<![CDATA[Scholarships&Financial Aid]]> Scholarships and Financial Aid http://www.iacbg.org/board Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:25:08 +0000 300 Rotary Peace Fellowship http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2421
The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the world-competitive Rotary Peace Fellowship. The fellowship provides academic and practical training to prepare scholars for leadership roles in solving conflicts around the world.

Up to 110 fellows are selected every year in a globally competitive process based on personal, academic, and professional achievements.

Fellows earn a master's-level degree or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict studies at one of six Rotary Peace Centers at leading universities in Australia, England, Sweden, Japan, the United States and Thailand.

Master's Degree Option

"Building the leaders of tomorrow"

15-24 months of Rotary-funded graduate study toward a master's degree at one of our five Rotary Centers

Training in the root causes of conflict, theories of international relations, and effective models of cooperation, conflict resolution, and negotiation including course work and applied field experience

A growing network of committed alumni employed around the world in diplomacy, government, non-governmental organizations and private corporations.


Professional Certificate Option

"Strengthening the leaders of today"

3 month professional development certificate program

Designed specifically for candidates already working in the field of peace and conflict studies to further their understanding of conflict resolution

Theoretical foundational knowledge during 8 weeks in the classroom and practical experience during 2-3 week on site fieldwork


Both programs require, at minimum, a bachelor's degree in a related field; 3 years of relevant work experience and proficiency in a 2nd language for the MA program and 5 years for the professional development certificate and proficiency in English.

The 2013 Academic term deadline is 1 July 2012. Applications are available at: www.rotary.org/rotarycenters.

Please pay close attention to the language and academic test requirements for each center.

All Rotary Peace Fellowship applications need the endorsement of your local Rotary district. You can find your nearest local Rotary Club by using the Club Locator tool on the Rotary International web site at http://www.rotary.org/en/AboutUs/SiteTools/ClubLocator/Pages/ridefault.aspx.

Please email niki.fritz@rotary.org with questions.

.......................

Niki Fritz
Rotary Peace Centers Program Assistant
Rotary Peace Centers
The Rotary Foundation
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
www.rotary.org/rotarycenters
Tel: +1 (847) 866-3307
Fax: +1 (847) 556-2141
Niki.Fritz@Rotary.org]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:25:08 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2421 Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP 2012 -2013) http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2380 Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP 2012 -2013)

The Open Society Scholarship Programs is pleased to announce the Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP) for the 2012 - 2013 academic year. GSGP offers supplementary grants to students from select countries of Eastern and Central Europe, the former Soviet Union and Mongolia, the Middle East/Near East, and South Asia. The purpose of the program is to enable qualified students with demonstrated academic excellence and social commitment to pursue doctoral studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences at accredited universities throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle/Near East, and North America.

Eligibility

The Global Supplementary Grant Program is available to citizens of the following countries: Albania, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Croatia, Egypt, Georgia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Students pursuing doctorates in the medical, physical, chemical, technical or natural sciences as well as fine or performing arts are not eligible for this grant. Ineligible fields of study include:
  • Business Administration/Management Training
  • Computer Science
  • Finance/Banking/Marketing
  • Engineering
  • Hard & Natural Sciences (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc.)
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Sciences
  • Fine or performing arts
GSGP grants are for students pursuing doctorate degrees only. Students admitted to master's programs with the intent to continue, but who are not clearly admitted into a Ph.D. program, are ineligible.

Please note that this is a supplementary program not intended for full funding. Applicants must be able to demonstrate additional support from other sources.

Applying

Further details regarding the program and guidelines for applying may be found in the application forms for GSGP 2012-2013. Paper applications may be accessed via the OSF website at: http://www.soros.org...ip/focus_areas. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online using the Online Application System (OAS) at: http://www.soros.org/grants/oas.

Applicants must complete the appropriate application (GSGP-North America or GSGP-Europe) based on the continent of study. Applicants applying to universities in North American and Europe will need to submit 2 applications.

Deadlines

The deadline for students pursuing a Ph.D. in Asia, Australia, North America, or the Middle East is April 15, 2012.

The deadline for students pursuing a Ph.D. in Europe is May 21, 2012.

Late applications will be automatically disqualified.

Applications for GSGP North America sent by mail must be postmarked by April 15th and may be sent to the New York address below. Applications for GSGP Europe must be postmarked by May 21st and sent to the London address below. Alternately, applications may be submitted online or sent to your local Soros Foundation http://www.soros.org/about/locations or Educational Advising Center http://www.soros.org...as/coordinators

Global Supplementary Grant Program -North America
Scholarship Programs
1700 Broadway, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Cambridge House
U.S.A.

Global Supplementary Grant Program - Europe
Open Society Foundation
Scholarship Programs
100 Cambridge Grove
London W6 0LE
United Kingdom]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:39:27 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2380 Post Doctoral Fellow in Public Humanities (Brown University) - Deadline March 1, 2012 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2378 The John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in public humanities for the academic year 2012-13. While the nature of an applicant's specific interests and areas of expertise is left open, these should be complementary to the present makeup of the Center. Areas of interest: documentary studies, community memory, digital public humanities, cultural heritage, cultural policy, and historic preservation.

Applicants must normally have received their Ph.D. from an institution other than Brown within the last five years and have expertise and experience working in the public humanities, and an interest in working with students in an interdisciplinary and public context. In addition to pursuing his or her own projects, the successful candidate will be expected to teach one course per semester, and participate actively in the ongoing development of the Center, via organization of reading or working groups or community projects that extend or develop new university-community connections. This will be a one-year position, beginning on July 1, 2012, with possibility of extension to a second year. Annual (12-month) salary is $45,000, plus additional taxable salary supplement to allow for single person health and dental coverage from university providers.

Candidates should send a cv , 2-3 page statement of interests, and potential syllabus to publichumanities@brown.edu with the subject line: "Post-doctoral Fellowship in Public Humanities first and last name".

They should arrange to have three confidential letters of reference sent directly to the above address. For full consideration, application materials should arrive by March 1, 2012 The search will remain open until the position is closed or filled.

Brown is an EEO /AA employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

More information on the John Nicholas Brown Center is available at www.brown.edu/jnbc.]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:04:51 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2378 The Alan Lomax Fellowship in Folklife Studies http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2377
The Alan Lomax Fellowship in Folklife Studies

Deadline: March 31, 2012
Application Form: MS Word - PDF (59kb)
  • Research related to the Alan Lomax Collection, housed at the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
  • Open to scholars worldwide
  • Stipend: $4,200 per month (no more than eight months)
Further information:
John W. Kluge Center | email: scholarly@loc.gov | phone: (202) 707-3302 | fax: (202) 707-3595

About the Fellowship
The Library of Congress's Kluge Center invites qualified scholars to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship for advanced research based on the Alan Lomax Collection. The Lomax Collection is a major collection of ethnographic field audio recordings, motion pictures, photographs, manuscripts, correspondence and other materials that represent Lomax’s lifetime of work to document and analyze traditional music, dance, storytelling and other expressive genres that arise from cultural groups in many parts of the world, particularly the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the Caribbean. Lomax (1915-2002) was one of the greatest documenters of traditional culture during the twentieth century.
The Alan Lomax Fellows Program, established for a period of five years, supports scholarly research that contributes significantly to a greater understanding of the work of Lomax and the cultural traditions he documented over the course of a vigorous and highly productive seventy-year career. It provides an opportunity, for a period of up to 8 months, for concentrated use of materials from the Lomax Collection and other collections of the Library of Congress, through full-time residency at the Library. The program supports research projects in the disciplines of anthropology, ethnomusicology, ethnography, ethno-history, dance, folklore and folklife, history, literature, linguistics, and movement analysis, with particular emphasis on the traditional music, dance, and narrative of the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the Caribbean, as well as methodologies for their documentation and analysis. We encourage interdisciplinary projects that combine disciplines in novel and productive ways.

Eligibility
Applicants may be of any nationality and must possess a Ph.D. degree, or equivalent terminal degree, awarded by the application deadline date.

Tenure & Stipend
The Alan Lomax Fellowship in Folklife Studies is for a period of up to 8 months, at a stipend of $4,200 per month, for residential research at the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress will pay stipends monthly by means of electronic transfer to a U.S. bank account. Transportation arrangements, housing, and health care insurance and costs are the responsibility of the Fellow. The Library will provide Fellows with information on housing and can provide Fellows with contacts for commercial providers of health care insurance. The Library is required to ensure that nonresident alien visitors maintain minimum levels of medical insurance, and will provide information about insurers that offer qualifying policies to nonresident aliens.

How to Apply
Applicants must submit an application form, a two-page curriculum vitae which should indicate prior scholarship, a one-paragraph project summary, a bibliography of basic sources, a research proposal of no more than 1,500 words, and three letters of reference (in English) from people who have read the research proposal.
Successful proposals will clearly indicate the purpose and principal scholarly contribution of the project, and the benefit to the project of working in the Library of Congress using the Lomax materials and, if applicable, the Library's other collections.

Due Date
Application materials must be post-marked by the deadline date to be considered. Applicants are urged to consider submitting their application materials online at scholarly@loc.gov or by fax (202-707-3595) to avoid any problems caused by mail delivery.

Expectations
The Lomax Fellow is expected to develop research of a publishable quality. As a Library of Congress resident scholar, fellows are also expected to make at least one public presentation about their research and to participate actively in appropriate Library events and programs.

Submitting Your Application
Completed application packets, questions, and other requests for information should be sent to the following address. Please note that continuing mail delivery problems at the Library may require submitting the application packet by fax or email, to insure delivery by the deadline date:
The Alan Lomax Fellowship in Folklife Studies
Library of Congress, LJ-120
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20540-4860
tel. 202 707-3302; fax 202 707-3595
email: scholarly@loc.gov

http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/lomax.html]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:13:05 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2377 Fellowship for Historical Dialogue and Accountability at Columbia University http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2375

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) at Columbia University is establishing an innovative new program – the Fellowship for Historical Dialogue and Accountability. Practitioners of historical dialogue and accountability from conflict, post-conflict and post-dictatorial societies will have the opportunity to engage in training, networking, project work, and academic study. The comprehensive program provides Fellows with the opportunity to hone practical skills in fundraising, advocacy and leadership, develop a deeper understanding of dealing with the past, and foster mutually beneficial relationships with their peers and with international and non-profit organizations in New York City. During the Fellowship participants will design a project that addresses a long standing sectarian conflict, history of repression or past gross human rights violations in their society, country or region.

The program is part of the Alliance of Historical Dialogue and Accountability; see http://hrcolumbia.org/ahda


Deadline: April 15th, 2012.



For more information about the Fellowship, please see http://hrcolumbia.org/fhda/]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:25:54 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2375 United World Colleges - Konkurs 2012. http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2372
Ko može da konkuriše?

Na konkurs za prijem učenika u UWC i dodelu stipendija se mogu prijaviti svi učenici i učenice od 15 do 19 godina starosti koji ispunjavaju SVE dolenavedene uslove:
  • Posedovanje državljanstva Republike Srbije ili odobrenja za stalno nastanjenje duže od 5 godina;
  • Redovno ili vanredno pohađanje 2. ili 3. razreda gimnazijskog, srednjeg umetničkog ili četvorogodišnjeg srednjeg stručnog državnog ili privatnog obrazovanja u Republici Srbiji u trenutku konkurisanja;
  • Vrlo dobar ili odličan uspeh [prosek ne manji od 4.00 u prethodnoj školskoj godini u zvaničnom državnom obrazovnom sistemu Republike Srbije ili ekvivalent navedenog proseka u drugim obrazovnim programima i sistemima];
  • Posedovanje osnovnog znanja pisanog i konverzacijskog engleskog jezika;
  • Sklonost za vannastavno i društveno angažovanje, kao i ambicioznost i želja za proširivanjem vidika i interesovanja;
  • Spremnost na odlazak u novu sredinu, za zajednički život sa učenicima iz celog sveta, i za intenzivan, kreativan, i samostalan rad u multikulturalnom okruženju.
UWC Nacionalni komitet Republike Srbije ne diskriminiše učenike i učenice kandidate, neposredno ili posredno, na osnovu rase, pola, nacionalne pripadnosti, veroispovesti, seksualne orijentacije, društvenog porekla, rođenja, političkog ili drugog uverenja, imovnog stanja, kulture, jezika i psihičkog ili fizičkog invaliditeta.

Nacionalni komitet bi želeo da ohrabri pripadnike i pripadnice svih nacionalnih, verskih, seksualnih i drugih manjina, kao i učenike i učenice koji žive sa invaliditetom, da se u što većem broju prijave na konkurs ukoliko ispunjavaju gorenavedene uslove.

Takođe, UWC Nacionalni komitet Republike Srbije se u svom radu rukovodi principima integriteta i nepodmitljivosti, i ima detaljno definisane i primenjene mehanizme za sprečavanje zloupotrebe službenog položaja i sukoba interesa.

Potrebna dokumentacija za konkurisanje

Kako bi ste uspešno konkurisali za prijem u UWC i dodelu stipendija, morate podneti SVE dolenavedene dokumente u periodu trajanja konkursa:
  • Prijava popunjena na engleskom jeziku;
  • Dva eseja na zadate teme napisana na engleskom jeziku - vidite stranu 8 prijave za više informacija;
  • Pismo preporuke od strane razrednog starešine na engleskom jeziku ili pak na srpskom jeziku uz priložen prevod istog od strane zvaničnog sudskog tumača - vidite stranu 11 prijave za više informacija;
  • Opšte pismo preporuke koje je napisala osoba koja Vas poznaje dobro kroz vannastavne i druge aktivnosti na engleskom jeziku ili pak na srpskom jeziku uz priložen prevod istog od strane zvaničnog sudskog tumača - vidite stranu 12 prijave za više informacija;
  • Uverenje iz knjige državljana Republike Srbije ili overena kopija odobrenja za stalno nastanjenje;
  • Kopija pasoša;
  • Svedočanstva za sve prethodno završene razrede srednje škole sa nezvaničnim prevodom na engleski jezik;
  • Diplome, sertifikati, nagrade i druga priznanja vezana za školske i/ili vannastavne aktivnosti iz prethodne 3 godine Vašeg života za koje smatrate da će pomoći UWC Nacionalnom komitetu Republike Srbije da stekne jasniju sliku o Vama kao osobi;
  • Bilo kakvi dodatni materijali, dokumenti, preporuke, umetnine, itd. za koje Vi verujete da će Vam pomoći da se adekvatno predstavite UWC Nacionalnom komitetu Republike Srbije.
Gorenavedene dokumente je potrebno skenirati u jedan jedinstven PDF dokument i zatim ga poslati na e-mail adrese UWC Nacionalnog komiteta Republike Srbije. Nepotpune prijave se ne prihvataju i ne razmatraju.

Postupak sprovođenja konkursa

Konkurs za prijem učenika u UWC i dodelu stipendija se odvija u više složenih faza.

Nakon zvaničnog otvaranja konkursa, od učenika koji ispunjavaju uslove se očekuje da dostave popunjenu prijavu na engleskom jeziku sa svim pratećim dokumentima prevedenim na engleski jezik u skladu sa uputstvima datim u samoj prijavi.

Po isteku roka za prijem prijava i prateće dokumentacije, stalni članovi UWC Nacionalnog komiteta Republike Srbije vrše detaljnu procenu ispunjenosti uslova za prelazak u drugi krug konkursa za svakog od kandidata.

U drugom krugu se organizuju pojedinačni i grupni razgovori sa kandidatima, i donose privremene odluke.

Poslednja faza se sastoji od razgovora sa kandidatima i njihovim roditeljima/starateljima i popunjavanju odgovarajuće dokumentacije koja se šalje na UWC za koji je kandidat nominovan. Tek nakon što je nominacija potvrđena od strane UWC-ja, može se smatrati da je kandidat bio uspešan na konkursu.

Konkurs 2012-2014

Konkurs za prijem učenika u UWC i dodelu stipendija za period 2012. - 2014. će trajati od 15. februara do 25. aprila 2012. godine

Informišite se o tome da li ispunjavate uslove za podnošenje prijave za konkurs na stranici Ko može da konkuriše?.

Faze konkursa su detaljno opisane na stranici Postupak sprovođenja konkursa.

Od kandidata se očekuje da pažljivo pročitaju informacije i prate uputstva data na prve četiri strane prijave, jer se nepotpune prijave ne prihvataju i ne razmatraju.

Krajnji rok za predaju prijava je 25. APRIL 2012. GODINE u 18 ČASOVA.

http://www.serbia.uw...nkurs-2012-2014]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:37:08 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2372 Open Society Fund - Global Supplementary Grant Program http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2369 The Open Society Foundations offer supplementary grants to students from select countries of Southeastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Mongolia, the Middle East, and South Asia. The purpose of the program is to enable qualified students to pursue doctoral studies in the humanities and social sciences at accredited universities in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

Eligibility
The Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP) is available to nationals of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Croatia, Egypt, Georgia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Ineligibility
Students pursuing doctorates in the medical, physical, chemical, technical or natural sciences as well as fine or performing arts are not eligible for this grant. Ineligible fields of study include:
  • Business Administration/Management Training
  • Computer Science
  • Finance/Banking/Marketing
  • Engineering
  • Hard & Natural Sciences (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc.)
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Sciences
GSGP grants are for students pursuing doctorate degrees only. Students admitted to master?s programs with the intent to continue, but who are not clearly admitted into a PhD program, are ineligible.

Please note that this is a supplementary program not intended for full funding. Applicants must be able to demonstrate additional support from other sources.

Deadline
The deadline for students pursuing a Ph.D. in Asia, Australia, North America, or the Middle East is April 15, 2012.
The deadline for students pursuing a Ph.D. in Europe is May 21, 2012.

Application Process
Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply online using the Online Application System which may be found at www.soros.org/grants/oas.
Applicants must complete the appropriate application (GSGP-North America or GSGP-Europe) based on the continent of study. Applicants applying to universities in North American and Europe will need to submit 2 applications.
Applications for GSGP North America sent by mail (application available for download below) must be postmarked by April 15, 2012, and may be sent to the following New York address: Global Supplementary Grant Program - North America
Open Society Institute-New York
1700 Broadway, 17th floor
New York, NY 10019
USA

Contact: Russell Koff, Program Coordinator:
rkoff@sorosny.org
Applications for GSGP Europe (application available for download below) must be postmarked by May 21, 2012, and sent to the following London address: Global Supplementary Grant Program - Europe
Open Society Foundation
Scholarship Programs
Cambridge House
100 Cambridge Grove
London W6 0LE
United Kingdom

Contact: Margareta Mamaliga, Program Manager:
margareta.mamaliga@osf-eu.org
For those applicants from Russia, questions should be directed to the relevant contact people in New York and London as outlined above. Applications for Russian candidates should also be sent to the offices above.
For all other countries, applications can be sent to the addresess above or to your local Soros Foundation or Educational Advising Center.
http://www.soros.org...tary/guidelines]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:34:41 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2369 Westminster College and EducationUSA - Scholarship Offer (Deadline February 1) http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2346


Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah, is partnering with the EducationUSA European and Eurasian Regional Advising Centers# to offer one $20,000 scholarship to an entering first-time-in-college student. The scholarship is renewable for a total of 4 years (total amount $80,000).
Scholarship Details

  • One student will be awarded a $20,000 scholarship.
  • The scholarship will be automatically renewed each year for a maximum of 4 years if the student remains in good academic standing.
  • The 2012 scholarship recipient must enroll in his/her first semester at Westminster College starting June or August 2012.
  • Application deadline is February 1, 2012.


Application Details

The first step for student qualification is nomination by an EducationUSA advisor at one of the Europe / Eurasian advising centers. Each advising center can nominate one student. With this nomination, the student can begin step two: apply to Westminster College and the scholarship.
Here is a description of the steps and materials:
Step Two
Nominated Student applies to Westminster College. The materials include the following:
  • A completed application to Westminster College
  • Official original-language transcripts from your secondary school. Foreign transcripts will also require translation and professional evaluation.
  • Completed EducationUSA Advisor Nomination Form (The advisor submits this form)

The requirements for speakers of English as a foreign language# must demonstrate English proficiency through one of the following:
  • TOEFL ibt, IELTS, or equivalent test scores. Westminster?s TOEFL institution code is 4948.

For more information on how to apply, see: www.westminstercollege.edu/admissions_international/
Step 3
In addition to the application materials, the nominated student submits answers to the questions on the scholarship application (see ?Student Question Instructions? on the next page).
Helpful Information
English Language Proficiency Comments
Applicants who need to demonstrate English proficiency must have a minimum TOEFL ibt of 45 (or equivalent). Students who score between 45 and 78 on the TOEFL ibt are required to take English courses as a Bridge student. Email Jennifer Ritter if you have questions about the language requirements.
Application Review
The Scholarship recipient is selected on a competitive basis. Selection criteria include academic merit, recommendation letter, quality of student writing, and the potential for the student to succeed at Westminster College, a small liberal arts college. Preference is given to EducationUSA Opportunity or Competitive College Club students.
Other Westminster College Scholarships
All international students who apply as first-year students at Westminster College are considered for Westminster College Incoming Freshman Scholarships. These scholarships range from $9,000 to $14,000 a year for 4 years.
Transcript Evaluations
Foreign transcripts must be submitted for evaluation. The approved evaluation agencies are World Education Services (www.wes.org) and ACEI (www.acei1.com).
If you have questions:
About English proficiency requirements or general questions
Jennifer Ritter: jritter@westminstercollege.edu
About the application and/or admission requirements
international@westminstercollege.edu
Nominated Student Question Instructions
Instructions:
  • Type your answers on a separate document. Aim to write 100-250 words per question.
  • Answer all the questions.
  • Number each question (1, 2, 3, etc)
  • Type your name on the top of each page
Questions:
  • What are your academic strengths and challenges?
  • What experience do you have outside of academics and how will this experience contribute to your success in college? The experience may include volunteer work, sports, leadership, or other extracurricular activities.
  • What is your proposed major (or majors) and your goals after earning your bachelor?s degree?
  • Why are you choosing an American education?
  • Why is a liberal arts college a good choice for you?

Submit your answers by February 1, 2012 to:
Electronic: international@westminstercollege.edu
** Include EdUSA Europe/Eurasia Scholarship and your name in the subject heading
OR Fax: Jennifer Ritter at (801) 832. 3105
OR Mail: Westminster College
Office of Admissions
ATTN: International Admissions
1840 South 1300 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105 U.S.A.
IMPORTANT: Contact us before applying by phone (011/334 9639) or by e-mail office@iacbg.org.

]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:19:45 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2346 Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (Deadline: January 31, 2012) http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2345 What it is

The Journalism Fellowship Programme at Oxford offers a practical form of professional assistance to established and mid-career journalists. Its purpose is to allow journalists to tackle subjects in greater depth than is possible under deadline pressure.

How it works

Around 25 journalists from around the globe study in Oxford each year on Fellowships of either three, six or nine months, covering one, two or all three terms of the academic year. Fellows may join the Institute in October, January or April.

Requirements of RISJ

Fellows are expected to produce a substantial piece of work to an academic standard. They are required to complete an 8,000-10,000 word research paper of publishable quality either as part of the Institute’s research output or independently (for example, as a survey of an important subject, magazine article or part of a book). Fellows may use multimedia in their work. Fellows have to present their research findings in a seminar open to the University.
There is a minimum requirement of 5 years’ full time professional journalistic experience and in order to take full advantage of the excellent facilities of the Institute and of Oxford University, a high level of spoken and written English is required.

What we offer

Each Fellow is assigned a supervisor, usually an Oxford academic specialising in the journalists’ chosen subject, to advise them on their research. Fellows will also be able to approach other faculty members to supplement and inform their research and are entitled to access to the wealth of information held in the Bodleian Library and other Oxford University facilities and resources.

They will be allocated membership of Green Templeton College with Visiting Scholar status, including dining and other rights, and as such are strongly encouraged to attend university seminars, lectures and classes on all relevant subjects. Of course, Fellows are also warmly invited to participate in the numerous academic and extracurricular activities of the group of mid-career international journalists based here in the RISJ offices in Norham Gardens.

There are numerous specialist facilities within the university, such as regional centres for African, Middle Eastern, South Asian, Eastern and Western European, Japanese and Chinese Studies, and Fellows are more than welcome to take advantage of the University’s language laboratory and computer services. RISJ also organises regular seminars, debates, lectures and study trips: for instance, the RISJ seminar is held weekly during term-time at Green Templeton College as is an in-house seminar to which Fellows are expected to present a paper. The Reuters Institute also runs a weekly ‘Media and Politics Seminar’ jointly with Nuffield College.

No academic credits or qualifications can be obtained through the Fellowship Programme although a certificate is awarded on submission of the Fellows’ Research paper.

The Institute’s media expertise is bolstered by the related work of the Oxford Internet Institute, the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy and the Saïd Business School. The University also hosts many special events that may be of interest to Fellows.

http://reutersinstit...hips/about.html]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:41:11 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2345 World Press Institute (Deadline: January 31, 2012) http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2344 http://worldpressins...e.org/apply.htm

The 2012 fellowship will begin August 10 and end in mid-October.

Selection is a competitive process. Each year hundreds of journalists apply to the program. Fellows are picked by the WPI selection committee, composed of journalists and corporate communications specialists, all with international experience. Finalists for the fellowship will announced in early April.

During this online application process, you will be asked to provide the following:
• Applicant information
• Employment history and education
• Two essays
• Color photo of yourself
• Work samples
• Awards, fellowships, and certificates
• Three letters of recommendation

Before applying, please review the eligibility requirements, terms of the fellowship, and the guidelines for work samples and recommendations.

Deadline

All required information, including work samples and letters of recommendation, must be received by the World Press Institute by January 31, 2012, in order for your application to be considered.

Finalists for the fellowship will announced in early April. Please note that due to the number of applications received, we cannot respond to individual requests as to status. You will receive an email from WPI sometime in April telling you whether you have received a fellowship or not.

Eligibility Requirements

• At least five (5) years full-time employment in print, broadcast, or online journalism.


Journalists can work for news or editorial departments of newspapers, wire services, radio, television, web sites, online publications or magazines of general public interest.
Photojournalists, editorial cartoonists, columnists and broadcast producers are also eligible.

Those who supervise journalists are eligible providing that they also have at least five years as a working journalist.

Any journalism-related work completed as a university student does not count toward experience. People who work in public relations or at organizations whose primary business is not the media are not eligible.

• Must be currently employed as a non U.S. journalist working outside of the United States.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English.
• Potential for leadership

Terms of the Fellowship

WPI fellows are required to prepare for and participate in all briefings and all other scheduled WPI events. They must agree to stay for the entire program and to return to their home countries at the program's conclusion.

WPI requires that fellows write for the WPI Web site, including the blog, WPI Reports, and submit up to three stories for WPI's online partners during their fellowship. They are also encouraged to file for their readers, listeners or viewers back home.

Periodic reviews and evaluations are required, and WPI fellows participate in several roundtable discussions about their insights into the U.S. or international journalism issues.

Fellows must have a tolerance for others of different cultures. The program involves a lot of travel, is nonstop, and fellows live out of suitcases much of the time as venues change frequently.

Violations of these terms could result in termination from the program

Letters of Recommendation

During the online application process, you will need to provide the names and email addresses of three (3) references. WPI will contact them with information on how they can submit online letters of recommendation.
  • Recommendations should be written by individuals familiar with your work who can comment on your journalistic abilities and potential for growth and leadership. These letters should be in English and address your experience, qualifications, and potential.
  • One of the three recommendation should be from your immediate supervisor.
Work Samples

Please make sure all samples contain the date on which they were published. Most, if not all, of your samples should have been published or aired within the last two years.

If your samples are not in English, please include an English summary of their contents

Work samples can be uploaded with the online application. Files with the following extensions are accepted: .pdf, .txt, .rtf, .doc. For photos or other artwork, .jpg/.jpeg, .gif, or .pdf files are accepted.

DVDs, audio/video files, or samples that exist only on paper and that cannot be converted to digital form can be sent to the address below. Please note that samples cannot be returned.

World Press Institute
3415 University Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55114 USA
1. Print Journalists
  • Writers: Submit three (3) samples of published work that has your byline.
  • Editors: Submit a statement describing your job. You may include copies of published work along with a description of your role in these samples. For published work, follow the instructions above.
  • Photographers: Submit a portfolio with five (5) published samples. Files with the following extensions are accepted: jpg/jpeg, gif, or pdf.
  • Do not send complete newspapers, magazines, books, or unpublished manuscripts.
2. Broadcast Journalists
  • Submit a DVD or CD with no more than 30 minutes of work. Include a written synopsis of each work with a brief description of your involvement.
3. Online Journalists
  • Submit samples equivalent to three (3) print articles or 30 minutes of programming. You can submit your work by providing a link if the segment is still online. Also include what your involvement was with each sample.
  • Your samples must be journalistic in nature and demonstrate that your job involves news gathering, writing, editing, or producing.
]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:28:55 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2344 CEU History Department - Fellowships for graduate students http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2320
Central European University in Budapest, Hungary is the only international English-language graduate school in Europe that is accredited both on our continent (in Hungary) and in the United States. The History Department focuses on early modern and modern history, with a number of regional concentrations, including Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the former territories of the Ottoman and Russian Empires. Comparative perspectives on Western Europe and the Middle East are encouraged in both teaching and research. Furthermore, it is possible to concentrate on a number of special subjects such as Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Jewish Studies, Ottoman Studies, History of Science, or Religious Studies. The affiliated Source Language Teaching unit offers courses in Arabic, Hebrew, Ancient Greek, Latin, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Hungarian, Russian, Syriac, and Turkish.

The curriculum is comparative, interdisciplinary, and relates to current theoretical discussions in the field and beyond. The department offers courses in the following fields:
  • Historical Studies: Historiography, Theories, Methods, Skills
  • Social and Political History
  • Religious, Cultural, and Intellectual History
  • Ethnicity, Nations, Nationalism and Empires
Students may earn certificates in Jewish Studies and Religious Studies. In addition to coursework, conferences, workshops, and guest lectures are held throughout the year to enrich the curriculum and the academic life in the department.

The History Department is a cosmopolitan place of learning, a site of transnational academic socialization where sophisticated scholarship is combined with a relaxed, collegial atmosphere. Faculty come from a variety of countries, including Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States. See www.history.ceu.hu for more information on faculty research interests and contact information.

In recent years the department has admitted students from over thirty countries in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The majority receive grants, fellowships, and other forms of need- and merit-based financial assistance. Many of our MA graduates have been accepted into high-ranking American and European PhD programs, and our alumni teach in universities around the world or have taken leading positions in government, business, and international organizations.

The department invites applications for the
1) one-year MA program, designed for students who have completed at least a four-year Bachelor’s degree;
2) two-year MA program, designed for those who have completed a three-year Bachelor’s degree;
3) PhD program.

All academic programs start in September 2012. The application deadline is January 25, 2012. Apply at www.ceu.hu/admissions. Early applications are encouraged.

For inquiries about the department, the programs, the funding schemes, and the admission process, or for any other questions related to our department, please contact Ms. Agnes Bendik: BendikAg@ceu.hu

History Department
Central European University
c/o Agnes Bendik
Nador u. 9
H-1051 Budapest, Hungary
Phone: +36 1 327-3022
Fax: +36 1 327-3191
history.ceu.hu

CEU History Department is on Facebook: www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=37739447124]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:25:41 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2320 2012–13 FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION HOLOCAUST STUDIES http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2319
Applications due February 17, 2012

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies is now accepting applications for the 2012-13 fellowship competition.

The Center awards fellowships to candidates working on their dissertations (ABD), postdoctoral researchers, and senior scholars. Applicants must be affiliated with an academic and/or research institution; the Center will also consider immediate post-docs and faculty between appointments.

The specific fellowship and the length of the award are at the Center’s discretion. Individual awards generally range up to nine months of residency; a minimum of three consecutive months is required. Fellowships of five months or longer have proven most effective. Stipends range up to $3,500 per month for the purpose of defraying local housing and other miscellaneous living expenses. Residents of the Washington, DC–metropolitan area receive a reduced stipend of $1,750 per month.

All applications and supporting materials must be submitted electronically and in English by February 17, 2012. The Center will announce its decisions in May 2012.

To learn more about the fellowships, go to ushmm.org/research/center/fellowship/.

To apply or read the complete competition guidelines, go to ushmm.org/research/center/fellowship/application/.

If you have additional questions, please e-mail vscholars@ushmm.org or call202.314.7829.



Emil Kerenji, Ph.D. Applied Research Scholar 202.488.0442
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington DC 20024-2126
Fax 202.479.9726
www.ushmm.org]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:56:31 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2319 WILKINSON FELLOWSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2295 http://recruit.mcs.anl.gov/wilkinson/


WILKINSON FELLOWSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
Mathematics and Computer Science Division
Argonne National Laboratory

The Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) Division of Argonne National Laboratory invites outstanding candidates to apply for the J. H. Wilkinson Fellowship in Scientific Computing. The appointment is for one year and may be renewed for another year.

This fellowship was created in memory of Dr. James Hardy Wilkinson, F.R.S., who had a close association with the Mathematics and Computer Science Division as a consultant and guiding spirit for the EISPACK and LINPACK projects. The Wilkinson Fellowship is intended to encourage scientists actively engaged in state-of-the-art research in scientific computing. Candidates must have received a recent Ph.D. prior to the beginning of the appointment. The benefits of the appointment include a highly competitive salary, moving expenses, and a generous professional travel allowance. For additional details, including past recipients, see http://www.mcs.anl.gov/research/opportunities/wilkinsonfellow/ .

The appointment will be in the MCS Division, which has strong programs in scientific computing, software tools, and computational mathematics. Of special interest are algorithms and software for linear algebra, optimization, differential equations, computational differentiation, stochastic systems, and unstructured mesh computations; software tools for parallel computing; and numerical methods for computational science problems. For further information, see http://www.mcs.anl.gov/LANS/ .

Internationally recognized for innovative research in high-performance computing, the MCS Division supports an excellent computational environment that includes large Linux clusters, a distributed systems laboratory, and a virtual environments laboratory. Researchers also have access to a Blue Gene/P supercomputer. For more information, see www.mcs.anl.gov.

Argonne is located in the southwestern Chicago suburbs, offering the advantages of affordable housing, good schools, and easy access to the cultural attractions of the city.

Candidates should start the application process at this link. The application must include a curriculum vitae; statement of research interests; a list of publications, abstracts, and significant presentations; and three letters of recommendation. Applications will be accepted starting August 31, 2011. Applications received before December 15, 2011, are assured maximum consideration. The closing date for applications is January 15, 2012. Application material will be reviewed by a selection committee and a candidate announced in March 2012.]]> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:41:19 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2295 2012-2013 IBM Herman Goldstine Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2294
2012-2013 IBM Herman Goldstine Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences

The Business Analytics and Mathematical Sciences Department of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center invites applications for its 2012-2013 Herman Goldstine Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship for research in mathematical and computer sciences. Areas of active research in the department include: algorithms, data mining, dynamical systems and differential equations, high-performance computing, machine learning, numerical analysis, optimization, probability theory, statistics, and supply-chain and operations management.

Candidates must have received a Ph.D. or receive one between September 2007 and August 2012. Up to two fellowships will be awarded with a stipend between $95,000 and $115,000 (depending on area and experience).

Applications must be received between October 31, 2011 and January 8, 2012. Complete details are available at http://www.research..../goldstine.html.

]]> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:43:36 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2294 Kokkalis Program, Southeastern and East-Central Europe http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2286 The deadline for applying for the Kokkalis Fellowship is January 6, 2012. Applications will not be accepted after this deadline.

To be eligible for consideration, candidates must:

1. Be a native of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia or Turkey who is applying to one of the following Master's degrees at the Harvard Kennedy School: Master in Public Policy (MPP); Master in Public Administration (MPA2); Master in Public Administration/Mid-Career (MC/MPA)

2. Complete the on-line Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) application for the degree program for which you are applying (MPP; MPA2; MPA/ID; MPA/MC). All candidates applying for the Kokkalis Fellowship must also apply separately for admission to HKS (i.e., complete the HKS application for admission and submit all information, documentation and test scores by th dates required by HKS). Please note that the deadline for all degree program applications is December 2, 2011. For complete details on HKS admissions procedures and requirements, visit the following link.

3. Complete all sections of the on-line Kokkalis Fellowship application by January 6, 2012, including:
Personal data
Professional work experience
Educational experience
Contact information of individuals writing your letters of recommendation
2 essays (500 words minimum - 750 words maximum). Applications with essays of less than 500 words will not be accepted.

4. Ensure that individuals providing your recommendation letters are aware that the deadline for recommendations is January 6, 2012.

http://www.hks.harva...structions.html]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:00:01 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2286 Householder Fellowship, Oak Ridge National Laboratory http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2284
Purpose

The Computer Science and Mathematics (CSM) Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) invites outstanding candidates to apply for the Alston S. Householder Fellowship in Scientific Computing.

Description

The Fellowship honors Dr. Alston S. Householder, founding director of the Mathematics Division (now CSM Division) at ORNL and recognizes his seminal research contributions to the fields of numerical analysis and scientific computing. Funding for the Householder Fellowship comes from the Computational Mathematics Project, which is supported by the Office of Mathematical, Information, and Computational Sciences of the U.S. Department of Energy (http://www.science.doe.gov/ascr).

Additional information about the math group at ORNL can be found at


http://jobs.ornl.gov/fellowships/Householder.html
http://www.csm.ornl.gov/householder/index.html
http://www.csm.ornl.gov/comp_math/

The purpose of the Householder Fellowship is to promote innovative research in scientific computing on advanced computer architectures and to facilitate technology transfer from the laboratory research environment to industry and academia through advanced training of new computational scientists. The applied mathematics research efforts provide the fundamental mathematical methods and algorithms needed to model complex physical, chemical, and biological systems. The computer science research efforts enable scientists to efficiently implement these models on the highest performance computers available and to store, manage, analyze, and visualize the massive amounts of data that result. Networking research provides the techniques to link the data producers, e.g., supercomputers and large experimental facilities, with the data consumers, i.e., scientists who need the data.

Qualifications Required

The position requires a Ph.D. in computer science, mathematics, or statistics. Candidates nearing completion of the Ph.D.but no more than three years beyond completion can be considered. The successful candidate will have a strong background and interest in multi-scale methods for scientific computing. Principal research areas include:
- boundary element method
- dense matrix computations
- direct methods for sparse matrix computations
- iterative methods for linear systems
- algorithms for solving differential equations
- large eigenvalue computations
- computational geometry and mesh generation

* A security clearance is not required for this position

SELECTION: Finalists for the Fellowship will be invited to visit ORNL to present a seminar and visit the area. The selected Fellow must be available to begin the appointment during calendar year 2012. Appointments are for one year with the option to renew for a second year. Each Householder Fellowship is a staff-level appointment that provides access to state-of-the-art computational facilities (high-performance workstations and parallel architectures), and collaborative research opportunities in active research programs.

To Apply

Please visit http://jobs.ornl.gov to officially apply to this Fellowship. For additional questions please contact Josh Scull at sculljm@ornl.gov or Ed D'Azevedo at dazevedoef@ornl.gov.]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:52:02 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2284 Journalism fellowship on immigration http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2263
The French-American Foundation is launching the Immigration Journalism Fellowship for experienced journalists of any nationality.

Fellows will receive US$10,000 to produce groundbreaking pieces on immigration over a four-to six-month period.

Candidates can be from any medium with at least three years professional journalism experience. Final works must be published in English or French in the U. S. or Europe. Freelancers or teams of up to three journalists can also apply.

Applicants must submit a general form, resume, three work samples, two recommendation letters, a project synopsis form with a budget and a letter from the media organization committed to publishing the immigration story.

The deadline for submissions is November 16.

For more information, click here.]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:13:24 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2263 2012-2013 Fellowships in International Human Rights http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2262 2012-2013 Fellowships in International Human Rights

For recent graduates of law schools or graduate programs in journalism, international relations, area studies, or other relevant disciplines from universities worldwide.

Unrestricted Fellowships

Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship - Established in memory of Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg, early supporters of Human Rights Watch, this fellowship is open to recent graduates (at the Master's level) in the fields of law, journalism, international relations, or other relevant studies. Graduates with LL.B. degrees or advanced degrees in other relevant disciplines may also be considered.

Arthur Koenig Fellowship - Established in 2010, the Arthur Koenig Fellowship is designed to help bring talented people from disadvantaged economic backgrounds into the human rights movement. The Arthur Koenig fellowship is open to recent graduates (at the Master's level or above) in the fields of law, journalism, international relations, or other relevant studies. Graduates with LL.B. degrees or advanced degrees in other relevant disciplines may also be considered.
In addition to the application materials described below, applicants must submit an essay describing the aspects of their background that have been economically disadvantaged.

Restricted Fellowships

NYU School of Law Fellowship at HRW - This fellowship is open to 2012 J.D. graduates of New York University School of Law only.

Leonard H. Sandler Fellowship - Established in memory of Judge Leonard H. Sandler, a 1950 Columbia Law graduate with a lifelong commitment to civil rights and liberties, this fellowship is open to recent J.D. graduates of Columbia Law School only.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Fellows work full-time for one year with Human Rights Watch typically in New York or Washington, D.C., or in some instances in another location. Fellows monitor human rights developments in various countries, conduct on-site investigations, draft reports on human rights conditions, and engage in advocacy and media outreach aimed at publicizing and curtailing human rights violations. Past fellows have conducted research and advocacy on numerous different issues in countries all over the world. Recent examples include projects on: civil and political rights in Cuba; criminal defamation laws in Indonesia; the rights of persons with mental disabilities in Croatia; corporal punishment of children in public schools in the US; abuses against migrant domestic workers in Kuwait; and police brutality in Brazil.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must demonstrate a strong background in international human rights and be committed to building a career in human rights. Research experience, including experience conducting interviews, ideally in the context of human rights research, is required. Field experience in human rights is strongly desirable. Applicants must have exceptional analytic skills and excellent oral and written communications skills in English. Proficiency in one language in addition to English is strongly desired as is familiarity with countries or regions where serious human rights violations occur.
Applicants should be highly motivated and well-organized; able to work quickly and well under pressure, both independently and as a member of a team; juggle multiple tasks; and meet tight deadlines. The Fellowship year will require creativity, initiative, perseverance, and flexibility while maintaining HRW's high methodological standards.
Depending on the fellowship for which they wish to apply, prospective fellows must be recent graduates of law, journalism, international relations, or other relevant studies, or must provide evidence of significant, comparable, relevant work experience. (Please see our Frequently Asked Questions section for the specific requirements of the various fellowships.)
Fellowships begin in September 2012.

SALARY AND BENEFITS: The salary for 2011-2012 fellows is US$55,000, plus excellent employer-paid benefits. The salary for 2012-2013 is currently under review and may be increased.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 6, 2011
Applicants are responsible for compiling complete application packets which must include the following:
  • cover letter
  • resume
  • two letters of recommendation
  • at least one unedited, unpublished writing sample (no legal briefs, please)
  • an official law or graduate school transcript (applicants in one-year graduate programs should supply an undergraduate transcript with a list of their graduate school courses)
  • Arthur Koenig Fellowship applicants only: In addition to the cover letter, resume, letters of recommendation, transcript, and writing sample, applicants must also submit an essay describing the aspects of their　background that have been economically disadvantaged. Applicants may wish to consider the following when writing this essay:
    • The economic circumstances of their family, including during childhood.
    • Their history of need-based financial assistance used to complete their education to date and their experience working to make a substantial financial contribution to their own education.
    • The highest education level attained by one or both parents, or whether the candidate is a first　generation university graduate in his or her family.
    • Please limit the essay to no more than 1,000 words.
Complete applications (including transcripts and recommendations) for 2012-2013 fellowships must be received no later than October 6, 2011. Applications should be sent by e-mail, under single cover (in one email) and preferably as one PDF file (or, at a minimum, as separate PDF files), to fellowship@hrw.org with the name of the fellowship in the subject line.

Applicants must be available for interviews in New York from late November to mid-December 2011. Inquiries may be directed to fellowship@hrw.org. Please see http://www.hrw.org/about/fellowships for more information.



Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices and, in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.

* * *
Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.

http://www.hrw.org/about/fellowships

]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:06:55 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2262 Amelia Earhart Fellowship for Women in Aerospace-Related Science http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2240
Women of any nationality pursuing a Ph.D./doctoral degree who demonstrate a superior academic record in the field of aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering are eligible. Please note that post-doctoral research programs are not eligible for the Fellowship. Members and employees of Zonta International or the Zonta International Foundation are also not eligible to apply for the Fellowship. Current fellows may apply to renew the Fellowship for a second year and will undergo the same application and evaluation procedures as first-time applicants.

Applications for the 2012 Fellowships must be received or post-marked by 15 November 2011 to be considered. Applications that are incomplete or late due to postal delays will not be considered.


For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/pum4UC]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:48:43 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2240 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2227
A new fellowship program from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) will enable 48 exceptionally talented graduate students from 22 countries to devote their full attention to research at a critical time during their professional development as scientists.

Offered for the first time this year, the International Student Research Fellowships will support science and engineering students during their third, fourth, and fifth year of graduate school.

"HHMI's educational training program is about finding the best talent, regardless of where the students are from," says HHMI President Robert Tjian, who first conceived of the new fellowship. "Not only is this program international, but it goes after students who have already shown they have potential as researchers."

HHMI chose to start this program - a $2 million commitment in its first year - because it recognized a problem: International students in U.S. graduate schools often have difficulty getting funding to support their studies. For example, they are not eligible for federal education and training grants, state scholarships, or other stipends that are reserved only for U.S. citizens. The Institute chose to fund the third to fifth years of graduate school because, by this time, most students have chosen a graduate advisor, identified a research project, and demonstrated their potential for success in the lab.

Read more at http://www.hhmi.org/news/intlresearchfellows20110804.html]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:36:31 +0000 http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=2227