OPPORTUNITIES
Grants and Awards:
Scholarships and Courses:
- (New) New Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Morocco. Merit scholarships available for exceptional applicants from Africa. Deadline: 24 June 2019
- (New) Pan African University master’s and PhD scholarships 2019. For applicants from African countries and the diaspora to study at any of the PAU institutes in Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon or Algeria. Deadline: 27 June 2019
- FARA/CIHEAM-Bari call for Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA). Fully funded MSc training and advanced short courses in ARIFA affiliated countries including Brazil, China, Cuba, India, Italy and the Netherlands. Deadline: 30 June 2019
- IUCEA-World Bank Masters Fellowships 2019. Fully funded mobility scholarships for young African female students in the following disciplines: (i) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) or Industry (ii) Agriculture (iii) Health (iv) Education and (v) Applied Statistics.Deadline: 30 June 2019
- DAAD scholarships 2019-2020. For individuals from eligible developing countries to undertake post-graduate study at German universities in development-related subjects. Deadlines vary by course
- (New) TWAS-BIOTEC Postdoctoral Fellowship. For young scientists from developing countries (other than Thailand) to pursue advanced research in biotechnology at the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Thailand. Deadline: 30 June 2019
- Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) training courses. For international candidates from developing countries to study various short courses in India during October-December 2019 period. Deadline: 3 months before start of the course
- (New) MPhil and PhD Programmes at the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) hosted by the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Scholarships available. Deadline: 8 July 2019
- TWAS-USM Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme. For young scientists from developing countries (other than Malaysia) who wish to pursue advanced research in the natural sciences at the Universiti Sains Malaysia. Deadline: 15 July 2019
- (New) PASET RSIF PhD scholarships / Bourses de doctorat PASET RSIF. 3-4 year doctoral training scholarships in priority thematic areas of the PASET Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF). Deadline: 22 July 2019
- TWAS-NRF Doctoral Programme. Doctoral fellowships for scientists from developing countries to pursue research in the natural sciences at research institutions in South Africa for a maximum of three years. Deadline: 31 July 2019
- (New) Rhodes Scholarship 2020. Supports exceptional young people for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford. Deadline: Varies by region
- (New) Adelaide Scholarships International. Scholarships from the University of Adelaide to outstanding international graduates from any country to undertake a masters or doctoral degree by research. Deadline: 31 July 2019
- Research Training Fellowship for Developing Country Scientists (RTF-DCS). 6 month fellowships from the Government of India for research in various disciplines including agricultural sciences.Deadline: 30 September 2019
- LHMENA call for Young Scientists Mobility Grants with MENA Countries. Applicants must hold a Bachelor or Master’s degree and have not more than 6 years professional research experience. Priority countries include Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. Deadline: 31 December 2019
- Nestlé Foundation grants for research in human nutrition in low-income and lower middle-income countries. Support includes grants for Masters and PhD projects. Applications accepted all year round
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Calls for Papers and Posters:
- (RUFORUM call) Call for manuscripts: African Journal of Rural Development. Regular articles, short communications and reviews accepted. Deadline: Open
- (New) East African Journal of Science Technology and Innovation first call for papers for publication. Thematic areas od interest include: agriculture, natural resources management, infrastructure, energy, ICT and STEM
- Call for abstracts for the 3rd Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) International Conference, 13-16 August 2019 in Nairobi. Authors of accepted abstracts will be funded
- Call for presentations and posters for , 19-20 September in Beijing. Deadline: 24 June 2019
- (New) Call for abstracts and posters for the First African Conference on Edible Insects, 14-16 August 2019 in Harare. Deadline: 27 June 2019
- (New) Call for abstracts for the First East African Science, Technology and Innovation Conference. 13-14 September 2019, in Kampala. Deadline: 30 June 2019
- Call for submission of original research/review papers for a forthcoming special issue of DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology on data management
- International Higher Education invites contributions from masters and doctoral students and postdocs to an essay contest on “Unprecedented Challenges, Significant Possibilities”, key challenges and opportunities for international higher education in the coming decade and beyond. Deadline: 15 August 2019
- (New) Call for abstracts for the “X International Congress on Cactus Pear and Cochineal”, 14-19 September 2020 in Tunis. Deadline: 31 August 2019
- Journal of Scientometric Research Special issue on Quantitative, Network-theoretic and Altmetric Analysis of Scholarly Big Data. Deadline: 31 August 2019
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