African women working in agricultural research and development from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia who have completed a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in selected disciplines are invited to apply.
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), a project of the CGIAR Gender & Diversity Program, is now accepting applications for its 2010 fellowships.
AWARD offers tailored, two-year fellowships designed to fast-track the careers of African women scientists and professionals delivering pro-poor agricultural research and development that benefits rural communities, especially women. Our goal is to help them increase their contributions in the fight against hunger and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Are you a social entrepreneur between the ages of 18-29? Apply now for the 2010 YouthActionNet® Global Fellowship.
What’s included:
- A seven-day leadership retreat for 20 selected Fellows offering dynamic peer-to-peer learning, collaboration, and sharing among young visionaries
- Recognition at the Annual YouthActionNet® Global Awards Ceremony
- Networking with international and national aid agencies, NGOs, and corporate partners
- Access to global advocacy platforms, media coverage, and funding opportunities
- Application deadline: April 9, 2010
Learn more and apply today!
February 19th, 2010
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The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa is pleased to announce the 2010 session of its Advanced Research Fellowship Programme and to invite interested scholars based in African universities or research centres to submit applications for consideration for an award. Find out more
February 17th, 2010
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Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa is pleased to
announce its call for applications
http://www.moremiinitiative.org/milead-fellow-summer.php for the 2010
Moremi Leadership Empowerment and Development (MILEAD) Fellows Program
for young African women leaders.
The MILEAD Fellows Program is a one-year leadership development program
designed to identify, develop and promote emerging young African Women
leaders to attain and succeed in leadership in their community and
Africa as a whole. The one-year program targets dynamic young women
interested in developing transformational leadership skills that help
them tackle issues affecting women in their communities.
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February 17th, 2010
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There are 100 Rotary Peace Fellowships offered by Rotary International to undertake master’s degree or professional development certificate fellowships. The master’s degree can be in the field of international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies, conflict resolution or related and the professional development certificate in peace and conflict resolution. The fellowships will be offered competitively at either of “the six Rotary Peace Centers, which operate in partnership with seven leading universities (centers offer master’s degree unless noted otherwise):
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (professional development center)
Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina
University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
University of California, Berkeley, USA (NOTE: The Rotary Foundation Trustees will no longer be accepting applications for this program after the 2009-11 class.)
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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February 15th, 2010
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The Hellenic Government offers scholarships for foreign nationals for academic year 2010-2011,
and for the Hellenic language and civilization 2010 summer seminar.
Deadline: 31/3/2010
Open to: Students from 44 different countries
Fund: between EUR 500 and 550
Scholarships are offered for:
Undergraduate studies
Postgraduate studies
Research
Hellenic laguage and civilization 2010 summer seminar
Eligibility
Students from 44 different countries can apply. The amount of scholarships that are available for each country can be found here.
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Every year UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP offer PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships to provide young scholars and policy-makers, especially from the developing world, with a multi-disciplinarily context within which to pursue advanced research and training that is of professional interest to the successful applicant and of direct relevance to the research agenda of their selected UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP programme.
The fellowship programme provides the successful applicant with a unique opportunity to:
- develop and advance their research under the supervision of a UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP faculty member and contribute to the overall research agenda of the Institute,
- widen their research interests and professional networks by working in the international and multi-disciplinary context of the UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP, and with its wider network of Japanese universities and research institutes, as well as international collaborators,
- become exposed to the workings of the international and multilateral policy process and the broader UN system,
- and link with other UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP PhD and Postdoctoral Fellows.
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http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2008/04/unu-ias-phd-and-postdoctoral.html
UNFPA will recruit six young people to be Special Youth Fellows from 1
April 31 December 2010.
Background Information
The Special Youth Programme fellowship consists of an initial 4.5
months fellowship at UNFPA Headquarters, New York, followed by a
continued fellowship of another 4.5 months in the UNFPA Office in the
country of the fellow.
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The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are demandoriented fellowship programmes initiated and fully funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for development cooperation. The ministry has contracted the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) to administer this programme.
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Russell E. Train Fellowships for Conservation Studies
Application Deadlines: January 31 and February 28, 2010
WWF’s Education for Nature Program is pleased to announce the availability of Russell E. Train Fellowships for students from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Kenya, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Tanzania, and Timor Leste who are pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees in conservation-related fields. Read more…