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Swedish Institute’s Young Leaders Visitors Programme 2016 for Young Leaders (Fully Funded to Sweden)

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Application Deadline: 8 December 2015.

The Swedish Institute’s Young Leaders Visitors Programme (YLVP) is an intercultural leadership programme that aims to lay a foundation for dialogue and knowledge sharing among young leaders from the Middle East, North Africa and Sweden.

The Young Leaders Visitors Programme (YLVP) is designed to provide the participants with new skills, broadened networks and innovative tools to strengthen their work to drive social change in their respective contexts. The participants are visionaries who are in a position to make a difference. They are young, open-minded leaders in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen and Sweden who are actively working for democracy and human rights within the spheres of society, culture, politics and media.

During and after the programme the participants will be part of an active network that will boost creativity and support their personal and professional development, while also laying the platform for a more connected future. Since the launch of the YLVP in 2008, the programme alumni network has grown to comprise over 200 young leaders.

Eligibility Requirements:

To apply to the Young Leaders Visitors Programme you have to:

  • be an engaged leader within the spheres of society, culture, politics or media (for example project managers, youth leaders, journalists, bloggers, activists, youth politicians, cultural workers, civil servants, lawyers and pedagogues)
  • work actively for democracy and human rights
  • be between 20 and 32 years old (at the time of the start of the programme)
  • have a good working knowledge of both written and spoken English
  • a citizen of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine*, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen or Sweden.

Selection Criteria:

The Swedish Institute appoints a selection committee consisting of staff from the Swedish Institute as well as representatives from partner organisations and field experts. Each application is evaluated by two different members of the selection committee according to the following criteria:

  • platform/influence
  • awareness and analytical skills
  • drive and motivation
  • relevant work experience
  • relevant educational background

Benefits:

  • Accommodation, food and travel

All costs related to accommodation, food and transport during the YLVP are covered by the Swedish Institute. The Swedish Institute will also arrange and pay for your air travel to and from Sweden and to the location of the second module of the programme in the MENA region

The programme comprises of four weeks of intensive work divided into two modules.

Module 1: YLVP in Sweden (15 May – 3 June 2016) 

This module offers experience-based intercultural leadership training and personal as well as group development. It also involves advanced hands-on training with the use of cutting-edge social media tools. Exchange of experiences and creative strategies in the work for social change takes place through seminars and workshops with facilitators working actively in these fields.

Module 2: YLVP in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region (5–11 November 2016) 

Module 2 offers an opportunity to maintain, build and expand your network. All participants meet again in one of the participating MENA countries to continue the exchange and follow up the development of their work.

How to Apply:

You apply by filling out the YLVP 2016 Application Form and submitting it through our Application portal together with your CV in English. The deadline for applying to YLVP 2016 is 8 December 2015.

Only applicants who have submitted a complete application will be considered for the programme. A complete application consists of:

  • a completed YLVP 2016 Application Form in English,  including your contact details and the contact details of two reference persons
  • an updated CV in English
  • a photo (not compulsory).

Timeline:

  • Deadline for applications to YLVP 2016: 8 December 2015
  • Google Hangout interviews with shortlisted candidates: 26 January – 5 February
  • YLVP 2016 module 1 in Sweden: 15 May – 3 June 2016
  • YLVP 2016 follow-up module (location to be determined): 5–11 November 2016

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Swedish Institute’s Young Leaders Visitors Programme 2016 for Young Leaders.

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Master Scholarships for International Students, University of Skövde, Sweden.

by lanredahunsi
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Application Deadline: March 10th 2013

The University of Skövde offers some scholarships to students who are attending a Master’s programme at our University and are liable for tuition fees. If you are an exchange student, please contact your home university for information about which scholarships they provide.

This page contains information about three types of scholarship grants:

  1. Scholarships for international master’s students liable for tuition fees
  2. Scholarships offered by the Swedish Institute
  3. Scholarships for exchange students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland

1. Scholarships for international master’s students liable for tuition fees

The University of Skövde has some scholarships to students attending a Master’s programme at our university. The scholarships are tuition fee waivers of SEK 60 000 / year (50% of the tuition fee), and the amount will be deducted from the tuition fee when you receive the invoice. The scholarship granting criterion is academic merits. The scholarship can only be awarded to tuition paying students. Please note that you have to be able to finance the rest of the tuition fee yourself and to cover all the living expenses during your stay in Sweden.

How to apply for a scholarship at the University of Skövde:

  • First apply for studies at University Admissions prior to applying for a scholarship at the University of Skövde, you must apply for one of our master’s programmes at the Swedish official online application service University Admissions. The deadline for applications for the autumn semester 2013 has passed, but at the moment we are still accepting late applications.
  • Then apply for a scholarship at the University of Skövde: the scholarship application deadline for the master’s programmes that start in the autumn semester (August 2013) is March 10th, 2013.
  • Fill in the Scholarship Application Form. You will need to provide us with the application number you will receive from the website University Admissions when you submit your scholarship application on our website.

Please read the information below with the list of countries (categories 1 and 2) before you apply for a scholarship.

Deadline: March 10th, 2013

The scholarship applications for the autumn semester 2013 may be analyzed in two batches as below:

  • Scholarship applications received until March 10th
  • Scholarship applications received from March 11th to April 21st

In case the University of Skövde does not grant all scholarships in the first batch of applications, our scholarship committee will work on a second batch after the deadline so that the scholarship applications received after the deadline will also be analysed for the autumn semester. Note that we will not accept scholarship applications for the autumn semester 2013 after April 21st, 2013 and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to grant scholarships in a second batch.

The first batch results will be announced in the beginning of April 2013. In case we have a second batch, its results will be announced in the beginning of May 2013.

Important information:

Please note: students from Category 1 (see list below) can only apply for the Swedish Institute Study Scholarship, while students from Category 2 (see list below) can apply to both the scholarships from the University of Skövde and the Swedish Institute Study Scholarship.

Category 1: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

Category 2: Candidates with citizenship from countries on the DAC list of ODA recipients, except the ones listed on Category 1 and the other following exceptions: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.

2. Scholarships offered by the Swedish Institute

The Swedish Institute offers a range of scholarships for students coming to study in Sweden. For more information about SI’s scholarships, please contact the Swedish Institute directly.

3. Scholarships for exchange students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland

If you are an exchange student, please contact your home university for information about which scholarships they provide. The University of Skövde is part of the Erasmus programme, which means that if the University of Skövde has a bilateral Erasmus agreement with your home institution you might be able to study here with an Erasmus grant. We encourage you to pursue this option since the Erasmus scholarships are often very generous.

For More Information Visit: The University of Skövde Scholarship Webpage

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