Fulbright ILEP Teacher Exchange Program Graduate Nursing Scholarships

The International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) Graduate Nursing Scholarships is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, and is implemented by IREX (the International Research & Exchanges Board), a Washington, DC based non-profit organization.

ILEP Graduate Nursing Scholarships will consist of a semester-long academic program at a U.S. university, including coursework and intensive training in teaching methodologies, lesson planning, teaching strategies for their home environment, teacher leadership, as well as the use of computers for internet, word processing and as tools for teaching.

The Graduate Nursing Scholarships semester-long program, which will commence in January 2012 and conclude in May 2012, will also include an internship at a secondary school to engage participants actively with the American teachers and students.

The Fellowship provides:

• J-1 visa support
• A pre-departure orientation held in Indonesia
• Round-trip airfare to and within the U.S.
• A Welcome Orientation in Washington, DC
• Academic program fees
• Housing (generally shared with other program fellows)
• Accident and sickness insurance
• A daily allowance for meals and incidentals during the university academic program
• A laptop computer
• A $200 book/professional development allowance
• A Closing Seminar in Washington, DC
• A $100 excess baggage/shipping allowance (international)
• A $80 checked baggage allowance (domestic)
• The opportunity to apply for collaborative grants with U.S. colleagues

Eligible

• Be secondary-level, full-time teachers with five or more years of classroom experience in disciplines including: English as a Foreign Language, Social Studies, Civics, Mathematics or Sciences.
• Be citizen of Indonesia
• Be proficient in written and spoken English with a minimum institutional TOEFL score of 500 or higher or IELTS 5.0

How to Apply
Graduate Nursing Scholarships Candidates should complete the appropriate application forms. Forms are available either by mail at infofulbright_ind@aminef.or.id or in person at the AMINEF Office, Gedung Balai Pustaka, 6th floor, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya 4, Jakarta 10720.

Applicant must submit the original application and four complete copies (for a total of five (5) copies). Each copy of the application should be submitted in the following order:

1. Application
2. Curriculum Vitae (see sample format in the download form)
3. Statement of Purpose
4. Completed recommendation form and letter as well as completed institution support form, and
5. A copy of your ID card (KTP or passport)

Note: Each complete application should look identical and be stapled. No other form of binding is permitted.

We do not accept email applications. Hard copies must be sent or delivered to American Indonesian Exchange Foundation

Contact:

infofulbright_ind@aminef.or.id

Download:

Form Aplication

Postgraduate Nursing Scholarships position in Human Geography

The doctoral Graduate Nursing Scholarships candidate programme amounts to 240 credits (equivalent to four years of full time study). It formally ends with the doctoral candidate publicly defending his/her printed doctoral thesis. The holder of a postgraduate position has as his/her primary obligation to successfully fulfill his/her third cycle education ending with a PhD degree. Regulations concerning appointment as a full time postgraduate student can be found in the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5, 1-7 §§.

The holder of a post Graduate Nursing Scholarships position is expected to participate actively in the research and teaching environment of the Department. He/she will normally have to perform departmental duties, above all teaching, amounting to about 20 per cent of full time.
The Graduate Nursing Scholarships position is placed at the Department of Human Geography, but the employee will actively participate in the activities of the Research School at the Lund University Centre of Excellence for Integration of Social and Natural Dimensions of Sustainability (also located in Geocentrum I): http://www.lucid.lu.se/html/phd_programme.aspx More information on the PhD programme at the Department of Human Geography is available at http://www.keg.lu.se/html/forskarutb.aspx


Eligibility/Entry Requirements

To be eligible for third cycle studies an applicant must:

Have been awarded a second cycle degree

Have completed studies the equivalent of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 credits are at the second cycle level, or

Have acquired comparable qualifications in some other way in Sweden or abroad.



Students that met the requirements for basic eligibility for third cycle studies before 1 July 2007, shall also be considered eligible for third cycle studies after the new regulations came into effect, but only until the end of June 2015 in accordance with the following paragraph: The requirements for basic eligibility for third cycle studies are met by those who have completed first cycle education corresponding to at a minimum 180 higher education credits or acquired comparable qualifications in some other way in Sweden or abroad.


Basis of Assessment

In accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5, paragraph 5, particular emphasis for admission shall be placed upon the applicants ability to successfully complete PhD studies, as indicated by academic qualifications and merits. The research plan as well as previously written theses and publications are important indicators of ability. Proficiency in spoken and written English is also of great importance.

http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=24914&Dnr=385608&Type=EU


Deadline Application : April, 15th 2011