If a student is involved in taking up STEM related courses at all levels, what opportunities could they have especially here in Uganda! The presentation talks about the local competitions for high school students, scholarships both local and international and how to access them.

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STEM-Gender Main Streaming
STEM Opportunities for teachers and
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2. Tools for teaching and learning
Tools for teaching
E-learning –
http://www.claroline.net/EN/index.html
Online tools – www.csfirst.com
Google tools for education:
https://edu.google.com/
School Website ???
Online learning tools – www.corsera.com
Udacity- https://www.udacity.com/courses/all
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3. Discussion
What are some of the opportunities that are
known to you that are beneficial to students and
teachers both locally and internationally?
Competitions
Scholarships
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4. Justification
Exposure
Real world solutions
Funding support
Capacity building
List some….
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5. 1. ACIA Awards
The ACIA Awards is an annual initiative that fosters
innovation through the recognition and reward of
outstanding ICT innovations.
ACIA provides a platform upon which outstanding ICT
innovations can be showcased and propelled to further
success.
established in 2010 by the Uganda Communications
Commission
ACIA 2017 will mark the 7th round of the awards.
The winners shall be announced at a Gala dinner
ceremony on 19th May 2017Various categories
Ref: http://acia.ug/?page_id=583
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6. 1. ACIA Awards
Uganda's ICT rising stars (secondary school)
2017 challenge
• Track 1: The most innovative ICT idea that makes
it's easy for children and youth to access
information in a safe way
• Track 2: Explain how you would use postal,
broadcasting, telecommunications facilities to
improve nutrition or promote sustainable
agriculture in your community
• Ref: http://acia.ug/?page_id=611
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7. 2. Girls Technovation Challenge
Is a technology entrepreneurship program and competition for young
women.
This program teaches these young women to build mobile applications
to solve community challenges where they live.
Professional women mentor teams of 3 to 5 girls and together they go
through the online curriculum over a period of three months.
The program, which has no direct costs to the participants, equips the
girls with technical and entrepreneurial skills, with a goal of creating a
mobile phone app that they can take to market.
The teams first pitch their apps to a panel of regional judges and
winners of regional challenges are invited to the World Pitch Night in
Silicon Valley. The winning team receives $10,000 USD to productize
their app
Global Challenge: http://technovationchallenge.org/
National Challenge: https://technovationug.wordpress.com/about-
uganda-technovation/
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8. 3. Google Science Fair
For Competitors from all over the world between
ages of 13 – 18
Usually, the 16 global finalists travel to Google
headquarters in Mountain view California to
present there projects.
The Grand Prize winner receives $50,000 in
scholarship funding.
Ref:https://www.googlesciencefair.com/en/teach
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9. Scholarships opportunities
Education
Idea exploration
Partnerships and joint projects
Knowledge transfer
etc
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10. Local Scholarships- Basic Requirements
and categories
Education Requirements
O and A level - Scholarships
• Student loan scheme
• http://www.education.go.ug/data/smenu/53/Students'%20Loan%20
Scheme.html
• Muljibhai Madhvani scholarships
• http://www.madhvanifoundation.com/
Bachelors/ Masters - Scholarships
• DAAD in country Scholarships
• African Development Bank Scholarships
• SIDA scholarships - Sweden
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11. Overseas Scholarships- Basic
Requirements
Education Requirements
Bachelors/Masters degree
Government employee
Private employee
English fluency
• TOEFL- Test of English as a foreign language
• IELTS – International English language Testing system
• GRE- Graduate Record Examination – USA
Commitment to your countries development
Research focus
Competitive – some times interviews are required
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12. Scholarship Categories
Government /development related programs
ITEC – India Technical and economic cooperation
KOICA - Korea
Korean Government Scholarships
Commonwealth programs
• UK (Masters and PhD)
• Newzeland
Turkeye Scholarships
Australia awards
Erasmus Mundus – European scholarships
ICCR – India
Chinese scholarships
Cuban Scholarships
Algeria Scholarships
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13. Scholarship Categories
Focused on Education
NUFFIC - Netherlands
DAAD – German
ADB
KAAD – German
SIDA
Commonwealth – UK
Requirements
Recommendation from employee
Recommendation from Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy verification
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14. Key Points
Level of funding
Personal statement
Motivation letter
C’V/Resume
Knowledge in subject area
Deadlines
Period of study
Requirements
Email/Phone number
Point/sector of interest
Age limit
Countries of interest
Number required
Language of instruction
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15. Extract – Commonwealth UK
Approved airfare from your home country to the UK and return at the end of
your award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor
usually the cost of journeys made before your award is finally confirmed)
Approved tuition and examination fees
Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,043 per month, or £1,279 per
month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted
at 2016-2017 levels)
Thesis grant towards the cost of preparing a thesis or dissertation, where
applicable
Warm clothing allowance, where applicable
Study travel grant towards the costs of study-related travel within the UK or
overseas
For PhD Scholars, fieldwork grant towards the cost of fieldwork undertaken
overseas (usually the cost of one economy class return airfare to your
fieldwork location), where approved
For PhD Scholars, paid mid-term visit (airfare) to your home country (unless
you have claimed (or intend to claim) spouse and/or child allowances during
your scholarship, or have received a return airfare to your home country for
fieldwork)
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16. More Information!
Scholarships for development
http://www.scholars4dev.com/
Ministry of education notice boards and website
http://www.education.go.ug/data/dcat/10/Scholarships.html
University websites
MUST – www.must.ac.ug
Makerere University – www.mak.ac.ug
Scholarship positions
http://scholarship-positions.com/
Western Uganda teachers Association
http://westechies.blogspot.ug/
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17. Thank you
For God and my country.
Succeed we MUST!!
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