How to Know You Are Pursuing a Wrong Career

Ways of knowing you are in a wrong career

Many career experts are of the view that people who devote their time and energy to a job they are not cut out for are likely to end up frustrated and unproductive. This article shares the warning signs of such a sorry situation.

VU University Amsterdam Fellowship Programme for International Students

VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP)

Course(s) Offered: All fields
Course Level: Graduate (masters)
Provider: VU University
Country to Study in: Amsterdam

Radboud University Masters Scholarships for International Students (Study in the Netherlands)

Radboud Scholarship Programme

Course(s) Offered: Several fields
Course Level: Graduate (masters)
Provider: Radboud University
Country to Study in: Netherlands

University of Twente Scholarships in Netherlands for International Masters Students (Upto €22000 per year)

University Twente Scholarship (UTS)

Course(s) Offered: Available fields
Course Level: Graduate (masters)
Provider: University of Twente
Country to Study in: Netherlands

ETH Zurich Switzerland Excellence Scholarships for Swiss and International Masters Students

Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme / Master Scholarship Programme

Course(s) Offered: All fields
Course Level: Graduate (masters)
Provider: ETH Zürich
Country to Study in: Switzerland

Holland Scholarship for Non-EEA Undergraduate and Postgraduate International Students

Holland Scholarship

Course(s) Offered: Several fields
Course Level: Undergraduate (bachelor’s), Postgraduate (master’s)
Provider: Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
Country to Study in: Holland

Utrecht University Masters Excellence Scholarships for Postgraduate Students from Countries Outside EU/EEA

Utrecht Excellence Scholarships
(Masters)

Course(s) Offered: Any discipline
Course Level: Graduate (masters)
Provider: Utrecht Excellence Scholarship Fund
Country to Study in: Netherlands

FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar International Postgraduate Scholarships for Young South African Students

FirstRand International Postgraduate Scholarships
FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar Scholarship

Course(s) Offered: Any discipline
Course Level: Postgraduate
Provider: Laurie Dippenaar; FirstRand Limited
Country to Study in: Any country (EXCEPT South Africa)

University of Konstanz ZUKOnnect Fellowships for Early-career Researchers from Developing Countries (Fully-funded)

ZUKOnnect Fellowships for Scholars from Africa, Asia and Latin America

Course(s) Offered: Science, humanities, law, politics, economics, etc
Course Level: Research, Fellowship
Provider: Universität Konstanz (University of Konstanz)
Country to Study in: Germany

Hasselt University Masters Scholarship Program for Students from Developing Countries

VLIR-UOS ICP scholarships

Course(s) Offered: Statistics and Data Science
Course Level: Masters
Provider: VLIR-UOS
Country to Study in: Belgium

University of Laval Masters Scholarships for International Study in Canada (for Africans and Europeans)

Master’s Scholarships

Course(s) Offered: Any discipline
Course Level: Graduate (Masters)
Provider: University of Laval
Country to Study in: Canada

Yale Fox International Fellowships for Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral Students to Study in USA

Yale Fox International Fellowships 2021/2022

Course(s) Offered: Social sciences and kindred disciplines (law, business, humanities, etc)
Course Level: Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral
Provider: Yale University
Country to Study in: USA

MTN Global Graduate Programme for Young African Graduates

Global Graduate Programme

Course(s) Offered: Several roles (development-related)
Course Level: Postgraduate
Provider: MTN
Country to Study in: Africa

Hubert Humphrey Fully-funded Fellowships to Study in USA for Africa, Middle East, Asia, Pacific, South America and Europe

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships

Course(s) Offered: All fields
Course Level: Graduate (training, fellowships)
Provider(s): USA Government
Country to Study in: USA

Acumen West Africa Fellows Programme (Fully Funded Leadership Programme for Emerging Leaders)

West Africa Fellowship

Course(s) Offered: Leadership development
Course Level: Fellowship
Provider: Acumen Academy
Country to Study in: Fellow’s Home country

MIPLC / DAAD Scholarship for Students from Developing Countries to Study in Germany

DAAD Scholarship for Students from Developing Countries

Course(s) Offered: Law, Intellectual Property
Course Level: Graduate (LL.M)
Provider: MIPLC, DAAD
Country to Study in: Germany

Dutch Government Orange Knowledge Scholarships for Short courses and Masters Students from Developing Countries

Orange Knowledge Programme

Course(s) Offered: Technical, Vocational
Course Level: Short courses, Masters
Provider: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Country to Study in: Netherlands

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Scholars and Artists in Switzerland

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

Course(s) Offered: Approved fields
Course Level: Graduate research (masters, phd, postdoc)
Provider: Swiss Government (via FCS)
Country to Study in: Switzerland

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for Students and Engineers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Course(s) Offered: Engineering, Entrepreneurship
Course Level: Students, Engineers (Individuals, Groups)
Provider: Royal Academy of Engineering
Country to Work in: Africa

University of Lausanne Scholarships in Switzerland for International Masters Students

UNIL Masters Grants

Course(s) Offered: Available disciplines
Course Level: Graduate (masters)
Provider: UNIL
Country to Study in: Switzerland