The ESOMAR Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of a scholarship to Nutsa Kvitashvili, a 3^rd year student at Caucasus University – Caucasus School of Humanities and Social Sciences following the BA Program of Sociology. This scholarship has been made possible through the generous sponsorship by Inizio.

This initiative falls within the scope of the ESOMAR Foundation’s education program whose purpose is to give financial support to individual students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds with an interest in pursuing a career in market research. The scholarship has been awarded after a careful evaluation of the motivational and socio-economic background of the applicants from an independent jury composed of experts from the market research industry.

The sponsor – Inizio

Inizio is a research company with digital focus, with its headquarter in Sweden. Inizio is a company that believes in the importance of education and have decided that this scholarship is a great way for them to support young talents like Nutsa in pursuing their career. The company has lots of industry experience and people who are eager to share their knowledge.

Johanna Olsson:

“Inizio are very happy for the newly started cooperation with ESOMAR Foundation and the opportunity to support Nutsa in her education and way towards her degree. It was important for us in our CSR engagement to support something close to both our business and our hearts. We feel that this cooperation truly satisfies both our wishes. This is going to be an interesting and inspiring journey for us as company and for us working at Inizio. “

The ESOMAR Foundation – Gunilla Broadbent, President:

“The ESOMAR Foundation is happy to support Nutsa in her studies and hopes that this scholarship will make a difference to her life and to her career efforts. We are grateful to Inizio for sponsoring this scholarship. It is an important contribution that stimulates the Foundation to continue in its endeavour to sustain young talents who need sustenance.”

The beneficiary  – Nutsa Kvitashvili

“I’m so grateful to the ESOMAR Foundation and Inizio for your generous support. Thank you very much for awarding me with your scholarship and thank you again for giving me this opportunity. This scholarship was a motivation for me, to keep myself pushing forward and you helped me to believe in myself and be more confident.”

Nutsa is 3^rd year student at Caucasus School of Humanities and Social Sciences in Georgia following the BA Program of Sociology.

Nutsa’s aspirations are to keep pushing herself into changes, new environments, new techniques. It’s important to keep moving forward. It’s also very important to never stop learning. There are always new skills to learn and new techniques for us to adopt. Learning helps us continually look for ways to improve. It is important to set new goals in life to motivate ourselves.

How you can support

If you are a market researcher, a national market research association, an NGO involved in research or a university interested in a scholarship in your country please contact us at info@esomarfoundation.org

Partners & Sponsors

We are always on the lookout for partners and sponsors. If you are an organisation looking to understand more on how you can support us, please find more information here or contact:  info@esomarfoundation.org

This is the ninth blog-post from Nicolin Mamuya, the first ESOMAR Foundation scholarship in South Africa. Nicolin tells us about her experience at the Africa Forum.

I was invited to the first ever African Market Research Association (AMRA) conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference, like the SAMRA conference I attended last year, proved once again that market research pretty much has a life of its own. Someone may decide to open up a business and decide not to engage in any marketing efforts however, some form of market research is needed whether it is as basic as finding out if there is a need for your product. In other words, Market Research is the foundation of ANY business (I would like to assume). The AMRA conference was filled with incredibly modest people who appreciated our efforts as student guides. I had the opportunity to meet with two of ESOMAR’s members, Finn Raben and Phyllis Macfarlane, who were an absolute delight to meet. We took great pictures!

I also had the chance to meet with one of my previous lecturers Nontutuzelo Mashaba. She had always been my favourite lecturer and I am not just saying this because she nominated me as one of the students to attend 2016’s SAMRA conference. This woman oozes confidence and is strong in her stance yet she still remains humble with so many achievements under her belt. She really inspires me and is unquestionably my definition of a strong woman.

Attending the conference with a great number of established people impelled me to delve deeper into what exactly success is to me. Success is many things in life. People tend to equate success with financial worth. However, I will introduce my own theory. I say success is however you choose to define it. In my definition, success is achieving your goals, building and maintaining good relationships with great people and spreading happiness with your blessings. Success is having great strength to carry you through difficult times and lastly, living in peace and happiness.

The scholarship awarded to Nicolin was sponsored by SSI and in collaboration with SAMRA.

The ESOMAR Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of a scholarship to Esther Tot, a young student at the English based Bachelor Degree program in International Business at the National University of Management (NUM) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

This initiative falls within the scope of the ESOMAR Foundation’s education program whose purpose is to give financial support to individual students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds with an interest in pursuing a career in market research. The scholarship has been awarded after a careful evaluation of the motivational and socio-economic background of the applicants from an independent jury composed of experts from the market research industry.

The ESOMAR Foundation is happy to support Esther in her studies and hopes that this scholarship will make a difference to the life of a deserving young student in Cambodia.

The beneficiary  – Esther Tot

“ Winning this scholarship mean so much to me. I am very grateful and happy for your generosity to support my study in order for me to learn and gain more knowledge for a better future, a better life, a better job and especially for becoming a better marketing researcher”.

Esther is a 1^st year student at the English based Bachelor Degree program in International Business at the National University of Management (NUM) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Esther’s objective is to become a successful business researcher. Her aspiration is to contribute to making the company she will work with successful and help contributing to its international growth.

How you can support

If you are a market researcher, a national market research association, an NGO involved in research or a university interested in a scholarship in your country please contact us at info@esomarfoundation.org

Partners & Sponsors

We are always on the lookout for partners and sponsors. If you are an organisation looking to understand more on how you can support us, please find more information here or contact:  info@esomarfoundation.org

This is the fifth blog-post from Nicolin Mamuya, the first ESOMAR Foundation scholarship in South Africa.

October has been a busy month, just as September was. I wrote my second semester tests and had an influx of assignments to complete. No one warned me about University. Anyway, the tests went well, I think the only subject I should be concerned about is Logistics. That subject has had many of us in tears but I will conquer. I believe in myselfJ.

On the first weekend of October my cousins and aunt came to South Africa. One of my cousins is getting married in November and so she came to look for a dress and a few other things for the wedding. It was good to have family around and I managed to squeeze in a shirt or two from their shopping so I definitely enjoyed myself.

Lately, I’ve been undertaking a personal quest. I’m curious to know how much I can learn about myself. I want to explore myself and also practice positivity as a daily routine. People always commend me for how strong I am to even muster up the motivation to carry on with life after the tragedy with my mom. I don’t think I would’ve been as emotionally strong if my mom did not expose me to TD Jakes Ministries. TD Jakes always preaches about looking at every downfall as an opportunity, provided you keep the faith. I still think I have a long way to go before I fully heal but I am willing to go the extra mile. I want to learn to be fully secure with myself and also learn to accept that things happen and try to move on from it. I want to be happy and surround myself with everything blissful.

The scholarship awarded to Nicolin was sponsored by SSI and in collaboration with SAMRA.

If you want to support the ESOMAR Foundation and people like Nicolin in having the opportunity to study and pursuing a career in market research…participate the to ESOMAR Foundation charity prize draw today!

This is the fourth blog-post from Nicolin Mamuya, the first ESOMAR Foundation scholarship in South Africa.

It’s the final term of my three year degree and I am counting down the days. September has been the busiest month I have had this whole year with the assignments and never-ending tests. The pressure only continues to grow. The idea of actually finishing my degree makes me imagine life after school. I am already used to living alone which means that the only thing that I have to adapt to after school is the work life and the responsibility of paying my own bills. I cannot wait to be able to fully take care of myself without having to depend on anyone. I think I’ll go on a shopping spree with my first pay check. Something to reward myself for the hard work and consistency I maintained throughout my academic career.

Sadly, the chances of finishing my degree this year are looking a bit blurry due to the recent student protests that have been occurring in South Africa. The students are pleading for free education as poor students are being excluded from universities. The protests are turning violent and are disrupting academic schedules. Many universities are having discussions on possibly ending the academic program for the remainder of the year and resuming in the beginning of next year. I really hope that does not happen as this delays everything.

I do feel sorry for the students being excluded for their inability to pay school fees, because I believe that if someone has the intellectual capacity to further their education then money should not be the impediment that prevents the person from reaching academic success. However, I do not support the violence that accompanies these protests. Other students are being forced out of lecture halls during classes, school property is being burnt and destroyed and the protestors are threatening the lives of students who choose to go to school instead of joining the protests. This leaves many of us afraid to even go to school, because of the fear that we might get hurt.

I can honestly only see things getting worse because South Africa is not in the right state to provide free education. I can only hope to finish my degree this year.

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The scholarship awarded to Nicolin was sponsored by SSI and in collaboration with SAMRA.

If you want to support the ESOMAR Foundation and people like Nicolin in having the opportunity to study and pursuing a career in market research…participate the to ESOMAR Foundation charity prize draw today!

The ESOMAR Foundation in co-operation with MSRA (Kenyan Marketing and Social Research Association) with the generous support of Women In Research (WIRe) and Unilever is excited to announce the WIRe Kenyan Scholarship. WIRe aims to raise US$5,000 from individual and company donations, matched dollar for dollar by sponsor Unilever, to award a US$10,000 scholarship to a Kenyan female student in a discipline related to market research.

The scholarship will fund the education of an exceptional Kenyan woman student from a disadvantaged socio-economic background to give her the chance at a rewarding career in market research, both to advance the voice of women in research and also to advance the voice of African women in the practice.

As such, Kenya is a prime location to award this scholarship because of the engaged research community and growing market research industry.

WIRe and Unilever’s generous support of this scholarship is an excellent match with the aim and purpose of the ESOMAR Foundation mission.

WIRe arms women in the marketing research industry with the tools to develop professionally, build connections and stay inspired. WIRe believes in the positive impact of women in business. WIRe’s mission is to advance the contributions of women in research, both for themselves and the greater good of the industry.

Through its global reach and the creation of programming like this scholarship, WIRe continues to give women in the marketing research industry the tools to develop professionally, build connections around the world, and stay inspired.

Kristin Luck, Growth Strategist/Board Advisor & Founder, Women In Research:

“We are delighted to support the ESOMAR Foundation in awarding a scholarship to a deserving woman in Kenya. As a global non-profit, we connect women in research around the world, with a key strategic goal of propelling those from under-resourced or conflict communities by empowering them to become confident, career-focused and ready to join the next generation of professional women. We strongly believe that this scholarship represents an amazing opportunity for a young woman in Kenya to pursue her career in market research”

If you or your organization interested in supporting our scholarship program, click here, to learn more or contact info@esomarfoundation.org . Alternately you may visit www.womeninresearch.org to donate directly to the scholarship fund.