[nativestudies-l] Fwd: Native Leadership Scholarship for Women

[alyssa.mt.pleasant at yale.edu]

> Subject: WOCN InfoLink:Native Leadership Scholarship
>
>
> >> 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 at 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 at 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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