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More Student Talks from the Launch of NextEinstein
On May 12, the NextEinstein initiative launched with an event focused on the voices of students of AIMS. The talks from that day will be made publicly available over the next months. These are the future Einsteins of Africa and the world. Watch more amazing stories on YouTube.
- Posted Check out graduation photos of the Class of 2008!
- Hot The NextEinstein Initiative is recruiting a CEO
- Schools AIMS (Abuja) opens with a class of 50 students
- Press Listen to Neil Turok discuss AIMS with the Council on Foreign Relations
- Posted New photos of May 11 Welcome Lunch available on Flickr
- Posted New videos available on YouTube
- Supporters Read Minister Mangena's remarks from the launch of the AIMS Research Centre
- Press NPR reports on the search for Africa's Einstein
- Supporters Barclays announced their support of AIMS with 20 scholarships a year, renewable
- Press Details on the development of new AIMS centers across Africa
- Press Stephen Hawking meets with Nelson Mandela for AIMS
- Events Stephen Hawking to visit South Africa in search of an African Einstein
- Press AIMS Founder Neil Turok receives honor at WSIE 'Most Innovative People Awards'
- Posted Join our Facebook group
- Schools AIMS has formed a partnership with the African University of Science and Technology due to open in July in Abuja, Nigeria
- Supporters The United Nations University has offered to co-organize the New York launch of the NextEinstein/AIMS roll out initiative at the United Nations in October
- Supporters Over $2.3 million has been committed by private, corporate and charitable donors
- Schools We're currently looking to expand the AIMS centres into Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sudan and Uganda
- Schools AIMS Centres are being explored in Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia and Rwanda
- Supporters Avenue A | Razorfish donated its services to create the NextEinstein website
Sponsors
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- Paul Kagame
- Text of Paul Kagame
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- Forest Whitaker
- Text of Forest Whitaker
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- Stephen Hawking
- Text of Stephen Hawking
- Video of Stephen Hawking
- Victor Rothschild Memorial Fund
- Brook and Shawn Byers
- Dennis Avery
- Peter Kellner, in honor of Paul Kellner
- SanDisk
Links & Groups
Scholarships
Cover the full cost of a student at AIMS for ten months for $10,000
Provide the funding for a full term at AIMS, including travel, room, board, medical insurance and a small stipend.
Support one student per year for three years for $30,000
Create a named scholarship at AIMS.
Endow a scholarship for $200,000
Create an endowed scholarship alongside those already named for Victor Rothschild, Professor Stephen Hawking and Lord Martin Rees.
Provide half a scholarship for $5000
Enable an AIMS graduate to enter an excellent Masters or Ph.D. program in Africa, by providing half the cost of their first year.
