The Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund
Advancing Conservation through Science

For nearly 50 years WWF has committed to delivering science-based conservation results while incorporating the latest research and innovations into our work. As part of its commitment to advancing conservation through science, WWF established the Kathryn Fuller Postdoctoral Fellowships to support postdoctoral researchers working on issues of exceptional importance and relevance to conservation in a WWF-US priority place.

For nearly 50 years WWF has committed to delivering science-based conservation results while incorporating the latest research and innovations into our work. As part of its commitment to advancing conservation through science, WWF established the Kathryn Fuller Doctoral Fellowships to support PhD students working on issues of exceptional importance and relevance to conservation in one of the WWF-US priority places.

This year, the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund will support doctoral research in the following three areas. (Click on links to see suggested research topics.)

1. ecosystem services
2. measuring and monitoring carbon stocks in forests
3. climate change impacts on and adaptation of freshwater resources

Benefits
As part of their Awards, Fuller Doctoral Fellows receive:

1. either $15,000 or $20,000 allocated over a period of up to 2 years to cover research expenses*
2. opportunities to link doctoral research to WWF’s global conservation efforts
3. networking opportunities with other Fuller Fellows, WWF scientists, and employees

* Fuller Doctoral Fellows receive either $15,000 or $20,000 depending on the location of their research and home university. Fellows with field research based in a WWF-priority place outside the country of their universities are eligible to receive $20,000. Fellows with field research based within the country of their home universities are eligible to receive $15,000. Fuller Fellowships may be used to cover allowable research-related expenses. (See section on eligible and ineligible expenses.)

Eligibility

1. All applicants must be currently enrolled in an academic program leading to a doctoral degree in a conservation-related field and must have completed at least one year of course work.
2. Applicants must have at least two years of work experience in conservation.
3. Applicants must propose research in one of the three topics listed above that has direct implications for conservation in one of WWF’s priority places.
4. Individuals who are currently WWF Train Fellows may not receive a Fuller Fellowship. Applicants may apply to both programs simultaneously, if they are eligible for both, but cannot receive both fellowships from WWF.
5. WWF staff, directors, and their immediate family members are not eligible for Fuller Fellowships.

Selection
Fuller Fellows are selected through a competitive, merit-based process. Eligible candidates must submit a completed application form along with two letters of recommendation and other supporting documents to WWF by the application deadline. An interdisciplinary panel of experts is convened to review applications and to identify top candidates based on the following criteria:

1. Applicant’s ability, accomplishments, and potential to become a leader in their field
2. Scientific merit, feasibility, and significance of the research proposal
3. Relevance of research to conservation practice in general and WWF’s mission and programs in particular
4. Preference will be given to individuals proposing research in their country of origin

For questions or further information, please contact fullerfund@wwfus.org

Info source: http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/doctoralfund.html

The Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund
Advancing Conservation through Science

For nearly 50 years WWF has committed to delivering science-based conservation results while incorporating the latest research and innovations into our work. As part of its commitment to advancing conservation through science, WWF established the Kathryn Fuller Postdoctoral Fellowships to support postdoctoral researchers working on issues of exceptional importance and relevance to conservation in a WWF-US priority place.

This year, the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund will support postdoctoral research in the following three areas. (Click on links to see suggested research topics.)

1. ecosystem services
2. measuring and monitoring carbon stocks in forests
3. climate change impacts on and adaptation of freshwater resources

Benefits

1. Fuller Postdoctoral Fellowships include $140,000 to cover a stipend and research expenses over a period of up to two years.* In addition, up to $17,500 will be granted to cover indirect costs at the host institution over the two-year fellowship period.
2. Fuller Postdoctoral Fellows receive opportunities to link research to WWF’s global conservation efforts and networking opportunities with other Fuller Fellows, WWF scientists and employees.
3. Fellows are mentored by a sponsor at the Fellow’s host research institution. If appropriate, WWF will provide a second sponsor.

* The fellowship tenure will generally be two years, and will begin between June and September 2010. Second-year renewal of the fellowship is contingent upon satisfactory progress towards the research goals outlined in the research proposal, as well as timely completion of detailed interim and first-year activity reports.

Eligibility

1. You will have earned your doctoral degree between June 1, 2005 and June 1, 2010.
2. You have identified a scientist at an academic or research institution who will serve as co-sponsor. A WWF co-sponsor will be identified during the final stages of the selection process, if appropriate.
3. Applicants must propose research in one of the three topics listed above that has direct implications for conservation in one of the WWF-US priority places.
4. WWF staff, directors, and their immediate family members are not eligible for Fuller Fellowships.
5. Research supported by the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund may be conducted at any U.S. or foreign host institution, including any WWF office, that provides adequate space, basic services, and supplies for the individual and is amenable to the terms of the Fellowship.

Selection
Fuller Fellows are selected through a competitive, merit-based process. Eligible candidates must submit a completed application form along with two letters of recommendation and other supporting documents to WWF by the application deadline. An interdisciplinary panel of experts is convened to review applications and to identify top candidates based on the following criteria:

1. Applicant’s ability, accomplishments, and potential to become a leader in their field
2. Scientific merit, feasibility, and significance of the research proposal
3. Relevance of research to conservation practice in general and WWF’s mission and programs in particular
4. Preference will be given to individuals proposing research in their country of origin

For questions or further information, please contact fullerfund@wwfus.org

Info source: http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/fellowships/fuller/postdoctoral-fellowships.html

In 47 years, over 500 journalists from 94 countries have benefited from the WPI experience.

WPI fellows begin their fellowship in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, with briefings about aspects of the United States. The fellows then embark on a journey across the U.S., with briefings, interviews and visitations in states in the nation.

Selection is a competitive process. Each year, 100-200 journalists outside the U.S. apply.

Candidates are not considered if their application package is late or incomplete. After the WPI staff winnows the number of applicants to 30 or so, the fellows are picked by the WPI selection committee, composed of journalists and corporate communications specialists, all with international experience.

WPI is committed to achieving racial and gender equity in its selection of fellows, topics and persons interviewed.

How to apply for the fellowship
The application deadline for the 2010 program year is January 31, 2010. The eight-week program will begin Aug 16 and end Oct. 8

You may download the Application Form and the Reference Form in Acrobat (PDF) format. Click here to download or print a copy of the forms, Applicants must complete the Application Form and arrange for three professional references to complete the reference form.

The completed forms, which must have a signature, can either be scanned in and sent by email attachment, mailed by post to the address at the bottom of this page, or sent by fax. The application has information concerning the work samples that are required.

Send an email to info@worldpressinstitute.org to obtain the fax number.

Please review the terms of the fellowship and the elgibility requirements before applying.

How to download the Application Form
You will need a copy of the appropriate Acrobat Reader for your computer operating system in order to read and print out the form. Depending on how your browser is configured, you may either download the file or view it onscreen before printing it.

If you download the WPI application and reference forms, open the Acrobat Reader first before you open the form file. (If you need a copy of the Acrobat Reader, you may download it free from the Adobe website and install it on your computer.

Program: LLM in Democratic Governance and Rule of Law, Ohio Northern University
Location: USA
Scholarship/Financial aid: available
Deadline: February 15, 2010
Open to: law students from developing countries

The LLM in Democratic Governance and Rule of Law provides young lawyers with the training and tools to implement law reforms that support stable democratic institutions and the rule of law in a free-market economy. The core of the LLM is a fully-funded, one-year program of study designed for lawyers practicing in the public sector whose first law degree was earned from a law school outside the U.S.

Students are required to commit to 2 years further public service upon return to their home countries. A small number of lawyers from the United States and other developed democracies may be considered for admission as well. Through small classes with outstanding faculty, close interaction among the students and with the faculty, and numerous short seminars and field observations, students will receive an intensive education in practical democracy and law.

Please send correspondence to LLM@onu.edu

Source: http://llm.onu.edu/

GSBI™-2010 Announcement and Application Instructions

The Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI™), a program developed by Santa Clara University’s Center for Science, Technology, and Society, assists social benefit entrepreneurs in developing business plans that enable their organizations to reach increasing numbers of beneficiaries. The GSBI consists of three major components:  

1. An on-line, mentored, application process hosted on Social Edge and based on three business planning exercises designed to benefit all who participate. In the applicants define their organizations value proposition, target market (beneficiaries), and “social business” model (key income and expense drivers).
2. 20 organization selected from the application process receive scholarships for an online (4 month) and in-residence (2 week) program that involves “action learning” and mentoring to prepare a sustainable plan for their organization.
3. On-going mentoring and collaboration for all who complete the in-residence component.  

All who participate in the Business Planning Exercises will benefit from the mentoring and feedback on their application exercises, and 20 organizations will be selected for a full scholarship, valued at US $25,000, to participate in 4-months of online preparation and then to attend the intensive two week in-residence program (to be held August 15-28, 2010).   Selection for the GSBI™ scholarships is based on 4 criteria:

1. value proposition with demonstrated impact on important social issues for the Base of the Pyramid (BOP),
2. potential to impact a large target BOP market,
3. a business model with potential to scale rapidly while being financially self-sustaining (including contributed income); and
4. the application exercises have been completed by the top executive in the organization and that executive commits to completing the pre-work and attending the GSBI™.

Because of the importance of energy for the development at the Base of the Economic Pyramid, GSBI™-2010 will reserve up to 8 selections for organizations with demonstrated solutions for solving the problem of lack of access to clean, reliable, low-cost energy sources, including: off-grid power and light; locally-produced and distributed second-generation bio-fuels; affordable energy-saving devices, such as efficient cook-stoves and more efficient, less-polluting transport vehicles.

Applicants should begin preparing their exercises and post them on Social Edge beginning January 4, 2010. Each submittal is reviewed by a member of the GSBI™ GSBI™ Application Mentoring Team (AMT).  Social Edge members also are invited to review and comment on the exercises of any organization. Participants in the 2010 GSBI™ in-residence program will be selected from those organizations that complete all three exercises.    Further Information on the GSBI™ and the application process is given below.

How to participate in the GSBI™ Application Process
Become a member of www.socialedge.org and, beginning January 4, 2010) complete the following three GSBI™ Business Planning Exercises:

1. Value Proposition (Due Friday, January 15, 2010)
2. Target Market (Beneficiary) Statement  (Due Friday, January 29, 2010)
3. Definition of a Business Model (Due Friday, February 19, 2010)

The Scholarship:
The scholarship covers tuition, room, and board for the two-week intensive immersion program focused on venture planning, beneficiary analysis, business models, metrics and successful scaling strategies. Selected candidates are responsible for their travel expenses (airfare, ground transportation, passport, visa).

Get more information through this link: http://www.socialedge.org/features/gsbi

Through 2009 SPIE has distributed over $2.8 million in scholarships to 1,233 students across 86 countries.SPIE will be awarding over $320,000 in 2010 with individual scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $11,000. All students studying worldwide in an optics, photonics, imaging, or optoelectronics program or related discipline are eligible to apply.

Start early and apply now! Deadline is January 15, 2010.

Note: SPIE scholarships are open to full- and part-time students. All scholarship applications are judged on their own merit based on the experience and education level of the individual student. High school (pre-university/secondary school) and 1st/2nd year college undergraduate, post-secondary students are encouraged to apply and will be judged relative to other applicants with similar educational backgrounds.

To be eligible to apply, students must:

• Be a Member* of SPIE
• Be enrolled in an optics, photonics, imaging, or optoelectronics program or related discipline (e.g., physics, electrical engineering) at an accredited school for the full year beginning Fall 2010 (Sept 2010-July 2011)
• Be in high school or secondary school, undergraduate or post-secondary school, or graduate school

* High school students will receive a one-time, one-year complimentary Membership.

Contact
scholarships@spie.org and request a Pre-College Membership Application Form. All other students who are not members and are interested in becoming an SPIE Student Member, click here.

SPIE is incorporated in the state of California, USA, and abides by U.S. laws that may restrict cash awards to residents of some countries. To qualify for an award, students and institutions must be eligible to receive funds under U.S. federal guidelines.

Website: http://spie.org/x1733.xml

Banking on values - what values?

From 18 to 23 July 2010, the third international Summer School on Social Banking and Social Finance will take place. Be part of it!  Where? We invite the participants in 2010 to beautiful Florence in Italy. We have booked the cosy Hotel Villa la Stella for all seminars of the Summer School. Most people will be able to stay there during the whole week. We additionally reserved an accommodation with single and double rooms in just 5 to 10 minutes walking distance.

Whom?
The International Summer School particularly targets

• employees/associates of social banks and financial service providers - including the public sector - who want to approach their field of work from a broader perspective
• employees/associates of conventional enterprises who are interested in social banking and social finance
• employees/associates of socially oriented projects and initiatives who require social financial services
• students from different academic backgrounds with an interest in social banking and social finance

What is it about?
Subject of the International Summer School on Social Banking 2010 is "Banking on values - what values?".

In lectures, discussions, open space workshops and other rounds, we want to create an incubator for creative ideas towards a modern banking system that serves both people and planet. We want to inspire the participants to be change agents!

A first version of the detailed programme will be posted in November.

Costs
The fee for participation in the Summer School is 1250 €. Employees of our member institutions pay a reduced fee of 1050 €. We offer a discount for students and other people with special financial circumstances (350 € for the whole week) and try to give as many scholarships as possible.

Lodging and board will be around 50 to 70 € per night depending on your accommodation (single or multiple rooms).

Registration
The registration deadline is 20 April 2010. Please look at the registration details or directly download the application form.

Further information Here you may find general information about the International Summer School on Social Banking.

If you have questions concerning the Summer School in 2010 please do not hesitate to send us an email to summerschool@social-banking.org or call us at +49 (0)234 5797185 (Katharina Beck).

We are happy to hear from you!

http://www.social-banking.org/en/summer-school/summer-school-2010/

The UO Office of International Affairs offers several competitive cash-based scholarships each year to international students who demonstrate financial need and academic merit. To apply for any of the scholarships below, complete the application by February 15.

All Countries
Kenneth S. Ghent Scholarship: Honoring Dr. Kenneth S. Ghent, former director of International Affairs, several scholarships of approximately $3,500 each may be awarded each academic year. Awards are available for undergraduate and graduate students. Applicants must be in the last year of their degree programs to be eligible. Not available to new students.

Pressman Family Scholarship: Honoring the Pressman family, one scholarship of approximately $750 may be awarded each academic year. New and continuing UO international students may apply.

Jim and Jean Tattersall International Student Scholarship: Honoring Jim and Jean Tattersall, one scholarship of approximately $1,500 may be awarded each academic year. New and continuing UO international students may apply.

Africa
John Haines African Student Scholarship: Established by Dr. John Haines, a Eugene ophthalmologist with a keen interest in international students, two scholarships of approximately $2,000 each may be awarded for each academic year. New and continuing African students may apply.

Prakash Mulani African Student Scholarship: Established by UO alumnus Prakash Mulani '87, one scholarship of approximately $2,400 may be awarded each academic year. New and continuing students from Africa may apply, with preference given to students from Kenya, Tanzania, or South Africa.

Dr. Dapo and Mrs. Lillie Popoola African Student Scholarship: Established by UO alumnus Dapo Popoola '71 and wife Lillie Popoola. One scholarship of approximately $1000 may be awarded each academic year. New and continuing students from Africa may apply.

For all other specified countries scholarships, please follow this link: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/node/207

The ICSP scholarship awards 30-40 competitive scholarships to international students each year. Scholarships apply to tuition only, and range from $6,000-$20,000 per year. The ICSP scholarship has a cultural service component which requires students to give presentations about their home country to children, community organizations, and UO students, faculty, and staff. ICSP scholarships are based on financial need, academic merit, and the ability to make presentations to diverse groups of people. ICSP scholarships are renewable. To apply, complete the ICSP application before February 15.

ICSP Nascence Scholarship
This supplemental scholarship is awarded to a student from China or Hong Kong who is also a recipient of the International Cultural Service Program (ICSP) scholarship. No additional application is required.

The IDEA scholarship is a merit-based, partial-tuition scholarship awarded to new international undergraduate applicants entering in the fall (September). All international students who apply for admission by the priority deadline of February 15 are considered for this award. A separate application is not required. The scholarship is valued at $4,000–$8,000 each and is renewable based on academic performance.

New freshmen applicants who have completed the full International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma will automatically receive the full award amount of the IDEA scholarship.