Deadline- 15 June, 2012. The focus of the course work will be on research and practices for combating desertification, and will include interdisciplinary aspects such as climate change, integrated water and land management, combating desertification, pasture land management, livestock and wildlife … [Read more...] about (MSc) Programme on Integrated Drylands Management
Grants and Resources for Research
A list of current and past grant funding opportunities and useful resources for NGOs for research.
Research Grant Program-“Exploring Knowledge to Build a Better Future”
Deadline- May 18, 2012 Based on the theme of “Exploring Knowledge to Build a Better Future,” the program provides support to researches uncovering new relations between people, nature, and culture, and aspiring to an enriched society in which people sustain each other. In particular, the program … [Read more...] about Research Grant Program-“Exploring Knowledge to Build a Better Future”
Call for nominations 2012-ECI and IRPE Prize-Limnetic Ecology
Deadline- May 31, 2012 Since 1986 the International Ecology Institute in Oldendorf/Luhe (Germany) selects each year two top performers in the field of ecology: the winner of the Ecology Institute Prize (which carries an endowment of €6000) and the winner of the IRPE Prize (which carries an … [Read more...] about Call for nominations 2012-ECI and IRPE Prize-Limnetic Ecology
ProSPER.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award-Sustainable Development
Deadline- 15 May 2012 Countries/Region- Asia-Pacific region (excluding USA and Canada) United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) engages international expertise at local, regional, and global levels from multiple disciplines in the natural, social, and life sciences. This … [Read more...] about ProSPER.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award-Sustainable Development
KWEF(Kurita Water and Environment Foundation)- Research Grant Program
Deadline- 17th May 2012 Countries/Region- ASEAN countries, China, Korea The KWEF is nonprofit organization founded in March 1997 by Kurita Water Industries Ltd. The KWEF contributes to the betterment of society by developing new technologies of water conservation and environmental protection. The … [Read more...] about KWEF(Kurita Water and Environment Foundation)- Research Grant Program
Call for Papers – Conference on the Role of Private Universities in Higher Education in Africa
Deadline- 31st May 2012 Countries/Region- Africa The Association of African Universities (AAU) is an international non-governmental not-for-profit organization set up by the universities in Africa to promote cooperation among themselves and between them and the international academic community. … [Read more...] about Call for Papers – Conference on the Role of Private Universities in Higher Education in Africa
Call for Application-PhD Positions in Social and Economic Geography, Uppsala, Sweden
Deadline- 30th April 2012 Applications are invited for 3-5 fully funded places in the department’s PhD/Doctoral program in Social and Economic geography. The studentships are available from the 1st of September 2012 and offer full funding for four years. The University is one of the foremost … [Read more...] about Call for Application-PhD Positions in Social and Economic Geography, Uppsala, Sweden
SCHOLARSHIP: PhD in Land Governance Reform in central Africa
Deadline- May 15, 2012 Countries/Region- Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan,Netherlands Africa Studies Centre, and Nijmegen and Wageningen University jointly announce the call for application for 2 Phd Scholarships on Land Governance Reform in central Africa . The candidate will work in a team with 2 … [Read more...] about SCHOLARSHIP: PhD in Land Governance Reform in central Africa
IDRC and SDPI Fellowships in Governance, Security and Justice
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Policy Institute have launched the Call for Applications for fellowship opportunities in the areas of governance, security and justice in South Asia. Students intending to pursue Masters, MPhil … [Read more...] about IDRC and SDPI Fellowships in Governance, Security and Justice
TRAINING Course: International Forestry Resources and Institutions, at University of Michigan
Deadline- Open Every other year, the nine-week IFRI training course is offered at the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment, with Arun Agrawal, the Director of IFRI leading the course. Guest lecturers from within the University and the broader IFRI Network regularly … [Read more...] about TRAINING Course: International Forestry Resources and Institutions, at University of Michigan
