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Published: 09 Aug 2019
The Africa-America Institute announces the launch of its inaugural Dr. Ousseina and Ambassador Dr. Hassana Alidou African Women in Leadership Program for female graduate students (MA/PhD) and early career professionals (1-5 years post-graduation) based in Africa.
About The Program:
The first inaugural mentoring workshop for the program will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, on the 22 October 2019, in collaboration with the United States International University-Africa (USIU Africa) during the biennial conference of the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA), 24-26 October 2019.
The workshop will focus on issues faced by young female professionals and graduate students.
Topics to be covered include but are not limited to: building a sustainable professional network; conducting research and publishing your work, networking and job placements, striking a balance between the personal and the professional; grant writing and funding opportunities, dealing with sexual harassment and many more.
To be invited for the program, all the applicants must be members of the ASAA.
| Application Deadline | September 1, 2019 |
| Funding Type | Partially Funded |
| Country to study | Kenya |
| Type | Training |
| Sponsor | Alidou African Women in Leadership |
| Gender | Women |
Successful applicants will be matched with women scholars and industry leaders to develop a lasting mentorship relationship. Successful applicants who go on to produce a piece of scholarly work or complete a series of co-mentoring tasks will be awarded a certificate of completion and inducted into the Africa America Institute-Alidou Women in Leadership Network.
Selected applicants will receive:
Applicants are responsible for other conference related costs.
Applicants should please submit the following documents by 1 SEPTEMBER 2019:
The entire dossier shall be compiled as a single PDF file and submitted by email to the organisers of the workshop, [add names], to the address [email protected] (put in the subject line “Nairobi 2019”)
