Zainab’s United Nations internship story, a $3000 prize for writers, and 20 scholarships for female students!
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Hey sis,
We are so excited to announce some big news next week! This November, we are partnering with one of the biggest filmmaking institutions in Nigeria who would be offering scholarships to members of our community. Does this sound like you? Indicate your interest here and follow us on social media to not miss out.
Yesterday, we continued our Office Hours series with Yvonne Alozie Obi. It was a value-packed and practical session on finding your purpose. At our next session, there will be giveaways based on this week’s session. Catch the replay here.
A snapshot of this week’s letter
Zainab’s United Nations internship story.
We are announcing a big partnership next week! Indicate your interest.
A $3000 prize for writers and 20 scholarships for female students.
We found 4 opportunities for our sisters.
Stories
Her Opportunity Story: Zainab Damola Aderinale - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
In this story, Zainab shares her experiences and insights as an intern at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Applications for the UNFPA Global Internship Program are open until December 31, 2023.
Canvas of Dreams - Cynthia Ihanden
In this story, Cynthia speaks about the challenges of navigating a new country, the loneliness that comes with being away from family and friends, and the pressure to succeed.
For more real stories of Nigerian women, click here. We would like to amplify your story next, sis. Submit here.
FindHer
Our sis is a social media and content marketer with 2 years of experience looking for a new role: Product Marketing Associate - Periculum
Our second sis has 5 years of experience and is looking for an international scholarship: Utrecht Excellence Scholarship (UES) at Utrecht University, Netherlands or Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme or Chevening Scholarship
Opportunities
What’s New
Click on each opportunity to apply.
Scholarships for Women interested in Filmmaking: Next week, we will be announcing a partnership with one of the biggest filmmaking institutions in Nigeria to offer scholarships to our community for the month of November only. Indicate your interest here.
Project 100 for 20 Scholarship: The scholarship will support 20 female STEM undergraduates with a one-time scholarship towards their university education.
Nigerian Breweries Graduate Management Development Scheme 2023: A 12 month residential training programme for Nigerian graduates from science-related disciplines. At the end of the training, candidates will be given full-time roles.
The 4th Edition of Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay Competition (JAME): The first place prize is N200,000; second place is N150,000; and the third place prize is N100,000.
Nigeria Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator Program: 25 civil society leaders between the ages of 18 to 60 years old will be selected to participate in an intensive Advocacy and Leadership Accelerator.
Cisco Youth Leadership Award: This award, including a prize of $250,000 honours an individual aged 18 - 30 who has contributed meaningfully towards the goal of ending extreme poverty.
The Émile Boutmy Scholarship: A tuition grant for undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Sciences Po in France.
2023 Memoir Prize - Narratively: The winning submission will receive a $3,000 prize and publication on Narratively. Two finalists will receive $1000 each.
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, Nov 4: YouthADAPT Challenge 2023: Scaling Up Gender-Responsive Youth Innovations for Climate Action
Nov 5: EMEA Summer Analyst - Bank of America, Salzburg Global Seminar Internship, 2024 Spring Internship - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (Remote)
Nov 6: Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program, Senior Programmes Coordinator (Ignita) at Women Win (Remote), 2024 Young Artist Award - Art Jewelry Forum, The Bolanle Olufolake Opeyokun Scholarship Trust (BOOST Fund)
Nov 7: Chevening Scholarship, Chevening Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Fellowship (OCIS), Summer Student Possibility Programme - 2024 at Goldman Sachs, 2024 Lafarge Africa Graduate Trainee Program - Lafarge Africa Plc, NITDA Female Founder Training Programme 2023
Nov 8: Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) 2023 Foreign/ Local Postgraduate Scholarships, Being Black in Publishing - Cassava Republic, Short Term Consultant (STC) Finance Analyst, Risk and Compliance Team Global - Partnership for Education (GPE) Secretariat (Remote)
Nov 9: Solidarity Fund - Black Feminist Fund, Forum Communications Lead at AWID (Remote), Information, Communication and Media (ICM) Manager at AWID (Remote), Crick PhD Programme and Studentship, Art Residency - Studios at MASS MoCA
Nov 10: Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowships, Futuropolis – The Visionary Urban Ecosystem Design Challenge, Matching Grant Fund (MGF), THRIVE Global Accelerator Program, WSA Young Innovators, Rally Accelerator Program - Winter Cohort, NNPC – SNEPCo 2023 National University Scholarship Award, TGI Young Professionals Program
Hot tip: Sis, have you ever asked someone, ‘Can you be my mentor?’ That’s probably not the best way to get a mentor. Instead, follow these steps.
Resource Recc
Last week’s Opportunity Party finale was fire! Together, we drafted a resume, a cover letter, and an essay together. We also tackled 7 common interview questions and how to answer them. Did you miss the finale? Catch the replay here. To watch all the replays from the Opportunity Party, click here.
To-Do List
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