Asian and African Students Scholarship (AASS)

University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM)

University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) is a place for learning, research, and community service that consistently spreads positive energy to a broad audience. Asian and African Students Scholarship (AASS) assisted by the University of Muhammadiyah Malang, provides opportunities for people from developing countries, particularly those countries located in the Asia and Africa, to undertake full-time undergraduate, master, and postgraduate study in certain study programs at University of Muhammadiyah Malang

Eligibility

• Be a maximum of 23 years of age on August 15, 2022, for Bachelor's program.
• Be a maximum of 35 years of age on August 15, 2022, for the masters and doctorate programs.
• Be a citizen of Asian or African countries. ( lt is intended for other continents in the Specific numbers ).
•  Be able to provide the health certificate declared by doctors or hospitals registered in their respective countries.
• Not be a citizen of Indonesia, hold permanent residency in Indonesia, or be applying for a visa to live in Indonesia permanently.
• Not be a permanent or impermanent worker in Indonesia while studying.
•  After completing the scholarship programs, it is expected to come back to their home.

The scholarship benefits generally include full tuition fees (Including the registration costs, examination, orientation, and laboratories).

The application deadline is August 15, 2022

More information can be access here - https://bit.ly/3aMqMdy

 Falling Walls Lab Is Coming To Nairobi

Falling Walls Foundation

Falling Walls Lab is an international forum for the next generation of early career innovators, trailblazers, creators and visionaries. Its aim is to promote exceptional ideas and connect promising scientists and entrepreneurs from all fields on a global level. Participants, also known as Labsters, are given the opportunity to present their research, business model, or initiative of peers, a high–calibre jury from academia and business, and the general public –in just 3 minutes. The event in Nairobi, Kenya will be online on September 28, 2022

Eligibility

• You must be 18 years or older when submitting your application
• You are currently enrolled in a university
• You are currently a postdoc
• You received a Bachelor’s degree no more than 10 years ago
• You received a Master’s degree no more than 7 years ago
• You received a PhD no more than 5 years ago
• An MD (medical degree excl. a doctoral dissertation) is considered equivalent to a Master’s degree. A Dr. med. (medical degree incl. a doctoral dissertation) is considered equivalent to a PhD

The deadline for application is 30 August 2022

More information can be access here - https://bit.ly/3OtRiGJ

 GRC Sustainable Development Goals Pilot Call 2022

Dutch Research Council (NWO)

The SDG Call 2022 of the Global Research Council (GRC) is a pilot call aiming to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs, through the implementation of results from ongoing or recently finalized research and innovation projects to advance the knowledge-based achievement of the SDGs, from local to regional scale. Projects will be funded through international consortia where researchers together with implementation partners and stakeholders collectively and collaboratively aim to improve research outcomes for impact. The research and outcomes of the projects funded should lead to an impact on society and improve the livelihoods of people on the ground. This pilot call is supported by 11 funding agencies spanning four continents

Eligibility

• Applicants must form project consortia with eligible partner organisations from at least three (and max. six) different countries funding the call. Consortia must be based on previously or recently finalized research and innovation projects funded by the following countries: Chile, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden, Tanzania, The Netherlands and Turkey.
• Each funding agency will provide funds directly to their eligible applicants per consortia in accordance with the agencies’ rules and regulations as stated in the national annexes.
• For applicants based in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the NWO eligibility criteria apply.

There is approximately € 8.2 million available for this call, supported by 11 funding agencies. The total NWO budget available for this call is € 500,000 (max. € 125,000 per project). The permitted project length is two to four years.

The deadline for Concept Note submission is 25 August 2022

More information can be access here - https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/grc-sdg-call-2022

 Ideas Matter Doctoral Fellowships for West Africa

West African Research Association (WARA)

The West African Research Association (WARA), in collaboration with the MasterCard Foundation, is announcing the support for young West African scholars through its Ideas Matter Doctoral Fellowship program. This program reflects their joint commitment to increase opportunities for emerging West African scholars, people who are transforming ideas into active solutions to the challenges facing not only the region but also throughout the globe. West Africa, like other parts of the world, is rich in intellectual resources. Universities are home to scholarly communities of scientists, historians, artists, and social scientists. Young scholars in the region are carrying out innovative, cutting-edge research in agriculture, technology, the humanities, and a wide range of other fields. They are poised to deliver innovative solutions to challenges posed by the changing climate, demographic shifts, and cultural transformations that mark our times. The Ideas Matter Doctoral Fellowship program will support the research initiatives of these young scholars

Eligibility

• The Ideas Matter Fellowship is open to doctoral students under age 35 who are based in West African institutions of higher education, for research on the continent.
• Priority will be given to research projects focusing on women, technology, and entrepreneurship.
• The application must be done online

The Ideas Matter Doctoral Fellowship program will award five doctoral research grants of $4,000 each.

The application deadline is August 14, 2022

More information can be access here - https://bit.ly/3RKOrf5

 International network grant for the SDGs

FORMAS

This call for proposals is being funded within the framework of “Intsam”, a collaboration among the Swedish Energy Agency, Formas, Forte, the Swedish Research Council and Vinnova, and has been developed together with Sida. The call aims to create better conditions for international research collaboration that can eventually help to achieve the SDGs. More specifically, the call aims to give Swedish researchers the opportunity to establish and develop networks together with researchers outside Europe to formulate new common project ideas. The planned collaboration should be jointly developed by all network partners, focus on mutually identified needs and based on equal collaboration. The funding is intended to be used for networking activities only, not research and innovation projects. The goal is for researchers in these networks to be able to apply for grants for joint research and innovation projects in national and international calls. Collaboration must take place with researchers in non-EU countries, but the call has no other geographical requirements. Collaborative initiatives can be initiated, for example, with countries that have been previous beneficiaries of aid and for which collaboration must build new forms of sustainable cooperation, or with low- and lower-middle-income countries that face the greatest challenges in implementing the agenda. The focus of the call is network projects within the areas of responsibility of all participating funders.

Eligibility

• The main applicant must have obtained a PhD degree by the time the call closes
• Participating researchers must also have obtained their PhD degree by the time the call closes. Other staff involved in the project do not need to have a PhD degree
• The applicant must be the project manager for the application
• Researchers who are full-time pensioners are not eligible to receive funding towards salaries

The projects should run for one year, and you can apply for a maximum of SEK 200,000 per project.

The application deadline is August 25, 2022.

More information can be access here - https://bit.ly/3aKasu3

 Pan African University Call for Applications for the 2022/2023 Academic Year

African Union (AU)

The Pan African University is an initiative of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier continental university network whose mission is to provide quality postgraduate education geared toward the achievement of a prosperous, integrated, and peaceful Africa. Young, qualified, talented, and enterprising applicants from African countries and the Diaspora are invited to apply to join Masters's or PhD degree programs at any of the following four PAU institutes listed below. Youths with potential, motivation, and who desire to play transformative leadership roles as academics, professionals, industrialists, innovators, and entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged to apply.

• Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology, and Innovation (PAUSTI), at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya.
• Pan African University Institute for Life and Earth Sciences- including Health and Agriculture (PAULESI), at the University of Ibadan (UI), Nigeria.
• Pan African University Institute for Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS), at the University of Yaounde II and the University of Buea, Cameroon.
• Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences -including climate change (PAUWES), at the University of Tlemcen, Algeria.

Eligibility

• Not be older than 30 years for male and 35 years for female applicants;
• Maximum 35 years old for male and 40 years old for female applicants (PhD Applicants);
• A Master’s degree in a relevant field from PAU or any internationally recognized university (PhD Applicants);
• Have an undergraduate degree from a recognized university, with at least a second-class upper division or its equivalent, in a relevant field;
• The African Union Commission will offer full scholarships to successful African candidates.

The deadline for application is 15 September 2022.

More information can be access here - https://bit.ly/3PicekX

 PhD Fellow in Fishing and Aquaculture Technology of the Future

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

A PhD position is available at The Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS), Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics (BFE) with the research group HARVEST and CRAFT. This position is connected to the project FUTURES4Fish: Adaptive socio-technological solutions for Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture, funded by the Norwegian Research Council. The FUTURES4Fish specific objectives are: (1) Map and analyze overall trends and signals that are shaping tomorrow’s Norwegian fisheries & aquaculture (F&A) environment; (2) Identify and compare possible, probable, preferable, and disruptive F&A scenarios with a 20 years horizon (i.e. 2040); (3) Model likely responses of individuals, local and indigenous communities, society, and environment to these scenarios; (4) Quantify the impact of various scenarios and of the likely responses to these; (5) Prototype efficient solutions for achieving preferable scenarios and coping with disruptive ones, i.e. novel conceptual designs of F&A vessels, adaptive bottom-up innovation arenas, legal blueprints for the use of next generation technology, guidelines for ethical technology design for and governance of autonomous natural resource extraction, methodology for knowledge integration for Blue Futures.

Eligibility

• This position requires a master’s degree or equivalent in marine or maritime related studies (fishing or aquaculture technology, maritime / marine / naval / ship technology or engineering, fisheries management etc.); engineering or similar. If you are near completion of your master’s degree, you may still apply.

Emphasis will be attached to the applicant’s potential for research, independent work, and interaction with the industry as shown by:

1. Master thesis,
2. Any other academic or professional works,
3. Experience from the maritime / fishing industry or similar activities, and
4. Research plan description

The candidate must have:

• Experience with or knowledge of fishing, aquaculture, maritime or industrial operations
• Demonstrated solution-oriented approach towards addressing practical problems
• Capacity to work independently in a physically demanding environment, e.g. fishing/aquaculture vessel
• Documented fluency in English. Nordic applicants can document their English capabilities by attaching their high school diploma

Deadline for application is 15^th August 2022.

More information can be access here - https://bit.ly/3AYzFM2

 Project Grants in Bioscience and Basic Biomedicine

Novo Nordisk Foundation

The objective of this call is to promote Danish fundamental research at a high international level within the field of bioscience and basic biomedicine by supporting projects relevant for understanding the human organism and/or basal mechanisms underlying health and disease. The research fields could be within, but not limited to; Molecular biology, cell biology, bioinformatics, modeling of biological systems, enzymology, genetics, microbiology, plant biology, animal models, pharmacology, experimental physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, biology, and biostatistics, etc. The research will typically be carried out in animals, model systems, cellular or subcellular systems, or in silico.

Eligibility

• Principal investigators are eligible to apply
• Applications from PhD students and postdocs will not be taken into consideration
• The research activities applied for must be anchored at a university, hospital or other non-profit research institution in Denmark
• The application must describe a clearly defined research project with an appropriate budget

A grant capital of DKK 80 million is available for the funding of 1-, 2- and 3-year project grants within the frame of DKK 300,000 – 1,000,000 per budget year.

The application deadline is on 6 September 2022.

More information can be access here - https://bit.ly/3cnkmC4

 Scholarship Advert for Short Term Academic Mobility

RUFORUM

Scientists in Crop Improvement for Food Security in Africa (SCIFSA ) is a partnership of five African Universities in Eastern, Western and North Africa lead by Makerere University in Uganda.  The partnership also has Politechnika Slaska (Poland) as a technical partner and Regional University Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture – RUFORUM as an Associate partner. Through funding from EU under Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme, the partnership will collaborate in the training of professionals in crop improvement and horticulture to achieve sustainable food security in Africa.  A total of 24 Masters (6 credit-seeking, 18 degree-seeking) and 12 Doctorates (4 credit-seeking, 8 degree-seeking) will be trained in the thematic areas of Plant breeding and seed systems, Biotechnology, seed science and technology, Agronomy, and Vegetable crop production, Pesticides and plant protection and Plant and microbial technology.  The project is expected to contribute to a) improved skills and competencies of academic staff in, research, training and supervision, b) enhanced quality of graduate training that will lead to innovative and fit-for-purpose professionals in Crop production improvement c) improved skills and competencies of administrative staff in implementing international mobility. Subsequently, a procedure/platform to support the harmonisation and internationalisation of Crop production programmes among African Universities shall be achieved.

Eligibility

The applicant for the scholarship must be

• Be nationals and resident in any eligible African Countries (Target group 1 (Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Uganda) and Target group 2 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sudan, and Tunisia))
• Have sufficient knowledge of the language of instruction of courses in the host country

Full fill the criteria of one of the target groups below

• Target group 1 (TG1)-  Masters or PhD credit-seeking applicant: Students must be registered (prove of registration) in one the five partner universities (Cairo University, Makerere University, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, University of Eldoret and University of Ghana, Legon).
• Target group 2 (TG2)- For credit-seeking mobility applicants: Students must be registered in any African Higher Institution of learning

The scholars will cover monthly subsistence allowance for the entire mobility period (600 Euro for MSc and 900 Euros for PhD), settling in allowance, round trip ticket, visa cost, and Comprehensive insurance (Health, Accident, and Travel)

The deadline for application is 11th August 2022

 The Rhodes Scholarships for Kenya

Rhodes Trust

The Rhodes scholarship programme is the oldest (established 1903) international scholarship programme in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Administered by the Rhodes Trust in Oxford, the programme offers 100 fully-funded Scholarships each year for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom - one of the world’s leading universities. Rhodes Scholarships are for young leaders of outstanding intellect and character who are motivated to engage with global challenges, committed to the service of others and show promise of becoming value-driven, principled leaders for the world’s future.

Eligibility

• Nationality/citizenship: You must be a citizen of Kenya.
• Education/Residency: You must have been resident in Kenya for at least five of the last ten years.
• Age: On 1 October 2022, you must be at least 18 and have not reached your 25th birthday (i.e. you must have been born after 1 October 1997 and on or before 1 October 2004).On 1 October 2022, you must not have reached your 27th birthday (i.e. have been born after 1 October 1995) AND you have met or will meet the academic requirements for completing your first undergraduate degree on or after 1 October 2021
• Academic achievement: You must have completed (or will have completed by June / July 2023) an undergraduate degree from a university (normally a Bachelor’s degree) with a First or Upper Second class standard (i.e. an average score of 69%/GPA of 3.7 or higher).

The deadline for application is 31 August 2022.

More information can be access here - https://bit.ly/3PgLZLT

 Research groups: Location-independent networking of interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary teams of three to five researchers.

Opportunity Info

• Amount: Not Specified
• Date added: 2022-05-24
• Deadline: 30 Sep 22
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• Tel: 0043-1 505 67 40 - 8603
• Contact Person: Sabine Haubenwallner, Dr.
• Collaboration Required: Yes
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Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) is Austria's central funding organization for basic research. The purpose of the FWF is to support the ongoing development of Austrian science and basic research at a high international level.

The objectives of the research groups are;

• Promotion of cooperation projects between researchers at research locations 3 with less research infrastructure or in certain scientific disciplines that cooperate in smaller formats
• Medium-term research collaboration (up to 5 years) on a complex, current topic in mixed teams of at least 3 to a maximum of 5 researchers (at least one-third of the underrepresented gender, with the gender ratio in the team being defined as a criterion relevant to the decision during the assessment)
• Interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary, an innovative research collaboration that deepens or consolidates a topic
• Integration of young scientists in managerial positions
• Description of an internationalization strategy to connect to the international scientific community

Eligibility

• A team of 3-5 internationally outstanding scientists from all scientific disciplines 1 , especially from the humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies, form a research group at Austrian research institutions. Participation in a maximum of one research group is possible in addition to the current number of three FWF projects.
• Researchers working abroad with an additional 25% connection to an Austrian research institution can participate in an FG 2.
• A scientist acts as a coordinator in the research group.
• The formal application is made by the Austrian research institution: all Austrian research institutions are eligible to apply; there is no limit to the number of applications that can be submitted by a research institution. A research institution can therefore submit several applications.

Funding: Maximum EUR 1,500,000 (reference value EUR 300,000 / year); finance these costs: personnel costs for your own position and employees (PhDs, postdocs), material, equipment, travel, other costs, and 5% general project costs. The deadline for application is September 30, 2022

 Scholarship Advertisement – Credit-Seeking (Short Term) Academic Mobility Intra-Africa Academic mobility Project: Partnership for Training Scientist in Crop Improvement for Food Security in Africa (SCIFSA)
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