Thursday, March 26, 2015

University of Pavia and EDiSU offer 10 Scholarships for Developing Countries

Each year the University of Pavia and the Organisation for the Right to Education (EDiSU) offer 10 scholarships for visiting scholars for a period of stay of 4 to 10 weeks at the University of Pavia. The scholarships are available for both junior and senior members of universities in developing countries and members of major research centres and international organizations with specific interests in the field of development studies. The application deadline is May 31st, 2015.
Study Subject(s): Scholarships are awarded in the field of development studies.
Course Level: Scholarships are dedicated to professors and researchers who wish to carry out research with a professor at the University of Pavia.
Scholarship Provider: The University of Pavia and the Organisation for the Right to Education (EDiSU)
Scholarship can be taken at: Italy
Eligibility:
-The scholarships were designed for both junior and senior members of universities in developing countries or members of major research centres and international organizations with specific interests in the field of development studies.
-Applicants must have either two years of either teaching experience or activity in international organisations and institution.
-CICOPS scholarships are foreseen for research collaboration in the short period (from 4 to 10 weeks) in order to encourage the mobility of researchers from developing countries and cannot be awarded in case of doctoral studies or enrollment in a Postgraduate course at an Italian University.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Students from developing countries can apply for the scholarship.
Low-income economies ($1,025 or less)
AfghanistanGambia, TheMozambique
BangladeshGuineaMyanmar
BeninGuinea-BisauNepal
Burkina FasoHaitiNiger
BurundiKenyaRwanda
CambodiaKorea, Dem Rep.Sierra Leone
Central African RepublicKyrgyz RepublicSomalia
ChadLiberiaTajikistan
ComorosMadagascarTanzania
Congo, Dem. RepMalawiTogo
EritreaMaliUganda
EthiopiaMauritaniaZimbabwe
Lower-middle-income economies ($1,026 to $4,035)
AlbaniaIndonesiaSamoa
ArmeniaIndiaSão Tomé and Principe
BelizeIraqSenegal
BhutanKiribatiSolomon Islands
BoliviaKosovoSouth Sudan
CameroonLao PDRSri Lanka
Cape VerdeLesothoSudan
Congo, Rep.Marshall IslandsSwaziland
Côte d’IvoireMicronesia, Fed. Sts.Syrian Arab Republic
DjiboutiMoldovaTimor-Leste
Egypt, Arab Rep.MongoliaTonga
El SalvadorMoroccoUkraine
FijiNicaraguaUzbekistan
GeorgiaNigeriaVanuatu
GhanaPakistanVietnam
GuatemalaPapua New GuineaWest Bank and Gaza
GuyanaParaguayYemen, Rep.
HondurasPhilippinesZambia
Upper-middle-income economies ($4,036 to $12,475)
AngolaEcuadorPalau
AlgeriaGabonPanama
American SamoaGrenadaPeru
Antigua and Barbuda Iran, Islamic Rep.Romania
ArgentinaJamaicaRussian Federation
AzerbaijanJordanSerbia
BelarusKazakhstanSeychelles
Bosnia and HerzegovinaLatviaSouth Africa
BotswanaLebanonSt. Lucia
BrazilLibyaSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
BulgariaLithuaniaSuriname
ChileMacedonia, FYRThailand
ChinaMalaysiaTunisia
ColombiaMaldivesTurkey
Costa RicaMauritiusTurkmenistan
CubaMexicoTuvalu
DominicaMontenegroUruguay
Dominican RepublicNamibiaVenezuela, RB
Scholarship Description: The scholarships were designed for both junior and senior members of universities in developing countries or members of major research centres and international organizations with specific interests in the field of development University of Pavia, Italystudies. Since 1998, the University of Pavia and the Institute for University Studies (EDiSU) have offered about ten scholarships yearly for a four to ten week stay in Pavia, during which time the scholars carry out joint research with professors in the department that hosts them and often hold seminars. Academics and other researchers from developing countries who wish to carry out research in collaboration with a professor at the University of Pavia are welcome to apply. Applicants must have the support of a collaborator at the University of Pavia.
Number of award(s): The University of Pavia and the Organisation for the Right to Education (EDiSU) provide 10 scholarships for 2016.
Duration of award(s): CICOPS scholarships are foreseen for research collaboration in the short period (from 4 to 10 weeks) in order to encourage the mobility of researchers from developing countries.
What does it cover? Scholarship includes travel (economy class), board and lodging expenses and a pocket money of 150.00 Euro (gross) per week.
Selection Criteria: Scientific and professional value being equal, preference will be given to applicants employed at Universities/Institutions linked to University of Pavia with a pre-existing Cooperation Agreement and to applicants from lower income economies, according to the World Bank list. The committee will rank the candidates and the scholarships will be assigned according to a principle of rotation among the departments.
Notification: A decision will be taken by a Committee composed of the President of CICOPS and by two members designated by the Reactor by June 30th 2015.
How to Apply: The students can apply online. Applications must be supported by a letter of invitation from a teacher of the University of Pavia, someone who would work with you on a joint research while in Pavia. Without a formal invitation from a professor of the University of Pavia your application will not be taken into consideration.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is May 31st, 2015.

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