19th New Generation Seminar

2009 Program Theme: "The Global Economic Crisis: Impacts and Responses in
Asia"

What: The NGS is a two-week education and dialogue program to build
friendships and promote understanding of regional issues among the rising
generation of leaders in the United States and Asia Pacific. The first week
is spent in Honolulu, Hawaii exploring Asia Pacific-U.S. regional issues in
areas such as international relations, security, economics, energy, and
environment, through discussions with one another, field visits and
meetings with regional experts. The second week involves study tour travel
program focused on the program theme.


Program Locations: Honolulu, Hawaii (USA); Seoul, Korea; and Hanoi, Vietnam


Funding: Through a grant from the Freeman Foundation, which has funded the
NGS since 1996, the East-West Center covers all air and ground travel
(including RT airfare to and from home country), meals, lodging and
program-related expenses for the participants during the two-week program.


Participants: 12-14 rising leaders, approximately 4 Americans and 8-10 from
Asia and the Pacific. Qualified candidates will be:

Working professionals in their mid-20s to late 30s;Political and community leaders or communicators with broad-based policy knowledge and influence;Fluent enough in English to operate effectively in a sophisticated, multi-cultural group Limited in their opportunity for international travel throughtheir current position (i.e., Foreign Ministry representatives tend not to be strong candidates);


Participants should have an interest in but need not be specialists in the
program theme. It is best that they be leaders with broad-based policy
knowledge, responsibility and influence who can benefit from learning about
a range of Asia Pacific issues in addition to the program theme.


Application Deadline: April 1, 2009


How to Apply: Submit the following to ngs@eastwestcenter.org, or by fax to
808 944-7600:

The Application Cover Sheet

A brief written statement about why you wish to participate in the 19th New Generation Seminar (not more than one typewritten double-spaced page, please). In responding please consider what you feel that you can contribute to the program and what you hope to gain from participating given your current leadership positions/roles, especially with regard to this year'sprogram theme.

One-paragraph professional biography summarizing your current work and highlighting your leadership experience and those aspects of your resume you think are most important for the selection committee.

Copy of resume to include professional and educationalbackground.

Resume or CV should clearly indicate years and type of education, title of position held, name of employer,dates spent at each position, and most importantly a brief outline of specific responsibilities or accomplishments in each position.

Two (2) letters of professional recommendation on official letterhead with current contact information for each person writing a recommendation.


More information and to download application:

www.eastwestcenter.org/ngs

China Scholarship Program

This leadership development program is intended for young Filipino leaders--outstandin g college graduates and promising professionals- -who recognize the growing importance of China, and are willing to spend ten months of study as scholars.

Application period is from February 23, 2009 to March 23, 2009.

For more information, please contact:

The GBF (China) Scholarship Program, JG Summit Holdings, Inc.
41/F Corporate Human Resources Office, Robinsons Equitable Tower
ADB corner Poveda Avenues, Ortigas, Pasig City, Philippines
Telephone Number: 63 633 7631 Loc. 246 & 283
Fax: + 63 2 395 2270

Starbucks Social Entrepreneurs Grant

Calling all Social Entrepreneurs!

Starbucks is launching the Starbucks Social Entrepreneurs Fund where project grants are given to organizations serving the youth. Send your applications to csr@rustancoffee. ph. Deadline of submission is 30 March 2009.

For more information of the SEF guidelines, please get in touch with the Global Responsibility team of Starbucks in the Philippines.

Zarah Perez
Global Responsibility, Rustan Coffee Corporation
zperez@rustancoffee .ph; 632.8962755 local 1507

UNITED NATIONS JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIPS

The Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship Fund for Journalists is now acceptingapplications from professional journalists from developing countriesfor its Fellowship Program.

The Fellowships are available to radio, television, print and webjournalists, age 25 to 35, from developing countries who areinterested in coming to New York to report on international affairsduring the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The Fellowships will begin in mid-September and extend to late November and will include the cost of travel and accommodations in NewYork, as well as a per diem allowance.The Fellowship Program is open to journalists who are native to one ofthe developing countries in Africa, Asia, South America and the CaribbeanReadmore

http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2009/02/united-nations-journalism-fellowships.html

The Search for Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Youth Champions

PROJECT PROPONENT: UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES

Brief Background:

In the Millenium Summit held in 2000, 189 world leaders adopted the UN Millenium Declaration promoting the 8 goals to help developing countries improve their socioeconomic conditions. The Philippines is one of the signatories. After 10 years of the Declaration, the achievement of the MDGs by 2015 is paramount. It is in this connection that this search is being undertaken. Its purposes are:

To select 8 youth champions for each of the MDGs. Each shall embody the respective MDG that he/she will promote and advocate.
To be able to reach the grassroots through the MDG Youth Champions who will actively collaborate with the LGU's to mobilize and create change in the lives of the Filipinos and realize the MDGs by 2015.
To work with all sectors of society - the Government, NGA's, NSA's, CSO's, GOCC, Religious and the Academe in the realization of the MDGs.
To measure the quantifiable statistics accomplished through the influence of the MDG Youth Champions.
Who Can be an MDG Youth Champion?

An individual duly nominated by an institution or association with the following qualifications:

Must be a Filipino Citizen
18 to 35 years old
An emdodiment of a community role model who can positively promote the MDG.
He/She must be articulate, in written or oral communication.
He/She must be willing to travel around the Philippines for from 2009-2010 as the MDG Champion.
He/She must be able to inspire people to take action and create positive change in their lives and communities.
He/She must be well-versed about the MDGs and the mandate of the UN.
Who May Nominate?

Any institution or non-state association may nominate at most three youth champions.

Who are the Partners in this Search?

The UN agencies, UNAP Institutional Members, NGA's, LGU's, NSA's (Corporations with CSR), CSO's, GOCC's, the Government, Media, World Bank, AD, Religious and Academic Institutions.

Role of each Partner

A MOA signed amongst partners will outline the role of each partner.

What will the Champion Gain?

An Orlina Glass Sculpture or an Abueva Sculpture
Scholarship Grant
Study Tour to UNHQ
Automatic Delegate to the Asia-Pacific Model UN Assembly
Free Travel around the Philippines
Length of the Champions' tour of Duty

The Champions selected will serve until October 2010.

Who will be the Judges in the Search?

They will be selected from multi-disciplinary fields.

Manner of Judging
Preliminary Screening based on all submitted documents
Nationwide extemporaneous speaking contest on the MDGs as the first elimination round for all the nominees to select the 3 semi-finalists for each MDG.
Semi-Finalists will undergo final selection through a panel interview by the Final Judges.

Calendar of Search Activities

December 16, 2008 - Soft Launch
December 16-March 4, 2009 - Search
March 4, 2009 - Last day of submission of Nominations
March 5-7, 2009 - Collation of all Nominations
March 8-15, 2009 - Preliminary Screening
March 16-April 18, 2009 - Nationwide Extemporaneous Speaking Round
April 19-25, 2009 - Final Judging
May 8, 2009 - Announcement of Champions
January 2010 - Start of selection for the Second batch of MDG Champions
October 2010 - Gabi ng Parangal at Pasasalamat

MDG Projects

Sustainable projects that will result from the information dissemination campaign of the MDG Youth Champions will be done as separate activities to fast-track the realization of the MDGs by 2015.

Submission of Nomination

Institutions or associations may send in their nominations for an MDG Youth Champion to represent any of the eight Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) on or before MArch 4, 2009 by completing the nomination form. Each institution or organization may nominate a maximum of three.

For more info, contact;

United Nations Association of the Philippines
2nd Floor, 11 West Building, West Capitol Drive, Pasig City
Tel. No.: 634-2950
Website: www.unap1947. org
Multiply Site: mdgyouthchampion. multiply. com
Email: mdgyouthchampion@ yahoo.com

The Civil Society Fund in the Philippines

The deadline for submission of applications for the Civil Society Fund in the Philippines is February 28, 2009. The theme for this year is social dimension of climate change.

About the Fund

The Civil Society Fund or CSF (formerly Small Grants Program) supports activities related to civic engagement by providing small grants administered through World Bank Country Offices.
The CSF seeds and supports activities that empower and enable citizens to take initiatives to enhance and influence development outcomes. Activities strengthen mechanisms for inclusion, accountability, and participation. Activities also strengthen partnerships with public sector, other civil society organizations, and the private sector.

Before you Apply

The World Bank CSF is able to fund only a very small percentage of the requests it receives. Many requests are declined, not because they lack merit, but because they do not match either the current objectives, or the criteria of the CSF as closely as the selected proposals. Your activity may fall within the objectives and criteria, but the demand far surpasses the availability of funds. Before applying, please take time to read the Guidelines to determine if there is a match.

Who can apply?

Civil society organizations based in the Philippines and working on issues of development
Civil society organizations must be in good standing and have a record of achievement in the community and record of financial probity;
Priority will be given to organizations not supported by the CSF in previous years (organizations are not eligible for more than three grants from the CSF within a five-year period).

What activities are supported?

The CSF supports activities whose primary objective is civic engagement. A thematic focus is adopted each year to complement the Bank program in the Philippines. For FY 2009, the theme is social dimension of climate change. CSF ‘09 shall support innovations on dissemination of information or promotion of knowledge sharing on social dimensions of climate change particularly in terms of their implications to vulnerable Filipino families/ households and communities.

In addition:

Activities may include, but are not limited to workshops and seminars to enhance civic engagement skills and/or knowledge; appropriate communication campaigns to influence policymaking or public service
delivery; or innovative networking efforts to build the capacity of the particular sector.

The activity should be completed within one year of the date the grant is awarded.
Priority shall be given to organizations that have not been supported by the Program in previous years.

What size of grants are awarded?

Maximum grant per project shall be $10,000. CSF ‘09 expects to support about 2-3 proposals. The Grant should fund only a portion of the project cost, and therefore prefers that its grants help leverage additional contributions from other sources. Applicant organizations are asked to describe how a grant from the World Bank might help them to raise matching funds from other donors. A cash or in-kind counterpart from the applicant-organization of, at least, 20% of total cost required and should be reflected in the proposed budget.

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2009 UNU-IAS Fellowship Programme

Every year UNU-IAS offers PhD and Postdoctoral fellowships to provide young scholars and policy-makers, especially from the developing world, with a multi-disciplinarily context within which to pursue advanced research and training that is of professional interest to the successful applicant and of direct relevance to the research agenda of their selected UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP
programme.

About 8-10 fellowships will be awarded in total in 2009 for three types of fellowships: PhD Fellowships, Postdoctoral Fellowships and JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships.

The closing date for applications is 31 March 2009 (17h00 Tokyo time) for fellowships beginning on 1 September 2009.

Interested and eligible candidates are invited to complete an online application form, which can be downloaded as a Portable Document Format (.pdf) file, and completed electronically or printed and completed by hand. The preferred method of application submission is electronically by email together with all supporting documents attached.

For more information and to apply, see http://www.ias.unu.edu/fellowships
or choose from the list below:

* UNU-IAS Fellowship Programmes

* Types of Fellowships offered in 2009


* PhD Fellowships


* Postdoctoral Fellowships


* JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships


* Research Programmes Accepting Applications in 2009

* Guidelines for Research Proposal
s

Contact: fellowships@ ias.unu.edu

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