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The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is pleased to announce the new Campbell Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations, made possible with a generous three-year grant from new SAR board member Vera R. Campbell's family foundation.

The Campbell Fellowship will support a female social scientist from a developing nation, either pre- or post-doctoral, whose work addresses women's economic and social empowerment in that nation. The goal of the fellowship is twofold: to advance the scholarly careers of women social scientists from the developing world, and to support research that identifies causes of gender inequity in the developing world and that proposes practical solutions for promoting women's economic and social empowerment.

In 1956 the Society of Exploration Geophysicists began a program of encouraging the establishment of scholarship funds by companies and individuals engaged or interested in the field of geophysics. SEG saw the need for a more appropriate organization and caused the SEG Foundation to be organized.

The number of scholarships available depends chiefly upon the number of sponsors and the amounts they contribute. For the 2008-2009 academic year, the Foundation awarded 176 scholarships totaling US$484 545. This represented 83 renewals of scholarships to students on a continuing basis and 93 scholarships to recipients receiving grants for the first time. In addition to general scholarships, other scholarships are available to students who meet specific criteria.

Related Links: SEG Scholarships Brochure ( 474K PDF)

Chevening scholarships are prestigious awards and highly sought after by people from all over the world who want to make a difference. There are over 17,000 applications for about 1000 awards in 2009/10. A typical successful applicant is:

• A graduate with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership. These include:

-       influencing and communications skills, leadership track record, networking ability, ambition, plans for the future

-       intelligence, academic potential, drive, self management, strength of character, integrity, interests outside work

• Motivated to make a career that will take them to positions of leadership in their own country within 10 years of their scholarship
• Committed to networking to find global solutions
• Able to use their studies and experience in the UK to benefit themselves, their countries and the UK

BCM is offering a Bachelor scholarship in the area of ethics.
The scholarship will be awarded once a year by the Scholarship Committee and is offered in association with AidConnect.

AidConnect is an initiative focused on the worldwide linking of people who are involved in or would like to support humanitarian projects (see HERE). This interactive communication platform offers charitable organizations and individuals the opportunity to promote their projects to a diverse audience. Likewise, it provides donors with information on both current and potential projects with a view to matching those in need with supporters who are in a position to assist.

The Polo Scientifico Didattico, Rimini Campus, of the University of Bologna, announces the opening of a competition
for two scholarships for foreign students (EU students and non-EU students) enrolling at the Laurea
Magistralis/Master Degree “Economics and Market Policy”, Faculty of Economics, Rimini Campus in the academic year
2009/2010. Information about the Laurea Magistralis are available at this page.

The amount of the scholarships is the following: a grant of 4000 euros per year and a grant of 1700 euros. Foreign
students applying to the Laurea Magistralis “Economics and Market Policy” can send their application to the
following address: relazioni.internazionali@rimini.unibo.it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Wadsworth African Fellowships are intended to provide support for African students undertaking study leading to a Ph.D. at a South African university that can provide them with international-level training in anthropology (including biological anthropology and archaeology). Currently applications to the University of Witwatersrand or The University of Cape Town are given priority.

The IFS Granting Programme is open for project proposals from developing country scientists who meet the eligibility criteria and conduct research on the sustainable management of biological resources.

The UNU-WIDER PhD Research Internship Programme aims to provide PhD (doctoral degree) students registered at a university and similar research institutions the opportunity

1. to utilise the resources and facilities available at UNU-WIDER for their PhD thesis research
2. to produce papers suitable for publication in the Research Paper series and elsewhere
3. to work jointly with UNU-WIDER researchers in areas of mutual interest.

The UNU-WIDER Visiting Scholars Programme is intended to give qualified scholars an opportunity to undertake research on topics related to development and/or global economic issues, to participate in UNU-WIDER activities, and to contribute to UNU-WIDER publications. It is also designed to aid the dissemination of UNU-WIDER research and to contribute to the UNU-WIDER outreach programme.

For some places in the programme, preference will be given to females and to applicants from developing countries.

Date limite : 25 juin 2009

Le Bureau Afrique Centrale (BAC) de l’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) informe le public du lancement de son appel d’offre régional (2009-2010) portant sur les bourses de mobilité ci-après.