Provided By: Independent Institute
Deadline: May 03, 2010
Type of Award: Fellowship
Amount: $2500
Awards Available: Unspecified
Website: http://www.independent.org/students/essay/

Description:
The Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest is available to undergraduate and graduate students under the age of 35. You must compose an essay between 1,500 and 5,000 words addressing the quote by Frederic Bastiat: "Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget the state wants to live at the expense of everyone." Assuming Bastiat is correct, what ideas or reforms could be developed that would make people better aware that government wants to live at their expense?

Applicable Majors:
American Government and Politics (United States)
American History
Ancient Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Applied Economics
Archeology
Asian History
Canadian Government and Politics
Canadian History
Cartography
Criminology
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
Demography and Population Studies
Development Economics and International Development
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Economics
European History
Geography
History
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
International Economics
International Relations and Affairs
International/Global Studies
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Physical Anthropology
Political Science and Government
Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
Social Sciences
Sociology
Urban Studies/Affairs

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Provided By: Community Associations Institute (CAI) Research Foundation
Deadline: Varies
Type of Award: Fellowship
Amount: $4000
Awards Available: Unspecified
Website: http://www.cairf.org

Description:
The Byron Hanke Fellowship is available to graduates who are enrolled in an accredited master's, doctoral or law program and are working on topics related to community associations. Projects may address management, institutions, organization and administration, public policy or architecture, as well as political, economic, social, and intellectual trends in community association housing. The Foundation is especially interested in substantive papers from the social sciences, which place community association housing within political or economic organizational models. Awards are based on merit without regard to race, gender or religion.

Applicable Majors:
Architecture
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
Demography and Population Studies
Economics
Human Development and Family Studies
Human Services
Law (LL.B., J.D.)
Legal Studies
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Non-Profit/Public Management
Political Science and Government
Public Administration
Public Policy Analysis
Social Sciences
Sociology
Urban Studies/Affairs

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY AT THE
HERTIE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE IN BERLIN

APPLY NOW FOR THE FALL SEMESTER 2009

This Saturday, 7 February 2009, the Hertie School of Governance will be taking part at the 10th EU STUDIES FAIR at the CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL - ROGIER in BRUSSELS.

The Hertie School of Governance (HSoG) – located in
Berlin, Germany – offers a two-year programme taught exclusively in English and resulting in the academic degree MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY (MPP).

At a time when the international system is undergoing profound changes, the objective of the Hertie School of Governance is to enable gifted and intellectually curious graduates to face these challenges. The goal is to prepare students for decision-making positions within the public, private, and civil society sectors.

Reasons to join the MPP programme at the Hertie School of Governance:

-The programme combines a MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH of social sciences, economics, and legal studies with a PROBLEM-SOLVING ORIENTATION.

-An INTERNATIONAL FACULTY committed to matching
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE with PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.

-A promising career path: high-quality INTERNSHIPS at
the national and international level and – for selected students – the
opportunity to spend a PROFESSIONAL YEAR at a prestigious institution as part of their studies.

-An international network of HIGH-LEVEL ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS: international exchange programmes with high-profile public policy schools, including the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University (New York), GPPI at Georgetown University (Washington) , and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (Singapore). As well as dual degree programmes with the London School of Economics and Political Science, SciencesPo (Paris), and SIPA at Columbia University (New York).

-A commitment to financial support. Numerous
SCHOLARSHIPS are available for outstanding applicants.

-Competitive student-faculty ratio and innovative
TEACHING methods.

-CENTRAL BERLIN LOCATION offers a global perspective
from the vibrant heart of Europe.

Detailed information about the programme and the admission process, as well as the application form, is available at http://www.hertie- school.org.

You may also contact
Katharina Hauser,
Head of Student Services,
at +49(0)30 25 92 19 – 119
or
hauser@hertie- school.org.

The Hertie School of Governance is a project of the Hertie Foundation (http://ghst. de)

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Objectives:

Asian Youth Fellowship (AYF) Program aims to nurture human networking among ASEAN countries, Bangladesh and Japan.

Website: Click here to visit the site

Features of AYF Program

The scholarship grantees shall take a preparatory course in the Japanese language and other subjects for 7 months at the Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai, Osaka. After completing the preparatory course, grantees will be proceeding to Japanese graduate schools as Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) scholarship students (Masters &/or Ph.D.) from April 2010.

Additional Information

Please visit the Web site for additional information.

Applicable Majors

Any of the fields in Humanities, Social Science, Engineering, Physical Science and Biological Science

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Provided by:	Aspen Institute
Deadline:	December 15, 2008
Type of Award:	Fellowship

Awards Available	Amount
Varies	$2500 - $5000

Website

http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/

Description

The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students is available to minority undergraduate and graduate students. You must have a background in the social sciences or humanities and have excellent writing and communication skills to be eligible for this award. Winners of this award will participate in an internship for 10 to 15 weeks during the summer at a Washington, DC, office of the Aspen Institute.

Additional Information

Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.

Applicable Majors

Social Science, Humanities

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