[psych-hr] Graduate education scholarships in human rights for women

Dear colleagues,

We are writing to you to inform you and your organization about a funding
opportunity for women pursuing non-doctoral level graduate education.

The Native Leadership Scholarship (NLS) program creates educational
opportunities for women around the world who are grassroots leaders,
organizers and activists demonstrating financial need. NLS invests in
women's leadership and leadership development by supporting non-doctoral
graduate education in human rights, sustainable development, and public
health.

Pre-applications for the 2006-07 academic year will be available on our
website on January 1, 2006. For more information please visit
www.nativeleaders.org. Please distribute this message widely. Information
available in French and Spanish formats.

 
OUR HISTORY

NLS has been granting scholarships since 2001. Our alumni are working
around the world to improve the welfare of their communities. Prior to
2006, NLS granted scholarships to both women and men that included a
limited number of awards for doctoral level education. Starting in 2006,
the NLS will only be awarding scholarships to women pursuing non-doctoral
level graduate education.

 
OUR GOALS

NLS supports study, research, and leadership training, to assist women in
their pursuit of solutions to the critical social, environmental, health
and economic problems facing their countries and communities. By granting
scholarships to remarkable women who demonstrate effective leadership,
innovative solutions, and commitment to their communities, NLS helps
develop and advance local expertise and community-based, culturally
appropriate solutions. NLS endorses non-traditional leaders who are
modeling change and using imaginative methodologies. Academic study,
research and leadership training should be based on the scholarship
recipient's present or prior experience working with her community.

 
COURSE OF STUDY

Scholarship recipients enroll in programs of study that cover a range of
human rights and development issues at the non-doctoral graduate level
including gender, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, child exploitation, human
and drug trafficking, infant and maternal mortality, microbial diseases,
conflict resolution, environmental justice, global fair trade,
agroecology, and sustainable development. NLS is a secular program and
does not support programs of study that promote specific religious
beliefs.

 
SCHOLARSHIPS

The NLS awards four to six scholarships per year, up to US$25,000 per
academic year for a maximum of two years. The awards help the recipients
meet the costs of tuition, fees, books, educational supplies, housing,
maintenance, and travel to and from the home country and the educational
institution. NLS awards are paid directly to the institution in a
student's account. For women intending to study at U.S. universities, NLS
funding for expenses other than tuition and books is subject to a 14% U.S.
tax.

 
LOCATION OF STUDY

Candidates may use NLS funding for non-doctoral graduate study at
accredited institutions worldwide. The NLS is committed to promoting the
strengthening of research and of institutions of higher learning in the
Global South. The NLS encourages students to study in their home country
or region provided that the educational institution is accredited for
higher education.

 
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

An eligible candidate is a woman leader who...

1. Is committed to grassroots organizing and the needs of her community or
indigenous group;

2. Has proof of a bachelor's or a higher degree;

3. Has at least three years of work experience dealing with critical human
rights concerns, and other social, educational, environmental, health or
economic conditions that threaten life or social stability, that
discriminate, or that destroy or deplete her country's or community's
resources;

4. Is accepted into a non-doctoral graduate program at an accredited
university for full-time study/research related to her work experience;

5. Can show evidence of financial need for educational support;

6. Intends to return to her home country to work, utilizing training and
research acquired in the study program.

 
PRE-APPLICATIONS

All applicants are invited to fill out pre-applications (which will be
available Jan. 1 through March 25, 2006) on our website or by request from
info@nativeleaders.org {mailto:info@nativeleaders.org}.

 
DEADLINES

NLS pre-applications for the 2006-2007 academic year will be available
Jan. 1 through March 25, 2006 on our website or by request from
info@nativeleaders.org {mailto:info@nativeleaders.org}.

After the pre-application period ends, all candidates will be notified
about their application status. Incomplete pre-applications will not be
considered for review. Unsolicited additional documents provided by the
pre-applicant will not be reviewed. Only a small group of candidates will
be invited to complete a full application.

 
Aline Carton, Program Manager
Native Leadership Scholarship
Channel Foundation
603 Stewart St., Suite 415
Seattle, WA 98101
USA
tel: (00)1-206-621-5447
fax: (00)1-206-621-2664

 

 

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