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The Philippines Commission on the Filipino Overseas is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas. Established by virtue of an Executive Order signed in 1991, the Presidential Awards recognize exceptional individuals and organizations for their ... Full story

The Kingdom of Spain has informed us that the MAEC-AECID Scholarships for foreign citizens for the scholarstic year 2010/2011 have opened. Below is a list of programmes being offered. I.A. Summer courses for foreign citizens I.B. RAE and Academics I.C. Renewal RAE Closing date: 11 January 2010 II.A. Doctorate and Research II.B. Master and University – specific Degrees II.D. Tordesillas Programme IV.A. AECID Library Closing date: 18 January 2010 II.C. Diplomatic ... Full story

The United Nations International LawFellowship Programme is a six-week course organized annually by the Codification Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, under the Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law, which is one of the cornerstones of the United Nation’s efforts to promote the rule of law. The International Law Fellowship Programme is designed to ... Full story

MS degree in one of the following disciplines: statistics, machine learning, computer science, physics, geosciences, applied mathematics. Candidates should have a sound background in spatio-temporal data analysis using machine learning and geostatisticalapproaches. Knowledge of scientific programming languages as Matlab, C, or R isimportant. IGAR opens a position in the field of application of machine learning algorithms (neural networks of different architectures, support vector machines, etc.) and ... Full story

The MENA Scholarship Programme is initiated and fully funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This ministry has contracted Nuffic, the Netherlands organization for international cooperation in higher education to administer the MENA Scholarship Programme. The MENA Scholarship Programme aims to contribute to capacity building within organizations and institutions in the six selected countries: Algeria, Iraq, ... Full story

The American Academy of Nursing's BAGNC Program is seeking nurses who are committed to advancing the field of geriatric nursing through doctoral studies and research. Two-year scholarships ($50,000 per year) and fellowships ($60,000 per year) are available for the 2010-2012 cohort. For more information and to apply, please see www.geriatricnursing.org/applications . Applications The American Academy of Nursing, ... Full story

The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University would like to inform you about the announcement for RCSD Small Research Grants Programme. This programme aims to heighten capacity of human resources in the Mekong Region by using social science tools in exploring and understanding changes, relationships and complexity of issues, such as transborder, resource management, ethnicity, cultural ... Full story

This grant funds first time documentary makers for travel and accommodations at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, April 8-11, 2010. For four days, grant recipients will be given access to films, participate in master classes and be mentored by experienced filmmakers. TWO filmmakers will be chosen for the grant ... Full story

The Swedish Institute Young Leaders Visitors Program (YLVP) is an intercultural leadership program that focuses on social media as a tool for positive change. The program invites young opinion-makers from Sweden and selected countries in the MENA region who are actively working for social change in their respective contexts. This year the program will have an extensive focus och social entrepreneurship and applications from Yemen ... Full story

The Technical Librarian Aide is responsible in assisting the Librarian for all library operations of the Children's Library and acts as Officer -in-charge in the absence of the Librarian. He is also responsible in library equipment and annual inventory. Qualifications: Diploma course/Bachelor degree in Computer Science/Technology or any other related course Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, presentation, interpersonal, and computer/IT skills. Computer Literate, skills in Adobe Photoshop & making short ... Full story