Monday 9 November 2015

The Financial Times and The Bodley Head announce their 2015 essay prize



The Financial Times and The Bodley Head announce their 2015 essay prize
November 10, 2015
 
 
The fourth annual Bodley Head/FT Essay Prize aims to discover the world's best young talent in long-form essay writing. We are looking for a dynamic, authoritative and lively essay of no more than 3,500 words on a non-fiction topic of your choice. It can be journalistic, it can be a case study; it can be wide-ranging or minutely focused. In keeping with the ethos of both sponsors, it can address any topic - from finance to history, from current affairs to a scientific discovery. We are not looking for a particular subject; we are simply looking for quality writing.

If you are 35 years old or under and would like your work to be read by Simon Schama (historian and FT contributing editor), Will Hammond (editorial director at Bodley Head), Dan Franklin (digital publisher at Random House), Stuart Williams (publisher at Bodley Head), Caroline Daniel (FT Weekend editor) and Lucy Tuck (editor, FT Life & Arts) then please send us your entry by midnight GMT on November 29 2015.

The prize for the winner will be £1,000, an e-publication with Bodley Head, and a mentoring session with the FT/Bodley Head. Two runners-up will each receive £500 and e-publication.

To enter the competition click here

<via www.ft.com
 

2016/2017 Australia Awards Scholarship for African Students



2016/2017 Australian Awards Scholarship for African Students

 
Overview

The call for application is open for the 2016/2017 Australia Awards Scholarship for African Students. There are two categories of the awards: one is the Australia Awards Scholarships (AASs), which enable students to undertake higher degree studies in Australia at Masters Level, and the other is the Short Course Awards (SCAs), which enable student to undertake short-term, targeted professional courses, in Australia and/or Africa, in a range of development-focused sectors.

Australia Awards (AAs) are cornerstones of the Australian Government’s development assistance programme for Africa. They provide access to postgraduate education, training and professional development opportunities for suitably qualified Africans from eligible countries. Successful applicants are required to return to their home countries upon completion of their academic programmes and are expected to contribute actively to the development in their home countries.

Eligibility

AASs vary by country. Eligible African countries include Algeria, Angola, Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroun, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zambia.

For the SCAs, eligible African countries include Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mauritania, Niger, North Sudan, Republic of Guinea, and South Sudan.

Eligibility criteria are country specific and include, but not limited to, the following:
  • Applicants must be at least 25 years and not more than 50 years of age at the date of application.
  • Applicants must have at least 3 years relevant post graduate work experience, which must be in a role relevant to their proposed field of study and employment organization type (e.g. public sector applicants should demonstrate public sector experience). Preference will be given to applicants with greater years of experience. 
  • Applicants must possess, as a minimum, Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from a recognized institution of at least 4 years in length with at least a 3rd Class Pass. 
  •  Applicants must not already hold, or be studying for, a Master’s degree. 
  •  Applicants must be willing to make a formal commitment to return to their current employer following completion of the award.

 Priority Fields

Priority fields vary by country. They include Agriculture/Food security, Education, Health, Public Policy (including public sector management, public sector reform, trade, international diplomacy), Environmental management, Natural resources management (including mining related subjects), Technical and vocational education & training (available for SCAs only), Energy (including natural gas and oil technology), Infrastructure, Transport (including ports, roads and airports management).

 Application deadline

Applications for AASs run from September 1, 2015 to November 30, 2015

Applications for SCAs run from September 1, 2015 to December 18, 2015

How to apply

For more information and to apply click here
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