African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award Edition 2016
Call for Applications
Program(s) Subjects: Science, Technology
Program Level: Research Award
Provider: African Union Commission
Country to Study in: Africa
Scholarship Description
The African Union Commission, inwards partnership amongst its Development Partners, offering the Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards for African scientists from African Union AU Member States inwards disciplinary fields that include agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, too liberate energy conception (among others).
Under the African Union Scientific Award Programme, prizes are awarded to operate past times African scientists inwards 2 categories. The objective is to recognize, honour too abide by outstanding excelling African Scientists women, men alike too younger researchers for their scientific achievements, discoveries too innovations.
The plan seeks to recognize outstanding scientific discipline at the continental level, for which it awards a prize of US$100 thousand. It too makes regional scientific awards of US$20 K each. Additionally, the African Union Commission inwards collaboration amongst National Academy of Science volition honour the National Young Scientists Award of USD2,000 to outstanding immature scientists.
Eligibility
This programme is implemented inwards iii levels every bit below:
Eligible groups
Citizens of the next African regions too countries:
Prizes are awarded to operate past times African scientists inwards each of the next 2 sectors:
The value of the Continental Scientific Award shall last US$100,000 (One hundred K USA Dollars for each scientific sector) conferred past times the African Union Commission on 2 honour winners.
The release too value of each of the awards are every bit follows:
For applications to the Regional Award level, kindly contact the implementation RECs every bit outlined inwards the rules of procedure. For the National Young Scientists Award, the understanding tin plow over the axe last obtained from TWAS via e-mail: prizes@twas.org.
It is of import to view the official website (link to it is below) for consummate data on this awards.
DEADLINES:
Applications opened upward August 04, 2016. The closing appointment for the applications for the Continental too Regional honour is 31st Oct 2016 too for the National awards kindly contact National Academy of Science or National Research Councils
PLEASE NOTE:
The African Union Commission launched the prestigious African Union Scientific Award Programme on 9 September 2008 amongst the back upward of its Development Partners especially the European Commission. This plan raises the profile of scientific discipline too applied scientific discipline sector inwards the African Union Member States too Africa every bit a whole too therefore contributing to Africa’s sustainable development, poverty alleviation too integration efforts.
Application Deadline: 31 Oct 2016
Open to International students: No (ONLY Africans)
More Scholarship Information too Application
Related: Australian Government Award Scholarships for 1000 African Students
Call for Applications
Program(s) Subjects: Science, Technology
Program Level: Research Award
Provider: African Union Commission
Country to Study in: Africa
Scholarship Description
The African Union Commission, inwards partnership amongst its Development Partners, offering the Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards for African scientists from African Union AU Member States inwards disciplinary fields that include agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, too liberate energy conception (among others).
Under the African Union Scientific Award Programme, prizes are awarded to operate past times African scientists inwards 2 categories. The objective is to recognize, honour too abide by outstanding excelling African Scientists women, men alike too younger researchers for their scientific achievements, discoveries too innovations.
The plan seeks to recognize outstanding scientific discipline at the continental level, for which it awards a prize of US$100 thousand. It too makes regional scientific awards of US$20 K each. Additionally, the African Union Commission inwards collaboration amongst National Academy of Science volition honour the National Young Scientists Award of USD2,000 to outstanding immature scientists.
Eligibility
This programme is implemented inwards iii levels every bit below:
- The Continental Award is opened upward to all African scientists too is the highest grade of the programme. It is implemented past times the African Union Commission.
- The Regional Award grade is implemented inwards partnership amongst the Regional Economic Communities (RECs). It aims at promoting the participation of African women inwards Science, Technology too innovation.
- The National Young Scientists Award is implemented past times Member States who bring signed an Implementation Agreement amongst the AU Commission too its implementation partner TWAS. At the national level, the programme is implemented through National Academy of Science or National Research Councils. This honour is intended for immature scientists both men too women (Aged non to a greater extent than than twoscore (40) past times 31 Dec of the twelvemonth of organization of the Award).
Eligible groups
Citizens of the next African regions too countries:
- Central African Region: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome & Principe.
- Eastern Region: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Northern Region: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Tunisia, SADR.
- Southern Region: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Western Region: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Republic of Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone too Togo.
Prizes are awarded to operate past times African scientists inwards each of the next 2 sectors:
- Life too globe Science; and
- Basic Science, Technology too Innovation.
The value of the Continental Scientific Award shall last US$100,000 (One hundred K USA Dollars for each scientific sector) conferred past times the African Union Commission on 2 honour winners.
The release too value of each of the awards are every bit follows:
- For the Continental Award - Two successful winners of the honour each receives the electrical current prize of 100,000USD during the Heads of States too Government Summit inwards Jan 2017.
- For the Regional Award grade - Two winners per percentage have a prize of 20,000USD each.
- For the National Young Scientists Award - Two winners per province have a prize of 2,000USD each for the 2017 edition.
For applications to the Regional Award level, kindly contact the implementation RECs every bit outlined inwards the rules of procedure. For the National Young Scientists Award, the understanding tin plow over the axe last obtained from TWAS via e-mail: prizes@twas.org.
It is of import to view the official website (link to it is below) for consummate data on this awards.
DEADLINES:
Applications opened upward August 04, 2016. The closing appointment for the applications for the Continental too Regional honour is 31st Oct 2016 too for the National awards kindly contact National Academy of Science or National Research Councils
PLEASE NOTE:
The African Union Commission launched the prestigious African Union Scientific Award Programme on 9 September 2008 amongst the back upward of its Development Partners especially the European Commission. This plan raises the profile of scientific discipline too applied scientific discipline sector inwards the African Union Member States too Africa every bit a whole too therefore contributing to Africa’s sustainable development, poverty alleviation too integration efforts.
Application Deadline: 31 Oct 2016
Open to International students: No (ONLY Africans)
More Scholarship Information too Application
Related: Australian Government Award Scholarships for 1000 African Students
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