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African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Co-operative Master’s Program 2018/2019 Scholarships (Fully Funded)App...
16/01/2018

African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Co-operative Master’s Program 2018/2019 Scholarships (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline: 20 March 2018 https://goo.gl/QoLuB7

The co-operative version of the AIMS Structured Master’s program, offered only at AIMS Senegal, AIMS Cameroon and AIMS Rwanda builds on the core AIMS Master’s program and leads to the same AIMS Structured Master’s degree in mathematical sciences.

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is an academic network that enables Africa’s brightest students to become innovators that advances scientific, educational and economic self-sufficiency

The 18-month program takes a work-integrated learning approach by combining course work with practical industry experience. This allows students to apply their scientific knowledge to real world problems while gaining work experience in an industrial environment. The program enables students to develop the necessary professional skills to transition from academic studies to progressive careers in industry (defined as private or public businesses, government, non-governmental organisations, and civil society).

The Co-operative Master’s program includes two work placements of three and four months throughout the regular coursework. Successful completion of all coursework and both work placements is required for graduation.

The Co-operative Master’s program is designed specifically to prepare students for work in the areas of big data and IT security. Applicants are requested to choose their preferred area of focus.

Eligibility

Applicants should hold, or anticipate completing by the start date of the AIMS course, a 4-year university degree in mathematics, or any science or engineering subject with a significant mathematics component.

Requirements:

AIMS offers an intensive one-year postgraduate course leading to a Master’s degree in Mathematical Sciences.
The specific qualifications (and the awarding institution) will depend on which AIMS centre you are attending.
For more info, visit : AIMS South Africa, AIMS Senegal, AIMS Ghana, AIMS Cameroon and AIMS Tanzania.

Benefits:

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, all African students receive full scholarships which provide fully for travel, boarding and a small stipend.
There are no tuition fees at AIMS

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Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable investing Challenge 2018 for Graduate Students Worldwide ($USD15,000 & Funded to Pitc...
08/01/2018

Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable investing Challenge 2018 for Graduate Students Worldwide ($USD15,000 & Funded to Pitch in London).

Application Deadline: February 20, 2018 https://goo.gl/Db74cU

The Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge harnesses the power of capital markets and student creativity to create positive impact in a world of perpetual resource scarcity and continued population growth. Every year, the Kellogg School of Management and Morgan Stanley partner to host the challenge where teams of graduate students from around the globe develop and pitch creative financial approaches to tackle our world’s most pressing challenges.

The Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge seeks to identify outstanding proposals offering novel investment strategies to meet some of the most pressing global challenges ahead. As the world’s population approaches 9 billion people by the year 2050, the challenge of meeting human demand for scarce global resources will intensify. Finance has a key role to play in meeting this challenge. Moreover, an increasing number of institutional investors are seeking sustainable investment opportunities for their portfolios.

Specifically, these investors seek to identify investment strategies that can meet the financial needs of their organizations by investing in funds, investment vehicles, or direct investments that are consistent with the principles of sustainability and impact. Teams are encouraged to think beyond social enterprises, venture capital fund vehicles and strategies.This competition requires you to propose and defend a sustainable impact investment strategy that uses finance and investment tools to create an innovative solution to an environmental or societal challenge. Integral to this competition are first, that you are creating a financial vehicle, and second, that your financial vehicle will have social impact.

Institutions seeking investments may include but are not limited to:

University Endowments
Retirement and Pension Funds
Family Foundations
Family Offices

The proposal must be a fit for an institutional investor who is seeking:

Both competitive returns and positive social and/or environmental impact
Risk management that is commensurate with the target returns
Transparent performance metrics for both the financial and social return
Private equity/venture capital
Real assets
Public equities
Fixed income securities
Microfinance lending and investingClear linkage between program outcomes and social impactThe institutions are open to multiple asset classes, including but not limited to:

Eligibility

Graduate students from around the world are invited to participate in the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge.
Teams are limited to a maximum of four members, all of whom must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of the prospectus submission, and the team cannot include more than one member who is pursuing an Executive MBA.
A team may include members from different graduate schools.
All ideas must be the original ideas of the team members.
Each team is required to submit a two-page prospectus outlining their proposal.
From the submitted prospectuses, ten teams will be selected to present at the finals competition.
At least one team member should be available to present at the finals competition, if the team is chosen to advance to that round, and all team members attending the finals competition should plan to stay for the entire event.
Please note that any team member not in attendance at the finals competition will not share in any prizes awarded to that team.

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$15,000 in prizes will be awarded to the winning teams. Awards will be made for the overall quality of the proposals based on the judging criteria.

Overall First Place: $10,000
Overall Runner-Up: $5,000

Along with the overall first place prize money of $10,000, the winning team will be invited to attend and present on a panel with Dave Chen, CEO and Principal of Equilibrium Capital and co-founder of the Challenge at the Milken Global Conference in Los Angeles.

The conference convenes approximately 3,500 of the best minds in the world to tackle the most stubborn challenges.

ContestsKellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable investing Challenge 2018 for Graduate Students Worldwide ($USD15,000 & Funded to Pitch in London). By African Opportunity - 8th January 2018 0 3 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Application Deadline: February 20, 2018 11:59PM CT. The Kellogg-Morgan Stanle...

European Commission Paid Traineeship 2018 for University graduates worldwide – October 2018 session in Brussels,Belgium ...
08/01/2018

European Commission Paid Traineeship 2018 for University graduates worldwide – October 2018 session in Brussels,Belgium ( €1,176/ Month)

Application Deadline: January 31st 2018 https://goo.gl/fnuMUh

A paid traineeship of 5 months with the European Commission (or some executive bodies and agencies of the European Institutions like, for instance, the European External Action Service or Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation), starting on either 1st March or 1st October.

You will receive a monthly grant of 1,176.83 euros as of 1st March 2018
and reimbursement of travel expenses. Accident and health insurance can also be provided.
Every year, there are about 1,300 places available.
If you are one of the selected candidates you get hands-on experience in an international and multicultural environment. This can be an important enrichment for your further career

Requirements:

The traineeship programme is open to university graduates, from all over the world who have a:

Degree of at least 3 years of study (minimum a Bachelor);
Very good knowledge of English or French or German (C1/C2 level in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
Very good knowledge of a second EU official language (required for nationals of EU countries).

You must have completed at least 3-years of study with a degree to apply for a Blue Book traineeship. Only if you have a certificate or an official confirmation from your university that you have at least a 3-year degree will you be eligible to apply.

You can apply once per session but as many times as you want until you are finally selected. If you do not pass the pre-selection, or you are in the Blue Book but not selected for a traineeship, you will have to submit again your application. It will undergo again the pre-selection with no guarantee that you will successfully pass it and be in the Blue Book again.

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Valeo Innovation Challenge 2018 International Student Contest (200 000 Euros prize)Application Deadline: March 30th 2018...
08/01/2018

Valeo Innovation Challenge 2018 International Student Contest (200 000 Euros prize)

Application Deadline: March 30th 2018 https://goo.gl/5ckYbd

Valeo wishes to encourage students from all over the world to innovate and to develop their entrepreneurial spirit, offering the winners the opportunity to create their own start-ups.

Valeo is an automotive supplier and partner to automakers worldwide. As a technology company, we design innovative solutions for smart mobility, with a particular focus on intuitive driving and reducing CO₂ emissions. The Group also provides and distributes spare parts for automakers and independent aftermarket operators.

The Aim of the Challenge:

The aim is to reward an innovative project, whether it is a technological innovation or an idea for new ways to use cars. The participants will have to propose new solutions in one of the following categories:

Vehicle electrification
Autonomous vehicle
Digital mobility

Requirements:

The competition is open to students who have completed high school and are now in higher education (e.g. university) in higher education from all disciplines and to the teachers, one per team.
Entrants must compete in teams made up of between two and a maximum of five people.
Teams can take part to the challenge by presenting a relevant, innovative project in English by submitting:

1. mp4 video pitch (maximum 3 minutes) that explains the project in a clear, simple and audible way,

2. accompanied by 5 slides describing the composition of the team; the problem identified; the existing or known solutions; the proposed technical solution; the target market and the business model.

Prizes:

For the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Teams!
€200,000 to be shared!

For the 9 finalist teams
16 weeks to accelerate your project
For the 9 selected teams
Pitch in Paris

At the end of the competition the sum of €200,000 will be shared, as decided by the Jury, between the three winning teams of the Challenge. In addition to their prize, they will be offered the opportunity to join Valeo’s business accelerator.
GRAND FINAL IN PARIS!
October 12, 2018

The 9 running Teams will present their project in front of a Jury composed of Valeo's Top Management and other prestigious jury members!

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Erasmus University Rotterdam International Institute of Social Studies PhD fellowships 2018 in Development Studies, Neth...
08/01/2018

Erasmus University Rotterdam International Institute of Social Studies PhD fellowships 2018 in Development Studies, Netherlands ( €1,750/Month)

Application Deadline: 15 March 2018. https://goo.gl/8Cmttu

The International Institute of Social Studies is recruiting outstanding students for 5 PhD fellowships in Development Studies within the ISS research programme Global Development and Social Justice.

Thematic areas

In the 2018 round, holders of a Master’s degree can apply for research positions related to the following cross-cutting themes in the ISS research programme Global Development and Social Justice:

Migration and diversity;
Environment and climate change;
Social protection and inequality;
Conflict and peace.

The institute has a clear preference to recruit PhD students who are working on one of these themes from an interdisciplinary approach to development research. ISS favour proposals that speak to more than one of the four current research lines of the ISS research programme (see http://www.iss.nl/research/research_programmes).

Terms of the fellowships

The PhD fellowships are for a maximum period of four years, starting in 2018.

PhD students will receive a fellowship of approximately €1,750 net per month, plus an additional allowance to cover the costs of their field work, which normally takes place during the second year of the PhD programme.

Requirements

To be eligible for the PhD fellowship, you need to be a citizens of a country that is not part of the European Economic Area. Candidates from African, low-income or low-middle-income countries are especially encouraged to apply.

For all fellowships, applicants should submit the following:

Proof of having obtained a first-class or excellent MA Degree (if applicable, a degree with GPA of at least 3.70) in one of the Social Sciences or equivalent, comprising at least four years of study at an internationally recognised university or Institute for Higher Education, as evidenced by certified copies of degrees and diplomas, and by copies of academic transcripts.
A research proposal in one of the areas indicated above (approx. 10 pages, 5000 words). For further guidelines and examples of proposals, see: https://www.iss.nl/…/educat…/phd-programme/research-proposal
Good command of English, both verbally and in writing, as evidenced by holding a degree from an English-speaking university or by supplying the results of a proficiency test from a recognised authority with the following result:
IELTS: 7.0
TOEFL PBT: 600
TOEFL CBT: 250
TOEFL IBT: 100
Reference letters of at least three referees, who should be able to provide information about the applicant’s academic strengths.

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Junior Achievement Nigeria Venture in Management Program 2018 (Mini-MBA Course for Youth Corpers) – Nigeria.Application ...
08/01/2018

Junior Achievement Nigeria Venture in Management Program 2018 (Mini-MBA Course for Youth Corpers) – Nigeria.

Application Deadline: January 12th 2018 https://goo.gl/TUSZZK

Junior Achievement Nigeria Venture in Management Program 2017 (ViMP) is designed as a one-week intensive session to introduce select members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to different facets of managing a business, making crucial business decisions and developing skills for Management.

ViMP is a one-week intensive mini-MBA program for select members of the NYSC and the next edition is slated for February 19-23, 2018.

Benefits

Accommodation, housing and transportation are provided by JAN.

The goal of ViMP is to prepare NYSC members for the world of business as managers and entrepreneurs. This opportunity is designed to expose future business leaders to the responsibilities, opportunities, and demands of a career in management.

The week-long program led by facilitators from The Lagos Business School (LBS), includes stimulating classroom sessions, case studies, panel discussions, networking, study groups, guest speakers and recreation, culminating in a strategy workshop, during which the participants will present solutions to real world case studies. ViMP rivals mini-MBA’s of the world’s top business schools with case studies focusing on Business Ethics, Accounting & Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Social Enterprise, General Management, Leadership and Entrepreneurship. Participants also engage in a community service project at local primary schools.

Requirements:

Applicant must be a serving Youth Corper, or just finished (November 2017)
Must be 27 years or younger (Born 1989 or later)
Must have excellent academic records (1st Class or 2:1)
Possess proven interest in general management
Have a track-record of leadership
Participation in JAN E-learning course will be an added advantage to be shortlisted for the program, Please go to JAN E-LEARNING and take one of our courses.

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Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Technical Trainee Program 2018 for young NigeriansApplication Deadline: January 18th 201...
08/01/2018

Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Technical Trainee Program 2018 for young Nigerians

Application Deadline: January 18th 2018
https://goo.gl/5jKLDx

Applications for the 2018 Nigerian Bottling Company Graduate Trainee Programme are now being accepted.

The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), in collaboration with Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd, wishes to admit qualified young Nigerians of sound character and learning potential to undertake an intensive Eighteen Months Training Programme on Technical Skills Development in the following areas:

• Basic Bottling Process

• Industrial Mechatronics

• Automation and Process Control Engineering

• Machine Shop Operation

• General Fittings and Welding

• Utility Maintenance and Operations

OBJECTIVES

1.To train and equip youths with employable skills in the vocational areas listed above

2.To promote a Public-Private Sector Model in Technical and Vocational skills training

3. To contribute to the capacity development of our country.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Candidates must possess the following qualifications among others:

• BSc. 2ND Class Lower and Higher National Diploma or its equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from recognized and accredited institutions.

• Industrial experience will be an added advantage.

AGE

Applicants should not be more than Twenty-Six years (26) old as at the time of application.

Benefits

Successful candidates will enjoy free tuition, lunch and a monthly stipend (not salary) for the entire duration of the program.

It is a non-residential training at the NBC Technical Training Centre located in Ikeja, Lagos.

Trainees will be exposed to classroom, hands-on sessions and on-the-job training experience in any of Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd Plants in Abuja, Asejire, Benin, Challawa, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Maiduguri, Owerri and Port Harcourt.

On successful completion of the training program, trainees will receive internal certificates of participation, while trainees will be prepared for the City and Guilds (London) external examination and they may be offered permanent employment as Technicians or Technical Operators with the company.

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FATE Foundation 2018 Aspiring Entrepreneurs Digital Programme for young Nigerian EntrepreneursApplication Deadline: ongo...
08/01/2018

FATE Foundation 2018 Aspiring Entrepreneurs Digital Programme for young Nigerian Entrepreneurs

Application Deadline: ongoing https://goo.gl/nqVb9g

In partnership with Facebook, FATE Foundation are happy to announce 2018 Aspiring Entrepreneurs Digital Programme calendar which is focused on enabling young entrepreneurs across the country with essential strategies, knowledge, skills and tools to grow their businesses with essential digital strategies.

Eligibility Requirements:

To be eligible, you must be:

Between 18 – 35 years old
Computer Literate
Have Access to a Laptop or Data Enabled Device
Have already registered and launched a business.
Have graduated from an Accredited Tertiary Level Institutio

Additional Post Programme Benefits:

Facebook Advert Credits (for the winners of the Pitch Competition)
One Year (1) Mentoring Support from FATE Foundation
One (1) Year Business Advisory Support from FATE Foundation
Access to Free Business Support Tools & Applications

Curriculum

Each programme stream will run four (4) times a week (from Mondays to Thursdays) over a four (4) week period and will involve very interactive and hands-on practical workshop learning sessions. With the background that entrepreneurs are now engaging more within a digital market place, the curriculum will have a strong digital marketing component and also cover critical areas for successfully building a new business including:

Business Model Canvas
Business Plan Development
Budgeting, Financial Management and Financial Reporting
Marketing and Pricing Strategies
People Management
Raising Financing
Digital Marketing including using Facebook Business Tools
Business Pitching

Timelines

Lagos I: February 5, 2018 – March 2, 2018
Abuja: March 12, 2018 – April 6, 2018
Ibadan: April 16, 2018 – May 11, 2018
Port Harcourt: May 21, 2018 – June 15, 2018
LagosII: June 25, 2018 – July 20, 2018
Calabar: July 30, 2018 – August 24, 2018
Kaduna; September 3, 2018 – September 28, 2018
Enugu: October 8, 2018 – November 2, 2018

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Government of ​Brunei Darussalam Scholarships 2018/2019 for Foreign Students (Fully Funded to Brunei)Application Deadlin...
04/01/2018

Government of ​Brunei Darussalam Scholarships 2018/2019 for Foreign Students (Fully Funded to Brunei)

Application Deadline: 28 February 2018. https://goo.gl/FBuVQX

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is pleased to invite applications for the Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarship under the above Scholarship Award Scheme for the 2018/2019 academic session.

Tenable in Brunei Darussalam, the scholarship award provides applicants with the opportunity to study at any one of the following institutions of higher education:

· Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD),

· Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA),

· Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) and

· Politeknik Brunei (PB).

The academic year commences July/August 2018.

Eligibility Requirements:

Applications are open to citizens of, but not limited to, ASEAN, Commonwealth and OIC member countries.
Applicants should be nominated by their Government.
Applicants must be certified to be medically fit to undertake the scholarship and to study in Brunei Darussalam, by a qualified medical practitioner who is registered with any Government Authority(ies) prior to arrival in Brunei Darussalam. Any and all costs incurred in obtaining this certification are to be borne by the applicant.
Applicants must be, between the ages of 18-25 for undergraduate and diploma programmes and must not exceed the age of 35 for postgraduate programmes on the 31st July 2018.
The award is NOT eligible to Brunei Darussalam Permanent Residents.

Scholarship Worth:

The scholarship recipient will be facilitated with the benefits of the scholarship as follows:

i) exemption from paying tuition fees including acceptance, examination, registration and orientation fees for the duration of the programme;

ii) an economy class air-ticket to Brunei Darussalam from the scholarship recipient's country of origin/ country of domicile prior to the commencement of the course and an economy class air-ticket from Brunei Darussalam to the scholarship recipient's country of origin/country of domicile upon completion of the course;

iii) a monthly personal allowance of BND$500.00;

iv) a monthly meals allowance of BND$150.00;

v) an annual book allowance of BND$600.00;

vi) accommodation at the residential college of the University/ Polytechnic;

vii) baggage allowance for shipment of the scholarship recipient's personal effects to his country of origin/country of domicile upon completion of the programme, at a maximum amount of:

· BND$250.00 to a country within the ASEAN region; or

· BND$500.00 to a country outside the ASEAN region;

viii) comprehensive insurance cover for the whole duration of the Scholarship. The scholarship recipient is urged to obtain additional insurance prior to his travel to Brunei Darussalam and for the whole duration of the Scholarship at his own expense.

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Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme 2018/2019 for Postgraduate StudiesApplication Deadline: March 31...
04/01/2018

Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme 2018/2019 for Postgraduate Studies

Application Deadline: March 31st 2018 https://goo.gl/1d9Hm8

The Aga Khan Foundation 2018-2019 International Scholarship Programme application cycle opens from January 1, 2018. Application forms can be obtained from the Aga Khan Foundation or Aga Khan Education Board/Service office in the applicant’s country of current residence.

NOTE: For the 2018-19 application cycle, the Foundation will not accept applications from students planning to attend universities in UK, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, The Netherlands, Italy, Norway and Ireland.

The Aga Khan Foundation provides a limited number of scholarships each year for postgraduate studies to outstanding students from select developing countries who have no other means of financing their studies, in order to develop effective scholars and leaders and to prepare them for employment, primarily within the AKDN. Scholarships are awarded on a 50% grant : 50% loan basis through a competitive application process once a year in June or July.

The Foundation gives priority to requests for Master's level courses but is willing to consider applications for PhD programmes, only in the case of outstanding students who are highly recommended for doctoral studies by their professors and who need a PhD for the fulfilment of their career objectives (academic or research oriented).

Applications for short-term courses are not considered; neither are applications from students who have already started their course of study.

ELIGIBILITY

Geographic Scope

The Foundation accepts applications from nationals of the following countries:

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Madagascar and Mozambique. In France, Portugal, UK, USA and Canada, applications are accepted from those who are originally from one of the above developing countries, are interested in development-related studies and who have no other means of financing their education.

Residency Requirement

The Foundation only accepts applications of eligible nationals listed above who are residing in one of the countries where there are local Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), or Aga Khan Education Board (AKEB) offices which process applications and interview candidates.

Age Limit

Preference is given to students under 30 years of age.

Financial Assistance

The Foundation assists students with tuition fees and living expenses only. The cost of travel is not included in AKF scholarships. Funding for PhD programmes is only provided for the first two years of study, after which the students are expected to find alternative sources of assistance. Financial assistance is provided according to the needs of students, but the ISP must be considered a lender of last resort. Applicants are requested to make every effort to obtain funding from other sources as well, so that the amount requested from the Foundation can be reduced to a minimum. Preference is given to those who have been able to secure some funding from alternative sources.

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Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program 2018/2019 for study in USA (Fully Funded)Application Deadline: Var...
04/01/2018

Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program 2018/2019 for study in USA (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline: Varying by Country https://goo.gl/3w5uSh

The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (Fulbright TEA) brings international teachers to the United States for a six-week program that offers academic seminars for professional development at a host university. Participants observe classrooms and share their expertise with teachers and students at the host university and at local secondary schools.

The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), and is administered by IREX.

Eligibility Requirements:

Current secondary level, full-time teachers of English, English as a foreign language (EFL), math, science, or social studies, including special education teachers in those subjects at an institution serving primarily a local population
Five years of full-time teaching experience
Citizen and resident of participating Fulbright TEA country
Other requirements as indicated in the application

Fellowship worth:

J-1 visa support;
A pre-departure orientation held in participant’s home country;
Round-trip airfare to and within the U.S.;
A Welcome Program at the host university;
Academic program fees;
Housing (generally shared with other program fellows) and meals;
Accident and sickness medical insurance coverage (does not cover pre-existing conditions);
Transportation to the practicum school (if necessary);
A daily allowance for incidentals during the university academic program;
A professional development allowance;
A baggage allowance;
An end-of-program workshop in Washington, D.C., and
The opportunity to apply for alumni small grants for alumni in good standing.

Key Dates
Mid-end April 2018 Paper screening of the applications
Mid May 2018 TOEFL Testing/Interviews
September 2018 Notifications of Finalists
December 2018 Pre-Departure Orientation Cohort I
Late January-March 2019 U.S. Program Dates Cohort I
July 2019 Pre-Departure Orientation Cohort II
September-November 2019 U.S. Program Dates Cohort II

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