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ScholarForum: The Politics of the Environment
Fall 2010, Issue 13
The Fall 2010 issue of ScholarForum, the journal of the Open Society Foundations Scholarship Programs, considers the politics of the environment, and also focuses on the regions of Central Asia and Mongolia.

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Scholarship Programs work to revitalize and reform the teaching of the social sciences and humanities, provide professional training in fields unavailable or underrepresented at institutions in the countries served, and assist outstanding students from a range of backgrounds to pursue their studies in alternative academic and cultural environments.

Contact List: Scholarship Programs Coordinators
Complete contact information for Scholarship Programs coordinators, listed by country/region.

Call for Applications: South Asia Scholarship Program Deadline: January 5, 2012 The South Asia Scholarship Program provides full fellowships to qualified citizens of Afghanistan and Nepal to complete graduate degrees in sustainable development, counseling, and law.		Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations / Durham University Afghan Women PhD Deadline: February 14, 2012 The Open Society Foundations / Durham University Afghan Women PhD scholarships provide opportunities for PhD study in the United Kingdom for female Afghan students.
Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations / University of London Scholarships in Human Rights Deadline: January 23, 2012 The Open Society Foundations / University of London scholarships in human rights will enable suitably qualified students from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to pursue an MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights within the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London.		Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations / Durham University Scholarships Deadline: February 14, 2012 The Open Society Foundations / Durham University scholarships enable suitably qualified from Afghanistan, Indonesia, Nepal and Palestine to pursue masters� level study at the University of Durham in the fields of risk and environmental hazards; risk and security; and risk, health and public policy.
Call for Applications: Doctoral Fellows Program Deadline: January 23, 2012 Scholarship Programs offers fellowships to individuals from Georgia and Kyrgyzstan for flexible doctoral study in the United States or Canada.		Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations / University of Oxford Scholarships Deadline: January 20, 2012 Offered in collaboration with the Open Society Foundations and the University of Oxford, these scholarships enable students of outstanding academic merit to pursue one-year taught postgraduate courses of study at the University of Oxford in subjects relevant to the needs of their countries.
Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations / University of St Andrews Scholarships Deadline: February 3, 2012 The scholarships provide opportunities for independent postgraduate study at the University of St Andrews in Scotland for applicants from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.		Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations / University of Warwick Scholarships Deadline: January 31, 2012 The Open Society Foundations offer support for scholars from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Mongolia to pursue selected master�s courses at the University of Warwick.
Call for Applications: Middle East Rule of Law Masters Scholarship Deadline: January 20, 2012 The Middle East Rule of Law Masters Scholarship is open to applicants from Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, or Syria.		Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations / University of Essex Scholarships in Human Rights Deadline: January 16, 2012 The program offers support to students from Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Lebanon, Nepal, Palestine, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to pursue postgraduate programs within the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex.
Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations / Staffordshire University (MPhil/PhD in Economics) Distance Learning Mode Deadline: January 23, 2012 The Open Society Foundations and Staffordshire University invite university graduates from Albania, the Republic of Kosovo, Macedonia, and the Republic of Montenegro to apply for this MPhil/PhD in economics distance-learning program.		Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations Scholarships in European Studies Deadline: February 6, 2012 The Open Society Foundations invite applicants from Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine for scholarships in the field of European Studies at Maastricht or Aarhus University.
Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations/Centre National des �uvres Universitaires et Scolaires Awards for Study in France Deadline: January 16, 2012 The French government program for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan offers awards for postgraduate study at universities in France, in cooperation with the Open Society Foundations and the Centre National des �uvres Universitaires et Scolaires.		Call for Applications: EARTH University Scholarships Deadline: March/April 2012 The Open Society Foundations offer undergraduate scholarships for students from Haiti, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to study at EARTH University in Costa Rica.
Call for Applications: Undergraduate Exchange Program Deadline: December 1, 2011 The Undergraduate Exchange Program supports students from Albania, Kosovo, and Ukraine for one year of non-degree academic studies and service learning, and one subsequent year in their home country leading a community service project.

Marina Ushveridze
Marina Ushveridze, an Alumni Grant Program recipient and former Social Work Fellow, highlights the need for school-based social workers in Georgia.

Ammar Al-Dwaik
Ammar Al-Dwaik, a Palestinian Faculty Development Program fellow at Brandeis University, focuses on the relationship between the state and Islamic social service NGOs in the Arab world.

Sandra Kostandinova
Sandra Kostandinova, an Undergraduate Exchange Program scholar from Macedonia, reflects on her time at Sabanci University during the 2009 Pre-Departure Orientation.

Nurturing Young Social Entrepreneurs
Kathleen Freis
December 6, 2011
BLOG
Students whose education has been disrupted by civil war or natural disaster are getting another chance at improving their lives and their communities, thanks to EARTH University.

Feeding the Land to Fight Hunger in Mozambique
Chuck Sudetic
December 1, 2011
BLOG
Sergio Augusto Quiroz became the first of his family to attend university. When he goes back to Mozambique, he wants to change the thinking of people who live in villages so they can produce all the basic food they need.

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