Francis H. Brown African Scholarship 2025 (up to $30,000) – YOA

Deadline: Ongoing

Applications are open for the Francis H. Brown African Scholarship 2025. The objective of the Francis H. Brown African Scholarship Fund is to increase human information and scientific curiosity in earth sciences and botany associated to human origins by offering monetary help to East African researchers and college students pursuing analysis in these areas. The fund is additional meant to assist analysis that builds on the work of Dr. Francis H. Brown and builds capability within the earth and botanical sciences in East African establishments and international locations.

Dr. Francis H. Brown (1943-2017) was a geologist whose study of the Omo-Turkana basin offered the idea for the timeline of human evolution. He devoted greater than fifty years to mapping and analyzing the geology of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia, and his work offered a method to place fossil finds in chronological order. During his time working in Ethiopia and Kenya, Frank Brown grew to become an skilled in not solely the geology but in addition the plant lifetime of the Omo-Turkana basin. He studied a number of languages, together with Kiswahili, Kikamba, Kikuyu, and Turkana. He additionally sponsored the training of many college college students from Ethiopia and Kenya.

Scholarship

• Up to $30,000 is obtainable for the chosen researcher.

Eligibility

• Open to college students or researchers of African heritage who’re residents of Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Djibouti, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia or Eritrea who’re pursuing a graduate diploma at an accredited college, ideally from, however not restricted to, an establishment positioned in sub-Saharan Africa or have accomplished their doctoral levels not longer than ten (10) years prior to the time of application for funding from this supply. 
• Applicants should be pursuing analysis in earth sciences and/or botany associated to human origins.
• Applicants shall display a dedication to a profession of their discipline of study with an emphasis on analysis and instructing in his/her nation of citizenship following the completion of his/her diploma.

Application

The application has the next parts:

• Written proposal
• Budget
• Budget Justification
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Sponser Letter
• Photo
• References/Citations in your proposal

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