Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Study and Scholarship in USA : 2011-12 Lane Kirkland Scholarships, USA

The Program is addressed to young leaders, holding MA university degrees, who are determined to be actively involved in the development of democracy, economy and civil society in their countries and the region. The program includes two semesters of study at Polish universities and 2-4 week professional internships in public and private institutions.
Scholarship Details:
The Polish-American Freedom Foundation – Founder of the Lane Kirkland Scholarship Program, and the Polish – U.S. Fulbright Commission – Program Administrator, announce an open competition for candidates from Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, as well as Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan for the Lane Kirkland Scholarships in the 2011-12 academic year.
CANDIDATES Details:
The 2011/12 Kirkland scholarships are addressed to individuals who are able to apply the knowledge and skills obtained in Poland to economic, social and democratic changes in their home countries, and who represent the following professional groups:
• civil servants, politicians, experts and employees of central and local government institutions
• entrepreneurs, managers
• leaders of non-governmental organizations, animators in culture and civic activity
• academic teachers, researchers
• journalists
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Details:
• Citizenship and permanent residence in one of the targeted countries
• individuals with a permanent residence card in Poland are ineligible
• Master’s degree
• up to 35 years of age (in special cases up to 40)
• Polish language proficiency adequate to effectively attend lectures and seminars and prepare a diploma thesis, or, alternatively, English – for those candidates who select a specific study program with English as language of instruction (in such cases only basic Polish is required)
• minimum 2 years of professional experience
Application Deadline:
Application Deadline is March 1, 2011
Further Details:
For further information about this scholarship visit below link.
http://www.kirkland.edu.pl/mod/resource/view.php?id=35

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