The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Fellowship Programme 2012

Deadline: 12 February 2012
Open to: All Interested from North Africa and the Middle East or North America and Europe
Fellowship: Available financial aid

Description

The objective of the Fellowship programme is to contribute to enhance knowledge and understanding between peoples and societies from Muslim-majority countries, mainly from the Arab World, and from Europe and North America. The programme creates an opportunity for emerging leaders from these societies to get acquainted with the diverse realities and cultural, political and religious environments of the others.
A group of 12 young leaders from the Middle East and North Africa visit 3-6 countries in Europe and the States in the U.S and a group of 12 y oung leaders from Europe and North America visit 3-6 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The duration of each trip is around 18 days. During their trips, fellows are given the opportunity to meet their counterparts in other regions, and to visit governmental, media, educational, civil society and business institutions.
The Fellowship program of the United Nations Alliance of Civilization has been made possible thanks to a grant of the Federal Foreign office of Germany and is developed in partnership with the League of Arab States, the British Council, ISESCO, the Qatar committee for the Alliance of Civilization and the Institute for International Education.

Eligibility

In order to apply for the Fellowship, applicants have to meet these criteria:

• Citizens of countries located in North Africa and the Middle East or North America and Europe
• Accomplished and influential young professionals recognized by your communities with the potential to become key leaders in your field in the near future
• Active either in politics (local, national, or international), civil society organizations, media, the business sector, local communities, faith based movements, and other fields
• Willingness to use this experience in your leadership position
• Motivated and  available to take part of an approximately 15 day-full program as scheduled by the organizer and to respect  all rules and regulations on locations from the organizer and the host countries (a commitment letter will be given for you to sign)
• Be no younger than 26 and no older than 36 years of age in the year 2012
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English
• Possess a passport valid at least 6 months beyond the assigned Fellowship date

Application

All material must be submitted electronically, in English as a single file document (except videos) to the UNAOC secretariat: AOCfellow@unops.org no later than 12 February 2012, passed this date your application will not be considered so submit it as soon as possible.
The Application Packet Should Include:

1. Application fellowship 2012
2. The essay questions included in the application
3. Current resume+ photo
4. One letter of recommendation
5. A short video introducing yourself (useful but optional)

Contact Information:
UNAOC Fellowship Programme
UNAOC Secretariat
Email: AOCfellow@unops.org
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Editorial Internship Opportunity in Brussels

Deadline: 15 February 2012
Open to: Graduates in journalism, English and German speakers
Remuneration: Provided

Description

Foundation EurActiv operates a trainee scheme in Brussels for young people providing graded learning in EU policies. Interns are allocated either to editorial, commercial or technical tasks, depending on availability and abilities/experience. These internships are for a minimum of six months and may be extended for another six months.
EurActiv publishes in 15 languages through its own and a network of franchise offices (Editorial Mission)
They are now looking for a full-time Editorial Intern (starting date: as soon as possible).
Responsibilities include:

• Research on EU policies (experience in the EU institutions welcome)
• Assisting with sub-editing articles
• Validating and/or rewriting information on EU policies
• Preparing articles for publication
• Accomplishing various administrative tasks

EurActiv Offers :

• Interesting tasks in a multicultural environment (international team of 35 people)
• Insight into EU politics
• Insight into the work of a Brussels based EU affairs media
• Remunerated internship and possible extension of the internship

Eligibility

Position is open to the candidates matching the following profile:

• School of Journalism or other equivalent studies
• First experience in writing articles, blogs or other, but as a minimum a proven interest in journalism
• Fast, entrepreneurial, team-player, hard-working, “hands-on” approach
• Able to work independently
• Good phone, inter-personal skills and knowledge of MS Office
• Native or near native English as well as very good German

Application

Please send relevant CVs with short covering letter by no later than 15 February 2012, to selection@euractiv.com
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Guggenheim Museum – Hilla Rebay International Fellowship

Deadline: 1 May 2012
Open to: MA/MPhil in art history or related academic fields
Fellowship: $30,000

Description

An internationally renowned art museum and one of the most significant architectural icons of the 20th century, the Guggenheim Museum is at once a vital cultural center, an educational institution, and the heart of an international network of museums. Visitors can experience special exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, lectures by artists and critics, performances and film screenings, classes for teens and adults, and daily tours of the galleries led by experienced docents. Founded on a collection of early modern masterpieces, the Guggenheim Museum today is an ever-growing institution devoted to the art of the 20th century and beyond.
Begun in 2001, this multi-site, ten-month fellowship offers an opportunity for a graduate student (doctoral candidates preferred) to train in the Curatorial Departments at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao; and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice. The fellow will spend a minimum of three months at each site as follows (approximate dates):

• September 15–December 15: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
• January 15–April 15: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
• May 15–July 15: Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

The fellowship offers exposure to the unique operational structure of the multinational museum, as well as practical museum training experience to individuals interested in pursuing careers in the curatorial field.

Fellowship

Each fellow receives funding of $30,000 (subject to taxes). The fellowship is made possible with generous support from The Hilla von Rebay Foundation.

Eligibility

MA/MPhil (doctoral candidates preferred) in art history or related academic fields. Candidates must have fluency in spoken and written English, Spanish, and Italian.

Application

To apply, please submit the following materials:

• Cover letter
• Resume/CV
• Two letters of recommendation
• Transcripts from all universities attended—including language certificates if applicable
• Writing sample (10 pages)—academic paper or excerpt from thesis or dissertation preferred
• List of relevant coursework

Applications may be sent by e-mail to jyee@guggenheim.org or by post to:
Jennifer Yee
Education Associate – Adult and Academic Programs
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York NY 10128-0173
The deadline for application is 1 May 2012 and applicants will be notified of the result of their application in late July.
Contact
Please direct questions and inquiries to jyee@guggenheim.org.
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Scholarships in Japan

More information on: http://www.scholars4dev.com/category/country/asia-scholarships/japan-scholarships/

Avaaz Announces Several Job Opportunities

Deadline: By March 2012
Open to:  Globalist change-makers, various professions
Remuneration: Salary varies with location and experience, competitive with leading non governmental organizations

Description

Avaaz—meaning “voice” in several European, Middle Eastern and Asian languages—launched in 2007 with a simple democratic mission: organize citizens of all nations to close the gap between the world we have and the world most people everywhere want.
Avaaz empowers millions of people from all walks of life to take action on pressing global, regional and national issues, from corruption and poverty to conflict and climate change. Our model of internet organising allows thousands of individual efforts, however small, to be rapidly combined into a powerful collective force.
With 10 million hopeful citizens and rising, Avaaz is the largest global online community in history. There is no other massive, high-tech, people-powered, multi-issue, genuinely global advocacy organization that can mobilize coordinated democratic pressure in hundreds of countries within 24 hours.
Avaaz is now looking for more super smart, globalist change-makers to join a world class team – full of inspired public entrepreneurs and brilliant campaigners who are also a sheer pleasure to work with.
Avaaz is looking to fill 40 positions and they need to hire as many as possible in January and February, so get in touch now!

Eligibility

Global Campaigners (Distributed Organizing), 8 positions
Talented campaigners, fluent in one or more of French, Portuguese, Spanish or German.
Role description .
Campaign Director (India)
A globalist change-maker with deep knowledge of India, but can be based anywhere.
Role description .
Senior Online Campaigner
A talented technologist, strategist and manager.
Role description .
Email Deliverability Specialist
A deliverability expert to maximize the rate which our emails are delivered to our 10 million members inboxes.
Role description .
Executive Assistant (New York)
Support our ED with anything and everything (based in NYC).
Role description .
Media Campaigner (US)
A talented media campaigner, based in the US.
Role description .
Media Campaigner (EU)
A talented media campaigner, based in the EU.
Role description .
Media Campaigner (Arabic)
A talented media campaigner, with deep knowledge of the Arab world.
Role description .
Campaign Director (Japan)
A globalist change-maker with deep knowledge of Japan, but can be based anywhere.
Role description .
Campaign Director (Brazil)
A globalist change-maker with deep knowledge of Brazil, but can be based anywhere.
Role description .
Campaign Directors (3 positions) 
Globalist change-makers.
Role description .
Campaigner (social media)
A talented campaigner with a pedigree in social media.
Role description .
Campaigner (India)
A talented campaigner, with deep knowledge of India.
Role description .
Campaigners (editorial – English, 3 positions)
Talented writers and editors providing briefings to our site users.
Role description .
Executive Assistant (Europe)
Support our team’s logistical and administrative needs (based in EU).
Role description .
Online Strategy Analyst
An analytics expert to help improve our work through understanding the data.
Role description .
Lead Developers (2 positions)
Talented developers to lead features development and organize fast-moving coding workflows.
Role description .
Developers (4 positions)
Role description coming soon.
Chief Technology Innovation Officer 
Role description coming soon.
Senior Designer 
A talended designer to take the lead in creating and stewarding the look, feel and usability of our website.
Role description .
Search Engine Optimization Associate 
A Search Engine Optimization expert to improve the visibility and findability of our online properties.
Role description .
Fact Checker
Role description coming soon.
Korean writer
An excellent writer who can make our campaigns sing in Korean.
Role description .
Russian writer
An excellent writer who can make our campaigns sing in Russian.
Role description .
Operations Associate
An operations associate providing key assistance for the human resources, finance, legal and administrative functions of Avaaz.
Role description .
If you don’t see the perfect role for you listed here, apply anyway — they want to know what talent is out there, and more positions will be coming up during the first half of 2012.

Application

To apply for any of the roles above, or to register your general interest in roles at Avaaz (more coming soon), just fill in some details on this web form: http://www.avaaz.org/job_application_form
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MDCEE Visiting Fellowships 2011-13

Deadline: 1 October 2012
Open to: All interested
Fellowship:  A stipend to meet living costs in Oxford

Description

Media and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe (MDCEE), is an interdisciplinary research project launched in October 2009 and is funded by the European Research Council.
The project aims to investigate the often troublesome and poorly understood relationship between democracy and the media in Central and Eastern Europe, but the findings should be more broadly applicable to consolidating democracies worldwide.
Applications are invited for short-term Visiting Fellowships for the academic years 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Fellowship

Successful applicants will work with the project on Media and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, which is sponsored by the European Research Council (ERC). Visiting Fellows will either help to collect and process empirical data from the region, or will focus on broader theoretical questions related to the project’s main theme. The project aims to establish what kind of democracy is needed for media to perform its agreed-upon normative functions. Our focus is on news media, including both “old media” (broadcast and print) and the “new media” of the Internet. The major research areas are:

• Media ownership and commercial pressures
• Media regulation and political pressures
• Journalistic autonomy and professionalisation

Visiting Fellows will be expected to live in Oxford for a period of either one or two terms (three or six-months) between October and March each year. They will be expected to take an active part in various academic events organized within the project and to prepare for publication the findings of their work in Oxford.
Fellows will be based at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford and will be members of the University’s Department of Politics and International Relations during their stay.

Eligibility

All interested candidates are eligible to apply. A good spoken and written knowledge of English is essential, and the Fellowships carry a stipend to meet living costs in Oxford.

Application

Applications, including a CV, a two-page outline research proposal, your preferred period of tenure and the names and contact details of two referees, should be sent to:
Project Administrator
E-mail: mdcee@politics.ox.ac.uk
Deadline for applications is up to the beginning of October 2012.  There are no closing dates for the submission of an application and all applications will be acknowledged on receipt.
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A. Wilhelmsen Foundation Scholarship Programme 2012, Norway

Deadline: 15 March 2012
Open to: Applicants for Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Science (MSc) and the Doctoral Programmes (PhD)
Scholarship: NOK 75.000,- per semester

Description

The Foundation was established in 1999 to commemorate the founder of the A. Wilhelmsen group of companies, the late Mr Anders Wilhelmsen, and his wife Mrs Aslaug Wilhelmsen. The objects of the Foundation are to support socially beneficial work within research and education by providing financial assistance and awarding scholarships to enable foreign students to attend Norwegian universities and colleges, particularly within the fields of economics and management.
The Foundation looks currently for applicants  for Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Science (MSc) and the Doctoral Programmes (PhD) at BI Norwegian Business School.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, the candidate must apply for admission to the programme he/she is qualified for, and in addition apply for the scholarship. All candidates must act according to valid admission criteria and application deadlines. Candidates that may apply are applicants for Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Science (MSc) and the Doctoral Programmes (PhD) at BI Norwegian Business School.

Scholarships

A maximum of two students will receive this scholarship each year, and the size of the scholarship is NOK 75.000,- per semester per student. The scholarship will be administered by BI who is also responsible for the academic follow-up of the recipients.

Application

Applications should be submitted to:
A. Wilhelmsen Foundation
P.O.Box 1583 Vika
NO-0118 Oslo
E-mail: post@awfoundation.no
For further scholarship information and application click here
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