With the support of the British Council, Hivos, and Sida, Digital Earth has released a call for applications for the 2018-2019 Digital Earth Fellowship. This program is a six-month fellowship for artists and designers living and working in Africa or Asia. Artists representing a variety of media are encouraged to apply to this program, which supports an in-depth investigation into the current technological reality.

The fellowship addresses the way in which our planet is connected by electromagnetic waves fiber optic cables, and other technological connections. The pervasiveness of technology is evident in every area, and Digital Earth recognizes the materiality of the digital world we live in. This fellowship invites divergent artists to explore and respond to the material and immaterial states of our technological world. It provides time for reflection and research, and focuses on the technological connections and interchanges between Asia and Africa.

Potential research topics might include the performativity of the robot-ports on the Siberian coastline, the cultural logistics and protocols of freeport zones, the aesthetics of satellite imagery, and more.

This program provides a monthly stipend for work and production costs, as well as excellent mentorship and other services and resources. Artists will be funded based on the cost of living in the country in which they plan to work. Each candidate will also receive exclusive access to research and production infrastructure, including theory and practice courses, creative outposts, and a network of researchers.

Fellows are expected to interact with both their mentors and other fellows in Google Hangouts sessions. The goal of this project is to inspire an exchange between artists of all kinds regarding the state of our digital world. All artists’ final work will be showcased in a roaming exhibition in either 2019 or 2020.

Applicants do not need to be citizens of Asian or African countries, but their work must be based in one of those nations Applications will be judged based on the overall quality of the research proposal, along with the visual and reflective skills of the candidate.

To apply, interested candidates should apply digitally according to the conditions available on the Digital Earth website. All materials such be submitted by August 19, 2018 for full consideration. Questions and completed applications may be directed to info@thedigitalearth.org.

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Udacity’s Google Africa Scholarship Program offers Web and Android scholarships to residents of African countries. These scholarship programs enable talented students to learn the skills necessary to accelerate their careers, or to advance their progress in the field of mobile and web development.

The curriculum of this program is designed by Google and Udacity, and supports a large and quickly developing community of developers. The scholarship is open to students who are at least eighteen years old and reside in an African nation. Once accepted, each student will be placed in a beginner or intermediate track, depending on his or her existing abilities and relevant experiences. Some scholarship recipients are even eligible to participate in Andela Learning Communities. Top students from each track will earn full scholarships to an Android or Web Development Nanodegree program.

There are 5,000 seats in the beginner track programs. No programming experience is required, and this program provides a two-month access to Intro to HTML and CSS. Students learn how to design and construct effective and attractive websites. The top 150 students from the Beginner Track are awarded scholarships to the Front-End Web Developer Nanodegree program. The intermediate track hosts 2,500 seats and requires some programming experience.
Students learn how to build next-generation web applications that are more responsive. From the intermediate track, 10 0students will be awarded scholarships to the Mobile Web Specialist Nanodegree program.

The program takes place entirely online and has few prerequisites besides prior programming experiences (in limited cases) as well as an age requirement of eighteen years or older. Students may complete the courses wherever they live. The first phase of the scholarship provides two months of access to a curated path of Udacity courses, custom-fit to ensure that students are working within their skill levels. The second phase provides 500 students with next-level access and funding for additional coursework.

All applications are due by April 24, 2018, with recipients notified by May 2. Programs begin on May 8. The application process is quick and straightforward, and requires students to respond to questions about their academic goals and experiences. Questions can be directed to scholarships-support@udacity.com.

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Ph.D. students and recent college graduates from Sub-Saharan Africa are eligible to apply for the World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program. In particular, women are encouraged to apply. The goal of this program is to attract young talent from Africa to the World Bank community.

Fellows will spend at least six months obtaining hands-on experience at the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C., or in country offices. Fellows will engage in research, economic policy, technical assistance, and lending operations that ultimately assist with the World Bank goal of eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity.

This year’s program is facilitated by the World Bank’s Office of Chief Economist for Africa, in collaboration with the Fragility, Conflict and Violence Unit. This program began in 2013 and aims to build a network of Sub-Saharan African researchers and professionals who are interested in working in the development field, either at home or in another country.

Ten fellowships are available with a special focus on forced displacement. These ten fellows will work on forced displacement research led by the World Bank Group or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. They will work in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, or the Middle East. Candidates who hail from refugee and internally displaced communities, or those with proven experience in this topic will be given top priority.

At the end of the program, all fellows will contribute to a research paper. Applicants who are Ph.D. graduates or within a year of completing studies are encouraged to apply, especially graduates with experience or education in fields such as economics, applied statistics and econometrics, impact evaluation, education, health, energy, agriculture, infrastructure, demography, forced displacement, and all relevant development fields. All candidates must have an excellent command of the English language, as well as strong analytical and quantitative skills. Applications are now being accepted and may be submitted until November 19, 2017.

Sub-Saharan nationals who are recent Ph.D. graduates, or current doctoral students within a year of completing or graduating from a Ph.D. program in the following fields: economics, applied statistics and econometrics, impact evaluation, education, health, energy, agriculture, infrastructure, demography, forced displacement, and all relevant development fields.

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