ISNAD Mentoring Research Programme

Field of Study Various
Level MSc, PhD
Country Nigeria
Eligibility •Applicants should be registered postgraduate students in universities in Africa countries •Doctoral students, master’s students should have made a minimum of Second Class (Upper Division) or equivalent from their undergraduate programmes
•Successful applicants will be those who possess excellent research ideas aimed at solving a problem or an innovative approach on sustainable energy, environment, biodiversity or climate change.
•Applicants should be carrying out their research in 2022. (Please note that the research may be a new or ongoing research, however, priority will be given to research projects that are at their early stages).
Also, kindly note that students whose research programme extend beyond 2022 are also eligible to apply and could be considered for an extension till the completion of their research.
•Applications are welcome from students in any discipline (Technology, Sciences, Arts, Law, Social Sciences.
•Environmental Design and Management, Agriculture, Health Sciences, ICT, among others) provided their research is on sustainable energy, environment or climate change-based topics.
•In addition to the established research subjects (such as energy access, renewable energy policy); new non-conventional research frontiers such as climate photography, environmental journalism, among others, will be of special interest.
Requirements Qualified and interested applicants are invited to complete the online application here: https://mrp.isnad-africa.org/register During the application stages, you will be requested to upload the following documents:
•Motivation statement.
•Reference Letter (preferably from your research supervisor).
•Research Concept Note.
•Profile picture.
○Note: check the full details of the Reference letter and Motivation statement on the official website.
Deadline 05-Feb-22
Organization International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD)
How to Apply Official Link
Coverage •Admission into a one-to-one technical and thematic mentoring relationship on your research with an experienced researcher or professional (with expertise in your area of research) from world-class organisations such as the World Bank, Harvard University, Chatham House, Imperial College London, among other international institutions and organisations. •Support by a mentor to structure your research to be innovative, problem-solving, practice-oriented, and carried out to meet global standards •Support by ISNAD-Africa to communicate your research findings to relevant stakeholders in the global community, hence, creating more visibility for your research work and career opportunities •Best-performing mentees will be selected with full-funding to participate in the one-month residential UNEP/UNESCO/BMU International Short Course on Renewable Energy and Energy.
•Efficiency at the Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management (CIPSEM) at the Technische Universität Dresden in Dresden, Germany.

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