The Association of African Universities (AAU) has
intensified its advocacy for students from African universities to acquire
employable skills for the world of work upon graduation from their
universities. Through financial assistance from the Swedish International
Development Agency (SIDA), the AAU has secured some funds to offer small grants
of up to US$2,000 per person for graduate internships for its member university.
Association of African Universities Offers Grant for 2014 Student Internships
Eligibility
Grant applicants should be students pursuing
post-graduate degree programmes in their penultimate year of study in the
following fields: Physical Sciences, Engineering, Energy, Water and Sanitation,
Economics. Applicants shall commit to undertake an
internship programme for a period between twelve (12) and twenty-four (24
weeks).
Applications should be supported with an
authorisation note from the Head of Department of the applicant’s university. Applications should also have an official
notification letter from the establishment hosting the intern showing their
consent to admit the applicant for the intended duration.
Visit http://www.aau.org/news/small-grant-student-internshipsdeadline-monday-30th-june-2014
for more information. Interested applicants should submit their letters
of intent in soft copy not later than Monday, 30th June, 2014
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