As an international student, you will travel thousands of miles from home in search of a quality education and a multi-cultural experience. Before you commence the college search, you need to answer one essential question.... What do you want from a U.S. college experience? Some of the answers may be Challenging Education, nurturing environment, opportunities to mingle with a Challenging Education, freedom to explore, memories to last your life. Choose Albright College as your home away from home and you'll find all that... and more.

Challenging Education
Founded in 1856, Albright has long enjoyed a tradition of academic excellence. As a nationally ranked, private liberal arts college, Albright is committed to educating students who are well prepared to adapt to a rapidly changing world. Dual majors and interdisciplinary degrees are very easy to attain while studying at Albright. This multi-focus provides breadth as well as depth. Our academic program is made up of 32 classes: the general liberal arts requirements make up a third of these. Between 11 -13 classes are required of majors. The rest of the classes are up to you to choose.

Part of an international experience is not only learning about the host culture but also meeting people from other parts of the world as well. At Albright, our students hail from the United States and 17 different countries.

Scholarships & Financial Aid
Based on a student's academic ability and financial need, scholarships ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 are awarded. If awarded, the scholarship is renewable for up to four years. At the start of each semester, half of the scholarship amount is applied to the student's bill twice a year.

On campus jobs may be available but will not be a significant source of income. Student can work no more than 20 hours a week and will usually earn less than $1,500 a year.

Office of Admission
13th & Bern Streets
P.O. Box 15234 Reading, PA 19612-5234

Phone: (610) 921-7512
FAX: (610) 921-7294
Email: international@ alb.edu

www.albright.edu/admission/international-ad.html

International students are eligible for need-based and merit-based financial aid, and are encouraged to apply for a variety of awards that acknowledge students who have reached a high level of academic achievement throughout their high school career. With the exception of the Wesson Honors Scholarship, there is neither a separate application, nor deadline for these scholarships. As part of our rolling admissions
process, students will be informed of the award decision at the point of acceptance. For international students, the admissions committee will recalculate your GPA based on equivalent letter and number grades from the Official High School Transcript you submit.

- Wesson Honors Scholarship - up to $68,000 over four years
- Founders Scholarship - up to $64,000 over four years
- Presidential Scholarship - up to $56,000 over four years
- Chargers Scholarship - up to $48,000 over four years

Colby-Sawyer also offers additional merit-based scholarships
www.colby-sawyer.edu/admissions/financial_aid/merit.html to incoming students based on their high school academic record, leadership qualities and community service involvement. These awards are not based on need and are renewable each year as long as the student remains in good academic standing. Students are eligible to apply for merit awards at any point, including prior to being accepted.

For more information, visit: www.colby-sawyer.edu/admissions/international/finaid.html

The XXVI cycle of Research Doctorate courses is hereby instituted, with administrative headquarters at the Università degli Studi di Torino, starting date January 1st 2011.

The competitive public competition, by examination, is hereby announced for the purpose of admission to the Research Doctorate courses listed below.

Information on Research Doctorates can be consulted on the websites:
www.unito.it/accessorapido/dottorati_postdottorati and www.unito.it/accessorapido/phd_competition

All available study grants are entitled as follow:

1. study grants funded by the University of Torino ( in the following called UNITO);
2. study grants funded by the "Compagnia di San Paolo" Foundation;
3. study grants funded by the "CRT" Foundation – type A. They are co-funded by CRT and the University of Torino for students with foreign citizenship earning their degree abroad and aiming at developing specific research project;
4. study grants funded by the "CRT" Foundation – type B: they are co-funded by CRT and other Institutions aiming at developing specific research project. A compulsory internship in charge of the Funding Institutions of at least 6 months is foreseen in the last year of the PhD programme for students granting this kind of fellowship;
5. study grants entitled "Progetto Giovani", financed by the Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR) as part of the "Fondo per il sostegno dei giovani e per favorire la mobilità degli studenti" (fund for the support of young people and for encouraging student mobility). Such grants are linked to specific research projects.
6. study grants entitled "Progetto Lagrange", financed by CRT Foundation and aiming at developing specific research projects.
7. Study grants funded by Public and/or Private Institutions: if linked to specific research projects, it will be mentioned on the "Additional information" on the internet web site.

Further information about these and other study grants, as well as about available research projects will be published on the websites: www.unito.it/accessorapido/dottorati_postdottorati and
www.unito.it/accessorapido/phd_competition. These information will be continuously updated until the date of the examination, so we recommend a constant attention.

Get details for these positions and contact info at:
www.unito.it/unitoWAR/page/istituzionale_en/phd/call_deadlines_application1

or download the brochure at:
www.unito.it/unitoWAR/ShowBinary/FSRepo/Area_Portale_Pubblico/Documenti/R/research_doctorate_26cycle.pdf

Competitions for admission are open in the following Ph.D. Programs at IMT:

Computer Science and Engineering

The Doctoral Program aims at preparing researchers and professionals with a wide knowledge of the foundations of informatics. It seeks to explore applications to a variety of systems that are changing the perspective of other existing technological applications and that are target of very active research in the international scene. The research activity focuses on key aspects of these systems, such as open-endedness, autonomy, resource sharing, security, and concurrency.

Economics, Markets, Institutions

The program seeks to deal with issues in political economy, applied public economics, the functioning of industries and markets, the impact of macroeconomics on productivity and growth.

A distinctive feature of the Ph.D. program is the integration of theoretical, technical, and practical expertise, aimed at educating highly qualified professionals, who analyze, plan, and manage concrete interventions of political economy.

Theoretical methodologies and models are generated and tested, through the systematic investigation of the real world, with a distinctive focus on concrete observation of markets and their actors. At the end of the program, students are able to identify commonalities as well as distinctive characters of economies, markets, and industries.

Management and Development of Cultural Heritage
Ph.D. in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino

The Program aims at formalizing in a consistent multidisciplinary course, the specific know-hows needed by researchers and professionals operating at the highest levels of management of culture. The PhD course focuses on the following disciplines: History and Art History; Economics and Management of immaterial goods; Legislation on Cultural Heritage; Technology. Doctoral students will also be given elements of physics and chemistry, strictly related to the field of conservation and analysis of materials. The PhD program integrates a theoretical approach with technical and practical ones, in order to educate both highly qualified professionals operating in the concrete field of cultural policy and researchers who will be active in the field of cultural heritage.

Political Systems and Institutional Change

The PhD in Political Systems and Institutional Change is a multidisciplinary course which analyses, in a comparative perspective, institutions and their historical, political, sociological, legal and economic features. Special attention will be devoted to processes of institutional change. The PhD aims at forming political analysts able to: plan and manage collaborative and integrated processes at the international level; analyse and assess policies and institutional settings at a supranational, national and regional level; confront the specific problems of countries in transition towards democracy and a market economy.
Duration: 3 years

Language: Courses and seminars are held in English. Foreign Ph.D. students are required to attend an Italian Language and Culture Course.

Classes begin in March 2011.

The deadline for applications is October 28, 2010 at 18:00 (Italian time).

More info and contact details at www.imtlucca.it/phd_programs/call_for_applications/index.php

Fellowships of up to $15,000 for graduate or undergraduate study Humane Studies Fellowships are awarded to graduate students and outstanding undergraduates planning academic careers with liberty-advancing research interests.

The fellowships are open to students in a range of fields, such as economics, philosophy, law, political science, anthropology, and literature.

The program began in 1983 as the Claude R. Lambe Fellowships, and in 2010 we awarded more than 190 fellowships ranging from $2,000 to $15,000.

Past fellows have researched a variety of topics that explore historical and contemporary ideas that maximize freedom of action and support the rule of law:

• market-based approaches to environmental policy
• the legal development of privacy and property rights in 18th-century England
• the role of patient autonomy in bioethics
• impediments to economic growth in developing countries
• the relationship between U.S. presidential politics, fiscal policies, and economic performance
• Review the research interests of the 2010 fellows

Research and Discussion Colloquia Select winners are invited to present and discuss their research at the annual Research Colloquium and to attend the Friedrich Hayek Discussion
Colloquium. Click here to learn more.

Fellows also join a network of more than 10,000 IHS academics committed to the ideas of liberty and intellectual freedom.

IHS considers applications from those who will be full-time graduate students or undergraduate juniors or seniors during the 2011-12 academic year and who have a clearly demonstrated research interest in the
intellectual and institutional foundations of a free society.

Applicants are evaluated based on three primary criteria:

• academic or professional performance
• potential for success in chosen field
• relevance of work to the advancement of a free society

Please note the following stipulations:

• Fellowships are awarded for one year, and students may reapply in subsequent years.
• Fellowships take into account the tuition at the recipient’s institution and any other funds received by the recipient.
• Full scholarships will not be awarded to students who will receive full-tuition scholarships or stipends from other sources, although these
  students may be considered for partial awards.
• Award decisions by IHS and its trustees are final and not subject to appeal.

All applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, religion, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, or disability. Although IHS considers applications from outside the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, fellowships are generally awarded to applicants who live or study in those countries.

Deadline: Dec. 31, 2010

Source: www.theihs.org/node/116

Who can apply for a Sustainability Science Fellowship?

 The Sustainability Science Fellowships are open to advanced doctoral and post-doctoral students, and to mid-career professionals engaged in research or practice that advances the goals of the program (see above). Prospective fellows should have a focused personal research or writing objective that is consistent with those goals. In addition, applicants should be interested in spending some of their time as fellows in collaborations with other fellows and faculty in the program in ways that will advance the interdisciplinary, problem-driven agenda of sustainability science more broadly. The Fellowships are tenable at Harvard during the University's academic year beginning in September 2011.

Applications for the mid-career fellowships are invited from individuals in governmental, non-governmental, private organizations, or academia with at least five years of professional experience doing work involved in linking science and practice for sustainable development. Applications for the post-doctoral fellowships are welcome from recent recipients of the Ph.D. or equivalent degree. (Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. between 2006 and July 2011.) Applicants for a doctoral fellowship must currently be enrolled in a doctoral program and have passed their qualifying exams (completed coursework and passed oral and/or written exams) by July 2011. Applicants whose doctoral programs do not require qualifying exams must have completed all the required coursework for the Ph.D., since fellows will not be doing course work while at Harvard. Applications are solicited from individuals working in the natural and social sciences as well as relevant professions. Special funding for the Giorgio Ruffolo Fellowships in Sustainability Science is available to support citizens of Italy or developing countries who are therefore especially encouraged to apply.

Please get the details of this fellowship at:
hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/programs/sustsci/grants-fellowships/fellows/fellowships-in-sustainability-science

Faiths Act is a global movement of people of different faiths in over 75 countries, taking action together against preventable disease and extreme poverty. Faiths Act Fellows in the UK, US and Canada are leading the campaign. We are pleased to announce that in 2011, India will also be joining the Fellowship programme.

The Faiths Act Fellowship aims to mobilize interfaith action to end extreme poverty by connecting outstanding young interfaith leaders with leading NGOs working towards the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The Faiths Act Fellowship is a year-long, paid international Fellowship that brings together exceptional future leaders inspired by faith to serve as interfaith ambassadors for the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Faiths Act Fellows build partnerships across faith lines in their home countries to show the world how faith can be a positive global force in the 21st century. Faiths Act Fellows work in local NGOs to mobilize communities to take part in MDG-focused, multi-faith action. Fellows receive a stipend and health benefits throughout the Fellowship year.

The Faiths Act Fellowship is a program of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation in collaboration with Interfaith Youth Core.

Fellows are young leaders chosen from a highly competitive pool of applicants based on their interfaith expertise, experience in global poverty issues, skills, character, and leadership potential. Fellows work in interfaith pairs on specific work plans and assignments outlined by their Host Organization and the Fellowship program. All Fellows attend a month-long training in London at the start of the year and receive ongoing interfaith leadership coaching and support from expert IFYC staff and former Fellows over the course of the year. Fellows will connect to one another as a cohort to share expertise and grow as leaders.

Further details on the Fellowship coming soon. Please send any questions to FAFrecruiting@ifyc.org.

Your country not part of the Fellowship? You can still get involved here or by signing the Faiths Act Declaration.

Know someone who would make a good Fellow? Send names and contact information of potential applicants to FAFrecruiting@ifyc.org.

Want to tell others about the Fellowship? Click here to download a pdf of the recruitment leaflet.

• Apply to Faiths Act Fellowship US
• Apply to Faiths Act Fellowship India
• Apply to Faiths Act Fellowship UK
• Apply to Faiths Act Fellowship Canada

Application Deadline: 31 December 2010

Questions about recruitment? Contact us FAFrecruiting@ifyc.org or by phone at 001.312.573.8901.

The Weinstein International Fellowship program, inaugurated in 2008, provides opportunities for individuals from outside the United States to visit the U.S. to learn more about dispute resolution processes and practices and to pursue a project of their own design that serves to advance the resolution of disputes in their home countries.

The JAMS Foundation Board of Directors will approve Fellowships of up to $25,000 in support of projects outlined by Fellowship applicants. This program is intended to be flexible and open to innovation, and applicants are encouraged to develop proposals that will increase the availability of dispute resolution education, training and services in their home countries and beyond.

During their time in the U.S., Fellows may be based in a JAMS Resolution Center or may participate in a university program or be connected to another organization or institution, depending on the nature of their proposal. Fellowships may be from one month to one year in duration.

It is anticipated that Fellows will come from countries that do not have an established culture of using mediation for cases in litigation. Part of the Fellows’ time in the United States will be spent observing how JAMS administers and resolves such cases.

Criteria

1. Applicants must be fluent in English
2. Fellowship period must be one month to twelve months in duration
3. Preference for proposals that would help applicant’s home country establish viable dispute resolution systems or change how disputes are resolved
4. Preference for applicants who have experience as lawyers, law professors, court administrators, government officers, ADR practitioners, or judges

Information Sought From Applicant

1. Purpose and goal of Fellowship
2. Anticipated activity or activities in the U.S.
3. Proposed location and duration of Fellowship
4. Plans for implementing Fellowship goals upon return to home country
5. Educational background
6. Dispute resolution training and experience
7. Organizations or institutions with which you are affiliated in your home country
8. Organizations or institutions with which you expect to work while in the U.S.
9. Amount of funding sought and proposed budget regarding use of funds
10. Other sources of funding available, applied for, or awarded
11. Additional non-monetary resources or support requested from the JAMS Foundation
12. Visa status regarding entry into the U.S. for purposes of Fellowship

Please note that pursuant to U.S. State Department regulations, the JAMS Foundation is not an approved ‘Sponsor’ with regard to the issuance of visas to foreign nationals. While the JAMS Foundation will make every effort to help facilitate visa applications of Weinstein Fellows, Fellows are individually responsible for obtaining the necessary visa for the purposes and duration of their Fellowship.

Please also note that pursuant to U.S. Internal Revenue Service regulations, Fellowship funding is subject to taxation as income. This tax may be affected by a number of factors, including recipient’s country of origin, whether that country has a tax treaty with the U.S., and the purpose for which Fellowship funds are used. Additional information regarding the taxation of income to foreign nationals is available at www.irs.gov.

Fellowship applications for the 2011-2012 term will be reviewed by the JAMS Foundation Board of Directors at their first quarterly meeting on January 28, 2011. Applications must be received by December 17, 2010 in order to be included on the agenda. The Foundation Board may also consider expedited review of Fellowship applications in appropriate circumstances.

Download the Fellowship application form in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

For more information, contact:

Ellen Bass, Weinstein Fellowship Program Coordinator
Telephone:
415-774-2660
Email:ebass@jamsfoundation.org

Or

David Brandon, Program Manager
Telephone:
415-774-2648
Email: dbrandon@jamsfoundation.org

Mailing Address:
JAMS Foundation
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94111

www.jamsfoundation.org

The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (Borlaug LEAP) is a fellowship program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to enhance the quality of thesis research of graduate students from developing countries who show strong promise as leaders in the field of agriculture and related disciplines as defined by Title XII. LEAP is part of the overall Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The Borlaug LEAP Fellowship supports engaging a mentor at a Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) system center to support and enhance the thesis research and mentoring experience. Awards are made on a competitive basis to students who show strong scientific and leadership potential, have a well coordinated proposal between their home university, a US university mentor, and the CGIAR mentor, and whose research is related to a strong research and support project within the host country. Emphasis is placed on work that has relevance to the national development of the student's home country. 

Currently there are two limited release Request for Applilcations (RFAs):

1.  Applications are requested for sub-Saharan African students conducting research on topics related to USAID's global hunger and food security initiative.  The focus region is sub-Saharan Africa.  All topics related to agriculture (as defined by Title XII) and food security are admissible.  Due date for applications is October 25, 2010.

2.  Applications are requested for developing country students conducting research in partnership with CRSPs (Collaborative Research Support Programs).  The focus region is global.  All topics related to agriculture (as defined by Title XII) and CRSP priorities are admissible.  Due date for applications is November 1, 2010.

For the thirteenth time in 20 years the international residency program Akademie Schloss Solitude – located in Stuttgart, Germany – is granting approx. 65 residency fellowships of six to twelve months in duration. A public foundation opened in 1990 and funded by the State of Baden-Wurttemberg, the Akademie Schloss Solitude operates an international residency program awarding live/work fellowships to artists. More than 900 artists from around 100 countries have developed and advanced projects at the Akademie since its opening in 1990, creating a close-knit, global network of Solitude alumni that expands from year to year. The Akademie persues an intense exchange between artistic and scientific disciplines. With the art, science & business program the transfer of knowledge and experience between the arts, the sciences and economics can be deepened to create new synergies of creativity, inventiveness and management.

International artists are invited to apply from the following disciplines: Architecture (design, landscape architecture, urban planning), Visual Arts (including performance art), Performing Arts (stage design, dramatic texts, dramaturgy, musical theater, performance, direction, drama, dance), Design (fashion, costume, product and furniture design, visual communication), Literature (essay, criticism, poetry, prose, translation), Music/Sound (interpretation, sound installation, sound performance, composition) and Video/Film/New Media (including video installation).
Furthermore, scholars, scientists and professionals from the disciplines of the Humanities (including social sciences), Jurisprudence/Labour Law and Economics (individually or suggested by a business) are invited to apply.

Persons up to 35 or who have completed a university or college degree within the past five years are welcome to apply. Currently enrolled university or college students (at the time of application) will not be considered for selection. Each fellowship recipient is granted Euro 1000 per month, in addition to free lodging. The independent jury consists of a jury chairperson and specialist jurors who independently allocate the fellowships for their respective disciplines.

The jurors for the thirteenth application round are: Louisa Hutton/Matthias Sauerbruch (Architecture), Tacita Dean (Visual Arts), Xavier Le Roy (Performing Arts), Stefano Mirti (Design), Jalal Toufic (Literature), Berno Odo Polzer (Music/Sound) and Elia Souleiman (Video/Film/New Media). For the art, science & business program: Patricia Falguières (Humanities), Halton Cheadle (Jurisprudence/Labour Law) and Bernardo Gouthier-Macedo (Economy).

Application deadline is October 31, 2010 (Postmark). As of July 1, application forms can be ONLY downloaded from the application website http://application.akademie-solitude.de