7) Global Supplementary Grant Program Call for Applications for the Global Supplementary Grant Program
The Open Society Institute's Network Scholarship Programs offers
supplementary grants to students from selected countries of Eastern and
Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. The purpose of the program is
to enable qualified students to pursue doctoral studies in the Humanities
and Social Sciences at accredited universities in Western Europe,
Middle/Near East, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.
Eligibility
The Global SGP is available to citizens of the following countries:
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Croatia, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro,
Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Students pursuing doctorates in the medical, physical, chemical, technical
or natural sciences as well as fine or performing arts are not eligible
for this grant. This includes:
** Business Administration/ Management Training
** Computer Science
** Finance/Banking/ Marketing
** Engineering
** Hard & Natural Sciences (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc.)
** Mathematics
** Medical Sciences.
Global SGP grants are for students pursuing doctorates only. Students
admitted to master's programs with the intent to continue, but not clear
admission into a Ph.D. program, are ineligible.
Please note that this is a supplementary program, not intended for full
funding. Applicants must be able to demonstrate additional support from
other sources.
Applying:
Enclosed please find as a separate attachment academic year 2007/2008
application form for the Global Supplementary Grant Program. Academic year
2007/2008 application form is also available at our website:
http://www.soros. org/initiatives/ scholarship/ focus_areas . Applicants may
also apply online at:
http://www.soros. org/grants/ oas (Please note that
the online application will not be ready until Friday, January 26, 2007).
Deadline:
The application deadline is April 2, 2007 (for students pursuing Ph.D. in
North America, Asia, Australia) and June 4, 2007 (for students pursuing
Ph.D. in European Union). Applications mailed directly to New York must be
postmarked April 2/June 4 at the latest, or DHL'd on this date by the
National Foundation. Applications will not be accepted after the April
2/June 4 deadline. Late applications will be automatically disqualified.
Call For Papers Central Eurasian Studies Society Eighth Annual Call For Papers Central Eurasian Studies Society Eighth Annual Conference (2007)
October 18-21, 2007 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) invites panel and paper
proposals for the Eighth CESS Annual Conference, October 18-21, 2007,
in Seattle, Washington. The event will be held at the University of
Washington, hosted by the Ellison Center for Russian, East European
and Central Asian Studies. Panels begin Friday morning, October 19,
and continue through mid-day on Sunday, October 21.
Panel and paper topics relating to all aspects of humanities and
social science scholarship on Central Eurasia are welcome. The
geographic domain of Central Eurasia extends from the Black Sea and
Iranian Plateau to Mongolia and Siberia, including the Caucasus,
Crimea, Middle Volga, Afghanistan, Tibet, and Central and Inner Asia.
Practitioners and scholars in all humanities and social science
disciplines with an interest in Central Eurasia are encouraged to
participate.
The program will feature approximately 60 panels and there will also
be a supplementary program including cultural events, a welcome
reception on Thursday, a conference dinner and a keynote speaker.
Deadline for submission of panel/paper proposals: Friday, April 6,
2007.
Full information about CESS 2007 in Seattle may be found on the
conference webpages:
* Main conference website:
http://cess. fas.harvard. edu/CESS_ Conference.
html<http://cess. fas.harvard. edu/CESS_ Conference. html>
* Registration:
http://cess. fas.harvard. edu/CESS_ Conf-Reg.
html<http://cess. fas.harvard. edu/CESS_ Conf-Reg. html>
* Program (preliminary version available in July 2007):
http://cess. fas.harvard. edu/CESS_
Program.html<http://cess. fas.harvard. edu/CESS_ Program.html>
* Full information about hosting and location at the University of
Washington:
http://jsis. washington. edu/ellison/
CESS.shtml<http://jsis. washington. edu/ellison/ CESS.shtml>
Virtually all informational questions about the conference can be
answered by consulting the above-mentioned webpages. If you don't
have web access, or if you don't find the answer to your questions
there, you can contact the conference organizers by e-mail at
<cess2007@u.washingt on.edu>.
9) PROG. INFO- CELA Leadership Workshop, Istanbul, July 2007 goodCentral Eurasia Leadership Academy (CELA)
Summer Workshop, Istanbul, 15-24 July 2007
The CentralEurasiaLeadershipAcademy is pleased to invite applications
for its 2007 Leadership Workshop. The development of future leaders
with character, initiative, and strategic vision is one of the keys to
enhancing cooperation, security, and prosperity in the Central Eurasia
region. To this end, CELA will invite 45 high-potential, mid-career
professionals from Central Eurasia to a ten-day leadership workshop in
Istanbul that will be intensive, challenging, and fun. The dates are
Sunday 15 - Tuesday 24 July 2007. The opening dinner is on 15 July
Sunday evening. The venue is KoзUniversity, Istanbul.
Applicants must be between the ages of 28 and 42. They must be
citizens of one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
and Uzbekistan. The professional sectors targeted in 2007 are
government, business, NGOs/ civil society and media. Candidates
working in the spheres of business and government are particularly
encouraged to apply. Women also are strongly encouraged to apply.
All costs associated with the CELA 2007 Leadership Workshop for those
invited to attend (including tuition, food and accommodation in
Istanbul, and economy-class transport from the participant's home
country) are borne by CELA.
English is the language of instruction during the CELA workshop. For
more information, a course description, and an application form, see
the CELA website:
http://www.celaprogram.orgThe deadline for applications is Monday 9 April 2007.
10) Architecture of Youth ParticipationTraining 1 of 747 next | back to result
Training details
Summary Looking for community workers and public servants with experience in public participation at local, national, and international level for know-how exchange seminar.
Activity date 2007-04-21 - 2007-04-25
Activity type Seminar
Target group Project managers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth Policy Makers, Youth workers
For participants from ALL YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME COUNTRIES, SOUTH-EAST EUROPE
Group size 25
Venue place, venue country Oradea, Romania
Details Aim of the seminar is to create steps and tools for designing, implementing, and evaluating community engagement campaigning based on the knowledge and experience of community workers and public servants in the public participation projects and community engagement initiatives in Europe.
Objectives of the seminar:
- to share experience in community engagement and public participation projects;
- to develop activities for designing, implementing, and evaluating community engagement campaigns;
- to develop phases of designing process for community engagement campaigns;
- to define the structure of the communication platform web site
Costs - 100% of board and loading costs and 50% of travel costs will be reimbursed. There is no participation fee. We don?t cover visa and insurance costs.
Working language English
Organizer Asociation for Counsultation and Training - ACT
Deadline 2007-02-25
Date of selection 2007-02-28
Downloads Description of the seminar (1535.1 kB)
Application form (106.5 kB)
Application to
Asociation for Counsultation and Training - ACT
Janina-Diana Pasaniuc
str. Cuza voda nr. 17
Phone: 0040259414156
Fax: 0040259427973
E-mail: act@act.org.ro
http://www.act.org.ro