Scholarship Competition for Master’s Degree in Sweden

Middlebury students are invited to take part in the student competition Challenge your Perspectives. It is an opportunity to compete for a full tuition waiver for a Master’s program at a prestigious Swedish university, worth 98,000US.

The competition Challenge Your Perspectives is your chance to show your skills within a number of areas that distinguish Sweden.

Apply today to compete for a full tuition waiver for an English-taught Master’s program at a prestigious Swedish university – starting fall 2013

Deadline: Complete and submit all documents by midnight Nov. 4, 2012

Prizes:Three full tuition waivers for an English-taught Master’s degree at one of the following three top ranked Swedish universities:

The International Master’s Program in Political Science at Stockholm University

The Master’s Program in Environmental Management and Policy at Lund University

The Master’s Program in Economics at Uppsala University

Questions?
If you have any questions please take a look at the FAQ page. If you have additional questions send an email at challengeyourperspectives@studentcompetitions.com

Contact:
Web: http://www.challengeyourperspectives.com/
Email: challengeyourperspectives@studentcompetitions.com

 

MORE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Below are several more scholarship opportunities for work in the Middle East, the Arts, and/or Activism that have come across our desks at the Center for Education in Action these last few days.  Feel free to get in touch with a fellowships advisor for help in putting together an application.  Any questions about the scholarships themselves should be directed at the sponsoring organization.

Middle East:                                                                                                                                       1) Israel Teaching Fellows
Israel Teaching Fellows aims to close the achievement gap in Israel’s education system by placing outstanding college graduates as English teachers’ aides in schools throughout Israel. Fellows live in communities throughout Israel and work with local students in need.

To be eligible, you must: be Jewish, be a college graduate, be between the ages of 18 and 30 and not have Israeli citizenship OR if you do, you must have left Israel before the age of 14 and have lived outside of Israel for at least four consecutive years prior to receiving your grant Have not been on an organized program in Israel (including an academic program) of more than four months since September 2004.  The program costs only $1,000 including flight, housing, medical insurance and a monthly stipend. For more information and to apply, visit www.israelteachingfellows.org.

2) The 2012 Mosaic Scholarship program is now accepting applications to support Americans volunteering with an AUA (Unofficial Ambassadors) Directory-listed organization in a Muslim-majority country. Scholarships up to $5,000 can be used to cover program fees and/or travel. Click here <http://unofficialambassadors.com/get-involved/aua-mosaic-scholarship/>  for more information. I have also attached the application and rules/regulations.

Arts:        1)The Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship & Internship Program at the Mead Center for American Theatre in Washington DC offers personalized training opportunities with Arena Stage’s ensemble of resident artists, technicians and administrators. The goal of the program is to cultivate the next generation of theater professionals by providing the highest standard of training through immersion in the art and business of producing theater. Arena Stage provides in-depth, hands-on experience with seasoned professionals.

Fellows and Interns work in the areas of artistic and technical production, arts administration, and arts education and community outreach. Training is supplemented with discussions and workshops with directors, designers and senior staff who provide insight into the overall management of the theater.

Fellowships are only available for full-time, full-season commitments of 38-44 weeks. Internships are available during the summer and require an 8-12 week commitment.  Arena Stage provides a weekly stipend. They are unable to provide housing.

http://www.arenastage.org/education/education-programs/internships-fellowships/

2)  Daring Young Artists to Dream:  Imagine you had everything you needed to share your vision with the world: talent, skill, dedication, desire. Everything, that is, except money.

Each year, Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships receives hundreds of applications from young people in this very predicament – desperate to influence the world with their amazing talents but without the financial means to do so. Fortunately, with the support of generous individuals, organizations and corporations, Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships allow young people from minority and economically disadvantaged backgrounds not only to realize their artistic dreams, but also to give back to their communities.

Application: Download the application instructions PDF to apply: 2012/13 Worldstudio AIGA Scholarship Instructions.   The deadline for entry is March 30, 2012.

Activism:                                                                                                                                                     1) ATTENTION STUDENT ACTIVISTS!  Are you organizing for progressive social change?  Leading student movements on your campus or in your community?   The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund has applications available for student activists who are building progressive movements for social change and will be enrolled in school during the 2012-13 academic year. The website provides answers to questions about the Fund, the application process, and the students we support.   www.davisputter.org.

The maximum grant is $10,000 and may be considerably smaller depending on the applicant’s circumstances and the funding available.  Applications and the supporting documents must be postmarked by April 1, 2012.

COMMUNITY BASED “GAP YEAR” OPPORTUNITY IN COMMUNITY HEALTH

 THE HORSESHOE FARM FELLOWSHIP

www.projecthorseshoefarm.org

Unique community based “Gap Year” opportunity for those interested in medicine, healthcare, community health, public health, or other community based service careers.

 Students who are selected for this competitive one year (13 month) Fellowship will live in Greensboro, Alabama and will work alongside other outstanding “Horseshoe Farm Fellows” selected from around the country.  Selected Fellows will have the opportunity to be directly involved in nearly all aspects of the leadership and management of this innovative community based non-profit organization and its service programs for children, mentally disabled adults, and elderly members of the community.  Selected Fellows will also have the opportunity to:

  * Learn about effective engagement with and work with a community.  Learn how to effectively develop and lead social entrepreneurial initiatives in a community.

 *   Help lead, manage, and provide direct service in an innovative housing and companionship program for women with mental disorders.

*   Help manage and run several mentoring, tutoring, and activities programs for children in the community.

*   Help lead, manage, and develop programs for a new “Community Clubhouse” for vulnerable members of our community.

*   Learn about (through weekly readings and discussions) health care systems issues including the structure and financing of the U.S. health care system, health care law and ethics, healthcare economics, the history of the U.S. health care system, and health policy.

*   Work directly with M.D., M.B.A. physician who is Director and primary teacher in project and Fellowship.  Have opportunity to work in and learn about rural community hospital settings, to shadow other physicians and health professionals, and learn about rural healthcare and health systems.

This opportunity is geared primarily to students with very strong leadership potential and with an interest in community based service careers (especially but not exclusively those interested in medicine or healthcare). 

The Fellowship application & more information are available at www.projecthorseshoefarm.org  The Fellowship application deadline is January 31, 2012.

Become a Presidential Fellow in Washington DC

The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress invites one Middlebury College to serve as a member of the 2012-13 class of Presidential Fellows.  The Center’s Presidential Fellows come to Washington DC to learn about leadership and governance, share research and scholarship, and develop as future leaders in public service.  Up to 75 promising undergraduate and graduate students engage in these year long opportunities to study the US presidency, public policy-making, and our Chief Executive’s relations with Congress, the media, allies, and the American public.

Fellows attend two conferences a year in Washington, DC; write papers on and study the Presidency; are mentored by members of the public policy community and government.  Find out more about the program in the Student Funding database: http://www.middlebury.edu/studentlife/education_in_action/funding/opportunities/opportunities/node/263216 and visit the program website: http://www.thepresidency.org/what-we-do/current-programs/presidential-fellows-program.

For more information about how to be nominated by Middlebury College in the spring of 2012 for the 2012-13 academic year, contact Professor Matthew Dickinson in the Political Science Department.

 

The Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice

The Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice  was created in 2005 by Philippe Villers, Founder and President of Families USA. Each year, the Villers Fellow works in our health policy department and assists our organization’s efforts to improve access to health coverage for all Americans, especially for low-income and other vulnerable communities. Specifically, the Villers Fellow will conduct research on a range of health care policy issues, and write and contribute to publications that are relevant to health reform implementation and other health policy issues.
In creating the fellowship, Mr. Villers aspired to develop a network of young leaders who share a passion for health care justice. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to health care justice work following their year as a fellow. Additionally, in order to encourage the development of future leaders, Villers Fellows must commit to mentoring at least one person over the course of their careers.

The application deadline for the Villers Fellowship is January 14, 2011.

You can find more information, including a downloadable application form, on our
Web site: http://www.familiesusa.org/about/the-villers-fellowship.html