Arts & Administration | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 143

Visiting Fellowships 2011-2012, Singapore: Policy Challenges to the EU in the area of demographics, multiculturalism and integration

The European Union (EU) Centre in Singapore is a joint partnership of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Established in mid-2008 with financial support from the European Commission, the Centre’s primary mission is to promote knowledge and understanding of the EU through support for EU-focused education, research and outreach activities.
The Centre is now inviting applications for this Visiting Fellowships tenable in the period May 2011 – March 2012. Supporting grants of various amounts up to €6,000, commensurate with expertise, visiting commitments and duration, will be provided for the Visiting Fellow to cover travel, accommodation and subsistence allowances.
Successful Visiting Fellows will spend 4-6 weeks at the Centre, developing a research project on their own or in partnership with local researchers, and contributing to the education and outreach activities of the Centre.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 February 2011

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Global South Scholar-In-Residence Programme, Switzerland: International affairs, development studies, international economics, international relations, international law, international history and politics

The Institute is pleased to welcome academics from Africa, Asia and Latin America for a period of one semester.
Candidates are invited to apply to the programme. Successful applicants will be able to take advantage of their period in residence to update their teaching curricula, participate in teaching courses, further their research projects and contribute to enriching the intellectual life of the Institute.
Priority will be given to university teachers – with a preference for women and junior academics – who will seek to apply the benefits of their stay at the Institute upon returning to their own institutions.
Thanks to the generous support of a Swiss foundation that wishes to remain anonymous, the Institute will welcome three participants each semester who will spend between three and five months at the Institute.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 March 2011 for the autumn semester; 1 October 2011 for the spring semester

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The John Harvey Whiteside Scholarship, University of Toranto: Art or Commerce

This scholarship has been established to provide continuing funding for a Trinity College student who is registered in an Honours Bachelor of Arts or Commerce programme, and who is not also receiving another significant continuing scholarship. Candidates are to have strong academic records and good records of community participation. The award is given each year to a student entering second year and is renewable for the third year and fourth year of study as long as the recipient maintains aminimum 3.50 AGPA each year on a minimum of 4.0 credits, and remains positively involved in the College and/or University and/or community; special consideration may be given to renewal for a student whose AGPA or course load falls below the minimums above in any given year as a result of circumstances that have disrupted his/her academic work.
Criteria:
Applicants must:
1. Have been newly admitted to degree studies in 2010-2011 and be entering second year in 2011-2012.
2. Have a minimum 3.50 AGPA in their first year on a minimum of 4.0 credits.
3. Demonstrate active College/University/community involvement (sports, arts, student societies,volunteer work, etc.) and the intention to continue to be involved in these areas.
Value:
One award with a value of $15,000 per year. This award is eligible for renewal twice, for third and fourth years, provided the renewal conditions are met.

Scholarship Application Deadline: March 18, 2011

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