Opportunity: MRC/DFID African Research Leader scheme 2020 for emerging African Researchers

MRC/DFID African Research Leader scheme 2020 for emerging African Researchers

Application Deadline: 8 September 2020 https://bit.ly/37DR4c0

The UK Medical Research Council and the UK Department for International Development announce a further call for proposals for the prestigious African Research Leader awards.

This MRC/ DFID jointly funded scheme aims to strengthen research leadership across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by attracting and retaining exceptionally talented individuals who will lead high quality programmes of research on key global health issues pertinent to SSA. The African Research Leader (ARL; PI) should be supported by an enthusiastic local research environment and by a strong linkage with a UK partner (i.e. the UK Co-Investigator; Co-I).

The focus of the scheme is on ‘rising star’ African Research Leaders. 

Candidates will be high-calibre, early-to-mid career researchers, who show clear ability to cultivate a dynamic and innovative research group, likely to attract increasing international recognition and external funding by the end of the award.

Don't miss this opportunity: The Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund 2020 for sub-Saharan African Researchers ( £20,000 in grants)

The Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund 2020 for sub-Saharan African Researchers ( £20,000 in grants)

Application Deadline:6th September 2020. https://bit.ly/3fBi0fc

The Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund was established in 2012, with generous support from The ALBORADA Trust. The Fund supports pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from theUniversity of Cambridge (or an affiliated institution such as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, NIAB and British Antarctic Survey) and sub-Saharan African institutions, across all disciplines, to initiate and/or strengthen research collaborations. To date, more than 200 awards have been made, to enable Cambridge researchers to engage with African colleagues from 28 African countries.

Funding

The Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund competitively awards grants of between £1,000 and £20,000, for:

research costs (such as reagents, fieldwork and equipment)
research-related travel between Cambridge and Africa
conducting research training activities in Africa (e.g. setting up courses/workshops).

Call for application. LEAP Africa Youth Leadership Programme 2020 for Nigerian Students

LEAP Africa Youth Leadership Programme 2020 for Nigerian Undergraduate Students

Application Deadline:11th July, 2020 https://bit.ly/3fBLl9q

LEAP Africa invites passionate Nigerian undergraduates between the ages of 18 – 29 years to apply for its Youth Leadership Programme (YLP). The objective of the YLP is to empower young people with leadership skills to be socially active citizens and with tools to develop change projects in their communities in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The programme will include intensive training, mentoring, coaching that inspires action on social problems and the SDGs through the power of skills, active citizenship, leadership and social entrepreneurship.

LIGIBILITY
A team of 3-5 people
18-29 years of age
Committed to attending online training and available for mentoring
ONLY higher institutions students across Nigeria should apply.
Team members can be from different higher institutions.

Call for Proposals. African Women’s Development Fund. World AIDS Day Grants 2020 (US$2,000 grant)

Very good opportunity.

African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) World AIDS Day Grants 2020 (US$2,000 grant)

Application Deadline: July 13th 2020 https://bit.ly/3fRD7ub

AWDF invite applications for the award of grants to African women’s rights organisations and groups to support activities that promote the wellbeing of women. Every year, AWDF supports innovative women’s rights groups and organisations under the small grants initiative, to coordinate activities around World AIDS Day and 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based violence.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant Organisation:
• Must have been in existence for at least 3 years
• Must be duly registered, at least with its local government structure
• Must be led by a woman and have a focus on Women’s Rights
• Must have the needed organizational structures for effective implementation of the project
• Must have an appreciable financial management system to properly account for funds received
• Must be capable of reporting back on the outcomes of the project
• Must be highly recommended by a donor agency, a grantee or partner of AWDF, a well-known women’s rights organisation or the local government office
• Must complete the necessary application forms
• Must have an annual budget of not more than $100,000

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Imagine all the people living life in peace.

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace, you

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world, you

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one

I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one

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