Deadline: 6 February 2012
Open to: Young people between 18 and 30
Prizes: Being one of the global speakers for TEDxBled on 18 March 2012

Description

Would you like to be considered as a speaker for TEDxBled, on 18 March in Slovenia, costs covered? Are you between 18 and 30 and have a project or an idea that can Inspire, Change, Impact?

What is TEDxBled?

TEDxBled is a TEDx event that will take place on 18 March 2012 in Bled, Slovenia. The theme is Inspire.Change.Impact. The selected young speakers coming from 10 different countries are going to inspire you to drive change and make an impact by sharing different innovations, sustainable ideas, social projects and the impact they’ve made. That’s what TEDxBled is all about.

What is TED?

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.

What is TEDx?

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.

Eligibility

All applicants need to be 18-30 years old. Student status is not required. All applicants need to be registered on C:F platform in order to apply.

Prizes

Top two ideas/projects will be selected to complete the array of global speakers for TEDxBled on 18 March 2012. The winners are going to have expenses covered, including accommodation, meals, local transporation, visa (if needed) and 50% of flight costs.

Bonus: Each of the two winners will receive full participation at the Challenge:Future Summit 2012, 16-22 March 2012 in Bled and Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Application

Imagine yourself on the TEDxBled stage. All eyes are on you. You are passionately speaking about the idea that inspires you, that changes the status-quo and makes an impact. Give us a glimpse of your speech. Post a video of yourself speaking about your idea. It has to be between 1 and 3 minutes, in English, presenting and giving us a preview of your idea or project. The video should not exceed the time limit, have a clear sound and image. The video should present you delivering the speech.

To apply, please click on “Post Idea“. (top right corner of the Official Website)

Judging and Evaluation Criteria

In order to select the two best ideas and projects, Judges will look for:

• Relevant idea or project for TEDxBled theme: Inspire.Change.Impact
• Innovativeness, creativity and passion for your idea/project
• Quality of delivering the speech/presentation.
• Presentation skills and level of English

For more information you can contact the organizers here.

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Deadline: 31 January 2012
Open to: Scholars and practitioners from around the world to work with water experts at UNC-CH in fields such as public policy, planning, sustainable development, hydrology, environmental engineering, global health and all aspects of WaSH
Fellowship: The maximum amount of support for a two-semester fellowship is 70,000

Description

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for fellowships at the Global Research Institute (GRI), a world-leading think tank on salient global issues. During academic years 2012-13 and 2013-14, the GRI is focusing on the challenges faced by a world population likely to rise to 9 or 9.5 billion by mid-century, seeking to provide water, sanitation and hygiene for all.

Briefly put, with urbanization advancing, and more and more of the world’s growing and increasingly urban population seeking their share of economic growth and development, demand for water, already furious, will intensify even further. Even in the face of these daunting challenges, however, researchers have pioneered new ways to use existing supplies of water more efficiently and to distribute such supplies more equitably, made advances in the fight against water-borne diseases, and met pressing environmental challenges. Awareness of both the value and cost of water is increasing and the era of “smart water” is clearly upon us. There is, then, much reason for hope, even optimism, going forward.

Fellowship

Research fellowships are available for one or two semesters. The maximum amount of support for a two-semester fellowship is 70K—applicants are strongly urged to apply for funding from other grant sources as well. All fellows will be provided an office in the FedEx Global Education Center and are expected to participate in the GRI’s biweekly seminar and to participate fully in the intellectual life of the institute and engage with the many members of the UNC-CH distinguished “water community.”

Eligibility

With the above considerations in mind, the GRI will offer a number of fellowships in 2012-13 and 2013-2014 to researchers working on topics germane to the themes outlined above. They encourage leading scholars and practitioners from around the world to work with water experts at UNC-CH in fields such as public policy, planning, sustainable development, hydrology, environmental engineering, global health and all aspects of WaSH.

Their goals in establishing in Chapel Hill a robust international cluster of innovative water experts are to spark new thinking, to enable transformational breakthroughs and, per our research theme, to make scarce water work for all. UNC-CH, with talented scholars such as those in the Institute for the Environment and the Water Institute , is well positioned to be an innovative, dynamic location for such research.

Application

To apply, click here to create an account. A research proposal of no more than 1500 words, a current cv, and contact information for three recommenders should be submitted by January 30, 2012. Selection of fellows shall be completed by February 27, 2012.

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Deadline: 1 February 2012
Open to: All interested animated filmmakers
Costs: No entry fee

Description

Pictoplasma Berlin is open for animation entries, to be considered for the upcoming Pictoplasma Festival 2012 screening programs. If you are responsible for high-grade Characters in animation, narration, music visuals, experimental work or motion graphics, this call is definitely for you!

The Pictoplasma Characters in Motion screenings are an integral part of the Pictoplasma Conference and Festival of contemporary character design and art. The cultural screenings are organized by Pictoplasma and offer Festival visitors and Conference participants an overview of international animations, short films, motion graphics, and experimental work, focussing on stylish and fresh character-driven visuals and narratives.

Once again Pictoplasma Berlin is on the hunt for character-driven animation, music visuals and experimental work. All entries which meet the criteria and are true to the spirit of Pictoplasma are viewed by a jury panel, which selects outstanding submissions for enclosure in the specially curated screening programs.

Eligibility

If you are responsible for high-grade Characters in animation, narration, music visuals, experimental work or motion graphics, please don’t hesitate to share them.

There is no entry fee.

Application

For final screening, only HD Quicktime (Pro Res codec) in full PAL or NTSC Broadcast format on Data-DVD will be accepted.

Authored DVD’s can be considered for pre-selection only.

Each submitted film/animation must be accompanied by a completed entry form.

Please consider that documents, tapes, DVDs, CD-ROMs, photos or any other material submitted will not be returned and will remain in the property of Pictoplasma, as part of its international design & animation archives.

If you’re interested in submitting, send the completed and signed entry forms and tapes/DVDs to:

Pictoplasma
Littenstr. 106 / 107
10179 Berlin
Germany

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Deadline: 8 February 2012
Open to: Young people between the ages of 18 and 30
Venue:  29 March – 1 April in New Delhi, India

Description

The India Youth Forum is the brainchild of the Youth Time Movement, a group of young activists from across 11 countries who have taken it as their mission to craft a new future through active campaigning and dialogue. Their fundamental goal is to motivate and empower the youth of the world.

In the past, Youth Time has organized two youth forums, in 2010 and 2011, on the island of Rhodes in Greece. In total, over 300 young people from 70 different countries participated in these forums. The movement has also successfully conducted an international summer school in the Altai region. Furthermore, in 2011, they also set up a series of remote projects including an international competition on ‘Space and the future of mankind’, which marked the 50th anniversary of the first human flight into outer space. Some 600 works by young and talented architects, designers, web designers and journalists were entered.  Sixty winners got the opportunity to see with their own eyes, and feel, a rocket being sent on a space mission at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Another remote project was called, ‘My dream education’, which enabled us to assemble an ideal representation of youth education in different countries.

Their mission is to continuously challenge themselves and thus they present to you the India Youth Forum 2012, which will be held from 29 March to 1 April.

The theme for the India Youth Forum is ‘My Country of My Dreams’. We live in troubled times and the responsibility has come upon us to not only dream, but put our dreams into action and build the country of our dreams. The time has come for action and we must now move beyond constructive dialogue and implement our knowledge into a reality which will show effective results.

Costs

The participants are invited to choose which cost they want to cover:

• conference fee
• travel cost to India
• accommodation

Eligibility

Young people between the ages of 18 and 30 are invited to take part.

Application

To participate in this Youth forum, please fill in the application form and send it, as well as a copy of your CV/resume and a covering letter with the motivation behind your desire to participate in the forum, to: info@indiayouthforum.org

For further information do not hesitate to contact info@indiayouthforum.org

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Deadline: 31 January 2012
Open to: French and English speakers, with at least one year experience of working in Brussels
Renumaration: Details to be discussed upon interview

Description

FEPS is the European progressive political foundation. Close to the Party of European Socialists (PES) but nevertheless independent, FEPS embodies a new way of thinking on the social democratic, socialist and labour scene in Europe. FEPS establishes an intellectual crossroad between social democracy and the European project, putting fresh thinking at the core of its action. As a platform for ideas , FEPS works in close collaboration with social democratic organisations, and in particular national foundations and think tanks, to tackle the challenges that Europe faces today.

The Foundation for European Progressive Studies is now looking for an events organiser for a full-time, temporary contract (CDD).

The post is open in the frame of working towards the “Call to Europe” conference, organised by FEPS, which will take place for 2 days at the end of June in Brussesl.

Tasks will include: Fully organising the conference in June – invitations, venues, hotels, flights, speakers, targeting audiences, assisting with the communication strategy etc.

The contract will be to start as soon as possible and will finish at the end of July.

Eligibility:

Main requirements:

• At least 1 year experience of working in Brussels or a similar domain
• Fluency in English and French necessary. Other languages an asset.
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to work in a small team
• Capability to follow own responsibilities independently.

Remuneration

Details will be discussed upon an interview.

Application:

If you are interested in applying for this position please send a cover letter and CV in English to charlotte.billingham@feps-europe.eu

Deadline: 31 January 2012

Start date: as soon as possible

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Deadline: 31 January 2012
Open to: All Interested
Venue: 7 February 2012, from 13:00 h – 14:30 h, at EU InfoCentre in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

Description

The conference “European future of the youth”, is organized by European Center SN7, a nongovernmental, non-profit and independent organization. Established in 2010, with headquarters in Tetovo, it works and operates throughout the territory of the Republic of Macedonia. The conference “European future of the youth” is an excellent opportunity to enhance your knowledge and strengthen your professional networks and is designed for anyone working with young people, volunteers or salaried, experienced or novice. Attendees join together to share ideas, experiences, views and their passion for a European and progressive future of the youth.

The Topics of Interest

• The challenges of the youth
• Youth unemployment and the impact of institutions
• Youth and education: challenges and opportunities
• Social rights of young generations
• Young people: jobs, career and employment resources
• Role of the youth in politics
• Benefit of volunteering
• The importance of the youth works
• Cultural issues of the youth
• Non-formal education for youth, women and adults

Eligibility

The call for papers/submissions is open to all interested. The conference is mainly dedicated to the people who are actively involved in the field of the non-governmental sector, non-formal education trainers, students, youth activists, youth workers, volunteers, young researchers, sociologists, psychologists etc.

Venue

The conference will take place on Tuesday 7 February 2012, from 13:00 h – 14:30 h, at EU InfoCentre in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Working languages of the conference are Albanian language and Macedonian language. All papers accepted for and presented at this conference are eligible for publication on the next issues of the “NGO MAGAZINE”.

Application

Papers/submissions by speakers will be considered on any related topics. The topics of the papers should be submitted by Tuesday, January 31, 2012. If a topic is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Sunday, February 05, 2012. The guests should confirm their presence on the conference by Sunday, February 05, 2012. The guests will have the opportunity to express their views and opinions about issues related to the topics presented. The number of the participants is limited up to 8 speakers and up to 30 guests.

Please note: European Center SN7 is a nongovernmental and non-profit organization and thay are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.

Contact

Phone: 00 389 70 523 764; E-mail: info@sn7.org.mk

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Deadline: 31 January 2012 
Open to: Interested journalists between 25 and 40 of age with good working knowledge of German
Fellowship: monthly stipend of 1,000 Euro

The International Center for Journalism at Freie Universität Berlin is now offering its new course, the European Journalism-Fellowships 2012-2013. The programme (October 2012 – July 2013) will enable participants to network with professional colleagues from Eastern and Western Europe and the United States and provide them with the opportunity to take a two-semester leave from their professional positions and spend a sabbatical year at the Freie Universität Berlin widening their knowledge while pursuing their research project.

Eligibility

Applicants should be between 25 and 40 years old, and must have a good working knowledge of German. Fellows agree to spend two academic semesters (from October to July) as journalists in residence at Freie Universität Berlin, and to attend courses and lectures at Berlin’s universities (however, university degrees cannot be reached by attending the EJF-programme). Fellows also pursue their own research projects while attending weekly “Jours fixes” of the International Center for Journalism. Fellows also agree not to work during their residencies at the International Center for Journalism, whether for their current employers or for other organizations. If they have received job leaves, they also agree to return to their jobs after completing the programme.

Fellowship

Selected applicants receive scholarships, designed to cover living expenses in Berlin while fellows realize their individual research and study projects.

Junior Fellowship: for journalists from Central and Eastern Europe with about five years of professional experience. Junior Fellows receive a monthly stipend of between 1,000 and 1,100 Euro for duration of ten months.

Standard Fellowship: endowed with a monthly stipend of 1,500 Euro – depending on the level of professional experience (at least 5 years) for the duration of ten months.

Application

Journalists interested in the programme should apply directly to the European Journalism-Fellowships Programme in Berlin.

To apply for fellowships, candidates must submit the following typewritten documents in either German or English:

• a completed application form
• a curriculum vitae
• copies of academic diplomas, certificates etc.
• 2 letters of recommendation (in English or German)
• a selection of articles, books, or other samples of applicant’s work
• proof of German language skills (by DAAD or Goethe-Institute)
• an exposé summarizing the applicant’s individual research project (3 to 5 pages)
• review of exposé by an academic expert or professor- only for Superior Fellowship of the Berlin State Parliament Foundation candidates

Application documents

Download Announcement (English)
Download Ausschreibung (Deutsch)
Download Объявлениe (russisch)
Download Application Form / Bewerbungsformular

Applications via fax or e-mail cannot be accepted.
Deadline for the application process is January 31, 2012
Please notice that this is a receipt deadline, not a postmark deadline.

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Deadline: 1 Februrary 2012
Open to:  Students with a disability enrolled in a Bachelors, Masters or PhD programme
Scholarship:  EUR 7,000 each

Description

Google is committed to helping the innovators of the future make the most of their talents by providing scholarships and networking retreats for computer science students with disabilities. This scholarship aims to help dismantle barriers that keep students with disabilities from entering computing, encourage them to excel in their studies and become active role models and leaders in creating technology.

Multiple scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of candidates’ academic performance and demonstrated passion for computer science. A group of Bachelors, Masters, and PhD students will be chosen from the applicant pool. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of researchers and engineers.

In June 2012, all scholarship recipients will be invited to visit a Google office in Europe for an all-expenses-paid networking retreat. It will include workshops with a series of speakers, panels, breakout sessions and social activities, and will provide an opportunity to meet and share experiences.

Scholarship

The scholarship recipients will each receive a EUR 7,000 (or equivalent) scholarship for the 2012/2013 academic year.

Eligibility

Candidates are expected to be:

• A student enrolled in a Bachelors, Masters or PhD programme (or equivalent) in 2012/2013.
• Enrolled at a University in Europe. Citizens, permanent residents, and international students are eligible to apply.
• Studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics, or a closely related technical field.
• A person with a disability, mental health or other long term health condition (including dyslexia, dyspraxia, visual impairment, hearing impairment, diabetes, epilepsy, depression, anxiety disorders, and any other physical or mental impairments or health conditions).

Application

Please complete the online application and submit all requested documents by 1st February 2012. All application documents must be in English. Scholars will be notified in April 2012.

You will be required to submit the following: 

• Up-to-date copy of your CV.
• Answers to the following questions(Suggested word count is 400-600 words per question. You should treat question 1 and 3 as technical reports or research papers):

1. Describe a significant technical project you have worked on. If you have worked on a major independent research project (such as research for a Masters or PhD programme), please describe that work here. Give an overview of the problem and your approaches to the key technical challenges. If this was a group effort, be sure to specify your individual role and contributions.
2. Give one or two examples of your leadership abilities. Explain how you were influential and what you were trying to achieve. These need not be demonstrated through formal or traditional leadership roles. Feel free to think broadly and examine the many ways you impact members of your technical community.
3. Suppose someone gave you the funding and resources for a 3- to 12-month project to investigate a technical topic of your choice. Write a short version of a proposal, including a description of the project, your planned methodology, and your expected results. Please pick something other than the project you described for the first question.

• Academic transcripts.

◦Bachelors: A copy of your current academic record.

◦Masters and PhD: A copy of your previous and current academic records.

• Enrollment confirmation for 2012/2013 or confirmation of graduation date.

◦Please include with your application an official enrollment confirmation or a confirmation of your graduation date issued by an official authority of the university e.g. your departmental administrator or a professor. If you graduate before October 2012, you are not eligible for the scholarship.

• Recommendation letters.

◦Two strong referral letters from individuals who are qualified to evaluate your accomplishments, e.g. from a professor, adviser or supervisor.

For specific questions not answered on this page or in the FAQ section, please e-mail scholars-europe@google.com . If you require any adjustments or accommodations for making an application or any independent advice/assistance, please contact scholars-europe@google.com.

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Deadline: 3 February 2012
Open to: Individuals, grassroots groups, networks, and other organizations
Grant: Up to $4000

Description

A major part of Rising Voices’ mission to support and nurture underrepresented communities so that they can begin to take full advantage of participatory digital media tools has been our microgrants for citizen media outreach projects. Since 2007, these small grants provide an opportunity for individuals, grassroots groups, networks, and other organizations without significant access to larger funding to be able to pass along knowledge by teaching others in their community in the use of these tools, as well as to provide ongoing support.

Rising Voices is pleased to announce the 2012 open call for microgrant proposals, and they are currently accepting project proposals for funding up to $4,000 USD for global projects.

Eligibility

This funding opportunity is open to private individuals, groups, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). We encourage partnerships between individuals and organizations. For example, if an NGO does not have experienced citizen media trainers on staff, it would be extremely important that it seeks collaboration with the local blogging community to find the right trainer(s) with the necessary skills. Individual applicants might also find it highly beneficial to partner with organizations from the communities they plan to serve in order to strengthen the project’s impact and to have access to potential project participants.

There is no requirement for an organization to be legally registered, but we do require selected projects to have access to a bank account that is able to receive international bank transfers.

What Kind of Projects May be Funded

Rising Voices seeks project proposals that share the mission of bringing voices from new communities, as well as underrepresented language groups to the online global conversation through the use of participatory citizen media. The project’s primary activities should be to provide citizen media training workshops to the target community, as well vital ongoing support and mentoring.

Examples of potential projects may include:

• Organizing a citizen media “boot camp” with experienced local bloggers to train and mentor participants from underrepresented communities that will result in a local network of support.
• Working with an indigenous community to teach and encourage new generations to begin to use Twitter to connect with others as a way to preserve and promote their native language online.
• Partnering with a local library with a computer to lab to invite community members to discuss local problems and solutions, and train them how to create a group blog to take these conversations to the wider community.
• Organizing a series of digital photography group walks where residents can document life in their community together and create an online Flickr photography exhibit.
• Teaching local residents to record and edit audio recordings on Audacity for a community podcast that can be uploaded online, as well as distributed to local radio stations for a wider reach.

Project ideas are not limited to these, and they encourage you to be creative, yet realistic in your proposals.

Grant

Rising Voices outreach grants will range from $2,000-4,000 USD. Please be as thoughtful, specific, and realistic as possible when drafting your budgets. Applicants are encouraged to submit budgets for less than the maximum $4,000 USD as smaller grants allow them to fund more projects.

Application

Interested applicants should complete the online proposal application form, which should also include a detailed budget. It is extremely important that applicants follow the word count guidelines for each of the questions.

If you would like to download the application questions to complete offline in order to upload later, please view or download the text document here (Google Doc format). However, all applications must be submitted online, and they cannot accept any additional attachments. Once you have submitted the application, you will see a confirmation screen like this. While they welcome and encourage projects from all corners of the global, all applications must be completed in English due to the common language of our selection committee.

Deadline for applications is 3 February 2012.

For more information please visit the official website or contact Rising Voices at eddie@globalvoicesonline.org

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Deadline: 3 February 2012
Open to: Undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy
Fellowship: A stipend of $7,500 for 10 weeks

Description

The Google Policy Fellowship program was inspired by Google’s Summer of Code with a public policy twist. The Google Policy Fellowship program offers undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy the opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic and professional interests.

Fellows will have the opportunity to work at public interest organizations at the forefront of debates on broadband and access policy, content regulation, copyright and trademark reform, consumer privacy, open government, and more. Participating organizations are based in either Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, Ottawa or Toronto, Canada and include: American Library Association, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, Center for Democracy and Technology, Citizen Lab, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Creative Commons, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Future of Music Coalition, Internet Education Foundation, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Media Access Project, National Hispanic Media Coalition, New America Foundation, Progress and Freedom Foundation, Public Knowledge, TechFreedom, and Technology Policy Institute. More information about the host organizations and the areas of focus for the fellows are outlined here.

Fellows will be assigned a lead mentor at their host organizations, but will have the opportunity to work with several senior staff members over the course of the summer. Fellows will be expected to make substantive contributions to the work of their organization, including conducting policy research and analysis; drafting reports and analyses; attending government and industry meetings and conferences; and participating in other advocacy activities.

Fellowship

Fellows will receive a stipend of $7,500 for 10 weeks during the summer of 2012 (June-August). Exact dates of the fellowship will be worked out by the fellow and host organization.

Eligibility

They are looking for students who are passionate about technology, and want to spend the summer diving headfirst into Internet policy. Students from all majors and degree programs who possess the following qualities are encouraged to apply:

• Demonstrated or stated commitment to Internet and technology policy
• Excellent academic record, professional/extracurricular/volunteer activities, subject matter expertise
• First-rate analytical, communications, research, and writing skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and efficiently, and to work smartly and resourcefully in a fast-paced environment

Application

You can apply by filling in and submitting the online application form.

Please visit the frequently asked questions page on the fellowship site, and contact the Google Policy Fellowship team at policyfellowship@google.com with any additional questions.

Deadline for submissions is 3 February 2012.

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