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Home»Search by Region»Africa»20 Opportunities for Scientists Currently Open – May 10, 2024

20 Opportunities for Scientists Currently Open – May 10, 2024

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1. The World Around Young Climate Prize

The prize was conceived by New York-based nonprofit organization The World Around to support the generation of designers and activists who were born into the climate crisis and uniquely positioned to address it. The prize pairs young change-makers with mentors in the international design community who can accelerate the impact of their work and connect them with a global network of like-minded people.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: July 31, 2024

2. Science and SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists 2024 (up to $30,000)

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and SciLifeLab joined forces in creating the Science and SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists to recognize excellence among young researchers from around the world. The prize was launched with the vision to recognize that global economic health is dependent upon a vibrant research community.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: July 15, 2024

3. TWAS-CAS Young Scientist Award for Frontier Science 2024 (up to $10,000)

This annual award, established in 2020, recognises scientific achievements by young scientists living and working in a developing country. The subjects rotate among various fields of science.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: May 10, 2024

4. Kan Tong Po Fellowship

This fellowship is for scientists based in the UK or US who want to stimulate collaborations with leading scientists in Hong Kong through a one-off visit.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: June 05, 2024

Lee Kong Chian Research Fellowship 2024

The Fellowship programme is a six-month residential fellowship. The Fellow will undertake research on the collections of the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library and the National Archives of Singapore. 
Click here to find out more | Deadline: May 31, 2024 

6. International Exchages Grant

International Exchanges grants provide support for scientists based in the UK to stimulate new research collaborations with leading scientists overseas. Grants can cover either a one-off short visit to explore opportunities for building lasting networks or bilateral visits to strengthen emerging collaborations.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: June 5, 2024

7. Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2024 (up to $10,000)

Applications are open for the Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2024. Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge is designed to support young people (18-30 years), from anywhere in the world, who want to take action on the social and environmental issues that impact them and their community.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: May 27, 2024

8. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility.  
Click here to find out more | Deadline: Sept 11, 2024

9. CFAs: Support for Health Data Access Bodies to Foster Efficient Pathways for AI in Healthcare (40,000 EURO)

The European Commission (EC) is seeking applications to reduce time-to-market and foster the development of new AI-based healthcare products and services that significantly improve patient safety and well-being while preserving privacy and security.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: May 29, 2024.

10. Pulitzer Center Impact Seed Fund (ISF) 2024 for Southeast Asia (up to $4,000)

The Pulitzer Center Impact Seed Fund (ISF) supports educational and engagement initiatives addressing the most critical issues confronting our planet’s ecosystems and communities. The 2024 IS focuses on a range of topics, including rainforests, oceans, and climate change, with a particular emphasis on its interconnectedness with workers and vulnerable communities.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: May 27, 2024

11. L’Oreal-UNESCO Young Talents Caribbean for Women in Science Program 2024 (up to $10,000)

This program identifies and rewards brilliant young women researchers in life and environmental sciences, material sciences, mathematics, computer and information sciences, engineering sciences and technology. The program seeks to award young doctoral, post-doctoral students and early career researchers- in the Caribbean region- for the excellence of their academic level, the originality of their scientific project, but also their desire to pass on their passion to the younger generation.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: May 27, 2024

12. Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) Research Fellowship 2024

The Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) invites researchers based in low- and middle-income countries to apply to join the organisation as Research Fellows (RF).
Click here to find out more | Deadline: May 15, 2024

13. Call for Projects: Ernest Solvay Fund 2024 (up to €10,000)

Applications for the Ernest Solvay Fund 2024 are now open. The Ernest Solvay Fund aims to promote scientific and sustainable development, both in Belgium and abroad.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: June 17, 2024

14. ASEAN Blue Innovation Challenge (ABIC) 2024 (up to $40,000)

The ASEAN Blue Innovation Challenge represents a unique initiative aimed at fostering the development of the blue economy in ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste. It seeks to identify, finance, and support innovative solutions geared towards the conservation and sustainable management of marine ecosystems, coastal areas, and freshwater resources. In addition to providing financial support, it facilitates connections between innovators and potential stakeholders, including investors and business entities.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: June 17, 2024.

15. GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2024 ($100,000 prizes)

Are you an agripreneur leading the charge against these pressing issues? Do you have a transformative venture that’s making waves in the agrifood landscape? They want to hear from you. The competition culminates in live on-stage pitches and an award ceremony at the GoGettaz Finals at the AFS Summit, in Kigali, Rwanda in September.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: June 10, 2024

16. International Science Partnership Fund International Collaboration Awards

The ISPF International Collaboration Awards provide funding to enable outstanding emerging research leaders in the UK to develop research collaborations with international partners. The grants are open to newly independent researchers building their own group, who are ready to lead and drive the research vision of an international research programme.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: June 25, 2024

17. British Council 90th Anniversary Research Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh

As the British Council celebrates their 90th anniversary in 2024, they are delighted to announce a new research partnership with the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: July 26, 2024.

18. NIHR Global Advanced Fellowships 2024

The Global Advanced Fellowship is a mid-career postdoctoral award. The scheme will create a career pathway for Global Health researchers from the UK and low- and middle-income countries to become research leaders.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: July 11, 2024

19. Past Global Changes (PAGES) African Mobility Fellowship 2024

The program aims to give limited support for travel and subsistence to early-career researchers from African countries (PhD students and postdocs at African institutions), who are interested in gaining experience in another African country.
Click here to find out more | Deadline: August 15, 2024

20. African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) PhD Fellowship 2024-2025

AERC wishes to announce the 2024/2025 Ph.D. scholarships for applicants from Francophone and Anglophone sub-Saharan African countries admitted into any of the following AERC Collaborative PhD Programme (CPP) in Economics degree-awarding universities
Click here to find out more | Deadline: August 31, 2024

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