Sudan, Tanzania, Burundi and Somalia complete group B while Rwanda, Malawi, Zanzibar and Eritrea have been drawn in group C.

The top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarter finals together with the best two in the three groups.

A total of 26 games will be played with two of those Nakivubo and the rest in Namboole.

The games start on November 24 till December 8 .

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Research and Conservation Grants: IBA Research and Conservation Grants (RCG) are awarded to help support bear conservation, education projects, and research.

Emphasis is given to projects that demonstrate significant positive effects for bear species, populations, and areas of the world with the highest conservation needs.

Proposals received after that date will be held over for the next year’s review.

Who May Apply:

Anyone may apply, including undergraduate, graduate, or post-doctoral students; researchers; educational institutions; conservation organizations; and government agencies.

Applications for projects in developing countries with threatened bear species or populations are strongly encouraged.

How to Apply:

Applications for grants must be in English and be received by the Committee chairperson no later than 31 December for projects to be conducted during the next calendar year.

Applications should be less than 4 pages in length, but additional pages containing budgets, endorsements, and other supporting documents may be attached.

Three letters of reference from individuals familiar with the applicant and project are strongly encouraged. Please send references as electronic attachments (M.S. Word format or PDF files).

The application must include a description of all items requested on the RCG Grant Application Form.

Proposal Deadline: All proposals must be received before midnight on 31 December of the current year.

Dr. Frederick C. Dean, Chair, Chair – IBA Research and Conservation Grants Committee, 810 Ballaine Road, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709-6606, USA.Tel: (907) 479-6607. Fax: (907) 479-3907. E-mail: deansfs [at] alaska.net

Further information: Research and Conservation Grants

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The International Collaborative Research Grant (ICRG) supports international research collaborations between two or more qualified scholars, where the principal investigators bring different and complementary perspectives, knowledge, and/or skills to the project.

Supplemental funds are also available to provide essential training for academic research participants in ICRG-funded projects (co-applicants, students, as well as other professional colleagues).

By encouraging international collaborations, the grant contributes to the development of an international anthropology that values and incorporates different national perspectives and resources.

By providing training funds, the grant helps to build capacity in countries were anthropology may be under-resourced.

The grants are for a maximum of $30,000 for the research project.

Proposals which include the optional training element can have an increased funding request up to a maximum of $35,000, of which no more than $10,000 can be for essential training purposes.

Under special circumstances grants can be renewed to support longer-term research projects.

Principal Investigators must hold a doctorate or equivalent in anthropology or a related discipline.

Applicants must submit application materials using the Foundation’s online application submission procedure as well as send printed copies of these materials to the Foundation by regular mail.

Application deadlines for International Collaborative Research Grants are June 1 and December 1.

The June 1 deadline is for applicants requesting funding starting in January through June of the following year.

The December 1 deadline is for applicants requesting funding starting in July through December of the following year.

Questions about this program should be e-mailed to: internationalprograms@wennergren.org

For more information and application, visit: International Collaborative Research Grants

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Working to Advance African Women Foundation Scholarship: Working to Advance African Women (WAAW) foundation scholarship program offers $500/year for need-based female African students admitted to a University, College or institute of higher learning in Africa.

These scholarships for women in Africa are renewable annually, following proof of the student’s continued academic performance. Scholarships application deadline is December every year.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

Female students of African origin, who have gained admission to an institution of higher learning in Africa.

• Able to demonstrate financial need.
• Excellent academic record.

Special consideration will also be given to underprivileged students, orphans and children of widows, students in the first or second year of study, and students admitted to engineering, math, technology and science based programs.

Your application package must include the following:

• Application form (download in PDF format).
• Curriculum vita or resume.
• A 1-2 page essay on your future career goals and how you expect the Working to Advance African Women (WAAW) foundation scholarship will assist in fulfilling those goals.
• Two letters of recommendation, preferably from academic mentors/advisors.
• Current University transcrips, if applicable.

Please complete all sections of the application form and submit all required materials to WAAW foundation.

Completed application forms and supporting documents should preferably be submitted electronically (with subject heading: Scholarship).

Application deadline: December every year.

Application materials may also be mailed to: Scholarship Application, WAAW Foundation 209 Rugen Lane, College Station, Texas, USA 77845. E-mail: scholarship[at]waawfoundation.org

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The Media for Liberty Award seeks to acknowledge and encourage media contributions that explore the relationship between economic and political liberty.

The most outstanding entry, published or transmitted in the preceding calendar year (between January 1 and December 31) will receive an award of $50,000.

Economists and political theorists have long debated the relationship between economic liberty (i.e., freedom of individuals to make economic choices in a free-market environment) and political liberty (i.e., freedom from government intervention and fostering of civil liberties).

Prominent economists such as Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises, have argued that free economies are conducive to, or even an inseparable element of, political freedom.

The promotion of economic and political liberties requires continual examination by policy makers both in the United States and across the globe. But the media can play an equally vital role in promoting these freedoms through its treatment of and attention to issues of the day, and the societies, cultures and people who are either prospering or struggling in their pursuit of them.

Journalism – from various viewpoints and in various format – that illustrates this correlation will become increasingly relevant as boundaries are lifted and these ideas applied globally.

Sample topics and issues might include (but are not limited to):

• Government involvement in private enterprise (TARP, health and financial reform)
• Dependency on foreign oil
• Access to healthcare (universal care, rationing, Medicare)
• Sovereign debt
• Basic goods (food, housing, healthcare) becoming prohibitively expensive for the middle class consumer
• Ultimate cost of globalization from a societal, cultural, economic perspective True cost of ethanol and its impact on food and fuel
• Fair trade
• Global tax and regulatory changes

Entries must have been published or transmitted via print or electronic media between January 1 and December 31.

Eligible media outlets, including newspapers, magazines, journals, radio, television and websites, must be generally recognized in their markets and accessible to a broad audience in the United States.

For more information and scholarship applications, see: Media for Liberty Award

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UBOS today released its monthly market report indicating that the annual headline inflation rate for the year ending January 2012 dropped to 25.7% from 27.0% recorded for the year ended December 2011.

Releasing the report in Kampala, the director macro economics statistics, Dr. Mukiza Chris states that food inflation decreased to 27.3% in January 2012 from 34.6% in December 2011 with non food prices inflation rising to 24.2% in January 2012.

UBOS Sya that the reduction on fuel prices, as well prices of food stuffs contributed greatly to the drop inflation.

Dr. Mukiza says that Arua registered the highest annual headline inflation rate of 39.3% compared to40.7% in December followed by Mbale and Kampala standing at 26.1% from 24.7% in December due to high income.

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