Due Date: September 1, 2019
Applications are open for the Africa-America Institute Alidou African Women in Management Workshop 2019 The workshop intends to offer targeted mentoring chances for female college students (MA/Ph. D.) and early profession experts (1-5 years post-graduation) situated on the continent of Africa.
The very first inaugural mentoring workshop will be kept in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 22, 2019, in cooperation with the United States International University-Africa (USIU Africa) throughout the biennial conference of the African Researches Association of Africa (ASAA), October 24-26, 2019.
The one-day workshop will concentrate on concerns facing girls experts and college students. Tentative subjects to be covered consist of however are not restricted to: developing a sustainable expert network; carrying out research study and releasing your work, networking and task positionings, striking a balance in between the individual and the expert; grant writing and financing chances, handling unwanted sexual advances and a lot more.
Effective candidates will be matched with ladies scholars and market leaders to establish a long lasting mentorship relationship. Effective candidates who go on to produce a piece of academic work or finish a series of co-mentoring jobs will be granted a certificate of conclusion and inducted into the Africa America Institute-Alidou Women in Management Network.
Advantages
Chosen candidates will get:
- A totally free one-day workshop
- A stipend for regional transportation
- Lunch and coffee breaks
Eligibility
- Candidates should be either present female college students in an MA or Ph.D. program on the continent of Africa who are composing their thesis or preparing a research study proposition or early profession experts (1-5 years post-graduation) with a Masters or Ph.D. degree
- All candidates should be members of the ASAA in excellent standing.
Application
Candidates need to send the following files:
- Existing CV
- Declaration of intent (no greater than 1000 words).
- Explain your expert goals and where you anticipate to see yourself over the next 5 years
- Problems or subjects you wish to have actually covered throughout the workshop
- Your prepared for contributions to the workshop
The whole file will be assembled as a single PDF file and sent by e-mail to the organisers of the workshop, [add names], to the address [email protected](put in the subject line “Nairobi 2019”)
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