A fully-funded internship, Monsurah's Aurora Tech Award story, 80 new opportunities and the opportunity party!
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Hey sis,
Were you at last week’s Opportunity Party? It was a powerful session with Mary-Esther Anele as she shared many helpful tips and advice on writing a cover letter and CV to land your next opportunity. We continue today with a session on writing essays and answering application questions with Chioma Nnanna, award-winning social entrepreneur, writer and founder of OMZN. The time is 4:00 pm WAT and the venue is IG Live. Join us here. See you soon!
A snapshot of this week’s letter
Monsurah Alli-Oluwafuyi’s opportunity story.
80 new opportunities on our website.
A fully-funded internship for Nigerian students.
We found these opportunities for two of our sisters.
Stories
Her Opportunity Story: Monsurah Alli-Oluwafuyi - The Aurora Tech Award
Monsurah, CEO and Co-founder of HerRyde, shares her experiences and insights on becoming a 2023 finalist at the $60K Aurora Tech Award in Her Opportunity Story.
For more real stories of Nigerian women, click here.
FindHer
Our sis is an activist and young advocate looking for a role in gender equality, youth participation and climate action: Research Associate - The Global Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) (Remote)
Our second sis is a law student looking for an international internship: 2024 Spring Internship - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (Remote)
Opportunities
What’s New
Click on each opportunity to apply.
Next Generation Internship Programme - WACSI: The institute will support interns fully with a flight to and from their home country, furnished accommodation, lunch during working days for the internship, and a monthly stipend.
C# Developer at Flutterwave (Lagos): The ideal candidate is an experienced executioner with at least 2 years of experience.
MasterCard Foundation Scholarship at Sciences Po (France): Application fee waiver and fully-funded scholarship to study for a 2-year Master’s program at Sciences Po.
Green Web Fellowship: A paid part-time online fellowship of six months for practitioners in digital rights and climate justice.
Nestle Nigeria Community Scholarships: For students from Obafemi Owode, Sagamu and Agbara in Ogun State and Manderigi and Abaji in Federal Capital Territory.
Like these? There’s more where they came from. This week, we added up to 80 new opportunities to our website!
Closing Soon!
Click on each opportunity to apply.
Tomorrow, Oct 15: Human Rights Advocate Program - Columbia University, USA, University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) Program, UNCCD Land Heroes, Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards, World Bank Treasury Summer Internship, Writing Competition: Dis/ Solution, Wiki Loves Monuments, Human Resources Coordinator - Catalyst 2030 (Remote), Y-ACT’s Youth Steering Committee, 2023 UN Global Climate Action Awards, EcoHeroes Initiative 2023/2024 Africa Cohort, Strategy Consultant - Equal Measures 2030 (Remote), UN-Habitat Youth Advisory Board, Research Consultancy - Africa’s Economy and Society Program - Afripoli
Oct 16: UN Public Service Awards 2024, D-Prize, International Program in Public Health Leadership (IPPHL), Innovation Makers Challenge (IMC), Associate – Business & Human Rights at Embode (Remote), CreateCOP28, Digital Forensics Fellowship at Amnesty International, Gender Impact Investment Summit Fashion Runway, Talent Management Intern - Solina (Abuja)
Oct 17: Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships, Commonwealth PhD Scholarships, Thrive Together, Jim Ovia Foundation Scholarship 2023, Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants
Oct 18: Interim Executive Director - FRIDA, CFA Institute Access Scholarship Program, YLabs' 2024 Youth Leadership Cohort, Access ART X Prize, Consultant to Conduct Baseline Evaluation - Plan International
Oct 19: BIRA Biodiversity Project Accelerator in Africa, Accelerating Digital Equity Global Summit (Virtual)
Oct 20: The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships - African Development Bank, 2024 Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Programme at the Economic Commission for Africa, Mo Ibrahim Fellowship Opportunity - International Trade Center, UNICEF Funding Opportunity for Health Tech Startups, SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2024, UBA National Essay Competition 2023, Halcyon Climate Fellowship, Halcyon Health Fellowship, 5th Adavize Alao Essay Competition on Privacy and Data Protection, Graphic Designer - Annual Report, AWDF
Hot tip: How can you tell if a global or international internship is open to Nigerians? We’ve compiled this ‘how-to’ list for you, sis.
Resource Recc
Last week, we chatted with career coach, Mary-Esther Anele about writing a CV and cover letter. She answered questions like: How do I structure my CV and cover letter? What are the dos and don’ts? Can I use Chat GPT? What if I don’t have any experience? Watch the replay here.
To-Do List
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