The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Grant 2024 is a prestigious program designed to empower young leaders in Nigeria. The grant provides financial support, training, and business development opportunities to help young leaders implement their project ideas and create lasting impact.

Are you a young Nigerian leader with a vision to create positive change in your community? Do you have an innovative project idea that addresses critical social, economic, or environmental challenges facing Nigeria? If so, the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Grant 2024 is an opportunity you shouldn’t miss.

Grant Details

• Host: Nigeria Youth Futures Fund
• Eligible Country: Nigeria
• Benefits:
      – $50,000 Grant to support project implementation
      – Comprehensive Training to enhance leadership and entrepreneurial skills
      – Business Development Opportunities to connect with mentors, investors, and partners
• Deadline: November 30, 2024 (11:59 PM WAT)

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the grant, applicants must:

1. Be a Nigerian citizen
2. Be between 18 and 35 years old
3. Have a viable project idea or existing project addressing critical social, economic, or environmental issues in Nigeria
4. Demonstrate leadership potential and commitment to creating positive change in their community
5. Meet the language requirement: Fluency in English (written and spoken)

Application Process

To apply for the grant, follow these steps:

1. Visit the portal via link below
2. Review application guidelines and eligibility criteria
3. Submit application, including:
       – Project proposal (max. 5 pages)
       – Personal statement (max. 2 pages)
       – CV or resume
       – Letters of recommendation (optional)

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on:

1. Project impact: Potential to address critical social, economic, or environmental challenges
2. Leadership potential: Demonstrated leadership skills, commitment, and vision
3. Innovation: Originality and creativity of project idea
4. Feasibility: Practicality and potential for successful implementation
5. Sustainability: Long-term viability and potential for scalability

Tips and Recommendations

1. Ensure project proposal aligns with fund objectives
2. Demonstrate clear understanding of addressed issues
3. Showcase leadership potential and commitment
4. Provide detailed budget and implementation plan
5. Edit and proofread application carefully

The Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Grant 2024 is a unique opportunity for young Nigerian leaders to turn their project ideas into reality. Don’t miss this chance to create positive change in your community. Apply now and take the first step towards unlocking your potential.

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Deadline:

November 30, 2024

The John Templeton Foundation (JTF) is inviting Online Funding Inquiry (OFI) submissions for the $2.2M Spiritual Yearning Research Initiative (SYRI), which aims at addressing the spiritual yearnings, existential concerns, and search for meaning of spiritually curious but nonreligious individuals and communities.

SYRI’s overarching Big Question is: How can those who experience a deep yearning for a meaningful spiritual life, but find traditional religion unsatisfying, fulfill that yearning?

This question involves empirical, conceptual, and normative dimensions, calling for an approach that is cross-disciplinary in nature. The Foundation’s aim in this funding competition is to arrive at a better understanding of spiritual yearning and flourishing among the spiritually curious but nonreligious, by supporting research by scholars within philosophy, theology, religious studies, and the psychological sciences.

SUMMARY

Host: The John Templeton Foundation (JTF)

Tagged: Grants

Eligibility: Individuals and Organizations

Reward: $2,200,000 in grants

Deadline: August 19, 2022

Funding Details:

SYRI’s purpose is to support science-engaged theological scholarship of this kind on the experiences, yearnings, and possibilities for spiritual flourishing of those who either do not find themselves at home within traditional religious communities or do not find the belief systems of traditional religions compelling. Such people may describe themselves as “religious Nones,” “spiritual but not religious,” agnostic, or something else altogether.

Regardless of the particular label such individuals might use to describe their spiritual orientations, the Foundation is here primarily interested in the phenomenon of spiritual yearning among the nonreligious, as opposed to those who are either uninterested in questions of existential or ultimate concern, or are otherwise unbothered by spiritual matters.

Thematic Scope

The current funding competition focuses on the two broad themes of spiritual yearning and meaning-making for the nonreligious, with each of these themes covering a number of possible empirical and conceptual research questions. We invite proposals that make use of a variety of research methods, including but not limited to qualitative research, theory-construction, conceptual clarification, surveys, experimental research, and normative argument.

While we anticipate funding at least one project consisting primarily or exclusively of new empirical research (i.e., data collection, data analysis, and/or experimental work), the majority of the successful proposals will include conceptual or cross-disciplinary dimensions.

The following questions illustrate (but do not exhaust) the thematic scope of this Funding Competition:

The Nature of Spiritual Yearning: What kind of phenomenon is spiritual yearning? How can it be operationalized and measured? What do the spiritually yearning nonreligious describe as the object of their yearning? What are the differences between spiritual longing, spiritual questing, and spiritual curiosity?

Is spiritual yearning a persisting phenomenon, or does it tend towards resolution or dissolution? How should they understand the role of spiritual struggles in meaning-making and spirituality among the nonreligious? To the degree that nonreligious individuals experience or report a lack of spiritual meaning, what is it they report lacking (e.g., community, ritual, grounds for morality, sacred spaces)?

The Value of Spiritual Yearning: Is it good or bad to experience spiritual yearning? How should such experiences be assessed? Does spiritual yearning present a problem to be solved, or rather an experience that is in some way important for human flourishing? What are good and bad ways to address one’s spiritual yearning?

The Potential Causes and Effects of Spiritual Yearning: Are there differences between people for whom spiritual yearning contributes to flourishing and those for whom it contributes to comparatively poorer outcomes?

What are the differences between nonreligious individuals who experience spiritual longings and those who do not? Is there a difference between nonreligious people who approach existential or spiritual concerns with a growth mindset, and those who are more inclined toward a security-focused mindset? How might specific values or virtues such as hope mediate assessments of—or actions in relationship to—spiritual yearning?

How does spiritual yearning relate to a person’s well-being, happiness, or flourishing? How does it relate to the way a person conceives of spiritual realities or their own life’s meaning?

Addressing Spiritual Yearning: How might various theological or philosophical resources be made useful to spiritually yearning nonreligious people? How is spiritual yearning shaped by one’s past religious identity, practice, beliefs, and commitments? For example, how are ex-Christians, ex-Muslims, ex-Jews, ex-Buddhists, and ex-Hindus similar to and different from one another?

How and to what extent can people experience the benefits of traditional religion without holding traditional religious beliefs?

Spiritual Yearning in Practice: Which practices, experiences, and settings are most effective at facilitating meaningful spirituality among the nonreligious? Can ethical or moral commitments create or enhance spiritual meaning for the nonreligious? What is the role of community in meaning-making and spirituality among the nonreligious?

What contributes to meaningful spiritual communities among the nonreligious, and what challenges do such communities face? What role might various spiritual technologies (e.g., social media, intentional experiences of nature, psychedelics) play in the formation of meaningful spirituality among the nonreligious?

Funding Information

The Foundation will award up to $2,200,000 in grants in this competition, and they expect to fund between six and ten projects.

Project length may not exceed three years (or 33 months in the case of organizations that do not have US public charity status).

Eligibility Criteria

We welcome proposals from a wide range of organizations. We anticipate a significant majority of the awardees will have a 501(c)(3) nonprofit status or an equivalent nonprofit status recognized by a non-US government.

Please note that non-US organizations are subject to special constraints on their project’s design. Please read and consult the “Online Funding Inquiry Instructions and Notes” document for further details.

Deadline:
August 19, 2022

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The Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG) provides grants to female students from developing countries to help further their education and strengthen their leadership skills to improve the lives of women and children in developing countries.

Grants will be used in schools in the USA and Canada.

Host: Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG)
Tagged: Postgraduate Scholarships ( Masters)
Eligible Countries: All Developing
Benefits: $15,000
Deadline: January 15, 2023

About $15,000 Education grants are awarded to women from developing and middle-income countries who, upon obtainment of their degree, intend to return to or remain in their countries, or other developing countries, and work to improve the lives of women and/or children.

Scholarship Requirements:

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Be a self-identifying woman, and at least 25 years old at time of application deadline;
• Be a national of a country listed on the MMEG Country Eligibility List (except for the Trinity Washington University program);
• Be registered (not just accepted) at an accredited academic institution when submitting their application;
• Plan to be enrolled for one full academic semester (half-year term) after award of the MMEG grant;
• Plan to graduate no later than two and a half years after the award of the MMEG grant;
• not be related to a World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, or Inter-American Development Bank staff member, spouse, retiree, or MMEG Board member;

Scholarship Duration and Reward

Approximately $15,000 per scholarship recipient

Method of Application

Interested applicants should apply using the link below

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Deadline:

January 15, 2023

As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany.

As a flagship university in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts with partners inside and outside academia. It also provides and promotes sustainable education, knowledge, and knowledge exchange locally, nationally, and internationally.

Universität Hamburg assists its international students in successfully completing their degrees with degree completion grants. Universität Hamburg does not charge tuition fees for the vast majority of its programmes.

Host: University of Hamburg
Eligible Category: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Eligible Countries: All Countries
Reward: €8,640 for a maximum period of twelve months.
Deadline: December 1, 2022

The scholarship is offered to eligible international students as a grant of €8,640 (€720 per month) for a maximum period of twelve months.

International students studying in fee-based degree programs are eligible for this scholarship grant in exceptional cases, but they will not have priority in the selection procedure.

Scholarship Requirements:

To be considered for the grant, you must:

• be already enrolled at Universität Hamburg;
• not be a German citizen;
• not be eligible for the federal student loan scheme;
• be preparing for or are in the final examination phase of your studies;
• have no financial support during this phase (proof required).

Scholarship Duration and Reward

1. As a rule, the funding period for the degree completion grant is 6 months.
2. The maximum monthly funding amounts to €720. Funding amounts are based on income.
3. If the final examination is not completed within the 6-month period, an extension may be requested. The maximum funding period is 12 months.

Required Documents

To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;

• Application Form
• CV
• reason for your application
• schedule detailing all steps leading to your final examination
• an evaluation from the supervisor of your final thesis

After you have submitted your online application, please submit the following documents in person to the program coordinator during office hours by the application deadline:

• your residency permit
• copies of bank statements from all checking and savings accounts from the last 3 months together with evidence of any other assets you hold.

Method of Application

Only applications completed in full and submitted within the application deadline can be considered.

Please start gathering together your application documents early and have these ready to upload to the application portal.

For your application you will require an evaluation from your examiner. Your examiner must be a professor employed at Universität Hamburg full time who teaches and researches independently in his or her discipline.

The evaluation must demonstrate that you are expected to complete your final examination within the period of funding for which you are applying. Please ensure that the evaluation is submitted by the deadline.

Click on the link below to commence your application for the scholarship.

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Deadline:

December 1, 2022