German-African Scholarship Exchange Programme: An Initiative of the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Civic Education.

The Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung/bpb) is granting fellowships to students and young graduates enabling them to take part in a five-week seminar to be held from 14th to 29th August in Germany and in March in Kenya.

The fellowship holders are invited to take part in an education programme that will encompass both encompass talks with political decision-makers, personalities from civil society and industry, academics and journalists from both countries and also give participants the opportunity to take part in political and cultural events and excursions.

The participants are to contribute towards implementing the programme by assisting in organising lectures and facilitating group discussions.

They will also draw up an interdisciplinary strategy paper on an academic subject that will be prepared in Germany and will be written between September and April.

The event is directed at students and young graduates from Germany and East Africa.

Applicants should be between 21 and 28 years old and be studying or have a degree in political science, modern history, international relations, economics, business administration, African studies, cultural studies, media and communication studies or law.

Students and graduates who are interested can apply to the Federal Agency for Civic Education by submitting an essay comprising a maximum of three A4 pages (approx. 6,000 characters) written in English.

The essay must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae in tabular form, a letter of motivation comprising no more than one A4 page and a photograph (the following information must be provided: surname, first name, gender, date of birth, profession, job/field of study, place of study, place of work and place of residence).

The acceptance of African participants to the programme only becomes final, when the German Embassy in the participant’s home country has issued the relevant visa.

Full applications (essay, CV, letter of motivation, photo) must be e-mailed to the Federal Agency for Civic Education at goafrica [at] bpb.de

For more information and scholarship information, German-African Scholarship Exchange Programme

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Birmingham Law School LLM Scholarships: The Birmingham Law School will be offering a number of scholarships to applicants for its taught LLM programmes.

These are likely to be available as follows:

• up to £10,000 for international students from the African continent, China, India, Malaysia, and Thailand.
• up to £2,500 for international students from other countries

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need.

Applicants must already have applied for admission to the LLM degree.

Applicants are required to send a letter of motivation for the scholarship to Mrs Sharon Jones (Law-LLM [at] bham.ac.uk).

Successful applicants will be notified of the outcome of their applications by the end of June.

Scholarships are not payable directly to successful applicants but are set off against the University fee invoice for each current year and will be transferred once successful applicants have paid the balance owed by them to the University.

Contact: Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3637. Fax: +44(0)121 414 3585. Email: Law[at]bham.ac.uk

Deadline: 20th June.

For more information see: Birmingham Law School Scholarships

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Conference Scholarships: Scholarships are being offered at the11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion to increase participation on the part of advocates, practitionersand researchers involved in injury prevention and safetypromotion, coming primarily from low or middle-income countries.

To increase the number of scholarships provided the vast majorityare likely to be awarded as partial scholarships, see criteria six. Emphasis will be given to applicants that can demonstrate support from their own organisations/countries.

Application Requirements

• Each candidate must meet each of the criteria noted below.
• Only complete applications submitted before Wednesday 14
• March 2012 will be assessed.

Applicants could be required by the Scholarship Committee to supply additional information.

The following evidence must be provided by candidates in their application:

• Curriculum vitae (maximum 1x A4 page)
• Letter motivating application (maximum 250 words)
• Whether full or partial support is requested. Details oncandidate’s contribution (food, lodging and travel expenses)
• Title of abstract submitted for oral presentation or poster
• Has the applicant participated in the World Health Organization’s MENTOR-VIP programme?

Criteria 1: Are you contributing to the progress of knowledge?Your abstract and letter of motivation will be judged on originality and pertinence.

Criteria 2: What is your experience?

Please detail your affiliation to an official institution in thefield, years of experience in the field of safety promotion andinjury prevention, teaching experience in the field, studies and research in the field of safety promotion and injury prevention in your CV and letter of motivation.

Criteria 3: Has your work been published or have you beenactively involved in other activities aimed at preventing injuries or promoting safety?

E.g. published in scientific journals, contributed to the planning of promotion/prevention programmes, and have delivered policy/promotion/prevention/advocacy programmes.

This information must be detailed in your CV.

Criteria 4: How are you contributing to the 11th WorldConference?

E.g. presenting an oral presentation or a poster as first or second author, is a Conference committee member, or workshop chair. You will be judged on the basis of your abstract.

Criteria 5: How will you contribute to safety promotion and injury prevention improvement when returning to your country?

E.g. potential to contribute to the transfer of knowledge and tothe development of new research and intervention tools. This information must be included in your letter of motivation.

Criteria 6: Are you willing to make a partial financial contribution?

E.g. registration fees, accommodation and living expenses, travel expenses

Criteria 7: Have you received a scholarship for previous Safety conferences?

For more information and scholarship applications, see: Conference and International Meeting Scholarships

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