Red Cross Volunteers are engaged in youth programmes, first aid, ambulance services, mountain rescue, telephone help-lines, disaster management, support for refuges and internally displaced people, health campaigns, advocacy and a myriad of other services with the aim of improving the lives of the vulnerable in communities. Volunteer work is different from paid work. Volunteering […]
The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (CARA) grants aim to help refugee academics who are looking to take academic or professional qualifications to improve their employment prospects in the UK. CARA grants can be used to cover tuition fees and related expenses. For example: exam or bench fees, research related costs, travel expenses, equipment […]
The Baylor University Institute for Oral History welcomes applications for one annual fellowship for the academic year, open to individuals in any field who can benefit from the holdings of Baylor’s oral history collection. The fellowship is designed to bring scholars to Waco, Texas, to work with oral history materials housed in The Texas […]
This scholarship is offered to students who have applied to study MA Multi-Media Journalism at BU beginning in September. The scholarship is awarded on academic merit and proficiency in English (if English is not your first language). You must be a national of a country outside the EU at the time of application for […]
International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development presents the John Humphrey Award each year to an organization or individual from any region of the world for outstanding achievement in the promotion of human rights and democratic development. The Award consists of a grant of $30,000 and a speaking tour of Canadian cities to […]
After election to a Scholarship, a successful candidate has still to be found a place in the relevant department or faculty of the University as well as a place in an Oxford College. There is no guarantee of a place and the award of a Scholarship is not confirmed by the Rhodes Trustees until […]
The Right Livelihood Award honors and supports those people around the world who valiantly uphold the principles of right livelihood. “The idea of ‘right livelihood’…embodies the principle that each person should follow an honest occupation, which fully respects other people and the natural world. It means being responsible for the consequences of our actions […]
The Centro Incontri Umani, Ascona, Switzerland offers four to five residential fellowships for established scholars or writers who are concerned with significant human experience. Applicants from the social sciences or humanities who are completing writing projects that contribute to international understanding are especially welcomed. A travel stipend, comfortable lodging from beginning February to June […]
The National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow- ship Program supports early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. This non-residential postdoctoral fellowship funds proposals that make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education. The program also develops the careers of its recipients through professional development activities involving National Academy of Education […]
The Middle East Rule of Law Masters Scholarships Program (MEROL) offers fellowships for graduate study in the United States leading to masters degrees. Eligible fields include law (LLM), public policy / public administration, media / communications studies, and gender / women’s studies. The program aims to assist in the creation of a critical mass […]