Burma Study Abroad Website
Announcements
Mapping Asia Website Launched
Asian Studies
WWW Monitor
Directory of Open
Access Journals
Soas Bulletin
of Burma Research
Burma Economic Watch
Journal
Explorations in
Southeast Asian Studies
Asian
Development Bank- Japan Scholarship Program
OSI Network
Scholarship Programs 2009-2010 Alumni Grant Program (Deadline:
15 May 2009)
Humphrey Fellowship - 2010 (Deadline:
29 May 2009)
Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award (Deadline:
20 June 2009)
Mapping Asia is a completely new web-based finding tool which provides support for research on Asia, Middle East and North Africa by gathering information about the existence, nature and availability of resources housed in UK libraries.
The site offers two searchable databases for resource discovery in all subject areas of the humanities and social sciences, covering 64 countries in Asia, Middle East and North Africa.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTIONS of resources held in UK libraries
Records include information on the content, history and development, strengths, subjects, languages and countries covered, collection material and size, as well as catalogue and collection management information. The descriptions, most of which have been specially created for Mapping Asia, allow researchers to find resources that have not been easily accessible before.
NEWSPAPERS published in Asia, Middle East and North Africa which are held in UK libraries. Records offer full bibliographic details for titles and information about libraries' holdings. The newspaper database is searchable by title, city, country, language, and other options.
The development of Mapping Asia has been led by the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, in collaboration with 16 library partners across the UK. The partners, among them the British Library, Cambridge University Library, the Wellcome Library, and the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), as well as many other institutions, have contributed collection descriptions and newspaper holdings information to the databases. All contributors continue to have access to maintain and update their data in the future.
Mapping Asia, which has been funded by the Research Support Libraries Programme (RSLP), has taken two and a half years to create. After the development work finishes in October 2002, the web-site and databases will be maintained by the School of Oriental and African Studies Library.
Mapping Asia can be accessed at http://www.asiamap.ac.uk
The e-journal [est. Apr 1994], a pioneering and the only publication of this kind in the world, provides free weekly abstracts and reviews of new/updated online resources of significance to research, teaching and communications dealing with the Asian Studies.
The email edition of this Journal now reaches over 3510 subscribers.
URL: http://coombs.anu.edu.au/regasia.html
Directory of Open Access Journals
Free, full text, peer-reviewed and downloadable, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals available at:
Soas Bulletin of Burma Research
The SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research offers current information on Burma research, activities, and resources at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, as well as information on international Burma Studies of relevance to Burma researchers in the
United Kingdom. The General Editor is Michael W. Charney (SOAS), and the Book Review Editor is William Womack (SOAS). The Bulleting is issued in pdf format with a small number of hard copies deposited in selected libraries. Information on current and forthcoming Burma research activities and other notices will be included.
http://web.soas.ac.uk/burma/bulletin.htm
Burma Economic Watch (BEW), a centre within the Economics Department at Macquarie University, has recently issued the latest edition of its journal. The journal, which is also called 'Burma Economic Watch', is a periodical that aims to provide up-to-date and reliable data, analysis and commentary on the economy of Burma. The latest installment, the first for 2004, has articles on Burma's growth performance vis-a-vis its peers (and the problems of measuring it), an update on Burma's banking crisis, and details of a major new survey the centre is conducting into the contributions of Burmese workers and refugees to the economy of Thailand.
The editors hope to have the journal on a website shortly, but in the meantime copies of BEW can be obtained by e-mailing Sean Turnell:
Explorations in Southeast Asian Studies
Explorations in Southeast Asian
Studies (Graduate student journal)
Spring 2004 Issue, available now:
http://www.hawaii.edu/cseas/pubs/explorations.html
All previous issues of Explorations are on this website.
For submission or other
information, contact [email protected]
Fellowships at the Library of Congress, John W. Kluge Center
The Library of Congress invites
qualified scholars to conduct research in the John W. Kluge
Center using the Library of Congress collections and resources
for a period of up to eleven months. The Kluge Center especially
encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use
of the Library's large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary,
cross-cultural, or multi-lingual research is particularly
welcome. Among the collections available to researchers are the
world's largest law library and outstanding multi-lingual
collections of books and periodicals. Special collections of
manuscripts, maps, music, films, recorded sound, prints and
photographs are also available. Visit the Web at http://www.loc.gov/kluge for more information.
Robert Saladini
Program Officer
John W. Kluge Center
The Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. 20540-4860
Email: [email protected]
OR
Tel: 202-707-2692
FAX: 202-707-3595
Email: [email protected]
Visit the website at http://www.loc.gov/kluge
Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program
The Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) encompasses 18 universities in the Asia-Pacific region offering scholarships for students pursuing masters and doctorate degrees in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields.
Candidates must apply directly to the university they are interested in attending, but for scholarship consideration must attach a completed information form that can be downloaded from the ADB’s website: http://www.adb.org.
Applicants must send the required documents and forms to the university at least six months before the planned intakes.
Members of the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP)
Australia
National Centre for Development Studies/Australian National
University: www.ncdsnet.anu.edu.au
University of Melbourne: www.unimelb.edu.au
University of Sydney: www.usyd.edu.au/su/io/scholarship
Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong: www.hku.hk
India
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi: www.iitd.ernet.in
Japan
International University of Japan: www.iuj.ac.jp
Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University: www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index-en.html
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies: www.grips.ac.jp
Saitama University: www.civil.saitama-u.ac.jp/fso/fso.html
University of Tokyo: www.civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index-j.html
www.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/e/index.html
New Zealand
University of Auckland: www.auckland.ac.nz
Pakistan
Lahore University of Management Sciences: www.lums.edu.pk
Philippines
Asian Institute of Management: www.aim.edu.ph
International Rice Research Institute/ University of the
Philippines in Los Banos: www.cgiar.org/irri
Singapore
National University of Singapore: www.nusbs.com/grad
Thailand
Asian Institute of Technology: www.ait.ac.th
Thammasat University: www.tu.ac.th/org/grad/grad/html
United States
East-West Centre: www.eastwestcenter.org
OSI Network Scholarship
Programs 2009-2010 Alumni Grant Program
Introduction
The Open Society Institute’s (OSI) Network Scholarship Programs (NSP)
is pleased to announce the new call for applications for the 2009 -
2010 Alumni Grant Program. This program offers grants to NSP alumni
to further expand the knowledge gained during their fellowship and
make a positive contribution to their home country. The
deadline
for
the 2009 competition is:
Friday May 15, 2009.
Online Application System (OAS) at:
www.soros.org/grants/oas .
Applications submitted via email, fax or post will not be accepted.
Applicants are strongly advised to register with OAS immediately so as
to avoid technical problems on or before the application due date.***
Eligibility[1]
The competition is open to NSP alumni of the following programs:
American University in Bulgaria (last entry year in 2005)
Cambridge and Oxford Hospitality Schemes
Chevening-OSI Scholarships
CNOUS-OSI Program
DAAD-OSI Program
Environmental Law/Management Program (1996 – 1999)
Faculty Development Program[2]
Georgian Program for Education Professionals
Global Supplementary Grant Program
Mongolian Professional Fellowship Program
Muskie/FSA Graduate Fellowship Program (in the fields administered by
OSI, last entry year in 2004)
Palestinian Rule of Law Program
Social Work Fellowship Program
Soros Supplementary Grant Program
Supplementary Grant Program – Burma
Supplementary Grant Program – Former Yugoslavia
Undergraduate Exchange Program/Virtual University
Alumni of the above-mentioned NSP programs must meet the following
criteria to be considered eligible:
1. Have successfully completed their NSP Fellowship before
January 1, 2010[3];
2. Be in compliance with the conditions of any OSI grant or fellowship;
3. Currently reside in their home country or region (with the
exceptions of SGP–Burma and SGP–Former Yugoslavia);
4. Present a project related to or applicable in their home
country or region.
Grant Details
All proposals must be related to OSI’s mission of supporting
educational, social, political and legal reform, and of encouraging
alternative approaches to complex and controversial issues.
Collaborative projects between alumni, across borders, and with host
universities are welcome. NSP alumnus/a must demonstrate a leading
role in the project. Areas of project activities may include, but are
not limited to:
· initiatives that further social justice or community welfare;
· activities that generate debate/dialogue on local social
and/or political issues;
· alumni networking and fostering the creation of constructive
associations;
· other projects judged by the selection committee to be in
the spirit of the program goals.
The program will not support:
· academic or personal research projects;
· individual travel grants for conferences, workshops, classes, etc.;
· travel to or from countries not served by OSI (western
Europe, North America, etc.);
· expenses taking place outside countries served by OSI
(western Europe, North America, etc.);
· additional degrees, courses, or certificates for individual alumnus/a;
· publishing journals, books, or a thesis (newsletters or
websites are acceptable);
· projects which replicate existing efforts within the country
(i.e. local Soros Foundation projects);
· Educational Advising Centers, or resource centers, for study abroad;
· purchasing of office equipment (computers, photocopiers, fax
machines, etc.)
Items that are allowable but are not considered a priority:
· office space rental;
· office equipment rental.
Selection Process
Selection is based on the applicant’s qualifications and standing with
OSI, the project’s relevance to the Program goals, its feasibility,
and its potential for impact. The selection committee will be
comprised of experts from the Soros Foundation Network and outside
consultants who are familiar with OSI’s mission. All applicants will
be notified of their status by early November 2009.
Financial Terms
Applicants may request up to $7,000 support for individual projects;
and up to $20,000 for collaborative projects (proposals by 2 or more
alumni). All proposals must include a line item explanation of the
budget. Budgets should clearly list contributions from other donors
and/or explanations concerning acquisition of such funds or services
(free space, volunteer office assistance, donated equipment, etc.)
Verification:
The Program reserves the right to verify all information submitted as
part of an application. In the event that there is a discrepancy or
information is found to be false, the applicant will be declared
ineligible.
Additional information for Applicants:
· The competition is merit-based and open to all alumni who
meet the eligibility requirements and follow the guidelines.
· Applicants may submit only one proposal per competition.
· OSI will fund projects in 2010 only. Therefore, projects
should begin no earlier than January 1, 2010.
· Questions about eligibility may be directed to Céline
Keshishian, Program Manager, at:
[email protected] .
It is recommended that applicants consider the following tips before
submitting applications: state program goals and objectives clearly;
specify and/or justify whether the project will be a one-time event
for a specific issue, or an on-going project serving a specific group;
keep program objectives realistic and not overly ambitious; ensure
that each activity and budget line relates to program goals, and that
budget lines clearly relate to activities described; discuss your idea
with professionals and practitioners to ensure that your project is
feasible and does not replicate projects already being done in your
country; if your project is complex, consider breaking it down and
determining whether a smaller more focused project would be more
effective for the first phase of funding.
Checklist:
All applications must include:
q Application Form
q Project Proposal (2 - 6 pages)
q Curriculum Vitae of Project Manager and principal assistants (max. 2
pages per CV)
q Detailed Budget with explanations of how each cost relates to a
specific function of the project
q Letter(s) of support from institutions mentioned in proposal (other
than applicant)
q Letter(s) of commitment from other donors if listed in the proposal
or budget (other than applicant).
Online Application System (OAS) at:
www.soros.org/grants/oas .
Applications submitted via email, fax or post will not be accepted.
Applicants are strongly advised to register with OAS immediately so as
to avoid technical problems on or before the application due date.***
Deadline:
Friday May 15, 2009
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[1] NSP alumni who are current employees of the Open Society Institute
or work directly with Network Scholarship Programs will not be
eligible for this award for up to one year after their employment.
[2] Faculty Development Program grantees must have completed the full
3 terms of their program in the U.S.
[3] This includes completion of all Short-term Study, Internships, and
Home Country Projects supported by NSP.
Humphrey Fellowship is a non-degree training program for mid-career professionals. It is sponsored annually by the US State Department since 1978. Myanmar citizens who are from the following professional fields are eligible to apply:
· Agricultural and Rural Development
· Communications/ Journalism
· Substance Abuse Education, Treatment, and Prevention
· Economic Development/Finance and Banking
· Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
· HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention
· Human Resource Management
· Law and Human Rights
· Natural Resources/Environmental Policy/Climate Change
· Public Health Policy and Management
· Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
· Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
· Technology Policy and Management
· Trafficking in Persons, Policy and Prevention
· Urban and Regional Planning
Application deadline: 29 May 2009
Eligibility criteria for Humphrey fellowship are:
· Burmese citizenship
· University Graduates
· At least five years of substantial professional experience in Burma
· Demonstrated leadership qualities and a record of public service
· Little or no previous experience studying or working in the U.S.
· Written permission from their employers to participate in the program, should they be selected
· English level equivalent to 525 TOEFL score.
For more information -
Website : http://www.humphreyfellowship.org/
Contact address:
Public Affairs Office
American Embassy
110 University Avenue
Kamayut Township Rangoon
Ph: 536509/ 534173 Ext: 4369
Email:
[email protected]
Asia
Democracy and Human Rights Award
Each year, the
Taiwan Foundation for Democracy confers the Asia Democracy and Human Rights
Award on one individual or organization that has made significant contributions
to the advancement of democracy and human rights through peaceful means in Asia.
As the first national democracy assistance foundation in Asia, the TFD is
committed to supporting courageous individuals and groups who build democracy,
stand up for justice and defend human rights, especially those in our home
region.
The Asia Democracy
and Human Rights Award is presented to the laureate at a ceremony in Taipei on
December 10th, International Human Rights Day. The Award consists of a sculpture
and a US$100,000 grant to support the ongoing work of the laureate. The TFD also
pledges to deepen its relationship with each Award laureate to help sustain and
increase the impact of their work.
After an open call
for nominations, the Award laureate is chosen by a rigorous review process that
spans several months and adheres to strict principles of fairness and
confidentiality. A preliminary board of domestic reviewers shortlists five
candidates for the final review, which is then conducted by an international
panel of distinguished experts.
Nominations are now
open to the public and due by 30 June 2009. For more information, please write
to [email protected] or call the TFD at +886-2-2708-0100 ext. 211.
Selection Criteria and Review Process
According to the
Guidelines, nominees for the Award shall be individuals or institutions that
have demonstrated outstanding leadership and made significant contributions to
the advancement of democracy or to the improvement of human rights in the Asian
region, regardless of race, religion, nationality, class, or gender. The
nominees, as individuals or institutions, are selected based upon the following
criteria:
1.
The nominee shall have made concrete and significant contributions
to the advancement of democracy or human rights movements.
2.
The nominee shall have a high level of integrity that is respected
by others and should possess a strong spirit of altruism.
3.
The nominee shall have made creative and unique contributions to
foster the development of regional democracy or human rights protection.
Nominations are
open to the public, and each nominee must be nominated in writing by at least
two credible organizations or individuals from the field of democracy or human
rights. The nomination form is available for download from the TFD’s website,
and all pertinent documents must be received by the TFD no later than
June 30 of each year.
The review of
nominees includes two stages: preliminary review and final review. Preliminary
review is conducted by a Preliminary Review Board (PRB), of which the TFD
president presides as chair. Together with six experts from Taiwan, the PRB
verifies the validity of the submitted information regarding the nominees’
qualifications and achievements, and shortlists five candidates for the final
review.
Final review is
conducted by a Final Review Board (FRB), of which the chairperson and president
of the TFD are ex officio members, and the TFD chairperson presides as the
chair. Five prominent international personages are invited to serve on the FRB
and make the final selection of the Award laureate.
All members of both
review boards shall abide by strict ethical standards and the principles of
impartiality and confidentiality, and avoid conflict of interest. Review board
members are not eligible to nominate candidates for the Award. The TFD’s Board
of Trustees and employees are also not eligible for nomination.
Information
regarding the nominees, review process, and all relevant information shall be
kept strictly confidential.
Moreinfo:
http://www.tfd.org.tw/english/HTML/ADHRA_2009_main.html
Nomination Form
Word /
PDF (click to download)
The
Taiwan Foundation for Democracy’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the
Guidelines for the Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award on 21 March 2006,
pursuant to TFD’s Bylaws, and with the enthusiastic support of Chairman Wang
Jin-pyng.
AsiaJobSearch, a new service funded by the Freeman
Foundation that will assist East and Southeast Asian graduates of
US colleges and universities find jobs in Asia, is a web-based
employment search service linking pre-screened and
highly-qualified US-educated Asian grads with employers and
recruiters in East and Southeast Asia.
Employers subscribing to AsiaJobSearch are multinational
companies with offices in Asia and Asian-based companies,
including corporations, foundations, governments, NGOs and other
charitable organizations that are looking for high-caliber,
multilingual, globally-minded U.S.-educated Asians.
This service is free to all U.S.-educated grads from
South and East Asia who meet the eligibility requirements.
For more information about eligibility guidelines for
job-seekers and how to post a resume or to subscribe as an
employer, go to http://www.asiajobsearch.org or email [email protected]