[Afrika] International Fellowships Program for African Student - African Universities
The IFP, which will provide support for up to three years of formal post-graduate study, is a new Programme whose “fundamental objective is to provide opportunities to exceptional individuals from diverse backgrounds, social groups and communities that lack systematic access to higher education”. Ford International Fellows, as recipients of the Fellowships will be called, are expected to use their education to become leaders in fields that further the Ford Foundation’s goals of strengthening democratic values, reducing poverty and injustice, promoting international cooperation and advancing human achievement.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be residents or resident nationals of Ghana, Nigeria, or Senegal.
Eligible Fields
Asset Building & Community Development Workforce Development
- Development Finance & Economic Security
- Environment & Development
- Community Development
Knowledge, Creativity, and Freedom
- Education & Scholarship
- Sexuality & Reproductive Health
- Religion, Society & Culture
- Media
- Arts & Culture
Peace & Social Justice
- Human Rights
- Governance
- Civil Society
Amount note
The level and duration of the award will be determined as part of the placement process. Each Fellowship covers tuition fees, subsistence allowance, travel and other related expenses.
Deadline note: Ongoing
Contact name:
Senior Programme Officer
Contact information:
Ghana
Association of African Universities, Aviation Road Extension, Airport Residential Area, P.O. Box AN 5744, Accra GHANA
Tel: (233) 21 774495 / 761588
Fax: (233) 21 774821
E-mail: ifp@aau.org
Nigeria
Pathfinder International Nigeria, Plot 1456 Justice Sowemimo St., Off Gen T.Y. Danjuma St., Asokoro, Abuja FCT
Tel: +234-9314 7378/9
Fax: +234-9-3147380
E-mail: ifpnigeria@pathfind.org
Website: www.pathfind.org/ifp
Senegal
AAWORD / AFARD, Sicap Sacré-Coeur, 1 Villa No. 8798, BP. 15 367, Dakar-Fann Dakar, SENEGAL
Tel: (221) 824 20 53
Fax :(221) 824 20 56
E-mail: aawordifp@sentoo.sn
URL for more information http://www.aau.org/ifp/
