May, 2011 | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 45

Scholarships for New Media Women Entrepreneurs 2011, India

The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is offering an opportunity for two women entrepreneurs in the new media sector to join an upcoming class of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women in India. Through 10,000 Women, participants receive a world class education focused on helping entrepreneurs to think big and grow their businesses.

This year, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The IWMF was launched in 1990 with a mission of strengthening the role of women in the news media worldwide as a means to further freedom of the press. The IWMF uses four strategies in its work: building a vibrant network of women in the news media; cultivating effective leaders by offering innovative training to women journalists; pioneering change by engaging journalists in reporting on global issues, thereby creating opportunities for women in the news media; and honoring the courage of women journalists worldwide.

Scholarship Application Deadline: June 1, 2011.

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National Meat Association Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies 2011-2012, USA: Animal Science, Poultry Science, Meat Science

The scholarships provides financial support to undergaduate students pursuing degrees in Animal, Meat and Food Sciences.The NMA Foundation is seeking the best and the brightest undergraduates with an orientation towards post harvest processing of meat and poultry food products .Applicants must be attending 4-year colleges or universities with either Animal, Meat or Food Science departments.Applicants must have a cumulative 2.75 Grade Point Average (GPA) (A= 4.00) to apply.Applicants who receive an award must remain enrolled in the approved major and university during the term of their scholarship. Awardees who withdraw from school or transfer to another major during the term of their scholarship must return the unused balance of the award to the NMA Scholarship Foundation.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 16 May 2011

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Chevron Undergraduate Scholarship in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering 2011, UK

Undergraduate scholarships in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering are awarded by Chevron Upstream Europe through Chevron’s University Partnership Program.Chevron and Heriot-Watt University have a relationship stretching back over 30 years covering recruitment, research and knowledge transfer.To apply for this scholarship Applicants must be UK or EU nationals, and currently be a year 2 student in either Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or Robotics and Cybertronics at Heriot-Watt University, and expect to progress onto an MEng degree programme in either Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or robotics and Cybertronics,and must not be in receipt of a scholarship from an organisation other than Chevron or Heriot-Watt University.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 8 July 2011

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