Full-time MBA study in Switzerland for students from all countries Scholarship amount: CHF 30,000 No. of Scholarships offered: 3 Eligibility: Accepted candidates who demonstrate exceptionally strong leadership potential from all countries. Scholarship conditions: Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their scholarship application. To apply for the scholarship, submit an essay on: ‘Leadership in an era of Globalization’. Include in your essay the criteria that you would use to select a future global leader, and why (maximum 750 words). Deadline for applications is 30 September annually. Contact Details: Scholarship essays, or questions, should be sent to mbafinance@imd.ch More info at: www.imd.ch/programs/mba/fees/scholarships/Future-Leaders.cfm
Full-time MBA study in Switzerland for students from developing countries Scholarship amount: CHF 20,000 Number of Scholarships: 1 Eligibility: Accepted candidates who demonstrate strong financial need (with preference given to women) from Africa, Central & Eastern Europe (including all former Soviet republics), and the South-Eastern Asian Peninsula (Thailand, Myramar, Cambodia, Loas, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia) . Application instructions: Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their scholarship application. To apply for the scholarship, submit an essay on: ‘Why I would like to do an MBA at IMD’ (maximum 500 words). Candidates will also be considered on the basis of merit as per the quality of their admission application. Deadline for applications is 30 September annually. Contact Details: Scholarship essays, or questions, should be sent to mbafinance@imd.ch More info at: www.imd.ch/programs/mba/fees/scholarships/Jim-Ellert.cfm
Full-time MBA study in Switzerland for female (women) students from all countries (with preference given to developing countries) Scholarship amount: CHF 25,000 No. of Scholarships: 1 Eligibility: Accepted women candidates who demonstrate financial need. Employees of Nestlé and its subsiduaries are not elegible. Scholarship Conditions: Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their scholarship application. To apply for the scholarship, submit an essay discussing the issue: ‘Does diversity in management impact the bottom line? If so, how?’ (maximum 750 words). Our scholarship applications are essay based, with winning essays typically including the following features: - Relevance to the essay title
- Organization and structure
- Fully developed arguments
- Persuasiveness
- Personal element and/or passion
Deadline for applications is 30 September annually. Contact Details: Scholarship essays, or questions, should be sent to mbafinance@imd.ch More info at: www.imd.ch/programs/mba/fees/scholarships/Nestle.cfm
The programme DIES Partnerships with universities in developing countries is announced on a yearly basis. The following can apply for DIES Partnerships: - University Principals, members of the central university management
- Heads of central university facilities
- Deans and faculty managers
- Heads of higher education management programmes
Possible topics include: - Introducing innovations into the institutional management of universities or faculties (target agreements, decentralisation, professorial appointments management, networking management, etc.)
- Introducing or advancing the strategic development planning or quality management systems (at institutional or faculty level)
- Introducing systematic cooperation with external interest groups (stakeholders) into the development of the university or faculties (graduate and destination surveys, contact workshops, alumni networks, fundraising, etc.)
- Establishing and enhancing central university facilities (international offices, careers services centres, technology transfer centres, university-wide graduate schools, etc.)
- Continuing development of responsibilities performed by the higher education management or administration (human resources, infrastructure, budget, organisation, etc.)
- Establishing and advancing tertiary continuing and postgraduate training programmes on topics relating to higher education management and administration.
- Support from university consortia on introducing innovations into the field of higher education management.
Topics that are not possible: - Applications on related topics that are primarily addressed at degree programme or departmental level. Examples include: Quality assurance in degree programmes; Curriculum development of degree programmes (even if with an interdisciplinary approach) or Establishment of graduate schools at departmental or faculty level.
- Subject-related partnerships with universities in developing countries
If you are in any doubt about how to classify your project, please send us an informal outline of the planned project as early as possible so that the DAAD can advise you in good time. The application deadline for the funding term 2011-2014 is June 30, 2010. Application documents and Information
The Kennedy Center Institute for Arts Management Fellowship program annually provides ten mid-career arts managers with academic training and practical work experience at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, one of the world's largest and most dynamic performing arts institutions. The nine-month, full-time program begins in September. Fellows study with senior staff in weekly seminars (strategic planning, development, finance, and marketing) and complement that study with practical work rotations in three departments. Applicants must have a minimum of three years' work experience. International applicants are welcome. (The center also offers a month-long Summer Fellowship for international participants only.) Fellows receive an annual stipend of $20,000 to help defray housing and transportation costs. Course materials and reimbursement for health insurance are also provided. Application instructions are available at the Kennedy Center Web site. Detailed info, Application and Contact, please visit:
www.kennedy-center.org/education/artsmanagement/fellowships/home.html
Application Deadline is April 21 of each year.
The Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington internship program brings two international students per year to Washington, D.C., to work at the Scripps Howard News Service for a semester. The internship is designed to give international students an opportunity to cover events in the U.S. capital, as well as to report and write feature stories for the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire. Stories written by Scripps Howard interns may be published in newspapers across the United States. The internship is open to undergraduate journalism or communications students who intend to pursue careers in journalism after graduation. Interns must be fluent in both spoken and written English. Interns who are selected in the program will work in one of two periods: January to April or September to December. The internship is sponsored by the Scripps Howard Foundation, which strives to advance the cause of a free press through support of excellence in journalism, quality journalism education and professional development. International participants in the program are recruited and selected by the International Center for Journalists, which provides training and other assistance to journalists across the globe. Interested journalism students apply online starting March 1st (click here). The deadline to apply is April 30 (for the September to December term).
The Indigenous Fellowship Programme (IFP) was launched by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the context of the first International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples (1995/2004). The aim of the programme is to give indigenous peoples the opportunity to gain knowledge on the UN system and mechanisms dealing with human rights in general and indigenous issues in particular so they can assist their organizations and communities in protecting and promoting the rights of their people. In its first decade, more than 100 indigenous men and women from 46 countries undertook the programme. They provided human rights training to many more in their communities. The IFP is accessible in four different languages: English, French, Spanish and Russian. The programme -in its four linguistic versions- is held annually. Each language version has developed slightly differently and generally runs from 2 to 4 months. The selected candidates are entitled to a return flight ticket, living expenses and health insurance. Who can apply?- The candidate must be indigenous (non-indigenous persons will not be taken into consideration, even if they have close links with indigenous communities and/or organizations).
- Age should not be a limitation to participation in the programme, although preference should be given to candidates in the age-bracket 25-35 years.
- Formal education should not be a limitation to participation in the IFP given the socio-economic barriers confronted by many indigenous peoples that limit access to formal educational institutions.
- Candidates should agree to train other indigenous persons after the return to their respective communities/organizations.
- The candidate should be proposed and his/her candidacy supported by his/her indigenous organization and/or community. It is desirable that the sponsoring organization has a firm constituency or membership and that it is representative.
- The candidate should have a good working knowledge of the language, in which the programme is imparted.
Selection process The selection of fellows reflects a gender and a regional balance. The general human rights situation in the respective regions/countries is also taken into consideration. A pre-selection of 15 (first five preferences and 10 alternates) candidates is made by previous indigenous fellows. The final selection of successful candidates is undertaken by an advisory group composed of indigenous persons. In view of the large number of applications, we regret to inform that only successful candidates will be contacted. How to apply? Fellowship applications will only be taken into consideration if they are fully completed. Both parts I and II must be signed and faxed or sent by regular post at the following address: Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Unit Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UNOG-OHCHR CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland Telefax number: (+41 22) 917 90 08 Application forms need to be accompanied by an official recommendation letter from the nominating indigenous organization or community. In view of the high number of applications received, we strongly encourage you to send your form - well before the deadline - by post or by fax. We DO NOT encourage you to send scanned applications by email. Any questions pertaining to the Indigenous Fellowship Programme can be sent to the address mentioned above or E-mailed to: fellowship@ohchr.orgPermalink: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/indigenous/fellowship.htm
The Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP) was launched by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in 2005. Through this Programme, the OHCHR aims to give persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities - particularly young minority women and men - an opportunity to gain knowledge on the UN system and mechanisms dealing with international human rights in general and minority rights in particular. The Fellowship Programme is intended to assist organizations and communities in protecting and promoting the rights of minorities the fellows belong to. The MFP is held annually and currently has two linguistic versions: The English programme and the Arabic programme. The English programme has been running since 2005 and lasts on average 3 months. The Arabic programme started in 2007 and has been gradually expanding from 2 to 4 weeks. The Fellows are based at the OHCHR in Geneva, Switzerland. The programme is interactive and consists of briefings on several topics (e.g. the UN system, OHCHR's work, human rights mechanisms and instruments) as well as individual and group assignments. At the end of the Programme, all Fellow should have a general knowledge of the United Nations system, international human rights instruments and mechanisms in general and those relevant to minorities in particular and be capable of further training their communities/organizations. Fellows are entitled to the following: a return ticket (economy class) from the country of residence to Geneva; basic health insurance for the duration of the Programme; and a grant to cover modest accommodation in Geneva for the duration of the Programme and other living expenses. Who can apply? - The candidate must belong to a national, ethnic, linguistic or religious minority group (persons who do not belong to a minority group will not be taken into consideration, even if they have close links with minority communities and/or organizations) NOTE: If your community identifies as indigenous, please do not apply to this programme but to our indigenous fellowship programme instead (see http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/indigenous/fellowship.htm). Please note that the indigenous fellowship is a separate programme and has different application forms and deadlines.
- Age should not be a limitation to participation in the Minorities Fellowship Programme, although preference initially will be given to candidates between 25 - 35 years.
- Formal education should not be a limitation to participation in the Minorities Fellowship Programme, if relevant experience can be demonstrated.
- Candidates should have ability, willingness and possibility to train other persons belonging to minorities upon return to their respective communities/organizations and should agree to do so.
- The candidates must have a good working knowledge of the language in which the programme is imparted (i.e. English for the English programme and Arabic for the Arabic programme).
- The candidate should be proposed and his/her candidacy supported by his/her organization and/or community. It is desirable that the sponsoring organization has a firm constituency or membership, is representative, undertakes work on minority issues and is composed of persons belonging to minorities.
- The overall goal of the Minorities Fellowship Programme is to offer persons belonging to minorities the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in the field of international human rights in order to assist their organizations and communities in protecting and promoting human and minority rights. Therefore, it is important that the candidate proposed and nominated by a minority organization or community be someone who will return to his or her NGO to work in this field.
Selection process The selection of fellows reflects a gender and regional balance. The general human rights situation in the respective regions/countries is also taken into consideration as is the situation of the minority community to which the applicant belongs to. For the English programme, a pre-selection of 15 (first five preferences and 10 alternates) candidates is made by previous minority fellows. The final selection of successful candidates is undertaken by an advisory group composed of OHCHR staff. As the Arabic programme expands in the future, similar selection process will be established. In view of the large number of applications, we regret to inform that only successful candidates will be contacted. How to apply? Fellowship applications will only be taken into consideration if they are fully completed. Both parts I and II must be signed and faxed, sent by regular post or scanned and E-mailed to the following address: Minorities Fellowship Programme Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Unit Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais des Nations 8-14 Avenue de la Paix CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland Telefax number: (+41 22) 928 90 66 E-mail: minorityfellowships@ohchr.org Application forms need to be accompanied by an official recommendation letter from the nominating organization or community. Any questions pertaining to the Minorities Fellowship Programme can be directed to the addresses mentioned above.
The Arabic speaking component of the Minorities Fellowship Programme began in 2007 as a two-week pilot and expanded to three weeks in 2008 and to four weeks in 2009. It is intended primarily for persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities who are Arabic speakers and do not have a sufficient command of the English language to benefit from the longer English-speaking programme. In 2008 and 2009, the programme coincided with the inaugural session of the Forum on Minority Issues in which the fellows actively participated. This will be the case also in 2010. The 2009 programme took place from 26 October to 20 November and the following fellows benefited from it: - Ms. Haliz Abdulbaqi (Kurd from Iraq)
- Ms. Farahnez Rezaei (Bahaii from Iran/Kuwait)
- Mr. Oubeid Ould Imijine (Haratin from Mauritania)
- Mr. Moustafa Mouammad (Kurd from Syria)
- Mr. Mohamed Badarne (Palestinian from Israel)
The 2010 Arabic- speaking minority fellowship programme will take place from 22 November to 17 December 2010. The deadline to receive applications for the 2010 Arabic- speaking minority fellowship programme is Friday 30 July 2010. Info source: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/minorities/fellowprog.htm#arabic
The Open Society Fellowship supports individuals seeking innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. The fellowship funds work that will enrich public understanding of those challenges and stimulate far-reaching and probing conversations within the Open Society Institute and in the world. A fellowship project might identify a problem that has not previously been recognized, develop new policy ideas to address familiar problems, or offer a new advocacy strategy. Fellows should take advantage of the considerable intellectual and logistical resources of the Open Society Institute and expect to contribute meaningfully to OSI's thinking in return. In evaluating each proposal, the selection committee weighs three factors: the applicant, the topic of the project, and the work product. Proposals are accepted year round, but those received by January 8, 2010, will be evaluated by March 24, 2010. Those received by April 28, 2010, will be evaluated by July 21, 2010. Click here to apply now: More info, click: Website: www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/focus_areas
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