WOCEWA SCHOLARSHIP AND GREEN JOBS PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN STEM

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Published On - August 22, 2024

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The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has received funding of CAD 1.5 million from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, to implement a project entitled Women and Clean Energy in West Africa (WOCEWA). WOCEWA has been designed to contribute to the objectives of the ECOWAS Policy for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access, which aims to address barriers to the equal participation of women and men in the expansion of energy access in West Africa. The project is specifically aimed at achieving the policy objective of gender mainstreaming in the private sector and increasing women’s participation as consumers and suppliers of clean energy.

With this in mind, the WOCEWA Scholarship and Green Jobs Program project initiative has been strengthened to create a pool of future women in the energy sector. By offering scholarships, in combination with automatic internship placement in ECOWAS energy institutions and agencies, ECREEE aims to address the low participation of women in the energy sector. The initiative will sponsor a total of six (6) young women from West Africa to complete their master’s programs. These young women will also be funded to work in the ECOWAS energy sector as interns for a period of six (6) months – increasing their ability to find employment in the energy sector.

Based on the above, ECREEE encourages eligible young women intending to enroll in a master’s program during the 2024-2025 academic year to submit applications in accordance with the requirements of the Terms of Reference (ToR) attached.

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

  1. A detailed CV and other required documents (see attached TOR) should be submitted by email to ONLY scholarships@ecreee.org .
  2. Clearly state in the subject line “WOCEWA SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM”
  3. The deadline for submission is no later than 23:59 (UTC-1) on 03rd October 2024.
  4. Further information/clarification can be obtained at the following email addresses: pzidago@ecreee.org and/or eflan@ecreee.org . Please do not copy any of these two email addresses when submitting your proposals. Your application will be disqualified if you do so.