I don't know about Nigeria, but I did my dissertation research in Ethiopia on a student Fulbright - which made me stinking rich by local standards, incidentally - and many of the government and university staff I interviewed used Yahoo email addresses because email had not become part of their workplace communications, or because they could use it more easily (i.e., they did not have computers or email at work but could go to Internet cafes). They also frequently asked me about scholarship opportunities to continue their studies in the US in order to increase their professional opportunities. The request strikes me as being legitimate. If people out there know of funding opportunities for Africans, could you pass them along? I often get requests for information but have little to offer. Jericho Burg Ph.D. Candidate Department of Communication University of California, San Diego -- "Dr. W. Reid Cornwell" <wrc@tcfir.org> wrote: The request for funds comes from a Yahoo account. The last conference I organized over 100 such requests but their alleged employment could not be verified. I don't know that this is a legitimate request or not but is it not logical that if she were with the government she would have an email address that reflects this. Also, many requests are made for invitations to events when the intent is to get in the U.S. and disappear. I could be wrong. With a yahoo email address they could actually be in Iowa. Back to my goats, Reid -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Homero Gil de Zuniga Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 2:19 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org; ellis.godard@csun.edu Subject: Re: [Air-l] SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND GRANTS FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS/SCHOLARS Hi Ellis and all, They definitely do have problems raising funds. This summer, at the summer doctoral program of the OII at Oxford, I met a lady/participant from Nigeria, Wumni Hasssan. She runs a program that aims to help women in their learning process in relation to technology. She mentioned the fundraising problem to me several times, to the extent that the website they had http://www.nigerianhightechwomen.org/ is pending of domain renewal due to scarcity of financial support. This is the google cached link http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:7du1yjE- YicJ:www.nigerianhightechwomen.o rg/+http://www.nigerianhightechwomen.org/&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 It reminds me of the tale in which the shepherd as a joke, desperately and repeatedly calls for help to protect his cattle from a wolf till it really happens... Please contact me if anyone is willing to help. I can provide her email : - ) Best, HGZ Homero Gil de Zuniga www.homerogdz.com Mass Comunication Research Center University of Wiconsin-Madison www.wisc.edu -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Ellis Godard Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 1:48 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] SCHOLARSHIPS,AWARDS AND GRANTS FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS/SCHOLARS I'm always glad to see the international flavor of the group continuing to diversify, but wonder if Nigerian academics have trouble fundraising online given the frequency of Nigerian email scams. eg

-----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of olalekan olagunju Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 6:15 AM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] SCHOLARSHIPS,AWARDS AND GRANTS FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS/SCHOLARS

Dear Sirs,

SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND GRANTS FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS / SCHOLARS

I am an Educator and a Resource Person with Lagos State Ministry of Education [Nigeria]. I will like to be furnished with Scholarships or Grants that I can utilise for my Master's Programme. My area of interest are as follows: Publishing, Educational Technology, Graphic Arts, Educational Researches, Multimedia Studies, Educational / Internet Broadcast and Curriculum Development.

Kindly please, send me information in this regard.

Olalekan Olagunju Lagos State Ministry of Education Science and Technology Department, [Nigeria]. Email:olasgracom_ng2005@yahoo.com

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