Law | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 5

2011-2012 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship in Journalism

:The International Women’s Media Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2011-12 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, named for the 1998 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner and The Boston Globe correspondent who was killed in Iraq in May 2003. This program, created with Neuffer’s family and friends, aims to perpetuate her memory and advance her life mission of promoting international understanding of human rights and social justice while creating an opportunity for women journalists to build their skills.

One woman journalist will be selected to spend an academic year in a tailored program with access to Boston-area universities as well as The Boston Globe and The New York Times. The flexible structure of the program will provide the fellow with opportunities to pursue academic research and hone her reporting skills covering topics related to human rights.The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is open to women journalists whose focus is human rights and social justice. Applicants must be dedicated to a career in journalism in print, broadcast or online media and show a strong commitment to sharing knowledge and skills with colleagues upon the completion of the fellowship. Excellent written and spoken English skills are required. A stipend will be provided, and expenses, including airfare and housing, will be covered.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
May 27, 2011

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Undergraduate Human Rights Fellowships, USA

In partnership with the Program on Human Rights, we are proud to offer summer Human Rights Fellowships. These fellowships are intended to enable students to make a valuable contribution to human rights theory and practice. Offered to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors, grants will be given to four undergraduates who will partner with human rights organizations, government agencies, NGOs, or international organizations (either here or abroad). It is our hope that these fellowships will encourage students to build human rights work into their future careers, whether those careers are in academic life, in governmental or intergovernmental organizations, as activists, or as legal practitioners.that Human Rights Fellowships will not be offered for the summer of 2011 but will again be offered for summer 2012. That said, during the course of 2010-2011, we will hold a number of info sessions to describe in detail the types of fellowships we will be supporting in 2012, what makes a good proposal, required courses/readings, and expected faculty/mentor relationships. If you would like to be put on a mailing list so you are notified of these sessions, please email Joan Berry. That said, there are a number of steps that you must take to prepare yourself to be competitive for the fellowship. Please review the FAQs and the timeline (links below) to make sure you are aware of the requirements and can plan accordingly.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Applications for summer 2012 fellowships will be due on January 31, 2012 (with a preliminary proposal submitted by Oct 31, 2011).

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Two Medical Law Studentship Positions in Medical Law, Sweden

Medical Law is a comparatively young research subject at Uppsala University, introduced to meet a growing need for research focussed on the role of law in different areas of biomedicine. Medical Law transcends the borders of more traditional legal disciplines and deals with aspects of public law, private law, criminal law, EU law and public international law, as well as the interaction between law and ethics. Within this subject studies may concern legal aspects of rapidly developing scientific areas – such as genetic diagnosis or the use of ICT in healthcare – but also questions related to organisation and responsibilities in healthcare and biomedical research, as well as the status and rights of patients and research subjects. Pharmaceutical law and the regulation of forensic medicine constitute other areas of Medical Law.

An employed doctoral student shall, foremost, be devoted to his or her own postgraduate research. Other duties at the faculty which relate to teaching and administrative work may be included within the scope of the employment (to a maximum of 20%).

Scholarship Application Deadline:23 May, 2011

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