Interviews and networking, finding your flow, a scholarship for undergrads and an $80K stipend!
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Hey sis,
Were you at last week’s opportunity party on writing essays and answering application questions?! It was an amazing session with Chioma Nnanna, award-winning social entrepreneur and founder of OMZN. Catch the replay here. Yesterday, we kicked off our new Office Hours series with Yvonne Alozie Obi, discussing finding flow, and discovering your purpose, passion, and high-value skills. Watch the replay here.
Today, the Opportunity Party continues with a session on interviewing and networking with Funmilayo Oyekanmi, a development advocate, youth advisor to the European Union delegation in Nigeria and founder of HSSN Africa. 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
A fellowship for changemakers with a $80,000 stipend.
Shalom talks about turning 20.
A scholarship for 200-level students.
We found 4 amazing opportunities for our sisters.
Stories
From Our Archives
My Story: On Turning 20 - Shalom Obianuju Chidueme
In this story, Shalom talks about growing older and navigating the anxiety that comes with it. She also talks about coming to terms with not having everything figured out.
Yes, I was 20, but what have I achieved? What did I have to show for all the years I’d spent alive and afraid and struggling to live? I was grateful for the new beginning but was I truly prepared for it?
For more real stories of Nigerian women, click here. We would like to amplify your story next, sis. Submit here.
FindHer
Our sis is an aspiring data analyst looking for a new role: Data Analyst at Pareto
Our second sis is looking for a scholarship opportunity for her mum: Merit Scholarship Program for Foreign Students - Government of Quebec, Canada or Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships or Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships
Opportunities
What’s New
Click on each opportunity to apply.
Giveaway from OMZN: Win a free website with a custom domain, free logo design and brand assets, a free one-month social media plan, and a free legal consultation with the Fashion Law Institute. For fashion entrepreneurs!
Flexxtern 7.0: A 3-month paid internship and free 1-day career training session for 30 winners, with certificates of participation for 30 winners from FCMB.
TechGirls: A summer exchange program in the USA to empower and support young women (ages 15-17) to pursue higher education and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields through hands-on skills development training.
Climate Storytelling from the Global South: CNN is searching for 15 driven young journalists across the Global South who are dedicated to shedding light on the profound effects of the climate crisis within their home countries.
Scholarship - Master in Food Science and Technology at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology in Kenya: The scholarship covers tuition fees, study and research allowance, printing allowance, accommodation, food, travel allowance and insurance.
NNPC – SNEPCo 2023 National University Scholarship Award: Open to second-year students in Nigerian universities and renewable every year.
She Code Africa X Grow with Google Scholarship Program: 100% scholarship for African girls and women interested in upskilling in Cybersecurity, data analytics, digital marketing & e-commerce, IT support project management and UX design.
Echoing Green Fellowship: For people whose enterprises are at an early stage and who are experts on the challenge they’ve chosen to confront. Fellows will receive a stipend of $80,000 USD over 18 months.
Like these? There’s more where they came from. This week, we’ve added new opportunities to our website!
Closing Soon!
Click on each opportunity to apply.
Today, Oct 21: The Global Youth Awards
Oct 22: SIFA Innovation Funding Window III, Research Associate, Giving Green (Remote), Associate Director of Research - Giving Green (Remote), I4G Hackathon
Oct 23: Strengthening Health and Disease Modeling for Public Health Decision Making in Africa - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Air Quality Data Scientist - Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (Remote), Interviewer, Writer and Storyteller – Feminist Movements Driving Change at Equal Measures 2030
Oct 24: 18th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting, Communications Specialist - AWDF (Remote)
Oct 25: 2024 - 2025 Fellowship - Princeton in Africa Nexus Program, SharePoint Analyst - Amnesty International (Flexible), Nestle Nigeria Community Scholarships, Mental Health Creativity Contest, Next Generation Internship Programme (NGIP) - West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI)
Oct 26: African Epidemic Service – Epidemiology Track - Fellowship Programme by Africa CDC, African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Internship
Oct 27: MTN mPulse Spelling Bee, 4HerPower Challenge: Innovating For Sexual and Reproductive Rights, AfOx Catalyst Grants, WILAN Women Running Circle Aftercare Program
Hot tip: Sis, it’s so important to seek feedback after you’ve been declined or rejected from an opportunity. I know it’s tough but sis, it’s important to know what to do better. You can send a polite email asking for feedback. Learn more here. In cases where the organization can not provide specific feedback, you can find 1 - 2 people who have gotten into the opportunity (via LinkedIn) and ask them for tips and advice.
Resource Recc
This is your guide to writing amazing essays and answering application questions excellently. Last week, we chatted with Chioma Nnanna and she answered questions like: How do I beat procrastination? How do I know what the reader wants? Can I use Chat GPT and other AI tools? And what’s the structure of a good essay? Watch here.
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