Campbell Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Countries,USA

One six-month fellowship is available for a female social scientist from a developing nation, either a PhD candidate or post-doctoral scholar, whose work addresses women’s economic and social empowerment in that nation. The goal of the program is twofold: to advance the scholarly careers of women social scientists from the developing world, and to support research that identifies causes of gender inequity in the developing world and that proposes practical solutions for promoting women’s economic and social empowerment.

In addition to a $4,500/month stipend and housing and office space on the SAR campus, the Campbell Fellow receives travel, shipping, and library resource funds; health insurance; and the support of a mentoring committee of established scholar-practitioners.

The following criteria guide SAR's selection of the Campbell Fellow:

Citizenship: Applicants must be nationals of developing countries that are currently eligible to borrow from the World Bank.

Academic Discipline: Applicants should be pursuing research in one of the social sciences: anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, political science, psychology, social work, or sociology, or in an interdisciplinary field that incorporates two or more of these disciplines.

Research Topic: Projects that identify causes of and/or solutions to gender inequity in the developing world, and thus contribute to women’s social and economic empowerment, will be favored. Sample topics include education and socialization of girls; globalization and the economic status of women; policies and practices toward family, reproduction, and women’s health; impacts of international and civil conflict on women; women’s roles in resolving such conflicts or sustaining civil society; media representations of women and the formation of ideologies of gender; the practice and process of gender-based development; and women in science and technology. SAR will select fellows on the strength of their clearly stated intention to serve their communities and countries of origin.

English Fluency: To facilitate full engagement in the SAR intellectual community, applicants must demonstrate their fluency in English, such as through their record of professional interaction in written and spoken English.

Applications to the Resident Scholar Program are due on November 1st of each year. This fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Vera R. Campbell Foundation.

Application Deadline : 1 November 2013

Details:http://sarweb.org/index.php?resident_scholar_campbell_fellowship

USA:NEAR EAST & SOUTH ASIA (NESA) Undergraduate Scholarship 2012/2013 for International Students

The Near East and South Asia Undergraduate Exchange Program, NESA UGRAD, is a part of GLOBAL UGRAD, a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. NESA UGRAD will award scholarships to outstanding students from countries of the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia for one-year of undergraduate, non-degree studies programs in the United States at a diverse network of accredited two- and four-year institutions. Participants will be enrolled full-time and will live on-campus with an American roommate. Participants will not select host institutions and placements will not be changed. Possible fields of study include, but are not limited to, the humanities, arts, social sciences, mathematical science, natural and physical sciences,and applied science. Examples of past fields of study can be found on page three.

Applying

Competition for the NESA UGRAD program is merit-based. Candidates will be considered without respect to race, color, religion, national origin, or gender. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The competition is open to anyone who:

• Is a citizen, national or permanent resident qualified to hold a valid passport issued by the country from which applicant is applying;
• Is completing his/her final year of secondary school or enrolled in first-, second-, third-year fulltime undergraduate study at the time of application at a registered academic institution in his/her country and is in good academic standing.
• Part-time students or correspondence students are not eligible;
• Is between the ages of 18-25;
• Submits a complete application with all required documents by the application deadline;
• Is able to begin the academic exchange program in the United States in August 2012;
• Is able to receive and maintain a J-1 visa;
• Is committed to returning to his/her home country after completion of the program; and
• Is proficient in spoken and written English at the time of application.

Countries:

Near East and South Asia: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

Deadline: Sunday, January 23rd, 2012

Apply Online at http://www.americancouncilsnetwork.org/nesaugrad/apply/

Undergraduate Exchange Program Website http://nesaugrad.org/

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Bournemouth University Undergraduate International Scholarship 2012

This scholarship is offered to international applicants for BU undergraduate (Bachelor) degrees beginning in September 2012. You will be eligible to apply for a BU Undergraduate International Scholarship if you can demonstrate an outstanding academic profile relevant to your course.

Eligibility:

All applicants classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes are eligible to apply. You will be eligible to apply for a BU Undergraduate International Scholarship if you can demonstrate an outstanding academic profile relevant to your course. An outstanding academic profile is one which is considered to be equivalent to 3 Grade As at UK and Level as assessed by NARIC.You must be able to demonstrate an outstanding personal profile as evidenced in your personal statement.You must achieve a 60% pass mark year on year to qualify and receive this scholarship

Courses

-Business School
-School of Design,
-Engineering & Computing
-School of Health & Social Care
-The Media School
- School of Tourism

Deadline:31 May 2012.


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Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) for Developing Countries 2012

NFP fellowships can be obtained for a selected number of master’s degree programmes. The Dutch higher education institutions offer many international master’s degree programmes. Candidates can receive a postgraduate education and earn one of the following Dutch degrees: Master of Arts, Master of Science, or a Professional Master’s degree. A Master of Arts or a Master of Science degree is an academic degree, usually awarded by traditional (researchoriented) universities on completion of a postgraduate researchoriented course of one to two years in duration. Professional Master’s degrees are awarded by different types of higher education institutions that offer more professionally-oriented programmes. Professional master’s degrees are usually of shorter duration than a research-orientedmaster’s degree programme. The duration of the programmes varies between 9 and 24 months. The list of master’s degree programmes can be found at the end of this section on page 8. Please note that this is a provisional list and that information is subject to change.

Eligibility

A candidate applying for an NFP fellowship for a master’s degree programme must:
– be a mid-career professional with at least three years’ relevant work experience;
– be a national of, and working and living in one of the developing countries on the NFP country list valid at the time of application (see annex 4);
– be nominated by his or her employer, who pledges to continue paying the candidate’s salary and guarantees the candidate will be able to return to the same or an equivalent position at the end of the fellowship period2;
– have been unconditionally admitted by a Dutch institution to one of the master’s degree programmes on the course list 2012- 2013.
This means that the candidate must have met all the requirements set by the Dutch institution (see 2.2); – not already have received an NFP master’s degree fellowship;
– not be employed by:
• a multinational corporation (for instance Shell, Unilever etc.) or
• a large national and/-or commercial organisation or
• a bilateral donor organisation (for instance USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, FinAid, AusAid, ADC, SwissAid etc.) or
• multilateral donor organisation, (for instance a UN organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, IADB, etc.) or
• international NGO’s (for instance Oxfam, Plan, Care, etc.) – have completed and submitted an NFP master’s degree programme fellowship application including all the required documentation before the applicable NFP fellowship application deadline;
– be employed in an area to which the study will make a relevant contribution;

Deadline: 7 February 2012 and 1 May 2012

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2012 Kurt Hansen Scholarships in Science

Key support areas include study projects, internships, summer courses, preparatory and supplementary study courses and theses. Assistance is also available for projects aimed at improving the training of science teachers. The foundation places great emphasis on internationalism, and therefore grants scholarships exclusively to students from German-speaking countries wishing to study abroad and foreign applicants who want to study in Germany.

Eligibility

Applicants should be able to show good to very good final school marks as well as a particularly good intermediate diploma. Furthermore, a broad horizon and a high level of motivation and personal commitment are expected of all applicants – be it in a social, political or cultural field.

Deadline:July 15, 2012

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Australia:2012-2013 Curtin International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (CIPRS)

The CIPRS is available to any international student wishing to commence a Higher Degree by Research at Curtin for the first time in 2013.The CIPRS provides: Course tuition fee for two years for a Master’s (by Research) and a maximum of three and a half years for a Doctoral degree; and a living allowance with a minimum value of $22,860 per annum (2011 value).

Eligibility

The award is open to citizens of an overseas country (excluding New Zealand). Scholarships will be awarded on academic merit and research capacity to suitably qualified overseas graduates eligible to commence a higher degree by research in 2013.

Deadline: 31 August, 2012

Source:http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarship.cfm?id=165

France:GDF SUEZ / MAEE International Scholarship 2012/2013 for Masters Students

The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and GDF SUEZ have decided to create a programme to host and support high-level foreign students in France. The co-financed GDF SUEZ / MAEE scholarship programme for the 2012-2013 academic year is aimed at students from Brazil, Chile, India and Lebanon who are currently studying in their country. For the 2012-2013 academic year, four to six scholarships will be awarded. The application deadline is 11 May 2012, and the results will be announced no later than 20 June 2012. The GDF SUEZ / MAEE co-financed academic scholarships are awarded for one year of studies in France at the Master 2 level,at the Ecole Polytechnique.The Ecole Polytechnique will guarantee support for the recipients before their departure and during their stay in France, including: preparation for arrival in France, option to take intensive French classes in France during the summer before the scientific classes begin, assistance with administrative formalities upon arrival in France, reservation of on-campus housing at the institution.

Eligibility

-You are a national of Brazil, Chile, India, Lebanon.
- You apply to the course(s) proposed according to your home country.
-you are no more than 28 years of age in the year in which you are selected.
-you are not already benefiting from a scholarship from the French government or from another
company.
- you do not have a previous commitment with another company at the time of your arrival in
France, such as company grant, an open-ended employment contract, an apprenticeship
contract, etc.
- you are a student in your country of origin and have at least completed 4 years of undergraduate
studies in Science or Engineering.
- you show an interest in the GDF SUEZ Group.

Deadline: May 11, 2012

Further Details:http://www.hsf.net/sandisk.aspx