I’d like to share here fellowship opportunities – two for journalists and two for students.
Please take note of the deadlines for the submission of applications.
The Jefferson Fellowships offer print and broadcast journalists from the United States, Asia and the Pacific Islands the unique opportunity to gain on-the-ground perspectives and build international networks to enhance their reporting through an intensive one-week education and dialogue seminar at the East-West Center in Honolulu followed by two weeks of study tour travel in the Asia Pacific-U.S. region.
The theme of this year’s Jefferson Fellowships Program is “The Future of Growth in Asia Pacific” and fellows will be travelling to Honolulu, Hawaii; Beijing & Guiyang, China; Tokyo & Fukuoka-Kitakyushu, Japan.
Fellowship Dates: April 30-May 22, 2016
Who Can Apply: Working print, broadcast, and on-line journalists in the United States, Asia and the Pacific Islands. Five years of experience preferred. English fluency required. Complete applications must be submitted by Friday, January 29, 2016 by: E-mail: jefferson@eastwestcenter.org or Fax: 808-944-7600
For more information on the fellowship, please visit: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/seminars-and-journalism-fellowships/journalism-fellowships/jefferson-fellowships
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The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines announced two scholarships open to Filipino students.
One is the Ministry of Education scholarship offered specifically to qualified international students who wish to pursue their higher education in Taiwan.
Two recipients of the Taiwan MOE Scholarships will be selected this year to pursue their post-graduate studies (Master Degree or Doctoral Degree) in Taiwan universities of their choice. The program duration is 2 years for students of the Master Program and 4 years for Doctoral Program. The Republic of Taiwan MOE awards each recipient NTD 40, 000 per semester to cover the tuition fee. Recipients will receive an extra monthly subsistence allowance of NTD 20,000 to cover other expenses.
Applicant must meet all of the criteria as stated in the scholarship guidelines posted in the Taiwan MOE’s website as follows: https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw. Application form and list of requirements are also available at the MOE website. Application period is open from February 1 to March 31, 2016. Applicants must send completed application form and relevant documents to TECO in the Philippines before March 31, 2016.
For more information regarding the requirements and the application process, prospective applicants may call 887-6688 ext. 141 or visit TECO’s website at http://www.roc-taiwan.org/ph.
The other is the 2016 International Higher Education Scholarship Program (IHESP) sponsored by the Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF).
The application period is from January 1 to March 18, 2016. The IHESP is in partnership with 20 Universities in Taiwan and offers 23 different graduate or PhD programs conducted entirely in English.
The IHESP enables talented young citizens to come to Taiwan to pursue their higher education and study relevant courses that are specifically designed to address key development issues. These courses focus on the development needs of our partner countries by addressing issues such as tropical agriculture, aquatic, sciences, business administration, information technology, human resource development, medicine and public health, or various fields of engineering. The IHESP aims to boost social development and economic growth by generating a pool of quality human resources.
The IHESP provides each recipient with full financial support for tuition, living expenses, economic class roundtrip air tickets, credit fees, insurance, textbook costs and monthly stipend during the duration of educational program in Taiwan. Each recipient receives a monthly stipend of NT$15,000(Php 20,500) in Master Program and NT$17,000(Php21, 900) in PhD Program respectively.
For the complete application procedure, please visit http://www.icdf.org.tw/ct.asp?xItem=12505&CtNode=30316&mp=2
Please take note that intended applicants must submit their complete and duly authenticated application package to the TECO in the Philippines for preliminary screening no later than March 18, 2016. For any further query regarding the scholarship matters, applicants can contact Mr. Eric Chen by phone at (02)887-6688 ext. 106 or by email at ccchen07@mofa.gov.tw.
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VERA Files is reiterating its invitation to journalists from print and broadcast media, free-lance writers and bloggers based in Metro Manila and Luzon to participate in a Road Safety Journalism Fellowship.
Applicants may send their updated CVs (no more than two pages), two samples of published articles/video clips, a letter of endorsement from an editor or producer, and a completed application form to roadsafety@verafiles.org or roadsafetyph@gmail.com.
Deadline: January 31, 2016
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