Physical Science | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 85

2011 Monica Cole Research Grant for Overseas Fieldwork: physical geography

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The Monica Cole Research Grant offers £1,000 each year to a female physical geographer undergraduate or postgraduate student undertaking original fieldwork overseas. The Grant is given in memory of Professor Monica Cole, an eminent physical geography researcher.

Born in 1922, Monica Cole was a leader in the field of geo-botany. Her career spanned continents and decades. She held the position of Chair of Geography at Bedford College for many years. Shortly after her retirement in 1975, she received the RGS-IBG Murchison Medal for major contributions to the geography of South Africa and to the understanding of savannas.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 20 January 2012

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AES Engineering Scholarship 2011, USA

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AES Engineering is pleased to be able to continue offering scholarships to motivated students to help in the furthering of their education. AES Engineering offers a highly adaptable range of services. AES offers wide range of services like producing measurable efficiency gains through their skills in areas like management studies, policy develoment, performance development, construction quality, technology testing and evaluation, safety and health, infrastucture management. AES has been a leader in providing distinctive resources and business solutions. Students must submit an essay of no more than 1000 words in answer to the following question:
What impact will the Natural Disasters of 2010 have on the global economy? How should these events affect future political, business and personal decisions?

Scholarship Application Deadline: 7 october 2011

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2011 NPTCI-IDRC Doctoral Research Awards in Economics in Western Africa: Agriculture, environment, gender, poverty reduction, knowledge and innovation, education, and health

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The Nouveau programme de troisième cycle interuniversitaire (NPTCI), in partnership with IDRC, announces a third call for applications for the NPTCI-IDRC Doctoral Research Awards in Economics. These awards seek to help doctoral students undertake meaningful field research, critical for the effective and timely completion of their theses and training. The program aims to help meet the increasing demand for economics expertise in West Africa. It also supports NPTCI’s efforts to address key concerns about the development of economics research in the region’s higher education system.

A total of 18 doctoral research awards will be awarded over three years to students pursuing economics research at francophone African universities in the following areas of study: agriculture, environment, gender, poverty reduction, knowledge and innovation, education, and health.The awards seek to help strengthen the capacities of researchers to undertake policy-relevant research to influence the development of sound economic policies and address challenges in the region.The NPTCI-IDRC Doctoral Research Awards are part of the IDRC International Fellowships Program (formerly known as the Southern Junior Researchers Awards Program).

Scholarship Application Deadline: May 31, 2011

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