Scholarship Program 2013 - HONJO International: Scholarship For Foreign Students

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Honjo International Scholarship Foundation:

Outline of Scholarship
1.     This scholarship is open to foreign students who will attend a graduate school at a Japanese university.
2.     The payment of the scholarship money will be issued starting from April, 2013.
3.     The scholarship winners are under no obligation to repay the amount they receive from the Foundation.
4.    The period of the scholarship is set in accordance with the shortest period of time required to complete the intended degree. The student, once awarded the scholarship will be able to choose the option (1), (2) or (3) as below.
 (1) ¥200,000 per month for1 or 2 years
            (2) ¥180,000 per month for 3 years
            (3) ¥150,000 per month for 4 or 5 years
   An extension will not be given on the pre-determined scholarship period nor would the student be allowed to change his or her courses after the scholarship period has commenced.
   Those whose enrollment period is shorter than one year are not eligible to apply. 
5.  Travel expenses for attending an international conference, etc. will be provided to scholarship students following to our scholarship provision rules.
6.   The student is not permitted to receive any other scholarship in conjunction with the scholarship offered by the Honjo International Scholarship Foundation.
7.     The student cannot gain employment other than part-time work related to his or her studies such as teaching assistant, research assistant, or related to international exchange affairs as translator or interpreter while receiving this scholarship
8.  You need to come for an individual interview almost every month; we would like you to participate to events that we will hold.
9.     After you graduated, you will be required to attend our alumni events.

Number of Scholarships Available
15 to 20 students

Requirements
 (To be considered for the scholarship, the student must satisfy ALL of the requirement criteria below.)
1.    The student is registered to attend a graduate school in Japan and does not possess Japanese citizenship. His or her academic achievement as well as moral character is exemplary. He or she must be considered to be in need of financial aid due to extenuating financial circumstances.
2.    The student must be registered to attend or have been accepted to attend a graduate school after April 1, 2013. He or she must be able to provide any of the following documentation: a certificate of enrollment, a letter of admission or a letter attesting to the fact that the student has been accepted.
3.    To be eligible, students enrolled in a PhD Program must have been born after March 31, 1977. Those enrolled in a Master’s Program must have been born after March 31, 1982.
4.   The student must be able to assure the committee that he or she will be able to secure employment in their home country after graduating from a graduate school. This does not require him or her to have employment guaranteed or to return his or her home country immediately after graduating the university, but he or she is expected to have strong will of working inhis or herhome country in the future.
5.  The student must have a deep understanding of international friendship and goodwill, andmust be able to attend the events organized by the foundation and take part in the network as an alumni member.
6.    The student must be able to carry an everyday conversation in Japanese. Interviews will be conducted in Japanese.

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Call For Proposal 2012 - NORAD: for Capacity Building in Higher Education and Research for development

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The Norwegian Programme for Capacity Building in Higher Education and Research for development (NORHED) is a new programme launched by Norad starting from 2013. NORHED seed funding shall be used with the purpose to develop an application for a main NORHED project, within one of the NORHED sub-programmes.

The NORHED programme is aiming at strengthening capacities in higher education and research institutions to contribute to a more and better qualified workforce, increased knowledge, evidence-based policy and decision-making and enhanced gender equality with the ultimate goal of sustainable economic, social and environmental development in low and middle income countries (LMIC).

How to submit applications:
1). Download and make sure you read all the documents listed under Important Documents and on this page
2). Download the Application Form (NORHED Seed funding application form)
3). Complete the Application Form
4). Go to the Online Form below
5.) Complete the Online Form, and upload the completed NORHED Seed funding application form. Please make and upload a statement of commitment from the partner institutions.
6). Submit the Online Form

Based on a needs assessment in the relevant country, NORHED projects may encompass LMIC institutional capacity building elements like joint Norwegian-South research projects, Master and PhD education of staff, post-doc fellowships and administrative and infrastructure strengthening .

Higher education institutions in LMIC, together with Norwegian partner institutions, can apply for support to capacity building projects. Partnerships with more than one LMIC partner institution are encouraged. The seed funding application should be submitted jointly by the partnership institutions.

Receiving seed funding implies no guarantee for further support, nor is seed funding a prerequisite for participating in the main call. This announcement invites collaborative higher education institution partnerships to submit proposals for seed funding for NORHED partnerships projects. Announcement of NORHED main call is 13 November 2012.

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Grant Program 2013 - SPIDER CENTER: For ICTAE Project

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We offer catalytic seed funding to innovative ICT4D projects in partner countries, within our thematic areas and crosscutting ICT4D priorities. Innovative and experimental projects are encouraged, along with strategic interventions in specific areas. Projects that generate good results are expected to be upscaled.
Thematic areas:
§ Democracy: e-government, e-governance and ICT for empowerment
§ Education: education management, e-learning and digital literacy
§ Health: healthcare management, e-health and public health

Crosscutting ICT issues:
§ Low cost and high quality technology
§ Free and open source software (FOSS)
§ Mobile technology for development (M4D)

Crosscutting development issues:
§ Youth empowerment
§ Cultural creativity
§ Capacity development

We focus primarily on the twelve priority countries for Swedish development cooperation: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Scope and approach:
§ We can only offer seed funding for a maximum amount of SEK 500,000 per project
§ Projects are expected to generate long-term growth, up-scaling, and lasting impact
§ Projects are expected to form Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (MSPs) with relevant actors and co-funders
§ Projects will be organized into geographical/thematic networks
§ Conceptualization and reporting should follow LFA and RBM models
§ Annual financial audits according to international standards
§ Project information in multimedia formats for public distribution by Spide

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