The Fully Funded Carleton University Scholarship in Canada is open for female candidates from West Africa for the academic year 2023-24. The initiative, titled "Wurin ta na yin rubutu – Her own room to write," and spanning until October 2024, welcomes West African women in the advanced stages of their Ph.D. studies, postdoctoral researchers and early career academics affiliated with institutions to engage in a transformative research acceleration experience.

"Wurin ta na yin rubutu – Her own room to write" is generously supported and funded by the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship – Advanced Scholars West Africa program. This initiative centers on Sustainable Development Goal 5, emphasizing gender equality, and integrates this objective across various thematic areas, including climate resilience and sustainable food systems, education and innovation systems, ethics in development research, health equity, inclusive governance, and sustainable inclusive growth.

Carleton University administers this program in collaboration with Universities Canada, with financial backing from the International Research Development Centre (IDRC) through the Rideau Hall Foundation. The inaugural cohort included scholars from Cameroon, Ghana, and Nigeria. 

The benefits of the Fully Funded Carleton University Scholarship in Canada are:

1. The upcoming round of awards is scheduled to take place from April to October 2024, contingent upon visa acquisition by recipients.

2. Awardees have the option to choose between two award durations: short-term, spanning 35-60 days, and mid-term, extending from 61 to 180 days.

3. The scholarship package encompasses various expenses, including mobility costs, accommodation, research placement expenditures, and comprehensive travel and health insurance coverage.

4. Eligibility requires scholars to be currently enrolled in a PhD program at a West African university. Postdoctoral fellows, researchers, or early career PhD scholars should be affiliated with a West African university.

5. Successful candidates will gain access to Carleton University's library resources as part of the award package.

6. Scholars are anticipated to participate in workshops designed to enhance research skills, covering areas such as writing, publishing, data analysis, and grant proposal development.

7. Collaborative research initiatives with mentors and engagement in lectures and talks hosted by the Institute of African Studies (IAS), as well as other departments and community partners, offer additional benefits to the scholars.

The eligibility criteria for the Fully Funded Carleton University Scholarship in Canada are stated below:

1. Women, and citizens of a West African country

2. Must be either a Doctoral Researcher, Post-doctoral Researcher or Early Career Researcher

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