You’ll also need to provide a caption of up to 80 words on where it was taken, what’s happening in the shot, and what inspired you to take it. You must also supply your full name

The Prizes

1. The winner will receive one Steripen. GNM accepts no responsibility for any costs associated with the prize that are not expressly included in the prize.

2. The winner will be notified by email on or after Friday 10th July 2015 and given details of how to claim their prize.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2015 Guardian Global Development Photography Competition

May 28, 2015 0 comments

2015/2016 JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for study in Japan (All Expense Paid Fully Funded)

by lanredahunsi May 27, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: June 15 2015

Jointly organized by the United Nations University and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is designed to provide promising, highly qualified, young researchers with the opportunity to conduct advanced research relevant to the main thematic focus areas of the UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS, Tokyo), in co-operation with host researchers at Japanese universities and research institutions. UNU acts as the nominating authority for the JSPS–UNU Programme.

This fellowship is aimed at candidates who have completed their PhD degrees in the past six years and also have professional and/or research experience. UNU will assist in securing acceptance from host researchers for short-listed candidates.

Required qualifications:

PhD degree (no ABDs) from a range of disciplines, most likely in the social sciences or humanities including but not limited to geography, public policy, political science, international relations or international law.
Fluency in written and spoken English is essential, proficiency in French and/or German is also useful.
Equally qualified candidates from developing countries as well as female candidates will receive preference.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be citizens of countries that have diplomatic relations with Japan. Japanese nationals are not eligible.
Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (which must have been received on or after 2 April 2009), when the fellowship begins or be scheduled to receive a doctoral degree before the fellowship begins.
Applicants with at least 10 months research and/or professional experience are especially encouraged to apply.

Fellowship Worth:

A round-trip air ticket (based on JSPS regulations)
A monthly maintenance allowance of JPY362,000
A settling-in allowance of JPY200,000, Overseas travel insurance coverage, etc.

The amounts of the Awards indicated above are subject to change by JSPS.
If the Fellow resides in Japan on or after the date his/her award letter is issued, the above-mentioned air ticket to Japan and settling-in allowance will not be provided.
A research grant, “Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research”, of up to JPY1,500,000 per year (total of JPY3,000,000 for two years – the amount varying depending on the areas/disciplines of research) is available to cover cooperative research-related expenses. Application for these grants is made by the host researcher through his/her institution.

Timeline:

The JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme begins on 1 October and the selected Fellows are required to be in Japan by this date. The deadline for applications is 15 June 2015.

Applications

Interested and eligible candidates are invited to complete the online application form.
If an applicant does not have access to the Internet, he or she should contact UNU-IAS.
The online form and the required documents indicated in the form must be in English. If supporting documents are not in English, English translations must be attached.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

May 27, 2015 1 comment

2016 ZMO/BGSMCS Visiting Research Fellowship for study in Germany.

by lanredahunsi May 27, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: 31 August 2015
ZMO and BGSMCS are inviting applications as Visiting Researchers for the calendar year of 2016. We are interested in attracting outstanding researchers who are engaged in research projects that are relevant to the respective research profiles at ZMO and BGSMCS.

ZMO/BGSMCS are interested in attracting outstanding researchers who are engaged in research projects that are relevant to the respective research profiles at ZMO and BGSMCS.

Applicants should send their applications directly to their institution of preference – either BGSMCS or ZMO. Both ZMO and the Graduate School expect fellows to participate in their academic life, and to give one presentation on their research project.

For Whom:

The call is open for senior researchers and recent postdocs in the humanities and the social sciences.

Worth:

The call is open for senior researchers and recent postdocs in the humanities and the social sciences.
They are invited to apply for a monthly stipend (2500 EUR, covering all expenses including travel and accommodation), and a period of stay that should normally last up to three months.

Application:

The decisions are to be expected by late November.

Applications should be sent electronically by email only, and include:

Application form
A brief cover letter (1 page)
Description of a research project to be worked upon during visit (max. 3 pages)
CV, including complete list of publications
PhD Certificate (or proof of submission)

Please email the finalised application, attached as one single pdf-file in the above listed sequence, to [email protected].

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ZMO/BGSMCS Visiting Research Fellowship

May 27, 2015 0 comments

2016/2017 UAE Government IRENA Scholarship Programme for International Students,

by lanredahunsi May 26, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: September 15 2015

In an effort to promote human capital development, the IRENA Scholarship Programme was launched in 2012.

As part of the programme, up to 20 highly-accomplished applicants are annually awarded an International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) scholarship at the Abu Dhabi based Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI), with the generous support of the Government of the United Arab Emirates.

The IRENA scholarship programme offers various opportunities in addition to the Masdar Institute Scholarship. These include exclusive high-level lectures, aimed at presenting the latest developments in the field of renewable energies.

Furthermore, the scholarship programme offers: IRENA sponsored short term assignments to scholars on a case by case basis; opportunities for participation in IRENA events; internships; and most importantly, the opportunity to network.

Eligibility:

Relevant undergraduate degree from a college, university or technical college of acceptable standing in the field of science, engineering or information technology
Minimum CGPA required: 3.0 on a scale of 4.0.
Competence in spoken and written English. Minimum TOEFL score: 91 (IBT) on the international TOEFL. Minimum academic IELTS score: 6.5
Minimum GRE quantitative score: 700(or 155 on the new scale).
Academic record and credentials must indicate the ability to achieve distinction.

Scholarship Open for International Students: International students (priority will be given to applicants from developing countries) can apply for this IRENA scholarship programme.

Scholarship Worth:

All accepted students at Masdar Institute receive a full scholarship for 2 years, which includes tuition, textbooks, housing, medical insurance, laptops and travel expenses with no bonds upon graduation.
Additionally, the institute also provides each student with the cost of living allowance for other expenditures.

Selection Criteria:

The applications received for the IRENA Scholarship Programme shall be selected as per the following selection criteria, with candidates being ranked in accordance with their overall score. The top 20 students are selected.
Interest in renewable energy technologies and their applications and Interest in International Development Projects in particular specific IRENA projects.
Strong motivation and clear approach for development of knowledge, skills and experiences in a specific focus area and Preference to focus areas which are mutually relevant to IRENA and Masdar.
Academic accomplishments in terms of prior education, achievements, certifications, GRE and TOEFL scores.
Diversity of background is preferred and Relevant work experience to match interests in specific focus areas.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates aiming for foundation or graduate level education at the Masdar Institute can apply for the IRENA Scholarship Programme through two possible ways:

Applications can be submitted through the online Masdar Institute application platform, by selecting the box for ‘IRENA scholarship’ in addition to the ‘Masdar Institute scholarship’ box. The candidates for IRENA scholarship shall be selected from the applicants who have been successfully admitted to Masdar Institute and have successfully met the criteria stated for IRENA scholarships.It is important to comply with the Masdar Institute selection criteria to be accepted for the Masdar Institute Graduate Programme and also for the IRENA scholarship.
Once admitted to Masdar Institute, the students can also submit their IRENA application by the 15th of September annually to Joice Priya, Academic Programmes Supervisor, email: [email protected]. The applications should mention the student’s faculty at Masdar and include an up-to-date CV, together with a statement or letter of purpose.

Apply Now for the IRENA Scholarships to study in UAE

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the IRENA Scholarships

May 26, 2015 1 comment

2015 A Common Word Among the Youth Training Programme & Conference, Rabat, Morocco (Fully Funded)

by lanredahunsi May 23, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: June 10 2015

WHO?
100 young people aged 18-35 will be selected representing over 5 different faiths from 5 continents to be part of a unique global network

WHERE?
The first training programme and conference will be from 4-9th September 2015 in Rabat, Morocco.

A Common Word Among the Youth (ACWAY) is a global initiative that will be led by young people, of different faiths to build bridges of co-existence by means of dialogue and action.

The programme is fully funded and includes several training courses, international conferences and civic activities to immerse participants in knowledge and action around cultural and religious diversity.

It is expected to be filmed as part of a TV documentary series to be aired on satellite TV for millions of viewers to be inspired and get involved.

Eligibility Requirements:

To be eligible for the ACWAY Programme you must:

Be aged between 18-35 (on 1st January 2015)
Self-define as being a follower/believer of one of the following religions:
1. Buddhism
2. Christianity
3. Hinduism
4. Islam
5. Judaism
6. Any other religion not mentioned above
Have a desire for promoting religious and cultural harmony
Have experience in community activism and/or interreligious related activities
Have an evidenced commitment to effecting positive change. This commitment can come in many forms; ranging from a high level of involvement in community initiatives to social entrepreneurship or from leading responsible business practices to public service.
Possess leadership ability
Have the ability to generate and articulate impactful ideas
Have the skills and ability to work as part of a team with people from different backgrounds and religions
Demonstrate good command of the English language. All elements of the programme will be conducted in English)
Be prepared to travel abroad
Be prepared to commit time to the project. This includes attending the training courses, conferences, delivering campaigns and local community activities). This will span over 12 months in your spare time taking into account your study and/or work commitments.
Be happy to be included in photos and filming that could be used in social media as well as TV and print media

The programme will consist of

Selection and training of 100 young people from around the world representing the world’s major religions to become advocates of co-existence and religious harmony
Two international conferences to provide opportunities for the young people to network and present their projects and activities to the international community
Grass-root activities delivered by the young people on co-existence and inter-faith relations
An online social media platform for the young people to interact and showcase their projects and activities.

In addition to the above the following pilot campaigns will be arranged:

A TV documentary with some of the young leaders involved highlighting the challenges and barriers to co-existence and some of the solutions
A comprehensive media campaign on co-existence and cultural diversity, using TV, Radio, print media as well as social media.

The project will run from January 2015 – July 2016, with a view to continue beyond that with sustainable activities and projects delivered by young people in partnership with local NGOs as well as public and private sector involvement.

How to Apply:

Complete the online Application form
If you are an organisation and would like to nominate participants to the programme then you can fill in the online Nominate form

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the A Common Word Among the Youth Training

May 23, 2015 0 comments

2015 Levi Strauss & Co./Pollination Project ( Seed funding for Youth Enviromentalist)-USD$5,0000/Project

by lanredahunsi May 23, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: Ongoing

The Pollination Project and Levi Strauss & Company are partnering to offer seed grants and support to young people involved in a wide variety of environmental programs all over the world.

The Youth Environmental Grantmaking program includes:

20 seed grants of $1000 each made to youth who are involved in grassroots environmental projects
Second-round funding of up to $5000 per project offered in Fall 2015
Promotional support for certain projects
Capacity building and leadership development training offered through Youth Empowered Action Camp.
Special priority consideration for projects recommended by the New Leaders Initiative of the Earth Island Institute.

Eligibility:

Individuals aged 22 or younger who are starting up or leading an environmental project anywhere in the world.
do not fund established organizations with paid staff.

The Pollination fund in the following categories:

Youth Environmentalists
Compassion towards all life
Environmental sustainability
Justice in all of its forms
Community health and wellness
Putting consciousness into action
Social change-oriented arts and culture

Funding:

For the initial seed grants, you can apply for up to $1000. For second “impact” grants (which will be available to all grantees in good standing beginning in late Fall, 2015), you can apply for up to $5000.

How to Apply:

First, please complete the prescreen questionnaire.
If you meet the basic guidelines, you will receive a link to the online application.

Apply Now for the Pollination Project Grant

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Pollination Project Youth Enviromental Grant

May 23, 2015 0 comments

2015 Solidarity Academy Workshop for Young Journalists and Writers, Poland (Fully Funded)

by lanredahunsi May 22, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: June 7th 2015

The European Solidarity Centre, New Eastern Europe, Eastbook.eu and the Marshal of Pomeranian Voivodeship are organizing the 11th edition of the Solidarity Academy, an international educational project aimed at maintaining and developing the tradition of the Solidarity Movement.

This year it will be held from 6th to 13th September 2015 in Gdańsk,Poland gathering 16 young journalists who will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and learn new skills.

The aim of this year’s Solidarity Academy is to raise awareness among young journalists about aspects of multiculturalism and solidarity with nations fighting for freedom as well as integrating young contributors to New Eastern Europe and Eastbook.eu. The Solidarity Academy will help to create a space for journalists from different backgrounds to meet, share and exchange experiences and initiatives.

Workshops will be both theoretical and practical. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in shared activities but they will be also divided into comfy groups and smaller teams during the journalistic task in Kaliningrad.

The result of the journalistic workshops will be the final publication and the debate/panel discussion in Kaliningrad – fully prepared by the participants with the support of experts. The working language of the Solidarity Academy is English. One of the main goals of the project is to create a programme of Solidarity Academy Graduates which will allow the participants to maintain contact and engage together in other projects.

Eligibility Requirements

The Solidarity Academy is open to international young journalists and writers.

Costs

The organizers will cover the costs of travel (up to 400 zł/100 €) and
The participants’ stay in Gdańsk and all costs connected with the trip to Kaliningrad (including costs of visa).

E-Mail: [email protected]

Apply Now for the 2015 Solidarity Academy for Journalists and Writers

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Solidarity Academy

May 22, 2015 0 comments

2015 Trust Women Hero Award for Women Worldwide (cash prize $USD5,000)

by OFA May 22, 2015

written by OFA

Application Deadline: June 26th 2015

The Trust Women Awards honour exceptional individuals who have raised awareness and provided real solutions to the challenges faced by women worldwide.

The Trust Women Hero Award celebrates an innovator whose bold thinking and high-impact work has helped women defend and advance their rights.

The 2015 Hero Award winner will be selected by our prestigious Trust Women Advisory Board and receive a cash prize of $5,000 to further their work. They will also be acknowledged with profiles on the Thomson Reuters Foundation and Trust Women Conference websites.

The winner will be unveiled at an evening ceremony at the Trust Women Conference in London on 17 November.
The closing date for entries is Friday, 26 June, 2015. Shortlisted nominees will be notified by 1 September.

Apply Now for the Trust Women Awards 2015

May 22, 2015 0 comments

2015 IBM Lead Africa Graduate Program for Africans across Africa

by lanredahunsi May 18, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

In today’s intensely competitive global marketplace, IBM is recruiting extraordinary leaders, people who not only succeed but enable others to as well. IBM have opportunities for talented, Masters degree level qualified individuals across every area of our business and in many countries across Africa and Middle East.
The Program will offer a group of high-potential individuals an exceptional opportunity for accelerated career development in Business Development, sales and Pre-sales within multiple functions – leading towards a global career in IBM and focus on growth markets. In addition to building your business acumen, you will take advantage of IBM’s world-class leadership development programs, and networking experiences, and be closely mentored and coached by senior IBMers.

An innovative approach that blends together hands-on direct working experience and industry leading edge certification classes for IBM sales and services. This will allow you to be exposed to key drivers of success as a future IBM leader, including:
• Inspire, motivate, and develop individuals, teams, and organizations.
• Manage profit and loss and understand key drivers for the business.
• Create strategies and bring about change in a globally integrated enterprise.
• Excel and adapt to doing business in a volatile, complex and ambiguous global marketplace.
• Ensure the priorities and resources of key functions are aligned with business goals.

Required

Bachelor’s Degree
At least 2 years experience in Significant business experience in Middle East and African countries or other growth markets
At least 2 years experience in general business management and profit and loss responsibility in a dynamic corporate environment
At least 2 years experience in analytical and interpersonal skills
At least 2 years experience in global orientation
At least 2 years experience in leadership, written and verbal communication skills, client service and solving complex business issues
At least 2 years experience in an intense team atmosphere while defining issues/hypotheses,performing complex analysis, and assisting with preparation and recommendations of innovative solutions
English: Fluent

Preferred

At least 3 years experience in Significant business experience in Middle East and African countries or other growth markets
At least 3 years experience in general business management and profit and loss responsibility in a dynamic corporate environment
At least 3 years experience in analytical and interpersonal skills
At least 3 years experience in global orientation
At least 3 years experience in leadership, written and verbal communication skills, client service and solving complex business issues
At least 3 years experience in an intense team atmosphere while defining issues/hypotheses, performing complex analysis, and assisting with preparation and recommendations of innovative solutions

Additional information

IBM is looking for candidates who are ready to be leaders throughout a career at IBM, have a passion for sales, strong interpersonal skills and the experience to influence, motivate, and lead others effectively, IBM invite you to explore and apply to this program.
1. Masters Degree in relevant field for IBM business
2. At least 2 years of relevant work experience
3. Readiness to business travel
4. English plus one additional language

Apply Now for the IBM Lead Africa Graduate Program

May 18, 2015 0 comments

2015 New York Forum Institute/France 24/Le Point Afrique African Start-Up Award for African Start-Ups (€100 000 euros Prize)

by lanredahunsi May 15, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: July 31st 2015

4 laureates will share a 100 000 euros award & Announce their presence as one of the Top 50 most innovative African start-ups!

Africa has ideas and talent but African start-ups lack access to capital, especially in the first phase of development.

In 2014, the first Train My Generation Survey undertaken by the New York Forum AFRICA with the Train My Generation vocational training fund established by the New York Forum Institute in 2013, highlighted this point: 56% of the 5,000 young African respondents to a recent survey conducted by the New york Forum Africa in 2014, pointed to their difficulty in finding funding.

In this context, Richard Attias, founder of the New York Forum Institute, initiated the African Start-up Award in partnership with France 24 and Le Point Afrique, the on-line edition of Le Point dedicated to Africa that was launched in March 2014.

The Award will support talent and the most creative initiatives, particularly those with a social impact component.

Qualification criteria:

• The start-up must be an independent company formed less than three years ago with a year of activity
• 100% of the capital is provided by African nationals
• The start-up’s activity is based in Africa

Benefits:

You will be judged by an expert panel, with grants going to the top four laureates, with the winner getting 50 000 euros,
The winning start-ups will be covered in Le Point Afrique,
And will enter the Top 50 of the most innovative African start-ups, which will be promoted during the New York AFRICA 2015 and in Le Point Afrique.

START-UPS WILL BE JUDGED BY A PANEL OF AFRICAN BUSINESS LEADERS IN FOUR AREAS:

• Innovation
• Development potential and scaleability
• Business viability
• Social impact

African Young Business Award details

100,000€ grant provided by the New York Forum Institute, founded by Richard Attias, to be allocated among the 4 laureates as follows:

• 1st prize: 50,000€
• 2nd prize: 30,000€
• 3rd prize: 10,000€
• 4th prize: 10,000€

The Top 50 of the most innovative African start-ups

The African Start-up laureates will gain unprecedented visibility towards the 1,500 participants expected at the New York Forum AFRICA 2015 in Libreville, joining economic and political stakeholders from Africa and the rest of the world and via Le Point.

• The 4 laureates will be invited to attend the New York Forum AFRICA, August 28-30 2015, with return flights and accommodation expenses covered.
• The laureates will be promoted in Le Point August 27, 2015 edition distributed during the NYFA and on Le Point Afrique website (founder photo and company profile).
• They will have the opportunity to join a special plenary session during the NYFA to share their entrepreneurial experience with young Africans and inspire them.
• The Top 50 companies will also be presented in Le Point August 27 2015 edition and will be invited to attend the NYFA 2015.

The laureates and the Top 50 will be presented during the next New York Forum AFRICA, under the High Patronage of H. E. Ali Bongo Ondimba, to be held in Libreville, Gabon on August 28-30 2015

Apply Now for the African Start-Up Award

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2015 African Start-Up Award for African Entrepreneurs

May 15, 2015 0 comments

2015 BMCE Bank of Africa -African Entrepreneurship Award ( USD$1 million Dollars for African Entrepreneurs)

by lanredahunsi May 4, 2015

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: June 30 2015

Are you an African citizen with a business idea that will create jobs and improve lives in Africa?
Will it improve education or the environment, or solve a problem that is uncharted?
The African Entrepreneurship Award is looking to fund you with a million dollars.

The journey begins Now with submitting your business idea and your story by June 30,

The African Entrepreneurship Award, powered by BMCE Bank of Africa, offers a mentoring journey for business ideas that can impact and improve lives in Africa. The goal of the African Entrepreneurship Award is to inspire African entrepreneurs – living in Africa and abroad – to develop businesses across the African continent, creating jobs that improve lives.

The Award partners with entrepreneurs, business leaders and leading academics from Africa, Asia, Americas, UK and Europe. These partners are mentors who provide coaching to African entrepreneurs at every step of this journey. The journey includes USD$1 million across three categories: Education, the Environment and Uncharted areas – never been done before in Africa.

The African Entrepreneurship Award will help you start or grow your business to create jobs and impact Africa. Every entrepreneur needs more than money. You need mentors to come alongside you, advise you, ask hard questions, encourage you, comfort you, and help you persevere.

Eligibility

You, the entrepreneur, must meet the following criteria as you submit your business proposal:

You must be a citizen of an African country
You must be a minimum of 18 years old as of October 1, 2015
Your business must be applicable in an African country
Your business must be relevant to one of these categories:
- Education – positively impact education in Africa
- Environment – positively impact the environment in Africa
- Uncharted – a high-impact business venturing into unexplored territory or untested markets

Additional Information

You can submit a proposal as a resident of any country worldwide – keeping in mind that you must be a citizen of an African country
- For example, a resident of the United Arab Emirates with Egyptian citizenship is eligible for this Award
You can submit a proposal if you are of any age over 18 as of October 1, 2015
Your business can operate in any African country even if you are not a citizen of that country
- For example, you can submit a proposal for a different country in Africa than your personal, African citizenship (e.g. a Ghanaian citizen can submit a proposal for a business in Liberia)
You can submit a proposal for a business already in operation
Your business can operate across borders in multiple African countries
Your business should demonstrate the potential to scale beyond one region in Africa to pan-African impact
You can operate in multiple countries, but you will be asked to designate a primary community in Africa that will benefit or be impacted by your business.

Rounds:

There will be practical mentoring in three Rounds:

Round 1 – Regional mentors advise you in May and June on regional issues and decide which ideas most needed in your region
Round 2 – Pan-African mentors advise you in July and August on how to get your idea beyond your borders to successfully impact pan-Africa.
Round 3 – Global Partners advise you in September on how to become sustainable and scale your idea.
Jury – The Final Jury of entrepreneurs, business leaders and academics from Africa, China, and the USA will meet you in person in or by video October to hear your business idea and decide the winners.

Selection

The First round finalists will be announced in early July.
Final winners will be announced in October 2015.
Successful applicants will be notified after July 7, and begin to receive local and international mentoring to shape their ideas.
Selected finalist will then be trained to pitch to a Presidential Jury for a financial award of $1 Million, by October 2015.

Submit Your Application Now for the 2015 African Entrepreneurship Award

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2015 African Entrepreneurship Award

May 4, 2015 3 comments

African Community Internship Placement Programme

Call for Applications East-Africa Internships South Africa West-Africa

The African Community Internship and Placement Programme- Programme Associate (Netherland)

by lanredahunsi January 8, 2013

written by lanredahunsi

The African Community Internship and Placement Programme (ACIPP) has grown from a small Ghana focused programme into a West-Africa wide operation now encompassing Ghana, Sierra Leone, and soon – Liberia. ACIPP pioneers a new model called “sustainable service”, where we aim to reinvest profits into our partner organizations and into building local capacity within the countries in which we operate.

ACIPP is registered under Dutch law since March 2012.

Programme Associate: Internship Position

We are looking for a passionate individual to join our global team to be based in The Netherlands as a Programme Associate. Working individually, with weekly meetings with the Executive Director and monthly meetings with the Board.

As the Programme Associate, you will be responsible for providing support with fundraising efforts, marketing, administrative tasks and grant writing.

You will be working directly with the Executive Director and the Board of ACIPP West Africa in The Netherlands.

January 8, 2013 1 comment

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East African Venture Bus Date: 22.Oct. – 28.Oct. 2015 Topic of the Bus: eHealth, FinTech and Governance (not exclusive, other topics possible)

West African Venture Bus Date: 17.Sept. – 23.Sept. 2015 Topic of the Bus: eHealth, FinTech and Governance (not exclusive, other topics possible

Southern African Venture Bus Date: 12.Nov. – 19.Nov. 2015 Topic of the Bus: Hardware Agriculture

Moroccan Venture Bus Date: 11. Sept. – 17. Sept. 2015

Tunisian Venture Bus Date: 12.Dec. – 18.Dec. 2015 Topic of the Bus: female empowerment, 100% female participants

Participation fee :

The Prizes

Costs

Qualification criteria:

START-UPS WILL BE JUDGED BY A PANEL OF AFRICAN BUSINESS LEADERS IN FOUR AREAS:

African Young Business Award details

Eligibility

You, the entrepreneur, must meet the following criteria as you submit your business proposal:

Additional Information

East African Venture Bus
Date: 22.Oct. – 28.Oct. 2015
Topic of the Bus: eHealth, FinTech and Governance (not exclusive, other topics possible)

West African Venture Bus
Date: 17.Sept. – 23.Sept. 2015
Topic of the Bus: eHealth, FinTech and Governance (not exclusive, other topics possible

Southern African Venture Bus
Date: 12.Nov. – 19.Nov. 2015
Topic of the Bus: Hardware Agriculture

Moroccan Venture Bus
Date: 11. Sept. – 17. Sept. 2015

Tunisian Venture Bus
Date: 12.Dec. – 18.Dec. 2015
Topic of the Bus: female empowerment, 100% female participants