Our session on resumes and cover letters, her World Bank internship story, a directory with 1000 scholarships and $100K funding for startups!
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Hey sis,
At 4:00 pm WAT today, we will be kicking off Sisterly HQ’s opportunity party with a session on resumes and cover letters. We will be chatting with Mary-Esther Anele, career coach, Sisterly HQ alum, and founder of InclusivelyRemote, a platform to help job seekers find their dream remote jobs. Join us here.
For the rest of the month, Opportunity Party continues every Saturday by 4:00 pm on Instagram Live featuring sessions on answering application questions and writing essays, interviewing, networking and the d-day, The Opportunity Party where we will be applying all we’ve learnt together! Sis, it’s going to be a lituation. Make sure you’re following us on Instagram so as not to miss any sessions. See you at 4:00 pm!
A snapshot of this week’s letter
Precious Ozegbe’s global internship opportunity story.
Don’t miss the opportunity party happening every Saturday in October!
We found these opportunities for two of our sisters.
A free directory with over 1,000 fully funded scholarships and fellowships.
Stories
Her Opportunity Story: Precious Ozegbe - The World Bank Treasury Internship
In Her Opportunity Story, Precious shared her experiences and practical insights on becoming a summer intern at the World Bank Treasury in Washington DC, USA. There’s a CV and cover letter template from the World Bank Treasury in there too!
Does It Get Any Better? - Stephanie Nguvan Akpentomun
In this story, Stephanie Nguvan Akpentomun talks about waking up one morning and ending up in the hospital 24 hours later, leaving with a lifelong chronic disease. Two years later, she’s navigating Nigeria as a person with a physical disability.
For more real stories of Nigerian women, click here.
FindHer
Our sis is a network administrator transitioning into cybersecurity and looking for fellowship opportunities: Youth Ambassador Program at Internet Society
Our second sis is a writer and writing coach interested in content creation and looking for a grant: About Her Culture Micro Grants
Opportunities
What’s New
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5th Adavize Alao Essay Competition on Privacy and Data Protection: 1.8 Million Naira to be won in this essay competition for law students and lawyers!
Women Techsters Cohort 3.1 Bootcamp: An introductory class for girls and women aged between 16 to 40 years in Cybersecurity, Data Analysis, Product Design, Product Management, and Software Development. Closing tomorrow!
GetWork Graduate Mentorship Program 2023: Free training for recent graduates on positioning themselves for remote and global job opportunities.
Toufik's World Medical Association Research Internship Course: For undergraduates, graduates, and post-graduates who want to learn and develop their research skills.
UNCDF Internship - Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) Communications, Social Media & Storytelling: A remote internship at the United Nations open to final year students, recent graduates and Masters students.
Baobab Accelerator: Startups are provided with $100K in funding to support them to unlock growth and further investment.
Being Black in Publishing - Cassava Republic: Young people interested in publishing careers will be connected with seasoned Black publishing professionals from around the world. As part of the forum, young Nigerians can apply for a 3-month internship.
Like these? There’s more where they came from. This week, we added over 64 new opportunities to our website!
Closing Soon!
Click on each opportunity to apply.
Today, Oct 7: Nigeria Youth Futures Fund - LEAP Africa, Ph.D. Fellowship In The Non-Profit Sector’s Contribution To African Economies, Mountaintop Fellowship - KNOSK 25Cents A Day Charity Secondary School at Kuje, FCT, Program Officer - CHEVS (Remote), Insight and Learning Officer - CHEVS (Remote), Policy Advocacy Officer - CHEVS (Remote)
Oct 8: Non-Trivial Fellowship, CFA Institute Women's Scholarship, Sakharov Fellowship for Human Rights Defenders, Advisor - 1 on 1 Team at 80,000 Hours (Remote) (Visa Sponsorship Available), Systems Analyst - 1 on 1 Team at 80,000 Hours (Remote) (Sponsorship Available), SEO Africa International Programme, The EXCELerator Program, Research Consultancy at Open Ownership, Global Development Specialist (Major Donors) - Impact Hub (Remote)
Oct 9: MEST Africa Challenge (MAC), Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship - Human Rights Watch, Julius Berger Nigeria Scholarship Scheme for Female Undergraduates, Presidential Youth Mentorship Retreat with President Olusegun Obasanjo, Reece Foundation Grant, Human Rights & Advocacy Officer - Stand To End Rape (Lagos), Advocacy & Events Associate - Global Fund for Children (Remote), Enabling Environment Intern - Catalyst 2030 (Remote), Consultancy for the Feminist Republik Healing Farm - Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa)
Oct 10: Mentoring Women in Business Program - Cherie Blair Foundation, Tracer Fellowship Program - TRM Labs, Research Assistant - Anita Ramsak Social Impact Consulting (Remote), Knight Hennessy Scholars - Stanford University
Oct 11: Call for Applications: DIES Training Course UNILEAD, Membership Director - Human Rights Funders Network (Remote), Graphic Design Consultant - SE For All (Home Based)
Oct 12: Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme, Cervical Cancer Free Nigeria: Storytellers for Change Grant, Brooks International Fellowship Programme 2024, Strategy Analyst at Hugo (Lagos)
Oct 13: Y Combinator - Winter 2024, AI for Climate Resilience in Rural Areas Innovation Challenge, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program - University of the Western Cape, Omidyar Research Fellowship - Santa Fe Institute, Africa Business Club - 2023 IDEA Pitch Competition
Hot tip: Sis, did you notice we added a new search tool to our website? Now, you can search and filter opportunities by keywords and types. Click on the link above to get started.
Resource Recc
Our phenomenal alum, Oluwabukunmi Fadeyi just launched a women-focused podcast called The Counter Narrative Podcast. Listen here.
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To-Do List
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