Research Scholarship Fund of Central Research Development Fund at the University of Bremen, Germany

The University of Bremen offers temporary post-doc positions that are paid pursuant to salary scale E 13 TV-L for a maximum of 24 months. Additionally, there is an allowance of up to €10,000 per year to cover costs of resources, further training and coaching in the preparation of applications.

Description
Post-Docs at an early stage in their careers can receive support to set up independent research projects to be run under their own leadership and responsibility. Funding is offered in particular in respect of outstanding publications and the preparation of applications for external funding, including the funding of their own temporary position (e.g. temporary positions for principal investigators [Eigene Stelle DFG] or the Emmy Noether program for young researchers). Funding is also available for intensive coaching in the preparation of such applications. Moreover, the Personnel Development Bureau at the University of Bremen offers a range of customized offers to train a broad spectrum of personal skills.

Eligibility
The research scholarship award is available for Doctoral candidates of the University of Bremen and other universities in Germany or abroad who expect to receive their doctorate within the next half year, as well as post-docs who submitted their doctoral thesis at most one year prior to application (periods of practical training in the teaching and law professions [Referendariatszeiten] do not count).

Above-average publication output, an innovative and independent project proposal for the post-doc phase and high expectations of achieving the proposed objectives (the evaluation of previous achievement will take periods of child care into account). The cooperating professor has to submit a detailed letter of intent on how candidates are to be integrated within a research context at the University of Bremen while at the same time maintaining a high degree of independence. The respective research context comprises part of the evaluation.


Application Procedure
The completed application forms together with the cooperating professor’s letter of intent can be submitted once a year to the University of Bremen. The respective BFK reaches its decision on the basis of external review, and then passes on eligible applications to the Office of the University President for approval. The number of positions available is shared equally between the natural and engineering sciences and the social sciences and humanities. At least 50% of the positions are reserved especially for women.

You may also visit the online application link at: Application Link

Submission Deadline
01.04.2013

Website Link
http://www.uni-bremen.de/en/research/research-funding/calls/03-temporary-positions-for-post-docs.html

Undergraduates Attending Tribal Colleges Scholarship at American Indian College, USA

The Undergraduates Attending Tribal Colleges Scholarship annually offered by American Indian College in the USA for Native undergraduate students attending tribal colleges and universities.

Description
Native undergraduate students attending tribal colleges and universities are eligible to apply for both the American Indian College Fund Tribal College and University Scholarship and the American Indian College Fund Full Circle Scholarship.

Eligibility

• U.S. citizenship
• Enrolled in a tribal college or university
• Registered as a member of a federal or state recognized tribe, or a descendant of at least one grandparent or parent who is an enrolled tribal member. Trace Indian Ancestry
• Submission of a completed on-line application (https://secure.civicore.com/aicfstudents/index.cfm?fuseaction=Security.Login&req=&CFID=19619128&CFTOKEN=39716152)
• Additional requirement for American Indian College Fund Full Circle Scholarships: Minimum grade point average of 2.0 for all, but many scholarships are more competitive.

   
Application Procedure
Please find the further instruction of the application process at: www.collegefund.org/students_and_apply

Submission Deadline
May 31 of each year

Website Link
http://www.collegefund.org/students_and_alumni/content/tribal_college_general_scholarships

2013 Manatt Democracy Studies Fellowship, USA

The Manatt Democracy Studies Fellowship will grant $5,000 and works in our international headquarters in Washington, DC. Fellows are housed in IFES' F. Clifton White Applied Research Center and benefit from access to IFES experts, IFES' online Virtual Resource Center collection, and proximity to the various libraries and organizations in Washington.

Description
The Charles and Kathleen Manatt Fellowship, funded by former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and former Chair of IFES' Board of Directors, Charles Manatt, and his wife Kathleen awards one $5,000 Manatt Fellowship ($2,000 upon the start of the fellowship, $2,000 midway through the fellowship, and $1,000 upon receipt of research paper) to bring outstanding graduate students from the American Midwest to Washington, D.C., to conduct research in democracy-building. The Manatt Fellowship marked the inauguration of the Democracy Studies Fellowship programs at IFES.

The Manatt Fellowship is available for U.S. or international graduate students attending universities in the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Past fellows found the Manatt Fellowship an excellent boost to their careers in international development or research. For example, fellows have gone on to manage programs at the National Democratic Institute and consult for Asia Foundation election programs in Pakistan.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be a U.S. or international student studying at a US university in one of the states listed above.
• Applicants should be graduate students in either Masters or PhD programs who have not yet completed their degrees.
• Applicants should be pursuing degrees in international relations, political science, public administration, or related areas.

Application Procedure
The candidates should submit the following documents:

• A completed application form, Please download at: http://www.ifes.org/Research/application 
• Your curriculum vitae
• An unpublished academic writing sample of up to 10 pages in length (may be an excerpt)
• Your current graduate transcript (if first semester, please include previous transcript)
• A letter of recommendation from one faculty member who is familiar with your work

Submission Deadline
April 1, 2013

Website Link
http://www.ifes.org/Research/Nav/Fellowships/Manatt-Fellowship.aspx

2013/2014 Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowships in the Field of Foreign Policy Program, USA

Brookings Institution offers $27,000 Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowships for candidates whose dissertation topics and career goals are directly related to the major interests of the Foreign Policy Program. The Institution will also provide up to $5,000 in supplementary assistance for reimbursement of expenses for research-related travel, long-distance phone calls, copying, and other essential research requirements.

Description
Brookings Institution invites applications for the award of one or two full-time resident fellowships for policy-oriented doctoral research for the 2013-2014 academic year. The fellowships are designed for candidates whose dissertation topics and career goals are directly related to the major interests of the Foreign Policy Program: war and peace issues; shifting power balances; global order and human security. Awards will go to individuals whose research is near completion and will benefit from access to Foreign Policy scholars and the Washington policy-making community afforded by Brooking Institution’s location in the nation’s capitol. Fellowships are supported through generous funding from the Carnegie Foundation.

The fellowship carries a stipend of $27,000, payable in installments over a nine-month period of full-time residency at Brookings. Under the Tax Reform Act of 1986, most if not all of this stipend will probably be treated as taxable income. The Institution will also provide up to $5,000 in supplementary assistance for reimbursement of expenses for research-related travel, long-distance phone calls, copying, and other essential research requirements. Brookings will also provide access to a networked desktop computer and the Institution's main server and networks, along with an individual network account. Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows are eligible to participate in the Institution's health insurance plan during the period of their appointment. Immediate family members may be included under an extended plan. Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows will be expected to pursue their research and writing at the Brookings Institution beginning in September 2013 an end date in May 2014.

Eligibility
The fellowship awards are targeted for PhD students whose dissertation topics and career goals are directly related to the major interests of the Foreign Policy Program: war and peace issues; shifting power balances; global order and human security.

Application Procedure
Candidates must be nominated by a graduate department. Sponsorship by individual faculty members cannot substitute for the formal designation of the department. Nominations must be received via email notice to foreignpolicypredocs@brookings.edu no later than February 28, 2013.

Please download and complete the application form at: http://www.brookings.edu/

Submission Deadline
April 30, 2013.

Website Link
http://www.brookings.edu/about/employment/fellowship/2013/fp12190

Blogger Scholarship: AMIDEAST Blog Abroad Scholarships for USA Students in Egypt, Jordan and Morocco

The Blogger Scholarship is sponsored by AMIDEAST for creative writer blogger in USA. The recipents of the blogger scholarship will receive $1,000.

Description
Three-four recipients of the blogger scholarship are selected to act as a “correspondents” for our Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco AMIDEASTsemester-long programs. The three-four correspondents submit a blog entry based on a choice of topics every two weeks. While developing travel and creative writing skills, students also critically reflect in writing on their education abroad experience with AMIDEAST. AMIDEAST Blog Abroad Correspondents are also eligible for other AMIDEAST scholarships.

Benefits:
The following are the benefits of winning this blogger scholarship:

• $1,000 scholarship, which will be made in the form of an AMIDEAST program fee reduction
• Travel writing experience and editorial support
• Frequent publishing on AMIDEAST’s collaborative student blog, Mosaic.

Eligibility
-Three-four correspondents submit a blog entry based on a choice of topics every two weeks.
-While developing travel and creative writing skills, students also critically reflect in writing on their education abroad experience with AMIDEAST.

Application Procedure
Please learn further the application process at the website link below

Submission Deadline
The application closing dates are - For Summer 2013: March 15, 2013, For Fall 2013 or Academic Year 2013-14: April 15, 2013, For Spring 2014: October 15, 2013.

Website Link
http://www.amideast.org/abroad/about-us/scholarships/scholarships

2014 Asian Development Bank Scholarship for Students from Developing Countries (ADB -Japan Government Scholarship)

The Japan government now provides international postgraduate scholarship for students  of Asian Development Bank’s developing member countries. The scholarship will cover full tuition fees and monthly allowance.

Description
The ADB - Japan Scholarship is purposed to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of the ADB’s developing member countries to undertake postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. Upon completion of their study programs, scholars are expected to contribute to the economic and social development of their home countries. 

The students from the following countries are welcomed to apply:  Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, People’s Republic of Cook Islands, Fiji, Georgia, India, Indonesia ,Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated States of Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islandds, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (Special Office), Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu,Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam.

The applicants will enroll studies at the selected participating host institution, Please see the list at: http://www.adb.org/node/13483/jsp-institutions

Benefits:
The ADB-JSP provides the following benefits:

• full tuition fees
• a monthly subsistence and housing allowance
• an allowance for books and instructional materials
• medical insurance
• travel expenses

For scholars engaged in research, a special grant may be available for thesis preparation.
In special circumstances computer literacy, preparatory language and other similar courses may be covered under the scholarship.

Eligibility

• A national of an ADB borrowing member (applicants from countries that are no longer borrowing from ADB are not eligible for the ADB-JSP Scholarship).
• Gained admission to an approved MA/PhD course at an academic institution .
• A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with superior academic record.
• At least two (2) years of full-time professional working experience (acquired after a university degree) at the time of application. Proficiency in oral and written English communication skills to be able to pursue studies.
• Not more than 35 years old at the time of application. In exceptional cases, for programs which are appropriate for senior officials and managers, the age limit is 45 years old.
• In good health.
• Should agree to return to his/her home country after completion of studies under the Program.
• Executive Directors, Alternate Directors, management and staff of ADB, consultants, and relatives of the aforementioned are  not eligible for the Scholarship.
• Staff of academic institutions are not eligible for the Scholarship.
• Applicants living or working in a country other than his/her home country are not eligible for scholarships.
• ADB-JSP does not support applicants who are already enrolled in graduate degree programs.
• ADB-JSP does not sponsor undergraduate studies, distance learning programs, short-term training, conferences, seminars, thesis writing, and research projects.

Application Procedure
Applicants should request information and application forms from the chosen Academic Institution(s).The completed Institution application form and required documentation, including the ADB-JSP Information Sheet form, should be submitted to the academic institution.

Submission Deadline
Please submit your applications for scholarships at least six months prior to the planned time that you wish to commence studies. Please refer to the normal month of intake and deadline of application in the participating academic institutions.

Website Link
http://www.adb.org/site/careers/japan-scholarship-program/main

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2013 University College Maastrich (UCM) Scholarship for Undergraduate Students at Maastricht University, Netherlands

There are five undergraduate scholarships of UCM Scholarship will be granted for highly qualified non-EU students who will be invited to enroll at UCM. The scholarship covers institutional fee (in 2013-2014: € 9.500) to the statutory fee (€ 1.835) for the duration of the UCM program (three consecutive years).

Description
The University College Maastricht (UCM) in Netherlands will provide financial support to five highly qualified non-EU students who will be invited to enroll at UCM.

Benefits:
The UCM Scholarship will be used to reduce the institutional fee (in 2013-2014: € 9.500) to the statutory fee (€ 1.835) for the duration of the UCM program (three consecutive years).

Eligibility
Applicants must be accepted to the Liberal Arts & Sciences program of UCM and must come from a country outside the EEA and meet the requirements for obtaining a Dutch visa (‘MVV’ residence permit).

Application Procedure
Please find the online application link at the official site below

Submission Deadline
March 1, 2013.

Website Link
http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/Schools/UCM/TargetGroup/ProspectiveStudents1/FinancialMatters/Scholarships.htm