University Meets Microfinance (UMM), an initiative co-founded by Germany-based university, Freie Universitat Berlin (FUB), and France-based nonprofit, PlaNet Finance, recently announced that it is accepting applications for the “University Meets Microfinance (UMM) Scholarships & Awards 2014.” UMM is offering an undisclosed number of EUR 1,500 (USD 2,060) scholarships for applicants enrolled in bachelor, master and doctoral programs at universities located in the European Union who plan to undertake microfinance-related internships or field research in developing countries.
The UMM awards program also recognizes master- and doctoral-level students who have completed final theses deemed by UMM to be “outstanding research in the field of financial inclusion.” Doctoral-level award winners will have the opportunity to publish their work through the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), a Luxembourg-based network of approximately 140 European organizations and individuals active in the field of microfinance. Master-level award winners will be able to publish their work on UMM’s website. Furthermore, all award winners will receive a monetary prize of EUR 500 (USD 690).
To apply, you may send your application to umm[at]planetfinance.org. The application submission dates are as follows:
April 15, 2014: First call for bachelor- and master-level scholarships
June 15, 2014: First call for doctoral-level scholarships
October 31, 2014: Second call for bachelor- and master-level scholarships
September 1, 2014: Final applications due for all awards
Additional details and eligibility criteria can be found at: http://www.planetuniversity.eu/site/scholarships-awards.html or by calling Ms Vanessa Quintero at +33 (0) 1 49 21 26 26.
By A’kos Szebeni, Research Associate
About University Meets Microfinance (UMM)
University Meets Microfinance (UMM) is a European initiative co-founded in 2009 by Freie Universitat Berlin (FUB) and PlaNet Finance, an international nonprofit organization established in 1998 that aims to alleviate poverty through microfinance. UMM was created with the purpose of connecting university students in Europe with microfinance professionals via seminars, lectures, workshops, mentorships, joint research, scholarships and award opportunities. The program is carried out by PlaNet Finance’s microfinance training center, PlaNet University. Since 2012, UMM has been co-financed by the German development agency Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (which is known by its German acronym BMZ) and receives additional support from the European Union, the French development agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Investment Bank Institute and the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.
Sources and Additional Resources
University Meets Microfinance (UMM), http://www.planetuniversity.eu/site/scholarships-awards.html
MicroCapital, November 14, 2013, “Overcoming Barriers to Agricultural Microfinance,” https://www.microcapital.org/special-report-overcoming-barriers-to-agricultural-microfinance/
MicroCapital, March 29, 2011, “PlaNet Finance, Freie Universitat Berlin Invite Students to Apply for University Meets Microfinance (UMM) Scholarship,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-planet-finance-freie-universitat-berlin-invite-students-to-apply-for-university-meets-microfinance-umm-scholarship-programme/
MicroCapital, February 14, 2011, “PlaNet Finance, Belgian Finance Club Host PlaNet Finance Conferences Brussels 2011, “Microfinance: A Development Tool or a Profit-Making Device” March 21,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-planet-finance-belgian-finance-club-host-planet-finance-conferences-brussels-2011-microfinance-a-development-tool-or-a-profit-making-device-march-21/
MicroCapital, September 9, 2010, “University Meets Microfinance (UMM) Offers Scholarship Opportunities for Microfinance Studies,” https://www.microcapital.org/university-meets-microfinance-umm-offers-scholarship-opportunities-for-microfinance-studies/
MicroCapital Universe Profile: University Meets Microfinance (UMM),
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=University+Meets+Microfinance
MicroCapital Universe Profile: European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP),
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=European+Microfinance+Platform+%28e-MFP%29
MicroCapital Universe Profile: PlaNet Finance,
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=PlaNet+Finance
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