http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship Scholarship Programs mobilize students and scholars by providing support for fellowships, scholarships, and related activities that empower individuals throughout the world to improve the social, political, and intellectual environments of their home communities. http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/coordinators Complete contact information for Scholarship Programs coordinators, listed by country/region. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:43 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/coordinators http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/news/call-for-applications-york-20120104 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. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:25:59 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/news/call-for-applications-york-20120104 http://blog.soros.org/2011/12/bringing-a-little-green-to-a-red-land/ 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. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:45:21 EST http://blog.soros.org/2011/12/bringing-a-little-green-to-a-red-land/ http://blog.soros.org/2011/12/helping-farms-and-forests-flourish-in-haiti/ Marie Santa Auguste, an EARTH University scholar from Haiti, talks about how a simple recycling tool can help feed her country while preventing deforestation. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:46:39 EST http://blog.soros.org/2011/12/helping-farms-and-forests-flourish-in-haiti/ http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/news/call-for-applications-sgpa-20111213 The Supplementary Grant Program Asia provides supplemental financial assistance to Burmese students to study at accredited university degree programs outside of Burma (Myanmar). Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:17:53 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/news/call-for-applications-sgpa-20111213 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/articles_publications/publications/scholar-forum-20111212 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. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:38:08 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/articles_publications/publications/scholar-forum-20111212 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/news/call-for-applications-durham-phd-20111201 The Open Society Foundations / Durham University Afghan Women PhD scholarships provide opportunities for PhD study in the United Kingdom for female Afghan students. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:20:22 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/news/call-for-applications-durham-phd-20111201 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/news/call-for-applications-durham-20111129 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. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:47:06 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/news/call-for-applications-durham-20111129 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/news/call-for-applications-earth-20110926 The Open Society Foundations offer undergraduate scholarships for students from Haiti, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to study at EARTH University in Costa Rica. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:03:15 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/news/call-for-applications-earth-20110926 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/alumni/grantees/mushveridze-2009 Marina Ushveridze, an Alumni Grant Program recipient and former Social Work Fellow, highlights the need for school-based social workers in Georgia. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:40:16 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/alumni/grantees/mushveridze-2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/undergraduate_exchange/grantees/kostandinova-2009 Sandra Kostandinova, an Undergraduate Exchange Program scholar from Macedonia, reflects on her time at Sabanci University during the 2009 Pre-Departure Orientation. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:23:16 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/undergraduate_exchange/grantees/kostandinova-2009 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/grantees/aldwaik_2006 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. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:38:43 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/grantees/aldwaik_2006 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/about 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. Wed, 09 Jul 2003 15:36:13 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/about