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“This summer fellowship is an opportunity for international and U.S. students to build leadership skills and better cultural understanding to help form a more peaceful future. Fellows receive hands-on training in team-building, public speaking, negotiation, mediation and working together to solve international problems. Leadership training includes meeting with political and business leaders to learn real-world skills and how to implement these skills at home after the program. The program is located in San Diego, CA and open to international and U.S. undergraduate and master’s students aged 20-25.”  ProFellow The Hansen Summer Institute on Leadership and International Cooperation is an exciting international program funded by a generous grant from the Fred J. Hansen Foundation. Ten three-week Institutes took place in San Diego, California in July between 2007 and 2019. This program has provided a unique University-based leadership experience and program in inter...

Applications for 2020 entry are now open. We are delighted that you are interested in applying for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship.  In this section you will find information about the programme which will help you make the best possible application. Please read through all pages to find out if you are eligible, how to apply and full details about the scholarship.  Overview The Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme was established in October 2000 by a donation of US$210m from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge; this is the largest ever single donation to a UK university. For 2020 entry, Gates Cambridge will offer 80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these awards will be offered to PhD students, with approximately 25 awards available in the US round...

Co-Creation Hub in partnership with Next Einstein Forum (NEF) has launched a call for the Sciencepreneur Investor Meetup - to find, identify and support Science-driven innovators, solving some of the continent’s biggest problems, with access to investors, training and resources.  We are looking to find the next generation of young African scientists and technologists with solutions that fall under one or more of the AfDb High 5s. The High 5s include: Integrate Africa , Light up & Power Africa , Feed Africa , Industrialize Africa , and Improve the quality of life for the people of Africa .  Shortlisted applicants will pitch before investors during the NEF Innovation Salon in Nairobi in March 2020, at the NEF Global Gathering where they can raise funding for their solutions. In addition, the top 5 winning solutions will take home $25,000 for each category. Applicants can learn more about the criteria and how to apply on ...

The Google AI Residency Program is a 12-month research training role designed to jumpstart or advance your career in machine learning research. Google is looking for individuals who are motivated to learn and have a strong interest and passion for machine learning research. The ideal candidate either has a  BS, MS or PhD degree or equivalent experience in STEM field such as Computer Science, Math or Statistics. Google AI Residents can work in one of several program locations, including: Mountain View, New York, Cambridge, or Seattle, USA Montreal or Toronto, Canada Zurich, Switzerland Berlin, Germany Accra, Ghana Tel Aviv, Israel Residents will have the opportunity to be mentored by distinguished scientists and engineers from various teams within Google’s artificial intelligence teams, and work on real-world machine learning problems and applications across Google and Alphabet. Apply Now ! Deadline is December 19, 2019

Internship Application Instructions PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE PAGE CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION The United States Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS) is seeking graduate students and young professionals specialized in historic preservation and heritage conservation to participate in an International Exchange Program (IEP) during the summer of 2020. Participants will be assigned to three-month, practical working internships, under professional supervision, with a public or private nonprofit preservation organization (IEP Hosts). These positions are for interns with a bachelor’s degree at minimum in a preservation or conservation-related field: architecture, conservation, landscape architecture, cultural resource management, interpretation, archaeology, industrial archaeology, history or cultural tourism. Projects are varied, and correspond to the needs and requirements of IEP Host organizations. The host office defines t...

Call for applications is open until January 9th 2020 The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program was established by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to enable French higher education institutions to attract top foreign students to enroll in their masters and PhD programs. It gives opportunity to the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applicants up to 30 years old from developing countries at master’s level, and applicants up to 35 years old from developing and industrialized countries at PhD level. 2020 Campaign Timeline Opening of the call for applications: week of October 21th 2019 Deadline for the reception of applications by Campus France:  January 9th 2020. Publication of results: week of March 23th 2020. R egulations Eiffel Programme guide – 2020 Session Only applications submitted by French higher education institutions are...