developing countries | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 8

The Kofi Annan Fellowship for Outstanding Leadership Potentials from Developing Countries

/ March 22, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Kofi Annan Fellowship provides the opportunity for talented and motivated students from developing countries who do not belong to a privileged class and lack sufficient financial means to study management at ESMT in Berlin and graduate with a prestigious MBA from the most international business school in Germany.

Upon return to their home countries, the fellows are expected to contribute to the strengthening of entrepreneurial capacity and the fostering of a stable market economy as an effective catalyst for their country’s development, job creation, and poverty alleviation.

What is the Kofi Annan Fellowship?

A fellowship grant for an emerging leader from a developing country for a one-year full-time MBA education in Berlin, Germany.

Purpose

To make significant contributions to least developed countries (LDCs) and landlocked developing countries (LLDCs); to strengthen the awareness for responsibility in leadership in developed countries.

Partner

ESMT in cooperation with the Kofi Annan Business School Foundation in The Hague, Netherlands.

Financials

Value of the fellowship is € 58,000. Fellows will have a full scholarship from ESMT plus fair compensation for costs like travel, accommodation, and program-related fees.

Requirements

Bachelor degree of any kind, a minimum of three years’ professional experience, GMAT, fluency in written and spoken English, willingness to contribute to building the economy and society of the home country with entrepreneurial impetus.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 Septemebr 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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The Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund for Journalists from Developing Countries, USA

/ March 22, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund accepts applications from journalists of the developing nations of Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean to cover the United Nations General Assembly beginning in September each year. The fellowships offer a unique opportunity for promising young journalists from developing countries to see the United Nations at work and to report on its proceedings for news media in their home countries.

Eligibility

Applicants must demonstrate an interest in and commitment to international affairs and to conveying a better understanding of the United Nations to their readers and audiences.

The Dag Hammarskjöld Journalism Fellowship is open to individuals who:
* Are native of one of the developing countries of Africa, Asia, South America or the Caribbean. For 2011 only, the Fund will not accept applications from the countries of the 2010 Fellows — Nepal, Peru, South Africa and Togo — in an effort to rotate recipient countries.
* Currently live in and write for a publication in a developing country.
* Are between the ages of 25 and 35. Have a good to excellent command of the English language since United Nations press conferences and many documents are in English only. Are currently employed full-time as professional journalists for bona fide print, television, radio or internet media organizations.
* Have approval from their media organizations to spend up to three months in New York reporting from the United Nations.
* Receive a commitment from their media organizations that the reports they file during the term of the Fellowship will be used.
* Are prepared technically to file their news stories over WIFI, whether broadcast or print.

Scholarship Application Deadline:Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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Indonesian Government Scholarships for Masters Degree Program 2011: Humanties, Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture Sciences, Education, Multi-disclipinary Studies

/ March 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

Indonesian Government has offered scholarships, under its scheme Beasiswa Kemitraan Negara Berkembang (KNB) or Developing Countries Partnership (DCP), for pursuing Master studies in various universities of Indonesia for the Academic Session 2011-12. The details are as under:

Goal:
The scholarship aims:
1. To promote deeper cultural understanding among developing countries.
2. To strengthen the relationship and mutual cooperation among developing countries
3. To contribute to the development of human resource quality

Eligibility Criteria:
The maximum of age is 35 years.
Has a completed four (4) years Bachelors Degree or equivalent.
Has a TOEFL score of 450 or equivalent
Completes and submits the application form and must be nominated by the respective government.
If successful, while studying in Indonesia:
-Will comply with the Indonesian Government and host university regulations
– Will not work or join any political activity
-Agrees not to change the place of study and study program selected
-Sign the statement letter prior to departure

Scholarship Application Deadline:Mid of May 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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