Welcome back to our ongoing series linking you to scholarship opportunities available around the world.
Today, we look at five scholarship opportunities that should help you in whatever field you wish to enter.
GAIN Agri-Business Innovation Challenge for Nigerian Entrepreneurs 2023
Are you an entrepreneur in Nigeria? If yes, then the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is here to help you grow your agri-business.
The program, launched back in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition, partners with the Nigerian Climate and Innovation Centre to create the Agribusiness Challenge.
This program aims to “identify, develop and scale innovative solutions to food safety challenges and a healthier food supply chain” capable of meeting the growing needs of a population.
The benefits of the program include:
- Boot camp
- Pitch readiness
- Mentorship community
- Technical Assistance Program
- Deal Day
- Demo Day
- And $ 16,000 Equity-free grant
Check here to see if you meet the requirements, and click here to apply for the program before October 19, 2023.
IBM Masters Fellowship Awards 2024
This Fellowship program by IBM is aimed at recognizing and supporting exceptional Masters students with a desire to make their mark in promising and disruptive technologies, regardless of the area of study.
To enroll, you must currently be enrolled in Masters programs in sciences, arts, nursing, and business, among others, with a focus on the following topics of interest:
- Hybrid Cloud
- Cybersecurity
- Semiconductors
- Artificial Intelligence
Among the benefits will be a one-year IBM Masters Fellowship as well as a US country award with $ 10,000 in a single award year.
So, if you meet the requirements, click here to apply before October 27, 2023.
Fully Funded University of Oxford 2024 Reach Oxford Scholarship Programme for Developing Countries
Reach Oxford Scholarship is for students from low-income and developing countries by Oxford University, UK.
Thus, to qualify, you must be a citizen of a nation that receives development assistance from the DAC of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Benefits of this program include a Grant for living costs, Course fees granted, and One return airfare per year back home.
Details on the application process can be found here. Apply before October 15, 2023.
Baker Hughes Early Career Graduate Internship Programme 2023 (LEAD Field Engineer)
This program is aimed to inspire and guide recent graduates through career-shaping experiences. The program takes 36 months to complete and gets you involved in helping clients ‘locate and produce energy more efficiently.’
The benefits of that program to the Field Engineer include:
- Mentorship
- Career development training
- Visibility to senior leaders
- Work with diverse teams
- Access to a wide range of career options post-program
So, if you meet the requirements, click here to apply before October 31, 2023.
Fully Funded United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) MasterCard Foundation Scholars Programme for Africans 2024
USIU has partnered with MasterCard Foundation to create this initiative, which offers talented academic students from Africa facing issues such as gender, financial, displacement, or disability an opportunity to access world-class education.
The initiative offers full-cost scholarship to young Africans who are first-time undergrads and majorly targets Young Women, Refugees/Displaced Youth, and Persons with Disability if you are a Young Man, then you will need to have the following qualities
- Academic talent
- Leadership qualities
- Commitment to giving back to the community
To apply, you can download the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program Application form here. You can also download the Guidelines to a good recommendation letter here. You will then submit your application to mcfsp-applications@usiu.ac.ke.
Apply before the deadline on November 24, 2023.
