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February 1, 2011

International Students Scholarship-East Tennessee State

International Students Scholarship

The International Students Academic Merit Scholarship is open to new international students seeking a graduate or undergraduate degree. The scholarship covers 50 percent of the total of in and out-of-state tuition and maintenance fees only. No additional fees or costs are covered.

The award is available for:

Eight semesters for undergraduate recipients
Five semesters for recipients seeking a Master’s degree, or commensurate with the length of the program.
Eight semesters for doctoral students, or commensurate with the length of the program.

Scholarship can be applied to summer semesters.

Eligibility.

Be admitted to East Tennessee State University as full-time, degree-seeking students (undergraduate admissions, graduate admissions)
Have or plan to have an F-1 or J-1 (student) visa
Have a demonstrated record of academic achievement
Fill out the scholarship application form.

For more information and application, see: International Students Academic Merit Scholarship

January 24, 2011

Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship

Social Science Research Council

The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) is a strategic fellowship program designed to help graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate doctoral dissertation proposals that are intellectually pointed, amenable to completion in a reasonable time frame, and competitive in fellowship competitions.

The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) is open to all students, regardless of their nationality, who are currently enrolled full-time in a doctoral degree-granting program at a U.S. institution.

In order to participate in the Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) program, students must have finished all incomplete course work and have removed any “incompletes” from their transcripts at the end of the academic year during which they are applying for a fellowship.

This is an open competition; students will apply directly to the SSRC with no campus nomination required (other than the standard letters of recommendation, transcripts, and essays).

If awarded a fellowship, your expenses (airfare, hotel, meals, ground transport) will be paid for by the Social Science Research Council.

Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) staff will either make arrangements or offer you a maximum sum with which to arrange your own needs.

Students enrolled in U.S.-accredited institutions outside the United States are not eligible to apply.

Fellows are eligible to apply for up to $5000 from SSRC to support predissertation research during the summer.

Incase you have any questions, please contact: dpdf [at] ssrc.org

Note: Application information can be found on the site given below.

January 24, 2011January 24, 2011

55 Utrecht Excellence Scholarships

Eligible candidates: outstanding prospective students from non-EU countries applying for a Prestige Master’s programme, the bachelor’s programme in Economics.

Amount of scholarship: 4,000 – 16,000 euro/year.

Number of scholarships/year: approximately 55.

Provided by: Utrecht University.

Selected students receive a scholarship for the duration of the degree programme, which is a maximum of two years for a Prestige Master and three years for a Bachelor degree. Approximately 55 scholarships are awarded each year.

Amount of scholarship:

Selected students are awarded a scholarship between 4 000 and 5 500 per year (Bachelor) or between 7 000 and 16 000 euro per year (Prestige Master’s).

Scholarship Subjects:

Bachelor’s programme in Economics Master Programmes are:

Mathematical Sciences

Biomolecular Sciences

Cancer Genomics and Developmental Biology

Chemistry and Physics

Cognitive Neuroscience

Drug Innovation

Epidemiology

Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience

Human Geography and Planning

Legal Studies

Linguistics: the Study of the Language Faculty

Medieval Studies

Migration, Ethnic Relations and Multiculturalism

Sociology and Social Research

Sustainable Development

Theoretical Physics

For more information and application, see: Utrecht Excellence Scholarships

January 21, 2011

ASA CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2011 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

ASA CALL FOR PROPOSALS/2011 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
The ASA 2011 Call for Proposals is Now Open! The 54th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association will be held November 17-20, 2011 at The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. This year’s Annual Meeting theme is: “50 Years of African Liberation” and this year’s Program Chair is Carol Thompson, Northern Arizona University. To renew your ASA membership and/or pre-register to submit your proposal, you may log on at www.africanstudies.org.

December 27, 2010January 19, 2011

Yello fever outbreak in Uganda

Yellow fever is transmitted by a type of mosquito that is active only during the day

Yellow fever vaccines are being imported for the north of Uganda to inoculate people against the disease which has killed about 45 people.

People began falling ill about a month ago in nine northern districts, the country’s health ministry says.

A health official in Kitgum told the BBC the outbreak was confirmed as yellow fever on Christmas Eve.

The disease, transmitted by infected mosquitoes, was last recorded in Uganda almost 40 years ago, officials say.

Task forces have been put in place in the affected districts and isolation units set up.

Bosco Ochola, chairman of the Kitgum task force, said his staff were treating about 65 infected patients.

“This morning we got a phone call from the Ministry of Health that arrangements are being made from WHO (World Health Organization) to bring vaccines to cover the population,” he told the BBC’s Focus on Africa programme

Yellow fever, unlike malaria, is transmitted by a type of mosquito which is active only during the day.

Radio talk shows and dramas were trying to inform people of this, he said.

The health ministry says at least 2.5 million people will be vaccinated when the vials arrive, Uganda’s state-owned New Vision newspaper reports.

The disease has a wide array of symptoms from nausea and vomiting to kidney failure, jaundice and bleeding.

About half of those who develop severe symptoms and are untreated die from the disease.

(Story by BBC)

December 25, 2010December 25, 2010

Democracy & Diversity Graduate Summer Institute, Wroclaw, Poland

TCDS is pleased to announce the 20th annual

Democracy & Diversity Graduate Summer Institute
Wroclaw, Poland
July 8-24, 2011

The World in Crisis: A Critical Reading

The Transregional Center of Democratic Studies of the New School for Social Research is very pleased to announce the twentieth Democracy & Diversity Summer Institute, to be held in the inspiring city of Wroclaw, Poland, from July 8-24, 2011. Located in a landmark modernist structure in the largest park of the Lower Silesia region, the Institute offers an intensive program of study, equivalent to a full semester of graduate study in the US.

Known as an intimate international forum for lively but rigorous debate on critical issues of democratic life, the Institute brings an interdisciplinary, comparative, and highly interactive approach to the social, political, and cultural challenges facing today’s world. We are looking forward to welcoming another cohort of up to forty junior scholars from the US, Europe, and other parts of the world to this anniversary session of the Democracy & Diversity Institute. This year’s program will unfold around the theme The World in Crisis: A Critical Reading, and will consider issues of political violence, the salient role of new media, the contestation of gender, and the ethnicization of politics.

The courses offered at the 2011 Institute will include:

‘We the People’: Nationalism, Ethnicity and Belonging, Professor Sharika Thiranagama, New School for Social Research
Media and News in a Time of Crisis, Professors Daniel Dayan, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris and New School for Social Research and Jeffrey C. Goldfarb, New School for Social Research
Romancing Violence: Theories and Practices of Political Violence, Professor Elzbieta Matynia, New School for Social Research
Gender: Stable and Unstable, Professor Ann Snitow, Eugene Lang College

Located between Berlin, Prague and Warsaw, and saturated with the history and memory of these three distinct cultures, Wroclaw (formerly Breslau) is a beautiful and booming city that uniquely conveys both the challenges and the promise of a united Europe. Drawing on Wroclaw’s culture of the borderland, TCDS’s network of distinguished and dedicated collaborators and alumni, and the New School’s reputation stemming from our long-term engagement in the region, this anniversary session of the Democracy & Diversity Institute offers a rigorous program of critical inquiry on some of the most pressing problems of our time.

Our local collaborator is the International Institute for the Study of Culture and Education at the University of Lower Silesia.

Please watch for the full program announcement, including full course descriptions, extra-curricular activities and application instructions, early in the Spring 2011 semester. Application deadline: March 14, 2011. For information and questions, please contact TCDS@newschool.edu or visit www.newschool.edu/tcds.

December 24, 2010

ExxonMobil Middle East and North Africa Scholarship opportunities

Exxon Mobil is one of the Leading Oil companies in the world and is currently offering scholarship opportunities for Africans from the Middle East and North Africa.

Courses involved: Engineering, physics, Mathematics, Geography, computer , Geoscience.
Awarder: Exxon Mobil and administered by the the Institute of International Education
Eligible countries:
Candidates from The Middle East or From North Africa who possess a bachelors degree already.
Candidates must be fluent in Arabic.
Deadline for this scholarship for Africans: January 3, 2011
To apply visit the awarders website Click here: http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/ExxonMobil-Middle-East-and-North-Africa-Scholars-Program

December 21, 2010

Hewlett Foundation/IIE Dissertation Fellowship

in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is now accepting applications
for the Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health, and
Economic Development. Sponsored by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,
the fellowship awards up to $20,000 per year for work and research on the
dissertation. In addition, Fellows will become part of a network of
researchers and participate in professional development opportunities.
Applicants should be currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs in either
sub-Saharan Africa, the United States or Canada, and should have completed
their coursework by the start of the fellowship. Students in economics,
economic demography, geography, and epidemiology are especially encouraged
to apply.

These fellowships will support dissertation research on topics that examine
how population dynamics and family planning and reproductive health
influence economic development, including economic growth, poverty
reduction, and equity. Dissertations that address population and development
issues pertinent to the African continent are especially encouraged. The
research must include a strong quantitative component, with an emphasis on
rigorous data analysis. We encourage the development or use of new
statistical methods. Finally, the research must have a strong
policy-relevant component, demonstrating an interest in communicating
research results with program managers, planners, and policymakers.

The objective of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation/IIE Dissertation
Fellowship is to produce sound evidence on the role of population and
reproductive health in economic development that could be incorporated into
national and international economic planning and decision making.

To learn more about the fellowship and access the Application, visit:

http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Hewlett-IIE-Fellowship

*The deadline is March 4, 2011. The selected cohort will be announced in
late spring 2011.