Scholarship Details: The Amy Watkins Scholarship has been established by fellow students at the Hunter College School of Social Work as a tribute to Amy’s life and to the ideas she dedicated herself to as a social worker. The Amy Watkins Scholarship provides need-based scholarships to future community organizers in their pursuit of social justice [...]
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Collens Scholarship for Undergraduate Students by Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Scholarship Details: As with all our students, our Collens Scholars demonstrate a high standard of academic excellence, aptitude in mathematics and science, social service, and a desire to pursue a high quality educational experience. Specifically, we offer the opportunity to be a Collens Scholar to Chicago Public School seniors who demonstrate defined financial need. The [...]
Full Story »The Prestigious Fellowship Scheme 2012, Humanities and Social Sciences Panel
Scholarship Details: The Prestigious Fellowship Scheme under Humanities and Social Sciences Panel (HSSPFS) aims at granting extended time-off and supporting funds to the outstanding investigators under the disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences Panel to enable them to focus on research work and writing.
Full Story »Bernard Porlier Social Work Award 2011 by Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Scholarship Details: Annual scholarship; established by Athena Software to recognize the contributions that Bernard Porlier has made to the community as Executive Director of K-W Counselling Services for 31 years, and to encourage others to emulate his example of being a voice for the well being of families.
Full Story »University Research Fellowship 2011 by The Royal Society, UK
Scholarship Details: This scheme is for outstanding scientists in the UK at an early to mid-stage of their career who have the potential to become leaders in their field. Dr Carmel Toomes holds a University Research Fellowship. She works on identifying the genes underlying human blindness and exploring the impact of genetic mutations on blood [...]
Full Story »Open Society Human Rights Internship 2011
Scholarship Details: The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program and Scholarship Programs announce the Open Society Human Rights Internship. The internship is intended to attract recent graduates of master’s and LLM programs in the social sciences, law, and humanities to the human rights sector, giving them the opportunity to gain first-hand research experience in the [...]
Full Story »The Villgro Fellowship Program 2011, India
Scholarship Details: The Villgro fellowship aims to cultivate a pipeline of future leaders, who have the social commitment, leadership and operational skills to contribute to building social enterprises that look at development of rural India, while fillling a critical talent gap with Villgro’s Incubatee companies.The fellowship is a one year program that builds social leaders. [...]
Full Story »School of Social Work Social Justice Incentive Scholarship USA
Scholarship Details: The Social Justice Incentive Scholarships are available only to master’s degree students in their advanced practice year in the Marywood University School of Social Work. Complete the scholarship application electronically. Complete the scholarship essay. Please type an essay (500-1000 words) describing your interest in social justice practice and preparation for effective practicum-based learning [...]
Full Story »PhD Fellowship in Society and Politics of Contemporary China 2011, Netherlands
Scholarship Details: The Leiden Institute for Area Studies ( is committed to the integration of disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives. LIAS has as its aim the advancement of teaching and research of Area Studies at Leiden University and in the wider academic community. LIAS comprises the Schools of Asian Studies (SAS) and Middle Eastern Studies (SMES). [...]
Full Story »Research Studentships in the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy, UK
Scholarship Details: Applications are invited for studentships in the form of fee waivers and reduced fees at Home/EU rate for all subject areas in the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy. Relevant Department Details: PhD degrees offered by the following departments are relevant for this funding: * Applied Linguistics and Communication * Geography, Environment [...]
Full Story »Postgraduate Position in Sociology – Sweden
Scholarship Details: The doctoral candidate programme amounts to 240 credits, the equivalent of four years of full time studies. The programme formally ends with the doctoral candidate publically defending her/his published doctoral thesis. The holder of limited tenure doctoral position has as her/his primary obligation to successfully fulfill her/his third cycle education ending with an [...]
Full Story »Trees and People — John G. Bene Fellowship – Canada
IDRC is a Canadian Crown corporation that works in close collaboration with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies. Scholarship Details: This fellowship provides assistance to Canadian graduate students undertaking research on the relationship between forest resources and the social, economic, cultural, [...]
Full Story »Research Fellowships for Women in Newnham College – UK
Newnham is one of the 31 colleges of the University of Cambridge (see map). We have 400 undergraduates, 150 postgraduates, and about 70 academic staff. The spacious gardens adjoin our sports fields, and the University’s Sidgwick site is directly across the road. Scholarship Details: The purpose of Junior Research Fellowships is to allow highly-talented women* [...]
Full Story »General Scholarship Scheme in South Aftrica by Canon Collins Trust
Southern Africa’s development depends on strong leadership in key fields including health, education, business and water technology. Canon Collins Trust builds the skills and expertise of professionals who will be able to provide this leadership and drive development at community, national and international levels, meeting the challenges of poverty, disease, economic growth and climate change. [...]
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