UCT GSB SOLUTION SPACE/Ayoba E-Track Programme 2024
E-TRACK PROGRAMME
Run in partnership with ayoba, the e-Track Programme is a two-phase early-stage venture acceleration and a capacity-building programme for high-impact entrepreneurs in South Africa and beyond. Taking a high-touch scale-up approach, the programme is designed to support teams build scalable businesses with international potential. Individual participants can either explore their own business idea or join an existing venture. The programme also serves as a platform for corporate partners to engage and collaborate on specific research and development agendas.
e-Track is a two-phase venture acceleration programme, tackling the various stages of venture building and development.
- Phase one is the 5-week Venture Launch course which focuses on validating the venture concept.
- Phase two is the 12-week Venture Scale course which is aimed at accelerating the development of the validated venture.
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Yale Drama Series Play Writing Competing 2025
Yale Drama Series Rules and Submission Guidelines
The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2025 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of their manuscript by Yale University Press, and a celebratory event. The prize and publication are contingent on the playwright’s agreeing to the terms of the publishing agreement.
There is no entry fee. Please follow these guidelines in preparing your manuscript:
- This contest is restricted to plays written in the English language. Worldwide submissions are accepted.
- Submissions must be original, unpublished full-length plays, with a minimum of 65 pages. Plays with less than 65 pages will not be considered.
- Translations, adaptations, musicals, and children’s plays are not accepted.
- The Yale Drama Series is intended to support emerging playwrights. Playwrights may win the competition only once.
- Playwrights may submit only one manuscript per year. Only manuscripts authored by one playwright are eligible.
- Plays that have been professionally produced or published are not eligible. Plays that have had a workshop, reading, or non-professional production or that have been published as an actor’s edition will be considered.
- Plays may not be under option, commissioned, or scheduled for professional production or publication at the time of submission.
- Plays must be typed/word-processed and page numbered. Plays with images are not accepted.
- The Yale Drama Series reserves the right to reject any manuscript for any reason.
- The Yale Drama Series reserves the right of the judge to not choose a winner for any given year of the competition and reserves the right to determine the ineligibility of a winner, in keeping with the spirit of the competition, and based upon the accomplishments of the author.
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ODA Global Innovation Fellowships 2024
Scheme overview
The objective of the ODA (Official Development Assistance) Global Innovation Fellowships is to provide opportunities to UK-based early- and mid-career researchers from across the humanities and social sciences to develop their skills, networks and careers in the creative and cultural, public, private and policy sectors to address challenges that require innovative approaches and solutions. Through the ODA Global Innovation Fellowships, researchers in the SHAPE community will be supported to create new and deeper links beyond academia, so enabling knowledge mobilization and translation, as well as individual skills development.
This is the first call for this ODA strand of the programme, offering opportunities for ODA Global Innovation Fellowship award holders to embed themselves with a partner organization. The partner organization must be based in any of the following countries: Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Türkiye, and any country from this list of Least Developed Countries. Applications that are not considered ODA-eligible will not be taken forward through the assessment process.
Applications are invited in any of the following areas:
- Environment, Sustainability & Nature
- Transformative Technologies
- Health & Wellbeing
- Cities & Urbanization
- Global Order, Geopolitics and International Affairs
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Humangle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship 2024
HumAngle Foundation Calls for Applications to the HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship
HumAngle Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship.
With the aim of providing cutting-edge technology and innovation training to members of the civic society and other actors in the space, the Fellowship will help selected professionals to leverage technology for actionable advocacy and accountability within public institutions.
The HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship targets journalists, activists, and civil society members with a track record of excellence, drawn from Nigeria’s 6 geopolitical zones. It will follow a two-part model consisting of a five-day in-person training in the FCT and a 3-month post-training period to allow the fellows practicalize their learnings. The training sessions will cover topics such as:
- Policy Advocacy and Public accountability
- Research and Fact checking for Social Impact
- Maximising Artificial Intelligence in the Nigerian Context
- Data for Civic Engagement
- Techniques for Immersive Storytelling
- Ethical Considerations in Leveraging Technology for Impact
- Conflict Reporting and Humanitarian Response
Who can apply?
All journalists, activists and civil society actors who:
- Are aged between 21 and 35
- Are resident in Nigeria
- Have at least 2 years of proven experience in advocacy, tech, research and data, impactful journalism, humanitarian activities and public policy.
- Are employed in an organisation of repute or affiliated with one
- Have an interest in leveraging technology for social impact
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Ellison Scholars Programme at the University of Oxford 2025
Ellison Scholars
Education, Innovation and Solving Global Problems
EIT’s innovation projects will span the full development pipeline — translating research and discovery into practical solutions, and scaling these for global impact. Ellison Scholars will be active contributors to these projects, innovating to solve global problems across EIT’s four humane endeavours through technological advancements across the Institute’s ongoing projects.
EIT, alongside the University of Oxford, is committed to developing the global technology innovators and leaders of the future. In addition to the project-based learning with EIT and mentorship from world experts in the EIT Faculty, the Ellison Scholars programme fully funds course fees for undergraduate or graduate study at the University of Oxford, and includes a generous stipend to cover all living expenses, plus the equivalent of paid internships.
Venture in Management Program (VIMP) 2024 For Young Nigerians
ViMP 2024
Welcome to the Venture in Management Programme 2024 Call for Application.
Applications are encouraged from recent graduates who are entrepreneurs, business owners or aspiring entrepreneurs in diverse focus areas.
Atlantic Fellows For Social Equity (AFSE) Fellowship 2025
What is the AFSE Fellowship?
The Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) is a life-changing fellowship for Indigenous social equity in Australia, Aotearoa and Pacific Island nations. Based at the University of Melbourne, the AFSE program represents a 20+ year investment into Indigenous-led social change through a powerful network of Fellows.
It has two features:
• An intensive foundation year where Fellows undertake a Master of Social Change Leadership at the University of Melbourne (fee-free), attend six in-person modules and develop a social change project to deliver upon completion.
• Following the foundation year, Fellows graduate and become members of the global Atlantic Fellows community, made up of change-makers from across seven hubs coordinated and led by the Atlantic Institute in Oxford. As of May 2024, there are 902 Atlantic Fellows who are active in over 80 countries.
Review the eligibility and selection criteria
Am I eligible?
The AFSE Fellowship is designed for community-focused, mid-career applicants. As an Indigenous-led social equity program, the majority of Fellows are Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori peoples. However, there are places for non-Indigenous peoples from Australia, Aotearoa and Pacific Island nations who demonstrate a track-record of work in Indigenous affairs and have standing in community as a result of their long-term commitment to Indigenous equity. AFSE welcomes around 20 Fellows each year. You do not have to have an undergraduate degree to apply but if selected will have to undertake postgraduate study.
Are you:
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A citizen or permanent resident of Australia or Aotearoa or a Pacific Island nation?
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Not enrolled in any other form of study in 2025 (or have your thesis under examination as at January 2025)?
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Not already an Atlantic Fellow or a participant in another Atlantic Fellowship program?
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Willing to commit to a non-residential foundation year experience, which includes:
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Seven weeks’ travel away from home across the year (see dates in the next section);
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Approximately ten hours of study time per week;
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5000-word assessments per subject (there are eight subjects in total)?
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Do you:
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Have an undergraduate degree or five to eight years of work experience in social change?
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Have proficiency in English?
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Have a passport or ability to acquire a passport (for international travel)?
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If you are employed, have the support of your employer to complete a full year non-residential program which requires at least seven weeks away from work, plus additional study time as required?
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Grid Alternative/Wrise Solar Power Fellowship 2024
Solar Power Fellowships
GRID Alternatives and WRISE are partnering again for a Rising Solar fellowship program to give aspiring solar professionals from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to pursue a career in renewable energy. The program, part of GRID and WRISE’s workforce diversity initiatives, is aimed at anyone identifying as a woman or marginalized gender training for careers in installation and design as well as college and graduate students studying renewable energy and related fields.
How to Apply
You will need to have the materials listed below ready in PDF document form to upload into the application.
Application materials must include:
- Current resume or professional vitae;
- Academic transcript (official or unofficial);
- At least one Letter of Recommendation,
- Essay (750-1750 words) – see prompts below
Eligibility
- The Solar Power Fellowship is available to anyone 18 or older, identifying as a woman or marginalized gender, who is currently enrolled as a student or is a recent graduate of a college, university, or technical certificate program (including graduate degree programs as well as installer training programs) and is not yet in the industry.
- Must be located in the United States at the time of the fellowship.
- Fellowship applicants may be interested in any sector of renewable energy, including academic, manufacturing, technical, consulting, engineering, finance, and others
- Applicants must be planning to pursue a renewable energy career in the United States and will benefit most if interested in the solar industry specifically.
- Current GRID Alternatives SolarCorps Fellows are not eligible for this fellowship.
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Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health at GBHI 2024-2025
Become an Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health at GBHI
The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program at GBHI provides innovative training, networking, and support to emerging leaders focused on improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia in their local communities and on a global scale. It is one of seven global Atlantic Fellows programs to promote fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies.
Join a diverse community of over 230 Atlantic Fellows from over 50 countries dedicated to protecting the world’s aging populations from threats to brain health. Meet the 2023–2024 Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health.
Who should apply?
The program is for people from a wide range of disciplines, including the arts, sciences, economics, policy, medicine, journalism, community-based practice and much more. Whatever the discipline, we are looking for individuals working in the area of brain health and dementia who have great ideas, enthusiasm and leadership potential. Furthermore, the ideal fellow is someone who engages across disciplines, breaks down traditional barriers, and is committed to resolving issues around the inequities in brain health and dementia around the world.
Eligibility Criteria/Expectations of Applicants
- Willingness and availability to complete 12 months of education in residence, full-time, in San Francisco (USA) or Dublin (Ireland)
- Long-term commitment to the values, mission, and goals of the program, including a potential pilot project following the fellowship year.
- The ability to bring creative and relevant projects to fruition
- Ideas that could transform the global brain health environment in vulnerable communities
- Proficiency in English
- Successful completion of field-specific terminal degree and associated training as applicable
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required.
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