Global South Scholar-In-Residence Programme at Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva: This fellowship is open to outstanding young professors from universities from developing and emerging countries.

Scholars need to be pursuing advanced research in areas bridging the fields of international and development studies, broadly defined, and working in disciplines such as anthropology, history, law, politics and political science, and economics.

Scholars will spend one semester at the Institute to :

• Update and strengthen the curriculum of their course ;
• Further a personal research project ;
• Participate in teaching courses ;
• Interact with the international community of the Institute and Geneva area.

Scholars receive a contribution towards living expenses. The Scholarship also covers round trip travel to and accommodation in Geneva.

The selection will be based on the quality of research. Quality being equal, selection may be guided by an interest in promoting gender and regional diversity.

Candidates should demonstrate how their research stay will contribute to their academic career and their home institution.

Fellowship applications should include:

• A letter of motivation stating the reasons for the application, the preferred semester, the Institute’s discipline or area of expertise in which the candidate is interested, 2 courses the candidate would be interested to attend while at the Institute;
• A work plan detailing the proposed activities to be completed during the candidate’s time at the Institute (update of teaching curriculum, research project, etc.);
• A curriculum vitae and a list of publications;
• Two letters of recommendation.

Closing Dates: 31st October & 31st March

For more information and application, see: Global South Scholar-In-Residence Programme

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The United Nations and The Nippon Foundation of Japan concluded a trust fund project agreement to provide capacity-building and human resource development to developing coastal States Parties and non-Parties to UNCLOS through a new Fellowship Programme.

The main objective of the fellowship is to provide opportunities for advanced education and training in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea, and related disciplines including marine science, to Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing coastal States, so that they may obtain the necessary knowledge to assist their countries to formulate comprehensive ocean policy and to implement the legal regime set out in UNCLOS and related instruments.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

• You must be between the ages of 25 and 35.
• You must have successfully completed a first university degree, and demonstrate a capacity to undertake independent advanced academic research and study.
• Your proposed research and study programme must contribute directly to your nation’s formulation and/or implementation of ocean affairs and law of the sea policies and programmes.

Deadline: 15 August.

For more information and application materials, contact: Marine Science and Law of the Sea Scholarships Website

Study Marine Science and Law of the Sea Scholarships

The United Nations and The Nippon Foundation of Japan concluded a trust fund project agreement to provide capacity-building and human resource development to developing coastal States Parties and non-Parties to UNCLOS through a new Fellowship Programme.

The main objective of the fellowship is to provide opportunities for advanced education and training in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea, and related disciplines including marine science, to Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing coastal States, so that they may obtain the necessary knowledge to assist their countries to formulate comprehensive ocean policy and to implement the legal regime set out in UNCLOS and related instruments.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

• You must be between the ages of 25 and 35.
• You must have successfully completed a first university degree, and demonstrate a capacity to undertake independent advanced academic research and study.
• Your proposed research and study programme must contribute directly to your nation’s formulation and/or implementation of ocean affairs and law of the sea policies and programmes.

Deadline: 15 August.

For more information and application materials, contact: Marine Science and Law of the Sea Scholarships Website

Study Marine Science and Law of the Sea Scholarships

The United Nations and The Nippon Foundation of Japan concluded a trust fund project agreement to provide capacity-building and human resource development to developing coastal States Parties and non-Parties to UNCLOS through a new Fellowship Programme.

The main objective of the fellowship is to provide opportunities for advanced education and training in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea, and related disciplines including marine science, to Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing coastal States, so that they may obtain the necessary knowledge to assist their countries to formulate comprehensive ocean policy and to implement the legal regime set out in UNCLOS and related instruments.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

• You must be between the ages of 25 and 35.
• You must have successfully completed a first university degree, and demonstrate a capacity to undertake independent advanced academic research and study.
• Your proposed research and study programme must contribute directly to your nation’s formulation and/or implementation of ocean affairs and law of the sea policies and programmes.

Deadline: 15 August.

For more information and application materials, contact: Marine Science and Law of the Sea Scholarships Website

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Dr. Arthur Clark, Professor in the department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary has been the primary supporter and funder of the Consortium for Peace Studies since its inception.

As Director of the Irma Parhad Programmes, established in memory of his late wife to recognize humanity’s creative potential around the world, Dr. Clark has been instrumental in bringing issues of human health and well-being, international law, human rights and social justice to the University and the larger community.

This Fellowship is open to both scholars and practitioners working in areas including but not limited to:

• the true costs of conflict;
• conflict prevention;
• human health and well-being;
• community-building; International Human Rights and/or Humanitarian Law;
• the link between humanity and the environment; the true meaning of citizenship;
• post-conflict reconstruction and resolution;
• factors contributing to human disease and unhealthy living conditions;
• democracy and accountability in government;
• mediation and negotiation in post-conflict areas

The successful Fellow will be expected to conduct independent research while at the University of Calgary.

Eligibility:

• Ordinarily, the Fellowship is open to full-time practitioners or scholars.
• Under exceptional circumstances, we are happy to consider applications from those who have a strong voluntary track record with organizations working in the areas mentioned above, or those who have considerable related experience and are now retired.

Awards:

• Valued at CAD $6,000 (including travel), the Fellowship is intended to support a period of residence from two to eight months.
• One award is available per fiscal year (April 1 – March 31).
• A second, consecutive Fellowship will not be awarded to the same individual.
• Exclusive of the salary paid to the Fellows by their home institution (when applicable), Fellows may not undertake any paid employment during the term of the award.
• However, individuals may hold other awards, including a sabbatical leave, provided the terms of reference do not require the recipient to perform duties that are normally remunerated.
• Conference travel and participation in normal study abroad or field school programs are not eligible.

To Apply:

Applications are made by letter and consist of:

The applicant’s curriculum vitae

A 2 to 5 page single-spaced Program Statement, which must include:

• A brief professional biography (not to exceed 3 paragraphs)a statement of the overall goals of the project and plans to achieve them;
• please include a proposed timeline for your stay in Calgarya statement of personal objectives and the gains (short and long term) to be garnered as a result of the Fellowship experiencean outline of the specific as well as the broader scope of the activities in which you will be involved.
• Specific plans may include, but should not be limited to, collaborative research or an individual research project to be undertaken.
• a description of the affiliation or collaborative arrangements that have been made (if applicable)an indication of the significance of the plans to the candidate’s personal development and home institute/organization, and how this furthers one or more of the program objectivesan identification of the contributions that the applicant will make to the Consortium for Peace Studies.
• The form and order of presentation of the material may vary according to the nature of the project and in the interests of clarity.

Two letters of Support from well-established / recognized individuals (scholars, practitioners, or both) who can attest to the excellence of the applicant’s previous track record and the strength of their proposed program statement.

Letters will be accepted electronically provided they are emailed as attachments

Applications Application Deadline; December 15 Annually.

For More Information and Application, Please Visit; Global Citizenship Fellowship Website

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MIT Fellowships: Each year, the Public Service Fellowship program provides MIT students with the opportunity to use their education, skills, and talents to address the needs of underserved communities around the world.

Each year, 50 MIT students receive funding for a Public Service Fellowship, over fall, IAP, spring, and summer.

Past Fellows have worked to build capacity for communities and organizations in 22 countries on four continents.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

• Potential for sustainable benefit to an underserved community (direct benefit or through a community organization or non-profit organization)
• Potential for the Fellow’s growth/educational value convincingly explained
• Evidence of strong motivation to carry out the project
• Potential for effective supervisor-student relationship
• Application materials explain how the project matches the community’s needs
• Project seems realistic and feasible: scope matches student qualifications, time frame, supervisor expertise and input, etc.

Fellowships may be undertaken in the Cambridge area, elsewhere in the US, or across the globe.

The Fellowships stipend is $10 an hour for Individual and Group Fellowships.

Team Fellowships cover agreed expenses such as airfare, necessary ground transportation, and on-site housing but do not pay a stipend.

Contact: Public Service Center, Room 4-104, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Tel: 617-253-0742. Fax: 617-258-9357.

More information; MIT Fellowships

Apply for MIT Fellowships

MIT Fellowships: Each year, the Public Service Fellowship program provides MIT students with the opportunity to use their education, skills, and talents to address the needs of underserved communities around the world.

Each year, 50 MIT students receive funding for a Public Service Fellowship, over fall, IAP, spring, and summer.

Past Fellows have worked to build capacity for communities and organizations in 22 countries on four continents.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

• Potential for sustainable benefit to an underserved community (direct benefit or through a community organization or non-profit organization)
• Potential for the Fellow’s growth/educational value convincingly explained
• Evidence of strong motivation to carry out the project
• Potential for effective supervisor-student relationship
• Application materials explain how the project matches the community’s needs
• Project seems realistic and feasible: scope matches student qualifications, time frame, supervisor expertise and input, etc.

Fellowships may be undertaken in the Cambridge area, elsewhere in the US, or across the globe.

The Fellowships stipend is $10 an hour for Individual and Group Fellowships.

Team Fellowships cover agreed expenses such as airfare, necessary ground transportation, and on-site housing but do not pay a stipend.

Contact: Public Service Center, Room 4-104, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, Tel: 617-253-0742. Fax: 617-258-9357.

More information; MIT Fellowships

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Front Line Fellowship for Human Rights Defenders: Each year Front Line recruits two human rights defenders at risk to take part in a 6 month fellowship and training program.

The locations could include Dublin, Brussels etc.

Selected participants work on a specific project related to the international protection of human rights defenders as well as engage in a range of training appropriate to their needs.

Such training could include: security training, security of information management and electronic communications, international human rights mechanisms, English language, financial management and fundraising.

The human rights defender would also be involved in promoting work for the protection of human rights defenders to relevant audiences in Ireland through talks, involvement in human rights education and media work.

Applicants should submit a letter addressing the following topics:

• the candidate’s experience as a human rights defender and details of their current role;
• details of any threats, harassment, detention, ill-treatment or other negative consequences faced as a result of the candidate’s human rights work;
• a proposal of a project to work on and topics the candidate would particularly like to study as part of the fellowship;
• how the candidate’s participation in the fellowship would contribute to the strengthened protection of human rights defenders internationally.

Successful applicants will receive an honorarium of €850 per month for six months together with the use of a single room in a shared apartment in Dublin.

Applications comprising a cover letter and CV should be sent to Andrew Anderson, Deputy Director, by email to recruit[at]frontlinedefenders.org or by post to: Front Line, 81 Main St. Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland.

For further details, and application materials, contact: Front Line Fellowship for Human Rights Defenders

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The Borlaug Fellowship Program promotes food security and economic growth by increasing scientific knowledge, advancing the transfer of new agricultural technology, and encouraging collaborative research to improve agricultural productivity. Under the Feed the Future 21st Century Borlaug Leadership Program, early to mid-career female agricultural professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a strong desire to aid agricultural development in their home country are targeted.

Please note: The deadline for all countries is April 6, 2012.

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Early Career Fellowships:

The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) aims to encourage critical debate and policy dialogue on the future of agriculture in Africa. Founded in 2005, the Consortium is a partnership between leading research-based organizations in Africa and the UK, with work focusing on Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Burkina Faso, Ghana, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

FAC is proud to announce its grant programme to support talented young researchers working on African agricultural policy: FAC’s Early Career Fellowship Programme (ECFP).

The Early Career Fellowship (ECFP) is available to early career professionals working in Africa and the UK. Both full-time and part-time appointments are available and all fellowships will include mentorship support from a senior FAC researcher affiliated with a FAC partner institution. The awards will support original field-based and policy-oriented research on African agriculture.

Fellowship Awards

Three types of awards are available:

1. one-year fulltime post-Masters or post-doc appointment (£10,000 each). Four positions are available for African nationals conducting research in Africa.

2. one-year part-time post-Masters or post-doc appointment (£5,000 each). Three positions are available for African nationals conducting research in Africa.

3. six-month fulltime post-doc appointment (£12,500 each). Two positions available for researchers based in the UK.

Applications should be in line with one of FAC’s eight thematic areas:

• · Climate Change
• · Commercialization
• · Growth & social protection
• · Land
• Pastoralism
• · Policy Processes
• · Science, Technology and Innovation
• · Young People and Agriculture

Fellowship Eligibility Criteria

Candidates should have no more than three years active post-Masters or post-doctoral experience at the time that their FAC Fellowship starts.

Those who submitted their Masters dissertation or doctoral there are more than three years before the date they wish to start their fellowship will not be eligible, except where the applicant has interrupted their career for family, health or other personal reasons.

Applications are invited from young researchers who have recently completed their degree in an appropriate development-related field, including agricultural or applied economics, anthropology, development studies, environmental science and policy (including climate change), gender studies, geography, political science, public administration, rural sociology, science and technology studies, etc.

The focus is on junior candidates early in their careers with a strong interest in conducting research on agricultural policy issues in Sub-Saharan Africa.

For more information see; Early Career Fellowships

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PhD Fellowship: The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds awards PhD fellowships to outstanding junior scientists (max. age: 27 years) who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately 3 years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.

The fellowship comprises a competitive monthly stipend that is initially granted for 2 years and that can be extended for up to another 12 months.

Participation in international scientific conferences is also supported.

In addition, fellowship holders are offered personal support, seminars to discuss their projects, communication training and alumni meetings, and thus can become part of a worldwide network.

Overseas and non-European citizens need to be pursuing their PhD project in Europe. Applicants should not be older than 27 years at the respective deadline (1 February, 1 June, 1 October).

PhD Fellowship Application Deadlines

Deadlines of application: 1 February, 1 June, 1 October of each year.

Pre-selection takes place about 4 weeks after the respective deadline, and the final selection approximately 5 months after the respective deadline.

For more information and scholarship application,see: PhD Fellowship

See more: Graduate Fellowships & Doctoral Fellowships

Also see: Research grants >

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The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program helps developing countries strengthen sustainable agricultural practices by providing short-term scientific training and collaborative research opportunities to visiting researchers, policymakers and university faculty while they work with a mentor.

The program targets developing countries and matches participants with experts in their field at land-grant universities and 1890’s colleges, government agencies, international research centers and other nonprofit institutions and private companies.

The Borlaug Fellowship Program was launched in March 2004 in honor of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, who has been hailed as the father of the Green Revolution.

In 2007, Dr. Borlaug received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award, for his lifetime contributions to improving international agriculture and global food security.

Dr. Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his success in developing high-yielding wheat varieties and reversing severe food shortages that haunted India and Pakistan in the 1960’s.

Credited with saving millions of lives, his work virtually eliminated recurring famines in South Asia and helped global food production outpace population growth.

The program is administered by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

For more information and application visit: Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program

The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program helps developing countries strengthen sustainable agricultural practices by providing short-term scientific training and collaborative research opportunities to visiting researchers, policymakers and university faculty while they work with a mentor.

The program targets developing countries and matches participants with experts in their field at land-grant universities and 1890’s colleges, government agencies, international research centers and other nonprofit institutions and private companies.

The Borlaug Fellowship Program was launched in March 2004 in honor of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, who has been hailed as the father of the Green Revolution.

In 2007, Dr. Borlaug received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award, for his lifetime contributions to improving international agriculture and global food security.

Dr. Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his success in developing high-yielding wheat varieties and reversing severe food shortages that haunted India and Pakistan in the 1960’s.

Credited with saving millions of lives, his work virtually eliminated recurring famines in South Asia and helped global food production outpace population growth.

The program is administered by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

For more information and application visit: Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program

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The Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program helps developing countries strengthen sustainable agricultural practices by providing short-term scientific training and collaborative research opportunities to visiting researchers, policymakers and university faculty while they work with a mentor.

The program targets developing countries and matches participants with experts in their field at land-grant universities and 1890’s colleges, government agencies, international research centers and other nonprofit institutions and private companies.

The Borlaug Fellowship Program was launched in March 2004 in honor of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, who has been hailed as the father of the Green Revolution.

In 2007, Dr. Borlaug received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award, for his lifetime contributions to improving international agriculture and global food security.

Dr. Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his success in developing high-yielding wheat varieties and reversing severe food shortages that haunted India and Pakistan in the 1960’s.

Credited with saving millions of lives, his work virtually eliminated recurring famines in South Asia and helped global food production outpace population growth.

The program is administered by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

For more information and application visit: Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program

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