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2011 James Beard Foundation School Scholarships in USA: Culinary

James Beard is fondly remembered by friends and colleagues as a man who offered unstinting help and encouragement to people embarking on a culinary career. Upholding Beard’s legacy of culinary education and support through our scholarship program is an essential component of the James Beard Foundation’s mission. The Friends of James Beard Foundation Scholarships and the James Beard Foundation School Scholarships have been established to assist aspiring culinary professionals who plan to further their education at a licensed or accredited culinary school. Professional grants are also available for independent work, study and travel.

The James Beard Foundation’s education programs include continuing education classes, guided tastings, readings, conferences, children’s programs, scholarship opportunities for aspiring culinary students, work/study/travel grants for working professionals, and volunteer opportunities for current culinary students.

Scholarship Application Deadline: May 15, 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

The NRF’s Knowledge Interchange and Collaboration Programme (KIC) Call, Africa

The NRF has funded local and international travel and sponsored scientific events in the form of conferences for many years. These small but effective programmes have had great impact on the research community. The intention of these programmes has always been to internationalise research, enhance networking and foster collaboration in order to improve the quality of research outputs by researchers. Research is inherently an international activity although there is much benefit to be derived from comparing local knowledge with other local systems or sharing methodologies.
One of the strategic performance goals set in the NRF Visions 2015 is to strive for an internationally competitive science, technology and innovation system. The promotion of international collaboration through travel and scientific events is a direct route to this goal. Much of this work should be built into research grants. These awards may not cover all expenses and therefore co-investment is necessary.
Co-investment should be disclosed on the application.
Types of Grants
The investment in support for travel and scientific events will be focused on two areas:
1. Travel Grants: This investment area is to be divided into a number categories:
a) Travel by researchers employed by institutions to conferences, workshops, etc. locally;
b) Travel by researchers employed by institutions to conferences, workshops, etc. abroad;
c) Invited foreign researchers;
d) Mobility grants in support of local or international travel for research or training on specific equipment not available in the applicant’s institution or in South Africa.
e) A maximum of R15000 for local conferences and a maximum of R25000 for international conferences will be permissible.
2. Events support: The support of research orientated local meetings, such as conferences, symposia and workshops.

Eligibility
All researchers who are full-time employees or on a fixed term contract at any of the following institutions are eligible to apply:
• South African universities /University of Technologies
• National research institutions such as the NRF-linked national facilities
• Museums
• Science Councils
Students and researchers from private/commercial institutions will not be allowed to
apply. However, student involvement in local events is highly encouraged

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 February 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Scholarship for International Travel, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Scholarship for International Travel are available to assist Master’s and Doctoral students registered at the University of Cape Town to proceed to an approved international institution for purposes of a visiting scholars programme, for research, or for attendance at specific and approved courses.  The awards are intended for individual senior students and have been established to enhance the research activities being conducted for the completion of the degree.

  • No applications for renewal or extension will be considered.  The awards are restricted to one award per student, per DEGREE. Only ONE application at Master’s level and ONE at Doctoral level can be submitted.  Where students are upgraded from the Masters degree, a second application can be submitted at Doctoral level, but only after 12 months of registration at Doctoral level.
  • UCT Scholarships for International Travel and UCT Conference Travel Grants cannot be held concurrently in any one year.
  • Only students in the first and second years of Master’s study and the first, second or third years of doctoral study, will be considered. (3rd year Masters and 4th year PhD students are NOT ELIGIBLE).
  • Successful applicants are required to submit a full report on the work completed and the time spent at the international institution.  The reports must be submitted to the DVC for Research and Innovation, c/o the PFO, within three weeks of the student’s return to UCT.  The report must illustrate the value of the time spent abroad.  Such reports may be included or referred to in the University’s Annual Research Report.  Failure to submit the required report will result in cancellation of the scholarship and withdrawal of the funds provided.
  • Before payment  can be made of any award offered, successful applicants are required to show evidence that the balance of funds required has been secured.
  • NOTE:  There are two rounds of application/award per annum:
  • Students applying to travel abroad in April, May, June, July, and August , September 2010 must submit their applications by no later than 28 February 2010.
  • Students applying to travel abroad in October, November, December 2010 and January, February and March 2011 must submit their applications by no later than 31 August 2010.