The University of Trento and the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna offer an two-year international joint Master of Science program, named Graduate Program in Information Science and Technology (Laurea Magistrale in Scienze e Tecnologie dell'Informazione).

The objective of the program is to educate high profile professionals and researchers in Information Science and Technology. The perfect candidates for this course are highly motivated young students wishing to pursue a higher educational path that will lead to either industrial or academic research positions.

In brief:
Candidates must possess (or achieve before August 31 2010) a Bachelor (Laurea Triennale) (see http://www.unitn-sssa.org/admissions)
It is reserved to 5 EU students and 5 non-EU students, admissionis by a public selection procedure (see http://www.unitn-sssa.org/admissions).
It is an international program. All courses are taught in English Scolarships are available (see http://www.unitn-sssa.org/fundings)

The call has been issued and the application website is now open.

Deadlines for Non-EU is March 15th 2010

Website: www.unitn-sssa.org/science

LIDC is contributing thousands of pounds towards field costs for five three-year PhD Studentships. The funds will support research projects in a range of innovative and specialised areas including using mobile phones to help monitor infectious disease, analysing sexual behaviour among young women in South Africa, and exploring land and legal issues in post-conflict countries in Africa. They will supplement the five development Studentships, out of a total of 13 Studentships, offered by The Bloomsbury Colleges. Each development project - Studentship plus field costs – is worth more than £60,000.

Successful applicants will begin their PhDs in September/October 2010 as part of the scheme run by The Bloomsbury Colleges (a consortium made up of Birkbeck, Institute of Education, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Royal Veterinary College, School of Oriental and African Studies, and The School of Pharmacy). Each student will be guided by two academics - a lead supervisor from one of the Bloomsbury Colleges and a collaborating supervisor from another. This joint supervision approach will promote interdisciplinary research, a primary aim of LIDC. The Colleges, via the consortium, will provide Studentships to include tuition fees and a stipend. LIDC is committed to contributing a total of approximately £31,000 towards the field research costs across the five development Studentships.

Research questions
The five PhD research areas and the academics responsible for supervising them are set out below (lead supervisor listed first):-

Background
The Bloomsbury PhD Studentships were created to promote cross-College collaboration, particularly in areas likely to benefit from interdisciplinary work. They are awarded every year for a range of topics, including international development.

Applications
Click here for more information and to apply. The Studentships cover the cost of UK/EU tuition fees and a maintenance stipend. Applications are welcome from students of all nationalities. The deadline for applications is 1 March 2010.

The EVIMalaR International PhD Programme on Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite offers
10-12 PhD student fellowships

EVIMalaR is a collaborative research Network of Excellence, funded by the European Commission and coordinated by the University of Glasgow. It currently engages 49 Principal Investigators from 34 institutions in Europe (29) and malaria endemic countries (5). The consortium conducts research on malaria parasites and their interactions with both mammalian hosts and mosquito vectors. EVIMalaR’s International PhD Programme aims to train talented young scientists from both North and South in malaria research, with emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches. It thus offers a unique opportunity for students to become engaged in malaria research in world-leading malaria research institutions.

Training of the future EVIMalaR students is conducted through the virtual European Malaria Graduate School, which is organized and operated in collaboration with the EMBL and the Heidelberg University. Applications are invited for studentships (funded for a maximum of 3.5 years) linked to collaborative research projects, each supervised by two or more principle investigators from different countries. Applicants should hold the necessary qualifications entitling them to undertake a PhD study in their host country, and should possess a high standard of written and spoken English.

Applications are to be submitted online via the following link
https://www.w3system08.de/evimalar/intern/registrieren_registrieren_for.php
and are due by 8 March 2010.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to EMBL, Heidelberg, on 26 – 28 May 2010, for interviews with the Admissions Committee. Successful candidates should be available to start in October 2010 to attend the 3-week PhD Core Course in Heidelberg.

Email contact to the PhD application: Miriam Griesheimer

EVIMalaR PhD Programme Office
Heidelberg University, Med. School
Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology

Im Neuenheimer Feld 324
69120 Heidelberg - Germany

Tel.: ++49-6221-567845
Fax: ++49-6221-564643
Email: EVIMalaR.PhD@med.uni-heidelberg.de

Achieving Universal Access to Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support

You are a young researcher (35 or under on 1st January 2010) resident in the SADC and EAC region. You have exciting and original research on Universal Access to prevention, treatment, care and support and you wish to submit an article to a reputable peer reviewed international journal.

HEARD at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa is offering to support up to 12 young researchers by linking you to an international academic mentor who will support your writing of an article for submission for publication. For more information on Universal Access click here.

Deadline: 26 February 2010

Background HEARD supports Young Researchers across the Southern African Development Community and the East African Community to expand the pool of researchers able to write and publish their research in peer reviewed journals and increase the accessibility of research across the continent.

It works to achieve this through:

• The provision of training and learning opportunities
• A structured academic writing mentorship programme linking young researchers to international senior HIV researchers

Permalink: http://www.heard.org.za/capacity-building/young-researchers-initiative

The Institute of International Education (IIE) accepts applications annually for the Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development. The two-year fellowships of up to $10,000 per year will be awarded by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and IIE. The fellowships are open to students currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Students in economics, economic demography, geography, and epidemiology are especially encouraged to apply.

These fellowships will support dissertation research on topics that examine how population dynamics and family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) influence economic development, including economic growth, poverty reduction, and equity. Dissertations that address population and development issues pertinent to the African continent are especially encouraged. The research must include a strong quantitative component, with an emphasis on rigorous data analysis. We encourage the development or use of new statistical methods. Finally, the research must have a strong policy-relevant component, demonstrating an interest in communicating research results with program managers, planners, and policymakers.

The objective of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation/IIE Dissertation Fellowship is to produce sound evidence on the role of population and reproductive health in economic development that could be incorporated into national and international economic planning and decision making.

The 2010 round of competition is now open, with a deadline of receiving completed applications on or before March 5, 2010.

Click the following highlighted words for more information on:

• Focus
• Contact Information
• Participating Countries/Territories
• About Participants 
• Application 
  

Permalink/Source: http://www.iie.org

For students from developing countries who are currently studying in the United States or Canada, the MMMF awards grants of approximately $12,000 each; grants are not renewable. Every year, the MMMF also invites the recipients to Washington DC to participate in a three day Awards Program organized in their honor.

Follow the application procedure below.
Application Forms: available online from November 5, 2009.
Deadline for submitting completed applications: midnight February 18, 2010
Results: ONLY successful applicants will be notified around May 1, 2010

Eligibility Criteria, for students studying in the US or Canada
Application Procedure, for students studying in the US or Canada

Eligibility Criteria
A woman is eligible to apply for an MMMF grant if she meets all the following criteria:
1.Has a record of service to women and/or children in her country.
2.Resides in the U.S. or Canada at the time she submits the application.
3.Is enrolled at an accredited U.S. or Canadian educational institution for the academic year 2009-10 and remains enrolled during the entire year of the grant.
4.Uses the grant to continue to study for her degree.
5.Is a national of a lower or middle income country as designated by the Country Eligibility List of the World Bank (Country Eligibility List). Applicant cannot be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident or Canadian Land Immigrant.
6.Demonstrates a plan to return to a developing country in about two years after receiving the grant.7.Demonstrates financial need.8.Is at least 25 years old by December 31, 2009 (Born before December 31, 1984).9. Is not related to any World Bank Group staff member or his/her or her spouse.There are no exceptions to the MMMF Scholarship criteria listed above.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS The complete Application Package consists of:
A. Online Application Form
B. Online Recommendation Form
C. List of documents to be mailed

A.Online Application Form (The Application Form can only be completed and submitted online. Click here to get a draft)
1. Registration: First time users please click here to register with the MMMF and access the form.
2. Accessing your Application Form: Returning users click here to access your application form.

B.Online Recommendation (Deadline: midnight February 18, 2010) Two (2) recommendations from professors/supervisors must be submitted using MMMF online recommendation form. Please provide the person with website: www.mmmf-grants.org, and tell them to go at the bottom of the page to click on US/Canada Program, in order for them to click here to access, complete and submit recommendation. At least one recommendation must be from a professor/advisor at your current institution and one must have known you for at least one year.

C.Documents to be mailed. The following documents are required and must be mailed together in one envelope to the MMMF, postmarked no later than February 18, 2010 addressed to:

The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
P.O Box 27255
Washington, DC 20038-7255
USA

A copy of Fall 2009 Registration
Official copy of transcript for fall 2009 in a sealed envelope from the Registrar.

Official estimate of annual expenses for students published by your institution. One (1) passport-size photographCopy of US/Canada VisaFor applicants at US Universities, copy of I-20 / DC-2019 (formally IAP-66)For applicants at Canadian Universities, copy of Study Permit, Copy of curriculum vitae/resume (Maximum two pages).

Permanent URL for this page: http://go.worldbank.org/OECPC21HJ0

AFRICAN UNION / UNION AFRICAINE / UNIÃO AFRICANA
Addis-Ababa, ETHIOPIA P. O. Box 3243 Téléphone: +251 115 517 700 Fax: +251 115 517844
Site Internet: www.africa-union.org

NYERERE PROGRAMME OF THE AFRICAN UNION
AFRICA – INDIA CAPACITY BUILDING SCHOLARSHIPS

The Nyerere Programme of the African Union has received support under the Plan of Action for the Implementation of the Framework for Cooperation of the Africa-India Partnership, for special scholarships for Africans in the field of Agriculture, in the following areas:
(i) Doctoral Degree in Agriculture
(ii) Masters’ Degree in Agriculture
(i) Doctoral Degree in Agriculture

Under the programme, the Indian Government is offering 25 places to Africans in Indian Universities and Institutions, each year over a 4-year period. In this regard, the Commission of the African Union invites applications from prospective candidates who wish to undertake postgraduate studies at the PhD level in any reputable Indian University/Institution in the 2010 academic year. The applicant should possess a Masters’ degree with at least 3 years post graduation experience, and must not exceed 50 years of age.

The PhD programme must not exceed three years duration.

The Government of India will provide a stipend of 15,000 Indian Rupees per month, to cover tuition fee, hostel fee, mess, medical, contingency and travel within the country during the course. For joining the programme, the cost of air travel in economy class by the shortest possible route will be met by the Indian Government subject to the actual fare not exceeding 75,000 Indian Rupees.

(ii) Masters’ Degree in Agriculture
Under the programme, the Indian Government is offering 50 places to Africans in Indian Universities and Institutions, each year over a 4-year. In this regard and for 2010, the Commission of the African Union invites applications from prospective candidates who wish to undertake postgraduate studies at the Masters’ level in the field of Agriculture in a reputable Indian University/Institution. Applicants should possess at least a Second Class Upper Honors degree or its equivalent, with at least two years post graduation experience, and must not exceed 40 years of age.

The Masters programme must not exceed two years duration.

The Government of India will provide a stipend of 12,000 Indian Rupees per month, to cover tuition fee, hostel fee, mess, medical, contingency and travel within the country during the course. For joining the programme, the cost of air travel in economy class by the shortest possible route will be met by the Indian Government subject to the actual fare not exceeding 75,000 Indian Rupees.

METHODS OF APPLICATION
A) Each African Union States member is requested to select two (02) candidates for the Masters’ Degree and one (01) candidate for the Doctoral Degree. The applications of the selected candidates should be sent to the African Union Commission before the deadline.

B) Interested candidates could also send directly their applications to the African Union Commission before the deadline.

In both cases the applications should be sent to the address below including by Email, attaching the following:

• Updated Curriculum Vitae.
• Copies of academic and professional certificates duly certified.
• A two-page proposal of their research topic and its benefit to Africa.
• Letter of endorsement from employer, to the addresses below. In the case of University teachers, a letter of endorsement from University Vice-Chancellors/Presidents.

In most of the Indian Agriculture Universities the academic session starts in August every year, but applications must be received by the Indian authorities by the end of February 2010.

Preference will be given to candidates who have already secured admission to Indian Universities/Institutions. However, candidates who have not yet secured admission would be expected to commence the process of securing admission to Indian Universities/Institutions at the time of submitting their application to the African Union. Electronic applications are encouraged.

It should be noted that the medium of communication in Indian Universities/Institutions is English language

CLOSING DATE: 15th February, 2010

Applications should be sent to the following address:

Coordinator, Scholarship Unit,
Education Division,
Africa Union Commission,
P.O. Box 3243,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

E-mail: mwalimunyerere@africa-union.org

OlgaA@africa-union.org

Fax: 251 551 7844

Information for intake commencing 2011

Regional strategy
The New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) scheme offers the opportunity to people from targeted developing countries to undertake development-related studies at tertiary education institutions in New Zealand.

New Zealand Development Scholarships are a central part of the New Zealand Government’s development cooperation programme in Africa. In the southern and eastern Africa region, NZAID offers NZDS in the Open category (NZDS-Open) to candidates from Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

By providing people with knowledge and skills to contribute to the sustainable development of key sectors in their home country, the NZDS scheme aims to reduce poverty, promote health, nutrition and improve rural livelihoods, and contribute to the human resource base of Africa. NZAID capacity building complements the work done in country by multilateral agencies and non-governmental organisations’ (NGO) projects.

Type, level and number of scholarships
Under the Africa Regional Programme, New Zealand offers NZDS-Open scholarships to individuals from Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The NZDS-Open is directed to public sector, private sector and civil society (including NGO) candidates who independently apply for a scholarship, and who meet the eligibility and selection criteria outlined below. Preference will be given to applicants from disadvantaged communities.

New Zealand Development Scholarships are awarded for full-time, postgraduate level study (i.e. Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters degrees) in New Zealand. Undergraduate degrees and Doctorates (PhD) are not offered under the Africa Regional Programme.

New Zealand will offer up to 14 NZDS-Open scholarships for the region, with as equitable a spread as possible across all five eligible countries, for study beginning in the 2011 academic year.

Priority sectors
For the 2011 intake, NZDS scholarships will be offered at postgraduate level for study in the development sectors of:

1. health (particularly public health, primary health, HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases);
2. nutrition; and
3. rural livelihoods (including small and micro enterprise development).

For eligibility criteria, application deadline, application form, contact and any other information, please download the attached document below.

Based on the criteria below, let us quickly give the announcement a good circulation to qualified young people in Africa.  UNFPA will recruit six young people to be Special Youth Fellows from 1 April - 31 December 2010.

Background:
The Special Youth Programme fellowship consists of an initial 4.5 months fellowship at UNFPA Headquarters, New York, followed by a continued fellowship of another 4.5 months in the UNFPA Office in the country of the fellow.

Objective
This programme is designed to give young people from developing countries opportunities to engage in policy development and programming; to help build the capacity of young people; and tosensitize both young people and UNFPA staff on partnering to address adolescent and youth issues.

During the course of the programme, fellows will:
- Attend and participate in UNFPA and UN events and meetings as appropriate
- Undertake research and writing assignments
- Contribute to ongoing projects and programmes
- Organize a final presentation to UNFPA HQ staff on their projects and fellowships in Headquarters
- Interact with the New York local youth community on at least one occasion
- Develop a relationship with their Regional and Country Offices and provide updates on their activities during the HQ fellowship and provide updates to HQ during fellowship at their Regional or Country Office

All selected candidates will be provided:
- Cost of return travel from country of origin
- Assistance with travel documents and visa requirements
- Health insurance
- Housing arrangements
- Subsistence allowance (for meals and other basic needs)
- A workstation and internet access
- Opportunities to be mentored by UNFPA staff on issues of interest
- Administrative assistance as required

Qualifications and Experience
Criteria
Candidates must have some programme experience in areas of UNFPA's mandate. These areas include: young people's sexual and reproductive health, reproductive rights, humanitarian response, population,
gender, culture, human rights, HIV prevention, poverty reduction, and sustainable livelihoods.

Eligibility
- Aged between 20-24 years old. Applicants born before 1 January 1987 will not be considered. No exceptions.
- Residence and nationality of a developing country. Applicants from developed countries will not be considered for this programme, but are invited to apply for UNFPA's regular internship programme.
- Established interest and dedication to development issues through previous experiences or affiliation with a youth network or NGO working on development issues
- Basic leadership and advocacy skills
- Basic understanding of issues of importance to UNFPA and what the organization stands for
- English language skills (written and oral)
- Commitment to return to home country to undertake follow up work with young people

Applications opens 10 January 2010. The deadline for applications is 25 January 2010. Only those candidates that are shortlisted will be contacted. Interviews will take place tentatively in mid-February.

To apply for this programme go to http://www.unfpa.org/employment/vacancy.htm and click on "Apply online". Please click on the vacancy for your region. Feel free to contact youth@unfpa.org for more information.

Many thanks
Akinyele.
--
UNFPA - because everyone counts.
Dr. Akinyele Eric Dairo
Senior Programme and Technical Advisor
United Nations Population Fund

O: 27 11 603 5320
F: 27 11 603 5380

http://www.unfpa.org

The Youth Sexuality Institute is going to be held from 7-8 February 2010 in Addis Ababa, Ethopia preceding the main 4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights. The goal of the Institute is “to contribute to the creation of a generation of young people who have a positive view about human sexuality and are empowered to make safe and responsible choices.” Young people between 18 and 25 years with a commitment towards promoting adolescent and youth sexual and bodily health and rights at national and international levels are invited to apply for the fully-fundedparticipation in the Institute. The support for participation will include travel grant, visa, accommodation and perdiems. However, this support is only for the duration of the institute and not for the AfricaConference on Sexual Health and Rights.

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Develop a better understanding of their sexuality, clarify their values and affirm their sexual health and rights;
• Build the skills to prevent violation of their bodily integrity, take care of their sexual health, and express love and intimacy in responsible ways.
• Understand gender and rights and how these issues have an impact on how they choose to exercise their sexuality in a positive way.

The deadline to submit applications is 8 January 2010.

For more information, visit http://www.africasexuality.org/index.html