Call for applications:
Africa Science Leadership Programme
Course(s) Offered: Leadership (all fields)
Course Level: Training
Provider: Robert Bosch Stiftung
Country to Study in: South Africa
Scholarship Description
The University of Pretoria, inwards conjunction alongside Global Young Academy, offering the Africa Science Leadership Programme (ASLP) to prepare fellows inwards advanced leadership skills together with empower them to Pb a novel image for African science.
The ASLP serves early- to mid-career researchers inwards basic together with applied science, engineering, social sciences, arts together with the humanities. The programme aims to grow mid-career African academics inwards the areas of idea leadership, squad development, engagement together with collaboration, alongside the intention of enabling them to solve the complex issues that confront both Africa together with the global community.
The Africa Science Leadership Programme invites applications from early- to mid-career researchers inwards all disciplines including natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, arts together with the humanities.
Eligibility
To endure selected, applicants take away to display a compelling vision of their hereafter involvement inwards the evolution of interrogation projects, programmes, human capacity, specific policies or societal structures.
The alternative procedure volition consider private qualities merely likewise focus on ensuring a multifariousness of culture, dependent background (Natural together with Social Sciences, Humanities) together with sex amidst the fellows.
Where possible the programme volition likewise endeavour to practice modest ‘cores’ of leadership; multiple strong applicants from the same middle or province volition so endure considered.
Selection Criteria:
The next criteria are used equally a guide for the nomination together with alternative of fellows:
Citizens of African Countries
Participating Institutions
University of Pretoria, Pretoria; South Africa; AND
Global Young Academy
Fields of study
The preparation volition cover:
The programme volition exercise a highly interactive approach to training, application of skills to a leadership project, peer support, together with mentorship.
Number of awards
Not specified
Sponsorship duration
Fellows volition attend an initial five day, intensive on-site programme inwards Pretoria, South Africa from 22-27 March 2017 (departing on the 28th). The procedure volition involve an approach that cycles betwixt theory, application together with reflection. Participants volition endure challenged to function collaboratively to pattern initiatives that advance a novel image for African science.
In March 2018, fellows volition consummate their projects together with introduce them at the minute in-person training, which volition consist of iii days.
Scholarship benefits
As described above, projects volition aim to contribute to a novel image for Africa science. During the year, participants volition dice on to engage alongside the grouping together with get got access to professional person support. The costs incurred during the workshop (training, relevant travel, meals together with accommodation) volition endure covered past times the programme.
There volition endure roughly costs, which are non covered past times the programme, such equally visas, vaccinations or local carry expenses, for which you lot may take away to seek back upward from your local establishment or fund personally. You volition likewise endure required to furnish us alongside your personal locomote insurance details equally a status of participation.
The leadership programme:
All applicants get got to furnish 2 back upward letters past times academic referees (details are provided inwards the application form). One of the 2 referees has to commit to endure involved inwards hereafter communications together with mentorship inwards illustration of alternative of the applicant into the programme. This referee volition endure informed close the progress of the beau together with should endure willing to back upward the beau if he or she requires it.
You may download the 2017 ASLP Application Form.
All applications volition endure reviewed together with shortlisted past times representatives of the University of Pretoria, the Global Young Academy, national immature academies, together with ASLP Management. The ASLP Management squad volition brand the concluding alternative of candidates.
DEADLINES:
The deadline for applications is 12pm UTC on xvi Dec 2016
PLEASE NOTE:
The Africa Science Leadership Programme is an inaugural of the University of Pretoria inwards partnership alongside the Global Young Academy, funded past times the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
Application Deadline: xvi Dec 2016
Open to International Applicants: No (ONLY Africans)
More Scholarship Information together with Application
Related: Scholarships inwards South Africa for International Students
Africa Science Leadership Programme
Course(s) Offered: Leadership (all fields)
Course Level: Training
Provider: Robert Bosch Stiftung
Country to Study in: South Africa
Scholarship Description
The University of Pretoria, inwards conjunction alongside Global Young Academy, offering the Africa Science Leadership Programme (ASLP) to prepare fellows inwards advanced leadership skills together with empower them to Pb a novel image for African science.
The ASLP serves early- to mid-career researchers inwards basic together with applied science, engineering, social sciences, arts together with the humanities. The programme aims to grow mid-career African academics inwards the areas of idea leadership, squad development, engagement together with collaboration, alongside the intention of enabling them to solve the complex issues that confront both Africa together with the global community.
The Africa Science Leadership Programme invites applications from early- to mid-career researchers inwards all disciplines including natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, arts together with the humanities.
Eligibility
To endure selected, applicants take away to display a compelling vision of their hereafter involvement inwards the evolution of interrogation projects, programmes, human capacity, specific policies or societal structures.
The alternative procedure volition consider private qualities merely likewise focus on ensuring a multifariousness of culture, dependent background (Natural together with Social Sciences, Humanities) together with sex amidst the fellows.
Where possible the programme volition likewise endeavour to practice modest ‘cores’ of leadership; multiple strong applicants from the same middle or province volition so endure considered.
Selection Criteria:
The next criteria are used equally a guide for the nomination together with alternative of fellows:
- A PhD flat or equivalent qualification;
- A faculty or a continuing interrogation seat at a interrogation institution;
- Active inwards interrogation together with teaching at an African establishment of higher didactics or research;
- A sustained tape of outstanding scientific outputs;
- Interest inwards translating together with communicating the results of their function for impact inwards society;
- Demonstrated leadership might inwards interrogation together with beyond.
- Interest inwards the purpose of interrogation inwards addressing complex issues affecting society;
- Interest inwards collaborations across disciplines together with sectors (e.g. industry, government, etc.);
- Commitment to participate inwards all the activities of the fellowship; and
- Intent to part what is learned inwards the programme alongside their broader networks.
Citizens of African Countries
Participating Institutions
University of Pretoria, Pretoria; South Africa; AND
Global Young Academy
Fields of study
The preparation volition cover:
- Core elements of collective leadership
- Creative together with systems thinking
- Development of effective networks
- Stakeholder engagement for change
- Maximising the efficiency together with impact of collaborative efforts
- Advanced dialogue together with communication skills
- Effective employment solving together with determination making
The programme volition exercise a highly interactive approach to training, application of skills to a leadership project, peer support, together with mentorship.
Number of awards
Not specified
Sponsorship duration
Fellows volition attend an initial five day, intensive on-site programme inwards Pretoria, South Africa from 22-27 March 2017 (departing on the 28th). The procedure volition involve an approach that cycles betwixt theory, application together with reflection. Participants volition endure challenged to function collaboratively to pattern initiatives that advance a novel image for African science.
In March 2018, fellows volition consummate their projects together with introduce them at the minute in-person training, which volition consist of iii days.
Scholarship benefits
As described above, projects volition aim to contribute to a novel image for Africa science. During the year, participants volition dice on to engage alongside the grouping together with get got access to professional person support. The costs incurred during the workshop (training, relevant travel, meals together with accommodation) volition endure covered past times the programme.
There volition endure roughly costs, which are non covered past times the programme, such equally visas, vaccinations or local carry expenses, for which you lot may take away to seek back upward from your local establishment or fund personally. You volition likewise endure required to furnish us alongside your personal locomote insurance details equally a status of participation.
The leadership programme:
- Identifies early- to mid-career academics who get got demonstrated leadership potential together with an involvement inwards developing cardinal leadership skills
- Supports them to apply the acquired skills to projects that are relevant to the academic evolution on the continent together with its impact on society
- Creates a network of academic leaders on the continent, spanning non alone across countries, merely likewise across disciplinary boundaries
- Advances a curriculum for academic leadership development, which tin endure utilised inwards institutions inwards Africa together with beyond
All applicants get got to furnish 2 back upward letters past times academic referees (details are provided inwards the application form). One of the 2 referees has to commit to endure involved inwards hereafter communications together with mentorship inwards illustration of alternative of the applicant into the programme. This referee volition endure informed close the progress of the beau together with should endure willing to back upward the beau if he or she requires it.
You may download the 2017 ASLP Application Form.
All applications volition endure reviewed together with shortlisted past times representatives of the University of Pretoria, the Global Young Academy, national immature academies, together with ASLP Management. The ASLP Management squad volition brand the concluding alternative of candidates.
DEADLINES:
The deadline for applications is 12pm UTC on xvi Dec 2016
PLEASE NOTE:
The Africa Science Leadership Programme is an inaugural of the University of Pretoria inwards partnership alongside the Global Young Academy, funded past times the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
Application Deadline: xvi Dec 2016
Open to International Applicants: No (ONLY Africans)
More Scholarship Information together with Application
Related: Scholarships inwards South Africa for International Students
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