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Description
PATH appreciates and welcomes your interest in internships at PATH.

PATH offers internships lasting up to three months to students enrolled in bioengineering, epidemiology, international relations, public health, or other relevant fields when our program staff identify the need for an intern.

If you are interested in submitting your information to PATH's general intern network, please enter your information into our database today. To be considered for a specific internship opportunity at PATH, please watch our website and submit your information to individual postings as they become available.

Job Location: Various worldwide locations, To Be Determined

Position: Type Full-Time/Regular

Fill the application form via this link: http://bit.ly/7xmrPG

The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the first annual Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Award for early-career women wheat researchers.

This award, established in 2010, provides professional development opportunities for women working in wheat during the early stages of their career. The award is named after Jeanie Borlaug Laube, mentor to many, and daughter of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug. Jeanie Borlaug Laube has served as Chair of the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative since October 2009.

Selection criteria:

• The award is made only to women
• There is no age limit, but the award is intended for early career scientists ranging from advanced undergraduates to recent PhD graduates and post-doctoral fellows. Priority is given to women at the pre-professoriate level.
• Strength of scientific abstract submitted to the BGRI annual technical workshop
• Demonstrated commitment to and passion for agricultural development
• Leadership potential
• Quality of written statement of intent
• 1 Letter of Recommendation from a supervisor, professor, or mentor that speaks to the applicant’s leadership potential

Up to three awards may be granted in a given year. However, the number of awards granted may be fewer in number depending on the quality of applications received.

Recipients of the Jeanie Borlaug Laube WIT award are invited to the annual BGRI technical workshop, to be held in St. Petersburg in 2010. The exact amount of the award will vary with demonstrated need, but is intended to help cover costs associated with attending the BGRI workshop, including economy airfare, hotel, registration fees, and a standard per diem for meals and other incidentals. Award recipients are also eligible to attend a training program at CIMMYT in Obregon, Mexico in 2011, along with the 2011 Jeanie Borlaug WIT Award recipients. Awardees will be publicly honored in St. Petersburg at a lunch seminar talk on gender equity in Agriculture and will also be honored at an invitation-only dinner hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on the evening of May 31st.

To apply, please complete the application (download the attachment) below and submit along with a letter of recommendation. Applications must be received by MARCH 1, 2010

Electronic submissions may be sent to: WIT@globalrust.org

Applications may be received by mail at:

Jeanie Borlaug Laube WIT Award
c/o Ronnie Coffman, Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat Project
Cornell University
252 Emerson Hall
Ithaca, NY 14851 USA

These awards reflect the fact that the boundaries between international development policy and domestic policy increasingly parallel similar problems in developing countries so that both Canada and the less developed countries benefit from research on these issues. The complexities of national economic and social development in Canada are increasingly evident, and are often related to international issues. Similarly Canadian trade, investment, immigration and other policies often affect development in less developed countries. These awards will support research that illustrates these interrelationships.  In principle, IDRC supports research on all parts of the developing regions of the world. At this time, the Centre Training and Awards Program is not supporting awards which involve research in Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Eastern Europe or Central Asia.

Special Feature of this Award
Successful candidates will propose comparative research requiring data from both Canada and a developing country to better understand the common, interrelated problem/issue, identified by the applicant. Selection will favor proposals that demonstrate:

• the relevance of the research topic for Canada and for the developing country or countries being studied; and
• the close linkage between the international and national component of the topic.

Successful proposals will also identify the potential for Canada and the developing country to learn from one another in dealing with the shared problem or issue.

Two Types of Canadian Window on International Development Awards
1) IDRC offers one award for doctoral research that explores the relationship between Canadian aid, trade, immigration, diplomatic policy, etc, and international development and the alleviation of global poverty.
2) A second award will be granted for doctoral or master’s research into a problem that is common to First Nations or Inuit communities in Canada and a developing region of the world.

Eligibility
Applicants must:

• Hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status in Canada, or hold a citizenship of a developing country;
• Be registered at a Canadian university;
• Be conducting the proposed research for a doctoral or Master’s dissertation;
• Must have completed course work and passed comprehensive examinations by the time of the award tenure.

Please note:  Master’s level students are only eligible to apply for the award pertaining to research into the First Nations or Inuit communities and a developing country.

Duration
Award tenure corresponds to a period of field research, which will be no less than 3 months and, in general, no more than 12 months.

Value
A maximum of $20,000 per year will be awarded, to cover justifiable field research expenses. Candidates must propose a budget that covers the costs of fieldwork in Canada and/or other developing countries. Please note that living expenses incurred at the researcher's home base will not be supported.

Number of Awards
2 to 3 per year, depending on the final budget of the proposals.D

Deadlines
April 1, 2010 (awards will be announced in September 2010).

Applications
Candidates must secure a short statement (no longer than 1 page, single-spaced, using a 12 pitch font) from their thesis supervisor which: 1) explains how he or she sees the proposed research conforming with the overall objective of this award to better understand an aspect of Canada’s development in the light of comparative research on social, economic, political, cultural etc. issues in a developing region of the world; 2) explains how the candidate’s proposal fits within the research interests of the department in which the student is registered.Applications will be evaluated according to criteria, such as relevance to sustainable and equitable development and to IDRC priorities, quality of the research proposal and suitability of the candidate.
Re-applicants, whose research proposal was reviewed and was unsuccessful, must explain, in a covering letter, what changes have been made since the last application and specify where to find the changes in the proposal. 

Please note that Centre policy stipulates that an individual cannot apply more than twice, if unsuccessful, for the same IDRC award. 

However, this policy does not apply for Internship Awards. If there are ethical questions connected with the research, the applicant may, at IDRC’s discretion, be required to submit the appropriate approval for the Ethic’s Committee of the University. Please submit all documents listed in the List of Supporting Documents to be Submitted. 

Complete applications must be received at the Centre by the deadline.  Incomplete applications will NOT be considered for the competition. 

Applications must be sent to the following address:
By regular mail, Canada Post Priority Post or XPRESSPOST:

Canadian Window on International Development
Centre Training and Awards Program (CTAP)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
P.O. Box 8500Ottawa, OntarioK1G 3H9 - Canada

By courier services:

Canadian Window on International DevelopmentCentre Training and Awards Program (CTAP)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
150 Kent Street, Mailroom Suite 990Ottawa, OntarioK1P 0B2 - Canada

ax: (1 613) 236-4026
Telephone: (1 613) 236-6163 ext.: 2098
E-mail: cta@idrc.ca

We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact those candidates whose academic background, quality of the research proposal and skills best match the criteria of the Award. 

DFID’s White Paper, ‘Eliminating World Poverty: Building Our Common Future’, outlines DFID’s approach to working with civil society. It highlights the fact that DFID recognises that the work of governments alone will not be enough to eliminate world poverty and that to achieve further and faster poverty reduction, governments must work closely with citizens and civil society groups.

The White Paper states that over the next few years DFID will increase its work with organisations in the UK and overseas who play an important role in development. This will include groups with who do not currently benefit from DFID support. Many of these groups are involved in supporting very small scale, often localised activities which do not meet the criteria we have for our existing centrally managed civil society funding schemes, such as the Partnership Programme Arrangements (PPA) and Civil Society Challenge Fund (CSCF).

To address this, DFID is establishing a new funding stream aimed at community based organisations involved in providing specific small scale, one-off support that directly targets poverty in the developing world and includes a significant development awareness component in the UK. The Fund will be operational for an initial 16 months from 2010.

The Fund is intended to offer funding opportunities to not for profit organisations but is not intended to replace or overlap with other DFID funding mechanisms.

Details of the Fund and application process Key elements

• A total of £7m for an initial period of 16 months, with a mid-term review by August 2010 and an evaluation before the end of March 2011.
• An application based Fund.
• Small scale proposals up to £60,000 ceiling
• Up to 100% funding for an application.
• Applications to cover a period not exceeding one year.
• Applications will be appraised at 3 decision making rounds.
• Applications can cover work in any low or lower-middle income developing country.
• Open only to not for profit organisations.
• Applications must show that the intended activities will improve the lives of poor people in the developing world.
• Applications must demonstrate how the intended work will be used to help raise awareness of development issues in the UK.
• A limit of three applications per group/organisation at any one time.
• Successful applicants can re-apply for funding but only after they have accounted for any previous grants provided Applications We understand the need to keep the administrative burden on small organisations to a minimum - but at the same time we must ensure that the decisions we make are based on sound rationale. For this reason we insist that all applicants MUST complete the application form.

Applications must:

• Set out experience, achievements and potential in working on the area of work you are requesting support for.
• Set out what difference you seek to make to the communities you will be working with. For example how will the intended work impact on the lives of particular groups of poor people in that area (such as women, children, youth, disabled, people living with HIV/AIDS, minorities or landless) or on local environment.
• Set out how the work that you are proposing to undertake is ‘innovative’
• Set out how you intend to raise awareness of development in the UK through lessons learned/experiences from the project
• Set out how you will recognise DFID’s contribution to your work
  

What else must I submit with my Application?

• A copy of whatever documentation you have which could be described as your organisation’s constitution
• Your organisation’s most recent annual audited or approved accounts
• A short background note on your organisation
• A budget showing how you intend to spend the grant requested
  

What can’t be funded under this Fund?

• Applications which we deem to be better suited to other DFID funding streams
• Disaster and humanitarian relief projects
• Research work
• Core support
• Funding to governments
• Religious evangelising and proselytising
• Campaigning that takes a partisan political stance
• Discrimination – any element of a project that discriminates between individuals or groups because of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion or disability
• Scholarships
• Projects which are comprised of only shipping or transport costs
• Land purchase or purchase of buildings
  

What kinds of activities might be supported under this Fund?
The Development Innovation Fund can support a very broad range of projects as long as they target poverty in the developing world include a significant development awareness component in the UK
Examples include: support to health camps, provision of text books, education/learning materials or other appropriate technology materials, skills exchange programmes. Process What is the application process?

You must submit a completed application form together with the additional documentation requested in 2.2 (above) to the Fund Manager at dif@dfid.gov.uk.

The Fund Manager will acknowledge receipt of your application and provide you with a unique reference number within 3 days of receipt. The Fund Manager will also inform you of which Funding Round your application will be considered under. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their applications within a week after the relevant funding round.

If you have any questions about any aspect of these guidelines please e-mail dif@dfid.gov.uk

Visit this link for any other information you may have and for the FAQs: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/dif

Announcements Message from Dr. Marcos Espinal,
Executive Secretary, Stop TB Partnership.     

I am very pleased to announce the third round of the Stop TB Partnership's Challenge Facility for Civil Society.

This round will provide much needed funds (between USD 5,000 - USD 20,000) to community-based civil society organizations whose work focuses on advocacy and social mobilization activities in countries affected by TB. It aims to make the voices of vulnerable communities affected by tuberculosis heard by local policy makers. In addition, grantees help find potential TB cases in the community, refer them to health centres for TB testing and support patients to continue treatment.

Thanks to our donors and partners, the Challenge Facility can continue supporting civil society activities designed to attract greater attention from governments and the general public to the prevention, treatment and control of this often lethal yet curable disease. Applications focusing on raising awareness and empowering communities to become part of the solution in the fight against TB are welcome.

We invite all eligible organizations to apply before 10 February 2010!

     With best wishes,
     Marcos Espinal

Click the following link for details of this fund: http://www.stoptb.org/bi/cfcs/howtoapply.asp

Are you a young person who cares about what is happening in your community? Are you committed to working with others to overcome injustices? Do you want to learn from other young people working with their communities all around the world?

Between 2010 and 2013, you will have opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding and to talk and exchange with other young people from around the world. You will be able to use these opportunities to support your work with your community. 

Your participation in OIYP will start in March 2010. If selected, you must be available to attend an event in November 2010 in New Delhi, India.

OIYP is open to all nationalities, Indigenous and ethnic groups. It is open to young people with any level of education and who live in rural or urban areas. We aim to recruit equal numbers of young men and women. We have a strong focus on the participation of Indigenous young people and those marginalised in their communities.

To apply to be part of OIYP, you must be aged between 18 and 25 as at 1 October 2010 and speak fluent English or Spanish. Your application will be assessed against selection criteria.

How do I apply?  
You can apply by sending your application with your letter(s) of support from community members or organisations before February 12th 2010 by email, fax or mail.
Download your application form:

• OIYP 2010-2013 Application Form Word Document
• OIYP 2010 -2013 Application Form - PDF

Applications close on 12th February 2010.

Location: Outside the United States
Position Location: VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS Description

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Our mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world.  We place special emphasis on women and girls because our six decades of experience show that their empowerment benefits whole communities. We have exciting opportunities for highly motivated graduate students to join us in our mission to realize a world where poverty has been overcome. 

Program Overview:
We welcome and encourage highly accomplished graduate students who are supported by funding through an academic institution, foundation, corporation or other agency to apply for Visiting Fellowships with CARE. CARE’s Visiting Fellows Program offers a small number of graduate students (approximately 20 per year) and practitioners with support from outside sources the opportunity to work with projects and conduct research in various CARE Country Offices. The fellowship assignments developed by host offices may include working for program areas such as Emergency Management, HIV/AIDS, Economic Development, support to External Relations and other program areas critical to CARE. Fellowships also address organizational needs such as leading organizational development processes or global initiatives such as partnership or change management strategies. Visiting Fellowship assignments generally range in duration from a period of three months to nine months.

Benefits of Participating in the Program:
The Visiting Fellows Program provides students of global development with valuable opportunities to gain international work experience. The program seeks to assist in the development of high potential, future leaders in the field of international development and humanitarian assistance through short-term, practical learning experiences. In addition to networking opportunities, fellows are also afforded participation in a series of professional development trainings offered through CARE’s online university, CARE Academy. The program focuses on approaches that provide optimal skill development and learning. Therefore, the fellowship program has adopted a management and leadership curricula that focuses on three learning strategies (1) On the job training assignments; (2) Coaching; and (3) supported by formal training.

Placement in CARE Country Offices:
CARE only employs fellows in low or moderate risk locations. Fellows who are partially or wholly sponsored by the university must provide a letter of permission to travel to the particular location(s). Prior to starting an assignment, the fellow must have proof of health and evacuation insurance that covers him/her in that location; and complete CARE Academy’s online safety & security course.

General Eligibility Requirements:
To qualify for a fellowship at CARE, you must meet the following requirements:

• Support by an academic institution or other agency
• Be legally authorized to work under the laws of the location of the fellowship
• Apply for and obtain appropriate visas
• Be enrolled in a relevant graduate or post-graduate academic program, or have graduated within the previous four months
• Have comprehensive medical coverage including emergency evacuation insurance for the duration of the fellowship (fellow must provide proof of insurance)
• Be proficient in the requisite language
• To be considered for assignments that are writing intensive, applicants should also include a recent writing sample

Preference will be given to candidates with the following qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in graduate program in a field relevant to CARE’s work
• At least 2 years of professional work experience in relevant field
• Excellent time management, analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal/intercultural communication skills
• Open minded and able to function in diverse multicultural environment
• Top candidates will also possess a flexible, team-oriented work style

Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted.  If you are not contacted within 60 days of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.  No Phone Calls Please.

To apply for this fellowship, you have to visit CARE Careers http://bit.ly/7oAWza

Funding Opportunity Number: M-OAA-GRO-EGAS-DGP-10-001
Opportunity Category: Mandatory

Closing Date for Applications: Feb 12, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Community Development

Estimated Total Program Funding: $40,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $1
CFDA Number(s): 98.001 -- USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above).

Agency for International Development

Description
The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Development Partners (ODP), Division of Private and Voluntary Cooperation (PVC), is seeking applications from prospective partners that are either Private and Voluntary Organizations based in the United States (U.S. PVOs) or indigenous, local NGOs (LNGOs) for the Development Grant Program (DGP). Section 674 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2008 authorizes the DGP. The Development Grants Program (DGP) will support successful applications for development activities in the following four sectors for FY 2009 funding: climate change adaptation, microenterprise, water and sanitation, and dairy. The recipient of a DGP grant will be responsible for ensuring achievement of the program objectives contributing to USAID’s development efforts in specified countries. Applications should consider Agency priorities in Food Security, Global Climate Change, and Global Engagement with new partners, including Muslim majority countries and Muslim communities. Please refer to the Funding Opportunity for a complete statement of goals, expected results, and criteria for selection of successful concept papers and full applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USAID intends to provide approximately $40 million in total USAID FY 2009 funding to be obligated in FY2010 and expended over a three-year period. USAID reserves the right to fund any or none of the applications submitted. Applications received after the deadline may be able to resubmit them for the FY 2010 DGP.

Download documents for  Development Grants Program
PDF document: Full Announcement CLICK HERE   
Zip of All Attachments Full Announcement CLICK HERE   

Download the instructions and application by selecting the download links below. While the instructions or application files may open directly, you may save the files to your computer for future reference and use. You do not need Internet access to read the instructions or the application once you save them to your computer.
1. Download Application Instructions CLICK HERE
2. Download Application Package CLICK HERE

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Roderick Watson
Contract Specialist
Phone: 202 712 0442
eMail: Work (rwatson@usaid.gov)

Be a part of the first ever global mapping competition! From December 15, 2009 to January 31, 2010, improving the maps of places you know and love can give you a chance at becoming a local hero.

Win a grand prize that helps your homeland. Add the most universities, schools, hospitals and medical clinics with high quality into Google Map Maker, and your efforts will win $50,000 for UNICEF's work empowering young people through technology in your homeland. You will get a VIP tour from UNICEF officials of the local projects in your country that will benefit from the $50,000 donation. We'll also invite you to attend, all expenses paid, the Google Super Mappers 2010 conference.

Map universities, schools, hospitals and medical clinics. Adding these features to the map will help humanitarian organizations like UNICEF do their jobs better in your country. Having a complete, accurate and rich map on Google helps people in your community, businesses, tourism boards, civil services and even emergency rescue workers.

Be recognized and rewarded for your mapping contributions. The competition winner will be a local hero. Top mapping contributors will appear on Google Map Maker and ultimately on Google Maps.

Getting started is easy. Register for the competition and start mapping in Google Map Maker. Get started today.

Do I qualify for the competition? Click HERE to know

Essentials Map as many universities, schools, hospitals and medical clinics with high quality.

• Geographical features must be added to the map using Google Map Maker.
• Join our Map Your World group to discuss ideas and issues with other mappers.
• To enter, you must complete and submit an online entry form.
• The competition will run from 12:01 AM CST on December 15, 2009 through 11:59 PM CST on January 31, 2010.

For more information, please take a look at our list of Frequently Asked Questions and the Getting Started page. Be sure to consult the official rules before you enter.

Judging Entries will be judged on the basis of the following general criteria:

• Mapping quality: Mapping additions and edits must be accurate and detailed.
• Mapping quantity: The more mapping additions and edits published, the better!
• Moderation quality: Moderations of mapping changes must be polite, helpful, and correct.
• Moderation quantity: The more moderations completed, the better!

The winner will be announced by February 15, 2010.
More information available at: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/mapmaker/competitions/global/index.html