The last letter of 2024, this internship pays $2100 per week, fully-funded scholarships, and grants for podcasters!
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Hey sis,
You’re reading a special one: my final letter of 2024. Sisterly HQ is closing for the year and we will be back on January 20, 2025. Sis, what an incredible year we’ve had together! Thank you for sticking with Sisterly HQ from January to December. I love writing these letters, and I hope 2024’s letters brought you joy, community, and impactful opportunities. See you next year!
A snapshot of this week’s letter
Cash grants of up to 1000 pounds for podcasters.
A program for women in agricultural sciences, and fully-funded scholarships!
We found five scholarship options for our sis.
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Our sis is a certified child psychologist looking for international scholarships: University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) Postgraduate Scholarship, Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program, Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship - University of Nottingham, SI Scholarship for Global Professionals, or Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship in Australia
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Opportunities
What’s New
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Field Coordinator - TaRL Africa (Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa and Sokoto): HND/Bachelor’s degree in education, Social Sciences, or a related field. 2 - 4 years of experience in field-based roles, preferably in education or community-based programs.
Content is Queen Micro-Grants for Podcasters: This awards 20 creators with cash grants up to £1000 aimed at helping them develop trailers, original pilots, or special episodes within existing series.
Technical Specialist (Web Developer/Designer) - Probably Good (Remote): You have a familiarity with web platforms and a willingness to learn new tools and systems. You approach challenges with a practical, solution-oriented mindset.
AWARD Leadership Program for Emerging African Women in Agricultural Sciences: Selected candidates will participate in a nine-month intensive, non-residential career transformative program to excel in agricultural sciences, thrive in leadership roles, and champion gender integration in agriculture.
Project Documentation Officer - Malaria Consortium (Abuja): HND or Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Information Management, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Public Health, Library Science, Accounting or other relevant fields. Minimum of 3 years of work experience, with at least one year in a related role.
Global Programmes Operational Support - Impact Hub Global (Remote): You have experience with executing operational and administrative tasks, and have great organizational skills. You have strong analytical skills, are driven by innovation, are tech-savvy, and have a genuine passion for program and financial management.
Accountable Adaptation Fellowship: Open to early to mid-career researchers based at African Universities and/or researchers working on topics focusing on adaptation in Africa. The maximum grant size available is GBP 4,500.
The Climatebase Launch Scholarship: A full-ride scholarship for top founders to accelerate their climate startups. No equity exchange, and no program fee. Purely value-additive.
Enterprising Futures Scholarship 2025 - One Young World: Enterprising Futures Scholars will receive access to the One Young World Summit 2025, taking place from 3 - 6 November in Munich, Germany, along with covered visa, hotel, catering, and travel costs among others.
Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program: This equity-free mentorship program will provide promising early-stage startups with business coaching, access to engineering consultation for product development, and guidance on protecting intellectual property.
DW Akademie International Media Studies (IMS) Programme: Applicants must have completed a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent and have at least one year of media experience after obtaining their first degree.
Summer Internship at Open Philanthropy (Remote): Open to students currently enrolled in or have completed a Master's or PhD, students starting a Master's or PhD program in 2025, or candidates working for an organization that offers externship/secondment opportunities. Compensation will be $2,100 per week, based on OP’s entry-level researcher salary.
Like these? There’s more where they came from. Recently, we’ve added ~40 new opportunities to our website!
Closing Soon!
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Dec 16: IOC Young Leaders Programme 2025-2028, TWAS-TÜBİTAK Postgraduate Fellowship Programme, The Obama Foundation Scholars Program 2025/2026, African Union (AU) Internship Program 2024/2025, Commonwealth Split-site (PhD) Scholarships 2025/2026, The Open Society Foundations Fellowship, Grantmaking Coordinator at Marguerite Casey Foundation (Remote), State Programme Manager - Malaria Consortium (Borno), Operational Research Specialist - Malaria Consortium (Abuja)
Dec 17: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (EJS) Center Amujae Initiative 2024, Corporate Development & Programmes, Partnership Associate at Brickstone, Project Finance Analyst at Brickstone
Dec 18: The Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award 2025, Obama Foundation’s Africa Leaders Program 2025/2026, Open Source Analyst - UNDP (Remote)
Dec 19: Summer Scholar Fellowship Program, Brickstone Graduate Internship Programme
Dec 20: UN Global Compact Business & Human Rights Accelerator Program 2025, Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Fellowship 2025, Eni Award 2025 for Early Career Researchers, 2025 DLA Piper’s Global Scholarships Programme, Impact Analyst, Global Portfolio at Global Partnerships (Hybrid), Senior Program Officer – AI Accountability at Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative, Beyond Borders Program - Call for Applicants, Intern, Human Resources at Africa Finance Corporation
Dec 21: Business Development, Partnerships at Devex
Dec 22: AI Governance Teaching Fellow
Resource Recc
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Are you looking for a job in climate justice? This is a free opportunity to help professionals land their dream jobs in climate through peer-to-peer support, a weekly call, and access to resources.
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