Orskov Foundation Grants 2021 for Students in Developing Countries

Orskov Foundation Grants 2021

Orskov Foundation Grants 2021

The Orskov Foundation provides grants that help individual students with funding to cover training needs and support a focused programme of community projects in developing countries.

Orskov Foundation Grants 2021 Eligibility:

If your application does not meet all the following criteria it will not pass the initial shortlisting for consideration by the Trustees.

• Applications from students registered at university in a country not classified by the UN as lower middle income, or low-income will NOT be funded.
• Applications seeking funding for equipment, or attendance at conferences, will NOT be funded.
• Applications seeking scholarships to cover the costs of complete Bachelor, Masters or Doctorate courses, or parts of Bachelor, Masters or Doctorate courses will NOT be funded
• Applications seeking funding to cover the costs of Bachelor, Masters or Doctorate research projects will NOT be funded
• Applications that cannot demonstrate the potential to alleviate poverty and/or provide sustainable environmental benefits will NOT be funded.

Applications from students not studying degrees related to agriculture, land use or the environment will NOT be funded.

If you have got this far then keep reading, as the next section contains some important guidance that must be followed for a student application to be successful.

• The student grants are only provided to help support costs of training at a university or similar organisation other than the university/college in which you are registered at the time of the application.
• Eligible students MUST be registered for graduate degrees and MUST be able to demonstrate that they have full support from the relevant university department/organisation that they are seeking training from.
• Preference will be given to support training aimed at sustainable land use problems with an emphasis on animal, plant and soil interactions, where it can be demonstrated that, in addition to contributing to knowledge, they will (a) have the potential to alleviate poverty and (b) provide sustainable environmental benefits, including adaptation/mitigation to the impact of climate change. Training outwith these areas will not be funded.
• The Trustees will only consider projects with a budget up to a maximum of £2,500.   This is the upper limit, not an indication that you should request this amount.
• Applicants will be expected to provide a budget and FULL justification for the funding claimed. Applicants that do not provide an adequate breakdown of the anticipated expenditure will not be shortlisted for evaluation.
• Please do not send any additional documentation, such as exam results, CVs, letters of support, etc.  These will not be used in the evaluation of your application.  Appropriate references will be sought for student applications that pass the evaluation stage.
• Projects will be selected by an open application process.  Grants will be awarded in March/April.
• The deadline for receipt of applications is 31st December each year. Applications received after this date will not be considered for evaluation.
• All applicants will be sent notification that their application has been received.  Applicants will also be sent an email in March or April of the following year to inform them whether they have been successful or not.  We will use the contact email address that you include on your application form, so please ensure that it is the correct address.
• All successful student applicants will be expected to provide a full report at the end of their funding period.  This report will outline the outcomes from the application and a breakdown of the expenditure made.
• Applications MUST be submitted using the Orskov Foundation application form and sent as a MS WORD attachment to an email.
• All applications must be submitted in English.
• Each section of the application form has been included for a reason.  In order to evaluate your application against all the others received you must include text in each section of the application form, otherwise your application will not be shortlisted.

You may also apply for the

Wells Mountain Undergraduate Scholarship Program 2021 For Students In Developing Countries

How to Apply: 

If you would like to apply for individual support from the Orskov Foundation follow these easy steps:

• STEP 1. You will have to read the Guidelines to see if you are eligible to apply for this grant opportunity.
• STEP 2. Simply download, fill and complete this application form. You can download the application form in Word file, or in pdf format.
• STEP 3. After you have completed the filling of your form, simply submit your application form by email to: contact@orskovfoundation.org

Application Deadline: 

31st December 2020

Official Website:

For More Information Visit the Official Programme Webpage Here.

Oppenheimer Fund 2020:- Applications are invited from senior members of the University who wish either to visit one or more universities in South Africa or to senior members of South African universities who wish to visit Oxford.

Offered annually? Yes

Eligible African Countries: South Africa

To be taken at (Institution): University of Oxford

About the Oppenheimer Fund 2020 Award:

Harry Frederick Oppenheimer was a noted South African businessman, philanthropist, and opponent of apartheid. In 1993 he endowed the Oppenheimer Fund at Oxford University.

The Fund promotes links between the University of Oxford and South African Universities.

It does this by supporting academic exchanges between Oxford and South Africa, and assisting students ordinarily resident in South Africa wishing to pursue graduate study at Oxford.

Offered Since: 1993

Type: Graduate

Oppenheimer Fund 2020 Eligibility

• You should be applying to start a new graduate course at Oxford.
• You must have previously studied at a South African university.
• Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit.

Applications for one month visits will be considered, but applications for visits of over one month where a source of co-funding or additional funding has already been secured or identified will be prioritised.

Applications for new collaborative projects between Oxford and South Africa are particularly encouraged.

Exchange applications from graduate students or for the sole purpose of attending a conference (or similar short event) will not normally be considered.

Scholarship Benefits: 

Grants may be awarded up to the cost of a return flight (up to £850) and one month of living expenses (£1200 for visits to South Africa or £1600 for those to Oxford).

You may also apply for the

Romanian State Scholarships 2020/2021 for Foreign Citizens to Study in Romania.

How to Apply:

Applications for grants from the Fund should include:

• A statement of the purpose of the proposed visit. This should give an outline of the research to be carried out during the visit and expected goals; these should be summarised in terms accessible to a layperson. The statement should also include details on how the visit will build links between Oxford and South Africa;
• Duration and estimated costs, including details of any other available sources of funding;
• A curriculum vitae;
• A letter of support from the institution you will be visiting.

For visitors to Oxford, your host should also confirm in the letter that they will assist in arranging suitable affiliation to a college/department and access to any necessary research materials. The host should also assist in finding you accommodation in Oxford.

Applications should be sent as a single pdf document containing all elements requested.

Application Deadline:

31st March 2020

The Oppenheimer Fund accepts applications twice a year. The next deadline for applications will be 31 March 2020. Applications and inquiries about the Fund should be sent to:

Kim Ooi, Student Fees and Funding, 3^rd Floor, 4 Worcester Street, Oxford, OX1 2BX; kim.ooi@admin.ox.ac.uk.

Official Website:

For More Information Visit the Official Scholarship Webpage Here.

Mobility Grant 2020:- To help you to create your own path towards your dream career, the University of Oldenburg is delighted to announce Mobility Grant for the year 2020.

The study program is available for all students who want to start their studies in bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the university.

The funding has to be used for additional expenses as part of a study-relabeled stay abroad.