The International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa) invites applications from graduate (master’s and doctoral) students in universities across all African countries for the 2022 Cohort of its Mentoring for Research Programme.
Application Deadline: 5th February 2022 (11:59 GMT)
Eligible Countries: African countries
About the Award: ISNAD-Africa’s Mentoring for Research Programme (MRP) establishes technical and thematic mentoring relationships between students in African Universities, and, experienced researchers and professionals from more than 50 countries across the globe. Students selected for the programme are those who are undergoing postgraduate (master’s and doctoral) degree programmes in any discipline and are conducting research on sustainable energy, environment and climate change among other green growth topics for their thesis. The programme currently has, as mentors, over 140 researchers and professionals from various institutions and organisations such as the World Bank, European Union’s Joint Research Center, Harvard University, Yale University, Imperial College London, Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO), Chatham House, the University of Toronto among other world-class institutions and international organisations. Since its inception in 2017, the programme currently has supported over 110 masters and PhD students from various universities in twenty (20) African countries.
In preparation for the commencement of the 2021 cohort of the programme, ISNAD-Africa invites applications from qualified and interested students (Master’s and Doctoral) in universities across African countries for the 2021 cohort of its Mentoring for Research Programme (MRP).
Type: Training (mentorship)
Eligibility:
In addition to the conventional research topics (such as energy access, renewable energy policy), innovative and non-conventional research topics such as climate photography, environmental journalism, among others, will be of special interest.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award:
How to Apply:
Qualified and interested applicants are invited to complete the online application here.
Deadline for applications: Saturday, February 5, 2022 (11:59 GMT).
Please note that applicants may start their applications and save them on the application portal while they continue later. However, all applications should be completed and submitted latest Saturday, February 5, 2022 (11:59 GMT).
During the application stages, you will be requested to upload the following documents
For the Reference Letter, please download the Referee Form here. The form should be completed by your referee and uploaded as the reference letter during the application process.
You can also download the guidelines for the motivation statement and the research concept note below:
Also, all documents should be clearly named in the order: “Firstname_lastname_document type” e.g. “John_Leye_motivation_letter”
For inquiries, please contact us via mrp@isnad-africa.org
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