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African Women: Apply for the 2014 WAAW Foundation Scholarships
Brief description
Working to Advance African Women (WAAW) Foundation Annual Scholarship program for Undergraduate African female students 2014
Eligible fields of Study
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
About Scholarship
The Working to Advance African Women (WAAW) foundation aim to increase the pipeline of African women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) related disciplines, and work to ensure that this talent is engaged in African innovation. WAAW has announced the next round of its scholarship program for African women for 2014, offering $500/year for need-based female African students admitted to a University, College or institute of higher learning in Africa.
Scholarships are renewable annually, following proof of the student’s continued academic performance. Application is open from August 1 through October 30, 2013.
Selection Criteria
(a) Female students of African origin. living and studying in Africa.
(b) Currently enrolled in undergraduate degree program.
(c) Studying in a university or college in Africa.
(d) Demonstrable financial need, and
(e) Excellent Academic Record.
Those qualified to apply
Female students of African origin living in Africa, less than 40 years, who have gained undergraduate admission to an institution of higher learning in Africa and studying a STEM related course.
The candidate must demonstrate financial need and excellent academic record.
Special consideration is given to orphans, underprivileged students, girls impacted by HIV and students in the first or second year of study.
Funding Positions available: Several (four in 2013)
Value of Scholarship
Scholarship recipients will receive an award of $500 for the 2012/13 academic year, or the equivalent in their country’s local currency. Scholarship recipients may reapply for renewal the following year, with proof of continued excellent academic performance.
Duration of Scholarship
Scholarship is a onetime fund but is renewable annually, following proof of the student’s continued academic performance
Eligible African Countries
Women from all Africa countries
Where it would be taken Applicants home country
Application Deadline on or before Midnight (CST) on 30 October, 2013
Application process
Visit the WAAW Foundation website and complete the application form online.
Your application will include the following:
• Personal and Contact Information.
• Educational Information
• Responses to essay questions that address career goals, and how you expect the WAAW scholarship will assist in your education.
• Two academic/professional references. Note recommendations and transcripts ARE NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. ONLY after a candidate has been shortlisted.
The foundation also requires the contact information for two academic or professional references.
Sponsors
WAAW- Working to Advance African Women
Important Notes:
WAAW will only accept online application this year. Scholarship applications are reviewed by the WAAW Scholarship Committee, and awards are announced by February.
Only shortlisted candidates will be asked for recommendation letters or University transcripts during the verification process.
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Campbell Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations 2013/2014
Brief description
Campbell Foundation Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations whose work addresses women’s economic and social empowerment in that nation 2013
Eligible Fields
Applicants should be pursuing research in one of the social sciences: anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, political science, psychology, social work, or sociology, or in an interdisciplinary field that incorporates two or more of these disciplines.
About Scholarship
The Vera R. Campbell Foundation funded Fellowship is offered for female postdoctoral social scientist from a developing country whose work addresses women’s economic and social empowerment in that nation. The goal of the program is twofold: to advance the scholarly careers of women social scientists from the developing world, and to support research that identifies causes of gender inequity in the developing world and that proposes practical solutions for promoting women’s economic and social empowerment.
Scholarship Type: Postdoctoral Fellowship for women
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
Applicants must be nationals of developing countries that are currently eligible to borrow from the World Bank.
To facilitate full engagement in the SAR intellectual community, applicants must demonstrate their fluency in English, such as through their record of professional interaction in written and spoken English.
Value of Scholarship
In addition to a $4,500/month stipend and housing and office space on the SAR campus, the Campbell Fellow receives travel, shipping, and library resource funds; health insurance; and the support of a mentoring committee of established scholar-practitioners.
Duration of Scholarship: Six months
Eligible Countries
Applicants must be nationals of developing countries that are currently eligible to borrow from the World Bank.
To be taken at (country): USA
Application Deadline
1 November 2013
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
Applications to the Resident Scholar Program are due on November 1st of each year.
Visit the Scholarship Webpage
Sponsors
This fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Vera R. Campbell Foundation.
Important Notes:
Projects that identify causes of and/or solutions to gender inequity in the developing world, and thus contribute to women’s social and economic empowerment, will be favored. Sample topics include education and socialization of girls; globalization and the economic status of women; policies and practices toward family, reproduction, and women’s health; impacts of international and civil conflict on women; women’s roles in resolving such conflicts or sustaining civil society; media representations of women and the formation of ideologies of gender; the practice and process of gender-based development; and women in science and technology. SAR will select fellows on the strength of their clearly stated intention to serve their communities and countries of origin.
2013 NWAG Scholarships for 37 Nigerian Women – Undergraduate
Each year the Nigerian Women Association of Georgia -NWAG- offers undergraduate Scholarships for 37 Nigerian female students in Nigerian universities on any course of study.
In 2013 NWAG plans to award 37 one-time scholarships, one per state of origin as well as one for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in the amount of fifty thousand Naira (N50,000) each, to Nigerian female, undergraduate students in Nigerian universities.
Field of Study
Any
Number of Scholarships
Thirty-Seven (37)
Scholarship Worth
Fifty thousand naira (N50,000)
Type of Scholarship
The NWAG scholarship is a onetime financial aid award
How to Apply
Print, complete and submit the NWAG Application Form (see download links below) together with materials and documents specified below under Requirements.
Completed application can be submitted with all required documents either by regular mail to
NIGERIAN WOMEN ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA, INC
P.O. Box 14532
Atlanta, GA 30324, USA
OR
electronically via email at nwagscholarship@yahoo.com .
Requirements:
An applicant must be a Nigerian female, undergraduate student in a Nigerian University. All applications must include the following:
• Proof of State of Origin – Letter of Origination from the university or a letter from your local government office.
• Two Letters of Recommendation from any two of the following: Church Pastor/Mosque Imam, Village Head, Local Government Chairperson or one of your Lecturers.
• One Letter of Recommendation from either the Dean of your Faculty/School or your Head of Department.
• Photocopy of your current university student identification card
• A current photograph of yourself
• An explanation of why you need and should receive the scholarship (not more than one-half typed double spaced page).
• A type-written, double –spaced, two-page essay on:
“How could we improve the health system in Nigeria especially for women, youth and children?”
All application entries must be typewritten and double-spaced.
All applications must be POST-MARKED or EMAILED by MAY 30, 2013.
Late applications will not be accepted. Applications may not be faxed or hand-delivered.
Incomplete applications or applications that show evidence of plagiarism will be disqualified and rejected.
ALL ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN PDF OR WORD FORMAT.
Application Deadline
All applications must be Post-Marked or Emailed by May 30, 2013.
Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applications may not be faxed or hand-delivered.
Note: Incomplete applications or applications that show evidence of plagiarism will be disqualified.
All electronic submissions MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT
For NWAG 2013 Scholarship Application form, visit the scholarship web page
Pregnant women who sleep on their backs risk stillbirth –Report
Pregnant women who sleep on their backs are at greater risk of having a stillbirth, a new study suggests.
Mothers-to-be in Ghana who slept in this position were found to be five times more likely to have a baby with a low birth weight, and for some women this resulted in a stillbirth, the researchers said.
The researchers also claimed that more than a quarter of cases of stillbirth might be avoided simply by ensuring that women change their sleeping position.
The study was conducted in Ghana where between 20 and 50 of every 1,000 babies are stillborn, compared with just 3.5 per 1,000 in the UK.
But a recent study in New Zealand suggests that supine sleep – the technical term for sleeping on your back – is linked to higher stillbirth rates in high income countries, too.
The study’s senior author, Louise O’Brien, from the University of Michigan, said: ‘If maternal sleep position does play a role in stillbirth, encouraging pregnant women everywhere not to sleep on their back is a simple approach that may improve pregnancy outcomes.
‘In Ghana, inexpensive interventions are urgently needed to improve pregnancy outcomes.
‘This is a behaviour that can be modified – encouraging women to avoid sleeping on their back would be a low-cost method to reduce stillbirths in Ghana and other low-income countries.
‘The data in this study suggests that more than one-quarter of stillbirths might be avoided by altering maternal sleep position.’
Experts suggest that pregnant women try to sleep on their side, ideally on their left side because this can improve the blood flow to the placenta.
In the new study the researchers interviewed women shortly after they had given birth at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana.
Scientists found that those who had slept on their backs during pregnancy risked compression on the vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower part of the body to the heart.
This means the heart is not pumping as blood as effectively as it should, which may lead to stillbirth.
Researchers said the study shows that giving pregnant women simple advice on how to sleep could radically reduce the number of stillbirths.
This research supports a recent Australian study which suggested that pregnant women who sleep on their backs are six times more likely to have a stillborn baby.
The study, known as the Sydney Stillbirth Study, looked at the pregnancies of 295 women from eight hospitals around Australia.
The five-year study found that women who sleep on their backs are six times more likely to have a stillborn baby.
Lead researcher Dr Adrienne Gordon, from Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, said previous research had suggested prolonged periods in this position restricted blood flow to the baby.
The researchers added it was important that women who are currently pregnant ‘don’t become alarmed if they sometimes sleep on their back’.
Commenting at the time, Emma Laing, midwifery manager for baby charity Tommy’s, told MailOnline: ‘Given the small number of women monitored in this study, it would be impossible to say whether the findings can provide accurate recommendations for pregnant women about sleeping on their back during the latter stages of pregnancy.
‘What we do know is that 20 per cent of the 4,000 stillbirths that happen each year in the UK remain unexplained, and we certainly need further research to find out why stillbirth happens.
‘Should women have any concerns or feel their babies’ movements have decreased, they should contact their midwife or speak to our midwives here at Tommy’s for advice.
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