Short Film Competition: ‘Imperial War Museums’

Deadline: 31 July 2014
Open to: students and amateurs filmmakers from around the world
Prize: £10,000 worth of post-production costs plus a paid 12 month internship

Description

The IWM Short Film Festival, organized by the Imperial War Museums, is a showcase of  imaginative and challenging films that explore the causes of war and conflict and their impact on people’s lives.

The event began in 2001 as a student film festival with an emphasis on discovering, sharing and reinterpreting the museum’s extensive film archive. This year the festival will take place at the newly transformed IWM in London from 23 October to 10 November.

The festival is encouraging inexperienced and talented filmmakers, and giving them the chance of having their work screened to a wider audience in a professional and supportive environment.

Eligibility

Students and amateur filmmakers are encouraged to submit their documentary projects to the festival.

The films should have been completed after 1 January 2011, and the maximum film length is 30 minutes.

Prize

The prizes include:

£10,000 worth of post-production time at Prime Focus, visual effects company in London;

12 month paid internship with October Films, an independent television production company based in London.

The award categories are Best Documentary and Best Creative Response. There will also be an award for the Audience Vote and a Special Award that will be presented to the film that best responds to the First World War.

Application

The deadline for entering the competition is 31 July 2014.

You can read the full festival regulation HERE. You can fill in the submission form HERE.

 

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Cisco NetRiders Skills Competition!

Registration is open from 25 June 2014 until 03 July 2014 Competition is on 05 July 2014 starting from 09:30 at  A.U.K - Training & Development Institute

The 2014 Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders CCNA Skills Competition is open to Cisco Networking Academy students in Kosovo & Albania. This is a great opportunity for students to compete against other students to test their ICT/networking skills and gain recognition with potential employers.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Eligible students should be currently or recently enrolled in a CCNA Routing & Switching training Each student must have a valid Cisco NetSpace user name and password to register. Registration is a 2 step process Register a Profile on the NetRiders site www.academynetriders.com Enroll in the Kosovo or Albania 2014 CCNA NetRiders Competition You will need the Enrollment Key for registration:  Please ask your instructor for the Enrollment Key.

NetRiders is divided into the following phases: Registration -- 25 June, 2014 – 03 July, 2014 Competition – 05 July, 2014 from 09:30 at A.U.K-Training & Development Institute

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Volunteer at Summer Work Camp in Belarus

Deadline: 30 June 2014
Open to: young people over 18 with fluent English and experience in working with children and youth
Benefits: accommodation, meals, and visa costs covered

Description

Belorussian travel agency Fantasy Tours working together with the summer tourist center Zarnica invite international volunteers to participate in youth and children work camps as volunteers. They invite volunteers  from all around the world  to share their language experience (in English) with Belorussian children and youth at the age of 12-16. For each work camp a group of 8 volunteers from different countries will join. There will be four groups with 20 children in each group and there will be 4 leaders for each group – 2 volunteers and 2 native Russian speakers, who will provide supervision and guidance. The summer camp will be organized in the summer touristic center  Zarnica situated 50 km away from Minsk.

There will be 2 dates of work camps: 15 July – 1 August and 5 August – 22 August.

Typical duties will include:

• Sharing your English experience and helping children improve their English;
• Making conversation in English about various topics such as food, travelling, clothes, shopping in order to help children to develop their language skills;
• Creating theatrical staging for the children to help them better understand the theme of the work camp.

Benefits

Volunteers will receive:

• An interesting and rewarding experience of working with youth and children;
• Experience of the the culture, history and language of Belarus;
• All food (5 times a day) and accommodation (in a twin room) in the camp for free;
• Certificate of appreciation;
• Official invitation for obtaining a Belorussian visa + visa fees will be covered by organizers.

Volunteers will only have to cover transport costs to and from Belarus.

In addition, Fantasy Tour’s official representatives will meet participants at any arrival destination within Belarus, and transfer them to the summer camp free of charge.

Application

If you are interested, you can apply by sending your CV and motivation letter on summercamp@inbox.ru.

The deadline for applications is 30 June 2014. However, all interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

For further information, please read the official call.

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International Visegrad Fund Grant Programs

Deadline: 15 September 2014
Open to: NGOs, CSOs, municipalities, local and regional governments, schools, universities, individual citizens from all over the world
Grant: from 6000 euros up to 40 000 euros depending on the grant program.

Description

The International Visegrad Fund is founded by four countries:  the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Republic of Poland, and the Slovak Republic (collectively called Visegrad Group V4). The fund provides annual grants to organizations around the globe to promote closer cooperation among citizens and institutions in the region as well as between the V4 region and other countries.

The grants are awarded to non-governmental orga­ni­za­tions (NGOs), civil soci­ety orga­ni­za­tions (CSOs), munic­i­pal­i­ties and local or regional governments, schools and universities and individual citizens around the globe. Successful projects must deal with the Visegrad Group Countries and work on cooperation between project partners based in the region.

The International Visegrad Fund is offering the following grant programs:

1. Visegrad Small Funds;
2. Visegrad Standard Funds;
3. Visegrad University Studies Grants;
4. Visegrad In-coming Scholarships;
5. Visegrad Scholarships for the Eastern Partnership.

Eligibility

Grants are open to non-governmental orga­ni­za­tions (NGOs), civil soci­ety orga­ni­za­tions (CSOs), munic­i­pal­i­ties and local or regional gov­ern­ments, schools and uni­ver­si­ties and individual citizens around the globe, working on projects involving the the Visegrad Group Countries as partners.

Visegrad In-coming Scholarship grant program is open to scholars from: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, and Serbia. Visegrad Scholarships for the Eastern Partnership grant program is open to Eastern Partnership Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova or Ukraine.

Grant

The fund offers different grants depending on the grant program:

1. Visegrad Small Grants: 6000 euros per project for projects up to 6 months;
2. Visegrad Standard Grants: projects worth 6000 euros and above  with a 12 month duration;
3. Visegrad University Studies Grants: up to 10,000 euros per course and 40,000 euros per degree program.
   University courses or degree programs must deal with specific phenomena explicitly related to the Visegrad Group (V4) countries;
4. Visegrad In-Coming Scholarships:  students will be awarded 2,300 euros per semester and the corresponding host universities/institutes will receive €1,500 per semester per scholar. Scholars who need to travel to the host institution more than 1,500 km are also eligible for one-time Travel Grant;
5. Visegrad Scholarships for the Eastern Partnership: students from Eastern Partnership countries will  receive up to €2,300 per semester. The host universities/institutes where candidates study will receive €1,500 per semester per scholar.

Application

Applicants must be working on a project involving the the Visegrad Group Coutries (V4) and promoting the concept of Visegrad cooperation.

Visegrad Small Grants – application deadline: 1 September 2014
Applicants submit projects with at least three entities (including the applicant) from three different V4 countries. In case of ‘Cross-Border Cooperation’, minimum two countries must be involved. All grant appli­ca­tions must be sub­mit­ted through the online application system by 12:00 p.m. (noon).  Before applying make sure you read the Small Grants rules.

Visegrad Standard Grants - application deadline: 15 September 2014
Applicants submit projects in the following six categories: Education, Youth Exchange, Cross-Border Cooperation, Cultural Cooperation, Scientific Exchange and Research, and Promotion of Tourism. All grant appli­ca­tions must be sub­mit­ted through the online application system by 12:00 p.m. (noon).For more details, please read the Standard Grants rules. 

Visegrad University Studies Grant – application deadline: 10 November 2014
Applicants must fill in the online application form and attach the following materials in English:

• Curriculum vitae(s) of the coordinator(s);
• Course syllabus/program curriculum;
• Tentative let­ters of agree­ment from the guest lecturers;
• Confirmation about the enrollment of the course within given program (continuation);
• Copy of ministerial accreditation (where applicable);
• Copy of identification documents of the applicant institution;
• Course description(s) for each course within a degree program.

For more details on the application process, please read the Scholarship rules.

Visegrad In-Coming School Grants  and Visegrad Scholarships from the Eastern Partnerships - application deadline: 31 January 2015
Applicants must prepare  com­pul­sory annexes in English send them to the Fund along with the online appli­ca­tion form:

• Certified trans­lation of a diploma (Master’s or the high­est obtained);
• Original accep­tance let­ter from the host university/institution;
• Original work­ing plan of the study/research period (PhD) or Original list of courses (MA);
• Recommendation let­ter (only for Post-Master’s level).

Applying for the Visegrad Scholarship Program is pos­si­ble only through the on-line appli­ca­tion sys­tem.

The application sys­tem opens approx­i­mately 2 months prior to the dead­line, usu­ally at the begin­ning of December. 

Some application systems are not open yet. Make sure you subscribe to the grant you want to apply for, so that you don’t miss the deadline.

For more information on the grants and scholarship programs, please check the International Visegrad Fund’s official website or contact the Fund’s Head Secretary:

Miroslava Fekiačová
Tel.: +421 259 203 811, –802
E-mail: viseg­rad­fundvisegradfund.org

 

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Study in Italy. Scholarship 6000 Euro.

2014 Gini Foundation Scholarships at the University of Padova, Italy

Deadline: 15 September 2014
Open to: graduates from any country except Italy below 35 years old
Scholarship: up to 6,000 Euro

    Description
The Fondazione “Ing. Aldo Gini” , based at the University of Padova, is now offering grants for foreign students. The grants are assigned to support those who plan to pursue a period of study and/or specialization at departments of the University of Padova in the scientific fields of Agriculture, Engineering or Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences for a period of at least six months.

The grant must be taken up by the starting date of 31 October 2015. Within that date the successful candidates from non EU countries shall have completed the paperwork for the residence permit.

     Eligibility
Applicants must be less than 35 years old from any country different than Italy and hold a graduate degree in subjects pertaining to the scientific fields of Agriculture, Engineering, Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences.
In the selection preference will be given to individuals from Universities that are members of the Coimbra Group network.

     Scholarship
Scholarship  is offered for one year maximum and the amount of each grant will not be more than  6,000 Euro including travel costs.The amount of the grant is divided in 3 instalments. The final instalment, equal to 10% of the total amount of the grant, will be paid only after the presentation of a written evaluation by the supervising Professor at the University of Padova.

Application
Required documents:

• Application form;
• Curriculum vitae in European format;
• Notification of any contributions obtained for study and/or research activities from which the candidate might benefit during the period of the grant;
• Original degree certificate with indication of the exams taken and relative marks;
• Detailed programme of the studies or research to be carried out;
• Declaration of acceptance by the supervisor counter signed by the Director of the hosting Department;
• Declaration of adequate knowledge of the English language;
• Authorization for the management of personal data.

All this documents must be submitted by post before the 15 September 2014 to the following address:

Fondazione “Ing.Aldo Gini”
Via Portello 15
35129 Padova – ITALY

For further information please visit the   official website

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Projects Grants for NGOs promoting Peace-building

Deadline: 30 September 2014Open to: non-profit organizations from anywhere in the worldGrant: up to $50,000 (approx. €37,000)

            Description

The Journalists and Writers Foundation is a non-governmental organization that promotes peaceful coexistence through dialogue and understanding at global, regional and local levels. Peace Projects is a grant program launched by JWF to support innovative conflict resolution and peace-building projectsfocused on preventing, managing and resolving violent conflict and promoting post-conflict peace building. After a very successful first year, Peace Projects Grant Program is open again and invites applications for NGO projects promoting peaceful coexistence.

They will accept projects from a broad range of disciplines. Some of the possible themes include:

• Inter-communal and inter-state dialogue/cooperation;
• Pluralism and multiculturalism;
• Youth, conflict and peace-building;
• Post-conflict reconciliation;
• Early warning and conflict prevention;
• Peace education;
• Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration;
• Gender equality and empowerment;
• Role of media in conflict and peace-building.

Eligibility

Peace Projects accepts applications from non-profit organizations anywhere in the world. At least one member of the applicant team must be older than 18 years old.

Grant

The Journalists and Writers Foundation will provide funds for projects up to $50,000 (approx. €37,000). The most successfully implemented projects will receive the following additional awards:

• First Place Award: $30,000;
• Second Place Award: $20,000;
• Third Place Award: $10,000.

Application

In order to apply for the grant, applicants must submit in English a summary proposal by 30 September 2014. The proposal must contain the following documents:

• • Concept note (no more than 4 pages);
  • Short biographies of the Key Personnel (up to 5);
  • The budget (the currency used should be only US Dollars).

For further information please visit the official website.

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Be an Intern in the German Bundestag!

 

Deadline: 30 June 2014

Open to: young people under 30 from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldava, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary and USA

Remuneration: 450 euros per month, free accommodation, insurance and travel expenses covered

Description

The German Bundestag invites you, in cooperation with the Freie Universität Berlin,Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Technische Universität Berlin, to apply for an International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS) to spend five months in Berlin. The German Bundestag, the German Parliament, offers young people the opportunity to get to know the German parliamentary system and political decision-making processes and to gain practical experience of parliamentary work during 5 months work placement with a Member of the Bundestag. The participants are introduced to the wide variety of tasks carried out in a Member’s office, for example, they may find themselves drafting speeches, articles and letters or doing preparatory work for plenary sittings.

The internship will take place from 1 March – 31 July 2015.

Eligibility

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

·         University degree;

·         Very good knowledge of German (level B2);

·         Under the age of 30 at the start of the scholarship;

·         Career goal: to work in the public sector in the home country (media, political parties, associations, government service, etc.);

·         Be from one of the eligible countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldava, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary and USA.

Scholarship:

·         450 euros per month;

·         Free accommodation;

·         Insurance;

·         Covered travel expenses.

Application

The application procedure  is different for each country. You can find your the specific information for your country here (in German).

For further information please visit  official website (in German).

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EMPOWERING WOMEN IV: Youth work for young women entrepreneurship, Turkey

Deadline: 31 July 2014

Selection: 1 September 2014

Venue: 26-31 October 2014

About Training Course:

“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Empowerment surely has to start from within: it relates to your POWER and LIBERTY, plus the CAPACITY and KNOWLEDGE to decide and to take action. Empowerment surely has to start from within: it relates to your POWER and LIBERTY, plus the CAPACITY and KNOWLEDGE to decide and to take action. But you surely need the OPPORTUNITY to fulfill your aims. Youth Work can thus play a fundamental role in the empowerment of women, especially in terms of providing opportunities for self-assessment, development of skills and competences and by giving practical support in the attainment of self-realization. After the great success of the previous editions in France – in 2010 with a very general approach on the role of women in society, in 2012 with a more specific analysis on women in the field of social economy, in 2013 with an emphasis on the promotion of young women employability through non-formal education – we are now moving to Turkey for dealing more specifically on the topic of entrepreneurship and the role youth work can have in its support and encouragement. In this partnership building seminar we will focus on the concept of entrepreneurship, the competences needed both for the target groups and youth workers and above all we intend to set an inter-sectorial partnership among participants for future cooperation. We intend to give visibility to the importance of youth work in this field by realizing a video of high communication impact to be spread in the networks of participating organizations, stakeholders and external society.

Costs:

This project is financed by the Erasmus + Youth in Action Programme. Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NAs or SALTO involved in this project – except a participation fee which varies from call to call and country to country. Please contact your NA (if you are resident in a Programme Contry) to learn more about the financial details, and how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses. If you come from a country other than Programme Countries (SEE. EECA.MEDA), please contact the host NA for further information about the financial details.

This Seminar / Conference is for 45 participants from:

Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestine, Russian Federation, Serbia, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Austria, Belgium – DE, Belgium – FL, Belgium – FR, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and recommended for Youth workers, Trainers, Youth Policy Makers, A gender balance is highly endorsed.

Working language(s):

English

Apply:

Fill the application form online.

Organizer:

Turkish NA (National Agency)

Turkish National Agency, SALTO EM, SALTO SEE, SALTO EECA, French National Agency

Co-organizer(s):

Salto Euromed (SALTO)

Contact for questions:

Federica Demicheli

E-Mail: federica@salto-youth.net

Before applying please contact the NA of your residence country to check if it is involved in this concrete project and committed to cover travel costs. NB! Learn about possible participation fee and other relevant rules.

This training activity is funded by:

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Advanced Programme in European Law and Economics 2014 in Riga, Latvia

Deadline:  1 July 2014

Open to: participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

Venue: 15 September-15 December 2014, Riga, Latvia

Description

Advanced Programme in European Law and Economics for Eastern Partnership Region and Central Asia is a special 12-week full-time training programme, funded by the government of Latvia, offering education and practical knowledge transfer.

The programme will focus on the understanding of the legal, economic and political aspects within the European Union framework, using an interdisciplinary approach that is based on both teaching and practical experience through group activities and experience-sharing study visits.

Information for potential applicants with regard to the structure of the programme, conditions and application procedure can be found in the full text of Programme Brochure (download here, pdf, 7Mb).

Total programme duration is 12 weeks. The programme implementation includes 2 week periods of small group courses, followed by 1 week periods with project reports and study visits.

During the 2 week periods, participants will take part in 3 courses that are taught in parallel. The weekly workload is estimated at 30 hours, with mandatory participation, and the same applies to the weeks specified for project reports and study visits.

During study visits, experience-sharing is planned with institutions such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Saeima, the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the Ombudsman.

Visits outside of Latvia are scheduled, such as to Brussels and Luxembourg, so as to allow for interfacing and receiving practical experience of the European Union and its Member States.

During the final period of instruction, participants will be required to submit a final programme report, based on their reflections on the theory and practice of the topics addressed during the course. The participants will be assigned a supervisor for their work on the final programme report.

English language support is offered as an elective with 2 hours per week throughout most of the course.

Courses

	Law	Economics	Policy
Period 1	Recent developments in EU law	Economic development and international trade	International relations and diplomacy
Period 2	Fundamental rights and international trade	Budget planning and the rule of law	Negotiating association and free trade agreements
Period 3	Legal drafting and legal certainty	Taxation and legislative policy	National policy development and coordination
Period 4	International law and multicultural environments	Economic crisis management and the rule of law	European integration and civil society

Eligibility

 Public officials, as well as representatives of civil society and academia from the European Union Eastern Neighbourhood, including Eastern Partnership region and Central Asia can apply.  In 2014 the programme countries include: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

Costs

With respect to the mandatory attendance of the course activities, the programme is offered free of any cost by the Latvian Government.

Cost coverage for the participants will include travel to Riga and accommodation during the 12 week period of the programme, as well as a modest per diem for living expenses in Riga. Travel and other costs will also be covered for study visits.

Participants are expected to contribute in the form of active participation and full dedication to the programme during the 12 weeks. This year, a select group of 15 participants, will be admitted to the programme.

Courses will be taught in an intensive format over the 2 week periods, and independent work is expected during the project and study visit weeks. A final programme report will form the basis for a successful conclusion of the programme and reception of a certificate.

Participants will obtain 18 ECTS credits that may be recognised when continuing in the Masters programmes at RGSL and at other cooperating educational institutions.

Application

Applicants are required to supply the following:

o    Motivational letter

o    Description of present job function

o    Curriculum vitae, which should include at least 2-3 years of professional experience

o    Copies of university diplomas

o    Recommendation letter

o    Confirmation of the ability to undertake studies in English

Applications should be submitted online and the deadline for submission is 1 July 2014.

A selection committee will review all applications, and results will be announced by 15 July 2014.

The programme starts on 15 September 2014 and participants will be assisted in applying for a visa in Latvia for the purpose of attending the programme. Graduation is planned for Friday 5 December 2014.

Questions may be submitted to the contact e-mail address: advanced@rgsl.edu.lv

Programme Coordinator Ulla Zumente – Steele

Phone: +371 67039212

Fax: +371 67039240

E-mail: advanced@rgsl.edu.lv

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