Population Health Research Institute is offering a paid studentship for up to two students to undertake a research project in Peace through Health. One of these studentships will be available to Canadian students, and the other to students from other countries, to pursue a project in Peace through Health. The amount available for each studentship is up to CDN $2,500. This amount could be used to support travel or living expenses when the student is away or can be used towards the costs of the project. Deadline: July 1 - annually.
Jobs and Announcements
Peace through health travelling studentships
The Communicative Initiative: June 20, 2005
World of children awards
The Communication Initiative, 15 May 2006
World of Children Awards recognises ordinary people worldwide whose lives are dedicated to doing extraordinary work on behalf of children in three categories: World of Children Health Award; World of Children Humanitarian Award; and the Founder's Award. The first two award winners will receive US$50,000 Awards; the winner of the Founder's Award will receive US$15,000. the closing date is 9 June 2006.
Call for input into Global Health Watch 2007-2008
GHWatch newsletter
We had a good response to our call for input into Global Health Watch 2007-2008. The steering committee met in March to finalise the broad framework for the next edition. We would like to have more writers from developing countries in this edition of the Watch. Please let us know if you are interested. We aim to get the first drafts of the chapters back by the end of November 2006.
Further details: /newsletter/id/31484
Contact: ghw@hst.org.za
International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET)
IDRC: Sarah Earl
The International Program Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) is offered by Carleton University and the World Bank in Ottawa, Canada, June 12-July 7th, 2006. It will bring together Southern and Northern evaluators, professionals in multilateral and bilateral agencies, governmental officials, and managers from nongovernmental organizations who are responsible for conducting and managing evaluations of development interventions. The Evaluation Unit has made scholarships open to any Southern-based researcher or evaluator currently involved with an IDRC-supported project. Candidates can be recommended by management, PIs, Secretariats, or Corporate Projects.
Postgraduate training fellowships for women scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa or Least Developed Countries (LDC) at centres of excellence in the South
National Research Foundation: Deadline for applications: 30 May 2006
The Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS), with funds generously provided by the Department for Research Cooperation (SAREC) of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), has instituted a fellowship programme for female students from Sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), who wish to pursue postgraduate training leading to a Ph.D., at centres of excellence in the South (developing countries), outside their own country. This fellowship programme is for female students in Sub-Saharan Africa or Least Developed Countries (LDCs) who wish to pursue postgraduate training leading to a doctorate degree at a centre of excellence in the South outside their own country.
Call for papers WIDER Conference: Advancing health equity
Helsinki, Finland, 29-30 September 2006
This conference will bring together researchers and practitioners, from both developed and developing countries, to analyze the causes and consequences of health deprivation and inequality, to examine patterns and trends in these outcomes, to evaluate alternative policy options, and to identify future research directions. All applications must be received by 15 May 2006.
Contact: health06@wider.unu.edu
Call for writers: What does an affordable and sustainable 21st-century African health system look like?
Research Matters in Governance
Research Matters in Governance, Equity and Health is proud to launch this Call for Writers: a search designed to deepen the ongoing investigation into health systems and health systems research. Research Matters is currently seeking several writers interested in writing on the topic: "What does an affordable and sustainable 21st-century African health system look like?" The final paper should be submitted no later than 20 May 2006.
Further details: /newsletter/id/31455
CIVICUS MDG administrative officer
CIVICUS : World Alliance for Citizen Participation
CIVICUS is recruiting an MDG Administrative Officer who will report directly to the MDG Campaign Manager, and liaising closely with other Campaign staff. The MDG Administrative Officer is responsible for providing high-quality overall administrative and logistical support to the work of the MDG Department. The closing date for applications is April 7, 2006. For more information click on the weblink.
Further details: /newsletter/id/31450
Contact: humanresources@civicus.org
Fellowship opportunities 2007 : Five college African scholars program
Amherst, Massachusettes, USA
The Five College African Scholars Program invites applications for competitive residency fellowships for 2007 from junior and mid-level teaching staff employed full-time in African universities. There are two residency periods: mid-January to May 2007 OR mid-August to December 2007. Proposals for the January residency are invited on the topic of Globalization & Development, while the August residency is open to all applicants with projects relevant to the study of Africa in the humanities and social sciences. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2006.
Contact: asp@fivecolleges.edu
Introducing the Southern Africa Trust
After a long formation process, we are pleased to introduce to you the Southern Africa Trust, an independent, southern African regional non-profit agency established to support organisations in the region to participate more effectively in policy dialogue so that policies and strategies across the region work better to overcome poverty. While the Trust will be formally launched in May 2006, we wanted to inform you now that we are already operational.