Bachelors Degree | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 107

BUTEX Scholarship Programme for Studying Abroad in the USA or Canada, UK

The Association represents over seventy higher education institutions in the United Kingdom with active transatlantic links and interests, most of which have a variety of individual exchange arrangements with North American universities and colleges. BUTEX includes in its brief the promotion of UK higher education in North America and the regular exchange of information among its members on current international education issues.

BUTEX represents over eighty higher education institutions in the United Kingdom with active transatlantic links and interests, most of which have a variety of individual exchange arrangements with North American universities and colleges. BUTEX works in a range of areas and includes in its brief the promotion of UK higher education in North America and the regular exchange of information among its members on a variety of current educational issues. BUTEX works closely with relevant sister organisations such as the British Council, CBIE (Canadian Bureau of International Education), CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange), EAIE (European Association of International Educators), NAFSA ( Association of International Educators) and UKCISA (The Council for International Education).

Each year BUTEX awards sixteen scholarships to students studying abroad for either a semester or for a whole academic year.

Eight scholarships are available to UK students studying abroad in the USA or Canada and a further eight scholarships are available to North American students studying in the UK.

The value of each scholarship is £500 and will be paid to the winners once they have arrived and registered at their host university.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31st May 2011.
Further Scholarship Information and Application

World Press Institute Fellowship, USA: Journalism

The WPI fellowship is offered to 10 journalists from countries around the world. It provides immersion into the governance, politics, business, media, journalistic ethics and culture of the United States for experienced international journalists, through a demanding schedule of study, travel and interviews throughout the country.

The 2011 program will begin in mid August and end in mid-October. The fellows will spend a month in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, and then travel to several U.S. cities, including New York and Washington, D.C., for briefings, interviews and visits. They will returned to Minnesota for the final week of the program. See the 2010 Schedule for information on the 2010 fellowship and example of WPI events.

Journalism — in particular, the role and responsibilities of a free press in a democracy— is the primary focus of the WPI fellowship program. First-hand knowledge of the complexity and diversity of life in the U.S. is an equally important goal. Access is the key. Over the term of the fellowship, WPI fellows gain access to a broad range of individuals and institutions ranging from the world renowned to the ordinary.

Eligibility:
At least five (5) years full-time employment in print, broadcast, or online journalism.

Journalists can work for news or editorial departments of newspapers, wire services, radio, television, web sites, online publications or magazines of general public interest.

Photojournalists, editorial cartoonists, columnists and broadcast producers are also eligible.

Those who supervise journalists are eligible providing that they also have at least five years as a working journalist.

Any journalism-related work completed as a university student does not count toward experience. People who work in public relations or at organizations whose primary business is not the media are not eligible.

• Must be currently employed as a non U.S. journalist working outside of the United States.

• Fluency in both written and spoken English.

• Potential for leadership
Fellowship Application Deadline: 31 January 2011
Further Fellowship Information and Application

Africa Initiative Research Exchange Program for Canadian and African Students

The Africa Initiative exchange program supports short-term academic placements for Africans and Canadians undertaking research on Africa. The program is building capacity by giving bright, highly-motivated students and scholars an opportunity to discover and impart new learning in a cross-cultural experience. Supported research covers five thematic areas – conflict resolution, energy, food security, health, and migration, with special attention to the cross-cutting issue of climate change.

Participants have the opportunity to further their research through the utilization of on-the-ground resources and research materials, as well as to develop international networks with fellow researchers and practitioners conducting work in a relevant field of study. Research results are presented and disseminated through a variety of public channels.

Current programming under the Africa Initiative Exchange Program is divided into two streams:

1. Short-Term Academic Placements for Africans in Canada

The program is available to graduate students enrolled at Makerere University in Uganda. Participants are hosted at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University and benefit from close ties with researchers at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). The program is offered to up to five students per academic semester and each student spends four months in Canada conducting research and contributing to the Africa Initiative’s programs.

2. Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grant

The Africa Initiative’s Graduate Research Grant is designed to support relevant and unique research on Africa conducted by graduate students enrolled in a Canadian university. The grant is offered to up to fifteen recipients each year. Each recipient spends as many as three months in Africa conducting research funded by the program. Current programming is only open to Canadian students. Additional programming for African students will be announced in 2011.

Scholarship Application Deadline:

For Short Term Academic Placements for Africans in Canada- 31 December 2010
For Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grant- 31 January 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application