Deadline: 1 November/ 31 May (annual)

Program Description:

Reach Oxford Undergraduate Scholarships for Developing Country Students (formerly Oxford Student Scholarships) offers this program to students from developing countries who cannot study a degree in their home country due to political or financial reasons, or the nonexistence of equivalent modern educational facilities. The field(s) of study the scholarship offered are all undergraduate courses that will be taken at the Oxford University in UK.except for the medicine due to the expense and length of the course. The scholarship inclusions will be full grant for living expenses, university and college fees and return flight to the UK at the start and end of the course. The scholarship is eligible only to those applicants that have highest academic ability who have outstanding examination results. However, other considerations including financial needs and social commitment are the major criteria for the selection. The applicants must be aware that the competition for the scheme is very high.

Application Instructions:

You must apply Oxford undergraduate programme on 15 of October 2011. If successful, you can also apply on January 2012. The application form could be downloaded from the website on January 2012. You will then need to complete a separate scholarship application form.
You must also answer the following two questions in the supporting statement of the scholarship application form:
1. Why are you applying for this scholarship and what impact will it have on your career?
2. How would you use the education you receive at Oxford for the benefit of your community?
It is still important to visit the official website for more detailed information on how to apply the scholarship.

Program Description:
The Nestle MBA Scholarships for Women encourage all the women in developing countries to take MBA or Masters in Business Administration that will be taken at Switzerland. Employees of Nestle and its subsiduaries are not eligible for this program but only those women who manifest financial need.

Application Instructions:
Applicants are required to submit an essay (maximum of 750 words) using the essay template which will discuss the issue:
“Does the diversity in management impact the bottom line? If so, how?”
and the MBA Financial Aid Application Form. Applicants must also applied for admissions using MBA online application form before applying for the scholarship by any of the following deadlines:
February 1, April 1, June 1, August 1and September 1. It is still important to visit the official website of the scholarship for more detailed information on how to apply.

Contact Information:
Scholarship essays and questions regarding the program should be sent to mbafinance@imd.ch

Program Description:
Reach Oxford Undergraduate Scholarships for Developing Country Students (formerly Oxford Student Scholarships) offers this program to students from developing countries who cannot study a degree in their home country due to political or financial reasons, or the nonexistence of equivalent modern educational facilities. The field(s) of study the scholarship offered are all undergraduate courses that will be taken at the Oxford University in UK.except for the medicine due to the expense and length of the course. The scholarship inclusions will be full grant for living expenses, university and college fees and return flight to the UK at the start and end of the course. The scholarship is eligible only to those applicants that have highest academic ability who have outstanding examination results. However, other considerations including financial needs and social commitment are the major criteria for the selection. The applicants must be aware that the competition for the scheme is very high.

Application Instructions:
You must apply Oxford undergraduate programme on 15 of October 2011. If successful, you can also apply on January 2012. The application form could be downloaded from the website on January 2012. You will then need to complete a separate scholarship application form.
You must also answer the following two questions in the supporting statement of the scholarship application form:
1. Why are you applying for this scholarship and what impact will it have on your career?
2. How would you use the education you receive at Oxford for the benefit of your community?
It is still important to visit the official website for more detailed information on how to apply the scholarship.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The aim of the course is to strengthen the capacity of managers working in the media sector (in programme and/or journalism management) to contribute to organisational development in a changing media environment.

Broadcast management: a discipline in it’s own right

More than ever broadcast managers have a crucial role to play in ensuring the success and the future of their organisations. Whether working for state, public, private or commercial broadcasters managers face the challenge of having to help their organisations adapt and thrive in an increasingly competitive media industry. Characteristic of the industry are rapid technological change, fragmented and fickle audiences able to choose from a growing number of media outlets, and a complex, shifting political and legislative environment.

Traditionally broadcast managers have been either promoted from the ranks of programme-makers and journalists or appointed from management positions outside the broadcast sector. In both cases they often find themselves not well-equipped for the specific challenges of broadcast management in which a proper understanding of the creative process and the production pathway has to be combined with the ability to manage limited financial and technical resources, and give innovative leadership to a group of highly creative and articulate individuals. Where once it was enough to have a background in either media or in some form of management, broadcast management is now increasingly seen as a discipline in its own right, requiring professionalisation; broadcast organisations now need to be committed to ensuring their managers develop and continue to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes they need to be effective and successful.

WHO MAY APPLY
All RNTC’s courses are targeted at media professionals from developing countries and countries in transition. If you are working for a media organisation, or an organisation working with the media, you can apply.

For all our courses, the following requirements apply:

you have a minimum of three years working experience in the media
you have followed secondary education, and professional education or training in media
you are used to work with computers
your speaking and writing skills in English (the course language) are sufficient
There are no restrictions on the age of the applicants or on the maximum number of participants from one given organisation or country.

Specific target group for this course

This course is open to managers working in programme/editorial management at organisational or departmental level in the state, public, private or commercial broadcast sector. Applicants are expected to have at least three years experience of working in broadcasting and should be currently working in management.

REQUIREMENTS
To apply, click here

FUNDING INFORMATION
To cover the costs of participation, you have three options:

You or your organisation covers the costs. Upon request, we’ll provide you with detailed information about the costs involved of the course of your choice (info@rntc.nl)
You’ll find a sponsor or a grant to participate (for more information, visit: www.grantfinder.nl)
You’ll apply for a Fellowship under the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP)
What is NFP? (fellowships)
Netherlands Fellowship Programme
The Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) is a demand-driven fellowship programme designed to foster capacity building within organisations by providing training and education to their mid-career staff members. NFP-fellowships cover your travel costs, accommodation and course fee. NFP is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for development co-operation, and run by NUFFIC, the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education. Half of the available fellowships are awarded to women, and simultaneously, half of the available budget is spent on candidates from sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from this, priority is given to candidates from deprived groups and/or from marginalized regions.

Who is eligible for NFP?
To be eligible for a scholarship under the Netherlands Fellowship Programmes you must meet the following criteria:
You are a a national of one of the following 60 countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
You are not applying for more than one course with the same NFP application deadline
You are not employed by a multinational corporation, a UN organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, a bilateral or multinational donor organisation, or a large national and/or commercial organisation
You have not already received two NFP fellowships for short courses in the past
You have not already received an NFP fellowship for a short courses in the year prior to this fellowship application.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Worldwide, the broadcast industry is undergoing radical change. The pace of technological innovation is breathtaking. The digitalisation of information is forging new types of media. Private broadcasting companies, local, national, regional or global, are mushrooming. Competition is increasing. Professional mobility is on the rise and new staff is employed every day. Moreover, there are a growing number of non-traditional media-professionals (e.g. from non-governmental organisations, international organisations and national ministries.)

These changes have brought about a reassessment of the important contribution of training to the viability of broadcasting organisations. At the same time, however, the nature and pace of the changes make heavy demands on the existing training resources of broadcasting organisations. These resources are faced with a run on their services, a growing demand for a wider range of training topics, an increasingly heterogeneous client group and a clamouring for new types of training delivery. And, notwithstanding the renewed interest, budgets allocated to training are under pressure.

In the light of these developments, trainers, training organisers and educators, working in or for the broadcasting industry in developing countries, have to review, explore and exploit traditional and new methods of organisation, design and delivery of training activities. New training solutions are needed.

WHO MAY APPLY
All RNTC’s courses are targeted at media professionals from developing countries and countries in transition. If you are working for a media organisation, or an organisation working with the media, you can apply. For all our courses, the following requirements apply:

you have a minimum of three years working experience in the media
your employer supports your participation in the training
you have followed secondary education, and professional education or training in media
you are used to work with computers
your speaking and writing skills in English (the course language) are sufficient
There are no restrictions on the age of the applicants or on the maximum number of participants from one given organisation or country. For most of our courses, we have additional requirements, related to the course content.

Specific target group for this course
This course is designed for mid career trainers, training organisers and educators working for broadcasting organisations, training providers (departments, centres, institutes), schools of journalism and broadcasting, or media and communication departments at universities.

REQUIREMENTS
To apply, click here

FUNDING INFORMATION
To cover the costs of participation, you have three options:

You or your organisation covers the costs. Upon request, we’ll provide you with detailed information about the costs involved of the course of your choice (info@rntc.nl)
You’ll find a sponsor or a grant to participate (for more information, visit: www.grantfinder.nl)
You’ll apply for a Fellowship under the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP)
What is NFP? (fellowships)
Netherlands Fellowship Programme
The Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) is a demand-driven fellowship programme designed to foster capacity building within organisations by providing training and education to their mid-career staff members. NFP-fellowships cover your travel costs, accommodation and course fee. NFP is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for development co-operation, and run by NUFFIC, the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education. Half of the available fellowships are awarded to women, and simultaneously, half of the available budget is spent on candidates from sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from this, priority is given to candidates from deprived groups and/or from marginalized regions.

Who is eligible for NFP?
To be eligible for a scholarship under the Netherlands Fellowship Programmes you must meet the following criteria:
You are a a national of one of the following 60 countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
You are not applying for more than one course with the same NFP application deadline
You are not employed by a multinational corporation, a UN organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, a bilateral or multinational donor organisation, or a large national and/or commercial organisation
You have not already received two NFP fellowships for short courses in the past
You have not already received an NFP fellowship for a short courses in the year prior to this fellowship application.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The seminar is divided into three phases. In the first part, participants are given materials to read to deepen their knowledge and are encouraged to discuss via an online forum their thoughts and insights. Participants will then be asked to write an essay. Based on their contribution, IAF will invite select participants for the second and third phases. The second part is a preparatory phase for the on-site seminar (third phase) in Gummersbach, Germany to continue the discussions from 04 – 16 December 2011.

It does not require participants to be online at all times. They have the flexibility to work at their own pace provided they meet the deadlines assigned to each task.

WHO MAY APPLY
Young and active representatives and leaders of political youth organizations

REQUIREMENTS
Please send letters of intent and short CVs to application@fnst.org.

DEADLINE
The deadline for submission of applications is 12 noon of Friday, 26 August 2011. Please note that we will only contact short listed candidates.

FNF Philippines can only evaluate applications of Filipinos. If you are not a Filipino, please contact the FNF office in your country or region.

The course includes modules that examine the steps involved in strategic litigation, such as case selection, client care, and forum choice, as well as the specific legal stages of admissibility, exhausting domestic remedies and preparing substantive arguments. Case studies will examine how to build a strong evidential record in support of the case, how to develop campaigning and advocacy to raise awareness of the issues involved, and how to implement a successful judgment.

A faculty of human rights practitioners from the Open Society Justice Initiative and academics from Central European University will be joined by visiting experts, creating a wide body of expertise. Workshops will focus on key skills such as advocacy in support of ligation, human rights research, legal drafting, communications, and dealing with the ethical problems that arise in human rights cases. Modules in specific subject areas will allow participants to examine key issues in their field, including citizenship and statelessness, discrimination, legal empowerment of the poor, national security, and torture and ill-treatment in detention.

WHO MAY APPLY

The course invites applications from human rights activists, policy workers and litigators, with 3 years’ working experience, who are seeking to enforce the rights of the individual against the state. Some participants will have a legal background, and will be involved in bringing cases before the courts. Some will have a policy background, with an interest in seeking to persuade governments to effect reforms. Some may be professionals wishing to develop their skills in these new areas, but will bring experiences of other forms of human rights work. Participants from Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia will be particularly encouraged to attend.

REQUIREMENTS
Pre-requisites

Undergraduates without a university degree will not be considered.

Language requirements

The language of instruction is English; thus all applicants have to demonstrate a strong command of spoken and written English to be able to participate actively in discussions at seminars and workshops. Some of the shortlisted applicants may be contacted for a telephone interview.

Below is the list of the documents you need to prepare or arrange for submission:

Completed online SUN Application Form
Letter of recommendation
A full curriculum vitae or resume, including a list of publications, if any
Statement of Purpose
Writing sample in English related to the course theme (max. 10 pages)br>
Optional attachments:
A copy of an English language proficiency certificate (if available)

FINANCIAL AID
x Financial aid is available in the following categories:
- tuition waiver
- accommodation grant and stipend
- travel grant (full or partial)
x Participants from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and Mongolia, as well
as those coming from emerging countries worldwide can apply for financial aid in all categories
listed above.
x Participants from developed countries are expected to pay tuition fee. However, there are a
limited number of tuition waivers available on a competitive basis. Those who wish to apply for
a tuition waiver should send a separate cover letter specifying their reasons.
x Participants are NOT eligible to receive financial aid if they attended two CEU funded faculty
initiative activities (i.e., CRC, SUN) within a four-year period.
x In case an applicant is accepted to two courses, which is only possible if the two courses
are run consecutively, financial aid is only available for attending one course.

CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail for inquiry and correspondence: summeru@ceu.hu
Tel: (36-1) 327-3811, Fax: (36-1) 327-3124
Skype (free Internet telephone): ceu-sun

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Hub Zürich Fellowship Program empowers driven entrepreneurs to successfully implement their ideas by leveraging the Hub’s diverse and supportive community of changemakers. Its close partnerships with WWF Switzerland, Ashoka Switzerland and selected network partners support our outstanding Fellows to multiply their impact for society and environment. The Program offers a living stipend, seed funding, unlimited access to the Hub Zürich and the global Hub Network as well as exclusive coaching and mentoring services.

WHO MAY APPLY
ndividuals and teams of two or three persons older than 18 and from any nationality are eligible. However, applicants must take care of their work permit for Switzerland themselves.

Please note that the Fellowship is not meant to be an exclusive source of support. We encourage our future fellows to seek or already have additional funding to grow and accelerate. But now the interesting stuff:

We are thrilled to receive applications from individuals and small teams (1-3 persons) who are

* entrepreneurial
* collaborative
* passionate about positive change

The proposed ideas and projects need to

* be innovative
* effectively tackle one of the big environmental challenges of our time
* be sustainable, including financial viability

REQUIREMENTS
n order to ensure the impact of the Hub Zürich WWF Fellow, the fellow will be required to:

* Finalize a full business plan within the first six weeks of the Fellowship year
* Provide a written impact report at the end of the year
* Single applicants must make a full commitment (min. 30 hours per week) to the organization’s development for one year, teams of two or three persons may adjust accordingly
* Provide monthly updates of your amazing initiative (e.g through a video blog, blog post, or similar)
* Pro-active engagement within the Hub Zürich community

BENEFITS
The Hub Zürich WWF Fellow will receive:

* 1x “Hub Unlimited” membership at the Hub Zürich (or 2x “Hub 100” or 3x “Hub 50” if you are a team of two or three respectively)
* CHF 10.000 seed capital after finalizing the business plan
* CHF 24.000 living stipend paid in quarterly installments
* Mentoring relationship with the WWF Switzerland
* Professional coaching with Ashoka Switzerland and its partners
* Peer-to-peer support within the Hub
* Access to the global Hub Network
* The quality label “Hub Zürich Fellow”
* Becoming part of the Hub Zürich hosting circle
* Possibility to organize workshops and events at the Hub Zürich
* Access to an exclusive Hub Fellow Alumni circle

After the Fellowhsip year, Hub Zurich will support you on your next steps with our network partners and funders

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Faculty for the Future fellowships are awarded to women from developing and emerging economies who are preparing for PhD or post-doctoral study in the physical sciences, engineering, or related disciplines to pursue advanced graduate study at top universities in their disciplines abroad.

Launched by the Schlumberger Foundation in 2004, Faculty for the Future has grown to become a community of 142 women from 43 countries.

The long-term goal of the Faculty for the Future program is to generate conditions that result in more women pursuing scientific disciplines. Grant recipients are therefore selected as much for their leadership capabilities as for their scientific talents, and they are expected to return to their home countries to continue their academic careers and inspire other young women.
WHO MAY APPLY
Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Be a woman;
Be a citizen of a developing country;
Wish to pursue a PhD degree or Post-doctoral research in the physical sciences or related disciplines;
Have applied to, have been admitted to, or are currently enrolled in a university abroad;
Wish to return to their home country to continue their academic career upon completion of their studies;
Be very committed to teaching and demonstrate active participation in faculty life and outreach work to encourage young women into the sciences;
Hold an excellent academic record.

REQUIREMENTS
Applications are only accepted through the on-line system www.fftf.slb.com. Note that the on-line system will be open from September 1st to November 30th 2010.
A successful application will have gone through five selection rounds, with the reviewers paying particular attention to the following criteria:

Academic performance;
Quality of references;
Quality of host country university;
Level of commitment to return to home country;
Commitment to teaching;
Relevance of research to home country;
Commitment to inspiring young women into the sciences.

SCHOLARSHIP
Faculty for the Future grants are in the range of USD 25,000 to 50,000 per year—maximum USD 40,000 for postdoctoral studies— and may be renewed through to completion of studies subject to performance, self-evaluation, and recommendations from supervisors. The amount of the grant depends on the actual costs of studying and living in the chosen location.