ISNAD Mentoring for Research Programme 2019 Cohort

In 2017, ISNAD-Africa launched the Mentoring for Research Programme (MRP) to establish technical and thematic mentoring relationships between students in African Universities, and, experienced researchers and professionals across the globe. Students selected for the programme are those who are undergoing master’s and doctoral degree programmes in any discipline and are conducting the research for their thesis on sustainable energy, environment and climate change topics in their respective disciplines. The programme currently has, as mentors, researchers and professionals from various institutions and organisations such as the World Bank, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Harvard University, University College London among other world-class institutions and international organisations.

WORTH

Here are benefits from MRP:

  • Participation in a six (6)-session webinar training, on sustainable energy, environment and climate change (including soft skills), to be hosted by the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2), a joint initiative of the Danish Government, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
  • admission into a one-year one-to-one mentoring relationship on your research with an experienced researcher or professional (with expertise in your area of research) from world-class organisations such as the World Bank, Harvard University, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Chatham House, and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) among other international institutions and organisations.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Applicants should be registered postgraduate students in universities in Africa

Doctoral students

Master’s students should have made a minimum of Second Class (Upper Division) or equivalent from their undergraduate programmes

  • Successful applicants will be those who possess excellent research ideas aimed at solving a problem or an innovative approach on sustainable energy, environment or climate change
  • Applicants should be carrying out their research in 2019. (Please note that the research may be a new or ongoing research, however, priority will be given to research projects that are at their early stages). Also note that students whose research programme extend beyond 2019 are also eligible to apply and could be considered for extension till the completion of their research.
  • Applications are welcome from students in any discipline (Technology, Sciences, Arts, Law, Social Sciences, Environmental Design and Management, Agriculture, Health Sciences, ICT, among others) provided their research are on sustainable energy, environment or climate change-based topics.

DEADLINE: April 30 2019

To apply and for more information visit here

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