The FATE Scholar Programme (FSP) is a FATE Giving initiative. The programme aims to support and enable innovative and entrepreneurial students seeking admission to pursue an undergraduate degree in any STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) course in any accredited public tertiary institution in Nigeria for the 2024-2025 Academic year.

The FSP will support exceptional, high-performing, and future entrepreneurs with the following:

Financial aid
Mentoring and
Internship
Successful applicants will be supported for at least four years of their academic pursuit in any accredited public tertiary institution in Nigeria.

They will be required to provide proof of admission to access the programme’s benefits.


Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

A Nigerian Citizen.
An exceptional student
Must not be more than 21 years at the time of application.
Planning to study for an undergraduate degree in any STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Course in an accredited public tertiary institution in Nigeria.
Also Apply: KPMG Graduate Trainee Programme for Nigerians 2025

Application is open from 19th April 2024 to 19th May 2024. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Application Process
The FATE Scholar Program has the following application process:



Stage 1- Applicants apply for the program

Stage 2: Successful applicants are shortlisted and contacted.

Stage 3: Successful applicants undergo the second stage of the application process.

Stage 4: Successful applicants are contacted.

Stage 5- Successful applicants go through the final stage of the application process.

Stage 6- Successful applicants are contacted.

To Apply visit the website of the fellowship : https://ggscholar.com/fate-scholarship-programme-fsp-2024-25-for-nigerians/

The Research Scholar Program aims to support early-career professors who are pursuing research in fields relevant to Google.

The Research Scholar Program provides unrestricted gifts to support research at institutions around the world, and is focused on funding world-class research conducted by early-career professors.

Award information

We encourage submissions from professors globally who are teaching at universities and meet the eligibility requirements. It is our hope that this program will help develop collaborations with new professors and encourage the formation of long-term relationships.

Awards are disbursed as unrestricted gifts to the university and are not intended for overhead or indirect costs. They are intended for use during the academic year in which the award is provided to support the professor’s research efforts.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must be a full-time assistant, associate, or professor at a university or degree-granting research institution at the time of the application submission.
Post doctoral staff can only serve as a co-PI, not a primary PI.
Applicants must have received their PhD within seven years of submission (e.g., applicants in 2023 must have received their PhD in 2016 or later).
We consider exceptions for applicants who have been teaching seven years or fewer and had delays, such as working in industry, parental leave, leave of absence, etc. This exception request can be documented on the application.
Applicants can submit one application per round.
Faculty can only serve as a PI or Co-PI per round. Applicants cannot serve on two separate proposals.
Applicants can apply a maximum of 3 times within the 7 years post-PhD.

Funding Amounts

The funds granted will be up to $60,000 USD and are intended to support the advancement of the professor’s research.

Supporting cutting-edge Research
Algorithms and optimization
Health research
Machine learning and data mining
Natural language processing
Quantum computing
Software engineering and programming languages
Fundamental and applied science
Human-computer interation
Machine perception
Privacy
Security
Systems and networking systems.

For more Information: https://google-scholar.com/how-to-apply-for-google-research-scholar-program/

The Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Scholar Programme is a full-tuition plus fees award for Africa’s entrepreneurial leaders in 2024.

Harambe Opportunities for African Innovators 2024-2025 Criteria


To become Harambeans eligible candidates must be of African birth or origin; currently enrolled in a college or university or be a recent graduate, and be at the early idea stage or advanced stages of a social or business venture focused on or related to Africa.

To gain access to specific opportunities within the Alliance i.e. Fellowships, Prosperity Fund, Scholarships please refer to the specific eligibility criteria for the opportunity.

More Details : Visit https://empowermentopportunities.com/harambe-opportunities-for-african-innovators-2024-2025-funded/

MTN ICT and Business Skills Training is a Youth Development initiative aimed at equipping young entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years with tech enabled skills to keep their small businesses relevant and competitive.

Participants will be given data for the duration of the programme to support a seamless learning experience. Not only that, the top 300 participants will be supported with an Equipment Grant worth N90,000,000!

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Deadline: October 13th 2020

MENA Scholarship Programme 2020-2021 (MSP) for study in the Netherlands
The MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP) offers scholarships to professionals for short courses in the Netherlands.

The overall aim of the MSP is contributing to capacity building within organisations by enabling employees to take part in short courses in the Netherlands. It also aims at strengthening the relations between the participating countries and The Netherlands by building a sustainable alumni network.

Current application round
Round 2 is now open for applications. Nuffic’s deadline for applications is 13 October 2020 16.00 CEST. Each education institution has a different deadline for applications. Please contact the institution for more information or take a look at the deadlines mentioned in the course list.

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Deadline: September 25th 2020

Youth-led Innovation Challenge 2020 for Innovative Young Africans

The Covid-19 crisis has adversely impacted communities and businesses worldwide. Are you motivated to address the crisis in creative ways that can help your immediate community, customers, suppliers and business model during this outbreak?

Have you built, created or thought of innovative solutions to the coronavirus pandemic and how it is affecting your community, then we want to hear from you? Whether you are an impact-driven startup, SME or an energetic individual, you can apply to the youth-led innovative challenge and receive support for your ideas.

Youth-led Innovation Challenge 2020 BENEFITS
The Work in Progress! team believes that locally-led innovations should be harnessed and supported to solve the challenges that the coronavirus outbreak has heightened. The Innovation Challenge is a competition that Oxfam is launching in Egypt, Nigeria and Somalia. It will provide two €10,000 awards in each country.

Additionally, the winners of the Challenge will be eligible for technical support from our partners including the possibility of mentorshipfrom Innovation Challenge participants in the other project countries. The award is meant to assist each winner to develop, implement and put in full operation an innovative solution to help alleviate their community or business from the impact of the Coronavirus.

Through this innovation challenge, The Work in Progress! project aims to support and learn from youth-initiated innovative action that addresses a common challenge across all three project countries. Successful project experiences and lessons learned will be shared through the Work in Progress! and Oxfam networks.

Planning
The deadline for applications is 24 September, 2020.
Applicants will be invited to present their pitches after the shortlisting is done by the judges.
Winners will be notified shortly thereafter, following which grant contracts will be processed.
The innovation projects will be implemented from October 2020 – February 2021.

Eligibility criteria
The principal applicant should be under 35 years of age. Preference will be given to female-led innovators.
In case of a startup or SME, the applicant must be a registered company in Egypt, Nigeria or Somaliland.
The applicant confirms that the individual or company is not in any way involved in activities such as arms, tobacco, alcohol and gambling industries, registered in so-called tax-havens, or involved in environmental or human rights abuses or corruption.
The proposed innovation project can be implemented in the period of Oct 2020 – Feb 2021.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/youth-led-innovation-challenge-2020-for-innovative-young-africans.html

Guaranteed Offtake Scheme 2020 Registration for Nigerian Entrepreneurs

In keeping to its promise to support businesses overcome challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government, is set to commence nationwide implementation of the Guaranteed Offtake Scheme (15 Billion Naira)

This scheme will protect and sustain the income of vulnerable Micro and Small Enterprises from the economic disruptions of the COVlD-19 pandemic through the Implementation of various initiatives aimed at boosting the production capacities of the small businesses as well as provision of grants.

The main objective of this particular Guaranteed Offtake Scheme is to boost production capabilities of small businesses With the view to ensuring that they remain In business.

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MSME Survival Fund Registration 2020 for Nigerian Entrepreneurs (Fully funded)

In keeping to its promise to support businesses overcome challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has commence nationwide implementation of MSMEs Initiative namely; the MSMEs Survwal Fund with the Payroll support track as the first scheme to rollout (50 Billion Naira)

The MSMEs Survival Fund is implemented by the Buhari administration to help cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with a view to boosting the economy by saving existing Jobs and creating new job opportunities.

ABOUT MSME Survival Fund
The scheme is a conditional grant to support vulnerable micro and small enterprises in meeting their payroll obligations and safeguard Jobs in the MSMEs sector.

Target Beneficiaries: The scheme targets two categories of beneficiaries namely: employees of MSMEs and Self-employed individuals, both schemes have made provision for a 45% female business participation and special needs participation of 5%.

1. Employees of MSMEs.
The benefiting companies to meet the following criteria:

Employees’ company Must be registered in Nigeria under the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC
Must have BVN by company CEO
Must have a staff strength of no less than 3 persons
Must be owned by a Nigerian.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/msme-survival-fund-registration-2020.html

Deadline: 30th September, 2020.

National Enterprise Challenge 2020 for Nigerian University Students

National Enterprise Challenge is an initiative of the Directors of Entrepreneurship Centers across Nigerian Universities and are being supported by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to all current students irrespective of their field of study, undergraduate or postgraduate, full time or part-time. They must however be studying in a Nigerian University.

PRIZE
Top three winners will be awarded grants to start or grow their venture as follows:

1st Prize – N1m
2nd Prize – N750,000
3rd Prize – N500,000
Regional winners (1st to 3rd ) will receive consolation prizes even as they proceed to the finals.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/national-enterprise-challenge-2020-for-nigerian-university-students.html

NASA Space Apps Challenge 2020 for Innovative & Creative Talents Worldwide

Here is an opportunity for Nigerians to participate in creating solutions to our universe’s biggest challenges! NASA Space Apps Challenge is a global hackathon engaging thousands of citizens across the globe to use NASA’s open data to build innovative solutions to challenges we face on Earth and in space.

This year, the event will be 100% virtual, and will nevertheless give participants the opportunity to connect with people from different backgrounds and talents to solve any of the challenges provided by NASA.

Schedule (All times Africa/Lagos)
Friday, October 2nd
9:00 amArrival & Registration of Participants/Teams
10:00 amSchedule & Logistics Announcements

10:30 amSubject Matter Expert Briefing

11:00 amBegin Hacking

1:00 pmLunch Break

2:00 pmDeveloping Continues

5:00 pmOptional Progress Briefing, More Developing

7:00 pmDinner Break

8:00 pmMore Developing Till Dawn

Saturday, October 3rd
9:00 amBreakfast Lunch

10:00 amLogistics Briefing & Updates

10:15 amBegin Developing

1:00 pmLunch Break

2:00 pmDeveloping Continued

5:00 pmOptional Progress Briefing, More Developing

7:00 pmDinner Break

8:00 pmMore Developing Till Dawn

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Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowships Application 2021-2022 (Funding Available)
September 9, 2020

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Deadline: November 9, 2020

Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowships Application 2021-2022 (Funding Available)

The Faculty for the Future program, launched in 2004, awards fellowships to women from developing and emerging countries to pursue PhD or Post-doctoral research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at leading universities worldwide

The program’s long-term goal is to accelerate gender equality in STEM by generating conditions that result in more women pursuing scientific careers through alleviating some of the barriers they encounter when enrolling in STEM disciplines. The program is committed to gender parity in science and recognizes that full access to and participation in a STEM curriculum is essential for the empowerment of women and girls. By accelerating gender equality in STEM, the talent and capacities of these women can be developed for the benefit of their local communities, regions and nations.

Fellowship
Faculty for the Future grants are based on actual costs for eligible expenses up to a maximum of USD $50,000 per year for a PhD and maximum of USD $40,000 per year for a Post-doc and may be renewed through to completion of studies.
Renewal grants are subject to performance, recommendations from supervisors and strong evidence of re-integration plans in the home country

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The Next Titan Season 7 Registration for Nigerian Entrepreneurs (10 million Prize)

THE NEXT TITAN is back for the 7th season scouting for ambitious entrepreneurs seeking to demonstrate their entrepreneurial acumen with unbeatable business ideas, commercial insight and business savvy to stay out of eviction.

The theme of the Season 7 is ‘The Unstoppable’. That is, the new Season is searching for business ideas that are immune to any pandemic, innovations that break boundaries, and technologies that can survive any lockdown

ABOUT THE The Next Titan Season 7
After online auditions, and the subsequent Top 50 Boot camp, the 16 finalists, who will live together for 10 weeks in the same house, will battle one another over 10 tough business tasks, and the 16 candidates will be gradually eliminated until one winner remains. The 16 finalists will have very real street smarts in order to make it through the challenges, and the contestants will prove their entrepreneurial acumen through various businesses challenges on the 10-week show

Eligibility for The Next Titan Season 7
The show is open for all Nigerians between the ages of 21 and 40, and designed as entertainment with thrilling and exciting format but its primary purpose is to change the mind-set of the people by awakening the entrepreneurial spirit of young Nigerians thereby accepting responsibility of being masters of their own destinies. The reality show is a global standard television platform aimed at practically engineering entrepreneurship among Nigerian youths through identifying the best business minds and supporting their entrepreneurial acumen through financial and logistical assistance, informal training, knowledge and other requisite services needed to propel them into successful business personalities.


GRAND PRIZE
Winner gets 10,000,000 million Niara and a brand new car for the support of their business.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/the-next-titan-season-7-registration-for-nigerian-entrepreneurs.html

Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021

The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation aims to stimulate, celebrate and reward engineering entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa

Founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, it is Africa’s biggest prize dedicated to engineering innovation. It awards crucial commercialisation support to ambitious African innovators developing scalable engineering solutions to local challenges, demonstrating the importance of engineering as an enabler of improved quality of life and economic development.

Who can apply for the Africa Prize?
Applicants must be individuals or small teams.
Individual applicants must be citizens of a country within sub-Saharan Africa. For teams of two or more, the lead applicant (the person who usually participates in most training and other activities) must be a citizen of a country within sub-Saharan Africa.
Applicants must have an engineering innovation, though you do not need to be an engineer to apply.
The lead applicant should be over the age of 18 at the time the applications close. There is no upper age limit.
Industrial researchers and establishments are not eligible.
For the purposes of the programme, the definition of sub-Saharan Africa includes all countries defined by the African Union within Central, East, Southern, and West Africa. These are: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/africa-prize-for-engineering-innovation-2021.html

15th Annual Life after Lockdown Travel Video Contest 2020 for International Students

We are thrilled to announce our 15th annual Travel Video Contest 2020 is here! However, the world is faced with a much different landscape than in years past, so we’ve also updated the contest with the name TVC 2020: Life After Lockdown. For the many students and global exchange participants aching to once again travel, this is the year for you to enter this contest. Once you’ve reviewed how to enter the contest and its rules and regulations, create your video, then submit a contest entry form to enter!

How To Enter the Video Contest
After you have created your 2-minute video specifically for the 2020 InternationalStudent.com Travel Video Contest, take the following steps to enter:

Review all Rules and Regulations
Review all of the rules and regulations. Make sure that you are eligible and that your video conforms to all of the requirements. Email us if you have any questions.
Submit Contest Entry Form
All entries must be received on or before 13 October 2020. You will be notified through email if you are a finalist. Entries must be submitted by completing the online entry form.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/15th-annual-life-after-lockdown-travel-video-contest-for-international-students.html

Deadline: 24th September 2020

Global Opportunities- Red Brick Case Writing Competition 2020 (Cash Prizes)
Now’s your chance to get behind the scenes of the case pedagogy and leave your mark on it!.

Literary Symposium Desk brings to you the perfect way to present your ideas through a hands-on business case to boost your managerial acumen. Rouse your inner academic and leverage your managerial talent to create a challenge and showcase it to the world!

Red Brick Case Writing Competition Prizes
1st Prize – 10,000
2nd Prize – 6,000
3rd Prize – 4,000

Top 10 teams will receive a Certificate of Excellence Top 20 teams will receive a Certificate of Merit All teams will receive a Certificate of Participation.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/red-brick-case-writing-competition-2020.html

Engineering for Development (E4D) Continuing Education Scholarship Programme 2021-2022 Award

The Engineering for Development (E4D) Continuing Education Scholarship Programme awards scholarships for travel and living expenses to candidates from low-​income countries to attend continuing education programmes at ETH Zurich.

The goal of the programme is to enhance the knowledge and skills of future leaders with the perspective of contributing to capacity development and poverty reduction in their home countries.

Eligibility of the candidate
The candidate must hold a completed and recognised Master’s degree from a university and proof professional working experience of at least 2 years.
A minimal English standard of TOEFL level C1. If the continuing education programme requires a minimal level in another language, proof of this level should also be submitted.
The scholarship is open to candidates from Least Developed Countries, Low Income Countries and Lower Middle Income Countries classified in the DAC-​list of the OECD.
Candidates need to be accepted by the School for Continuing Education, ETH Zurich as well as the MAS, DAS or CAS programme office.


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Deadline: September 19th 2020

Goethe Institut Basic Wikipedia Modular Training 2020 for African Women

Do you want to learn how to write, edit & publish articles on Wikipedia? Then this Call for Application is for you as we kick-off the decolonise the internet project by Goethe Institut Nigeria.

As a kick-off, Goethe Institut Nigeria is organizing Basic Wikipedia Modular Training to open up the world of Wikipedia to African Women! Studies have shown that most of the articles on the Wikipedia are written from Europe and the US – and articles written from Africa are mainly written by men.

Eligibility
Therefore, the aim is to encourage African Women to learn about Wikipedia and to take up the important task of adding knowledge to the world’s largest online reference that are relevant to them. This will increase visibility and representation of topics and languages which are important to both Women and Africans.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/goethe-institut-basic-wikipedia-modular-training-2020-for-african-women.html

Applications Deadline: September, 21 2020

ProvidusBank SME Challenge 2020 is an initiative of EDC and ProvidusBank which aims at equipping small and medium enterprises
(SMEs) with skills and competencies that the SMEs require to be able to run their businesses profitably, defend sound and viable business proposals, efficient funds utilization, trade, access to markets and prepare the SMEs to access funding

Through this program, we will enhance the entrepreneurial and managerial competencies of Nigerian SMEs towards building sustainable business practices and provide support that will enable them to navigate business challenges.

The SME Challenge will provide capacity building for SMEs in 3 phases;
Phase 1 – Capacity Building for 500 SMEs: 500 candidates will be onboarded, trained and granted access to the SMEtoolkit’s resources. The SMEtoolkit contains a set of tools that will equip businesses to gain competitive advantage, free business advisory from renowned experts and access to software packages, business forms, training resources and templates that can help your business succeed

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/providusbank-sme-challenge-2020-for-nigerian-entrepreneurs.html

Young Africa Works-Mastercard Foundation Transforming Nigerian Youths Pogram 2020

Transforming Nigerian Youths program aims to create a network of entrepreneurial and managerial change-makers specifically youths and women across the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in Nigeria but with special interest with those who live in Lagos, Kano and Kaduna states.
This program is brought to Nigeria by the Young Africa Works-Mastercard Foundation in partnership with the Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University.

EDC is teaming up with the Foundation to build the capacity of 40,000 MSMEs with special focus on agriculture and creative sectors especially women-led businesses in Lagos, Kano and Kaduna states. The training will be delivered via EDC’s online learning platform and IVR( Interactive Voice Response) to enable all learners to take part in the lessons on the go wherever they are

The following are the core objectives of the program:
To completely transform the mindset of youths in Nigeria to become more entrepreneurial, and to equip them to be self-employed or job creators.
To create market access and provide support services to existing business owners especially those being run by young people.
Change the way learning or information is received in Nigeria through EDC Beam.

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Nalda Youth Empowerment Programmes for Nigerians

National Agricultural Development Authority (Nalda) has rolled out more empowerment programmes for Nigerians to apply,empowerment opportunities has learnt.

NALDA (National Agricultural Land Development Authority), is a body established in 1992 but it went into extinction in 2000. However under the administration of the President Muhammadu Buhari, it was revived to carry out its mandate of developing rural communities through agriculture and to make agriculture a business and a source of wealth creation for the country

Nalda Youth Empowerment Programmes for Nigerians under the NALDA Initiative:
National Young Farmers Scheme
Volunteer Programme
Back to Farm Initiative
Agro Input Initiative

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/nalda-youth-empowerment-programmes-for-nigerians.html

Deadline: October 12 2020

Internews Internet Shutdown Measurements for Advocates Training 2020 for Sub Saharan Africans
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Internews is excited to announce an open call for participants for our Internet Shutdown Measurements for Advocates training. Through this 6-week hands-on training, participants from Sub-Saharan Africa, will learn how to collect and analyze internet measurements using a variety of open source tools and apply these skills to strengthen advocacy efforts against internet shutdowns.


About the Training
This course is intended to provide an introduction on how to use open source internet measurement tools and datasets for human rights advocates in Sub-Saharan Africa who are working on initiatives to end or prevent internet shutdowns in their countries. Through the training, participants will practice using several open source measurement tools and datasets, learn how to collect and analyze their own data, reflect on examples of how advocates have used measurement data to document shutdowns, and get one-on-one time with trainers to build research plans and incorporate measurement and documentation into their advocacy.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/internews-internet-shutdown-measurements-for-advocates-training-2020-2.html

Deadline: 31st October 2020

Enter Now: Ekiti Enterprise Challenge (EEC) 2020

Ekiti Enterprise Challenge (EEC 2020) is a Social Impact Driven Community based
enterprise Pitch competition designed to be an annual event for Brilliant Creative, Gifted, Talented and innovative entrepreneurs who resides and are established in Ekiti Communities in Nigeria, with business ideas which have potential to create decent work and sustainable jobs, grow exponentially and scale beyond Ekiti local Market to a National and Global Market.

The vision and impact deliverable of Ekiti Enterprise Challenge is to identify, discover, support and mentor creative and innovative young Ekiti entrepreneurs with business ideas that have potential to grow exponentially beyond Ekiti Local Market and scale up their market reach.

WHY EKITI ENTERPRISE CHALLENGE?
Ekiti Enterprise Challenge is part of our commitment in giving back to the society by investing in young entrepreneur. It is our expectation that Ekiti Enterprise Challenge will help in restoring Ekiti Values by raising the next generation of Ekiti young entrepreneur who will make Ekiti Great again by establishing sustainable businesses that have potential to create decent jobs and economic growth which are inline with The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 1, 8, 9,11 & 17

PRIZES
The winning enterprise will receive a Grant Prize of One Million Naira (N1, 000,000) while 3 runner ups will awarded consolation Prizes of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000), Three Hundred Thousand Naira (N300,000) and Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N200,000) respectively.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/ekiti-enterprise-challenge-eec-2020-application.html

United Nation Jobs- Volunteering Opportunities at United Nations 2020 (Fully funded)

Are you ready to become an international UN Volunteer?
You can contribute your time, skills and knowledge through volunteering when you apply for the United Nations Job. This is an opportunity to create a positive impact and be a significant force for achieving peace and development. Make a difference to the lives of many!


United Nation Jobs- Volunteering Opportunities at United Nations 2020 (Fully funded)
Are you ready to become an international UN Volunteer?
You can contribute your time, skills and knowledge through volunteering when you apply for the United Nations Job. This is an opportunity to create a positive impact and be a significant force for achieving peace and development. Make a difference to the lives of many!
About UN Volunteer Programmes
International UN Volunteers promote peace and development in communities around the globe, while upholding the ideals and aspirations of the United Nations.
International UN Volunteers come from 160 countries, representing many cultures and backgrounds. They bring a wide variety of perspectives and approaches. Your international UN Volunteer assignment will make a lasting impact. It can create a ripple effect that extends far beyond the immediate results of your efforts.
As an international UN Volunteer, you will learn about different cultures, expand your networks, study foreign languages and gain matchless professional and life experiences.
As an international UN Volunteer, you will learn about different cultures, expand your networks, study or perfect foreign languages and gain matchless professional and life experiences.

Benefits for Volunteering with the United Nations
The selected applicants shall gain:

Volunteer living allowance that shall cover basic expenses;
Travel expenses;
Settling-in-grant, which is calculated on the duration of the assignment and paid at the beginning of the assignment;
Life, health and permanent disability insurances;
Annual leave;
Resettlement allowance, which is calculated based on the duration of the assignment and paid upon satisfactory completion of the assignment.

Requirements
The minimum requirements to serve as an international UN Volunteer are:

25 years old and older (no upper age limit)
university degree or higher technical diploma
at least two years of relevant work experience in a professional background
good working knowledge of at least one of UNV’s three working languages: English, French or Spanish
commitment to the values and principles of volunteerism
ability to work in a multicultural environment
willingness to work with people and local organizations to draw upon the synergies between expert solutions and local knowledge
ability to adjust in difficult living conditions and sometimes remote locations
strong interpersonal and organizational skills
prior volunteering and/or working experience in a developing country is an asset

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/united-nation-jobs-volunteering-opportunities-at-united-nations.html

10 United Nations Organisations (UNO) Opportunities 2020 for Young Professionals

United Nations Organisations (UNO) are looking for young professionals to apply for its Job opportunities. Working as a staff member in a United Nations organisation gives an opportunity to work in a dynamic, multicultural environment.

Here are 10 United Nations Organisations (UNO) Internships,Programmes for Young Professionals with deadlines.If you are looking for Job opportunities for the UNO Organisation,empowermentopportunities have you covered.

Coordinator (Thai National Only)

Under the supervision of the Country Programme Coordinator for Thailand, the primary role of the Women, Peace and Security Field Coordinator includes providing the situation analysis and technical input on women’s participation in promotion of social cohesion in elimination of hate speeches and enhancing women’s economic empowerment in supporting the Government in the initiatives by the Coordination Center for Women and Children in Southern Border Provinces (CCWC-SBP).

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/10-uno-opportunities-for-young-professionals-2020.html

Deadline: September 15th 2020

XPRIZE Next Gen Mask Challenge 2020 – Covid-19

The XPRIZE Next-Gen Mask Challenge will aid in the fight against COVID-19 by enhancing an effective solution: face masks. The next generation of masks will redefine the norm of mask-wearing behavior and help sustain crucial preventive health measures.


THE CHALLENGE
Masks are effective in slowing and preventing the spread of COVID-19, but not all of us have adopted this preventive measure. Some masks are ill-fitting, uncomfortable, not breathable, and the most effective masks are often unavailable or expensive.
We need an alternative—face masks that are readily accessible and affordable, functional for our everyday lives, fit a wide variety of wearers, and are effective in protecting the wearer and the community.

HOW TO REGISTER
The Next-Gen Mask Challenge teams will be composed of the next generation of innovators ages 15-24 from all around the world. Registering to create or join a team is one of the first steps you can take to help create a better future for all.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/xprize-next-gen-mask-challenge-2020-covid-19.html

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Vital Voices GROW Fellowship 2021 (VV GROW) Accelerator Program for Global Female Entrepreneurs
September 5, 2020

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Deadline:December 15, 2020

Vital Voices GROW Fellowship 2021 (VV GROW) Accelerator Program for Global Female Entrepreneurs

The Vital Voices GROW Fellowship 2021 (VV GROW) is a leading global accelerator program for women owners of small and medium sized businesses. The program includes customized business skills training, leadership development, technical assistance, and access to networks.

Through online and in-person trainings, Fellows focus on strategy and long-term business value, and put those concepts to work with action-oriented strategic plans to grow their businesses. They amplify their role as leaders in their businesses and communities by creating jobs, stimulating long-term economic growth and producing wider social benefits

Requirements for Vital Voices GROW Fellowship 2021
Women entrepreneurs or social entrepreneurs who:
• Own a qualifying business that…
o Have been operating this business for at least 3 years
o Employs at least 3 full time staff including the applicant (or the equivalent of 3 full time staff in part time staff)
o Generates at least US $40,000 in annual sales
• Are proficient in spoken and written English
• Have demonstrated leadership, key decision-making authority within their business and manage the business on an ongoing basis
• Have a commitment toward making positive social impact and an interest in expanding their social impact
• If you are involved in more than one business, the above criteria must apply to the business that you would like focus on during the fellowship.

Commitment
There is a participation fee of US $1,500. Note: The fee can be paid in installments on a schedule provided by Vital Voices.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/vital-voices-grow-fellowship-2021-vv-grow-accelerator-program-for-global-female-entrepreneurs.html

Deadline: 15 October 2020 (23:59 CEST).

The Luc Hoffmann Institute Beyond Tourism in Africa Innovation Challenge 2020 (US$10,000 grant)

The Luc Hoffmann Institute, the African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation and the WWF Regional Office for Africa are launching a global innovation challenge. We aim to discover and incubate new revenue models that do not depend on tourism, but still enable local communities within African countries to derive income from wildlife, manage their natural resources sustainably, and improve their collective wellbeing. Participants have the chance to win a place in the African Leadership University’s incubation programme and access to seed money.

SELECTION CRITERIA
We are calling for submissions from anyone from any sector or background with bold and sustainable ideas for concepts, projects, businesses or products. Ideas must meet the following criteria for consideration:

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/beyond-tourism-in-africa-innovation-challenge-2020.html

Deadline: 10 Spetember 2020

Nigeria at 60 Challenge 2020 for Nigerians application is now open. The challenge will produce the best content towards celebrating Nigeria.

On the 1st October 2020, Nigeria will be celebrating its diamond jubilee as it turns 60. The Federal Government of Nigeria under the Leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR has approved an inclusive National Independence Celebration program that will see that the thematic and creative aspects of the event are designed by Nigerians for Nigeria. The FGN wants to use this opportunity to harness the power of Nigeria’s creative minds to create a new brand identity around the anniversary theme which will be celebrated in the public space for one year.



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Deadline: 10 Spetember 2020

Nigeria at 60 Challenge 2020 for Nigerians application is now open. The challenge will produce the best content towards celebrating Nigeria.

On the 1st October 2020, Nigeria will be celebrating its diamond jubilee as it turns 60. The Federal Government of Nigeria under the Leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR has approved an inclusive National Independence Celebration program that will see that the thematic and creative aspects of the event are designed by Nigerians for Nigeria. The FGN wants to use this opportunity to harness the power of Nigeria’s creative minds to create a new brand identity around the anniversary theme which will be celebrated in the public space for one year.




The challenge will include selecting the best slogan, the best poem and the best photograph that best embodies the theme “Together as one”. The best concepts from each category of the challenge will be selected by a mixture of several assessment criteria including a jury. The top three finalists will present their work to His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, have their work used in celebrating Nigeria’s 60th Anniversary and will also receive cash prizes, in addition to being part of this epoch-making event.



The Prizes
THE WINNER
Award Plaque
Certificate of Accomplishment
₦3,000,000
FIRST RUNNER UP
Award Plaque
Certificate of Accomplishment
₦1,500,000

SECOND RUNNER UP
Award Plaque
Certificate of Accomplishment
₦1,000,000


Timeline
Applications are now welcome from individuals and teams for the three categories. The best concepts will be screened and the top three from each of the categories will be selected by a jury of professional writers, poets and photagraphers. The finalists will make presentations to the President and winners will be announced on the 1st October 2020.
5th September, 2020 – Launching
15th September, 2020 -Applications Close
17th September, 2020- Best Logo Voting Close
20th September, 2020- Finalists Selected
1st October, 2020- Presentation Day
Criteria & Guide
1 – The challenge will produce the best content towards celebrating Nigeria @60.
2 – The challenge is open to all Nigerians of all ages and background.
3 – Submissions will be accepted from individuals and team of not more than four people.
4 – All Submissions must be relevant to the theme of the anniversary.
5 – Submissions must be memorable, creative and reusable within the public space for at least one year.
6 – All submissions must be made via the portal and Information to be submitted must include full name and contact details including postal address, contact number and email of Lead Applicant.
7 – All shortlisted applications will undergo screening to confirm identity and owenership.
8 – The jury will score submissions based on relevance to the theme, originality, creativity, impact and presentation.
9 – The four-word slogan challenge requires you to provide a four-word slogan fitting the theme of the Nigeria @ 60 Challenge “Together as @60”.
10 – The Photographs will be used in official postal stamp by NIPOST for a period of one year.
11 – The slogan will be used in any communication material through the year.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/nigeria-at-60-challenge-2020-for-nigerians.html

10 United Nations Organisations (UNO) Opportunities 2020 for Young Professionals

United Nations Organisations (UNO) are looking for young professionals to apply for its Job opportunities. Working as a staff member in a United Nations organisation gives an opportunity to work in a dynamic, multicultural environment.

Here are 10 United Nations Organisations (UNO) Internships,Programmes for Young Professionals with deadlines.If you are looking for Job opportunities for the UNO Organisation,empowermentopportunities have you covered.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/10-uno-opportunities-for-young-professionals-2020.html

Deadline: October 2nd 2020

UBA National Essay Competition 2020 Application for Senior Secondary School Students in Nigeria

Now in its 10th year, the National Essay Competition,targeted at senior secondary students in Nigeria is organized annually, as part of UBA Foundation’s education initiative which is aimed at promoting the reading culture and encouraging healthy and intellectual competition amongst secondary school students in Nigeria and across Africa.

Selection Criteria and Eligibility
Be a Secondary School Student
Must submit a handwritten essay (750 words MAX)
Must submit a passport photograph
Must submit a copy of a birth certificate, National ID or passport

Awards
The first prize for the UBA National Essay Competition is a N2.5 million educational grant, while the second and third prizes are N2 million and N1.5 million in educational grants respectively.

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https://empowermentopportunities.com/2020/09/uba-national-essay-competition-2020-application.html