YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
LEADERSHIP COURSE: PRE-YA July 31 - August 3
More than a lifetime of professional experience, wisdom and education in a very intensive program - offered as a certificate-based, mini-course to a select group at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey, just outside of Manhattan:

* Participants learn in special small group breakouts with expert faculty rotating between each youth-led development 'think tank'; workshops, and talks by uniquely qualified leadership training staff; in a retreat-like setting, Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan campus.
* They develop their own projects and work in teams to present new ones. The event creates a perfect opportunity to work closely with experts from a wide range of civil society.

TEEN LEADERS EXCHANGE
LEADERSHIP COURSE: POST-YA, August 7 - 11, 2010. US CHINA TEEN EXCHANGE
Teens, ages 16 - 19, from the USA and China meet at Fairleigh Dickinson University for a fascinating course, developed by FDU staff and faculty. This certificate-based mini-course, taught in English, is a rare opportunity for teens from these two major countries to meet and exchange ideas on MDG issues, entrepreneurship, and the common challenges and opportunities we face in coming years.
Teens from both countries will get rare exposure and exchange opportunities, learn from the experts in the field, and receive a valuable certificate for their future college searches.

August 7 - 11, at FDU's Metropolitan campus, just after the YA. This is an EVENT not to be missed!

TEENS: ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
NOMINATIONS now being accepted for Youth Achievers Recognition.
Recognizing Students Who Have Made an Outstanding Contribution to their Community through Service

What is the Outstanding Youth Achievers Recognition?
The YOUTH ASSEMBLY Youth Achievers Recognition honors 16-18 year old high school students who have significantly contributed to a cause and shown leadership in community service projects, scientific research on sustainability, youth mobilization for an MDG related issue or other social development initiatives. We ask YOU to nominate a talented young person who will represent your organization / association / institution.

Nomination deadline: July 9, 2010

* All nominees and their organization / association / institution will be listed on the website of the Youth Assembly
* All Awardees will be presented with an Achievement Certificate, and their names may also be forwarded to local media
* Honorees will be invited to a ceremony at the U.N. with Olympic Medalists during the Youth Assembly
* All honorees are encouraged to apply for Youth Assembly participation with a chaperone.

Who is eligible?
All currently enrolled high school junior and senior students 16-18 years old, nominated by their organization / association / institution.

How can a youth achiever be nominated?
All Outstanding Youth Achievers nominees must be chosen by a teacher / educator or community supervisor. To find out more, go to: http://www.faf.org/unyouthassembly/yaaward.htm

Deadline: June 13, 2010
BBC World Challenge 2010 Invites Nominations for Grassroots-Level Project Awards
BBC World News and Newsweek in association with Shell have launched the sixth annual World Challenge competition to identify and honor projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grassroots level.
The 2010 Challenge invites nominations for innovative projects or ideas that demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit working for the benefit of the community while adopting a responsible approach. Nominated projects should demonstrate the innovative use of technology or an invention; should increase investment in the local community; and should take a responsible approach toward the environment. Nominations may be submitted in the categories of community welfare and enterprise, health and education, sustainable farming, energy, water, and environment.
The first place winner of the challenge will receive a grant of $20,000, and the second and third place finalists will each receive a grant of $10,000.
GO TO: http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/

Deadline: July 7, 2010
William T. Grant Foundation Invites Applications for 2010-11 Scholars Program in Youth Settings Research
An initiative of the William T. Grant Foundation, the William T. Grant Scholars Program is accepting applications from promising early-career researchers who want to tackle questions important to theory and either policy or practice for improving youth settings.
The program is designed to support promising early-career researchers from diverse disciplines who have demonstrated success in conducting high-quality research and are seeking to further develop and broaden their expertise. The foundation is interested in applicants trained across a range of social, behavioral, and health sciences. Applicants must submit a project that is consistent with the foundation's current research interests: addressing issues that have compelling relevance for theory and policies or practices affecting the settings of youth between the ages of 8 and 25 in the United States or a vulnerable sub-population of those youth.
Four to six William T. Grant Scholars are selected annually and each receives $350,000 distributed over a five-year period. Candidates are nominated by their supporting institution and must submit five-year research plans that demonstrate creativity, intellectual rigor, and a commitment to continued professional development.
GO TO: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunitie s/fellowships/william_t__grant_scholars

AusAID Human Rights Grants
  The Australian Government's 2010-11 Human Rights Grants Scheme (HRGS) is now open to receive Expressions of Interest for funding to conduct human rights activities in developing countries.  
The Scheme supports non-government organisations and human rights institutions to conduct human rights projects with direct and tangible benefits for at-risk populations. Through the Scheme, Australia helps to build civil society capacity in developing countries to protect and promote human rights at the grassroots level.  
Human rights-focused organisations based or working in all ODA-eligible countries in Asia, the Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean are invited to apply for funding under the Scheme. Grants range from between $20,000 and $100,000 for one year projects and up to $150,000 for two year projects.
Readmore: http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/05/ausaid-human-rights-grants.html

CIMB Regional Scholarship
  In line with our vision to become Southeast Asia's most valued universal banking group, CIMB Group is committed towards building the region's intellectual properties and capabilities. With this in mind, CIMB Group has established the CIMB Regional Scholarship, which aims to provide outstanding individuals from all Southeast Asian countries a chance to pursue full-time postgraduate degree programmes at top graduate schools throughout the world.
Each year, a maximum of 5 scholarships shall be awarded to deserving individuals. For this purpose, CIMB Group seeks highly talented individuals who have attained an impressive track record of academic and personal achievements and can see themselves playing a significant role in the development of Southeast Asia.
Readmore: http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/05/cimb-regional-scholarship.html

The Secretary's Innovation Award
  The Secretary's Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls seeks to find and bring to scale the most pioneering approaches to the political, economic and social empowerment of women and girls around the globe. Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the award is part of the State Department's continuing emphasis on public-private partnerships, and is administered by its Office of Global Women's Issues. The award, and the office, are founded on the premise that the major economic, security, governance and environmental challenges of our time cannot be solved without the full participation of women at all levels of society. The Rockefeller Foundation, as part of its mission to expand opportunity and promote more equitable growth, seeks to identify innovative approaches that can be scaled to address these challenges.  
The purpose of this announcement is to invite interested parties to submit a concept paper that describes innovations that have proven to have a positive impact on the lives of women and girls politically, socially, or economically. The concept paper should: (1) describe the innovation, (2) how it has been successful, and, (3) how it can be supported and enlarged with additional financial support to empower women and girls in their communities.
Readmore: http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/05/secretarys-innovation-award.html