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Travel Photography Scholarship 2015
Deadline: 25 November 2016
Open to: non-professional photographers worldwide aged minimum 18 by the deadline
Prizes: 10-day all-expenses-paid trip to Nepal, a free 45-min portfolio review from Richard I’Anson
Description
WorldNomads are accepting applications from aspiring travel photographers around the world for its Travel Photography Scholarship competition, offering the chance to go on a photography assignment in Nepal and be mentored by a professional photographer. One winning photographer will be awarded with a 10-day all-expenses-paid trip to Nepal and professional mentorship from travel photographer Richard I’Anson. On the assignment, scheduled for 7-18 February 2016, under the mentorship of Richard I’Anson, the winning photographer will obtain invaluable mentoring and hands-on experience in everything from shot set up, technique and composition. Most of all, the winner will be experiencing what it’s like to be a photographer on-assignment.
Eligibility
All competitors should meet following requirements:
- Any non-professional can apply – this is open photography students or keen amateurs/pro-amateurs looking build a career in travel photography.
- The scholarship is open to all nationalities (subject to obtaining a visa to enter Nepal); however, you must have an exceptionally high degree of proficiency in written English;
- Minimum age 18 by the application deadline (25 November 2015);
- Competitors must have a current, valid passport and you must be available as per the dates set out. Please note these dates are not changeable in any way;
- Competitors must be fit and healthy as moderate levels of physical work are involved as well as a number of late nights;
- All applicants should be an exceptional photographers with a lust for adventure, have a strong desire to be mentored and grow their photographic knowledge and skills, an ambition to forge a career in travel photography.
Prizes
The winner will be awarded:
- A 10-day all-expenses-paid trip to Nepal;
- Round-trip airfare from your country of residence to Kathmandu, Nepal;
- Professional mentorship from travel photographer Richard I’Anson;
- Travel insurance for the duration of the trip from World Nomads;
- Plus be outfitted for the assignment with gear from Kathmandu.
The 4 Runner’s Up will be awarded a free 45-min portfolio review from Richard I’Anson (valued at $800 AUD).
How to apply?
The deadline for applications is 25 November 2015. To apply please follow these 3 steps:
- Shoot your photo story (maximum of 5 images);
- Craft a 1500-character essay telling what winning this scholarship would mean to you and why you should be chosen;
- Complete the application form including your personal details along with uploading your photos.
For more information please visit the official website.
Extended Deadline for the U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program (unpaid)
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The USA application for 2016-17 NSLI-Y programs is now available! Completed applications must be submitted by October 29, 2015 at 4PM ET.
The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students and recent high school graduates to learn less commonly taught languages in summer and academic-year overseas immersion programs.
NSLI-Y is part of a U.S. government initiative that prepares American citizens to be leaders in a global world. Now more than ever, it is important that Americans have the necessary linguistic skills and cultural knowledge to promote international dialogue and support American engagement abroad. NSLI-Y aims to provide opportunities to American youth that will spark a lifetime interest in language learning.
NSLI-Y PROGRAMS
NSLI-Y programs offer intensive language immersion in a variety of locations around the world. Beginners are welcome to apply for any of the target languages.
Scholarships are available for students to learn the following languages:
- Arabic
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- Hindi
- Korean
- Persian (Tajiki)
- Russian
- Turkish
Programs may take place in the following locations:
- China
- Estonia
- India
- Jordan
- Korea
- Latvia
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Oman
- Russia
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Turkey
- Other locations
around the world
APPLY
If you have a passion for learning languages and want to immerse yourself in a foreign culture, this program may be for you!
The application deadline for 2016-17 programs is October 29, 2015 at 4 PM EST. Details about the 2016-17 application timeline can be found on the How to Apply tab.
CONTACT
Questions? Need more info? Contact us at 866.790.2086 or nsliy@americancouncils.org
THE JET PROGRAM USA
We are happy to announce that the application for 2016 JET Program is Now available!
Application deadline: November 13, 2015
*All application materials must be received by the JET Program Office in Washington DC by the above mentioned deadline to be considered.
The JET Program Application is made up of not only the form accessed through the Online Application Portal, but also required and supplemental documents (read more on theRequired Documents page). It can take time to acquire all of these documents, so we encourage you to begin your 2016 JET Program Application as soon as possible. Once you have created an Application Profile, you can save it and return to it later, so please start early and put as much time and thought into completing your application as you can. You do not have to complete it in one session.
Instructions will be provided in the Online Application Portal, but before you proceed, please make sure you have read and understood the Eligibility Requirements and 2016 Application Guidelines. You should also have a general understanding of the Application Process.
The Online Application Portal is where you will manage and submit your application. You will also be able to check the status of your application and report issues or questions to the JET Program Office.
All U.S. applications for the JET Program must be submitted through the Online Application Portal. It is open to new applicants during the fall application period only.
Student Scholarship from Unplag
Deadline: 1 March 2016
Open to: Full-time college or university students, 18 years of age or older
Prizes: $ 2,000
Description
Dear students, we are proud to announce Unplag has launched a scholarship contest! Why? Just because we’ve always been passionate about learning and encouraging students from all over the world to stay original all the way through.
To boost your original writing skills, we’d be happy to give away $2.000 to the one who will create the most engaging essay on one of the topics mentioned in the Essay Requirements section.
To make your writing vivid and full of interesting details, you can choose any style of the essay and switch on your imagination dwelling on future perspectives of online cheating, technologies that are most likely to stop plagiarism, etc.
Do you want to share your own experience in fighting plagiarism? Just do it by creating your own essay topic!
Key Scholarship Points:
- Scholarship Award: $ 2,000
- Essay Submission Dates: from September 1, 2015 till March 1, 2016
- Scholarship Winner Announcement: March 9, 2016
- How to Participate: Write an awesome essay on plagiarism
Who is Eligible for the Scholarship?
- you should be at least eighteen (18) years old
- currently enrolled in full-time undergraduate or graduate program
How to Apply?
Applications for the scholarship are open from September 1, 2015 till March 1, 2016. If you submit an essay later than March 1, 2016, it will not be considered.
Essay Requirements
Everyone who takes part in this contest should submit an essay written in English following these guidelines:
- The essay topic may be either created on your own describing plagiarism in academia issues or chosen from the list below:
- Academic cheating can deprive you of a successful career.
- Being original will soon become a trend.
- Technologies able to fight academic cheating.
- Does online education “promote” academic dishonesty?
- Can plagiarism be eliminated once and for all?
- Plagiarism addiction kills creativity and critical thinking.
- How does the digital age influence plagiarism and cheating?
- Is social networking causing a plagiarism problem?
- Cross-culture differences concerning plagiarism.
- What if some of my educators were found guilty of plagiarism?
- Your essay may be of any style you prefer;
- Your essay should be at least 500-word long;
- Creativity, humor and individual manner of writing are highly appreciated;
- The essay should be original (you can check it here);
- The essay should be submitted no later than March 1, 2016.
For more information please visit the official website.
Apply Now for JACL Washington, D.C. Fellowships!
Japanese American Citizen’s League (JACL) – JACL is currently accepting applications for the Daniel K. Inouye Fellowship and the Mike M. Masaoka Congressional Fellowship. Each paid fellowship will last for a period of one year and will be located in Washington, D.C.
The Daniel K. Inouye Fellow will work closely with the JACL Executive Director and national staff on a wide variety of projects, events, and programs. The Fellow will also work with a number of national Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations to monitor and staff key policy initiatives relevant to the greater Japanese American and AAPI communities.
The Mike M. Masaoka Congressional Fellowship is designed to develop leaders for public service, particularly at the national level, and provides Fellows the unique opportunity to be placed in a Congressional office where they gain firsthand knowledge of policy creation.
Completed applications (and letters of recommendation if required) must be emailed to pouchida@jacl.org by Friday, October 2, 2015. Click here for more information and to apply!
NordicMUN 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Deadline: 22 September 2015
Open to: any and all students over the age of 18
Venue: 27 – 29 October 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Description
NordicMUN is a cooperation between the UNA’s of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Finland, together with DanMUN and UN City. NordicMUN is a three day Model UN conference that will take place at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark. NordicMUN is a model UN for 250 delegates above the age of 18 from all over the world. The conference will be held on October 27-29th 2015 at UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark. There will also be pre-lectures (seminars, lectures, mock session etc), arranged by DanMUN, the days prior to the conference. The theme of NordicMUN is the principle of Responsibility to Protect, as it is 10 years since it was unanimously adopted by the UN. NordicMUN will simulate four different councils within the UN and each committee will debate different agenda items on the theme of responsibility to protect (R2P), and also the new Post 2015 development agenda in order to highlight the connection between security and development. In addition to the negotiations there will be mingles, interesting lectures given by key-note speakers from the UN agencies that are stationed at UN City, and of course a diplomat dance.
NordicMUN wants to…
- Spread and increase the knowledge and commitment of current issues in the United Nations
- Promote international cooperation and give the participants an insight of how global issues can be resolved through UN-diplomacy
- Inspire young people to actively make a difference and contribute to a better world
- Create a network for exchange of experience and inspiration among students and teachers in secondary schools and colleges/universities.
- Strengthen multi-sector cooperation between different actors (mainly NGOs, high schools and universities) in the Nordic countries on global issues.
Nordic MUN 2015 will especially highlight the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the connection between security and development.
Eligibility
This opportunity is open globally to those who are at least 18 years of age. English is the official language. You must be able to speak, read, and write in English ro participate in the NordicMUN 2015 Conference.
Costs
The participation fee for the conference is 120 euro and it includes conference material, pre-lectures, three lunches, and all coffee breaks throughout the entire conference.
Application
NordicMUN 2015 will focus on the Responsibility to Protect and will gather 300 students for a fun and intense week of diplomacy and negotiation.
In order to apply, register HERE.
If you have any questions, check the FAQ section or write to: 
helen.huledal@fn.se
World Bank Group Youth Summit 2015 in Washington, DC
Deadline: 3 October 2015
Open to: the competition is open to individuals and teams of up to 5 people. Participants must be between the ages of 18 to 35
Prize: prizes for the winning teams will be announced closer to the competition date, accommodation and traveling all fully covered
Description
The World Bank Group Youth Summit 2015 invites young people from around the world to use their knowledge and creativity to crowd-source solutions for climate change that contribute to growth and development in developing and emerging countries. The Youth Summit will be held on 16-17 November 2015 in IFC Auditorium, Washington, DC.
Under the motto “If Not Us Then Who: Crowd-Sourcing Solutions for Climate Change”, the event will gather exceptional future leaders in the field to gathers exceptional future leaders to share knowledge and provoke discussions on to inspire communities everywhere to take action.
The goal of this competition is to motivate youth to work and design the most promising and dynamic proposals to mainstream climate change while achieving development objectives.
Eligibility
The competition is open to nationals of all countries of the world. Participates must be between the ages of 18 to 35 at the time of submission. Entries are encouraged from eligible individuals with the drive to innovate regardless of their occupation (working professionals, students, NGO leaders, government officials, start-up creators, technical experts or any other). World Bank Group employees and their families are also allowed to participate.
Prize
Prizes for the winning teams will be announced closer to the competition date, accommodation and traveling all fully covered.
Application
Completed proposals must be submitted through the Youth Summit email youthsummit@worldbank.org with the subject line “WBG Youth Summit 2015 Climate Chnage Solutions Competition entry”. All submissions must be received by 11:59PM EST on 3 October 2015. Each team or individual may only submit one proposal.
In order for your proposal to qualify it must:
- Be between 2,000 – 3,000 words in length;
- Submitted in English;
- Submitted as one PDF, less than 10 MB;
- Include a filled out Youth Summit Title Sheet.
Before submitting a proposal, please review the full details in the World Bank Group Youth Summit 2015 Competition Rules and Regulations.
For more information please visit the official website.
Now Accepting Applications for the U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program (unpaid)
We are now accepting applications for the U.S. Department of State Summer 2016 Student Internship Program (unpaid).
Please visit http://careers.state.gov/intern/student-internships for more information about the U.S. Department of State Summer 2016 Student Internship Program (unpaid), and to start the online application process via USAJobs. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is October 16, 2015.
Visit USAJOBS.gov to view the announcement: U.S. Department of State Summer 2016 Student Internship Program (unpaid).
We highly encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
If you have any questions or would like to search for topics of interest, please visit our forums or FAQs at careers.state.gov.
We appreciate your interest in a career with the U.S. Department of State.