Human Rights Summer Institute: The Human Rights Summer Institute (HRSI) is an intensive scholarship program for international high school students in New York City.

The purpose of the program is to provide a forum for young leaders to explore local and global human rights issues.

Through out the program a range of concepts and methodologies relevant to the realization of universal human rights as expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) are utilised.

Objectives:

• To create a cadre of young human rights activists in New York City who will lead their generation in promoting respect for human rights in the new millennium.
• To provide students with an active, participatory learning environment in which everyone strives together to act in accordance with human rights principles.
• To provide a multi-disciplinary, critical and creative framework for approaching human rights principles, problems, and visions.
• To provide youth and leadership development through hands-on group activist training.

Scholarship:

Each participant will be provided with full program materials, transportation, daily lunch, and a $500 stipend.

Contact: International Center for Tolerance Education (ICTE), 25 Washington Street, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Tel: 718-237-6262. Fax: 718-237-6264.

Please check back for the application deadline; Human Rights Summer Institute – Free Grants – Free Scholarships

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UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards: MAB provides 10 young researchers each year with awards up to $5,000 in support of their research on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity.

The MAB Young Scientists Awards targets young researchers carrying-out interdisciplinary research in line with UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme.

Priority is given to projects carried-out in biosphere reserves, on the theme of ecosystems and water.

Objectives:

• To assist exchange of information and experience among a new generation of scientists.
• To encourage young scientists, in particular those from developing countries, to use UNESCO Man and the Biosphere research, project sites and biosphere reserves in their research.
• To encourage young scientists to undertake comparative studies with other sites, in or outside their country.

Criteria used in the selection of the Young Scientists Award:

• Applicants may not be older than 40 years of age
• Priority is given to research carried-out in biosphere reserves on the theme of ecosystems and water
• Applicants from developed countries are eligible for Award only in exceptional cases
• Awards are set at a maximum of US $5,000 each
• International travel expenditures are usually not covered under this Award
• Research supported by an Award should be completed within 2 years
• Candidates must submit their research report to the MAB National Committee for approval before submission to the Secretariat in Paris
• Candidates agree to the possibility of UNESCO publishing the results of their research.

Contact Details: mab.awards [at] unesco.org

Apply by February

For further details and application materials, see: UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards Website

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