Contemporary Dance Summer Residency, Vienna

Deadline: 15 December 2013
Open to: worldwide dancers and choreographers with decidedly professional ambitions, preferably between 22 and 30 years of age
Scholarship: accommodation in Vienna for the duration of the program

Description

The Scholarship Programme is a 5 week further training program taking place from July 16 – August 20, 2014 in Vienna within the frame of ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival. The Programme offers around 65 young professional dancers and choreographers from mainly European but also from non European countries the possibility to take part in an intense multinational further training programme.

The programme focuses on the exchange of ideas and knowledge, not limited by national borders, on concentrated further training, on meeting with internationally renowned artists gathering in Vienna at ImPulsTanz with the aim to orient the career of the participants. In order to achieve both its educational and artistic goals, the Scholarship Programme is supervised each year by artistic mentors selected amongst dance personalities, who have played a decisive part on an international level in the development of contemporary dance in recent years.

Over 800 young professional dancers and choreographers from over 70 countries have been part of this programme since its creation in 1996.

Eligibility

The quality of the dance background is the main criteria for participation in danceWEB. Although participants should:

  • be dancers and choreographers with decidedly professional ambitions from European, Eastern European and non European countries,
  • preferably be between 22 and 30 years of age
  • possess a good knowledge of English

Scholarship

A scholarship includes the following free services:

  • participation in the Research Projects of ImPulsTanz (Pro Series & Field Projects)
  • participation in the technique workshops of ImPulsTanz (190 workshops by 90 teachers)
  • free admission to all performances of ImPulsTanz
  • free access to the 300 awarded dance film videos as well as to the screenings of documentations and to the dance film productions of artists and companies who perform at ImPulsTanz
  • exchange of ideas and contact with the international teachers and choreographers of ImPulsTanz
  • special projects exclusively offered to danceWEB scholarship holders
  • representation in the yearly growing, international danceWEB-database
  • lecture demonstrations & talks
  • free accommodation

PLEASE NOTE: The scholarship does not include travel and daily expenses. These expenses need to be covered by the scholarship recipients themselves.

One scholarship values approximately EUR 6,450 (depending on the individual choice of research projects, workshops and performances per scholarship holder). The Culture Programme of the European Commission covers EUR 2,150. Another EUR 2,150 shall be covered by national/regional funding bodies of your home country/country of residence. danceWEB as non profit association covers the remaining expenses, with the help of Austrian funding bodies.

In case you get selected for the danceWEB Scholarship Programme, you still need to find a financial contribution (EUR 2,150) to your total scholarship expenses from local funding bodies in your home country/country of residence in order to secure your participation. danceWEB will assist you in finding financial support. You don’t need to have secured the funding already for the application.

Application

Application deadline is 13 December 2013 at noon Central European Time. The application for danceWEB is an online application AVAILABLE HERE and requires the following:

  • Personal Data
  • Information about your Artistic Career (Education/Further Training/Performance activities)
  • an Artistic Statement (English)
  • 3 recommendation letters (English)
  • 2 recent photos (portrait & dance photo)
  • Curriculum Vitae (English)
  • Application form AVAILABLE HERE

Please submit any questions to the organizers at office@danceweb.eu. For more information, please visit the official website HERE.

 

Green Store Challenge by H&M and the DO School

Deadline: 7 January 2014
Open to: emerging social entrepreneurs aged 18 to 28 from around the world
Fellowship: tuition fee and all costs associated directly with program activities

Description

The DO School is an innovative educational institution offering training, mentoring, and education to outstanding emerging social entrepreneurs to kick-start their own ventures all around the world.

The DO School offers a unique one-year educational program enabling talented emerging social entrepreneurs to launch their own innovative and sustainable ventures. The program allows its participants to learn from passionate peers, engage with current leaders
and experts, and create change by implementing their social start-ups in their home countries.

The yearlong program takes place in two phases: the 10-week Incubation Phase on their Hamburg campus and the 10-month Implementation Phase in the Fellows’ home countries. During the Incubation Phase Fellows solve a group Challenge in order to learn
hands-on how to act as a successful entrepreneur.

H&M challenges the DO School Fellows to create a Green Store prototype. This Green Store prototype must be sustainable in terms of materials, construction, energy, operation and other aspects and will be realized in Germany. The prototype should be scalable to H&M stores worldwide, be economically beneficial and make the idea of sustainability tangible for customers and employees.

Eligibility

The DO School invites applications from emerging social entrepreneurs aged 18 to 28 from around the world, with relevant interests and skills. A maximum of 20 Fellows will be selected for the H&M Green Store Challenge and successful candidates may come from, but are not restricted to the fields of engineering, architecture, fashion and design, as well as environmental activism, retail and human resource management.

Fellowship

Every Fellow accepted into the DO School program receives a scholarship covering the entire tuition cost of the one year program. The scholarship also covers all costs associated directly with program activities (such as materials, entrance fees, etc) during the ten-week Incubation Phase on campus.

Please note that fellows are responsible for organizing and paying for their own travel to the DO School campus in order to participate in the ten-week on campus phase. Fellows are also responsible to arrange for and pay for travel health and accident insurance for the ten weeks duration. During the entire program year Fellows are responsible for their personal cost of living (food, insurance, transportation, personal needs, etc). During the Incubation Phase on campus Fellows will stay at a subsidized DO School accommodation in shared rooms and be required to contribute 900 € in Hamburg or $2,000 in New York towards their ten-week accommodation.

Fellows can apply for extra funding to cover their cost for setting up their ventures. They may complete the form for financial aid. For more information on financial aid visit the financial aid page HERE.

Application

The deadline for applications to the Green Store Challenge is 7 January 2014.

Applications for the one-year DO School program are completed through the online application form HERE. Below are the three steps you need to complete to submit your online application:

  1. Create a user account. You will receive an email with a link. Click on this link to activate your account. If you do not receive this email within a few minutes, please check your spam folder.
  2. Complete all parts of the online application form. You will be asked to fill in personal information, answer application questions, and agree to the conditions of application. To save your work and return to it at another time, click the “save” button.
  3. Submit your application. Once the status of all three parts is complete, you can click the “Submit Your Application” button. You cannot make any changes to your application after your submission. No late submissions will be accepted. Successful submission will be confirmed by a screen saying: “Your application has been submitted”.

For more information please visit the official website HERE.

‘Democracy & Human Rights at School’ Comic Strip Contest

Deadline: 24 December 2013
Open to: students up to secondary school leaving age
Prize: winning projects will receive great media visibility and on-line exposure on the Internet sites of the European institutions

Description

The Pilot Project Scheme “Human Rights and Democracy in Action” supported by the European Commission and the Council of Europe is pleased to announce a comic strip competition on the theme of “Democracy and human rights at school.”

The competition gives students a chance to express their views of democracy and human rights as they see it in their daily lives at school. Selection will be done through on-line consultation. The winning entries will then be integrated in one or several short animated film(s) on this specific subject.

The comic strip should tell a story. It may include written messages and/or dialogues, with a maximum of 8 frames (within max. one page). More than one entry may be submitted per student(s). Entries may be in English, French or German. Any other official European language is, of course, welcome, with a translation in one of these three languages.

The project should be simple, giving a clear and direct message about one or several basic principles of the Charter on Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education in the context of schools, e.g. participation in decision-making, value of diversity, peace, respect for human dignity, equal chances and opportunities.

Eligibility

The contest is open to students up to secondary school leaving age.

Prize

The winning projects will receive great media visibility and online exposure on the Internet sites of the European institutions, the Council of Europe and the partners in its many networks. The 10 top entries will be celebrated as a major contribution to citizenship and human rights education and will be included in one or several short-film(s)/animation(s) which will be commissioned afterwards.

Application

Deadline for submitting the entries: 24 December 2013. PDF files should be mailed to the following address: comicstrip.competition@coe.int.

The comic strip should not have any sign identifying its authors, so as to allow for neutral online appraisal by the general public.

In addition to his/her submittal, the participating student(s) will supply a brief explanatory note complete with the designer’s name, e-mail address, telephone number, as well as the data of the institution (school) where the participants are registered. Incomplete identification will be a cause of ineligibility in the context of the competition.

The comic strip competition will be widely announced on all the websites of the Council of Europe partners, associates and networks active in the field of citizenship and human rights education. The public in the European civil society will be invited to visit the website HERE and to vote online for comic strip(s) which they most like. The final selection will reflect both the votes from the public and the votes from an Ad Hoc Selection Committee ensuring the best entries do reflect the values and philosophy of education for citizenship and human rights.

More information is available on the official call for applications HERE.

Specialized Training for Media and Public Relations Professionals

Overview

UNICRI’s specialized training aims to provide media and public relations professionals, as well as students planning a career in public information, with a deeper understanding of new security threats to states and citizens. The focus of the training is on cyber threats and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risks of a criminal, accidental or natural origin.

Today, information is one of our most powerful tools: it influences political decision-making and public opinion, establishing priorities and shaping the agenda of the international community. It reaches a wide-ranging audience instantly and provokes equally rapid reactions. This makes reporting and public information dissemination fundamental components in dealing with threats and complex security issues. Conversely, this can become a risk when dealing with sensitive matters of public concern where accurate coverage and reliability of sources are of utmost importance.

During and following cyber and CBRN emergencies, precise information is critical to generate appropriate levels of concern from governments and civil society. Public information professionals and journalists have to address priority issues that require a deep understanding and level of specialization to match the pressure and expectations of their daily work. Being objective, knowledgeable and responsible is crucial to reporting on security issues associated with new technological advances and globalization trends.

Two thematic areas will be addressed: the first investigates the consequences of an increasing dependence on digital infrastructure that fosters the risk of new cyber threats in a hyper-connected world. The second focuses on criminal use and accidents related to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear material. Over the course of their training participants will become skilled in identifying, interpreting and communicating information regarding new hazards to states and citizens. They will acquire key tools to report facts and expand their professional network in a select, international environment.

Participants also have the option to select only one of the two thematic areas.

 

From the 3rd to the 14th February 2014 the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) will organize a specialized training focused on cyber and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats.

The lecturers are experienced international journalists, eminent scientists from nationally and internationally recognized academic and research institutions, as well as practitioners from international organizations dealing with CBRN risk mitigation and cyber crime.

This is a unique opportunity for media and public information professionals to deepen their knowledge of emerging security threats. Over the course of their training participants will become skilled in handling information related to new hazards to states and citizens. They will acquire key tools to report facts and expand their professional network in a select, international environment. Upon completion of the course UNICRI will grant a certificate of participation.

Organizer: The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)

Who should attend: The training is intended for journalists, public relations professionals, corporate communication managers and students who want to specialize in public information.

When: 3-14 February 2014

Where: The Specialized Training is held on the United Nations Campus in Turin, Italy.

Attendance: Participants may either attend the full-length training program (including Cyber and CBRN threats) or choose to attend just one module (Module 1: Cyber Threats; Module 2: CBRN Threats).

Application deadline: 15 December 2013.

For detailed information please click here

Contact us: publicinfounicri.it

Research Training Workshop on Citizen Media

Research Training Workshop on Citizen Media in Eastern Europe, East Asia and the Arab World: Call for Papers

Workshop dates: 27th-28th January 2014

Location: University of Manchester

EXTENDED DEADLINE for Submission of Abstracts: 30 November 2013


The term ‘citizen media’, or ‘participatory media’, covers a wide range of activities undertaken by ordinary, non-professional citizens who lay a claim to an area of public life and politics and seek to transform it in some way. From videos circulated on YouTube to graffiti, street performance and other forms of street art, and from community radio to blogging, crowd sourcing, tweeting, flashmob protest and hacktivism, new forms of civic engagement continue to develop, expand and shape the relationship between the private and the public, the local and the global, mainstream and alternative media, corporations and clients, the state and civil society. The aim of the workshop is to bring together doctoral students and early career researchers who work on citizen media in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe, China and East Asia, and the Arab world – areas where citizen media has been at the centre of political contestations, censorship and everyday struggles. The workshop will focus on methodological challenges of researching citizen media, whether these are conceptual, practical, ethical or political.

We welcome proposals for 15-minute presentations which discuss any topic relating to the methodologies of researching citizen media in any of these regions. Papers should reflect the current research of postgraduates or early career researchers. The workshop will also include a guided training session on methods, and several presentations by expert scholars (detailed below). To apply, please send a title and a 300-word abstract to gabrielle.hendry@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk by the 30th of November 2013.

The event is free of charge and open to doctoral students and early career researchers. Limited funds are available to cover travel and accommodation expenses. To apply for funding assistance, please indicate so on your submission, and outline the estimated cost of your travel. Successful candidates will be notified in December.

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View provisional programme

The event is organised by Adi Kuntsman, Mona Baker and Elena Barabantseva, and sponsored by the Centre for East European Language-Based Area Studies, the Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies, the White Rose East Asia Centre, the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World and the British Inter-University China Centre.These five Centres are funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the British Academy as part of the Language-Based Area Studies initiative.

Worldwide Short Horror Film Challenge

Deadline: 30 December 2013
Open to: international filmmakers aged 18 or above
Awards: over $9,500 in prizes for the winner; smaller prizes for runners-up

Description

Bloody Cuts is a UK-based production company that have been busy creating an anthology of 13 short horror films. Their short films have played all over the world at festivals including Raindance, Texas Frightmare, LA Screamfest and Toronto After Dark, and have received over 750,000 views online so far.

This company is hosting its first horror film challenge – “Who’s There” – and inviting filmmakers around the world to enter.

Your film will be created in the Horror genre or a sub-genre of: Ghosts. Zombies. Vampires. Werewolves. Serial killers. Evil clowns. Mad monks. Insane cultists. Giant killer lizard beasts from hell. Found footage. Horror-comedy. Documentary. Happy, sad, mad and terrifying. As long at it’s Horror, it’s welcome. Just make sure it’s scary.

Your film will be based around the open theme of “Who’s There” “Who’s there?” is the theme, but not the title of your short. You can interpret “Who’s There?” however you see fit – use your imaginations and surprise us. They also want you to aim for scares so make these films as terrifying as possible.

Your film will not exceed a budget of $1000.

Boasting a panel where the word ‘expert’ is genuinely an understatement, the competition judges are “Gremlins” director Joe Dante, indie-horror stars the Soska Sisters, Hollywood producer Gale Anne Hurd, horror writer / director Marcus Dunstan, horror writer Patrick Melton, award-winning special effects maestro Neill Gorton, “Film School Rejects” managing editor Scott Beggs, world-class cinematographer Sam McCurdy, “Film State” and “Film Riot” host Ryan Connolly and “Daywalt Horror” creator and Best Selling Author Drew Daywalt.

For more details, please see the Frequently Asked Questions page HERE and click “FAQ.”

Eligibility

Entrants have to be 18 or above on 30 December 2013. The age restriction only applies to the person responsible for submitting the short, as some content and prizes will not be suitable for those under the age of 18. Therefore, minors can be involved in creating the short.

There are no restrictions relating to geographical location.

Awards

Bloody Cuts have teamed with dozens of sponsors from all over the film industry, who are giving away well over $12,000 worth of equipment, software, merchandise and more as prizes for the competition. There are also individual awards and prizes for directing, writing, grading and a variety of other technical skills.

Application

The competition will close at 23:00 GMT on Monday 30 December 2013. Please download and thoroughly fill in the Download Submission Form (PDF FORMAT) and the Download Budget top sheet (PDF FORMAT)Any entries with forms not correctly or fully filled in will not be accepted. You can mail your application to submissions@bchorrorchallenge.com.

Films have to be created after 31 October 2013 and specifically for the “Who’s There” competition. All entries have to be submitted to YouTube and the short must be made public to be considered for the competition. Private entries will not be accepted. All submissions must be 3 minutes and under, not including Title Card. Any titles and / or credits must be included within the 3 minute running time. If a film is over 3 minutes and 5 seconds (including 5 second title card) it will not be considered for The Competition.

Send any questions to info@bchorrorchallenge.com and they’ll get back to you within 24 hours. For more information please visit the official website HERE.

Cinetrain 2014 project are now open

 

The deadline : 4 January 2014

Open to : young professionals and students in film direction, cinematography, editing, sound design and music composition

Cinetrain, a biennial project, is inviting young filmmakers from around the world to travel across Russia by train and make short films.

Within a month of traveling by train through widely unknown regions of Russia the crew of film professionals will shoot and edit a collection of short creative documentary films that will draw a map of modern Russia, far away from stereotypes, preconceived ideas or any kind of ideology.

Cinetrain will cover transport, meals, equipment and shelter along the way. The participants are responsible for their own airfare to and back from Moscow as well as the visa expenses. Partial travel (from and to the participant’s home country) and visa expenses may in some cases be offered to participants who are not Russian and do not reside in Russia.

For more information, click here.

The Calihan Travel Grants | Apply now !

Description:

The Calihan Travel Grants provide financial assistance to students who have been selected to present, at an academic conference, research relevant to themes promoted by the Acton Institute. Such themes include the integration of theological ideas with principles of limited government, rule of law, religious freedom, and economic liberty. Grants are also open to students who need to travel to, and perform research at, archives or libraries or to attend educational conferences that involve the above themes.

 

 

Grant Details:
  • Selection Process: Applications are reviewed and recipients selected by the research staff of the Acton Institute. Award decisions by the Acton Institute are final and not subject to appeal.
  • Agreement: Recipients must respond to an award notification within one month and adhere to fellowship conditions listed below.
  • Grant Amounts: Travel grants do not exceed $3,000, but typically range from $500-$1,000. Grant amounts take into account the costs of travel, lodging, registration, and other associated conference or research expenses. Other sources of funding are also considered.
  • Duration: Travel grants are not renewable but recipients are eligible to reapply.
  • Deadlines: The Travel Grant selection process is ongoing. Applications must be received at least six weeks prior to the travel date. No application will be considered for funding retroactively.
Eligibility:
  • Grants open to seminarians or graduate students in theology, philosophy, religion, economics, or related fields.
  • Strong academic performance is essential.
  • Candidates must have a demonstrated interest in the themes of the Acton Institute.
  • Candidates must display the potential to contribute to the advancement of a free and virtuous society.
  • Awards are open to all qualified persons irrespective of age, race, sex, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, religious affiliation, or disability.

 

Application Requirements:

A completed travel grant application form includes the following information:

  1. Stated purpose of travel
  2. Abstract of paper/research (if applicable)
  3. Description of how one’s conference paper, research travel, or conference attendance is connected to themes promoted by the Acton Institute
  4. Disclosure of educational history
  5. Two academic references
  6. Estimated conference expenses:
    • Travel
    • Room and Board
    • Registration Fees
    • Other expenses directly related to the conference/research
    • Disclosure of additional sources of funding

 

 

Important Notes:
  • Award Communication: All award decisions are communicated via e-mail.
  • Application Submission: No faxed or mailed entries will be accepted. The online application should be in English.
  • Limited Funding: Since this is a competition in which many worthy applicants participate, no one should presume funding. We attempt to be as generous as possible in making awards, but also must convey that funds are limited and demand is high.
  • Supplemental Funding: The Calihan travel grants are designed to be supplemental in nature. As such, when planning your travel, we encourage applicants to secure multiple sources of funding.
  • Visa Application (if applicable): Applying for or receiving a grant does not guarantee that you will be provided with a travel visa. Nor should a scholarship notification be used as a substitute for a visa for entry into another country. You may, however, use a grant letter as a supporting reference in applying for the appropriate visa from the relevant consulate or embassy.
  • Award Selectivity: Scholarships are typically not extended to those students who are not future religious leaders or scholars, or whose work is not connected to the mission of the Acton Institute. Those students whose work is closely tied to that of the Acton Institute have a greater likelihood of receiving a fellowship.
  • Performance Assessment: Like the vast majority of universities, scholarship programs, and research institutes, the Acton Institute does not enter into discussions with unsuccessful applicants concerning the particular reasons for their denial.

Fellowship Conditions:

 

If an applicant is chosen to receive a fellowship, he or she must comply with the following conditions:

  • Report Due: Submit a 1-2 page report documenting the activities, research, and results of your travel. The report should include comments for the scholarship’s donors about how the grant influenced you, your education, and your career.
  • Funds Use: These funds are to be used for the research or travel purposes indicated on your application. If you are not able to use these funds for the stated purpose(s), all of the grant money must be returned.
  • Acknowledgement: Any published work drawn out of the research conducted during your travel must be submitted and given by-line acknowledgement to the Acton Institute and the Calihan Fellowships.
  • Publicity: The Acton Institute may publicize a recipient’s travel grant and has permission to identify a recipient as a Calihan Fellow.
  • Tax Compliance: Recipients who are United States citizens must submit a W-9 tax form.

Legal Information:

All qualified individuals will be considered for the Calihan Travel Grant Program, without regard to race, sex, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, religious affiliation, or disability. Award decisions by the Acton Institute are final and are not subject to appeal.

Travel Grant Application Form

 

Call for applications: Nature Travel Grant Scheme for Journalists

ESOF2014 – Copenhagen, 21-26 June 2014

1. – Purpose

Created by EuroScience, the biennial ESOF – EuroScience Open Forum – meeting is the largest pan-European general science meeting dedicated to scientific research and innovation. At ESOF meetings leading scientists, researchers, young researchers, journalists, business people, entrepreneurs and innovators, policy makers, science and technology communicators and the general public from all over the world discuss new discoveries and debate the direction that research is taking in the sciences, humanities and social sciences.

Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is a publisher of high impact scientific and medical information in print and online. Throughout all its businesses NPG is dedicated to serving the scientific and medical communities and the wider scientifically interested general public. NPG has supported ESOF since its very first meeting in 2004.

Similar to the 2012 edition of meeting, NPG is funding the Nature Travel Grant Scheme for journalists to attend ESOF2014 with the aim to increase the impact of ESOF.

2. – The scheme

In addition to free registration, the Nature Travel Grant Scheme offers a lump sum of 750 euro to help cover the costs of travel, accommodation and subsistence to attend ESOF2014. This sum is reduced by 30% (525 euro) for grantees residing in Denmark or in the Öresund region.

3. – Who can apply?

Journalists irrespective of their gender, age, nationality, place of residence and media (paper, radio, TV, web) are welcome to apply. Media accreditation will be required.

4. – Application procedure

To submit an application, follow the link to http://www.esof.eu/hub/user_session/new, sign into the ESOF database and click on “Apply for a Scholarship” at the bottom of your profile page. Follow the application procedure.

On submitting the application form for travel grants, you agree to the full acceptance of the rules and to the decision taken by the Selection Committee.

The deadline for submitting an application is the 31st January 2014, 12:00 pm CET.

5. – Selection Committee and decision

The Selection Committee is composed of:

  • Gail Cardew, Chair of the ESOF Supervisory Board.
  • Alice Henchley, Head of Press at Nature Publishing Group.
  • Carl Johan Sundberg, ESOF Initiator and Coordinator Science & Society at the President’s Office, Karolinska Institutet.

The selection of candidates will be based on the applicant’s CV and motivation statement to be involved in the Nature Travel Grant Scheme for ESOF 2014.

An email of decision will be sent by the 7th of March 2014 to all candidates stating whether or not their application has been selected.

6. – Payment conditions

Money will be transferred to the grantees after the meeting, subject to:

  • Mandatory participation in the daily briefings organized by the EuroScience Office.
  • Publishing of at least one article in any language about ESOF2014.
  • Provision of a one-page travel report in English.
  • Completion of a feedback questionnaire regarding the scheme.

7. – Information

For any further information, please contact the EuroScience Office at esof@euroscience.org

Work Immersion Study Program in Germany for American Students

Description

The Work Immersion Study Program in Germany provides an opportunity for community college students to gain practical work experience, improve German language skills, and experience German culture firsthand from June through August. The three-month program starts with a one-month language course in Germany, followed by a 2 month internship with a German company. German citizens cannot participate.

Other Criteria

Candidates must be permanent residents or US citizens. Candidates should be between the ages of 18-27 and enrolled in a degree program at a community college. Relevant work experience, such as previous employment or summer internship is preferred. Only those individuals who have completed at least one year of study at a community college will be considered.

 

Number of Awards up to 10
Host Institution CDS International, Inc.
Includes Three months, consisting of a one-month language course in June, followed by a 2-month internship.
Nationality Required American
Locations of Study Germany