FULLBRIGHT GRANTS
Institutions Affiliated to PAS on the Fulbright Program
In Nigeria, the Fulbright academic exchange program is NOT for students (graduate or undergraduate) or professionals. It is ONLY for lecturers or teaching faculty at specified Nigerian universities/research institutes, who have been teaching for a minimum period of three years. The program is for research purposes ONLY, for a maximum period of one academic session or ten months. The Fulbright program in Nigeria does not fund the acquisition of any degree in an American institution. If you are a lecturer at any of the following institutions, please proceed to contact us for further information about the Fulbright program. Otherwise, please access other programs listed on our website.
Institutions Affiliated to PAS on the Fulbright Program
1. University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State
2. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State
3. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
4. Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
5. Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
6. University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, FCT
7. University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Lagos State
8. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
9. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
10. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State
11. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
12. Pan African University -- Lagos Business School, Victoria Island, Lagos State
13. University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
14 . University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State
15 . University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
16. Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State
17. University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State
18. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
19. Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State
20. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State
21. National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Plateau State
Thank you for your interest in the Fulbright program.
Cultural Affairs Office (American Embassy Abuja)
Address(es)
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U.S.Embassy
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive Central District Area
Abuja
Nigeria
Public Affairs Section
U.S. Consulate General
No. 2 Broad Street
Lagos
Nigeria
For more information visit http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/participating_country/show/nigeria
or
http://abuja.usembassy.gov/fulbright_program.html
Friday 29 August 2008
Tuesday 26 August 2008
Ford Foundation International Fellowships Programme
Region: Global, Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America, Middle East, South Asia, South East and East Asia
Deadline Date: Varies from one country to another
The International Fellowships Programme (IFP) provides opportunities for advanced study to individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. The fellowship provides support for up to three years of formal graduate-level study leading to a masters or doctoral degree. To ensure that fellows are drawn from more diverse backgrounds than ever before, IFP will actively recruit candidates from social groups and communities that lack systematic access to higher education. Opportunities for advanced study are offered for residents from selected countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Russia. U.S. nationals are not eligible, although fellows may study in the United States.
Fellows may choose to study in a discipline related to one of the Ford Foundation's grant-making areas:
1. Asset building and community development:
Work-Force Development, Development Finance and Economic Security, Environment and Development, Community Development
2. Knowledge, creativity, and freedom:
Education and Scholarship, Religion, Society and Culture, Media, Arts and Culture, Sexuality and reproductive health
3. Peace and social justice
Human Rights, Governance, Civil Society
IFP support also supports short-term language study and training in research and computer skills prior to graduate school enrollment. In addition, fellows attend orientation sessions and then participate in information exchange networks among IFP fellows worldwide.
Applicants must:
Demonstrate superior achievement in their undergraduate studies and hold a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.
Have substantial experience in community service or development-related activities.
Possess leadership potential evidenced by their employment and academic experience.
Propose to pursue a post-baccalaureate degree that will directly enhance their leadership capacity in a practical, policy, academic, or artistic discipline or field corresponding to one or more of the Foundation's areas as listed above.
Present a plan specifying how they will apply their studies to social problems or issues in their own countries. Commit themselves to working on these issues following the fellowship period.
Application Information
All applications must be submitted to the appropriate IFP International Partner.
Go to fordifp.net/ to access guidelines and application process information links by country.
Contact
Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
New York NY
10017-3580
United States
question@fordifp.net
Deadline Date: Varies from one country to another
The International Fellowships Programme (IFP) provides opportunities for advanced study to individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. The fellowship provides support for up to three years of formal graduate-level study leading to a masters or doctoral degree. To ensure that fellows are drawn from more diverse backgrounds than ever before, IFP will actively recruit candidates from social groups and communities that lack systematic access to higher education. Opportunities for advanced study are offered for residents from selected countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Russia. U.S. nationals are not eligible, although fellows may study in the United States.
Fellows may choose to study in a discipline related to one of the Ford Foundation's grant-making areas:
1. Asset building and community development:
Work-Force Development, Development Finance and Economic Security, Environment and Development, Community Development
2. Knowledge, creativity, and freedom:
Education and Scholarship, Religion, Society and Culture, Media, Arts and Culture, Sexuality and reproductive health
3. Peace and social justice
Human Rights, Governance, Civil Society
IFP support also supports short-term language study and training in research and computer skills prior to graduate school enrollment. In addition, fellows attend orientation sessions and then participate in information exchange networks among IFP fellows worldwide.
Applicants must:
Demonstrate superior achievement in their undergraduate studies and hold a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.
Have substantial experience in community service or development-related activities.
Possess leadership potential evidenced by their employment and academic experience.
Propose to pursue a post-baccalaureate degree that will directly enhance their leadership capacity in a practical, policy, academic, or artistic discipline or field corresponding to one or more of the Foundation's areas as listed above.
Present a plan specifying how they will apply their studies to social problems or issues in their own countries. Commit themselves to working on these issues following the fellowship period.
Application Information
All applications must be submitted to the appropriate IFP International Partner.
Go to fordifp.net/ to access guidelines and application process information links by country.
Contact
Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
New York NY
10017-3580
United States
question@fordifp.net
Japan/InterAmerican Development Bank Scholarship Program
I.
Students: students from the Bank's borrowing member countries. Go to for the list of member countries
Grant-awarding organization: funding from the Government of Japan.
Study areas: development-related fields (Social Sciences, Business, Public Administration or other development-related technical disciplines).
Level: Master.
Grant duration: 2 years.
Eligibility:
• Be a citizen of one of the borrowing member countries of the Bank.
• Be under the age of 35, and in exceptional cases, under 45.
• Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in the social sciences, business or public administration, or another development-related technical discipline.
• Have obtained his/her university degree with superior grades.
• Have at least two years of work experience in a public agency or in an organization devoted to research or teaching.
• Be currently admitted, but have not yet begun studies, in a Master's degree program in the social sciences, business or public administration, or another development-related technical discipline.
• Be prepared to return to his/her native country upon completion of studies and work for at least two years in order to apply enhanced knowledge and skills toward helping accelerate economic and social development.
• Not be an Executive Director, their alternate, staff, long-term Consultant of the IADB, a blood relative up to the fourth degree, or a relative by marriage up to the second degree.
Grant amount: the scholarship provides benefits covering full tuition, university medical and accident insurance, an installation allowance, a monthly subsistence allowance, a book allowance, and economy class travel.
Application details: you can download the application form on their website: http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/cur.asp.
Application deadline: mid-May.
Website: http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/main.asp.
E-Mail: webmaster@iadb.org
Students: students from the Bank's borrowing member countries. Go to for the list of member countries
Grant-awarding organization: funding from the Government of Japan.
Study areas: development-related fields (Social Sciences, Business, Public Administration or other development-related technical disciplines).
Level: Master.
Grant duration: 2 years.
Eligibility:
• Be a citizen of one of the borrowing member countries of the Bank.
• Be under the age of 35, and in exceptional cases, under 45.
• Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in the social sciences, business or public administration, or another development-related technical discipline.
• Have obtained his/her university degree with superior grades.
• Have at least two years of work experience in a public agency or in an organization devoted to research or teaching.
• Be currently admitted, but have not yet begun studies, in a Master's degree program in the social sciences, business or public administration, or another development-related technical discipline.
• Be prepared to return to his/her native country upon completion of studies and work for at least two years in order to apply enhanced knowledge and skills toward helping accelerate economic and social development.
• Not be an Executive Director, their alternate, staff, long-term Consultant of the IADB, a blood relative up to the fourth degree, or a relative by marriage up to the second degree.
Grant amount: the scholarship provides benefits covering full tuition, university medical and accident insurance, an installation allowance, a monthly subsistence allowance, a book allowance, and economy class travel.
Application details: you can download the application form on their website: http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/cur.asp.
Application deadline: mid-May.
Website: http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/main.asp.
E-Mail: webmaster@iadb.org
Friday 22 August 2008
Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
Students: students from a World Bank member country eligible to borrow and not from industrialized countries.
Grant-awarding organization: World Bank.
Study areas: for graduate studies in subjects related to economic development.
Level: Master’s degree or its equivalent.
Grant duration: 2 years maximum.
Eligibility (main criteria):
• Submit evidence of current unconditional admission (copy of formal admission letter) to at least one development-related university master's degree program and proof of application to another university located in any World Bank member country except the applicant's country. The application will not be processed without this requirement. Preference is given to applicants with more than one admission.
• Be a national of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow.
• Be between the ages of 25 and 45. Applicants born before March 31, 1961, will not be considered. For verification applicants should send a photocopy of their passport.
• Have at least 2, preferably 4 to 5, years of recent full-time professional work experience by March 31, 2006 after a university degree in the applicant's home country or in another developing country and usually in public sector.
• Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in a development-related field; have a superior record in previous academic work. Applicant should also send a certified copy of the diploma and transcripts.
• Propose a program of study related to development at the master's level, in fields such as economics, public administration, finance, planning, health, population, agriculture, infrastructure, information systems and aquatic resources (provided that the focus of study is on public policy aspects of these fields), environment and natural resource management, education, and other development-related subjects.
Grant amount: the amount of scholarship may vary depending upon the host country and the tuition charged by the host university. In recent years the annual value of a scholarship has averaged around US 30,000.
Application details: application forms for the year 2006 are available as:
• on-line application.
• pdf files that can be downloaded from JJ/WBGSP website.
• hard copies requested from the JJ/WBGSP Secretariat from September 2005 through January, 31 2006.
Website: http://www.worldbank.org/
Grant-awarding organization: World Bank.
Study areas: for graduate studies in subjects related to economic development.
Level: Master’s degree or its equivalent.
Grant duration: 2 years maximum.
Eligibility (main criteria):
• Submit evidence of current unconditional admission (copy of formal admission letter) to at least one development-related university master's degree program and proof of application to another university located in any World Bank member country except the applicant's country. The application will not be processed without this requirement. Preference is given to applicants with more than one admission.
• Be a national of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow.
• Be between the ages of 25 and 45. Applicants born before March 31, 1961, will not be considered. For verification applicants should send a photocopy of their passport.
• Have at least 2, preferably 4 to 5, years of recent full-time professional work experience by March 31, 2006 after a university degree in the applicant's home country or in another developing country and usually in public sector.
• Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in a development-related field; have a superior record in previous academic work. Applicant should also send a certified copy of the diploma and transcripts.
• Propose a program of study related to development at the master's level, in fields such as economics, public administration, finance, planning, health, population, agriculture, infrastructure, information systems and aquatic resources (provided that the focus of study is on public policy aspects of these fields), environment and natural resource management, education, and other development-related subjects.
Grant amount: the amount of scholarship may vary depending upon the host country and the tuition charged by the host university. In recent years the annual value of a scholarship has averaged around US 30,000.
Application details: application forms for the year 2006 are available as:
• on-line application.
• pdf files that can be downloaded from JJ/WBGSP website.
• hard copies requested from the JJ/WBGSP Secretariat from September 2005 through January, 31 2006.
Website: http://www.worldbank.org/
British Chevening Scholarships (students from developing countries)
This scholarship is awarded to graduate students from developing countries.
Students: students from developing countries and non-EU students who want to study at least 3 months in UK.
Grant-awarding organization: Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO).
Study areas: most subjects.
Level: most scholars already have a first degree and the majority study for postgraduate degrees particularly Masters courses.
Grant duration: 3-12 months (during the studies in UK).
Eligibility: competition for Chevening scholarships is intense, and only one in every 25 applicants is successful. A typical successful applicant would be:
• A graduate with proven academic skills.
• Committed to return to their country and contribute to the socio-economic development of their country through implementing the new skills and knowledge acquired in the UK.
• Established in a career, with a track record of excellence and achievement, and the prospect of becoming a leader in his/her chosen field.
• The vast majority of Chevening scholars are aged 25 - 35 years old.
• Be able to show at interview that they possess the personal qualities to benefit from their scholarship and use it to succeed in their chosen career.
• Have a clear idea how their scholarship will benefit their country on their return.
• Have good English Language skills, as most UK Higher Education Institutions require a minimum IELTS of 6.5 for admission onto Postgraduate courses.
Grant amount: there are three types of scholarship:
• Type A scholarships: these cover tuition fees only.
• Type B scholarships: these are full scholarships that cover tuition fees, monthly stipend and various one-off allowances.
• Type C scholarships: these vary from award to award and cover part/full stipend and/or allowances.
Application details: you will have to contact the British Embassy/High Commission or The British Council in the country of which you are a citizen. Please see the full country listing and select the country for which you are a citizen for the application procedure.
Application deadline: there isn't a single timetable for applications and so it is important that you check with the local office when the deadline for applications in your country is.
Website: http://www.chevening.com/.
E-mail: http://www.chevening.com/about/help/contact.html.
Observations: the Chevening Scholarships scheme has ceased operating in the majority of European Union countries. Priority is for applicants from developing countries.
Students: students from developing countries and non-EU students who want to study at least 3 months in UK.
Grant-awarding organization: Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO).
Study areas: most subjects.
Level: most scholars already have a first degree and the majority study for postgraduate degrees particularly Masters courses.
Grant duration: 3-12 months (during the studies in UK).
Eligibility: competition for Chevening scholarships is intense, and only one in every 25 applicants is successful. A typical successful applicant would be:
• A graduate with proven academic skills.
• Committed to return to their country and contribute to the socio-economic development of their country through implementing the new skills and knowledge acquired in the UK.
• Established in a career, with a track record of excellence and achievement, and the prospect of becoming a leader in his/her chosen field.
• The vast majority of Chevening scholars are aged 25 - 35 years old.
• Be able to show at interview that they possess the personal qualities to benefit from their scholarship and use it to succeed in their chosen career.
• Have a clear idea how their scholarship will benefit their country on their return.
• Have good English Language skills, as most UK Higher Education Institutions require a minimum IELTS of 6.5 for admission onto Postgraduate courses.
Grant amount: there are three types of scholarship:
• Type A scholarships: these cover tuition fees only.
• Type B scholarships: these are full scholarships that cover tuition fees, monthly stipend and various one-off allowances.
• Type C scholarships: these vary from award to award and cover part/full stipend and/or allowances.
Application details: you will have to contact the British Embassy/High Commission or The British Council in the country of which you are a citizen. Please see the full country listing and select the country for which you are a citizen for the application procedure.
Application deadline: there isn't a single timetable for applications and so it is important that you check with the local office when the deadline for applications in your country is.
Website: http://www.chevening.com/.
E-mail: http://www.chevening.com/about/help/contact.html.
Observations: the Chevening Scholarships scheme has ceased operating in the majority of European Union countries. Priority is for applicants from developing countries.
Japan/InterAmerican Development Bank Scholarship Program
Students: students from the Bank's borrowing member countries.
Grant-awarding organization: funding from the Government of Japan.
Study areas: development-related fields (Social Sciences, Business, Public Administration or other development-related technical disciplines).
Level: Master.
Grant duration: 2 years.
Eligibility:
• Be a citizen of one of the borrowing member countries of the Bank.
• Be under the age of 35, and in exceptional cases, under 45.
• Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in the social sciences, business or public administration, or another development-related technical discipline.
• Have obtained his/her university degree with superior grades.
• Have at least two years of work experience in a public agency or in an organization devoted to research or teaching.
• Be currently admitted, but have not yet begun studies, in a Master's degree program in the social sciences, business or public administration, or another development-related technical discipline.
• Be prepared to return to his/her native country upon completion of studies and work for at least two years in order to apply enhanced knowledge and skills toward helping accelerate economic and social development.
• Not be an Executive Director, their alternate, staff, long-term Consultant of the IADB, a blood relative up to the fourth degree, or a relative by marriage up to the second degree.
Grant amount: the scholarship provides benefits covering full tuition, university medical and accident insurance, an installation allowance, a monthly subsistence allowance, a book allowance, and economy class travel.
Application details: you can download the application form on their website: http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/cur.asp.
Application deadline: mid-May.
Website: http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/main.asp.
E-Mail: webmaster@iadb.org
Grant-awarding organization: funding from the Government of Japan.
Study areas: development-related fields (Social Sciences, Business, Public Administration or other development-related technical disciplines).
Level: Master.
Grant duration: 2 years.
Eligibility:
• Be a citizen of one of the borrowing member countries of the Bank.
• Be under the age of 35, and in exceptional cases, under 45.
• Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in the social sciences, business or public administration, or another development-related technical discipline.
• Have obtained his/her university degree with superior grades.
• Have at least two years of work experience in a public agency or in an organization devoted to research or teaching.
• Be currently admitted, but have not yet begun studies, in a Master's degree program in the social sciences, business or public administration, or another development-related technical discipline.
• Be prepared to return to his/her native country upon completion of studies and work for at least two years in order to apply enhanced knowledge and skills toward helping accelerate economic and social development.
• Not be an Executive Director, their alternate, staff, long-term Consultant of the IADB, a blood relative up to the fourth degree, or a relative by marriage up to the second degree.
Grant amount: the scholarship provides benefits covering full tuition, university medical and accident insurance, an installation allowance, a monthly subsistence allowance, a book allowance, and economy class travel.
Application details: you can download the application form on their website: http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/cur.asp.
Application deadline: mid-May.
Website: http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/main.asp.
E-Mail: webmaster@iadb.org
Erasmus Mundus
Students: non-European students who want to study in Europe.
Grant-awarding organization: European Commission.
Study areas: all.
Level: Master.
Grant duration: for the two academic years.
Eligibility:
• To be a citizen of a third-country (all countries other than the 25 EU Member States, the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and the candidate countries for accession to the EU (presently Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey).
• Not residing in any UE Member State or participating country.
• To have not carried out his/her main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the UE Member States or participating countries.
Grant amount: € 21,000 per academic year (€ 42,000 for the 2 years).
Application details: to the Erasmus Mundus Masters consortium offering the Masters Course in question.
Website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/faq/index_en.html
Grant-awarding organization: European Commission.
Study areas: all.
Level: Master.
Grant duration: for the two academic years.
Eligibility:
• To be a citizen of a third-country (all countries other than the 25 EU Member States, the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and the candidate countries for accession to the EU (presently Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey).
• Not residing in any UE Member State or participating country.
• To have not carried out his/her main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the UE Member States or participating countries.
Grant amount: € 21,000 per academic year (€ 42,000 for the 2 years).
Application details: to the Erasmus Mundus Masters consortium offering the Masters Course in question.
Website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/faq/index_en.html
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