Patrick Nakabale – Author

President Yoweri Museveni has asked Ugandans to develop a culture of writing and share their experiences through writing because when people die they are always remembered through their writing. He also said that Government will continue supporting the cultural institutions in their development endeavors.

The message was carried in the speech read on his behalf by the vice president Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi during a function where former youth central MP Patrick Nakabale unveiled his two books. The two books launched yesterday are titled Public-private appointment book and another one called Museveni Mukoozi.

The Public-private appointment book reminds all managers, administrators and people on the private sector on their duty if Uganda is to achieve vision 2040, while Museveni Mukoozi talks about the relationship between Buganda kingdom and the NRM Government.

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Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women Studies: The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation’s Women’s Studies Fellowships support the final year of dissertation writing for PhD candidates in the humanities and social sciences whose work addresses topics of women and gender in interdisciplinary and original ways.

The Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies encourages original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries.

Previous fellows have explored such topics as women’s role in African-American adult literacy, militarism and the education of American women.

The Women’s Studies Fellowships are provided to PhD candidates at institutions in the United States who will complete their dissertations during the fellowship year.

To be eligible, applicants must have completed all pre-dissertation requirements;

• be writing on issues related to women’s studies;
• be enrolled in a graduate school in the United States.

Fellows receive $3,000 to be used for expenses connected with the dissertation.

The application process for the Women’s Studies Fellowship competition starts at the end of August every year.

Deadline: October 10.

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Rule of Law Masters Scholarships: The Middle East Rule of Law Masters Scholarships Program (MEROL) offers fellowships for graduate study in the United States leading to masters degrees. Eligible fields include law (LLM), public policy / public administration, media / communications studies, and gender / women’s studies.

The program aims to assist in the creation of a critical mass of reform-minded professionals in the Middle East working in fields crucial to the development and sustainability of open societies.

In conceiving of the foundations of the “Rule of Law” to include the healthy functioning of various public sectors beyond law itself, MEROL represents an extension of the Open Society Foundations’ Palestinian Rule of Law Program (PROL). Since 2003, the PROL program has supported over 50 LLM fellowships for Palestinian lawyers who are now engaged in law reform, teaching, and the development of a Palestinian rule of law infrastructure.

Funded by the Open Society Foundations and host partner universities, and administered by the Open Society Foundations, the program supports Middle Eastern students from Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq who demonstrate both academic excellence and strong leadership potential.

Ten MA awards in the fields listed above are available annually. Five LLM (Masters of Law) awards are available annually.

Grantees agree to live in their home countries for at least two years upon degree completion in the United States.

Law Scholarship Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be legally resident in Egypt, Jordan , Iraq, Lebanon, or Syria at the time of application
• Demonstrate an excellent academic record and have an advanced degree (minimum: bachelor’s)
• Display impressive civil society leadership potential
• Prove through testing and interviews strong English language ability (minimum TOEFL score of 480)
• Be able to begin the program in August or September
• Be able to receive and maintain a U.S. J-1 visa
• Participate in an intensive academic writing program prior to departure to U.S.
• Commit to returning to the home country upon degree completion

Law Scholarship Guidelines

The law fellowship provides:

• Tuition and mandatory university fees
• Monthly stipend for room, board, and living expenses
• Transportation to/from the U.S.
• Accident and sickness insurance during program
• Funds for educational materials
• Funds for professional development
• An intensive academic writing program before starting at host universities

The fellowship does Not provide:

• Funding for dependent family members
• The option to choose university placement

For more information and scholarship applications, see: Rule of Law Masters Scholarships

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Rule of Law Masters Scholarships: The Middle East Rule of Law Masters Scholarships Program (MEROL) offers fellowships for graduate study in the United States leading to masters degrees. Eligible fields include law (LLM), public policy / public administration, media / communications studies, and gender / women’s studies.

The program aims to assist in the creation of a critical mass of reform-minded professionals in the Middle East working in fields crucial to the development and sustainability of open societies.

In conceiving of the foundations of the “Rule of Law” to include the healthy functioning of various public sectors beyond law itself, MEROL represents an extension of the Open Society Foundations’ Palestinian Rule of Law Program (PROL). Since 2003, the PROL program has supported over 50 LLM fellowships for Palestinian lawyers who are now engaged in law reform, teaching, and the development of a Palestinian rule of law infrastructure.

Funded by the Open Society Foundations and host partner universities, and administered by the Open Society Foundations, the program supports Middle Eastern students from Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq who demonstrate both academic excellence and strong leadership potential.

Ten MA awards in the fields listed above are available annually. Five LLM (Masters of Law) awards are available annually.

Grantees agree to live in their home countries for at least two years upon degree completion in the United States.

Law Scholarship Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be legally resident in Egypt, Jordan , Iraq, Lebanon, or Syria at the time of application
• Demonstrate an excellent academic record and have an advanced degree (minimum: bachelor’s)
• Display impressive civil society leadership potential
• Prove through testing and interviews strong English language ability (minimum TOEFL score of 480)
• Be able to begin the program in August or September
• Be able to receive and maintain a U.S. J-1 visa
• Participate in an intensive academic writing program prior to departure to U.S.
• Commit to returning to the home country upon degree completion

Law Scholarship Guidelines

The law fellowship provides:

• Tuition and mandatory university fees
• Monthly stipend for room, board, and living expenses
• Transportation to/from the U.S.
• Accident and sickness insurance during program
• Funds for educational materials
• Funds for professional development
• An intensive academic writing program before starting at host universities

The fellowship does Not provide:

• Funding for dependent family members
• The option to choose university placement

For more information and scholarship applications, see: Rule of Law Masters Scholarships

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The Africa Thesis Award: Are you interested in Africa and have you written your Masters thesis on an African-related subject?

The African Studies Centre (ASC), the Netherlands institute for Southern Africa (NiZA) and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) are offering you the chance to win €4000 in The Africa Thesis Award.

The award aims to encourage student research and writing on Africa and to promote the study of African cultures and societies.

It is presented annually to a student whose Masters thesis has been completed on the basis of research conducted on Africa.

The award consists of a prize of €1000 for the winning thesis and an additional €3000 for the writing of a PhD proposal or for fieldwork to update the original data for a wider audience.

The winning thesis will be published in the ASC Research Report Series and a summary of the work will be proposed to a CODESRIA journal.

Award Application Eligibility Criteria:

Any final-year student who has completed his/her Masters thesis with distinction at a university in Africa or the Netherlands can apply.

The thesis has to be based on independent empirical research related to Africa.

Contact; The secretary of the ASC-NiZA Awards, African Studies Centre (ASC), P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 (0)71 527 3376. Fax: +31(0) 71 527 3344. E-mail: petitg [at] ascleiden.nl

Deadline: 15 June.

For more scholarship information and application: The Africa Thesis Award Website

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Grants: The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (HFG) welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance.

Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence, aggression, and dominance in the modern world.

In addition, ten or more dissertation fellowships are awarded each year to individuals who will complete the writing of the dissertation within the award year.

These fellowships of $20,000 each are designed to contribute to the support of the doctoral candidate to enable him or her to complete the thesis in a timely manner, and it is only appropriate to apply for support for the final year of Ph.D. work.

Applications are evaluated in comparison with each other and not in competition with the postdoctoral research proposals.

Applicants may be citizens of any country and studying at colleges or universities in any country.

Deadline: February 1 each year.

A completed application will include THREE copies of the following items, typewritten in English and mailed to: The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, 25 West 53rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10019-5401.

For further details, and application materials, contact: Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Grants

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