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ScholarForum: Corruption and Governance
Fall 2011, Issue 14
The fall 2011 edition of ScholarForum, the journal of the Open Society Foundations Scholarship Programs, showcases a diverse range of opinions, thoughts, and essays from Scholarship Programs� current grantees and alumni on the controversial issue of corruption and governance and on the richly diverse and ancient lands of the Caucasus.

About This Initiative
Scholarship Programs work to revitalize and reform the teaching of the social sciences and humanities, provide professional training in fields unavailable or underrepresented at institutions in the countries served, and assist outstanding students from a range of backgrounds to pursue their studies in alternative academic and cultural environments.

Contact List: Scholarship Programs Coordinators
Complete contact information for Scholarship Programs coordinators, listed by country/region.

Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations / University of York Scholarships Deadline: February 20, 2012 The program offers scholarships to suitably qualified individuals and/or young professionals from Afghanistan to pursue a master's degree in post-war recovery studies at York University.		Call for Applications: Supplementary Grant Program Asia Deadline: March/May 2012 The Supplementary Grant Program Asia provides supplemental financial assistance to Burmese students to study at accredited university degree programs outside of Burma (Myanmar).
Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations / Durham University Afghan Women PhD Deadline: February 14, 2012 The Open Society Foundations / Durham University Afghan Women PhD scholarships provide opportunities for PhD study in the United Kingdom for female Afghan students.		Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations / Durham University Scholarships Deadline: February 14, 2012 The Open Society Foundations / Durham University scholarships enable suitably qualified from Afghanistan, Indonesia, Nepal and Palestine to pursue masters� level study at the University of Durham in the fields of risk and environmental hazards; risk and security; and risk, health and public policy.
Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations / University of St Andrews Scholarships Deadline: February 3, 2012 The scholarships provide opportunities for independent postgraduate study at the University of St Andrews in Scotland for applicants from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.		Call for Applications: Open Society Foundations Scholarships in European Studies Deadline: February 6, 2012 The Open Society Foundations invite applicants from Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine for scholarships in the field of European Studies at Maastricht or Aarhus University.
Call for Applications: EARTH University Scholarships Deadline: March/April 2012 The Open Society Foundations offer undergraduate scholarships for students from Haiti, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to study at EARTH University in Costa Rica.

Marina Ushveridze
Marina Ushveridze, an Alumni Grant Program recipient and former Social Work Fellow, highlights the need for school-based social workers in Georgia.

Ammar Al-Dwaik
Ammar Al-Dwaik, a Palestinian Faculty Development Program fellow at Brandeis University, focuses on the relationship between the state and Islamic social service NGOs in the Arab world.

Sandra Kostandinova
Sandra Kostandinova, an Undergraduate Exchange Program scholar from Macedonia, reflects on her time at Sabanci University during the 2009 Pre-Departure Orientation.

Bringing a Little Green to a Red Land
Chuck Sudetic
December 21, 2011
BLOG
Student Sergio Mabasso wants to take the agricultural skills he has honed at EARTH University back to his community in Mozambique so his neighbors can feed their families.

Helping Farms and Forests Flourish in Haiti
Chuck Sudetic
December 14, 2011
BLOG
Marie Santa Auguste, an EARTH University scholar from Haiti, talks about how a simple recycling tool can help feed her country while preventing deforestation.

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