Study Subject(s):International and development studies (anthropology, history, law, politics and political science, and economics).

Course Level: Fellowship.

Scholarship Provider: The Graduate Institute.

Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland.

Eligibility:

-Candidates must hold a PhD and have a full time tenure-track or tenured position in an academic institution in Africa, Asia, or Latin America.

-Candidates should demonstrate how their research stay will contribute to their academic career and their home institution.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Developing countries

Scholarship Description: This fellowship is open to outstanding young professors from universities from developing and emerging countries pursuing advanced research in areas bridging the fields of international and development studies, broadly defined, and working in disciplines such as anthropology, history, law, politics and political science, and economics. The selection will be based on the quality of research. Quality being equal, selection may be guided by an interest in promoting gender and regional diversity. Candidates should demonstrate how their research stay will contribute to their academic career and their home institution.

How to Apply: By electronically

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1st of March 2012 for Residence in the Fall Semester 2012 (mid-September to the end of January)

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Source: Scholarship-positions.com

Study Subject(s): MBA.

Course Level: Masters.

Scholarship Provider: IMD MBA alumni loan committee.

Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland.

Eligibility: Candidates who have already applied to the full-time IMD MBA program and who are citizens, but not necessarily current residents, of the above geographical areas.

Criteria 1) :Acceptance into the IMD MBA Program
2) Submitting an essay on:
“As a business leader, which issue would you set as your first priority to address in your region / country? Why would you choose this issue? How would you, personally, address it?”
(maximum 1000 words)

Please draw on your own experiences in your answer, rather than on general, broad statements. The committee is looking for essays that are personal, visionary and demonstrate leadership, which include a clearly articulated description of how the solution could be implemented.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Africa / Middle East – Asia – Eastern Europe – Latin America – Western Europe / North America / Oceania

Scholarship Description: The five IMD MBA Alumni Scholarships are designed to encourage diversity in the class. One is awarded to each region: Asia, Africa/Middle East, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Western Europe/North America/Oceania. Submitting an essay on: “As a business leader, which issue would you set as your first priority to address in your region / country? Why would you choose this issue? How would you, personally, address it?” (maximum 1000 words) Please draw on your own experiences in your answer, rather than on general, broad statements. The committee is looking for essays that are personal, visionary and demonstrate leadership, which include a clearly articulated description of how the solution could be implemented.

How to Apply: Online.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 September 2011.

Further Scholarship Information and Application.

Source: Scholarship-positions.com

Study Subject(s):MBA.

Course Level: Masters.

Scholarship Provider: IMD.

Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their application.
• Our scholarship applications are essay based, with winning essays typically including the following features:
  • Relevance to the essay title.
  • Organization and structure.
  • Fully developed arguments.
  • Persuasiveness.
  • Personal element and/or passion.
• IMD reserves the right not to award a scholarship if the criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the jury/sponsors.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes.

Scholarship Description: The Nestlé Scholarship for Women was first awarded in 1997 and was initiated by a group of IMD- Switzerland- MBA (Masters in Business Administration) participants who desired to encourage women to take the MBA courses. Preference are given to women from developing countries including but not limited to African female Students. CHF 25,000 in scholarship award will be given to the female scholarship winner(s).

How to Apply: Online.

Scholarship Application Deadline: September 30 2011.

Further Scholarship Information and Application.

Source: Scholarship-positions.com

Study Subject:  Life Sciences and Technology.

Employer: EPFL School of Life Sciences.

Level: Undergraduate.

Scholarship Description: The Summer Research Program in Life Sciences and Technology at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), will offer an intensive research training opportunity to 25 undergraduate students interested in research careers in life sciences. This program will run from July 4th to August 26th 2011. (Earlier or later arrivals and departures can be arranged on a case-by-case basis between individual group leaders and participating students, however the student must be present for the core 8 weeks of the program. Any additional charges incurred by the change of dates must be covered by the student and/or lab.).

Each participant will be required to submit a formal written report and present the results of their research at a student symposium held at the end of the program which provides an opportunity for participants to experience presenting their data to their peers and the scientific community at the EPFL.

Benefits to the Students:

• Gain hands-on research experience and training with exposure to cutting-edge research.
• Experience what it is like to be a member of a research community working at the forefront of science, medicine and biotechnology.
• Have the opportunity to apply what was learned in the classroom to understanding and solving actual research problems in the laboratory.
• Acquire a better understanding of the scientific process and the application of the knowledge gained from basic science research and state-of-the-art techniques to solve complex problems in biology and medicine.
• Improve their critical thinking skills, including learning how to evaluate scientific information, design experiments, formulate ideas and test hypotheses.
• Explore career opportunities in academia by experiencing the excitement, frustration, and challenges of scientific research and gain an insight into what a career in the science entails.
• Prepare for future independent research projects and advanced research in graduate school.

Scholarship Application Deadline: February 15th 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application.

Source: Scholarship-positions.com

The primary goals of the red-conference are:

• The provision of an interdisciplinary discussion venue where both veteran and young researchers in the area of digital technologies in education can share experiences;
• The provision of a networking environment for researchers, with special reference to funding agencies;
• The dissemination of research results of young scholars, contributing to their establishment within the local and international research community.

Source: Red Conference

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This year’s scope

The scope of the conference is ‘the development of institutional strategies and business models for lifelong open and flexible learning, including (international) cooperation between institutions’.

This year’s themes

The main themes are:

• Lifelong Learning
  • Policy: Setting the research and innovation agenda for open and flexible teaching and learning in higher education and for lifelong learning.
  • Best practice: Showcases of successful lifelong learning strategies and business models.
• Open Educational Resources
  Cooperation, development and implementation models in higher education.
• Quality Assurance
  Including quality assurance in higher education andbenchmarking the quality of open and flexible learning.
• Virtual Mobility and Virtual Erasmus
  Raising the numbers and quality of mobility of staff and students by the integration of Virtual Erasmus.
• Academic Cooperation
  Including academic cooperation for international master spaces and joint doctorates and networked teaching and learning at the undergraduate and graduate level.
• Employability & Entrepreneurship
  Education and training for employment and entrepreneurship through open and flexible provisions, combining informal and formal learning for innovation.

Source: EADTU