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Application Deadline: 15 October 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme. UNESCO-TWAS, in collaboration with the Lincei Academy and the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), offers young scientists from Least Developed Countries the opportunity to visit either research laboratories at Centres of Excellence in Trieste or Udine, Italy. Young scientists from least developed countries who […]

Application Deadline: August 16, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 African Union CIEFFA Online Capacity Building Training. The African Union CIEFFA and ImpactHER are co-hosting the public phase of the Online Capacity Building Training starting from September 2025 under the theme “#AfricaEducatesHer – Digital Skills for All: Bridging the Gender Gap in STEAM, Financial Literacy,

Application Deadline: August 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM U.S. Pacific Time  Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Generation Google EMEA Scholarships for women in computer science & gaming. The Generation Google Scholarship: for women in computer science was established to help students pursuing computer science degrees excel in technology and become leaders in the field.

Overview The Aga Khan Foundation’s International Scholarship Programme (AKF ISP) is an opportunity for outstanding scholars from selected countries*, who have no other means of financing their studies, to pursue postgraduate education. Established in 1969 by His Highness the Aga Khan, the AKF ISP has supported more than 1,000 students to date. Award recipients are selected through

Application Deadline: August 22nd, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 University of Rwanda Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. The University of Rwanda, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is implementing a 10-year Scholars Program (2021–2031) designed to expand access to quality higher education for 1,400 talented young Africans with limited access to opportunities. The initiative

Application Deadline: 25 July, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 AIJC Investigative Journalism Masterclass. The African Investigative Journalism Conference (#AIJC2025), a project of the Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) in partnership with SKUP,  the Association for Critical and Investigative Press in Norway and Bellingcat will host an intensive training course on the latest investigative journalism techniques, taking place

Application Deadline: August 8, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 IIE-Sony Music Group Global Scholars Program. As a commitment through the Global Social Justice Fund, Sony Music Group, in partnership with IIE, is pleased to announce a new global scholarship program that will propel the future careers of young, diverse talent in the music industry. This

Application Deadline: Unspecified Applications are now open for the 2025 HP-Google Skills for Business Programme. The Skills for Business programme directly addresses these challenges by offering tailored training in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), digital marketing, and e-commerce. The initiative builds on the success of Google’s Hustle Academy Business Bootcamp, which has supported over 15,000 SMEs across Africa

Application Deadline: July 28, 2025. Applications are now open for the 2026/2027 Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowship. The Biodesign Innovation Fellowship is a 10-month experience that equips aspiring innovators with a proven, repeatable process to identify important health-related needs, invent novel health technologies to address them (including medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, drug delivery, and biotechnology solutions), and