developing countries | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 11

Pop Tech Social Innovation Fellows Program 2011, USA: energy, green technology, empowering adolescent girls in developing countries, distributed health diagnostics, healthcare modeling, the environment

The Social Innovation Fellows Program serves visionary change agents who are incubating high-potential solutions to pressing national, regional and global challenges. Our program is designed to provide a powerful toolkit for creating real and lasting impact. Fellows also gain increased visibility, access to a year-round community of peers in many sectors and a world-class network of experts and supporters.
The program is highly selective, with 10 to 20 Social Innovation Fellows selected annually from among hundreds of nominations.
Before submitting a nomination, please read carefully the following eligibility criteria. Successful candidates:
•Work in critical fields such as energy, green technology, empowering adolescent girls in developing countries, distributed health diagnostics, healthcare modeling, the environment, performing arts, water, education and other areas with significant beneficial impacts.
•Are working with highly disruptive breakthrough innovations to solve previously intractable problems.
•Have a positive track record as leaders in social innovation.
•Work in organizations that are well positioned for sustainable growth and high impact.
Are passionate leaders with a high potential for collaboration and success.
Fellows may be working within various models – for-profit companies, not-for-profit organizations, hybrid efforts and open-source platforms. Fellows come from a wide variety of geographies, and international candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Fellows may be nominated by another individual or organization, self-nominated, or nominated from within the PopTech network.

Scholarship Application Deadline:March 31, 2011

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Mary Trevalyan Fund for Postgraduate Programme 2011, UK

Students must be studying at a publicly funded institution in London; – Students must be studying at a college in membership of ISH (of which King’s is a member); – Students must be in their final year of study; – Students must be from a developing country (Please click here to see the list of developing countries); – Students must be studying on a course with a relevant developmental application in their home country. – Students must be intending to return to their home country on completion of their course; – Students must be in financial need due to unexpected circumstances; – Applicants should not require total funding in excess of £2,000.

1.Students should be from a developing or emerging country and intending to return on completion of their studies. Please click here for a list of developing or emerging countries.
2.Preferences will be given to postgraduate students.
3.Preference will be given to students on a course with a relevant application to developing countries.
4.Students must have a good proven academic record, with every prospect of success in their study and future careers.
5.Students must study at a publicly funded tertiary level educational institution in London.
6.Students must study in one of our member instituitions. Please contact your university to check that they will be taking up membership for the academic year for which you are applying.
7.Preference will be given to students who would otherwise be unable to study/finish their study for financial reasons.
8.Except in exceptional circumstances awards will be for one year only, with no awards for repeat years of study.
9.Preference will be given to students who are in receipt of a scholarship for tuition fees.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
April 30th 2011.

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Research Position “Economics or Social Sciences”, IWMI, Nepal

You Must Have-
• A Ph.D. in economics, anthropology, sociology, geography, or a related discipline.
And you must have experience in:
• conducting multi-level policy and institutional analysis in water resources development, with a focus on agricultural water management and rural development.
• participatory research methods such as semi-structure interviews, key informant analysis, problem tree assessment, focus group discussions, and direct observation.
• writing multi-disciplinary research proposals for IWMI’s work in the region.
• liaising with both donors and national government agencies to ensure IWMI’s research impact and uptake in the region.

You must possess:
• a minimum of five years research experience on water/land or natural resources management in developing countries.
• proven familiarity with economics and social science issues and methods as related to agricultural water use in developing countries.
• competence in the application of statistical methods.
• a proven track record of publications in international peer-reviewed journals.
It would be useful if you had:
• a knowledge of existing bureaucratic structures, legal regulations, and inter-sectoral relationships of relevant ministries/government
agencies in the Himalayan region.
• working experience in developing countries, especially South Asia.

This is an internationally recruited position with a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a housing allowance, transport, education, shipping assistance, annual home leave, retirement and health insurance package.

Scholarship Application Deadline:31-3-2011

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