Now returning for a third year, the Ben Barres Spotlight Awards aim to help address that inequality by providing funds and visibility to researchers from groups that are underrepresented in biology and medicine or from countries with limited research funding.

Named in memory of our late colleague, transgender researcher and fervent advocate for equality in science, this year’s awards are our most inclusive to date. For 2021, researchers of all career stages are eligible to apply based on their country of work, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background. To show our support for researchers who have embraced new ways of publishing and reviewing research, the awards are, for the first time, also open to authors of refereed preprints with publicly available reviews in addition to eLife authors.

A distinct feature of this funding scheme is that we do not prescribe how the funds should be spent. Instead we invite applicants to tell us how the award would make the biggest difference to their research or career. This year the total budget has been increased to $60,000, and applicants can apply for individual awards of up to $6,000.​

Study in Canada and win this scholarship. The Lester B. Pearson Scholarship program at the University of Toronto in Canada is currently open  for international student. The University of Toronto is one of the best university in Canada as is also recognized as a global leader in research and teaching. This scholarship was created to bring out innovative academic opportunities and also to continuously attract outstanding students and academics from around the world. 

Scholarship Program
This scholarship program is for undergraduate studies. 

Number of Scholarships : about 37 scholarships are available

Study in Canada and winner this awesome scholarship . ​The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program is designed to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by offering them a significant financial award to assist them during their studies at Canadian universities. Vanier Scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health-related fields.

Equity and diversity must be considered at all levels of the selection/recruitment, endorsement/Nomination and review processes of a Vanier application. The Vanier-Banting Secretariat is actively engaged in promoting equity and diversity, as well as increasing awareness of implicit (or unconscious) bias with everyone involved in the selection of a Vanier Scholar.

Study in the United States of America at Alvernia University . The Alvernia University is offering a limited number of international scholarships to qualified undergraduate degree-seeking students. Interested students must complete a separate scholarship application in addition to an application for admission.

Scholarship Program
This scholarship program is available for Undergraduate Programs .

Field of study
Any field of study offered by the Alvernia University. 

Study in Taiwan on this fully funded Scholarship. International students are eligible to apply for this scholarship to study in Taiwan. The National Tsing Hua University is accepting the application for the programs of  Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral Degree Programs in different academic fields and majors offered by the university. Application for this year is now open 

Study in Japan on free give away Scholarships.  The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT）offers scholarships to international students who wish to study at Japanese universities as undergraduate students under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2020.

Scholarships Program
These scholarships are for undergraduate Students. 
Fields of study:
There are two fields of study : (1) Social Sciences and Humanities and (2) Natural Sciences.

Number of Scholarships: Varies from country to country 

Study in New Zealand and apply to win this scholarship. The Sir Edmund Hillary Undergraduate Scholarships are available at  the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand . The scholarship is provided to aspiring students as it enables recipients to excel and is for those with strengths in three key pillars: 1) excellence in a sporting code or creative or performing art, 2) high academic achievement, and 3) strong leadership qualities or potential. Recipients will be supported during their studies with a tailored leadership and personal development programme.