Full Scholarship for International Students in China

Deadline: March 30, 2015

Location: China.
Type: Fully Funded.

China Scholarship Council is inviting application for full scholarship for international students. Scholarships are available for pursuing PhD degree level in the field of Civil Engineering and Hydraulic Engineering at China Three Gorges University. Scholarship covers tuition fees, accommodation fees, insurance, registration fees, monthly living allowance and establishment stipend. The application deadline is 30th of April.

Eligibility: Applicants must meet the university eligibility criteria.

Programs open for the scholarship application of academic year 2015-2016:

• PhD program in Civil Engineering
• PhD program in Hydraulic Engineering.

What does it cover?

• Accommodation fees
• Insurance
• Registration fees
• Monthly living allowance
• Establishment Stipend

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Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Conference 2015

Deadline: February 15, 2015

Location: Bangkok, Thailand.

Date: March 1st – 3rd 2015.

Contact: contact@tomorrowpeople.org

We are proud to invite you to join us at 6th Annual Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Conference that will take place from March 1st – 3rd 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Conference is organized by Tomorrow People Organization – internationally recognized non for profit organization with head quarters in Belgrade, Serbia.

The official language of the conference in English. Attendance of delegates from more than 40 countries is expected.

Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Conference 2015 is a three-day program, which consists of three components: study session “women’s leadership and empowerment of disadvantaged groups”, presentations of submitted papers and open discussions. It is open to those interested in gaining leadership skills and new knowledge as well as those who want to share their own achievements.

This highly exciting and challenging international Conference is intended to be a forum, discussion and networking place for academics, researchers, professionals, administrators, educational leaders, policy makers, industry representatives, advanced students, and others.

More specifically, it targets:

• Government officials and policy makers: Learn about the best practices, learn more about the new approaches related women’s issues and social equality, network with other policy makers and NGOs working in the related fields.
• NGOs: Network with other international NGOs, possible donors and colleagues from around the world and share your achievements and strategies with others.
• Graduate students: Meet your colleagues from around the world, make new friends, and improve your knowledge and communication skills.
• Company representatives: Chance to improve your leadership skills, learn more about the new approaches related to the topics, meet your colleagues, exchange ideas and establish new connections and partnerships.
• Scholars: Learn some new approaches, hear about others’ experiences and pass on your knowledge and experience on to the others.
• Others: Interested in making some positive changes around them and gaining new knowledge, skills and friends and becoming more useful to their own communities.

Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Conference 2015 will provide unlimited resources and opportunities to interact with prominent leaders in the field and greatly expand on your global network of scholars and professionals.

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Call for Nominations: SEAMEO 50th Anniversary Recognition Award

Deadline: November 3, 2014

Location: Thailand.

In November 2015, SEAMEO (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization) will mark half a century since its establishment. As a regional intergovernmental organization comprising 11 Southeast Asian countries, SEAMEO takes pride in its achievements over the years as the region’s leading organization that promotes regional cooperation and human resource development in education, science and culture.

In conjunction with the anniversary celebration in November 2015, SEAMEO has instigated the SEAMEO 50th Anniversary Recognition Award to honour those people who have contributed significantly to SEAMEO’s diverse programmes that promote cooperation and the development of education, science and culture across the region – an approach that has contributed to a better quality of life for millions of people in Southeast Asia over the last 50 years.

The award also serves as a mark of recognition to these individuals’ dedication and their significant contributions towards a better quality of life and sustainable development in Southeast Asia.

Eligibility:

• Nominations shall be from the Ministry of Education of SEAMEO Member Countries; SEAMEO Associate Member Countries; SEAMEO Affiliate Members; and SEAMEO Regional Centres.
• The nominees have/had engaged with SEAMEO and significantly contributed to the development of education/science/culture through the work of SEAMEO.
• The nominees should be a resident or citizen of the following Southeast Asian countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia,Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.

Prizes:

• The awardees will be invited to receive the Award at the Official Celebration of SEAMEO’s 50th Anniversary which will coincide with the 48th SEAMEO Council Conference in April 2015 in Thailand.
• The awardees will be featured in the SEAMEO 50th Anniversary Commemorative Publication and in a special press release.

Contact Details:

SEAMEO 50th Anniversary Recognition Award
SEAMEO Secretariat
920 Sukhumvit Road, Klongtoey District,
Bangkok 10110, THAILAND
Tel: +662 391 0144 I Fax: +662 381 2587

Email: secretariat@seameo.org and 50anniversary@seameo.org

• Information Note of the SEAMEO 50th Anniversary Recognition Award
• Nomination Form
• Web banner

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The Gulen Institute Youth Platform Global Essay Competition

Deadline: December 15, 2014

The Gulen Institute Youth Platform at the University of Houston is open for essay entries from students around the globe on a given topic and relating to one of the below mentioned discussion questions. The program is aimed at helping youth define problems related to stable peace and social harmony, discuss them and offer possible solutions from their own perspectives.

Topic: Are Citizens of the World Succeeding in Lessening Global Poverty?

Questions that can be addressed in the Essay (address only one of the following questions)

• Discuss a novel innovative proposal to combat poverty. Elaborate how feasible is its implementation, how measurable its outcomes, and promise for replicability in any region.
• Discuss some innovative practices that have been particularly effective in reducing or eliminating poverty in some regions. Do they show any promise as a model for implementation elsewhere? Are they promising on a global scale?
• Some means to innovate projects for lessening poverty impinge upon cultural practices, rights of either men or women, and may be considered contrary to one’s dignity. Can these limitations be overlooked in the interests of the greater good? Why or why not?
• Both governmental and private funding has resulted in lessening poverty. Select an example of either to discuss the better approach, keeping in mind accountability and adaptability to any global setting.
• Consider an acknowledgedly successful innovation to lessen poverty in a particular region to explore to what extent it can be customized for another setting? For the entire international scene?
• Identify an example of an effective innovation to decrease poverty that utilized social means within a culture, without intrusions from NGOs or the UN. Why or why isn’t this example promising for all regions?

Awards:

Winners from 1st to 30th place will be awarded a sponsored excursion to Washington DC. They will be accompanied by one of their parents/guardians. The sponsorship covers airfare, accommodations, meals, and transportation for both the student and one accompanying parent/guardian. The winners will also receive a Certificate of Award from the Gulen Institute.

• 1st Place: USD2000+3-day Excursion
• 2nd Place: USD1500+3-day Excursion
• 3rd Place: USD1000+3-day Excursion
• 4th – 15th Place: USD300+3-day Excursion
• 16th – 30th Place: USD100+3-day Excursion

The winning students will get an opportunity to meet honorable U.S. Congress members, participate in discussions, visit local university and think-tank organizations, and enjoy tourist attractions in Washington, D.C.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Essays must be written in English; original unpublished, and written entirely by student; contain student’s original opinions and recommendations based on research.
• Essays must be at least 1,500 words in length but no more than 2,000.
  Entry must include a bibliography and comply with standards regarding citations and bibliography.
• Entrants must include the reason behind choosing the discussion topic. S/he must explain how it relates to her/his nation and contrast the nation’s policies with at least those of one other.
• Entrants are required to cite any relevant research in their responses.

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The United Nations Sasakawa Award 2015 Open for Nominations

Deadline: October 31, 2014

Nominations of individuals or organizations that are visionary and able to anticipate future needs are being accepted for the United Nations Sasakawa Award 2015 for Disaster Risk Reduction, under the theme ‘Shaping the Future.’

Awards:

• $50,000 to Laureate
• Certificate of Distinction
• Certificate of Merit

The prize will be awarded at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to be held in Sendai, Japan from 14-18 March 2015.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Nominations can be made by – Former United Nations Sasakawa Award Laureates; individuals that are part of the UNISDR thematic platforms and other networks (this may include national or local government officials, NGOs, academic institutions, the private sector, regional organizations and those who took part in sessions of the Global platform for Disaster risk reduction; representatives of institutions dealing with disaster prevention and mitigation; and United Nations agencies, funds and programs and UN resident coordinators; permanent missions to UN offices around the world.
• Nominators must submit a letter of nomination.
• Nominees can be individuals, community groups, civil society organizations, government agencies at local or national level, NGOs or private sector entities.
• Nominees must demonstrate:

1. A distinguished track record.
2. An understanding of impacts of disasters and how to manage the risks we face.
   The ability to transmit new insights and knowledge to the wider community on how to build resilience to disasters and live sustainably.
3. The vision and charisma to engage the wider community in activities that help strengthen society’s ability to be resilient.
4. The talent for making clear proposals and recommendations to influence disaster risk reduction policy based on evidence.
5. The potential to shape the future of how disaster risk is prevented, reduced and managed.

• Previous winners cannot be nominated.
• Self nominations are not accepted.

The nomination letter must be followed by a package of supporting documents from the nominee. Supporting documents include – an essay written by the nominee describing the results of initiative they are undertaking to reduce the impact of disasters and build disaster resilience and the financial implications of the initiative that has been nominated. Other documents include (not mandatory) photos; power-point slideshow; video; books; character references; posters, pamphlets and similar printed material (excluding books).

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Microsoft Imagine Cup Innovation Competition 2015

Deadline: March 15, 2015

The Imagine Cup Innovation Competition is a global contest for the best new innovative software and the winning team will take home $50,000 (US). Create a desktop or tablet project using Windows, or a mobile project using Windows Phone, or a browser project using Windows Azure and you could win big at the Imagine Cup World Finals in Seattle 2015. If you’ve got a great idea, assemble a great team and work hard to bring that idea to life. Your project could be on devices all over the world, changing lives and giving people the thrill of seeing the future come to life right in front of them.

Eligibility

Every student more than 16 years of age and its team can compete in this prestige competition.

Competition

There are different types of competition in which you can choose to compete. These are the competitions:

• Games Competition: If it’s a game, it belongs on the Games Path. If you’re hoping to entertain your users, give them a fun interactive experience, or even challenge their assumptions about what a game could be, the Games Path is your home;
• Innovation: The Innovation Path is the place for the next big thing. Are you looking to change the way people use technology? Are you planning something that will disrupt the current paradigm? Do you see your app in everyone’s hands, all over the world? If that sounds like you, you’re in the right place;
• World Citizenship: Do you want to make the world a better place? The World Citizenship Path is for projects that want to address an important social problem such as disease, natural disasters, civil rights, poverty, access to vital information, gender equality, and so on. It’s about solving real problems for real people.

In each competition there are several challenges in which you can compete. Within each path, they have four contests: The Pitch Video Challenge; The Project Blueprint Challenge; The User Experience Challenge, and finally The Main Competition itself.
Please note that this is not mandatory; You don’t have to compete in all the contests for a given path -you can do one, skip one. But it is recommended that students who compete in one or more of the Challenges do better when they reach the main competition.

Award

There are different awards depending of what challenges you are going to take and compete in:

• Round one: Each step in the competitions  is a new challenge that will hone your skills and your project, and offer you a shot at a $3,000 prize;
• Round two: Every World Semifinalist team who advances to round 3 will receive a trip to the Imagine Cup 2015 Worldwide Finals in Seattle, Washington, USA, in July, 2015, to compete at the World Finals;
• Round three: Grand Prize- $50,000 USD, to be divided equally among each officially registered member of the Team;

Please note that for every type of competition there is Grand Prize of 50,000 US dollars.

Application

The application process is easy. You only need to visit the official page and register with your Microsoft office account and provide information about you and your team.

Additional information is provided on their official webpage and you can download the official rules here.

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SPARK Conference 2014 in Thailand

Location: Assumption University, Thailand.

Date: 23 – 26 October, 2014.

SPARK Conference is one of the biggest events for youth in South East Asia region that being hosted annually by AIESEC in Thailand. This conference is considered as a unique opportunity where the youth develop and build up their skills and competencies, exchanging ideas that are powerful enough to shape their societies.

This year Spark Conference in a theme of “Built To Last” is expected to bring you chances to raise strategic and functional awareness to grow your entity, empower leadership, enlarge network, and most amazing part is to giving award to the Best AIESEC Entity in Thailand that would further motivate member to build our community stronger and lasts.

Conference Fees:

• Early Bird – September 08 – September 21: 110 USD
• Normal Price – September 22 – October 05: 120 USD
• Late Price – October 06 – October 16: 130 USD

The fees will cover:

• 10 meals since 23rd lunch to 26th lunch
• 3 nights accomodation
• Transportation from conference venue to accomodation
• Airport Pick-up
• 1 night Pre-stay on October 22nd

Click here to Register:

• For National: http://bit.ly/1sZ6tZ5
• For International: http://bit.ly/1lTWjtU

Info email: SparkConference2014@gmail.com

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