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Olive Tree Awards Essay Competition 2018 (USD $2,000 prize)

Deadline: August 1, 2018 Applications are now open for the second round of the Essay Competition, the first such endeavour specifically designed to give young people a voice in advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Millennials under 30 all over the world are invited to submit essays of up to 1,200 words on the topic: “How […]

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Girl Rising Creative Challenge 2018 (Up to $2,000 prize and more)

Deadline: August 15, 2018 Girl Rising invites applications for its Girl Rising Creative Challenge. They’re calling on individuals and organizations from across the world to share how they are helping create a gender equal world. Is someone you admire doing right by girls? Or maybe YOU are the one making the world a better place! So write your

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International Youth Math Challenge 2018

Deadline: September 30, 2018 The International Youth Math Challenge 2018 is now open for entries. The IYMC competition enables you to unleash your potential, creativity, and math skills! The International Youth Math Challenge is an international mathematics competition that enables students from all countries to prove their math skills and to unleash their creativity. The International Youth Math

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Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program to Study at University of Cape Town (UCT) 2019

  Deadline: August 31, 2018 The call for applications for Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at University of Cape Town (UCT) in the 2019 academic year is now open. The Mastercard Foundation has partnered with the University of Cape Town (UCT) to provide 338 scholarships over 10 years to academically talented yet economically disadvantaged students from Sub-Saharan Africa for study at

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STUDENT INNOVATION CHALLENGE

The Student Innovation Challenge is about collaboration, innovation and creativity. Students from across Universities and Polytechnics in Nigeria will pitch their innovative ideas, learn the skills required to start and grow a successful business, perfect pitch delivery, receive business developmental support and join a network of successful entrepreneurs and innovators. 37 FINALISTS WILL RECEIVE 1

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Funding of Education in Nigeria below UNESCO Recommended Benchmark, Says Ministry

By: Laleye Dipo in Minna The Federal Ministry of Education Monday declared that the funding of education at all levels in the country is below the benchmark recommended by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). While UNESCO’s benchmark for funding of education was 26 per cent of the national budget and 6

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