2013 Graduate Internship Programme at C & F Porter Novelli.

C & F Porter Novelli - The award-winning PR Fundamentals Internship Programme offers the opportunity to young graduates to spend 12 months working and learning at C&F Porter Novelli, one of Nigeria’s leading Public Relations’ agencies, which has been in the business of reputation building and management consultancy for more than thirteen years.

Recognized by the Porter Novelli network as one of the top 10 innovative ideas of 2011, the PR Fundamentals Internship Programme is committed to building the highest standard of professional excellence and integrity, not just within the agency but throughout the industry. As part of that commitment we are actively reinvesting in the industry’s most profitable assets: people.

The PR Fundamentals Internship Programme is a C&F Porter Novelli initiative to foster talent in young Nigerians and drive the Nigerian Public Relations industry into a new generation. In doing so, the Programme strives to be an industry guarantor of excellence in training entry-level employees.

About the Programme
The PR Fundamentals Internship Programme aims to foster a pool of talented and innovative individuals who can be identified and engaged by the Public Relations industry.
Throughout the 12-month programme Interns shall participate in a mixed environment of classroom and apprenticeship learning. This approach ensures that interns are optimally prepared as PR professionals both theoretically and practically.

Apprenticeship Learning
Interns will spend most period of their internship as integral member of Account Teams gain exposure to every facet of the Public Relations business. Through this experience Interns shall be educated on the fundamental skills of public relations: e.g. writing, media monitoring, media relations, electronic media, special event planning, new business presentation and more.

Those who display aptitude and interest for thought leadership may be posted to the Research and Planning Department which focuses on developing PR insights, innovation and quality assurance for C&F Porter Novelli clients and the agency as a whole.

Who is Eligible
The PR Fundamentals Internship Program seeks recent graduates with little or no prior experience in the field. Applicants must have graduated from the university before applying. Candidates also must have completed the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Programme.

Programme Timeline
The PR Fundamentals Internship Programme runs for a period of 12-month commencing in February. The classroom and apprenticeship segments shall be hosted at C&F Porter Novelli’s Lagos office in Lekki Phase 1.

Remuneration
Interns shall be paid a stipend during their internship.

Application Deadline:  May 17, 2013.

How To Apply
Interested candidates should:

Click here to download the Application Form and Essay Topic

Click here to submit Applications    

Click here for details of the program

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2013 WOL Foundation Essay Competition

TYPE OF CONTEST: Essay Contest

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: WOL Foundation runs an annual competition looking for the best non-technical, English language writing on themes related to socio-environmental issues
ELIGIBILITY: Everyone is welcome. Any one individual may submit up to three entries.

RULES AND REGULATIONS:All essays submitted to the competition must focus on socio-environmental issues and address the current year’s theme. Essays that are off subject and off theme will be rejected.

The theme for the 2013 competition is: An Aspirational Future 

Any and all views on the specified theme are welcome and encouraged. We would like to see entries that address all perspectives creatively. Just avoid giving us tired ideas that have been hashed out many times before.
Entries should be written in prose in the English language. You can submit essays or short stories, factual commentary or fiction – whichever way and whichever writing style you choose to communicate your ideas. Just make it compelling.
Essays should be aimed at a general readership and should be non-technical. No footnotes or citations are allowed.
Submissions should be no longer than 2,000 words.
Essays may have been published before provided you have the necessary permissions to re-publish.
Entry to the competition is free of charge.

PRIZE: The winning entry will receive a cash prize of $1,500. A further $500 will be awarded to the second placed entry.

HOW TO APPLY: To submit your entry, click here
DEADLINE: September 30, 2013
MORE INFORMATION: For more information click here 

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Governor's Special Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship for Nigerians.

Scholarship Name: Governor’s Special Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Programmer for Nigerians.

Brief description:  The Rivers sustainable development agency (RSSDA) seeks application from qualified candidates for the Governor’s special Overseas postgraduate scholarship. It’s a yearly scholarship from the  Government and the programme is targeted to benefit Scholars from the River State.

Eligible Field of Study: Medical Sciences (Biomedical Engineering/Technology, Medical Statistics, Plaster Technology, Dental Technology, Dental Therapy, Renal Technology, Medical Imaging Technology and Anaesthetic Technology) and Town, Urban & Regional Planning and Medicine.

About Scholarship: Every year, RSSDA spends exorbitant amount of money in sponsoring scholars from Rivers state to foreign universities, the scholarship caters for all the student need. It’s a mouth watering opportunity to sponsor your education if you can’t afford to study abroad.

Scholarship Type: Postgraduate Scholarship (Master’s and PhD)

Selection Criteria and Eligibility:  The following are the criteria that must be met before you submit your application:
1. Applicants must not be younger than 21years old.
2. Be a Rivers State indigene.
3. Must have gained admission into any of the listed universities in the relevant field of specialization for the  Masters program.
4. Must have completed NYSC
5. Hold a first degree of upper second class Honors standard (or above) in a discipline relevant to that in which study is proposed
Number of Scholarship: 300 students overseas annually.
Duration of Scholarship: Through the course of study.
What the scholarship covers:
Air Fare:
Tuition (School, Lab, Books, etc)
Accommodation
Feeding
Monthly Stipends
To be taken at (country): UK (Cambridge University, Kings College, London, University of Nottingham, University of Edinburgh, University of Birmingham, University College, London, Loughborough University, Oxford Brookes University and University of Liverpool), Netherlands (Wageningen University), China (China Agricultural University and Nanjing University), India (Jawaharial Nehru University, University College Medical School, Delhi, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore and Medical College, Pune Maharastra), USA (Harvard University, John Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Stanford University, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, University of South Carolina, Cornell University and Rutgers University) Canada (University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, University of Manitoba, McGill University, Concordia University, Queen’s University and Simon Fraser University)

Application Deadline: May 24, 2013

How to Apply: Download the form or Visit the RSSDA SCHOLARS WEBSITE You can also visit the RSSDA Head Office at No.1 Igbodo Street, Old G.R.A, Port-Harcourt, to obtain the form and make more enquires.
Sponsors: The Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA)
Important Notes: Shortlisted candidates would be notified for an online test, and original copies of their credentials would be examined during interviews. Application Forms are not for sales.

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Commonwealth International Scholarship in South Africa.

Scholarship Name: 2013 Commonwealth Scholarships in South Africa

Brief description: The commonwealth scholarship allows successful applicant to study the course of their choice in any of the following university; Central University of Technology, Durban University of Technology, Tshwane University of Technology, University of Johannesburg, University of Pretoria and University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.

Eligible Field of Study: Scholarships are provided to study any subject as offered by the listed universities, except for the Central University of Technology, where priority will be given to applicants in Tourism and/or Hospitality Management, Education, Biomedical Technology, Engineering and ICT.

About Scholarship: This is one of the numerous scholarship programs sponsored by the funds allocated for the  Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, it covers majorly the academic expenses of successful applicants for the duration of their program. Highly competitive as the number of applicants is high considering the number of applicants from developing country, there are no special consideration to applicants, as the previous academic result is the major yard stick for choosing successful candidates.

Scholarship Type: Master’s degree
Selection Criteria and Eligibility: The following are the criteria that must be met before you submit your application:

• Be citizens of any Commonwealth country except South Africa

• Hold a first degree of upper second class Honors standard (or above) in a discipline relevant to that in which study is proposed

Number of Scholarship: Five (5) Scholarship positions are available.
Duration of Scholarship: One or Two years Mater’s degree programme.
Eligible Countries:   The scholarship is available to students from the following countries; Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Island, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Zambia ,Cameroon.  Please take note that South Africa students are not eligible and cannot apply for this scholarship.
To be taken at (country): South Africa

Application Deadline: 30, June 2013

How to Apply: Please download the APPLICATION FORM and submit to your country’s agency
Sponsors: Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan
Important Notes: Please Click here  for the name, email and address of  commonwealth agencies in your country. Applications should be sent online.
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SURE-P :: FG Trains 326 Graduates

Three hundred and twenty six (326) Nigerian graduates Wednesday commenced training under the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) of the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P).

The number chosen are a far cry from the over 5,500 graduates that applied for the Scheme.

The Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS), which is a fallout of the protest that greeted the January 1, 2012 fuel hike by government was launched in October, 2012 to create opportunity for graduates to be attached to firms\organisations where they can work and get experience for a year and also enjoy a monthly stipend of N18,000 which would be paid into their account.

According to Project Director, Graduate Internship Scheme of SURE-P, Mr. Peter Papka, GIS is targeted at strengthening the capacity of graduates to enable them get job placements.

"GIS creates an avenue for interns to go into the firms, learn the technique of a working environment, build their skill within the sector where they have been deployed on the basis of their current qualification.

"That will create new avenues to determine whether where you entered is the sector you want to remain. It is an opportunity for you to also demonstrate to the firm that yes I have something to offer therefore I am worthy to be retained by the organisation."

Mr. Papka disclosed that the Scheme would run simultaneously in Abuja and Lagos as some of the beneficiaries have already been deployed to various firms.

The Project Director GIS of SURE-P pointed out that the Scheme can only achieve its desired result with the support of the private sector.

"It is clearly evident that government alone cannot deal with the issue of addressing youth employment challenges that we have and particularly build the manpower base that will help us achieve vision 2020 we have set for ourselves as a nation."

Of the firms that applied to be part of the Graduate Internship Scheme, 50 were considered for Lagos while Abuja had 40.

The major challenge of the GIS according to Mr. Papka is that the level of buy-in from the firms is below expectation despite the benefits they would enjoy.

"They get to enjoy free labour at government expense as government will pay the monthly stipends of the interns, they get to select the best interns to join their workforce and they get a cost-free opportunity to render their Corporate Social Responsibility."

In addition to that, "the project is also planning other incentives like tax rebates for companies registered with the Project," he explained.

He further said that as part of efforts to rev up the interest of such firms, jingles and TVCs have been put out to create awareness while a door-to-door has been initiated with firms.



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2013/2014 Kofi Annan €58,000 MBA Fellowship for Developing Countries to Study at ESMT Berlin, Germany.

Scholarship Name: Kofi Annan Fellowship for outstanding leadership potentials from developing countries

Kofi Annan

Brief description
The Kofi Annan Business School Foundation offers fellowship grant for an emerging leader from a developing country for a one-year full-time MBA education at European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) in Berlin, Germany 2013/2014

Eligible Fields
Masters in Business Administration

About Scholarship
The Kofi Annan Fellowship provides the opportunity for talented and motivated students from developing countries who do not belong to a privileged class and lack sufficient financial means to study management at ESMT in Berlin and graduate with a prestigious MBA from the most international business school in Germany.
Upon return to their home countries, the fellows are expected to contribute to the strengthening of entrepreneurial capacity and the fostering of a stable market economy as an effective catalyst for their country’s development, job creation, and poverty alleviation.

Scholarship Type: Full fee MBA Scholarship

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Bachelor degree of any kind, a minimum of three years’ professional experience, GMAT, fluency in written and spoken English, willingness to contribute to building the economy and society of the home country with entrepreneurial impetus.
Fellows are expected to commit to returning to their home country or region to participate in the development of the local or regional economy.

Number of Scholarships: Up to three (3) fellowships are available each year.

Value of Scholarship

Value of the fellowship is € 58,000. Fellows will have a full scholarship from ESMT plus fair compensation for costs like travel, visa, housing, insurance, placement, networking, accommodation, and program-related fees.
Duration of Sponsorship: For the duration of the MBA (Masters) programme
Eligible Countries
Applicants must be resident in one of the UN’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
To be taken at (country): Berlin, Germany
Application Deadline (Annually)

Application deadline is 30 September (2013).
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply

For more information, please download this brochure. Visit the Scholarship Webpage
Sponsors
ESMT in cooperation with the Kofi Annan Business School Foundation in The Hague, Netherlands
Important Notes:
The purpose of the business school fellowship is to make significant contributions to least developed countries (LDCs) and landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) and to strengthen the awareness for responsibility in leadership in developed countries.

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Dr. D.K Olukoya Grants N40 Million in Scholarships to First Class Graduates

In continuation of his desire to reward academic excellence, the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, weekend, splashed N40 million on members of the church who graduated with first class honours degree from different universities across the country.
The event which is third in the series made the 77 graduates smile home with N 500,000 each. The previous first class graduates went home with a car each, but this time around, Dr. Olukoya settled for cash, against the background of the number of graduates, which rose from 15 last year to 77 this year.

Besides, the graduates will have the opportunity of using the monetary gifts to pursue their higher degree programmes.
The breakdown of the graduates showed that University of Lagos (UNILAG) top the list with 12 graduates which cut across various disciplines, followed by University of Ibadan with nine of such graduates while one is from Central University College, Accra, Ghana.
Speaking at the occasion, Pastor Shade Olukoya, who presented the award praised the graduates for dedication to their academic work and serving God at the same time.
According to her, the award was put in place to reward members of MFM who are dedicated to their academic work while also creating time to serve the Almighty God.
Her words; “this is a reward for hard work, dedication to duty and above all, service to God and mankind”.
The programme which took place at the Prayer City along Lagos-Ibadan Express way during the Power-Must-Change-Hands programme attracted people from different aspects of life. On hand to present the cash gift to the graduates was Prof. Akin Osibogun, Chief Medical Director, University of Lagos Teaching Hospital.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Credit: Vanguard News
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2013 NWAG Scholarships for 37 Nigerian Female Students

Each year the Nigerian Women Association of Georgia -NWAG- offers undergraduate Scholarships for 37 Nigerian female students in Nigerian universities on any course of study.

In 2013 NWAG plans to award 37 one-time scholarships, one per state of origin as well as one for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in the amount of fifty thousand Naira (N50,000) each, to Nigerian female, undergraduate students in Nigerian universities.

Field of Study: Any

Number of Scholarships: Thirty-Seven (37)

Scholarship Worth: Fifty thousand naira (N50,000)

Type of Scholarship: The NWAG scholarship is a onetime financial aid award

How to Apply

Print, complete and submit the NWAG Application Form (see download links below) together with materials and documents specified below under Requirements.

Completed application can be submitted with all required documents either by regular mail to

NIGERIAN WOMEN ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA, INC
P.O. Box 14532
Atlanta, GA 30324, USA

OR

electronically via email at nwagscholarship@yahoo.com .

Requirements:

• An applicant must be a Nigerian female, undergraduate student in a Nigerian University. All applications must include the following:
• Proof of State of Origin – Letter of Origination from the university or a letter from your local government office.
• Two Letters of Recommendation from any two of the following: Church Pastor/Mosque Imam, Village Head, Local Government Chairperson or one of your Lecturers.
• One Letter of Recommendation from either the Dean of your Faculty/School or your Head of Department.
• Photocopy of your current university student identification card
• A current photograph of yourself
• An explanation of why you need and should receive the scholarship (not more than one-half typed double spaced page).
• A type-written, double –spaced, two-page essay on:
• “How could we improve the health system in Nigeria especially for women, youth and children?”
• All application entries must be typewritten and double-spaced.
• All applications must be POST-MARKED or EMAILED by MAY 30, 2013.
• Late applications will not be accepted. Applications may not be faxed or hand-delivered.
• Incomplete applications or applications that show evidence of plagiarism will be disqualified and rejected.
• ALL ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN PDF OR WORD FORMAT.

Application Deadline

All applications must be Post-Marked or Emailed by May 30, 2013.

Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applications may not be faxed or hand-delivered.

Note: Incomplete applications or applications that show evidence of plagiarism will be disqualified.

All electronic submissions MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT

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2013 Tuition Free Universities in Finland for International Students

Do you want to study abroad on tuition free universities in Finland?

University higher education in Finland is funded by the State through the Ministry of Education, and therefore students enrolled in regular degree studies pay no tuition fees.

Bachelor’s and Doctoral level programmes -as well as many Master’s level programmes- do not charge any tuition fees, regardless of your nationality. This also applies to the international degree students and to exchange and visiting students as well. However, some Master’s programmes may charge tuition fees from non-EU/EEA students.

The student union charges a membership fee of about 53 euros/term. Membership is compulsory for those studying for their Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees; those pursuing their doctoral studies may join the student union if they wish.

One important aspect of study in Finland is considering how to finance your study or research period. You will need to be able to cover your everyday living expenses, travel, insurance, etc. Financing one’s stay and studies in Finland by working is not possible.

Below are some of the tuition free universities in Finland for international students. You will also find links for more details about studying in Finland.

Åbo Akademi University

University of Helsinki

University of Jyväskylä

University of Eastern Finland

University of Lapland

University of Oulu: Students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA member states are liable to pay the tuition fee.

University of Tampere

University of Turku: Tuition fees are charged from non-EU/EEA citizens (7000 Euro​/academic year).

University of Vaasa

Helsinki University of Technology

Lappeenranta University of Technology

Tampere University of Technology

Hanken Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration

Learn more about tuition fees in Finnish Universities

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Shortlisted Candidates for 2013/2014 Chevron/AGBAMI Scholarship.

Candidates have been shortlisted for this year's Chevron/Agbami scholarship.

Aptitude tests will be written in various test centres across Nigeria this week (specifically Saturday, 6th April 2013).

Kindly check your emails or SMS's for invitation.

"BOOST IT" subscribers who were shortlisted can email us for test advising and probable test format.

All the Best!

UPDATE: Kindly visit dragnetnigeria.com/agbami/status to check the status of your application.

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