Apply Now for JACL Washington, D.C. Fellowships!

Posted on September 21, 2015 by RedFoxx

Japanese American Citizen’s League (JACL) – JACL is currently accepting applications for the Daniel K. Inouye Fellowship and the Mike M. Masaoka Congressional Fellowship. Each paid fellowship will last for a period of one year and will be located in Washington, D.C.

The Daniel K. Inouye Fellow will work closely with the JACL Executive Director and national staff on a wide variety of projects, events, and programs. The Fellow will also work with a number of national Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations to monitor and staff key policy initiatives relevant to the greater Japanese American and AAPI communities.

The Mike M. Masaoka Congressional Fellowship is designed to develop leaders for public service, particularly at the national level, and provides Fellows the unique opportunity to be placed in a Congressional office where they gain firsthand knowledge of policy creation.

Completed applications (and letters of recommendation if required) must be emailed to pouchida@jacl.org by Friday, October 2, 2015. Click here for more information and to apply!

The Sakdoc Workshop for Female Documentary Filmmakers

Posted on September 15, 2015 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 25 September 2015
Open to: women filmmakers and producers from the Caucasus region
Venue: 19 – 20 October 2015 in Tbilisi, Georgia

Description

Swedish filmmakers Karin Ekberg and Johanna Berhardson and Sakdoc Film, with the support of The Swedish Institute, organize a workshop for female documentary filmmakers from Caucasus. The workshop aims to empower female filmmakers in the beginning of their career and give them skills and confidence to reach an international level. The workshop also aims to raise an awareness of gender equality behind and in front of the camera, and a longterm change of attitudes.

Eligibility

The workshop will be help in the frame of Tbilisi International Documentary Film Festival (Cinedoc) and is open for semiprofessional female directors and producers from Caucasus with a documentary film project on development stage. Working language of the workshop is English. All participants must be able to communicate in English and visuals for the application need English subtitles

Costs

Participation is free of charge. Organizers will cover accommodation, coffee breaks and lunches of selected participants.

Application

Please submit the following documents:

Synopsis of your documentary film project
Treatment of your documentary film project
Director´s note of your documentary film project
Bio/filmography of the director/producer
Visual materials (research photos/research film material/trailer). Please note that some visual materials, at least research photos MUST be included.

All the requested information should be saved as ONE single PDF file and attached with your application form, also saved as a PDF and e-mailed to the following address: docstorytelling@gmail.com, together with links and passwords of visual (subtitled) material on vimeo or youtube. The deadline is September 25, 2015.

Important note! Only applications that include filled application form and all the annexes will be considered. Below you can find additional information about the workshop.

If you have any questions, write to: docstorytelling@gmail.com

The official web-page.

NordicMUN 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Posted on September 15, 2015 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 22 September 2015
Open to: any and all students over the age of 18
Venue: 27 – 29 October 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Description

NordicMUN is a cooperation between the UNA’s of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Finland, together with DanMUN and UN City. NordicMUN is a three day Model UN conference that will take place at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark. NordicMUN is a model UN for 250 delegates above the age of 18 from all over the world. The conference will be held on October 27-29th 2015 at UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark. There will also be pre-lectures (seminars, lectures, mock session etc), arranged by DanMUN, the days prior to the conference. The theme of NordicMUN is the principle of Responsibility to Protect, as it is 10 years since it was unanimously adopted by the UN. NordicMUN will simulate four different councils within the UN and each committee will debate different agenda items on the theme of responsibility to protect (R2P), and also the new Post 2015 development agenda in order to highlight the connection between security and development. In addition to the negotiations there will be mingles, interesting lectures given by key-note speakers from the UN agencies that are stationed at UN City, and of course a diplomat dance.

NordicMUN wants to…

Spread and increase the knowledge and commitment of current issues in the United Nations
Promote international cooperation and give the participants an insight of how global issues can be resolved through UN-diplomacy
Inspire young people to actively make a difference and contribute to a better world
Create a network for exchange of experience and inspiration among students and teachers in secondary schools and colleges/universities.
Strengthen multi-sector cooperation between different actors (mainly NGOs, high schools and universities) in the Nordic countries on global issues.

Nordic MUN 2015 will especially highlight the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the connection between security and development.

Eligibility

This opportunity is open globally to those who are at least 18 years of age. English is the official language. You must be able to speak, read, and write in English ro participate in the NordicMUN 2015 Conference.

Costs

The participation fee for the conference is 120 euro and it includes conference material, pre-lectures, three lunches, and all coffee breaks throughout the entire conference.

Application

NordicMUN 2015 will focus on the Responsibility to Protect and will gather 300 students for a fun and intense week of diplomacy and negotiation.

In order to apply, register HERE.

If you have any questions, check the FAQ section or write to: helen.huledal@fn.se

The official web-page.

World Bank Group Youth Summit 2015 in Washington, DC

Posted on September 15, 2015 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 3 October 2015
Open to: the competition is open to individuals and teams of up to 5 people. Participants must be between the ages of 18 to 35
Prize: prizes for the winning teams will be announced closer to the competition date, accommodation and traveling all fully covered

Description

The World Bank Group Youth Summit 2015 invites young people from around the world to use their knowledge and creativity to crowd-source solutions for climate change that contribute to growth and development in developing and emerging countries. The Youth Summit will be held on 16-17 November 2015 in IFC Auditorium, Washington, DC.

Under the motto “If Not Us Then Who: Crowd-Sourcing Solutions for Climate Change”, the event will gather exceptional future leaders in the field to gathers exceptional future leaders to share knowledge and provoke discussions on to inspire communities everywhere to take action.

The goal of this competition is to motivate youth to work and design the most promising and dynamic proposals to mainstream climate change while achieving development objectives.

Eligibility

The competition is open to nationals of all countries of the world. Participates must be between the ages of 18 to 35 at the time of submission. Entries are encouraged from eligible individuals with the drive to innovate regardless of their occupation (working professionals, students, NGO leaders, government officials, start-up creators, technical experts or any other). World Bank Group employees and their families are also allowed to participate.

Prize

Prizes for the winning teams will be announced closer to the competition date, accommodation and traveling all fully covered.

Application

Completed proposals must be submitted through the Youth Summit email youthsummit@worldbank.org with the subject line “WBG Youth Summit 2015 Climate Chnage Solutions Competition entry”. All submissions must be received by 11:59PM EST on 3 October 2015. Each team or individual may only submit one proposal.

In order for your proposal to qualify it must:

Be between 2,000 – 3,000 words in length;
Submitted in English;
Submitted as one PDF, less than 10 MB;
Include a filled out Youth Summit Title Sheet.

Before submitting a proposal, please review the full details in the World Bank Group Youth Summit 2015 Competition Rules and Regulations.

For more information please visit the official website.

Now Accepting Applications for the U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program (unpaid)

Posted on September 10, 2015 by RedFoxx

We are now accepting applications for the U.S. Department of State Summer 2016 Student Internship Program (unpaid).

Please visit http://careers.state.gov/intern/student-internships for more information about the U.S. Department of State Summer 2016 Student Internship Program (unpaid), and to start the online application process via USAJobs. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is October 16, 2015.

Visit USAJOBS.gov to view the announcement: U.S. Department of State Summer 2016 Student Internship Program (unpaid).

We highly encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

If you have any questions or would like to search for topics of interest, please visit our forums or FAQs at careers.state.gov.

We appreciate your interest in a career with the U.S. Department of State.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Undergraduate Student Project (USIP) – 2015 Flight Research Opportunity

Posted on September 9, 2015 by RedFoxx

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD), in collaboration with the Office of Education (OE) National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (Space Grant) has released the Undergraduate Student Instrument Project (USIP) Student Flight Research Opportunity (SFRO) on or about August 21. USIP-2015 solicits proposals from U.S. institutions of higher education to develop an undergraduate-led Project Team that will fly a science and/or technology payload relevant to NASA strategic goals and objectives on a sounding rocket, balloon, aircraft, suborbital reusable launch vehicle (sRLV), or CubeSat launched on an orbital launch vehicle (hereafter referred to collectively as suborbital-class platforms).

The cost cap for an investigation awarded by OE is $200K, including the design, development, integration, and testing of the payload; student internships; and research on key innovative technologies. OE funding is limited to consortia of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (Space Grant). See Appendix E for proposal conditions and guidelines for Space Grant consortia. The cost cap for an investigation awarded by SMD is $100K, including the design, development, integration, testing of the payload; and student internships. SMD funding is available to all U.S. institutions of higher education. Funding by NASA may be supplemented with contributions by the implementing institution (no limit); however, there are no expectations as to the amount of the institutional contribution and such contributions will not be considered in the evaluation of proposals. The selected projects must be launch-ready within 18 months of project initiation. SMD and OE estimate total funding available for award at $6.0M, and expect to select at least 30 projects for implementation, subject to available funding. The launch/flight services are provided by NASA at no cost to the project. Proposals to the USIP 2017 Solar Eclipse solicitation are not eligible for award under USIP-2015.

The two goals of this USIP SFRO are: • To provide a hands-on flight project experience to enhance the science, technical, leadership, and project skills for the selected undergraduate student team. • To fly a science and/or technology investigation relevant to NASA strategic goals and objectives on a suborbital-class platform. The key dates of this solicitation are: SFRO RELEASE DATE AUGUST 21, 2015 QUESTION AND ANSWER TELECON SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 (2:00 PM) NOTICE OF INTENT DEADLINE OCTOBER 1, 2015 (11:59 PM) PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL DEADLINE NOVEMBER 20, 2015 (11:59 PM) SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED (TARGET) DECEMBER, 2015 LAUNCH READINESS AUGUST 1, 2017 The solicitation may be found on NSPIRES at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/solicitations.do?method=open by searching on NNH15ZDA010C

General questions concerning this solicitation may be directed to: David Pierce Senior Program Executive for Suborbital Research Science Mission Directorate NASA Headquarters Phone: (202) 358-3808 E-mail: david.l.pierce@nasa.gov Questions specifically concerning the Space Grant component of this solicitation may be directed to: Dr. Lenell Allen Director, Aerospace Research and Career Development (ARCD) Office of Education NASA Headquarters Phone: (202) 358-1762 E-mail: hq-space-grant@mail.nasa.gov

The Omidyar Fellowship at the Santa Fe Institute

Posted on September 4, 2015 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 1 November 2015
Open to: candidates from any country with PhD in any discipline
Fellowship: competitive salary and other benefits

Description

The Omidyar Fellowship at the Santa Fe Institute offers a select group of early-career scholars the opportunity to join a collaborative research community that nurtures creative, transdisciplinary thought in pursuit of key insights about the complex systems that matter most for science and society. Postdoctoral researchers selected for the SFI Omidyar Fellowship spend up to three years in residence at SFI, where they contribute to the Institute’s research, advance the sciences of complexity, and become the “new leadership for new science.”

The Omidyar Fellowship is unique among postdoctoral appointments. The Institute has no formal programs or departments. Research is collaborative and spans the physical, natural, and social sciences. Most research is theoretical and/or computational in nature, although some research includes an empirical component. SFI averages 10 resident faculty, 100 external faculty, and 250 visitors per year.

Eligibility

Applications are welcome from candidates from any country and any discipline. All applicants should have:

A PhD in any discipline (or expected to obtain PhD by September 2016);
Strong computational and quantitative skills;
An exemplary academic record;
A proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively;
A demonstrated interest in multidisciplinary research;
Evidence of the ability to think outside traditional paradigms.

Fellowship

The Omidyar Fellowship offers competitive salary, generous benefits, discretionary research and collaboration funds. Fellows will also experience transdisciplinary collaboration with leading researchers worldwide and participate in a structured leadership training program.

How to apply?

The deadline for applications is 1 November 2015. For successful application please log in and apply HERE. Interested candidates must submit the following:

Curriculum vitae (including publications list);
Statement of research interests (max. 2 pages) including a short description of the research you would like to pursue and why;
Description of interest in SFI (max. 1 page) that describes your potential contribution to the SFI community and also explains the potential impact of SFI on your research. Consider addressing one or more of the following: What kind of input from other fields would most improve your future research? What type of multidisciplinary workshop might you want to organize during your Fellowship? What aspects of your present or future research are difficult to pursue in a traditional academic environment?
Three letters of recommendation from scholars who know your work. (The letters should be sent independent of the application. When you complete the online application, please be prepared to provide e-mail addresses of the three individuals who will recommend you. SFI will contact them directly with instructions for submitting letters.);
(Optional) A copy of one paper you have written in English, either published or unpublished.

For more information please visit the official website.

The Global Challenges Youth Music Contest (GYMC) 2015

Posted on September 4, 2015 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 27 September 2015
Open to: applicants under the age of 35 from all over the world
Prize: trip to Paris, France, a GYMC15 Champion Trophy and a cash prize of 1.500 €

Description

The Global Challenges Youth Music Contest (GYMC) is an online music video competition for young people organized by International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches (IAAI), a Civil Society Organization based in Klagenfurt/Austria in cooperation with UNESCO Management of Social Transformation (MOST) programme, UNFCCC Climate Secretariat and other partners.

The overall objective of the Global Challenges Youth Music Contest is to use the power of music to promote the understanding of the importance of global challenges – like e.g. climate change – for every global citizen and to engage young people in activities that contribute to global and local public good in the context of goals and programs of United Nations system.

With the 2015 edition of Global Challenges Youth Music Contest (#GYMC15) the organizers aim to

Communicate the topics of the World Climate Conference UNFCCC COP21 which will be held in Paris in December 2015 to young people through peer communication (= “informal global citizenship education”)
Create and spread positive messages about youth led climate action
Promote low-carbon lifestyles and ‚think global – act local‘ values and action
Show to policymakers that young people demand strong global cooperation and bold action on climate change

The 2015 Global Challenges Youth Music Contest consists of 2 main parts:

the online competition which will identify 3 finalists and
the TV Show (which will be held during COP21 at UNESCO Headquarters and will be globally broadcasted in cooperation with strong media partners) in which the GYMC15 overall winner will be identified through live on-site and online voting

and has been certified by the authorities of COP21 host country France as a ‘COP21 certified project‘ which is authorised to use the official COP21 logo (see image below)

Eligibility

the age limit for participants is 35 years (older team members, like e.g. teachers, social workers, partners from entertainment sector etc., are welcome, too but the main creative work has to be contributed by team members below the age limit of 35 years)
Entrants must own all content (song, video and all parts of the content), or must have secured all necessary rights from any relevant third parties with respect to such content they upload
Only songs that are original in all respects are eligible to participate. No cover versions!
Songs that have been submitted to other online music video competitions (e.g. Rio+20 GYMC) are eligible for participation in GYMC15 unless they have already won an award in any international competition

Awards

The 3 GYMC15 Finalists will receive a Round trip for 1 person for participation in COP21 World Climate Conference in Paris, France December 2015; and the opportunity to participate in 2015 GYMC TV show to present their music and story on youth and climate change action
The GYMC15 overall winner will receive in addition a GYMC15 Champion Trophy and a cash prize of 1.500 €

Application

12th August 2015: Start of the competition with uploading on http://wshe.es/JyaxcYSZ
27th September 2015: end of upload phase
1stOctober: internal jury presents list of 30 GYMC15 participants & start of public worldwide voting in combination with expert/celebrities jury
1st – 31st of October online and jury voting
early November 2015 public announcement of the 3 finalists
3rd of December, presentation of the 3 finalists at COP21 conference Young and Future Generations Day
6th of December, UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, 2015 GYMC TV Show with live voting on overall winner

GYMC Contest Quality Criteria

2015 GYMC entries pre-selection (identifying the 30 pre-finalists entries on 30 September) will be accomplished by IAAI team members and cooperation partners and guided by following considerations (no appeals possible):

creativity: is the story of the song innovative and compelling for a global audience
knowledge and action: does the song help explain to a broad audience what climate change is, why it is important for young people and why global and local collaborative action are needed
power of music: does the music touch the heart
celebrating diversity: does the entry contribute to geographic, cultural etc. diversity of GYMC

Good Luck and a great “Thank You!” to all who will submit their artwork!

The World needs Your Music!

Submit here: http://wshe.es/JyaxcYSZ

The official webpage

2016 Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo (A-AIR)

Posted on September 4, 2015 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 10 September 2015
Open to: young artist interested in animation production from around the world
Venue: 7 January to 17 March 2016, Tokyo, Japan

Description

This project, organized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan (Bunka-cho), is an artist in residence program that provides three outstanding young animation artists from around the world with an opportunity to come to Tokyo and create new works while directly interacting with Japanese animation culture. It aims to promote both the creation of excellent works of animation and a better understanding of Japanese culture. This project will take place in Tokyo, Japan between 7 January and 17 March 2016.

Eligibility

Reside outside of Japan and be a citizen of a country other than Japan;
Have had one of their animated works screened at an international film festival, exhibition or similar event where works from countries other than their own were also screened/featured;
Be between the ages of 20 and 35 as of 10 September, 2015;
Be able to speak either English or Japanese at least well enough to communicate in everyday situations;
Be in good health;
Have access to the equipment necessary to participate in a remote interview (i.e. a computer capable of connecting to the internet and using Skype).

Costs

Organization offers following support:

Travel expense;
Living allowance;
Travel insurance;
Rental accommodation (including workspace);
Expert assistance;
Opportunity to present work done during residency;
Opportunities to interact with Japanese creators.

How to apply?

Fill out application forms A, B, C. Download HERE.

Documents/materials to be submitted:

Reference materials describing the work to be created as part of this program (at least three minutes in length). It is preferable that applicants submit documents (story board, script, etc.) which make it possible to understand plans for the work in detail;
Proof of a work having been screened at an international film festival, exhibition, or similar event (e.g. a copy of the list of screened works in a festival catalogue). Please make sure that the proof shows the event’s internationality (i.e. proof that it screens/features works from countries other than your own). Proof of more than one film having been screened is not required;
Proof of age and citizenship (e.g. a photocopy of your passport).

To complete the application process, please send application forms and required documents and materials via email attachments to the following address: entry2016@japic.jp

For more information, please check the official web-page.

The Sakdoc Workshop for Female Documentary Filmmakers

Posted on September 4, 2015 by RedFoxx

Deadline: 25 September 2015
Open to: women filmmakers and producers from the Caucasus region
Venue: 19 – 20 October 2015 in Tbilisi, Georgia

Description

Eligibility

Costs

Participation is free of charge. Organizers will cover accommodation, coffee breaks and lunches of selected participants.

Application

Please submit the following documents:

Synopsis of your documentary film project
Treatment of your documentary film project
Director´s note of your documentary film project
Bio/filmography of the director/producer
Visual materials (research photos/research film material/trailer). Please note that some visual materials, at least research photos MUST be included.

Important note! Only applications that include filled application form and all the annexes will be considered. Below you can find additional information about the workshop.

If you have any questions, write to: docstorytelling@gmail.com

The official web-page.