Archive for October, 2011
ABIC Scholarships for study visits on biodiversity in African Zoology and Wood Biology, Belgium
Belgian Development Cooperation, the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) at Tervuren (Belgium)offers each year a number of scholarships for Saharan Africa available for scientific study visits to the RMCA collections
Study Subject(s): African Zoology and Wood Biology
Course Level: PhD, Postdoctoral
Scholarship Provider: Belgian Development Cooperation, the Royal Museum for
Scholarship can be taken at: Belgium
Only applications from candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa working for a public institution : university, ministry or research institute, will be taken into consideration.
Independent experts or consultants are not eligible for the scholarships.
A good command of English or French is requested in case it would not be the mother tongue or the language of education of the applicant. Please note that most of the available documents or reference books in the RMCA are in English or French. Reading comprehension of French is thus an asset for English speaking applicants.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Bénin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopie, Guinée, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Ouganda, Rwanda, Sénégal, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe Read the rest of this entry »
Cambridge/Africa Collaborative Research Programme 2012-2013, UK
University of Cambridge, Centre of African Studies offers Cambridge/Africa Collaborative Research Programme for African Countries 2012-2013, UK
Study Subject(s): African Studies
Course Level: Research
Scholarship Provider: Leverhulme Trust and the Issac Newton Trust
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Applications are invited from all disciplines and are open to scholars and others in academia, research institutes, NGOs, museums and libraries (candidates without a PhD must demonstrate equivalent status). Preference will be given to candidates with a distinguished research profile who are permanent residents in Africa and who have active research interests in the area or areas advertised for the Fellowships. Applicants from non-English speaking African countries are also encouraged, provided candidates can demonstrate a competent grasp of English.
The Centre of African Studies, with the generous assistance of the Leverhulme Trust and the Isaac Newton Trust, is pleased to announce a Collaborative Research Programme to be held at the University of Cambridge. Read the rest of this entry »