The European Union/Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Microfinance Program is offering scholarships for ACP policymakers to participate in the Boulder Microfinance Training Program that will take place in Turin, Italy, from July 18 to August 5, 2011 [1]. The scholarship, worth EUR 3,100 (USD 4,200), will cover tuition for the three weeks of training [1]. The scholarship does not cover accommodation or travel expenses. Candidates must be policymakers such as staff members of central banks or other ministries or supervisory bodies that create or implement policies that impact access to finance within ACP [1]. The Boulder Microfinance Training Programme covers topics such as agricultural and rural finance, analyzing microfinance institution (MFI) performance, branchless banking, business planning, financial risk management, microinsurance and integrating social performance into microfinance management and reporting.
The application deadline is May 20, 2011. For more information, visit http://lamp.itcilo.org/microfinance/selection/index3.php?mod=appform&CODED=4iAtyvYQ
Sources and Resources:
[1] European Commission Press Release, “Scholarships for ACP policymakers for top class training in microfinance. Application open”, http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/acp/regional-cooperation/microfinance/news/news_en.htm
MicroCapital.org Article, April 14, 2010, “European Union/Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (EU/ACP) Microfinance Program is Offering Scholarships for the Boulder Microfinance Training Programme”, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-european-unionafrica-the-caribbean-and-pacific-euacp-microfinance-program-is-offering-scholarships-for-the-boulder-microfinance-training-programme/
MicroCapital.org Article, July 2, 2008, “The Boulder Institute of Microfinance (BI) and the Universite Degli Studi di Bergamo (University of Bergamo) in Italy, with Support from the Rural Finance Program (RFP) at The Ohio State University (OSU), to Hold Conference on the Future of Rural Finance”, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-event-the-boulder-institute-of-microfinance-bi-and-the-universita-degli-studi-di-bergamo-university-of-bergamo-in-italy-with-support-from-the-rural-finance-program-rfp-at-the-ohio/
MicroCapital.org Event, April 14, 2009, “Boulder Institute of Microfinance Holds Boulder 15th Annual Microfinance Training Program”https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-event-boulder-institute-of-microfinance-holds-boulder-15th-annual-microfinance-training-program/
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