World scholarship Centre » Asia http://worldscholarship.net International Scholarship Resource Centre Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:23:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Rudd pledges $18m for foreign student scholarships http://worldscholarship.net/2009/11/14/rudd-pledges-18m-for-foreign-student-scholarships/ http://worldscholarship.net/2009/11/14/rudd-pledges-18m-for-foreign-student-scholarships/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:20:28 +0000 admin http://worldscholarship.net/?p=476 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced $18 million for a new Australian International Scholarship program, during a speech at the National University of Singapore.

Mr Rudd is in Singapore with 20 other Pacific rim leaders for this weekend’s APEC summit.

After touching down in Singapore from India he announced the scholarship program, which will begin next year, to his university audience.

It will include a category called the Australia Asia Awards for high achieving individuals across Asia to study in Australia.

There is also to be a new Development Awards category for students from developing countries in Asia, which includes 170 additional scholarships.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/14/2742745.htm

]]> http://worldscholarship.net/2009/11/14/rudd-pledges-18m-for-foreign-student-scholarships/feed/ 1 UNDP – Asia Pacific Human Development Fellowships http://worldscholarship.net/2009/07/09/undp-asia-pacific-human-development-fellowships/ http://worldscholarship.net/2009/07/09/undp-asia-pacific-human-development-fellowships/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:44:40 +0000 admin http://worldscholarship.net/?p=417 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Asia-Pacific Regional Human Development Initiative announces the opening of two types of Human Development Fellowships for citizens of developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

* Academic Fellowship 2009
* Media Fellowship 2009

Human Development Academic Fellowship

The aim of the Human Development Academic Fellowship for Asia and Pacific is to analyse issues from the human development perspective, with a focus on fostering creative thinking and innovative research among young people. The research must focus on a well-defined aspect of human development under the theme selected for the year (climate change and human development for 2009), and can be theoretical, applied, policy-oriented, or a combination. The Fellowship is intended for young PhD students, who are at an advanced dissertation stage working on a topic related to human development.

For details regarding the Academic Fellowship, please review the brochure, available in PDF format.

Human Development Media Fellowship

The objective of the Asia Pacific Media Fellowship is to contribute to building capacity in the Asia Pacific and support policy through advocacy and dissemination of research that bring people to the centre of development debates. The Fellowship encourages media professionals from Asia Pacific developing countries to undertake media advocacy on issues of concern in the region from a human development perspective on a new theme each year. The theme for the 2009 Media Fellowship is ‘Gender: Overcoming Political, Legal and Economic Inequality’.

For details regarding the Media Fellowship, please review the brochure, available in PDF format.
Application Information

Information regarding the application process and the eligibility criteria is indicated in the brochures linked above.
Applications or any queries should be sent to hdfellowships.rcc-at-undp.org
Contact

Contact
UNDP Asia Pacific Human Development Fellowships

Human Development Report Unit
UNDP Regional Centre for Asia Pacific, Colombo Office
23 Independence Avenue
Colombo 7
Sri Lanka

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