University of Pittsburgh’s Global Studies Center is seeking applications for the Carl Malmberg Fellowship Program from eligible candidates from Lesotho working in community health care issues.
Under this non-degree program, the fellow will get an opportunity to spend one or two semesters beginning in fall 2012 at the University of Pittsburgh. A similar opportunity is available for the spring semester. The exact dates are negotiable.
Purpose of the Fellowship
The Carl Malmberg Fellowship Program is targeted at accomplished professional from Lesotho to the University of Pittsburgh at an early point in her or his career for one to two academic terms of study and related practical professional experiences. The Fellow is selected from young professionals whose record of accomplishment in the early stages of their career indicates strong potential for outstanding achievement and a capacity to contribute to the development of Lesotho. By giving future leaders an experience combining U.S. society and culture and current approaches in the fields in which they work, the program provides a basis for lasting ties between practitioners in the U.S. and their professional counterparts in Lesotho.
Program Overview
The successful candidate is expected to participate in a range of workshops, classes and other curricular opportunities tailored, in so far as possible, to the candidate’s area of expertise. Classes are provided free of charge, but do not carry university credit towards a degree. The successful candidate will return to Lesotho with documentation of the completed work-enhancement opportunities and will participate in the selection of the next year’s candidates in this pioneering effort.
Courses taken as part of the Malmberg Fellowship do not earn credit towards an academic degree.
Monetary Provisions
The Fellow will receive a stipend of $5,000 or $10,000, depending whether they are in residence for one or two academic terms; health insurance; round-trip transportation between her or his home and Pittsburgh; $800 for justified travel within the U.S. related to the study program; and $800 for justified books and additional professionally-related materials.
Last date for submission of applications is December 1, 2011.
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