The Mawazo Learning Exchange program is a new online learning community for African women in academia and research that offers training in core professional and research skills.
MLEx provides a unique liberal arts style approach to professional development through short, intensive, online courses on core academic and professional competencies such as academic publishing, grant writing, budgeting and financial management, science communication, policy engagement, and leadership.
The platform is also designed to share resources and opportunities tailored to the African context, and freely available to scholars anywhere in the world.
WORTH
MLEx Programme beneficiaries will receive the following benefits:
- A stipend worth $500 for discretionary use
- Participation in Mawazo’s in-house virtual professional development and leadership training programme, MLEx
- Data bundles for supplementary internet connectivity to access and use MLEx
- Research and editorial support from the Mawazo staff and our partners
- Connections to mentors, as well as exposure to leaders from academia, industry, government and other sectors
- Visibility via Mawazo digital platforms and events
ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible for the MLEx Programme, applicants must:
- Be women below the age of 40 as of 1st January 2021
- Be citizens of an African country
- Be enrolled for their Ph.D. at an accredited university in Kenya, Rwanda,
- Tanzania or Uganda
- Be available to fully participate in the program in 2021-2022
DEADLINE: November 27, 2020
To apply and for more information visit here.
