The Dan David Prize laureates annually donate twenty scholarships of US$15,000 each to outstanding doctoral and post-doctoral students of exceptional promise in the chosen fields.

Ten scholarships are awarded to doctoral and post-doctoral students at universities throughout the world and ten scholarships at Tel Aviv University.

The Dan David Prize is granted according to merit, without discrimination based on gender, race, religion, nationality, or political affiliation.

Scholarship 2010 General Information and Procedures
Procedures: Criteria for scholarship application:

• The applicant's doctoral or post-doctoral research is in one of the selected fields for the year in which the application is being made.
• The applicant is a registered doctoral or post-doctoral student at a recognized university at the time of receipt of scholarship.
• For doctoral students applying: The research proposal must be officially approved by the university department in which he/she is studying.

Required documents (in ENGLISH only, doc rtf or pdf format, Ariel or Times New Roman Font, minimum size 12):

To be sent by email to ddprize@post.tau.ac.il

• Application form (completely filled-out).
• Full Curriculum Vitae.
• A one-two page description of the applicant's doctoral or post-doctoral research project and a list of applicant's publications (if relevant).
• Three separate, official letters of recommendation by recognized scholars in the field, one of which is the doctoral/post-doctoral supervisor, signed in PDF format.
• Authorization by the university that the applicant is a registered doctoral/post-doctoral student in the stated department and university, signed in PDF format.

Originals of letters of recommendation and authorization of studies should be sent by post to:
Ms. Smadar Fisher, Director, Dan David Prize, Eitan Berglas Bldg/119 Tel-Aviv University, P.O.Box 39040, Ramat Aviv, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel

The deadline for scholarship applications receipt is March 31, 2010.

Confirmation of receipt will be sent by email.

Tel Aviv University applicants are requested to note the following:

• The scholarship will be granted in bimonthly payments during the forthcoming academic year until payment of the scholarship amount is completed.
• Scholarship applicants who are the recipients of other Tel Aviv University scholarships/grants are requested to contact the Dan David Prize office to receive further information.

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE END OF APRIL 2010.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CEREMONY - May 10th 2010, TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY

Source: http://www.dandavidprize.org/index.php/scholarship-applications/scholarship-applications.html

The IAHPC Traveling Fellowship program was started in 1999 and is designed to provide support to palliative care leaders who are invited to developing countries. The achievements of the IAHPC Traveling Fellows have been truly remarkable and were able to produce observable improvements in the teaching and delivery of palliative care. Through the Traveling Fellowship Program, IAHPC is making a significant difference to the development of palliative care in the developing world. The organization gratefully acknowledges the generous financial support of Our Sponsors and seeks your help to continue the Traveling Fellowship Program.

IAHPC has supported Traveling Fellows to countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. To read about these interesting travels click here.

In order to apply for a TF grant, the following criteria must be met:

• Applications should not be just to give a presentation in a conference, symposium or congress. The visit may include such a presentation, but should also include hands-on teaching with palliative care workers in the host institution/country and a significant involvement in providing support to the locals in achieving goals. These goals should be long term and lead to improvements in any or all the following areas: patient practice, service development, education, opioid availability and policy.
• The program is designed to support not only medical doctors. Applicants from other disciplines working in palliative care are welcomed.
• Applicants to this program should be 100% dedicated to palliative care, have extensive experience working in the field and be recognized leaders in the discipline they work in. Leadership in the field may be represented as having hold or holding academic positions, leading or directorship positions, number of publications and other achievements.
• The TF application requires both the applicant and somebody from the host institution to be active members of IAHPC.
• Applications have two parts: one should be submitted by the applicant and another by the host institution.
• If the grant is awarded, the applicant is asked to sign an indemnity agreement before the transfer of funds can be made.
• Applications should be submitted at least 3 months in advance of the expected dates of travel. Applications received with less time, will also be reviewed but there is no guarantee that the applicant may receive an answer before his/her travel date.

To apply for membership, click here.

To apply for a Traveling Fellowship grant, click here.

To complete the host application, click here.

To make a donation to IAHPC Click here to be directed to our secure donation page

Need more information? Please contact us

Source: http://www.hospicecare.com/travelfellow/tfmain.htm

Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students The information on this page is intended for privately-financed international students who are currently studying at Kyoto University and who wish to apply for one of the following scholarships. Please note that students are only eligible to apply for these scholarships after they have arrived in Japan and have begun their studies at Kyoto University.

Outline of the Scholarships for Kyoto University Privately-Financed International Students There are two types of scholarships available to Kyoto University privately-financed students: those for which the applicant submits an application through the University, and those for which the applicant submits an application directly to the sponsoring organization. Application requirements vary among the scholarships, so students are advised to read the application guidelines carefully. Notice that the selection process for these scholarships is very competitive as the financial resources of the scholarship programs are limited and the number of applicants is increasing.

Announcements regarding scholarships received by the University are usually distributed to all applicable faculties/graduate schools. The administration offices generally post these announcements to students on their bulletin boards. Students who wish to apply for these scholarships are advised to pay close attention to the notices posted by their faculty/graduate school offices.

Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship (Domestic Selection) Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarships are funded by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and technology (MEXT), Japan. Domestic Selection is available only to privately-financed students currently studying at Kyoto University. In addition, to be eligible to apply, a student must meet one of the following criteria. Applications should be submitted through the University, which will select candidates to recommend to MEXT. For details, please inquire at the administration office of your Faculty or Graduate School after entering Kyoto University.

1. The student is currently enrolled in an undergraduate program and is expected to be enrolled in the final year of the same program on April 1 of the forthcoming year.

2. The student is currently enrolled in an undergraduate program, or is currently studying as a research student, and is expected to be enrolled in a graduate degree (Master’s, professional, or Doctoral) program on April 1 of the forthcoming year.

3. The student is currently enrolled in a graduate degree (Master’s, professional, or Doctoral) program.

Refer to "Application Period, Eligibility and Benefits (Domestic Selection for MEXT Scholarship)" (PDF) for further information. Honors Scholarship (Gakushushoreihi) Privately financed international students currently studying at a university in Japan are eligible to apply for an Honors Scholarship which Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) offers to help them with their academic work and research in Japan. Application should be made through the Japanese university at which the applicant is currently enrooled. For details, please refer to "Scholarships Applied for through the University" and Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) website (External Link).

Scholarships from Private Foundations Every year, Kyoto University selects and recommends candidates to approximately 50 private foundations for international student scholarships based on an intra-university selection process. Please refer to "Scholarships Applied for through the University" for details.

What they are
The Journalism Fellowships at Oxford offer 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 they work
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.

What is offered
Each Fellow has 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. During Michaelmas (autumn term) and Trinity (summer term) the Reuters Institute also runs a weekly ‘Media and Politics Seminar’ jointly with the eminent political scientist, Dr David Butler, at Nuffield College.

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, such as the Oxford Media Convention, that may be of interest to Fellows.

How to Apply

• Eligibility
• Duration
• Funding
• Finance
• Application materials

Deadline for ApplicationsThe deadline for receipt of applications for the Fellowship Programme 2010/2011 is Wednesday 27th January 2010 at 12.00 noon.

Candidates with their own sources of funding may apply directly at any time to the Director.

Applications should be sent to:
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Department of Politics and International Relations
University of Oxford
13 Norham Gardens
Oxford
OX2 6PS
United Kingdom

Website: http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fellowships

International Clinical Research Fellows (ICRF) Program

Solicitation for Applications (SFA) released December 1, 2009

Due Date: February 12, 2010 by 3 p.m. EST

(There can be no exceptions to this deadline and we urge submission by the end of January to avoid any submission difficulties.)

Introduction

The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Support Center at the Vanderbilt University Institute for Global Health (VIGH) is pleased to announce a new one-year clinical research training program for persons in post-residency clinical fellowships, in other health-related post-doctoral programs, and/or within three years of their last major degree training (e.g., registrar, residency, fellowship, doctoral program). Persons in residency programs are also eligible with the permission of their residency director. The program is designed for persons from low, lower middle, and upper middle income countries (as listed by the World Bank at http://go.worldbank.org/K2CKM78CC0) or for citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. This new program is sponsored by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) and several collaborating institutes and centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and managed by VIGH.

The ICRF Program supports one year of mentored clinical research only in a developing country setting. High income nations as per the World Bank list are not eligible as training sites, nor are applicants from those countries, with the exception of the U.S. Applicants for the fellowship must develop a collaborative research proposal with an eligible institution overseas.

Sites were pre-approved as suitable for ICRF in a site competition completed in 2008, and several new sites have been added in 2009. These can be found on at http://www.fogartyscholars.org/fellows/sites. f one of these sites is selected for collaboration, no site component of this application is needed other than a letter of support.

The National Institute of Mental Health partners with the FIC to fund this opportunity through VIGH. Funding is available from VIGH from July 2010 to June 2011 for one year of proposed clinical research overseas related to basic, clinical, and translational research to advance understanding of the diagnosis, causes, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders.

• Two fellowships will be awarded for 2010-2011
• This fellowship is an opportunity to immerse medical and health scientists in training related to global health and international collaboration. Persons in health-related disciplines (human or animal) such as medicine, nursing, public health, dentistry, optometry, and others who are currently engaged in post-doctorate programs and qualified to do clinical research are welcome to apply.

Purpose of the Fellowship

The purpose of this program is to support a one-year, mentored research fellowship for clinical investigators studying diseases and conditions in developing countries and to build international health research capacity.

The ICRF is a post-doctoral program and is complementary, but not overlapping with the International Clinical Research Scholars (ICRS) Program for health science students (pre-doctoral). Information on the scholars program for health science students (rather than the post-doctoral or clinical fellow focus of ICRF described here) can be found on the Support Center webpage: www.fogartyscholars.org/scholars

Eligibility to Apply

• Citizens of the United States or its territories or possessions, or persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Resident aliens must include their green card number in their application.

   OR

• Citizens of any nation exclusive of high income countries as defined on the World Bank web site http://go.worldbank.org/K2CKM78CC0) may apply for this award.
• Persons from developing countries who are neither U.S. citizens nor permanent residents MUST apply in partnership with one of our 48 approved fellows sites (http://www.fogartyscholars.org/fellows/sites) to be eligible for this fellowship.

Site Eligibility

• U.S. citizens and permanent residents can propose alternate sites other than approved sites under the specific conditions below. ICRF-eligible sites must be a recipient of U.S. government research or evaluation support and must have a standing Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Federal Wide Assurance (FWA) as documented in good standing as of February 1, 2010 at the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) web site: http://ohrp.cit.nih.gov/search/. There will be no exceptions to these two requirements for site eligibility, i.e., the site is in receipt of U.S. government health-related funding in research or evaluation and the site has an active IRB and FWA. All of the 48 pre-approved ICRF sites are eligible and we encourage prospective applicants to consider them as research venues.

Selection
Applications are received by the Institute for Global Health at Vanderbilt University as described in the SFA section – Submitting an Application. Vanderbilt University conducts a scientific peer review of all proposals and makes awards. The Vanderbilt-organized review considers issues of potential conflicts of interests of reviewers and other key issues following guidelines of the Center for Scientific Review of the NIH. The Principal Investigator at the Support Center at VIGH serves as the administrator for these reviews, but does not vote on any proposal.

Orientation
All fellows will be brought to Bethesda, Maryland for an approximately two-week intensive orientation session on the NIH campus from July 8-20, 2010. Economy-class air travel (or suitable ground transportation for persons near to Washington, D.C.) and lodging will be provided, as well as up to $200 for visa costs and added administrative facilitation for non-U.S. ICRF trainees from overseas.

Stipends
For U.S. Citizens & Permanent Residents – The standard stipend for a U.S. fellow regardless of site is $45,000. U.S. fellows will receive stipend payments directly from VIGH, or via subcontracts with their home U.S. institution.

For Non-U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents – There is no standard stipend for non-U.S. fellows. Applicants must indicate a stipend level that is fair and equitable with salary ranges at their institution commensurate with the experience and qualifications of the applicant. Applicants will be asked for documentation demonstrating the basis for your proposed stipend. Under no circumstances will this stipend exceed $45,000 per annum (full-time), no matter what the circumstances are at the host institution. Non-U.S. fellows will receive their stipends via subcontract to their host institution.

Health & Evacuation Insurance – Fellows who are not citizens of the country in which they are working will receive health and evacuation insurance. Fellows can choose to retain their current health insurance of the institution where they are residents, clinical fellows or post-doctoral research fellows, and can opt for a reimbursement up to $4,000 for their expenses. Overseas fellows who are doing ICRF in their own nations are expected to have pre-existing health insurance from their home institutions that should be continued unabated through the ICRF year; if this is not feasible, the Support Center at Vanderbilt should be notified at least three months before the commencement of the ICRF so that the NIH can be informed and the ICRF award can be reconsidered. Fellows who are citizens where they will be working and whose institutions provide no health insurance coverage should contact the Support Center at Vanderbilt as soon as they receive their award notice. Fellows should consult with their home and host institutions to determine the best way to obtain the needed health insurance coverage. Non-U.S. fellows will receive health insurance coverage for their two-week stay in Bethesda, Maryland, arranged by the FICRS Support Center.

Pre-Departure Support for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or international fellows who reside in the U.S.

The ICRF Program’s support to your partnering U.S. institution (if any) is:

• $4,000 administrative support payable to the U.S. institution (this amount is only applicable toward one fellow. If more than one fellow is administered out of the same U.S. institution, the institution will receive an additional $1,500 per fellow).
• Up to $1,200 for suitable travel and pre-travel medical consultation and services (anti-malarial and anti-diarrheal drugs, and indicated vaccinations), upon presentation of receipts as required by the subcontracted institution.
• Up to $300 toward visa and passport fees for each U.S. fellow, upon presentation of receipts as required.
• Up to $5,000 for roundtrip airfare to overseas sites for each U.S. fellow, upon presentation of receipts as required.
• Up to $200 miscellaneous transportation/arrival costs at overseas site such as taxi, upon presentation of receipts as required.

If your partnership is directly with an overseas institution, i.e., there is no U.S. academic partner, the Support Center at Vanderbilt will provide these services directly. Vanderbilt University requires receipts prior to any and all reimbursements.

Research Training Costsfor all Fellows
The following financial support will be sent via subcontract to your U.S. institution, which will provide support to your overseas site as applicable. If you do not have a partnering U.S. institution, these amounts will be handled via cost-reimbursement by the Support Center at Vanderbilt or subcontracted directly to your overseas site or partnering US institution.

• $8,000 infrastructure and administrative support for the overseas site.
• Up to $15,000 discretionary and research-project-related funds for scholar-related expenses per fellow, such as support for supplies, analysis, equipment, meetings, supplies, language courses, computer, software, etc. We expect your partner institutions to have most of the necessary equipment and supplies in place for a fellow’s project. These funds are supplementary and must be justified in the application.

Program Timeline

I. February 12, 2010: Applications are due by 3PM Eastern Standard Time.

II. Early March 2010: All finalists will be interviewed by telephone, after which final awardees will be selected by the VIGH-organized selection committee.

III. Late March 2010: Awards will be announced.

IV. July 2010: Fellows will participate in a two-week experience on the NIH campus. All fellows are required to attend and participate fully.

V. On or around August 1, 2010: ICRF awardees will begin their overseas work on-site and will be on-site for at least 10 months.

VI. After completion of the research training year: Selected ICRF fellows will return to Bethesda, MD, to present their findings at a Fogarty Trainee Conference in March 2011, depending upon the availability of funds provided by the Support Center at Vanderbilt. In addition, the completion of a brief questionnaire (anticipated to be approximately four questions) about their current career decisions plus a copy of their current curriculum vitae (including basic contact information, training and research experiences, awards, publications, and employment history) will be required every two years for the next 20 years. This is part of the NIH-mandated long-term career tracking function of the Support Center at Vanderbilt in order to assess the impact of the training.

Eligible Sites
A total of 48 sites have been competitively selected as pre-approved ICRF Fellowship sites. Information on these sites can be found at http://www.fogartyscholars.org/fellows/sites.

Non-U.S. applicants in particular are required to apply to conduct their research training at one of these sites.

Applicants affiliated with one of these sites are not required to submit a Site Application along with the rest their application; however, US citizen/permanent resident applicants are able to choose sites other than those that have been approved. U.S. applicants not partnering with approved sites must partner with an eligible developing country site willing to host and mentor the candidate during their research. The eligible site must further be willing to select a local national to also become an ICRF for the same year. To be eligible to host a fellow, a site must demonstrate U.S. federal government supported research and/or evaluation (e.g., PEPFAR*) funding, e.g., from the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, or the United States Agency for International Development. This funding support must be extant during the year that a fellow is on-site (i.e., for the 2009-2010 ICRF, U.S. federal funding must extend through June 2010). IRB and FWA requirements are given earlier in this RFA.

(*President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: www.pepfar.gov)

Submitting an Application
Applications are due electronically to Catherine Lem, MPH, Program Manager, (c.lem@vanderbilt.edu) by 3 pm ESTon February 12, 2010. It is expected that all candidates will submit electronically. However, if a candidate is unable to submit the application electronically, please contact Cat Lem by February 1, 2010 to make alternative mailing arrangements. Please anticipate these deadlines and avoid a last minute submission as there will be no applications accepted after this deadline even due to circumstances beyond the applicants’ control.

Application forms and instructions are found at:

Submitting an Application  (www.fogartyscholars.org/fellows/submitting-an-application)

Where to Direct Inquiries
All general-interest queries will be posted to the web site and answered therein. Please read “Frequently Asked Questions for the ICRF Program” on the following web site: http://www.fogartyscholars.org/fellows/faq to see if a given query has already been addressed.

Queries by telephone to the VIGH will be abstracted such that questions and answers are summarized and added to our web site. You may contact the following resource persons for this solicitation:

Catherine Lem, MPH,
Senior Program Manager
Tel: (615) 343-3555
Email: catherine.lem@vanderbilt.edu

Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD,
Principal Investigator of the Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars/Fellows Support Center at Vanderbilt and an additional resource person
Tel: (615) 322-9374
Email: sten.vermund@vanderbilt.edu

Website: http://www.fogartyscholars.org/fellows/fellowship-in-global-mental-health-research

The General Conference Women's Ministries Scholarship Program is established to give scholarships to women who are committed to serving the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church who would otherwise be unable to afford a Christian education. Scholarship awards are based on academic achievement, financial need, and community outreach. Specific amounts of scholarship awards vary from year to year and are dependent on the amount of funds available in your division. Scholarships may only be obtained through your home division.

Who is Eligible?
Any woman who is planning to attend a Seventh-day Adventist college in the Division in which she lives. Primary consideration will be given to those in the last two years of college-level study. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of need, ability and the recipient's determination to improve herself. She must be committed to serve the Lord in whatever way He directs and to the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

How May I Apply?
Women interested in applying for the scholarship should get an application form from the Women's Ministries director in your division.

You will be asked to fill out the application, provide a photo, a transcript of your latest year in school and three recommendations written by your pastor, church leaders, and/or teachers.

Scholarships should be submitted first to your conference Women's Ministries (WM) director who will send it to the union (WM) director, then the division (WM) director and finally to the GC (WM) director. If you have no conference WM director send the application to your union WM director. If there is no conference or union WM director then send it directly to your division WM director.

Applicants will be screened by a committee at the Women's Ministries office for your Division and by the General Conference Women's Ministries Scholarship Committee.

Criteria

• Each recipient shall sign a "Commitment Statement," agreeing to uphold the standards of the Church and to use her education to further the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
• Students shall be required to study within their own division, unless some special arrangement is made in order to complete a specific field of study.
• The General Conference Department of Women's Ministries shall put safeguards in place to protect the program from nepotism and favoritism.
• Each institution receiving scholarship moneys must agree that these scholarships are over and above other scholarships that are available to women in that institution.

Selection Process

• Students shall be considered on the basis of personal commitment to the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, leadership skills, and academic achievement.
• The overall ethnic balance in determining scholarship recipients shall be considered.
• High school scholarships in developing countries shall be considered.
• The General Conference Department of Women's Ministries shall consult with Griggs University to work out programs for students in isolated areas.

Procedures

1. Scholarships shall be available to Adventist women in all the world divisions.
2. The program will be promoted through a brochure, the General Conference Women's Ministries newsletter, and other available channels.
3. Application forms shall be distributed to Adventist schools within the world divisions.
4. Applications shall be channeled through the division Women's Ministries directors who will be part of the screening process.
5. Each division office of Women's Ministries shall present the candidates for approval to the division committee. Before any moneys are transferred, the names recommended by the division committee shall be forwarded to the General Conference Department of Women's Ministries.
6. The division Women's Ministries director shall make the actual presentation of the scholarship and file regular reports to the General Conference Department of Women's Ministries.
7. The division Women's Ministries directors shall endeavor to facilitate a mentoring relationship between the scholarship recipients and those donors wishing to cultivate such a relationship.

Scholarshipping Our Sisters Prior to 2004 all scholarships were funded by profits from the Women's Ministries' daily devotional books for women. The first devotional book was printed in 1993 and was titled "Among Friends." Since then 14 more books have been published.

In 2004 we became aware of our need to raise even more funds for this program as we were turning down almost 50% of all applicants. A program was developed to raise funds that would allow more women to receive help. This new program is called "Scholarshipping Our Sisters" (SOS) and is managed by the GC Women's Ministries department.

Funds are solicited from businesses, retirees, women's organizations, and other interested groups and individuals. Donations may be named or unnamed. Donors are free to specify if their donation is for a particular field of study or if it can be used generally. And donors can give a donation in memory of, in honor of, or just as a gift.

Each quarter we print a SOS newsletter updating you on what your donations are doing and giving you true stories of some of our recipients.

If you are interested in making a donation please contact us at:

GC Women's Ministries 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904 (301) 680-6672 (301) 680-6636 Thank you for strengthening our church by Scholarshipping our Sisters.

Update From its inception in 1991 the Women's Ministries scholarship program has given a total of 1223 scholarships in over 105 countries amounting to $493,626.04.

Application
Download the Scholarship Application (click here). (Available in Adobe Acrobat)

niversity of Birmingham holds 22 Arts and Humanities Research Council awards for 2010-2011: Competition Now Open! This page contains information about Postgraduate Studentships in the Arts and Humanities in the College of Arts and Law, the College of Social Sciences, and the College of Life and Environmental Sciences.

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) The University of Birmingham is pleased to announce it has 22 Arts and Humanities Research Council Postgraduate awards available for the 2010/2011 Academic year.

There are 22 Arts and Humanities Research Council Postgraduate Awards available for study starting in October 2010. Please see below for  further information on the availability of these awards according to discipline area and type of award.

AHRC Awards 2010-2011 by Discipline

The closing date for this competition is 4pm  on Friday 26th February 2010.

Application form, references and transcripts be submitted via e-mail to ahrcapplication@contact.bham.ac.uk by this date to be considered for this competition.

Applications Forms, References forms, and Guidelines are available to download here;
2010-2011 AHRC Competition Guidance Notes
2010-2011 AHRC Competition Application Form
2010-2011 AHRC Competiton Reference Form

Please read all forms and guidelines carefully BEFORE completing the application form, please note, for students who are successful in being  short-listed for consideration of AHRC funding, the award is subject to confirmation by AHRC

Application link: http://www.postgraduate.bham.ac.uk/apply

Programme Description
Every year the International Journalists‘ Programmes (IJP) offer a bursary to up to six young Southern African (SADC-Member States: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe + Kenia) and up to five young German journalists. For two months (june/july 2010) the Southern African delegates will have the chance to work in Germany. They will be integrated into the day-to-day journalism of their host newsroom while also researching stories for their home media. It is assumed that all candidates have a strong command of the English language. German language abilities are an advantage but are not mandatory. The Southern African Bursary is a multiyear effort to shape an integrated understanding of the other country and region and to foster relations between Africa and Germany. The bursary is intended to enable young journalists to gain valuable insights into the political, economical, cultural as well as the social fabric of the host country.

The Southern African-German Journalists‘ Programme starts with an Introductory Conference for all delegates in Bonn. This will allow the participants from Southern Africa to familiarise themselves with the host country.

Mode of payment
The Southern African delegates receive a fixed payment of 3.000 Euro. This is expected to cover most of their travel, accommodation and living expenses. No further payments will be made: delegates are expected to use their own funds for any further costs. Payment for their work with the host media is not envisaged.

Application
All journalists from Southern Africa (SADC Member States + Kenia) between the age of 25 and 35 who regularly work for a media organisation can apply.

1. Enclose a CV with a passport photograph.

2. Write a 800 word essay addressing the following topics: 
- Why you would like to work in Germany?
- What you expect from the IJP and what you think you can contribute to it?
- What are the 3 research topics you want to pursue during the fellowship?
- What role you expect to play at your home media in the future?
- How you will spend the bursary?

3. Include a one-page resume detailing your education and work experience, your standard of German and English (copies of certificates/ e.g. Goethe Institut/Toefel), plus 2 copies of articles written by you (TV and radio journalists must type up their reports since no audio or video tapes can be considered)

4. A journalistic reference from your editor or head of department is required (freelancers should submit a reference from a senior journalist). It should also guarantee your leave of absence for the duration of the program.

Applicants are asked to send the application documents (E-Mail) not before December 1st, 2009 and until January 31st, 2010 to the following address: vollmar@ijp.org

University College Dublin - TEAM: Training in European Asset Management

Applications are invited for 10 PhD researcher positions as part of a Marie Curie Initial Training Network into infrastructure management.

TEAM: Training in European Asset Management is a Marie Curie ITN with PhD positions available in Dublin, Paris, Nottingham, Graz, Copenhagen and Lausanne.

These positions are organised into 3 research themes within the area of infrastructure management.

A number of research projects are described under each theme, details of which can be found at: http://www.ucd.ie/team/research_projects.htm. 3 years funding is available for each project and all projects are expected to start in early 2010.

Early Stage Researchers funded under the Marie Curie Initial Training Networks scheme typically receive a salary of approximately €34,000 plus other travel and research benefits. Please note that Marie Curie eligibility criteria will apply and that these criteria require international mobility. The TEAM ITN welcomes applications from female candidates and will seek to ensure that an appropriate gender balance is achieved across the Network.

The deadline for applications is January 29th 2010. Application forms and further information are available at
http://www.ucd.ie/team/applications.html

Within the programme for international courses and training programmes 2010-2011, CIUF grants 150 scholarships for participation into the courses and 70 for participation into the training programmes.

You will find on this site a list of international courses and training programmes for which there is a possibility of scholarship and the modalities of introduction of an application file as well as the rules of selection. These rules define the conformity of the files and therefore are very important.

Click on the following links to learn more about:

• List of International Courses and Training Programs
• Rules of Selection
• How to Introduce an application for a Scholarship
• Application form for a CUD Scholarship and Admission form to the University

Source: http://www.cud.be/content/view/339/208/lang,/