31Mar 2021 by webteam
Apply for the 2022 TechWomen program

Apply for the 2022 TechWomen program

Education
Apply for the 2022 TechWomen program   Website: https://www.techwomen.org/  Application deadline: May 5, 2021. TechWomen is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is managed by the Institute of International Education. TechWomen empowers and connects the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by providing them access and opportunity to advance their careers and become role models for women and girls in their communities. The program partners with innovative companies in the San Francisco Bay Area to host emerging women leaders, providing them a unique opportunity for mentorship, professional growth, and cultural exchange. Participants come from 21 countries in Africa, Central and South Asia and the Middle East and are recognized for their achievements and potential to excel in…
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24Mar 2021 by webteam
UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development: Call for Nominations 2021

UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development: Call for Nominations 2021

Education, Information
Three prizes of US$ 50,000 to be won | Deadline: 30 April 2021 UNESCO is launching the call for nomination for the 2021 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Generously funded by the Government of Japan, since 2015 the Prize rewards exceptional projects and programmes in the field of Education for Sustainable Development. In 2021, three winners will be rewarded with USD 50,000 each and will be invited to establish a long-term collaboration with UNESCO by joining the ESD for 2030 Global Network (ESD-Net). Learn more in this UNESCO update
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22Mar 2021 by webteam

SoLAR Innovations Grants – International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Finance
The second round of applications for the SoLAR Innovations Grants is now open. IWMI is accepting applications from eligible innovators till 30th of April, 2021.   The SoLAR Innovation Fund (IF) aims to support the development and testing of technological, financial and institutional innovations to address the constraints and challenges of scaling solar irrigation, with a special focus on the problems faced by small-scale, marginal, and women farmers in South Asia (specifically Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Pakistan).   The IF will aim to support innovations and practices that can influence policy or be expanded and integrated into public, donor and private sector programs and practices with the support of additional funding sources. Further information is available here.   Please share it among your networks. Click Here for more details
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22Mar 2021 by webteam
Career as the Creator of Value – Economic / Social / Intellectual

Career as the Creator of Value – Economic / Social / Intellectual

Webinars
  Here is the YouTube Recording of the Webinar https://youtu.be/v7a3hpoT5V8 Panelists : Synthesizer :   Dr. Karishma Koka kokakavitakarishma@hotmail.com     Timings  : India - 8:30 am, Sunday, 28 March 2021 PDT :  8:00 pm, Saturday, 27 March 2021 EDT :  11:00 pm, Saturday, 27 March 2021 London : 3:00 am, Sunday, 28 March 2021 Dubai  :  7:00 am, Sunday, 28 March 2021 Hongkong : 11:00 am, Sunday, 28 March 2021 Sydney : 2:00 pm, Sunday, 28 March 2021  
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19Mar 2021 by webteam

Summer Institute 2021 : Two-week creative writing and cultural exchange program

Education, Internships
The International Writing Program (IWP) announced that the application for the virtual two-week Summer Institute 2021 program is now open through 31 March. Aspiring young writers are encouraged to apply.   The Summer Institute (SI) is a two-week creative writing and cultural exchange program for participants age 18-22 from Pakistan, India, and the U.S. Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the SI will be held virtually in 2021. Students from all disciplines – the arts, humanities, sciences, and everything in between – are welcome to apply! This program is free for accepted applicants and will focus on creative writing and the power of narrative. Attendees take part in collaborative workshops focused on their creative work, in seminars to expand literary knowledge of diverse global literatures, in special seminars on the craft of writing,…
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10Mar 2021 by webteam
DaRin Butz Foundation Research Internship Program

DaRin Butz Foundation Research Internship Program

Education
With plant biodiversity as a unifying theme, research at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University by staff and visiting scientists from around the world builds on a broadly integrative program that will advance knowledge about how plants function, how they have evolved and diversified over time, how they shape ecosystems, and how they respond to a rapidly changing planet. The DaRin Butz Foundation Research Internship Program at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University gives undergraduates in the life sciences a unique opportunity to experience research from start to finish while gaining training and connections among scientific colleagues. DaRin Butz Interns will not only conduct research, but will also develop their project with their advisors and be guided through the process of sharing their research through written reports and oral presentations, an important component of scientific research. Interns will…
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04Mar 2021 by webteam

Augsburg-Munich International Doctorate Program

Education
Call for Applications Augsburg-Munich International Doctorate Program Rethinking Environment: The Environmental Humanities and the Ecological Transformation of Society Deadline: 15 April 2021 The University of Augsburg and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich invite applications for 12 Doctoral Positions in their new International Doctorate Program (IDK) funded by the Elite Network of Bavaria. Based at the Environmental Science Center WZU (Augsburg) and the Rachel Carson Center (Munich), the program offers a unique opportunity to pursue a PhD degree under the supervision of faculty from both universities: each doctoral student will be supervised by an interdisciplinary team. Participating disciplines include American Studies, Anthropology, Didactics of Geography, Economics, Environmental Ethics, Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Humanities, Environmental Philosophy, History, Human Geography, Iberian & Latin American Studies, Science and Technology Studies, and Theology. Languages…
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01Mar 2021 by webteam

International dual and joint degrees to get green light

Education, Information
India is set to greenlight dual and joint degrees awarded by Indian universities with international partners as part of its internationalisation plan being pushed through forcefully since its inclusion last year in the National Education Policy (NEP), a blueprint for the next decade. Foreign universities had already started to explore such opportunities, while noting the challenges of setting up joint or dual degrees. India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged up the change in her budget speech on 1 February, saying: “To promote enhanced academic collaboration with foreign higher educational institutions, it is proposed to put in place a regulatory mechanism to permit dual degrees, joint degrees, twinning arrangements and other such mechanisms.” This has opened the door to universities overseas looking for Indian partnerships. “It was spoken about in the budget…
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07Feb 2021 by webteam

Nieman Visiting Fellowships in Journalism/ Harvard University

Scholarships
Nieman Visiting Fellowships The Nieman Visiting Fellowships at Harvard offer short-term research opportunities to individuals interested in working on special projects designed to advance journalism. Since this initiative’s inception in 2012, the program has awarded 69 visiting fellowships. In response to the coronavirus pandemic and the movement for racial justice, the Nieman Foundation dedicated the 2021 fellowships to projects that advance racial justice and public health journalism in the U.S. Meet the 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellows Candidates need not be practicing journalists, but must demonstrate the ways in which their work at Harvard and the Nieman Foundation may improve the prospects for journalism’s future. Nieman Visiting Fellows utilize the extensive resources at Harvard and MIT, including local scholars, research centers and libraries, to achieve concrete results, either developing a project…
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07Feb 2021 by webteam

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme at Oxford University, UK

Scholarships
The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme cultivates the leaders of tomorrow by providing outstanding university graduates and professionals from developing and emerging economies with the opportunity to pursue fully-funded graduate studies at the University of Oxford, combined with a comprehensive programme of leadership development, long-term mentoring and networking. The Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme was established in 2015 thanks to generous donations from multiple donors to mark the 95th birthday of Lord Weidenfeld. In June 2017, Chairman André Hoffmann pledged an additional donation of £9m to the Trust which, thanks to matched funding of £6m from Oxford University, will double the size of the Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme. This scholarship is part of the Oxford Graduate Scholarships, which were established through a ground-breaking new matched funding…
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