The 2016 Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World

Application Deadline: 15th of September 2016

Eligible Countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Dem. Rep., Congo Rep., Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
To be taken at (country): Winners receive an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston, where they are given their awards.
Brief description: The Elsevier Foundation is calling for nominations of hardworking science-inclined women from Africa and other developing countries.

International scholarships

international Graduate Scholarships at Thammasat University in Thailand, 2016
The Faculty of Engineering, Thammasat University is pleased to offer graduate scholarships for the academic year 2016-2017. These scholarships are available to Thai and foreign students for pursuing masters and Ph.D. programme. The purpose of the University is to contribute […]  Apply Now

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Scholarships around the world

Commonwealth Scholarships in Low and Middle Income Countries, 2016-2017
Provided by: Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, United Kingdom
Courses: Masters Program
Eligible Students: Commonwealth Countries
Application Deadline 30 June 2016
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