International Fellowships Program

ASSOCIATION OF
AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES
ASSOCIATION DES
UNIVERSITES AFRICANES
The International Fellowships Program (IFP) is a program supported by the Ford Foundation, and coordinated in West Africa by the AAU in collaboration with Pathfinder International in Nigeria and the West African Research Center (WARC) in Senegal. IFP provides fellowships for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use their education to further development in their own countries and greater social and economic justice worldwide. IFP fellowships will be awarded to applicants from diverse backgrounds, including social groups and communities that lack systematic access to higher education. A total of 136 fellows have been recruited into the Nigeria program since 2001 when support for the program first started. Eighty-eight fellows have completed the program. Some fellows have returned to their previous work in government, universities, and with NGOs, while others are now working in rural communities.It is expected that 46 Fellowships will be awarded in West Africa for the 2010/2011 academic year. Deadline for applications is Friday, February 27, 2009. Late application and non-current forms will not be accepted. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted in May 2009. Individual communication will not be entertained. Selection decisions are final.Interested persons may download both the application and referee forms here.*Please note you will need 3 copies of the referee form.
Eligibility Requirements:
Applicants must:
Be residents or resident nationals of Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal.
Hold a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree as the case may be.
Have at least 3 years of work experience.
Have substantial experience in community service or development-related activities.
Possess leadership qualities/potential evidenced by their employment, academic experience, or at the community level.
Propose to pursue a post-graduate degree that will directly enhance their leadership capacity in a practical, policy, academic, or artistic discipline or field corresponding to one or more of the Foundation’s areas of endeavor.
Present a plan specifying how they will apply their studies to social problems or issues in their country.
Doctoral candidates MUST submit proposals and writing or research samples.
Note:
Females, refugees, and individuals with special needs are encouraged to apply.
US citizens and Green Card holders are not eligible.
Applicants should note that background checks will be run on short-listed candidates.
Eligible Fields:
Any academic discipline or field of study related to The Ford Foundation's grant making areas:

Asset Building & Community Development Knowledge, Creativity & Freedom Peace & Social Justice
Workforce DevelopmentDevelopment Finance & Economic SecurityEnvironment & DevelopmentCommunity Development Education & Scholarship

Sexuality & Reproductive Health

Religion, Society & Culture

Media

Arts & Culture Human Rights

Governance

Civil Society





Pick-up locations
For hard-copies of the application form contact any of the following pick-up locations near you:

Abuja
Pathfinder International Nigeria Country Office
35 Justice Sowemimo St.
Off Gen. T Y Danjuma St.
Asokoro
Abuja FCT
Tel: (234) 9 314 7378/9
ifpnigeria@pathfind.org Kaduna
Pathfinder Field Office
4 Mohammed Sanni Rd.
off Gwamna Rd.
Kurmin Mashi, Kaduna
Tel: 062-412 157; 412 184 Lagos

COMPASS Lagos Office
CITECO Towers
Plot 7, Asabi Cole St.
New Secretariat, Agidingbi,
Ikeja, Lagos
Kano
Development Research & Projects Centre
63B Sultan Rd.
Nassarawa, GRA
Kano
Tel: 064-632 636 Enugu
Women Action Research Organisation (WARO)
38A Umuezebi St. New Haven
Enugu
Tel: 042-259 275 Cross River
Girl Power Initiative (GPI)
44 Ekpo Abasi St.
Calabar,
Cross River State
Tel: 087-230 929
Borno
Ayamsu Memorial Medical Centre
17B Bukar Boleri Rd.
Kumshe Ward
Maiduguri,
Borno State
Tel: 076-233 685 Nassarawa
COMPASS Nassarawa Office
State Primary Education Board (SPEB) Office
Lafia
Tel: 047-221 326 Kebbi
Youth Advancement Organization of Nigeria (YAON)
Dakin Gari St., Rafin Atiku
Off Badariya Rd.
Birnin-Kebbi
Tel: 068-322 063
OR
Women Advancement and Child Protection Initiative
Plot 26, Jihab Plaza
Emir Haruna Rd. Birnin Kebbi
Tel: 0708 636 0700
Bauchi
COMPASS Bauchi Office
2, Sunday Awoniyi St Jos Rd. New GRA
Bauchi
Tel: 077 540 994 Edo
Women Health & Research Centre
(WHARC)
4 Alofoje Avenue, off Uwasota Rd.
Benin City,
Edo State
Tel: 052-600 151/602 334 Rivers
Office of the Honourable
Commissioner for Education
7th Floor, Ministry of Education
Podium Block,
State Secretariat Complex
Port Harcourt
Taraba
Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations of Nigeria (FOMWAN) Taraba State Chapter
Al-Qalam School
Off Barde Way, behind City Express Bank, Jalingo, Taraba
Tel: 0803-288 7201
OR
Nigeria Union of Journalists
NUJ Oyakhire Press Centre
Behind CSC
Jalingo, Taraba Niger
International Centre for Reproductive Health & Sexual Rights (INCREASE)
1E Bosso Rd. Beside Fire Service
Minna, Niger State Ebonyi
Human Rights & Conflict Resolution Centre
Hill Top Road, off Water Works Rd.
Abakaliki,
Ebonyi State
Tel: 043-306 704
Adamawa
Muslim Youth Associaiton of Nigeria
Adamawa State Branch
2, Sarkin Kano Aliyu St.
Wuro Hausa,
Yola Town
Adamawa State
OR
State NUJ Press Centre Kwara
The Director
International Women Communication Centre (IWCC)
232 Nicon House 2nd Floor
Taiwo Road, Ilorin
Kwara State Sokoto
Educational Empowerment Initiatives Nigeria (EEIN)
No. 1A, Isa Muhammad Wasagu Way
GRA Sokoto
Sokoto State
Yobe
State NUJ House
Gashu’a Rd.
Near Maryam Abacha Hospital
Damaturu
Yobe State Visually Impaired
BRAILLE copies of the application may be obtained for reference only from the Anglo-Nigerian Welfare Association for the Blind (ANWAB) at:
275 Herbert Macaulay Way, Alagomeji
Yaba, Lagos
Tel: 01 878 0012 or 0802 305 1705 Zamfara
State NUJ Press Centre
Along Sokoto Rd.
Gusau
Zamfara State





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