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Apply now ! Japan Scholarship Program

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Deadline: rolling
Open to: well qualified citizens of Asian Development Bank member countries
Scholarship: full tuition fees; a monthly subsistence and housing allowance; an allowance for books and instructional materials; medical insurance; travel expenses

Description

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Japan Scholarship Program (JSP) was established in April 1988 with financing from the Government of Japan. It aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB’s developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. Upon completion of their study programs, scholars are expected to contribute to the economic and social development of their home countries. The ADB-JSP provides full scholarships for one to two years.

Eligibility

The scholarship is open to well-qualified citizens of Asian Development Bank’s developing member countries that include: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cook Islands, People’s Republic of China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Fiji, Hong Kong, China, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, the Republic of Korea, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taipei,China, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Other eligibility requirements:

  1. Gained admission to an approved MA/PhD course at an academic institution;
  2. A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with superior academic record;
  3. At least two years of full-time professional working experience (acquired after a university degree) at the time of application. Proficiency in oral and written English communication skills to be able to pursue studies;
  4. Not more than 35 years old at the time of application. In exceptional cases, for programs which are appropriate for senior officials and managers, the age limit is 45 years old;
  5. To be in good health;
  6. Should agree to return to his/her home country after completion of studies under the program;
  7. Executive directors, alternate directors, management and staff of ADB, consultants, and relatives of the aforementioned are not eligible for the scholarship;
  8. Staff of the JSP designated institutions are not eligible to apply to their own institution;
  9. Applicants living or working in a country other than his/her home country are not eligible for scholarships;
  10. ADB-JSP does not support applicants who are already enrolled in graduate degree programs;
  11. ADB-JSP does not sponsor undergraduate studies, distance learning programs, short-term training, conferences, seminars, thesis writing, and research projects.

Scholarship

The ADB-JSP provides:

  • full tuition fees
  • a monthly subsistence and housing allowance
  • an allowance for books and instructional materials
  • medical insurance
  • travel expenses

For scholars engaged in research, a special grant may be available for thesis preparation. The scholarship is for one (1) year with an extension to the second year of study, as appropriate, which shall be conditional on the scholar maintaining a satisfactory level of performance as determined by the institute. The maximum duration of scholarship award is two years for masters and doctorate programs.

Application

Send applications for scholarships at least six months prior to the planned time that you wish to commence studies. Please refer to the normal month of intake and deadline of application in the participating academic institutions HERE.

  1. Applicants should request information and application forms from the chosen Academic Institution(s). Applicants are encouraged to access various resources, including the institutions’ websites and handbooks, and institution information sessions held in-country, to assist them in making an informed decision on the academic institution and course they wish to undertake.
  2. Applicants should indicate to the academic institution that they are applying for admission and that they would like to be considered for the ADB-JSP Scholarship. The completed Institution application form and required documentation, including the ADB-JSP Information Sheet form, should be submitted to the academic institution. Applicants must ensure that they submit accurate and complete documentation. Failure to do so may result in an application not being processed or to an award being terminated if documentation or information provided is later determined to be false. Applicants are required to submit their latest Income Tax Return or Certification of their Annual Salary/Monthly Salary, whichever is available. They should also submit a Certification of Family Income (Parent’s Income).
  3. The academic institution will screen and rank the applicants, based on its own selection criteria, keeping in view the eligibility requirements and selection criteria of the ADB. In the evaluation process, the academic institution may contact the candidates for further information. The academic institution will then submit its ranked list of applicants to ADB, including a description of the score/grading system which is the basis for the ranking.
  4. ADB will review the submission from the academic institutions and recommend awardees based on the selection criteria of ADB to the Executive Director of Japan for formal approval.
  5. Upon approval by the Executive Director of Japan, ADB will advise academic institutions on the successful candidates.
  6. The academic institution will inform all applicants of the outcome of the selection process and begin to make arrangements for the awardees take up their scholarships.
  7. The academic institutions will arrange for the signing of the Acceptance of Scholarship Award by awardee wherein the scholars agree that after completion of their study, they will return to their home country. There is a two years employment restriction at the ADB Group after the completion of their academic program
  8. ADB will send an appropriate congratulatory letter to each scholar.

Please send your questions to the Office of Cofinancing Operations at the Asian Development Bank by email at adbjsp@adb.org or by fax at + 63 2 636 2444; + 63 2 636 2456.

For further information, please visit the official website HERE, or read the FAQ section HERE.

The LAS VEGAS USA – SFL at FreedomFest 2014

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Deadline: 9 May 2014
Open to: students
Venue: 9-12 July, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV

Description

We are excited to announce that we will once again be offering student scholarships to attend FreedomFest this year! This will be our fifth year of bringing the best and brightest of the student movement to this mecca of liberty. FreedomFest is an annual festival where “free minds meet” to celebrate great books, great ideas, and great thinkers in an open-minded society. With speakers such as John Allison, Steve Forbes, Art Laffer & Doug Casey the conference is packed with leaders of liberty speaking to inspire and educate attendees. The theme for FreedomFest this year will be “Is Big Brother Here?”.

FreedomFest 2014 will take place from July 9 – 12 at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV

The purpose of this scholarship is to provide students with an opportunity to develop your leadership skills, network with activists in the liberty movement, and provide training and experience in running events for liberty. Recipients who are awarded a scholarship will have their registration to FreedomFest and housing covered by SFL. However travel costs will still be the responsibility of the individual.

All scholarship recipients will be expected to do the following:

  • Attend the conference in full to get the most possible out of it.
  • Attend the conference in business casual or business formal wear.
  • Assist as a FreedomFest volunteer in several capacities as needed by FreedomFest.
  • Assist as in covering the SFL booth at FreedomFest at designated times during the conference as well as promoting SFL with attendees in your interactions with them.
  • Attend all 3 SFL Sessions during FreedomFest
  • Attend the SFL Sponsored Reception
  • Conduct yourself at all times in a respectful manner as a representative of SFL, your school, your group, and yourself.

Application

 

In order to apply, register HERE.

If you have any questions, check the FAQ section or write to: sduke@studentsforliberty.org 

The official web-page.

The Ghost Project 2014 : Social Innovation Competition

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Deadline: 30 April 2014
Open to: all persons 35 years of age and younger from all over the world
Award: winning projects will be part of the core Talent exhibition at the Mikser Festival

Description

Ghost Project is an international platform for talented individuals in the area of product design. Starting as a small local exhibition of unexecuted projects in 2006, Ghost Project has grown to one of the largest regional reviews of design talents from around the world, enhancing the exchange between designers from different cultural backgrounds and giving unique insight into upcoming design resources.

The Ghost Project’ slogan is Social Innovation and it calls for new concepts, initiatives and solutions that use design tools to strengthen community. It encourages projects whose innovative features are driven by social demands rather than the market. The competition embraces creative re-combination of existing assets: human capital, cultural heritage, local craftsmanship and accessible innovative technology aiming at establishing communication, sustainability and sense of common well-being within a contemporary civic society.

Design concepts, community projects, products, furniture, lighting, interior elements, everyday objects, home accessories, fashion garments, stationary, aid products, recycled materials, etc. that offer innovative yet rational solutions to everyday problems.

Criteria appreciated by the Jury: (1) innovative features that enhance the quality of contemporary life; (2) ergonomics; (3) rational production costs; (4) use of materials available locally; (5) environmentally friendly production process; (6) significant social impact.

Eligibility

The Ghost Project competition is open to all persons with up to 35 years of age or younger from all over the globe. Each applicant can submit more than one entry. You can apply individually or within a group of authors.

Award

The winners of the competition will become participants of the Mikser Festival 2014, Southeast Europe’s largest regional festival of creativity and innovation taking place in Belgrade’s creative quarter of Savamala, from 3-8 June, 2014. The award includes:

  1. Participation in the central talent exhibition Ghost Project 2014: Social Innovation;
  2. Public presentation of the winner’s work at the international Design Marathon;
  3. Active participation in one of the festival Creative Workshops run by mentors who are renown international professionals coming from various fields of creative disciplines;
  4. International Jury made of respectful professionals, guests of the Mikser Festival, will award the best projects with special recognitions in several product categories which will be announced at the Mikser Awards Ceremony, on the last day of the festival.

Application

Applicants will be able to register and submit their projects by filling in a Ghost Project form online at until 30 April 2014.

For further information, please visit the official website.

 

Taiwan Fellowship

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http://www.taiwanembassy.org/ct.asp?xItem=485583&ctNode=2240&mp=1&nowPage=1&pagesize=45

Guidelines to the Taiwan Fellowship

Post Date:2014/3/20

I. To implement the Taiwan Fellowship (hereinafter referred to as “the Fellowship”), and encourage experts and scholars overseas who are interested in topics related to the Republic of China (Taiwan), cross-strait relations, mainland China, the Asia Pacific, and Sinology to pursue advanced studies at Taiwan’s universities, colleges or research institutions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has issued the following guidelines.

II. A scholar’s field of study should be in the social sciences and humanities, with a topic related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, mainland China, the Asia Pacific, and Sinology.

III. The Fellowship recipients (herein referred to as “the recipients”) are as follows:
A. foreign nationals who are professors, associate professors, assistant professors, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, or doctoral program students at related departments of overseas universities, or are research fellows at an equivalent level in academic institutions abroad;
B. candidates recommended by ROC (Taiwan) overseas missions with a field of study on Taiwan’s foreign relations or cross-strait relations.
Those who are currently conducting research, teaching, or studying in Taiwan are ineligible.

IV. The Fellowship includes the following:
A. Ticket subsidy:
1. The recipients will be entitled to one direct round-trip economy-class ticket subsidized between their country of residence and Taiwan.
2. Tickets will be subsidized according to the actual purchasing price, but with a maximum subsidy for each area as follows:
a) Northeast and Southeast Asia: NT$35,000;
b) Europe and West Asia: NT$60,000;
c) North America: NT$55,000;
d) Central and South America: NT$75,000;
e) Africa: NT$90,000;
f) Oceania: NT$65,000.
3. After the recipients arrive in Taiwan, they must submit the following documents and sign receipts to apply for the subsidy:
a) stub of their tickets or e-tickets;
b) receipts for their tickets or other paperwork proving payment was made.
B. Monthly stipends are as follows:
1. Professors, associate professors, research fellows, or associate research fellows: NT$60,000; and
2. Assistant professors, assistant research fellows, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, doctoral program students, and other candidates recommended by ROC (Taiwan) missions: NT$50,000.
3. The minimum duration of a fellowship is three months, and the maximum one year.

C. Group accident insurance is provided during the term of research in Taiwan (NT$1 million for an accidental death, and NT$50,000 for accident injury medical benefits.)

V. The total number of recipients is subject to MOFA’s annual budget.

VI. Applicants should first submit an on-line application form and then submit the following documents to the ROC Embassy or Representative Office in or nearest to their country of residence, as appropriate, for preliminary review:
A. Application form;
B. Resume (including a publication list);
C. Research proposal (Three pages in principle using a standard research format); and
D. Two letters of recommendation, or one letter of recommendation and one letter of consent from the chief administrator of their institute.

VII. The evaluation process is as follows:
A. The ROC Embassy or Representative Office receives the application, verifies the data, and evaluates the applicant’s academic influence or potential;
B. The ROC Embassy or Representative Office describes the reasons for recommending a candidate as a reference for the evaluation committee;
C. MOFA invites scholars, experts and representatives from MOFA to form an evaluation committee for screening the candidates for the Fellowship;
D. The candidate receives and submits to MOFA a “Letter of Consent for Research” from one or more universities or academic institutions in Taiwan, thereby completing the Fellowship application process.

VIII. The recipients should observe the following regulations:
A. The research proposal and research area provided in the application cannot be changed without MOFA’s approval. If any change is needed, prior consent from MOFA should be sought.
B. The recipients should submit their research findings in writing (at least 20 pages) to MOFA within three months after the end of the project. During their stay in Taiwan, the recipients should attend academic seminars and relevant activities held by MOFA and commissioned organizers.
C. During the Fellowship period, the recipients are not allowed to receive any scholarships granted by other governmental agencies or public or private academic institutions and schools based in Taiwan. In addition, recipients cannot engage in part-time work without consent from MOFA.
D. While in Taiwan, the recipients must abide by ROC law. If a recipient is convicted of violating the Criminal Code or engages in any severe misconduct during the duration of the Fellowship, the recipient’s Fellowship will be revoked.
E. All expenses exceeding the Fellowship amount must be covered by the recipients.
F. All related oral or written research reports made by recipients must mention or note the support of the Taiwan Fellowship program.
G. Recipients must make their own research arrangements in Taiwan.
H. Recipients must submit their travel itinerary and information on the cooperating research institution(s) in Taiwan to the ROC Embassies and Representative Offices in or nearest to their country of residence, as appropriate, before leaving for Taiwan.

IX. For those awarded a fellowship shorter than six months in duration, the ROC Embassies or Representative Offices abroad will issue a visitor visa. For those awarded a fellowship over six months in duration, the ROC Embassies or Representative Offices abroad will issue a residence visa. Visa fees will be waived in both cases, and “FR-Taiwan Fellowship Recipient” will be noted on the visa.

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For further information, please check the following website:
http://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/apply.aspx
or call +353-1-6785413

Japanese program for under 35 working adults

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The TOMODACHI Initiative is now accepting applications for the 2013 TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program!

TOMODACHI is seeking twenty outstanding young American and Japanese professionals from the business and government sectors to participate in the TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program. This program is designed to inspire and motivate the next generation of young American and Japanese leaders to be active in U.S.-Japan relations.

– This program is NOT open to students.
– This program is for people already in the workforce under age 35.
– Applicants do not necessarily need experience living in Japan or speaking Japanese.
– People who work in tourism, government, education, high-tech –basically any industry field is open – are encouraged to apply.

Generously funded by Mitsui & Co., Ltd., participants will represent broad geographic diversity through different target cities each year with a target age range of 35 and younger. Delegates will be leaders, active in their respective fields, and committed to addressing local, regional, or global community concerns.

The U.S. delegation will travel to Japan July 26-August 3 and the Japan delegation to the United States September 8-16. This bicultural experience provides outstanding young leaders with unique access to leaders in the U.S.-Japan arena and an opportunity to broaden their perspectives to enhance the work or initiatives in their professional fields.

To apply, go tohttp://usjapantomodachi.org

Also, questions about the program should be addressed to Noriko Litwin (nlitwin@onemanagementgroup.com) or Wesley Stockstill (wesley@onemanagementgroup.com).

Apply Now: TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program
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04/01/2014 Deadline for youth 16-18 years old for BFTF Fellow

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The Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute for Youth (or BFTF for short)! BFTF is a unique and exciting program initiated and funded by the U.S. Department of State, and hosted by Wake Forest University. As you enjoy your stay in the U.S. and explore American culture and politics you will learn about the opportunities and challenges of civil society. You will gain insight and the knowledge that, combined with your own experiences, will equip you well for leadership and activist roles. We have a web site that features orientation material, information on planning your trip, what you need to bring with you, pictures of the BFTF staff and other information you can use before you leave and after you return home

Where Will You Be?

You will be housed in North Apartments at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Winston-Salem is a community of 200,000, approximately five hours from Washington DC, nestled between the mountains to the west and 3 hours to the beach in the east.

During the program you will have a chance to interact with over 45 other students from over 30 countries in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Eurasia and the U.S. For ten days you will be staying at the home of an American family, which will provide you with a great opportunity to experience American culture up-close.

What Will You Do?

Many different activities and workshops have been planned, but it certainly won’t be all work and no play. You will have time to explore or just chill out, however, everyone is expected to participate in all of the planned activities. Our schedule will be full. There will be classes and dialogues around certain topics as well as several small group intensive projects and exciting trips to several great locations, including Washington DC and Philadelphia, PA. There will also be opportunity for the students in North Carolina to experience some local culture as well. There will be local trips to baseball games, music concerts and parks.

What are BFTF’s Goals for You?

  • Interact with other students and staff in the program
  • Explore American culture and politics
  • Cooperate with your peers in order to solve problems, including transatlantic misunderstandings
  • Understand how young people interact with the media, both as consumers and producers of information
  • Understand how freedom of expression imposes both rights and responsibilities on citizens
  • Take a leadership role as community activists with an increased sense of self-worth and confidence in your ability to effect positive change
  • Develop your skills of advocacy, negotiation, critical thinking and leadership

How Will You Do This?

In order to allow you maximum choice in pursuing your interests, several different programs have been created. You will have the opportunity to participate in at least three different programs during the course of your visit, including a program on public advocacy.

So What Will You Do With This When You Get Home?

You won’t be left wondering what all this has to do with your life back home. That’s the whole point really, for you to be able to apply your experiences and gained knowledge when you go back home. During the Institute there will be discussions focusing on follow-on projects and a continuing discussion from your fellows when you return home. You can assume your role as a youth leader, as soon as you step off the plane!

” Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”

US Application information

This application is for UNITED STATES CITIZENS ONLY. If you are from one of the otherparticipating nations, please contact the US EMBASSY in your nation for information about the application process. This program is for students aged 16-18 ONLY.

Click here for the 2014 US Fellows Application Form.

 

 

Start-Up Scholarships 2014 at Basel !

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Deadline: 15 April 2014
Open to: Doctoral students who should have a background in a discipline of the Department of Social Sciences
Scholarship: 25’000 CHF / 12 months each

Funding Period: Oct. 1st, 2014 – Sep., 30th, 2015

Description

We are advertising five start-up grants (25’000 CHF / 12 months each) for the next academic year, beginning in October 2014. The scholarships are meant to support graduates in the early stages of their PhD, during which they will develop research proposals for submission to a funding body such as the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Doctoral students in the G3S should have a background in a discipline of the Department of Social Science (e.g. anthropology, cultural anthropology, educational sciences, middle eastern studies, political science, sociology, see also: g3s.unibas.ch). They may likewise be trained in interdisciplinary fields also represented at G3S:

•    PhD Program Gender Studies
•    Centre for African Studies
•    MUBIT: Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
•    PhD Program Science of Religion
•    International Graduate School North-South
•    Sustainability Research
•    PhD Programs Cultural Anthropology

The scholarships are directed at students holding a Master’s degree or a “Licence/Lizentiat” in one of the G3S fields. Dissertation projects are supervised by faculty members of the Department of Social Sciences. We therefore encourage applicants to contact potential supervisors concurrently to their application for a G3S-scholarship for preparatory project counsel. The working languages of the school are English and German. Candidates should be highly motivated to carry out an independent research project in an interdisciplinary environment and show a vivid interest in current debates of the social sciences.

Deadline for submissions: April 15th, 2014
Applications (English or German) may be submitted via email or in paper form to:

Dr. Günter Schmidt, Coordinator of G3S
Petersgraben 27
CH-4051 Basel
guenter.schmidt@unibas.ch

The following documents must be included:

•    Letter of motivation

•    Curriculum vitae (with a list of publications if applicable)

•    Draft of the PhD project (approx. 3 pages)

•    1-2 writing samples (at least one of which was submitted as an academic qualification requirement)

•    Academic transcript or excerpt of the study registry

The start-up grants will be transferred to successful candidates in two installments of CHF 12’500 each, one in October 2014 and the second one in April 2015 after evaluation of the candidates’ activities during the first six months.

Check the official call.

The ANU Asia Pacific Week 2014, Australia

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Deadline:  6 April 2014
Open to: students from across the globe
Venue: 23-26 June 2014, at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Description

Asia Pacific Week 2014 will be the fourth conference of its kind hosted by The Australian National University and will explore the theme of ‘GlobaliseAsian’.

Asia’s remarkable rise and economic development means that it is set to make its mark on the world. But is the world ready for a world shaped by Asia? Today, there is a common assumption in the West that as countries modernise, they become more Westernised. This is an illusion and suggests that modernity is simply a product of ideas, systems and technology originating in the West. Instead of an era of globalisation, we are entering a time of ‘GlobaliseAsian’. What this world may look like and how the West can benefit from the East is the focus of Asia Pacific Week 2014.

Bringing together 100 of the best students from across the globe, Asia Pacific week examines significant and controversial issues facing our region, its place in the world and how it is shaping the globe. Th week combines the strength of The Australian National University’s unrivalled expertise in the study of Asia and the Pacific and the resources available in the nation’s capital. The program is sure to engage and intellectually stimulate students and challenge the way they perceive Asia and the Pacific.

The conference also promises to introduce delegates to a network of friends and contacts from across the globe, while encouraging the exchange of ideas with some of the world’s leading Asia Pacific specialists including academics, policymakers and diplomats. As a delegate you will have the opportunity to hear from a myriad of academics and diplomats and engage in interactive and challenging sessions including Q&Asia and The Ambassadors Panel. You will participate in panels, presentations and debates, and go toe-to-toe with many of Australia’s brightest strategic minds The conference will also present delegates with opportunities to exchange and socialise among themselves, providing the next generation of Asia Pacific specialists a network of contacts and friends across the globe.

Asia Pacific Week 2014 will be held between 23 June – 26 June 2014 at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. If you are interested in attending Asia Pacific Week 2014, please fill out an expression of interest form. Applications open 9am 10 March (AEST) and close midnight 6 April (AEST).

Eligibility

Students from across the globe can apply

Costs

 

Asia Pacific Week (APW) 2014 brings together a diverse group of delegates to the Australian National University (ANU). Applicants may receive a partial travel scholarship from APW 2014 to cover airfares to Australia. Scholarship money is dependent on where the applicant is travelling from and the quality of their application. The maximum amount awarded per region is outlined below.

Region Maximum Scholarship 
Central Asia AU$1500
South America AU$1500
Europe AU$1500
North America AU$1200
Africa AU$1200
Middle East AU$1000
Northeast Asia AU$900
South Asia AU$900
Pacific AU$700
Southeast Asia AU$600
Australia AU$200

 

Applicants from International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) partner universities or Indiana University (IU) may be eligible for alternative travel grants provided by IARU or the ANU-IU Pan Asia Institute respectively.

Eligible IARU delegates will automatically be considered for an IARU travel award. Indiana University students must submit a separate travel grant application, available atwww.iub.edu/~panasia/events/apw2014, to the ANU-IU Pan Asia Institute for consideration.

The scholarship amount is outlined below.

Location Scholarship
IARU AU$1500
PanAsia AU$1000

 

Delegates are not guaranteed scholarships. If delegates feel that they should be given special consideration, please email us at: asiapacificweek@anu.edu.au. Scholarship money will be reimbursed after the conference is finished and payment will be subject to conditions of attendance.

Application

  • Complete application form below.
  • Please note * indicates required fields.
  • Hit the submit button below and follow prompts to complete application process.

In order to apply, register HERE.

For general enquiries please contact asiapacificweek@anu.edu.au.

The official web-page.

Apply now ! The Adobe Youth Voices Awards 2014

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Deadline: 18 April 2014
Open to: youth ages 13-19 and their educators
Prizes: Samsung Galaxy Tabs 2 10.1 (Wi-Fi) 16GB, Adobe CS Production Premium Suite and cash money for donation to a charity of choice

Description

The Adobe Youth Voices Awards is a global challenge that invites youth to creatively express their vision for presenting potential solutions through visual storytelling. It recognizes media with original, high-quality youth-produced content that creatively express the vision for driving positive change in local communities.

Adobe Youth Voices Awards prizes will be presented in all seven categories:

  1. Animation
  2. Documentary
  3. Music Video
  4. Narrative
  5. Poetry/Experimental
  6. Photo Essay
  7. Poster Campaign

Adobe Youth Voices Awards will be awarded to the top three projects per category. Prizes will be awarded to youth artist(s), as well as the school/organization where the project was produced. Award winning media content will receive broad recognition and exposure through wide multi-platform distribution of their work, including online, print magazine, film festivals, and DVD.

The Adobe Youth Voices Awards judges are selected based on their expertise in media, technology, education, youth development, and social activism. Each judge is dedicated to supporting young media makers in the use of digital tools to create powerful messages for change.

Eligibility

Youth ages 13-19 are eligible to participate by teaming up with adult educators who are from any school or youth organization worldwide. In order to submit media, all educators are welcome to register with Adobe Youth Voices Community at no cost. If you are an educator affiliated to Adobe Youth Voices through one our partner organizations, please submit your media via the Adobe Youth Voices online community.

Eligible projects must be created by youth and demonstrate the power of media to give voice to youth issues and concerns. Media must have been created between 2010-2013 and submitted by an eligible adult educator.

U.S. export regulations prohibit the export of goods and services to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Therefore residents of these countries/regions are not eligible to participate.

Prizes

Adobe Youth Voices Awards believes that everyone has the power to be creative and make powerful media. These awards recognize ordinary young people from all walks of life for their extraordinary projects created to change our world for the better.

Adobe Youth Voices Awards will be awarded to three projects per category:

  1. First Prize Category: Chosen by individual judges;
  2. Second Prize Category: Chosen by individual judges;
  3. Audience Award: Chosen by audiences worldwide.

First Prize Category:

  • School will receive 3 Samsung Galaxy Tabs 2 10.1 (Wi-Fi) 16GB and 3 copies of Adobe CS Production Premium Suite.
  • Youth artist(s) will receive $2,000 donation to a charity of choice.

Second Prize Category: 

  • School will receive 2 Samsung Galaxy Tabs 2 10.1 (Wi-Fi) 16GB and 2 copies of Adobe CS Production Premium Suite.
  • Youth artist(s) will receive  $1,000 donation to a charity of choice.

Audience Award: 

  • School will receive 1 Samsung Galaxy Tabs 2 10.1 (Wi-Fi) 16GB and 1 copy of Adobe CS Production Premium Suite.
  • Youth artist(s) will receive  $500 donation to a charity of choice.

Application

Media must be submitted by April 18, 2014.

All submissions must be submitted by an educator who has worked directly with the youth producers of the project. The educator must be participating in Adobe Youth Voices, either through Adobe Youth Voices partnerships or as a registered member of the Adobe Youth Voices Community. Click here to submit your project.

The announcement of Awards Winners will be made on 18  June 2014.

For further information, please visit the official website.

 

Blog Call for Writers

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ThoughtSpeakers Blog with over 450 readers monthly announces call for bloggers to join as writers in the subjects of:

  • self-improvement
  • practice of meditation
  • daily habits
  • writing

and many other topics related to self-realization and the food for thought. Anyone who is interested can present his or her blog posts.

Requirements:

  • experience in blogging
  • sample blog post
  • letter of interest
  • strong motivation to write at least once in a month

There is no limit in creativity.

Benefits:

  • Reach to over 450 readers monthly
  • Get new experience in blogging

Please send required to jimkerouac@gmail.com

Sharing experiences is a mutual act to know not only about each other, but also to get to know ourselves and be great challengers of life. Only through these experiences, we will finally live our lives fully.

ThoughtSpeakers Blog was registered as a new domain in December, 2012. Since then it has progressed as a blog for sharing real experiences for creativity, motivation and the purpose of life.