It’s not unusual for girls to expertise a profession break (e.g., for household causes). Nevertheless, some ladies who expertise profession break discover it exhausting to return to their profession paths particularly whereby the break extends for an extended interval. This downside is especially widespread in low revenue international locations.
As a result of there may be usually little or no focused help for these ladies, profession break contributes to the underrepresentation of girls on the higher echelon of their chosen profession ladder. Certainly, regardless of gender, extended breaks after undergraduate research additionally make it tougher to entry postgraduate alternatives.
Since returning to a profession path usually requires exhibiting proof of steady studying, the ZNF initiated a scholarship particularly to encourage people to reap the benefits of on-line studying. This scholarship, now in its second 12 months, is for girls who’ve skilled profession break and search to undertake on-line studying as a part of their efforts to return to their profession path.
Advantages
- N75,000 every to at the very least 3 awardees.
Necessities
Applicant ought to meet the next standards:
- Be a Nigerian feminine and resident in Nigeria
- Be a graduate of any Nigerian increased establishment (NYSC completion will not be a requirement)
- Has skilled a profession break of 1 12 months or extra (please clarify this clearly in your assertion of want)
- Already has a laptop computer, pill, or good cellular system for research
TIMELINE
- January 1 – Utility opens
- March 1 – Utility closes (11:59 pm Nigeria Time)
- Might 15 – Candidates knowledgeable concerning the assessment determination and interview invitation the place relevant
- June 1-20 – Interviews
- August 1 – Announcement of the profitable candidates
Paperwork Required for Utility
- 1-page private assertion describing your training, work expertise, motivation, and future profession targets
- CV (no more than 3 pages).
- Assertion of want (max 1 web page). This assertion ought to cowl why you want the scholarship and the character/reason for the profession break however with out going into any delicate/confidential info that you’d ordinarily not want to focus on.
- Record of potential on-line course(s)/coaching to be pursued together with the web site hyperlink(s)
- . A letter of advice from a lecturer within the candidates’ former undergraduate or MSc division or a senior workers from a former/present workplace/NYSC (whichever is relevant – just one letter is required).
- Unofficial transcripts from undergraduate or a scanned copy of undergraduate certificates/diploma as proof of research completion.
Methodology of Utility
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Utility Deadline: March 1, 2024.