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About the Sponsor(s):
The UNESCO Internship Programme offers you practical work in one of UNESCO’s priority areas. Aside from helping you understand the Organization’s mandate, programmes, and main thrusts.


Type:
Graduate Internship





Who can Apply:
All countries





Application Deadline:
Not yet Specified



Requirements:
In order to be eligible to apply for the scholarship, applicants must:



Age: You must be at least 20 years old to apply.

Languages: You should have an excellent command, both written and spoken, of English or French. A working knowledge of the other language (English or French) is an asset, and may be required for internships in secretarial and assistantship assignments at the headquarters.

Computer skills: You must have an excellent knowledge of computer systems and office-related software.

Team player: You should be able to work well in a team and adapt to an international working environment.


Communication skills: You should possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.



Before Applying:
Have your motivation letter and résumé ready before filling out the application form. You only have one hour to finish the process.

All fields marked with * are mandatory.

You can only use either English or French in applying.

You are allowed to submit only one application.

The duration of an internship generally ranges between 2 and 6 months.

UNESCO does not remunerate interns. There is no compensation, financial or otherwise for internship assignments.

Even if you are eligible, there is no guarantee of placement. We receive more applications from qualified candidates than we can place.

Your application will be accessed by UNESCO managers around the world and will stay in our database for a period of six months.

We do not respond to each and every candidate. If selected, you will be directly contacted by the manager. If you do not receive any update within six months, it means that your application has not been successful.



https://www.scholarshipweb.com.ng/2021/10/2022-unesco-internship-programme-for.html

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION

This scholarship is established for all developing countries in addition to commonwealth countries like Australia and Canada…etc. It covers undergraduate programs in any field of study provided by a university from the United Kingdom in 2022. Chevening Scholarships are funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations.



APPLICATION DEADLINE

Application closes on 2 November 2021, while the course starts on Sept/Oct 2022.



DEGREE LEVEL

British Chevening Scholarships are shaped for master’s degree level programs at UK universities in 2022, and it is sponsored by the British government to help students pursue a postgraduate level of study in any university in the UK in 2022.





ACCESSIBLE MAJORS

Majors delivered under this scholarship are the following:



Any Subject under a master’s level provided by a university in the UK.



Qualified adopted countries:

This scholarship is designed for all Chevening eligible countries mentioned on the official website. To examine the full list, visit the official website below.



CRITERIA

The applicant must meet the following requirements to fit for this opportunity:



1st: The student is compelled to be a citizen issuing from one of the countries eligible for the scholarship.

2nd: He must hold an undergraduate certificate to be able to apply to one of the postgraduate programs and secure his place.

3rd: he ought to claim at least 2 years of experience in the work field.

4th: He shall master the languages required by the scholarship committee.



HOW TO APPLY

If Eligible and interested click here to apply



FOR MORE INFORMATION

visit the official website



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Scholarship

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa B.I.S (Business. Idea. Startup) Grant awards $25,000 to Africans with innovative ideas, brilliant startups, and growing businesses.



APPLICATION DEADLINE

Application closes on Friday, 24th September 2021.



PROGRAMME BREAKDOWN

UNECA Grant for Businesses, Ideas & Startups

Whether it’s just an idea or an established business, our program is structured to assist you access funds.

Target AudienceCitizens from 54 member countries of the African Union.

Grant Prize 5,000 participants would be selected to receive a grant of $25,000 in cash and $10,000 in training.

Eligibility Participants must be between the ages of 16 – 65 and should have a valid national means of identification.



PROCESS

Programme Structure

B.I.S Grant aims to empower Africans to thrive in a daunting economy by equipping them with financing, training, and mentorship.

The process to acquire our grant is categorized into three stages.

Application StageFirstly, applicants shall apply via the online form below. Within 4-5 working days, an applicant should receive a positive or negative feedback from the assessment team.

Interview StageApplicants who receive positive feedbacks shall have a virtual interview with a United Nations assessment representative. Within 48-72 hours, the interview result should be disclosed.

Verification StageFinalist shall go through a process of thorough verification before any disbursement can be initiated.



SELECTION CRITERIA

Criteria used in evaluating applications and awarding grants include:

Financials: How our grant funds would really contribute to the growth of your idea, startup or business.

Integrity: Your application should be filled with acurate information as we often verify applicant claims.

Team: Explain why you or your team (if any) is best equipped to execute your idea, startup or business.

Broader Impact: During the interview, share how our grant funds would impact your society at large.



ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Must-Have Requirements

Age: Applicant must be above the age of 16 years and below 65 years.

Citizenship: Applicant must be a bona fide citizen of an African country.

Education: Applicant must have at least completed secondary or high school education.

Conferencing Tool: Applicant must have a close-by device to initiate a video conferencing call.



HOW TO APPLY

If Eligible and interested click here to apply



FOR MORE INFORMATION

visit the official website



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Source: https://www.scholarshipweb.com.ng/2021/08/2022-yenching-academy-of-peking.html

Type: Postgraduate



Host Country: China



Category: Postgraduate



Open to: All Countries



Reward: Full Funded Scholarship with Accommodation.



Deadline: December 3, 2021



Scholarship Eligiblity:

All International students are encouraged to apply.

An applicant’s average age must be 23 years.

A student must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in his/her field of interest or will receive in an equivalent degree program before 31st August 2022.

An applicant must hold an outstanding academic record;

An applicant must be interested in the interdisciplinary study of China;

An applicant must hold community engagement, extracurricular achievement, leadership potential, and social responsibility.

English language proficiency.

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Brief Description:

The Facebook Fellowship is a global program designed to encourage and support promising doctoral students who are engaged in innovative and relevant research in areas related to computer science and engineering at an accredited university.


Type: Fellowship


Host: Facebook


Host Country: USA


Open to: All Nationalities


Value: Tuition Fee, $42,000 yearly


Deadline: September 20, 2021


Facebook Fellowship Award Includes:

Tuition and fees paid for the academic year (up to two years/four semesters)

A $42,000 annual stipend to cover living and conference travel costs

Paid visit to Facebook headquarters for the annual Fellowship Summit (pending COVID-19 restrictions)


Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must be full-time PhD students who are enrolled in an accredited university (in any country) by the start of the Fellowship (i.e., Fall 2022)

Students must be involved in ongoing research related to one or more relevant disciplines (see available fellowships below)

Students must remain enrolled full-time for the duration of the Fellowship to receive program benefits

Students should not apply for Facebook Fellowships if they are actively being funded by Facebook through some other sponsorship or collaboration and/or if they are actively being supervised (or co-supervised) by a Facebook researcher. If in doubt, please email academicrelations@fb.com.

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Host country: Netherlands



Host Institution(s): Dutch Universities that offer OKP qualified programmes/courses.



Open to: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen and Zambia.



Application Deadline: Deadline varies depending on the course and the University.



The 3 candidate application rounds for individual scholarships are:



• Round 1: 3 February-23 March 2021 (for courses starting between between 26 July and 21 November 2021)



• Round 2: 12 May-29 June 2021 (for Short Courses starting between 22 November 2021 and 20 February 2022)



• Round 3: 1 September-12 October 2021 (for Short Courses starting on or after 21 February 2022 and ending before 31 August 2022

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Scholarship Type: Undergraduate



Scholarship Host: Midwestern Oil and Gas Company Ltd



Open to: Nigerians



Field of study: Not specified



Application Deadline: September 1, 2021



SECONDARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY AWARD – For Host Communities Only

Requirements:

Open to JSS I & JSS 2 Students only

Admission letter to Secondary School in Nigeria

Result in the last year in Primary School or JSS 1 result.

Birth Certificate

Identification letter signed by Ward Counsellor or CACC ( Community Accredited Contact-men Committee)

Source: https://www.scholarshipweb.com.ng/2021/08/midwestern-oil-gas-company-limited.html

Type: fellowship



Open to: all nationalities



Reward: full funded



Application Deadline: September 3rd 2021



Duration: 6 month (from October 2021 – March 2022)



Location: Berlin, Germany



Criteria:

YFP is looking for entrepreneurs with high potential for impact and growth to become leaders of a sustainable future, with the following criteria:

You have recently (in the last five years) started a for-profit company focused on developing or emerging markets;

Your company possesses a scalable business model that has ideally generated revenue or secured a first round of external funding;

You or your business possesses disruptive qualities that can increase the quality, impact or inclusiveness of the industry;

You possess a good working knowledge of English;

You are available to attend the digital kick-off conference and can make time to participate in programme activities for the six months.

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Type: Fellowship



Host Country: United kingdom



Reward: full funded



Open to: countries listed below



Application Deadline: 2nd November 2021



Requirements:

Demonstrate the potential to rise to a position of leadership and influence

Demonstrate the personal, intellectual and interpersonal attributes reflecting this potential

Be a citizen of Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Philippines, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, or Uzbekistan

Return to country of your citizenship at the end of the period of the fellowship

Hold a postgraduate level qualification (or equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of application

Have significant professional and/or academic research experience (at least five years)

Provide evidence of meeting at least the minimum English language abilities for Chevening Awards

Not hold British or dual-British citizenship


Benefits:

Six-month period of research at OCIS.

Living expenses for the duration of the fellowship.

Return economy airfare from home country to the UK.

Allowance package for research-related activities.

Access to a programme of cultural events and activities organised by the FCDO and the Chevening Secretariat.

Source: https://www.scholarshipweb.com.ng/2021/08/chevening-oxford-centre-for-islamic.html

Scholarship Type: Undergraduate



Open to: International students



Application Deadline: 30th November 2021



Scholarship Eligibility:

Applicants must have been accepted into the applied programme at CUHK.

Applicants need to have appeared for SAT or ACT and score an overall total of 1190 out of 1600 or a composite 24 respectively.

Applicants must submit scores of the following English language proficiency tests:

IELTS – 6.0

TOEFL IBT – 80

TOEFL CBT – 213

TOEFL PBT – 550

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Scholarship Type: undergraduate



Open to: International Students



Number of scholarship offers: about 50



Application Deadline: not yet specified



Scholarship Eligiblity:

To be eligible for the Melbourne Undergraduate Scholarships, you need to:



be a citizen of a country other than Australia and New Zealand and not a permanent resident of Australia;

have received an offer for an undergraduate course at the University of Melbourne;

have achieved excellent final year school results, such as:

at least four A* grades in the GCE A Levels

at least 97% in an approved foundation program

at least a score of 43 in the International Baccalaureate (IB)

not have previously undertaken any tertiary studies (excluding extension studies completed as part of a year 12 program)



Scholarship benefits:

This scholarship provides either a:



$10,000 tuition fee remission in the first year of an undergraduate degree

50 per cent fee remission for the three year duration of an undergraduate degree, or

100 per cent fee remission for the three year duration of an undergraduate degree

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Scholarship Type: Undergraduate



Open to: Nigerian students



Scholarship Worth: ₦150,000.00 yearly



Application Deadline: August 2, 2021



Scholarship Requirements:

Applicants must be in their second year of study or above.

Applicants must have at least 5 0’level credit passes (English & Mathematics inclusive) at one sitting,

Applicants must have a CGPA of 3.5 and above


Eligible field of Study:

Accountancy

Agriculture

Architecture

Business Administration

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Computer Engineering/Science

Economics

Electrical / Electronic Engineering

Environmental Studies

Geology

Geophysics

Law

Mass Communication

Mechanical Engineering

Medicine/Dentistry

Metallurgical Engineering

Petroleum Engineering


If eligible and interested use the link below for more
https://www.scholarshipweb.com.ng/2021/07/2021-nnpcseplat-undergraduate.html

A music artiste, known as King of Madness has been apprehended by the Lagos State Police for a crime he claims to know nothing about. �



He was arrested on Wednesday, including 1,320 other suspects by the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu.



Fans are very angry with his arrest ��



According to him, he was arrested on his way to a show at lekki, when some policemen stopped the Uber he boarded. � chaiii.. bad market!

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities in Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, embarks on an infinite strike.

It has been reported that as a result of the strike both staff and students have left the university premises.

Dr. Monday Igbafen, the union chapter chairman gives reason for the indefinite strike on “the vexatious habitual non-payment of salaries and non-remittance of check-off dues and other sundry deductions in the university.”


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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, said it finds it difficult to return to classes in the middle of a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, insisted that Universities in the country are not ready to re-open at the moment.


The Union is demanding that the Federal Government should review the decision owing to the increase in COVID-19 cases around the country.
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Due to the second wave of covid-19 The University of Ilorin, Kwara State has commenced online lectures for their students.



This was made known in a statement by Kunle Akogun, the institution's Director of Corporate Affairs.

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Due to the second wave of COVID-19 UNIPORT sends notice for 2020 Post-UTME screening


This was made know in a statement signed by Dr. Dakoru Charles-Granville, Ag. Registrar on the institution's official website.


According to the statement, "It is public knowledge that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a setback on lots of activities, including a delay in the Admission Exercise for the 2020/2021 Academic Session."

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The West African Examinations Council, (WAEC) Nigeria, has confirmed the deadline for the registration of 2021 First Series West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, to be that Jan. 29, 2021.


This was disclosed on Saturday by Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs

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Olusegun Agagu University of science and technology (OAUSTECH), in a statement signed by the Institution's registrar, G .O Saliu, releases academic calendar for 2019/2020 session.


According to the statement, "Senate at its emergency meeting held on Thursday 7th January 2021 received and considered the proposed revised 2019/2020 academic calendar.



FIRST SEMESTER



1. Monday 11th January 2021: Reopening and preparations to receive students



2. Monday 18th January 2021: Students resume for re-commencement of lectures



3. Monday 18th January 2021: Release of 1st semester 2nd draft examination timetable



4. Friday 29th January 2021: Late registration for 1st semester 2019/2020 session ends



5. Monday 1st February 2021: Release of the 1st-semester final examination timetable



6. Friday 12th February 2021: End of lecture



7. Monday 15th - Saturday 20th February 2021: 100level examination



8. Monday 22nd February - 5th March 2021: The first semester ends

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cancelled the ongoing process to appoint the 9th Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU).



This was disclosed by his spokesman, Gboyega Akosile, on friday.



The Governor has ordered a fresh process which must be completed within 45 days.

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It obvious that many Nigerian graduates can't read or write, but on the part of the government what have they really done about it.