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Minnesota River Board Undergraduate Scholarship 2011-2012, USA: Water Resources Management

scholarshipnigeria / April 19, 2011 Leave a Comment

The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage enrollment in educational studies related to career fields in Water Resource Management.

1. he applicant should have declared a major such as Environmental Science, Biology, Agriculture, Engineering, Public Administration, or Political Science and have the intention of pursuing work in Water Resources.
2. The applicant must be enrolled in a two- or four- year accredited college or university located within the
Minnesota River Basin.
3. The applicant must be an undergraduate student with a current standing as Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior.
4. A GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 22 April 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

scholarshipnigeria / April 17, 2011 Leave a Comment

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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