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Registration Deadline: Thursday, 30th April 2015

Ideation Hub Africa has opened the Call for Applications from development actors to attend its forthcoming Development Dialogue in Lagos on Thursday, 7th May 2015.

Ideation Hub Africa pan-African social enterprise focused on igniting innovation and social prosperity in Africa, by equipping businesses and development actors to create value and solve burning social issues.

Ideation Hub Africa’s Development Dialogue is a melting point of thought leadership, innovation-conversations, policy discussions and collaboration for Africa’s social prosperity. The Stakeholders’ Exchange Edition will create a rallying point for development actors (social entrepreneurs, non-profit/ NGO professionals, CSR practitioners, government workers/public servants, community development agents or for-profit entrepreneurs with a social mission) across various sectors to share ideas, collaborate and grow capacity for igniting social innovation in Africa.

This Stakeholders’ Exchange Edition on Thursday, 7th May 2015 in Lagos, will host a select cohort of 100 social change agents around key discussions to shape the future of development and how we solve pressing challenges.

If you are selected to attend, the Dialogue provides you an interesting opportunity to connect with those at the forefront of social profit, contextualize your development efforts, sharpen your understanding of Nigeria’s development landscape as well as lend your voice to global issues.

The one-day event will include a Keynote Speech by Gbenga Sesan, Founder at Paradigm Initiative Nigeria; a Panel Session led by a number of development

champions, Open Conversations where delegates share field perspectives and Case Discussions syndicated across sectors in the social space. Outcomes of the Dialogue will be curated in a Post-Dialogue Review to be published in various frontline media across Africa.

For Whom:

Eligible participants are social entrepreneurs, non-profit/ NGO professionals, CSR practitioners, government workers/ public servants, community development agents or for-profit entrepreneurs with a social mission.
Must have useful experience working in Nigeria or across Africa,
Must be a leader, passionate about global development issues and committed to creating positive change
Be willing and available to attend the Development Dialogue on Thursday, 7th May 2015.

Partners to the Development Dialogue include Crans Montana Forum, Switzerland and Amani Institute, Brazil amongst others.

This event is free. To attend, you must be nominated by a partner organisation, or you may register directly HERE.

Level of study: PhD candidates
Offered: Annually
Number of awards: 3 (for entry in September 2015)
Value: Approx. CHF 42’500 p.a. plus tuition fees
Duration: 4 years
Closing date: January 31, 2015

Every year, the UBS International Center of Economics in Society awards several full scholarships to outstanding international graduates to enable them to take up their doctoral studies at the Zurich Graduate School of Economics.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria:

Scholarships are open to graduates from around the world, they are awarded to candidates on the grounds of outstanding academic merit, and continuing support will be subject to satisfactory completion of course work.
While preference may be given to students whose research plans include areas of interest of the UBS International Center of Economics in Society, applications from all areas are welcomed.

Admission to the Zurich Graduate School of Economics is a pre-condition for being considered for a UBS Center Scholarship.

Scholarship holders are free to choose their supervisor and have no mandatory duties beyond the completion of the course work and their doctorate.

Value and duration of the UBS Center Scholarship

The UBS Center Scholarships cover living expenses and all fees. The stipend covering living expenses currently stands at CHF 42’500 per year.
Scholarships are offered to award holders for a period of four years, subject to satisfactory completion of course work.

How to Apply:

Applicants need to apply for admission to the Zurich Graduate School of Economics (see details on the departmental webpage) where they indicate that they are applying for a UBS Center Scholarship

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the UBS International Center of Economics

2015 Ideation Hub Africa Development Dialogue for Social Change Agents,Lagos Nigeria

UBS Center Scholarship for International students to study in Zurich,Switzerland.