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United for Dignity Conference 2014 , France

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Deadline: 10 April 2014
Open to: youth workers, activists, researchers working on discrimination issues
Venue: 23-27 June 2014, Strasbourg, France

Description

The participation of young Roma plays an essential role in the transformation of the status and challenges faced by Roma communities across Europe. The youth sector in co-operation with the LGBT unit has carried out a study and to elaborate a publication of life stories of young Roma affected by multiple discrimination in 2013 – 2014. The study and publication will focus on representing the specific situations that young Roma face. It will also be a first case study by the Council of Europe on multiple discrimination experienced by LGBT persons. The publication is intended as a resource in educational activities and should support the development of responses to situations of discrimination affecting young people; in this respect, it can be used for advocacy actions at policy level as well. The publication pertaining to this study will be launched during the conference. In brief, the rationale for the conference is based on:

  • the need to understand better the situation of young Roma people affected by multiple discrimination;
  • the need to have a forum of discussion among youth organisations and other partners about including in their work with and for young people facing discrimination a specific concern on multiple discrimination;
  • the need to promote the study on multiple discrimination;
  • the need to have a forum for proposals on future work on this topic, at different levels and by the partners involved.

The conference is intended as a forum to raise awareness of and to explore and formulate responses to situations of multiple discrimination affecting young Roma.

The keywords of the activity are:

  • youth event, as the activity aims to bring together a diversity of youth organisations, Roma and non-Roma, that have in common their work on issues relating to discrimination, and also other profiles of participants, such as researchers and policy makers;
  • a better understanding, as the activity aims to raise awareness on the specificities of multiple discrimination and their impact on young Roma people;
  • networking, as the activity aims to create an opportunity for organizations working with diverse groups of young people (Roma, LGBT, migrants, young women etc.) to find common concerns;
  • interventions, as the activity aims to bring about proposals for how to address multiple discrimination and what strategies youth organisations and other partners should develop to reflect better in their work the needs of young people affected by multiple discrimination;
  • tools, as the activity aims to promote the study on life stories of young Roma people affected by multiple discrimination.

Eligibility

The conference will gather some 40 participants, with the following profiles:

  • Young people and activists involved in the study on multiple discrimination;
  • Youth leaders and activists from civil society that work on discrimination issues, particularly with regards to the situation of Roma young people;
  • Participants involved in human rights law bodies, human rights monitoring bodies, policy making etc.;
  • Partners of the Roma Youth Action Plan and the LGBT stakeholders;
  • Researchers.

Candidates should equally:

  • Be in a position to use the outcomes of the Conference in their work;
  • Be resident in one of the countries that have signed the European Cultural Convention;
  • Be actively involved in combating discrimination, either through direct assistance to the young people facing discrimination, or through education, campaigning, lobby and advocacy at the local, national or European levels;
  • Be supported by their organization;
  • Be available to attend the event for its full duration.

The activity intends to be a youth event primarily and have a direct impact on youth organisations working on anti-discrimination issues.

Costs

The conference will be held from 24 to 26 June at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg. Selected participants are requested to attend and participate for the entire duration of the conference, please plan your arrival for the 23 June and your departure for the 27 June.

Accommodation and meals for the conference will be provided and paid by the Council of Europe. Travel costs and visa fees for the seminar will be fully reimbursed according to Council of Europe rules.

Application

All candidates apply online, after registering and completing the application form. All candidates must apply online and send their applications forms by 10 April 2014 at Midnight Central European Time. Further information and contact: Denis Durmis, e-mail: Denis.DURMIS@coe.int.

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The international workshop 2014, Helsinki, Finland

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Deadline:  30 April 2014
Open to: participants between the ages of 18 and 23 years old
Venue: 12-15 September 2014, Helsinki, Finland

Description

WNYLE is an international non-profit organization aimed to foster globally innovative entrepreneurship and leadership among youth. Their mission is to contribute to the creation of a new generation of young democratic leaders and socially responsible innovative entrepreneurs. Their aim to impact positively 1 Billion Youth by 2020.

The International Workshop 2014 is to take place at Kiljavanranta Hotel . Kiljavanranta is a  conference centre located on the shore of the pure Lake Sääksjärvi in Kiljava, Nurmijärvi 40 kilometers from the Helsinki airport (37 minutes by bus) and 50 minutes by bus to Helsinki centre.

Kiljavanrante is located in beautiful surroundings by the lake Sääksjärvi. The lake it self is the largest fountain based lake in Southern Finland and therefore extremely pure and like velvet on skin. On the other side of the hotel we have many kilometres of moor nature to enjoy by foot or by jogging. In winter time our guests can do cross country skiing on marked tracks and afterwards dive in to refreshing hole in the ice either with or without sauna! Inside the hotel we have well equipped gym room and 630m2 gym hall for wide range of activities; basket ball, volley ball, badminton, floorball, gymnastics, pilates etc. Plus saunas both indoors and by the lake and also a 17 metres long swimming pool.

The international workshop envisions to strengthen the entrepreneurial and leadership skills among promising young leaders and young entrepreneurs.

The major objectives of this event are as follows:

  • Nurture and solidify the entrepreneurial (particularly the entrepreneurial mind-set) and leadership skills among youth participants.
  • Enhance networking, multicultural awareness, exchange of best-practices and further cooperation among participating youth with focus on the issue of social entrepreneurship.
  • Promote the implementation of joint youth socially responsible entrepreneurial and leadership initiatives among youth participants.

At the end of the workshop youth participants will have:

  • Improved their entrepreneurial mindset and leadership capabilities
  • Developed and presented a one year individual action plan
  • Exchanged and presented their country best-practices

 

Eligibility

The International Workshop 2014 is looking for 50 talented international youth with the following profile:

  • Highly motivated to improve their entrepreneurial attitude and mind-set
  • Highly motivated to improve their leadership skills
  • Highly motivated to network, share and learn from the leadership/entrepreneurial experiences of other international talented youth participants
  • Aged between 18-23 years (some exemptions may apply on a case by case basis).
  • Speak and understands English language

 

The International Workshop 2014 also would like to emphasize that the international workshop is NOT suitable to participants who expect a full workshop concentration on their business idea.  Tough the workshop will touch upon the participant’s business idea and provide relevant feedback, it will also provide room for other relevant aspects of the entrepreneurial/leadership development such as: mind-set development, best practices exchange, participants networking and multicultural engagement.

Costs

The secretariat will grant 10 scholarhips to support the participation of talented youth from any nationality.

  • 3 scholarships to the winners of the Global Inspirational Voices 2014
  • 4 scholarships among those applicants who as part of their application submitted a video contribution to the Global Inspirational Voices 2014
  • 3 scholarships to those applicants who submitted their application without video contribution

Scholarship is to cover the following benefits:

  • Acontribution towards the air ticket our country-Finland and back*.
  • Meals: Dinner on Friday evening; breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday; fast breakfast on Monday morning.
  • Accommodation in double bed rooms, since participant’s arrival on Friday evening till Monday morning (3 nights)
  • Pick-up service from airport to workshop venue and back
  • Exemption from workshop fees
  • Certificate of High Achievement
  • Note nonetheless that all sholarship-granted participants contribute with a non-reimbursable symbollic contribution of 95 euros per participant.

 

  1. *Up to 300 euros for European based participants
  2. *Up to 1000 euros for participants based on countries other than Europe
  3. *Round-trip expenses will be reimbursed after the workshop against the submission of the originals of purchased air-tickets.

***It is assumed that other expenses that may arise and which are not mentioned in the benefits of the scholarship, are to be afforded by the participant.

Check the section ‘Application‘ to see how to apply for a scholarship.

At the moment The International Workshop 2014 is working to increase the number of available scholarships, check regularly the official site for updates.

Application

There are two ways to allow you to join the International Workshop 2014: a) Applying for both admission and scholarship and; b) Applying only for admission covering the workshop expenses yourself.

a ) Applying for admission and scholarship

Step 1 Send us the following documents in ONE PFD file by 30 April 2014 to this email: wnyleworkshop2014@wnyle.org

  • Summarized CV (Max. 3 pages) indicating clearly your full name, birth date, age, nationality, country of residence and working e-mail address.
  • Letter of personal motivation (No limit of pages) * stating why you should be admitted and granted a scholarship
  • Letter of recommendation by a person who knows about your present or promising achievements i.e. formerteacher, organization’s leader, etc.
  • Scanned copy of first page of passport
  • Application fee of 25 euro (non-refundable), see below bank details (any bank transfer commission -if any – shall be paid by the applicant). Send us a scanned copy of your bank transfer.
  • Scholarship applicants who submit a video contribution to the Global Inspirational Voices 2014 context, are exempted from the application 25 euro fee. Instead they shall send us the link of their video as part of their application package. See here the participation guidelines of the Global Inspirational Voices 2014

Step 2 Our board either confirms or denies your request of admission and/or scholarship by 19 May  2014

Step 3 If admitted and granted scholarship you will be requested to pay a symbollic non-reimbursable fee of 95 euros aimed to partically cover the workshop expenses. See hereunder the bank account details for payment. Registration is only confirmed after the payment has been received by our secretariat.

  • * If a letter of invitation is required for visa application, it will be issued only after symbolic fees have been honoured.
  • * If you have been granted admission and NOT scholarship and you need an acceptance letter to help your fundraising efforts a non-refundable 50 euros reservation fee payment is applicable in advance. This fee will allow the reservation of your seat. As a rule, acceptance letter is only issued after reservation fee has been afforded and sent in PDF format by e-mail.
  • * Participants who need the invitation/acceptance letter be sent by post, will be charged a fee of 40 euros to cover the fee-courier.
  • * Since we are aware that youth applicants from developing countries with less academic credentials and less international exposure might be at a disadvantage, and since we are looking for ‘PROMISING’ and not already ‘SUCCESFUL’ candidates, our board will base it’s decision mainly on the strenght of the letter of personal motivation.
  • *The selection criteria will follow this scheme: strenght of personal motivation (50 points), submission of a video to Global Inspirational Voices 2014 (25 points), strenght of CV (15 points), letter of recommendation (10 points).
  • * To read the guidelines to submmit a video, see the section ‘Global Inspirational Voices 2014’
  • *We encourage you to prepare a comprehensive letter of motivation highlighting your current achievements (personal, professional, community, etc), expected future achievements and commitments, actions to be undertook after your participation in the workshop and any other information that in your view may help our board to assess your candidacy.

Benefits for applicants granted admission and scholarship (see the benefits in the section ‘Scholarhips’)

b) Applying for ONLY admission (you cover all your expenses): Self-sponsoring applicants

Step 1 Send us the following documents in ONE PDF file to: wnyleworkshop2014@wnyle.org

  • Summarized CV (Max. 3 pages) indicating clearly your full name, birth date, age, nationality, country of residence and working e-mail address
  • Letter of personal motivation stating why you should be considered for admission
  • Scanned copy of first page of passport

Step 2 Our board either confirms or denies your admission. Applications from self-sponsoring applicants are assessed as they arrive, expect an admission decision within a week.

Step 3 If admission is granted, you will be requested to pay the workshop fees accordingly. If a letter of invitation is required for visa application, it will be issued after fees have been honoured.

  • Fee: 590 Euro per participant. Early Bird discount will apply to all payments made through May 30 th. 2014
  • Fee: 690 Euro per participant. Early Bird discount will apply to all payments made through June 30 th. 2014
  • Fee: 750 Euro per participant to all payments made after June 30 th. if available places.

Benefits for self-sponsoring applicants

  • 3 nights shared accommodation in double bed rooms* at the workshop venue from 12 September (evening) to 15 September (3 nights in total). Rooms are fully eqquiped with tv, toilet and shower
  • Full access to sauna, swimming pool and a well eqquiped gym
  • Meals**
  • Bus pick up from the Helsinki airport to workshop venue and back
  • Official certificate of achievement
  • Workshop lectures
  • Social program
  • 20% discount on further WNYLE’s events.
  • Other expenses such as international air-tickets, health insurance, visa fees, etc are not included in the registration fee.

**12 September: Only dinner

13 and 14 September: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

15 September: Breakfast bag

Fee Payment by International Bank Transfer

Nordea Bank
WNYLE
Account no. FI 53 14393500164234
SWIFT CODE: NDEAFIHH
Address: Insinorinkatu 23, 33720 NORDEA, Finland
For smooth payment identification in the reference field write: WNYLE Workshop 2014 – Your Name – Your Country

Send us copy of the bank transfer to us by mail as soon it has been made.

We will notify you by email when we have received this information. Please note that all payments must be made without charges to the payee. Enrollment is only confirmed when the transfer has been credited.

Fee Payment by Paypal

Let us know If you wish to pay using paypal or credit card and we will send you directly a payment link by email.

 

In order to apply, register HERE.

If you have any questions,  write to: wnyleworkshop2014@wnyle.org

The official web-page.

03/24/2014 Deadline for NAVIGATE Fellowships

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NAVIGATE Fellows 2010

Please feel out application online here or download the word document here (only completed applications by midnight March 24, 2014 will be considered).

Fellowships are offered by NAVIGATE for the leadership development of young adults. NAVIGATE fellows serve to help immigrant young adults receive access to college education, jobs and legal status.  Fellows volunteer with NAVIGATE projects to meet its goals.

Fellowships will be awarded to young adults who have demonstrated leadership and are committed to the leadership development of immigrant young adults. Priority will be given to young adults who have financial, social and legal barriers to higher education and to students who are ineligible for federal financial aid.

Recipients will be given the opportunity to build their leadership skills and contribute to NAVIGATE and will receive awards of $500 each.

The available fellowships are:

Presentations Coordinator:

  • Coordinating an educational program that trains young adults to present about how to access college and changes perception about college for Latino students, families and  school staff;
  • Coordinate college access presentations with partners;
  • Organize volunteers to give presentations on college access to students, families, and educators;
  • Collect evaluations from presentations;
  • Will edit and conduct research to update NAVIGATE presentations;
  • Attend NAVIGATE orientation;
  • Attend NAVIGATE training and other events;
  • Attend NAVIGATE end-of-semester event and provide a written report and a public presentation on fellowship;
  • Work with NAVIGATE staff & other fellows to fulfill goals.

Community/Outreach Coordinator:

  • Outreach to churches in MN;
  • Work with partners to reach churches;
  • Help NAVIGATE develop relationships with groups of faith and partner organizations;
  • Schedule presentations as needed;
  • May require weekends;
  • Attend NAVIGATE orientation;
  • Attend NAVIGATE training and other events;
  • Attend NAVIGATE end-of-semester event and provide a written report and a public presentation on fellowship;
  • Work with NAVIGATE staff & other fellows to fulfill goals.

Fundraising and Gala Coordinator:

  • Work with Grant Writer volunteer/mentor;
  • Research 3 grant opportunities;
  • Work with NAVIGATE team with fundraising campaign;
  • Attend NAVIGATE orientation;
  • Attend NAVIGATE training and other events;
  • Attend NAVIGATE end-of-semester event and provide a written report and a public presentation on fellowship;
  • Work with NAVIGATE staff & other fellows to fulfill goals.

Communications Coordinator:

  • Check NAVIGATE email regularly; answer questions; forward messages to appropriate contact
  • Prepare e-mail updates and newsletter;
  • Update NAVIGATE Facebook/Twitter pages;
  • Update NAVIGATE contact list as needed;
  • Attend NAVIGATE orientation;
  • Attend NAVIGATE training and other events;
  • Attend NAVIGATE end-of-semester event and provide a written report and a public presentation on fellowship;
  • Work with NAVIGATE leaders & other fellows to fulfill goals.
  • Update website as needed;
  • Work with NAVIGATE fundraising team with fundraising campaign;
  • Make changes to website according to work-plan;
  • Develop digital documents as requested;
  • Attend NAVIGATE orientation;
  • Attend NAVIGATE training and other events;
  • Attend NAVIGATE end-of-semester event and provide a written report and a public presentation on fellowship;
  • Work with NAVIGATE staff & other fellows to fulfill goals. 

Calendar of Fellowship

Applications Available:                       Monday, March 10th, 2014
Applications Due:                               Monday, March 17th, 2014
Selection By:                                       Friday, March 31st, 2014
Welcome:                                            Sunday, April 6th, 2014, 11-1pm

A work-plan will be developed with each fellow; start/end of fellowship depends on work-plan.

Commitments

Recipients of NAVIGATE fellowships commit to the following:
–          Establish a schedule as accorded with NAVIGATE supervisor;
–          Work independently on NAVIGATE fellowship using own computer and phone;
–          Attend leadership development training that will be organized by NAVIGATE;
–          Meet regularly with supervisor/mentor from NAVIGATE;
–          Must provide own transportation to leadership development training and meetings with supervisor/mentor, unless accorded.
–          Return calls, emails within reasonable time.
–          Be available via phone, email, or in person.

NAVIGATE commits to the following:

–          Provide a supervisor/mentor for fellows to direct them in projects that support NAVIGATE;
–          Provide leadership training and skill building through an orientation and skill building throughout term of volunteer service;
–          Connect students to other leaders in the community

Remember: you can feel out application online here or download the word document here (only completed applications by midnight March 24, 2014 will be considered). Questions, contact us at team@navigatemn.org

Visual Arts Scholarships 2014-2015 in Spain

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Deadline: 30 April 2014
Open to: artists of any nationality
Grants: 16,000 €/24,000 €

Description

Aid for training, research or personal projects around artistic creation, which conclude with the organisation of the Itineraries Exhibition and the publication of a catalogue. The Fundacion Botin assigns 220,000 € to Visual Arts Grants for study, research and the undertaking of individual projects in the sphere of (non-theoretical) artistic work.

The period covered by the grants will be 9 months. Grants involving relocation can be extended for a second period, depending on the outcome of a further application made before the closing date of the annual edition of the grants.

A jury appointed for the task will make the selection. The decision of the Fundación Botín will be final. Once the deadline for applications is closed, the jury members will be announced.

Eligibility

Applicants for study grants must be between 23 and 40 years old. There is no age limit for the research grants.

After being awarded, the grants shall be effective for the stipulated period and without interruption. Grants must be initiated before the end of 2014. The grants would be considered definitively assigned when a written confirmation by the applicant is received at the Fundación. Participation in Fundación Botín Grant Awards implies total acceptance o rules and conditions.

Grants

The grants are subject to applicable taxes in Spain. Payment procedures: 45% at the beginning of duration, 25% in the two following trimesters and 5% on receipt of the final report.

  • Not involving a change of residence: 16,000 €.
  • Involving relocation in a country other than your current residence: 24,000 €.

The aforementioned amounts include trips, accommodation, maintenance, studio rentals, etc. These amounts will be incremented to include medical insurance (if the fellow changes the residency country) and, in cases of study, the registration fees of the chosen Education Centre, pending approval, will be covered by the Fundación Botín.

Application

The closing date for applications is 2.00 p.m. on Friday 30 April 2014 at the Fundación Botín. Applications received at the Fundación Botín in the week after the closing date will be accepted if they bear a postmark prior to 26th of April 2013. The decision will be published after the 1 July 2014.

Documentation:

  1. Online application form;
  2. Photocopy of Identity Card or Passport;
  3. Passport size photo of applicant;
  4. Full address and telephone numbers of both place of origin and destination;
  5. Curriculum vitae, indicating academic qualifications, professional activities, exhibitions, prizes, scholarships, etc (3 Din A4 maximum at one single face);
  6. Graphic Documentation, prints or color photocopies of the work of the artist ( originals will not be accepted, as well as accompanying documentation such as catalogs, brochures, original works, etc.)

For Individual Projects and Research:

  • Project title and summary (one hundred words maximum);
  • Memory of the Project: goal, action plan (stages of development and schedule) and your personal reasons for wanting to carry it out. ( 10 Din A4 maximum at one single face )

For Study Grants:

  • Information about the Educational Center or Residence Center elected ( location, dates, fees, etc.);
  • Memory of personal reasons about the convenience of the stay and its relation to current projects ( 3 Din A4 maximum at one single face).

The Foundation reserves the right to request, upon indication from the jury, the submission of documents. The documentation provided with the application should preferably be in Spanish; English will be accepted in exceptional cases. For organizational issues and valuation, the documentation of the applicant must be submitted in DIN A4 format occupying a  maximum of 40 Din A4 at one single face ( should not have staples, nor be bound). Any application that does not conform to this standard will be rejected. In case of audiovisual projects, the artist can make a DVD accompanying the dossier required.

Please note that Beca de Artes Plásticas should be written on the envelope. The dossier submitted will not be returned after the resolution.

Address:

Fundación Marcelino Botín
C/ Pedrueca, 1.
39003 Santander
España
tel: (+34) 942 22 60 72
fax: (+34) 942 36 04 94
becas@fundacionbotin.org

 For further information, please visit the official website.

New Economic Talent 2014 Competition for University Students

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Deadline: 15 April 2014
Open to: Bachelor’s and Master’s students (full-time or part-time) in any field.
Prize: $1,000 , VIP tickets to CERGE-EI’s special events

Description

Did you recently write an interesting paper in any area of economics? Do you study math, physics or engineering, but your work has implications for economics? Submit your paper to our competition and present your ideas. Win $1,000 USD, a trip to the GDN meeting, and tickets to CERGE-EI special events. Get feedback from leading economic scholars and gain ideas and contacts for your future research.

The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education – Economics Institute (CERGE-EI) and the Nadace CERGE-EI foundation invite university students to submit their papers to the  New Economic Talent competition.

Topic: any sub-field of economics (such as macroeconomics, microeconomics, monetary policy, public finance, theoretical economics, econometrics, behavioral economics etc.)

Number of rounds: 2

Language: English

Eligibility

The competition is open to Bachelor’s and Master’s students (full-time or part-time) in any field, who are interested in contemporary economic issues and wish to understand better the forces and processes that ‘shape the world’.

Please note that only students who are currently studying in a Bachelor or Master program are eligible to participate. 

Application

 

Deadline for submission: April 15, 2014

First round: electronic submission of a completed paper (10 to 50 pages) and an extended abstract (1-2 pages)

First-round results: within 3 weeks after the deadline

Second round: presentation at CERGE-EI, Prague (3-5 finalists), the second-half of May

Criteria of evaluation: originality, substance, analytical nature, clarity of writing

Prize: $1,000 USD, a trip to one of the next Global Development Network conferences to present the winning paper (travel costs and accommodation covered), and VIP tickets to the next CERGE-EI special events, such as the Distinguished Speaker Series and the Graduation Gala

 

How to Submit Your Paper:

–       Prepare the documents: length of the paper must be between 10 and 50 pages (18,000-90,000 characters) in total, including the text body, footnotes, charts, graphs, and bibliography (charts or graphs included as images count for 900 characters). The length of the abstract must be between 1 and 2 pages (1,800 and 3,600 characters). The extended abstract does not count toward the page limit of the paper. Both must be written in English and should not contain your personal and contact details.

 

Further details: please see NET Conditions

 

 

Contact:

New Economic Talent
CERGE-EI
P.O. Box 882
Politických vězňů 7
111 21 Prague 1
Czech Republic
talent@cerge-ei.cz

CESD Summer Internship Program 2014

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The Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD, www.cesd.az ), an internationally recognized top independent think tank in Azerbaijan, is pleased to announce the CESD Summer Internship Program 2014, a one of prestige internship programs in the region. The program is open for both international and local students. Through the program, students will be able to apply for full-time summer internships within one of the many divisions of the CESD. Internships are available for both undergraduate and graduate students and all positions for local interns are paid. CESD welcomes international interns on un-paid base as well.

Please note that only current students are eligible.

Students graduating in June 2014 are not eligible.

Applicants should submit a resume that details their relevant work and educational experiences and cover letter stating their interests, qualifications and the internship they are applying for to Ms. Narmin Ibrahimova at narminibrahimova@cesd.az. All applicants must state the name of the internship in the subject line of the email.

No phone calls, please.

The application deadline is April 25, 2014

CESD (www.cesd.az) is the top think tank in the Caucasus according to University of Pennsylvania ranking.

CESD is a smoke-free environment.

Call for Applications : GYM-NATO 2014

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Deadline:  28 March 2014 at 00.00 Central European Time (UTC +01:00)
Open to: participants between the ages of 19 and 30 years old,from NATO member States and partner countries
Venue: 12-16 May 2014, Gorizia, Italy

Description

GYM-NATO is an international student simulation of NATO’s decision making process, under the sponsorship of the Italian Atlantic Committee, that will be held in Gorizia (Italy) at the prestigious Conference Centre of the Degree Course in International and Diplomatic Sciences of the University of Trieste- Branch of Gorizia.

It aims at fostering the awareness of NATO’s role, activities and organization as well as at increasing the understanding of the capabilities and the restrictions that shape the decisions of NATO Member States in matter of collective defense. Moreover, as far as the main theme of the simulation will be NATO’s role in the new Mediterranean geopolitical asset, we would like to generate awareness of NATO’s activities with the partners in the broader region, especially the Mediterranean Dialogue Countries that will be included in the simulation, but also about the main challenges to the euro-atlantic integration and to the postconflict peace building operations.

Eligibility

– Age 19-30

– There is no nationality restriction for applying as a delegate. Applications are open worldwide.

– Good knowledge of English (working language).

NOTE: Applicants from NATO member States and Partner Countries will be given priority in the selection.

Costs

– Participation fee of EUR 150.00 covers: accomodation from 12 to 16 May 2014 (4 nights), breakfast, lunch and dinner, opening and closing gala, refreshing during working sessions, exclusive itinerary through the Cold War emblematic sites, Best Delegate awards for each committee, attendance certificate ( 85% attendance), welcome package and working materials, access to all social events and transfers during all the events.

NOTE: Participation fee does NOT cover: travel expenses, additional bank transfers fees.

Application

– An Individual Delegate (only if representing Mediterranean Dialogue countries)

– A Delegation (composed of 2 Delegates and a Head of Delegation)

– Individual Press Officer

– If one Individual Delegate or Delegation member cannot participate anymore, he must promptly give us notice: write an e-mail to applications@gym-nato.eu specifying the object “REPLACEMENT”.

NOTE: NO refunds are provided.

– Individual Delegate, Individual Press Officer and Delegation must apply WITHIN Friday, MARCH 28th 2014, 00.00 Central European Time (UTC +01:00)

NOTE: Fees MUST be paid WITHIN 5 working days from the acceptance notice. (Please consider that additional bank transfers fees must be paid by applicants).

For more information about Application procedure, please click HERE

For any question do not hesitate to contact us through the contacts section (info@gym-nato.eu).

The official web-page.

 

Model European Union Tallinn 2014 !

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Deadline:  20 March 2014
Open to: participants between the ages of 18 and 26 years old from all countries around the world
Venue: 26 July-02 August 2014, Tallinn, Estonia

Description

Model European Union Tallinn 2014 will take place from 26th of July to 2nd of August in Tallinn. It is the best time of the year to visit the warm, romantic, sunny, medieval capital of Estonia and spend time in an exceptionally beautiful and well-preserved old town – one of Unesco World Heritages. The simulation is managed by EU experts and chairs, who will guide you through the ordinary legislative procedure of the EU. Plus, all working sessions will be held in government offices and Ministries around the historic centre of Tallinn, so you would definitely get a feeling of being an actual decision-maker in the EU, while having this amazing scenery around you.

For five simulation days, participants will play the roles of MEPs in the European Parliament and Ministers in the Council of the EU and will discuss, debate and decide upon four Commission proposals currently on the EU agenda:

1. General Affairs – European Border Surveillance System (Eurosur) aiming to increase coordination within and between Member States, tackle cross-border crime and prevent irregular immigration: see the Commission proposal in GA and the Summary of it;

2. Justice and Home Affairs – Inclusion of the Kaliningrad area of Russian Federation and certain Polish administrative districts in the eligible border area to avoid their isolation from immediate neighbours: see the Commission proposal in JHA and the Summary of it;

3. Economic and Financial Affairs – Strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability in the euro area: see the Commission proposal in ECOFIN and the Summary of it;

4. Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs – Approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products: see the Commission proposal in EPSCO and the Summary of it.

Preliminary Programme

Saturday, July 26 – Arrival day

Sunday, July 27 – Introductory day and workshops: Opening ceremony, lecture on EU ordinary legislative procedure, workshop on rules and procedures of MEU Tallinn 2014, team introduction, followed by a city tour and welcome dinner in the evening

Monday, July 28 – Simulation day 1: Working sessions in the Parliament and the Council of the EU
10.00-18.30 Discussion of the Commission proposals in the Parliament or different Council configurations

Tuesday, July 29 – Simulation day 2: Working sessions in the Parliament and the Council of the EU
10.00-18.30 Discussion of the Commission proposals in the Parliament or different Council configurations

Wednesday, July 30 – Simulation day 3: Working sessions in the Parliament and the Council of the EU
10.00-18.30 Discussion of the Commission proposals in the Parliament or different Council configurations, Eurofeast in the evening

Thursday, July 31 – Simulation day 4: Working sessions in the Parliament and the Council of the EU
10.00-18.30 Discussion and drafting of conclusions and decisions on the Commission proposals in the Parliament or different Council configurations

During the working sessions, participants are expected to represent a country in a Council or a political view in the political group of the Parliament and take the role of a Minister or MEP, respectively, leaving their personal interests aside. The aim of the working sessions is to reach an agreement among all participants in a group and draft a conclusion, which will be presented in the Plenary meeting on Friday.

Friday, August 1 – Simulation day 5: Plenary meeting
10.00-18.30 All Commission proposals will be debated about and voted upon, as amended by the Parliament and the Council, Farewell party in the evening

During the plenary meeting, participants are full members of the General Assembly – they can give speeches, take part in the open debate and vote. The aim of the plenary meeting is to present the decisions and conclusions reached on the previous four working sessions in the Council and Parliament, and to defend the positions among the General Assembly.

Saturday, August 2 – Departure day

Please note that no meetings are scheduled for the arrival and departure days.

Eligibility

People at the age of 18-26 from all countries around the world!

Costs

50 euros – includes materials, hostel accomodation, breakfasts, lunches, coffee breaks, welcome dinner and farewell party. Payment details will be specified by the end of March.

Application

euroopamaja

 

APPLY HERE

Application period remains open until Thursday, the 20th of March!

Europe House Estonia will inform you about the outcome of

the selection process in due time (by the end of March).

 

In case of questions, do not hesitate to ask: send us an e-mail at meu@euroopamaja.ee
Also, keep an eye out for updates on MEU Tallinn Facebook page: www.facebook.com/meutallinn

The official web-page.

Model European Union Tallinn 2014 !

2nd Asian Youth Forum 2014, Kazakhstan

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Deadline: 01 April 2014
Open to: any citizen of any ADB member country*, who is between 18 to 30 years old
Prize: participation in 2nd Asian Youth Forum, transportation, accommodations, and conference fees will be covered

Description

DearYouth Poster

 

 

Registration Form

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Complete Rules and Regulations

1. Eligibility: any citizen of any ADB member country*, who is between 18 to 30 years old and is interested in Youth Participation can join. Employees of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter the competition or win awards.

2. Participants must produce and upload a video blog entry and fill out an online registration form. Registration forms must be submitted on or before 01 April 2014 (23:59hrs +8GMT) to adbyouthinitiative@gmail.com.

3. The submitted entry must meet the requirements as they appear in the competition details.

4. The competition is specifically intended for new video blog entries only. Blog entries published prior to 01 March 2014 will not be accepted.

5. Entrants may submit only 1 entry.

6. The video blog entry must be no longer than 2 minutes in duration.

7. The stories can be provided in any language. However, entrants must provide an English translation at the bottom of their entries, in order to facilitate public outreach and the contest process.

8. Each video blog entry must be the entrant’s original work, in its entirety, and must not infringe on the intellectual property or other rights of any other third party, regardless of country of residence. It is the entrant’s responsibility to clear all aspects of copyright.

9. Entry must not contain content, material, or any element that violates all applicable country laws and regulations where video is created.

10. Entry must not contain content, material, or element that displays any third party advertising, slogan, logo and trademark or otherwise indicates a sponsorship or endorsement by a third party, commercial entity, or that is not within the spirit of the contest, as determined by ADB, in its sole discretion.

11. ADB reserves the right to disqualify from the competition any video blog entry which infringes the copyright or other intellectual property rights of third parties. ADB is not responsible or in any way liable for any violations of copyright or any other unauthorized use of images/graphics/video or other content of submitted entries.

12. Any video blog entry containing rude, unlawful, discriminatory or sexually explicit, libelous material will not be accepted. Any entry containing promotional material, endorsement or advertising will not be accepted.

13. The selection committee may choose not to award a prize if applications do not meet the minimum standards defined by the panel and the ADB.

14. The selection committee will be choosing 1 winner from any ADB member country, 1 winner from Asia, and 1 winner from Central Asia.

15. Decisions taken by the selection committee should be considered final and cannot be appealed.

16. Winners will be awarded transportation, accommodations, and conference fees. 

17. Winning entries may be published on the ADB website: http://www.adb.org/. ADB reserves the right to publish all or any of the non-winning stories on the ADB website, other relevant websites and for non-profit use by the ADB and its not-for-profit partners. The publication may also included edited versions of the original pieces.

18. ADB will accept no liability if aspects of the competition or the competition itself is changed or cancelled.

19. By entering this contest, entrants give ADB the right to use, without restriction, any of the entries, in whole or part, and in any manner or medium, for promotional, in-house, publicity, and any other not-for-profit means. Entrants agree that a condition of entry into the competition is the assignment and transfer of these usage rights, including but not limited to the display, distribution, publishing, transmission, copy, reproduction, or production of derivative works.

20. By entering this contest, entrants agree to give ADB the right to use the entry and the copyright without any fee.

21. Entrants further agree that ADB may add its logo to their works.

22. Entrants do not waive their intellectual or moral property rights by entering the contest, and will therefore retain the right to be identified as the author/creator of their entries.

23. Winning or selected entries may be distributed regionally for publishing, if agreement is received from the entrant.

24. By joining the contest, participants signify that they are willing to acquire the necessary travel requirements in time for AYPF and ADB Annual Meeting.

25. By submitting your entry, you agree to all of the competitions rules and conditions.

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*ADB member countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, People’s Republic of China, Cook Islands, Denmark, Fiji Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, India, Germany, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, the Republic of Korea, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Portugal, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taipei,China, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

For more information visit the official website HERE.

 

EuroMUN 2014 in Maastricht !

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Deadline:  31 March 2014
Open to: university students from all over the globe
Venue: 30 April-4 May 2014, Maastricht, Netherlands

Description

European Model United Nations 2014 is the largest MUN in continental Europe! EuroMUN is a simulation of international organizations, in which you get the opportunity to be a diplomat and represent a country or party in debates over many different topics. This year’s conference include committees such as the UN Security Council , NATO, the European Parliament and many more. EuroMUN does not only offer a great 5-day conference, but also great opportunities to visit Berlin and Brussels prior to the conference. Not a single MUN is complete without a great social program, which will feature events during every night of the conference.
This year’s conference will take place under higher patronage by the European Parliament, granted by Martin Schulz. In addition, we are delighted to have presence of the UNRIC and UNU-MERIT. Register today, and we look forward to seeing you at the largest Model United Nations in continental Europe from April 30th till May 4th.

Eligibility

EuroMUN is the largest Conference of its kind in continental Europe. It is held on a University level. Hence, only university students are eligible to apply to the Conference. Additionally, in order to participate delegates have to be 18 years of age before or on the date of April 29th, 2014. Individuals not enrolled in university being interested in participating in EuroMUN 2014 will go through a different registration process: They will have to send us an application including a motivation letter to information@euromun.org.

How to Register

Registration will just take a few minutes. You may register via our system MyEuroMUN: https://euromun.mymun.net/ . Registration is open and make sure that you obtain a spot now for €90. Bear in mind that your registration is only completed once you have paid the conference fee., only then will we allocate you to a country in a committee. Please note: when you pay the conference fee you’re guaranteed a spot at EuroMUN 2014.

When registering, please consider the following:

Please take into account the difficulty levels of each committee before registering!

EuroMUN is a university level conference that adheres to the highest quality standards. All high school students intending to participate should submit a motivation letter and a CV containing relevant MUN experience prior to registering via our system. Only once approved by the Secretariat, high school students may be able to register as delegates for EuroMUN. Please send your motivation letter and your CV to information@euromun.org if you are not a student at university and yet wish to partake in EuroMUN 2014.

Generally, every delegate should submit a motivation letter when indicating committee/country preferences on our registration platform. Thereby, we will evaluate the appropriateness of your MUN experience for the specific positions you would like to register for. There will be two additional questions if you apply for the crisis committee.

Should you have any other questions, concerns or remarks, please do not hesitate to use our contact button to get in touch with us or send an email directly toinformation@euromun.org

Notes Regarding Registration

What’s included in the conference fee?

  • Participation in EuroMUN 2014 at the professional MECC Conference Centre
  • All Conference Materials
  • Champagne Reception
  • Refreshments during the conference
  • Free WiFi at the MECC

Transportation during the conference

Bus transport is not part of the conference fee, but is included in the social program.

Double Delegates

If you want to be a double delegation with another person you know, please register independently of each other, and indicate identical preferences. Also, please mention the name of the person you would like to be in a double delegation with in your motivation letter.

Reimbursement Policy

If you cannot participate in EuroMUN for some reason, please request your refund before March 1st in order to receive a 100% refund.Between March 1st and March 31st, you’re able to obtain a 50% refund. After March 31st refunds are not possible.

High School Students

High School students cannot apply through the MyMUN system, but are requested to contact us. Please note: the minimum age for participating is 16 years old.  For the social program, the minimum age is 18.

The official web-page.