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Opportunity Round up – Top Opportunities for Africans for the Month of November 2018.

by OFA

Here are the Top Opportunities for the month of November 2018 as curated by the Opportunities for Africans Team. Enjoy!

SCHOLARSHIPS

Commonwealth Professional Fellowships 2019 for Mid-Career Medical Professionals to Study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)
Deadline: Monday 3 December 2018.

U.S. Department of State Global Undergraduate Exchange Program 2019/2020 (Global UGRAD) for Study in the United States (Fully Funded)
Deadline:
December 31st, 2018 5:00 pm EST.

SevenUp Botling Company Harvard Business School Scholarship 2020 for Nigerians (Fully Funded to Harvard Business School)
Deadline:
January 4th 2019

UNICAF Scholarship to study an online degree from the University of South Wales or UNICAF University

Canon Collins Thekgo (Undergraduate & Postgraduate) Bursary 2019 for Study in South Africa.
Deadline:
17th December 2018 at 11pm GMT

Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) 2019/2020 Overseas Postgraduate (Msc & PhD) Scholarship Scheme for study in UK, France & Germany
Deadline:
December 31st 2018

US-MEPI/AMIDEAST Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship Program 2018/2019 for Students from Middle East and North Africa.
Deadline:
December 1st 2018

The Hague University of Aplied Sciences World Citizen Talent Scholarships 2018/2019 for Bachelor’s & Master’s Degree Study in the Netherlands (EUR 5,000)
Deadline:
March 31st 2019

Edinburgh Global Research Scholarship Awards 2019/2020 for overseas research students
Deadline:
1st February 2019.

The Jim Ovia Scholarship Program 2019 for young Nigerian students
Deadline: December 26th 2018

Loughborough University Graduate School Development Trust Africa Scholarships 2019/2020 for Study in the UK (100% Tuition Funded)
Deadline: 30 April 2019

Ghent University Doctoral Scholarships 2019 for Candidates from Developing Countries to study in Belgium (Funded)
Deadline:
March 4th 2019

University of Essex Africa Scholarship Programme 2019/2020 for Young Africans to study in the United Kingdom
Deadline: September 30th 2019

International Journalists‘ Programmes (IJP) Southern African Journalists’ Bursary Programme 2019 in Germany (3.000 Euro Stipend)
Deadline:
February 15th, 2019

Ashinaga Africa Initiative 2019 leadership program for young African orphans (Fully Funded to study abroad)
Deadline:
December 16th 2018

INTERNSHIPS

Canon Collins Educational and Legal Assistance Trust PAID INTERNSHIP 2019 for young Graduates
Deadline: December 5th 2019

African Business Education Initiative for Youth (ABE Initiative) 2019 Master’s Degree & Internship Program for Africans (Fully Funded to Japan).
Deadline: November 30th 2018

M-Net Magic In Motion Academy 2019 for aspiring young Filmmakers & TV Graduates.
Deadline:
21 January 2019.

ifa CrossCulture Internships Programme (CCP) 2019 for young professionals from North Africa (Fully Funded to Germany)
Deadline:
21 December 2018.

Deutsche Welle International Journalism Traineeship 2019 for Journalists (paid Internships in Berlin and Bonn)
Deadline: January 11, 2019.

CERN Summer Students Programme 2019 for young students – Geneva, Switzerland (Funded)
Deadline:
January 31st 2019

Sterling Bank Graduate Trainee Program 2018 for young Nigerian Graduates
Deadline:
December 7th 2018

Unilever Inservice Trainee Programme 2018 for young South Africans
Deadline: December 3rd 2018

UNFCCC’s Action for Climate Empowerment Internship Programme 2019 for postgraduate students
Deadline:
December 16th 2018

Thomson Reuters Journalism Training Programme 2019 (Middle East & Africa) – Funded Training at Reuters, London-United Kingdom
Deadline: 30th November 2018

Deloitte Nigeria 2018 recruitment for Chartered Accountants: Fresh Graduates & Experienced Accountants
Deadline: Ongoing

Investec CSI Young Entrepreneurs Global Exposure Trips 2019 for young South African Entrepreneurs
Deadline: November 30th 2018

ExxonMobil Graduate Engineer Entry-level Recruitment 2018 for young Nigerians

Afrinvest Securities AfriPop Internship Programme 2018 for young Nigerians
Deadline: December 7th, 2018

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

TechWomen Emerging Leaders Program 2019 for Women in STEM to study in the United States of America (Fully Funded)
Deadline:
January 16th 2019

The 2019 Study of the United States Institute for Student Leaders on Women’s Leadership (Fully Funded to the USA)
Deadline: December 28, 2018

World Bank Group XL Africa Business Acceleration Program 2018 for high-growth start-ups from Francophone Africa (All-expenses-paid residencies – in Mali and in France)
Deadline:
January 14th 2019

Hult Prize 10th Year Anniversary Challenge 2019 for high impact Entrepreneurs (grand prize of USD1Million)
Deadline: December 23, 2018.

McCain Institute’s Next Generation Leaders (NGL) Program 2019 for emerging Leaders Worldwide (Funded to USA)
Deadline:
February 15th 2019

Digital Lab Africa 2018 for African talents in digital content creation (42,000ZAR cash prize & funded Residency in France)
Deadline:
January 13th, 2019

McKinsey & Company Next Generation Women Leaders Award 2019 for Female Students & Professionals (2,000 Euros prize)
Deadline:
January 14, 2019.

OneBeat International Residency Program 2019 for Innovative Musicians Worldwide (Fully Funded to USA)
Deadline
: December 21, 2018

Labs by ARM – FinTech focused Accelerator Program 2018 for early & growth stage FinTech startups
Deadline:
5th December 2018.

Call for application: IRDR Young Scientists Programme 2019 (4th batch) for young researchers worldwide.
Deadline:
December 31st 2018

UNESCO MGIEP 8th Talking Across Generations on Education #YouthWagingPeace Young Peacebuilders’ Workshop 2018 – Amman Jordan (Fully Funded)
Deadline:
December 9th 2018

TRACE Prize 2019 for Investigative Reporting – Uncovering Commercial Bribery (win cash prize of $10,000 USD)
Deadline: 
January 31st 2019

World Health Organization (WHO) 2018 Africa Innovation Challenge Calls for New Solutions to Improve Health in Africa (Fully Funded to Brazzaville, Congo)
Deadline: Monday, 10 December 2018

Deutsche Telekom Women’s STEM Award 2019 for Female MINT students worldwide (3,000 euros in prize money)
Deadline: March 17th 2019

Harvard GSD Wheelwright Prize International Competition 2019 for early-career Architects ( $100,000 Travelling Fellowship)
Deadline:
January 27th 2019

World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Awards Program 2019 ($USD 20,000 prize) for education projects
Deadline: January 15, 2019

American Middle Eastern Network for Dialogue at Stanford (AMENDS) Conference 2019 for emerging leaders (Fully Funded)
Deadline:
December 15th, 2018 at 11:59 PST.

Sage Foundation’s Enterprise Fund 2019 for non-profits worldwide ($500,000 in grants)
Deadline:
December 7th 2018

TalentMine Refinery program 2019 for young Nigerian undergraduate students/fresh graduates
Deadline:
January 15th 2019

Rise Up Call for Applications: Youth Champions Initiative for young people (Fully Funded to California, USA)
Deadline:
February 28, 2019

Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) 2019 at the University of California, Berkeley,USA (Partial Scholarships Available)
Deadline:
December 10th, 2018

Commonwealth Foundation grants 2018/2019 for civil society organisations
Deadline:
7 January 2019 at 5pm GMT.

The Brunel University London International African Poetry Prize 2019 for African Poets ( £3000 prize)
Deadline:
December 12th 2018

2019 National Geographic Society/Buffett Awards for Leadership in Conservation ($25,000 grant & Funded to Washington, D.C.)
Deadline: November 30th 2018

 

FELLOWSHIPS

The AFRIKA KOMMT! fellowship programme 2019/2021 for Future Leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa (Fully Funded to Germany)
Deadline:
January 11th 2019

University of Oxford Reuters Institute Journalism Fellowship Programme 2019/2020 for media professionals   (Fully Funded)
Deadline:
11 February 2019

Commonwealth Professional Fellowships 2019 for Mid-Career Medical Professionals to Study in the United Kingdom (Fully Funded)
Deadline:
3rd December 2018.

Dart Center Ochberg Fellowship 2019 for Mid-Career Journalists (Fully Funded to Columbia University in New York City,USA)
Deadline: February 6th 2019

Internet Society Fellowships to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Programme 2019 (Fully Funded)
Deadline: December 2nd 2018
Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Fellowship Programme 2019 for Africa’s best young scientists and technologists.
Deadline:
27 January 2019

Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellowship Scheme 2019/2021 for young professionals (£21,000/Year Salary)
Deadline:
December 2nd, 2018

Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) Visiting Fellows Program 2019 for African-based Researchers & Academics (Fully Funded to Oxford University)

Call for Applications: The Civic Hive fellowship program 2019 for young Nigerian Tech Innovators

ICANN65 Policy Forum Fellowship Program 2019 -Marrakech, Morroco (Fully Funded)
Deadline:
14 December 2018

Machel-Mandela Fellowship Programme 2019 for young African graduates (Fully Funded to South Africa)
Deadline:
30 November 2018.

CAS-TWAS President’s PhD Fellowship Programme 2019 for Study in China (Fully Funded)
Deadline:
31 MARCH 2019

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Italian JPO Programme 2019 for candidates from Least Developed Countries!
Deadline:
14 December 2018

United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOSA)/Japan Long-term Fellowship Programme 2019 on Nano-Satellite Technologies for nationals of developing countries.
Deadline:
Deadline: 20 January 2019

Al Alfi Foundation Sustainable Development Fellowship Program 2019 for Egyptians (Funded)
Deadline:
April 15th 2019

Open Society Foundation Fellowship 2019 for Innovative approach to Open Society Challenges
Deadline:

Kinship Conservation Fellows Program 2019 for Conservationists ( $6000 stipend and a month of valuable training)
Deadline:
January 8, 2019.

All the Best.

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