IDRC Doctoral Research Awards At Canadian University, Canada

Description
IDRC offers these awards twice a year to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing their doctoral studies at a Canadian university. These awards are intended for field research in one or more developing countries. Candidates must conduct their research in areas corresponding to IDRC's research priorities and must ensure that their research project aligns with these priorities.

Eligibility

• be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or a citizen of a developing country
• be enrolled at a Canadian university at the doctoral level
• your research proposal must be approved by your thesis supervisor
• your proposed field research must take place in one or more developing countries and be conducted for a doctoral dissertation
• you must provide evidence of affiliation with an institution or organization in the developing-country region(s) in which the research will take place
• you must have completed course work and passed comprehensive exams before taking up the award.

Application Procedure
These awards are offered twice a year. Competition deadlines are April 1 (awards announced in September) and November 1 (awards announced in May). You may only apply for the competition that is posted on the Competitions page.

Submission Deadline
April each year

Website Link
http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Funding/WhoCanApply/Pages/Doctoral-Research-Awards.aspx

The Intajour Fellowship Program For Journalist, Germany

Description
The Intajour Fellowship Program is a ten-month-long course called "Journalism in the Digital World". The next batch starts on September 2, 2012 and consists of attendance phases as well as e-learning phases. It is a challenging high profile program and please read carefully this description before applying.

By participating in the ‘Journalism in the Digital World’ program, Fellows acquire skills in the following fields:
    Investigative research
    Journalistic forms of presentation on the internet
    Technical production of web content
    Filming and editing webvideos
    Journalism and ethics: freedom and responsibility in the media
    Internet politics

Intajour courses are run by highly specialised lecturers and trainers from Germany and abroad, who have considerable experience with international study groups. Many Intajour lecturers work full-time for publications by Bertelsmann Group's various divisions, e.g. RTL Group, Gruner + Jahr and Random House, while others have a different background. Intajour attaches great importance to the journalistic expertise of lecturers as well as their experience as educators.

Eligibility

• Applicants will have demonstrated their journalistic talent as a member of an editorial team or as a freelance.
• Applicants should be interested in the new technical opportunities for doing research and publishing on the Internet.
• Intajour expects salaried editorial staff to be released for the duration of the attendance phases
• Freelance journalists should ensure that during their stay in Germany they are able to pay their ongoing costs in their home country
• The attendance phases in Germany might require that the selected Fellows compromise on their traditional diet and daily routine, and that they adopt to the German way of life.
• Applicants must be in possession of valid international travel documents.

Application Procedure
Scholarship should be applied online. please visit the website link to apply

Submission Deadline
May 7, 2012

website Link
http://intajour.com/Int.-Academy-of-Journalism/program/Program-description.html

Diversity Abroad Scholarship In cooperation With AIFS, USA

Description
Diversity Abroad, in cooperation with AIFS, will offer ten, $500 scholarships for full-time undergraduate (both community college and university level) students studying abroad during spring 2012 and fall 2012. Five scholarships are available for the fall and five for the spring

Eligibility
Applicants must be full-time undergraduates at a university or community college based in the Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States. Economically disadvantaged students, African-American/Black, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, Multiracial/ethnic or Indigenous/Native-American, students with disabilities and first generation college undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Procedure
The fully detailed of application process can be learn at the website link below

Submission Deadline
Friday May 11, 2012

Website Link
http://www.diversityabroad.com/scholarships/diversity-abroad

Undergraduate Scholarship At North American college or university, USA

Description
Through our Undergraduate Fellowship program, we seek to support gifted young leaders from diverse racial and ethnic communities and a variety of Christian faith traditions who are exploring ministry as vocation. This program provides both financial help and a nurturing network of support during a student's junior or senior year of college.

Eligibility

1. a current sophomore or junior in an accredited undergraduate program at a North American college or university
2. nominated by a faculty member, administrator, chaplain or campus minister or current pastor
3. a student with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
4. a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident of either country

Application Procedure
Please go to website link below to apply online

Submission Deadline
March every year

Website Link
http://www.thefund.org/pages/undergrad 

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program, USA

Description
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program was created to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering and to foster excellence in those fields.

Nominees for Goldwater Scholarships must include in their online application a statement of interest in a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering, detailing how their academic program and their overall educational plans will prepare them for their chosen career goal. It is expected that students selected as scholars will pursue advanced degrees.

Eligibility

• Be a full-time matriculated sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2011–2012 academic year. "Sophomore" is defined as a student who plans two more years of full-time undergraduate study beginning September 2012.
• Have a college grade-point average of at least "B" (or the equivalent) and be in the upper fourth of his or her class.
• Be a United States citizen, a permanent resident, or, in the case of nominees from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, a United States national. Nominations from permanent residents must include a letter of the nominee's intent to obtain U.S. citizenship and a photocopy of the Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien Registration Card)

Application Procedure
The scholarship can applied online. Online application materials must documents as follow;

• Nominee essay—written by the student and relates to the student's chosen career.
• Transcript from nominee's current institution, including fall semester if available.
• Transcript(s) from other institutions, that nominee attended with grades for courses taken.
• Copy of the nominee's Permanent Resident card and letter of intent to become U.S. citizen, if nominee's citizenship status is permanent resident.

Submission Deadline
February each year

Website Link
http://www.act.org/goldwater/yybull.html

The Citadel Capital Scholarship For Egyptian Master and PhD Students

Description
Citadel Capital is a leading Egyptian private equity firm established by a team of professionals with extensive experience in investment banking and capital markets, operating in Egypt, North Africa and the Middle East. Over the past three years, Citadel Capital has executed some of the most compelling and successful private equity transactions in Egypt and the region, building a strong track record and an outstanding investor base, raising and investing over ten billion US dollars.

Eligibility

1. Applicant must be under the age of 35.
2. Must be an Egyptian national and residing in Egypt.
3. Is planning to pursue his/her studies at one of the top universities in their discipline of choice.
4. Must have been accepted at the university and program of interest.
5. Excellent command of language of study Good command of the English language.
6. Involvement with activities in civic, public or international affairs (NGOs, volunteer work, etc) will be an asset.
7. Must have a genuine financial need.
8. Not a beneficiary of any other partial scholarship or grants (with exception to waivers from the university of choice itself).
9. Upon completion of program, graduates must be committed to return to work in Egypt for a minimum of 2 years.
10. Military service status must be clear (for males).

Application Procedure
Please download the application form at: http://www.citadelscholarships.org/documents.html

The completed application form together with attacment documents must be submitted to:
Citadel Capital Scholarship Foundation
P.O Box 29
Postal Code: 11516
Cairo, Egypt

Supporting Documents:

• The Citadel Capital Scholarship application form
• Copy of letter of acceptance to University of choice
• Copy of (completed) application form submitted to university of choice
• An updated C.V. 
• Two reference letters (academic and professional)
•  Military Certificate (for males)

Submission Deadline
April 30th

Website Link
http://www.citadelscholarships.org/index.html 

Summer Program At MiReKoc International Summer School, Turkey

Description
MiReKoc International Summer School is designed as a program for 20 graduate and postgraduate students as well as junior migration experts.

The fee for the program is 1400 Euros, which includes registration, course materials, coffee breaks, lunches, and accommodation. Accommodation will be subsidized by Koç University.

Eligibility
Please contact the scholarship provider for detail criteria.

Application Procedure
Interested candidates must submit the following documents:

• A detailed resume,
• Two reference letters,
• The transcript of the latest higher education institution attended,
• Proof of English knowledge (such as TOEFL or IELTS scores),
• A writing sample on migration and migration related issues (a conference paper, thesis, or an article)

Submission Deadline
April Each year

Website Link
http://miss.ku.edu.tr/call-for-applications