Global Health Scholarships: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has created a pioneering new scholarship program to help recruit the next generation of public health leaders.

Likened to a Rhodes scholarship for health, the Sommer Scholars program seeks to train the brightest, most promising students from around the globe.

The program will support up to 15 new master of public health students and up to 15 new doctoral students each year.

The selected students will receive both full tuition and a stipend.

In addition to regular course work, they will take part in a leadership program designed to develop their personal skills and foster both collaboration and networking opportunities.

For Inquiries contact: The Hopkins Sommer Scholars Program

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Global Health Scholarships: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has created a pioneering new scholarship program to help recruit the next generation of public health leaders.

Likened to a Rhodes scholarship for health, the Sommer Scholars program seeks to train the brightest, most promising students from around the globe.

The program will support up to 15 new master of public health students and up to 15 new doctoral students each year.

The selected students will receive both full tuition and a stipend.

In addition to regular course work, they will take part in a leadership program designed to develop their personal skills and foster both collaboration and networking opportunities.

For Inquiries contact: The Hopkins Sommer Scholars Program

For more information and scholarship applications, see: Global Health Scholarships in USA Website

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Full CEU Doctoral Fellowship: Central European University (CEU) offers a competitive Full Central European University (CEU) Doctoral Fellowship to students on doctoral programs.

Applying for a Central European University (CEU) doctoral program, you are automatically considered for Full Doctoral Fellowship.

Students admitted into Central European University (CEU) doctoral degree programs are eligible to receive the Full Central European University (CEU) Doctoral Fellowship for up to three years.

The Full CEU Doctoral Fellowship

Covers tuition and medical insurance. In addition, full fellowship recipients are awarded a monthly stipend of 200,000 HUF calculated to cover educational and accommodation costs (Economics PhD students receive a monthly stipend of 250,000 HUF).

Students need to budget additionally for travel, recreation, and incidentals, which can vary with the individual. For more information and job application see; Full CEU Doctoral Fellowship – Central European University (CEU)

Apply for Doctorial Fellowship in  Central European University

Full CEU Doctoral Fellowship: Central European University (CEU) offers a competitive Full Central European University (CEU) Doctoral Fellowship to students on doctoral programs.

Applying for a Central European University (CEU) doctoral program, you are automatically considered for Full Doctoral Fellowship.

Students admitted into Central European University (CEU) doctoral degree programs are eligible to receive the Full Central European University (CEU) Doctoral Fellowship for up to three years.

The Full CEU Doctoral Fellowship

Covers tuition and medical insurance. In addition, full fellowship recipients are awarded a monthly stipend of 200,000 HUF calculated to cover educational and accommodation costs (Economics PhD students receive a monthly stipend of 250,000 HUF).

Students need to budget additionally for travel, recreation, and incidentals, which can vary with the individual. For more information and job application see; Full CEU Doctoral Fellowship – Central European University (CEU)

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The objectives of the Internship Programme are to promote among the participants a better understanding of the United Nations and of the World Food Programme.

Internships provide Divisions at headquarters or country offices with the assistance of outstanding young students specializing in fields relevant to WFP activities.

WFP will cover the intern for medical insurance during working hours, and provide a stipend. Travel and upkeep is not covered by WFP.

The following criteria are used to determine eligibility for the Internship Programme:

• Applicants must be currently enrolled in a university or graduate school and have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies.
• Spouses, sons, daughters, brothers or sisters of staff members will not be considered eligible for this Programme.

Queries regarding internship opportunities maybe sent to intern[at]wfp.org.

WFP announces Internship Programme for Undergraduates

The objectives of the Internship Programme are to promote among the participants a better understanding of the United Nations and of the World Food Programme.

Internships provide Divisions at headquarters or country offices with the assistance of outstanding young students specializing in fields relevant to WFP activities.

WFP will cover the intern for medical insurance during working hours, and provide a stipend. Travel and upkeep is not covered by WFP.

The following criteria are used to determine eligibility for the Internship Programme:

• Applicants must be currently enrolled in a university or graduate school and have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies.
• Spouses, sons, daughters, brothers or sisters of staff members will not be considered eligible for this Programme.

Queries regarding internship opportunities maybe sent to intern[at]wfp.org.

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The Canadian Council on International Law awards annually up to four John Peters Humphrey Student Fellowships in International Human Rights Law or International Organization.

The Fellowships are awarded to outstanding students in order to permit them to pursue full-time graduate studies at leading graduate institutions in Canada or worldwide.

Students in Canadian law and political science (or their equivalent) faculties are eligible to apply for the Fellowship.

Each Fellowship will fund the recipient up to CDN$35,000 – up to a maximum of CDN$25,000 for tuition and fees, plus a stipend of CDN$10,000 for living expenses.

Fellowship holders will be eligible to apply for the Fellowship in open competition for a second term.

Place your letter in a sealed envelope and sign it across the seal.

You may provide it to the application for inclusion in the application or it may be sent directly to the address below.

The application deadline for the applicants is November 15.

Direct any queries to: John Peters Humphrey Fellowship, c/o Canadian Council on International Law, 215 – 236 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 1R3, Email: Humphrey[at]ccil-ccdi.ca. Tel: 613-235-0442 / Fax: 613-230-5978.

For more information see; Humphrey Student Fellowships

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UNU-IAS Fellowships, United Nations University: Every year United Nations University offers PhD and Postdoctoral fellowships to young scholars and policy-makers from the developing world.

The fellowship provides for a monthly stipend of JPY 260,000. A one-time only instalment of JPY 80,000 will be granted to each fellow at the beginning of the programme for adjustment expenses and incidental costs.

UNU-IAS PhD Fellowships are awarded for a period of 10 months. The starting date of the PhD Fellowship Programme is 1 October.

Language proficiency in English is essential. Applicants from developing countries and women are particularly encouraged to apply.

To Apply: The application form can be obtained through email; fellowships[at]ias.unu.edu

For further details, and application materials, contact: UNU-IAS Fellowships

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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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Graduate Scholarships in Reproductive Health Law: Graduate Scholarships in Reproductive Health are designed to permit law graduates from Africa who have an interest in human rights and women’s health in their own countries, to undertake advanced research and study in this emerging field of law.

The scholarship is designed to enable students to explore the legal and ethical issues in reproductive and sexual health, such as the multiple causes of maternal mortality; barriers to availability of and access to reproductive health services; the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS; and abusive sexual relationships.

Students are encouraged to select other courses relevant to their plan of study, such as courses addressing medical law and ethics; national and international protection of human rights including women’s rights; family law issues including violence against women; feminism and the law; law and development; and law and society issues.

The Scholarships cover tuition and incidental fees, provide a stipend of $15,000 and books.

This scholarship is open to any graduate student from the targeted regions.

After completion of their Fellowship, a Fellow must return to their home country and reside there for a minimum of two years.

The purpose of the two-year home residency requirement is to ensure that Fellows fulfil the objective the Fellowship programme, the international protection and promotion of reproductive and sexual rights.

To be eligible for admission to graduate studies applicants must have a law degree.

Contact information: Graduate Admissions, Tel: 416-978-0213. Fax: 416-978-2648. E-mail: law.graduate [at] utoronto.ca.

For more information see; Graduate Scholarships in Reproductive Health Law – Bright future scholarships

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Master Degree Scholarships in UK: Canon Collins Trust is offering scholarships for study at the following universities:

• · King’s College, London
• · SOAS
• · University of Sussex
• · University of Edinburgh
• · University of Leeds
• · University of Sheffield

Canon Collins Trust only accepts applications from individuals seeking to study at one of the above universities in UK.

These scholarships are for Masters Study in any subject field.

Applicants must apply to their chosen universities separately and awards are conditional on the applicant being offered a place at the relevant university.

Master Degree Scholarships in UK Cover

Full tuition, stipend, travel costs and other support whilst in the UK.

Master Degree Scholarships in UK: Eligibility

To apply for a scholarship under this programme you must:

• · be a national of and resident in one of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
• · be in possession of a good first degree or about to graduate in the year of application
• · have at least 2 years work experience in a relevant field.

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate their commitment to the development of their country and region.

Please note that Canon Collins Trust does not currently fund PhD study in the UK; however it acts as a nominating agency for Commonwealth Scholarships.

For more information and application materials, see: Master Degree Scholarships in UK

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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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