Fellows work full-time for one year with Human Rights Watch typically in New York or Washington, D.C., or in some instances in another location. Fellows monitor human rights developments in various countries, conduct on-site investigations, draft reports on human rights conditions, and engage in advocacy and media outreach aimed at publicizing and curtailing human rights violations. Past fellows have conducted research and advocacy on numerous different issues in countries all over the world. Recent examples include projects on: civil and political rights in Cuba; criminal defamation laws in Indonesia; the rights of persons with mental disabilities in Croatia; corporal punishment of children in public schools in the US; abuses against migrant domestic workers in Kuwait; and police brutality in Brazil.
Applicants must demonstrate a strong background in international human rights and be committed to building a career in human rights. Research experience, including experience conducting interviews, ideally in the context of human rights research, is required. Field experience in human rights is strongly desirable. Applicants must have exceptional analytic skills and excellent oral and written communications skills in English. Proficiency in one language in addition to English is strongly desired as is familiarity with countries or regions where serious human rights violations occur. Applicants should be highly motivated and well-organized; able to work quickly and well under pressure, both independently and as a member of a team; juggle multiple tasks; and meet tight deadlines. The Fellowship year will require creativity, initiative, perseverance, and flexibility while maintaining HRW’s high methodological standards. Graduates with LL.B. degrees or advanced degrees in other relevant disciplines may also be considered.
Study Subject(s): Law, journalism, international relations, or other relevant studies
Course Level: Master’s
Scholarship Provider: Human Rights Watch, USA
Scholarship can be taken at: USA
Scholarship Application Deadline: No later than October 6, 2011
Web Link
http://www.hrw.org/about/fellowships
Run completely at the local, grassroots level, the LNSF is coordinated nationally by LNESC. We bring together local fund raising efforts with corporate partners to provide over $ 750,000.00 in scholarships to all levels of degree-seeking students each year.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be considered for a scholarship:
• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident
• Must have applied to or be enrolled in a college, university, or graduate school, including 2-year colleges, or vocational schools that lead to an associate’s degree
• A student will not be eligible for a scholarship if he/she is related to a scholarship committee member, the Council President, or an individual contributor to the local funds of the Council
Study Subject(s): Any
Course Level: Graduate, Associate’s degree, Honors, Freshman
Scholarship Provider: LULAC National Scholarship Fund
Scholarship can be taken at: USA
Scholarship Application Deadline: March 31, 2012
Please visit: http://www.lnesc.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B3AEDB506-F425-4E58-B9F6-44867E2FD943%7D
Up to 3 Alliance-BNP Paribas scholarships of $ 4,375 each will be granted this year. The scholarships will be granted to students whose current or following academic year is spent in New York. The scholarships may be spent at the discretion of the student.
Eligibility
Students pursuing the following dual and joint Master degree programs are eligible: Masters in International Affairs, Concentration in Finance (Sciences Po / SIPA) ; Tracks in Mathematics of Finance / Financial Engineering (Ecole Polytechnique / Columbia University)
Graduate students from the Alliance network who are not pursuing the above degrees but whose academic pursuits fit the scope of the scholarship may also apply.
Study Subject(s): Finance
Course Level: Dual and joint Master degree programs
Scholarship Provider: Columbia University, the Ecole Polytechnique, Sciences Po, and the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Scholarship can be taken at: USA, France
Scholarship Application Deadline: September 30, 2011
Visit website for more: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alliance/Alliance-BNP-Scholarship_2011.pdf
Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP) offer a one-year scholarship to study at a college or university in Georgia (USA). the type of this GRSP scholarship is merit-based need based.
Deadline: October 1, 2011
Faculty: Curtin Business School, Health Sciences, Humanities, Science and Engineering
Nationality: All nationalities
Maximum allowed: 1
Eligibility for GRSP scholarship:
- Be aged 18-24
- Never before have studied in the U.S.
- Be single
- Be an undergraduate student
The applicant may be the son/daughter of a Rotarian.
Downloadable GRSP scholarship letters:
GRSP Scholarship Information (.pdf)
GRSP Flyer (.pdf)
Please visit fo further information: GRSP Scholarship
Bangor University funded Doctoral Position in Identification and evaluation of mutations in DNA repair genes as prognostic and/or predictive markers for cancer therapy, UK
Study Subject(s): Identification and evaluation of mutations in DNA repair genes as prognostic and/or predictive markers for cancer therapy
Course Level: PhD
Scholarship Provider: Bangor University, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility:
Applicants should have a first, upper second-class of MSc degree in biology or a related life-science subject.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: DNA Repair mechanisms are essential for the maintenance of genome stability. Defective DNA repair mechanisms are not only a major driver for carcinogenesis, but can render cancer cells more sensitive to treatment with DNA damaging cancer-therapeutic agents. The aim of this project is to study the role of specific DNA repair mechanisms in the maintenance of genome stability with an aim to improve our understanding of carcinogenesis and the role that DNA repair mechanisms play in providing resistance against clinically important DNA damaging cancer drugs. The successful applicant will join the North West Cancer Research Fund Institute at the School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, and the recently established Cardiff/Bangor Cancer Genetics Biomedical Research Unit.
How to Apply: By post
Scholarship Application Deadline: 15th August 2011
Please download information in pdf: http://www.higherskillswales.co.uk/kess/documents/BUMAXI107.pdf