KAAD Scholarships for Developing Countries

Who can apply?

For the scholarship programme 1 of KAAD you can apply if you:

*come from a developing or emerging country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East or Latin America
have a university degree and professional experience from your home country

*want to acquire a master's degree or a PhD at a German university or do a post-doctoral research project (2-6 months for established university lecturers) at a German university
are a Catholic Christian (or general belong to a Christian denomination). Candidates from other religions can apply if they are proposed by Catholic partners and can prove their commitment to interreligious dialogue

*possess German language skills before starting the studies (KAAD can provide a language course of max. 6 months in Germany).



What does KAAD expect from you?

Above-average performance in studies and research

The orientation of your studies or research towards permanent reintegration in your home region (otherwise the scholarship is turned into a loan),

Religious and social commitment (activities) and willingness to inter-religious dialogue.

KAAD is working with focus- and partner countries in your region. There are so-called Partner Committees in these countries and applications are channelled via them. Applications from other countries can be considered only in exceptional cases.

For more information about your region, visit the following sites:
Africa (sub-Sahara)
Asia
Latin America
Near and Middle East (including North Africa)


Deadline: 30 June/30 Nov (annual)
Study in: Germany
Course starts Sept 2011

Source link: http://kaad.de/1/scholarships/scholarship-program-1/

Jeans are a means to keep Simon Youth Foundation at-risk youth in the classroom

They might have been Levi's or Wranglers, maybe something a bit swankier, like Citizens for Humanity. Whatever the brand, the jeans that made their way into the Simon Property Group headquarters on Friday, April 15, 2011, were the favorite fit of the Simon Youth Foundation, because they helped raise $2,285 to benefit youth at risk of dropping out of high school. Some 457 SPG employees paid $5 to participate in the Jeans for Teens fundraiser, which was the third in 2011 and pushed the program's total year contributions to nearly $7,000.

Come back to the blog for details on the next Jeans for Teens set for June 17, 2011, or send Adjei Nortey an email.

CBS radio: SYF academy is model of community partnerships to improve education



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The Simon Youth Peabody Learning Academy at Northshore Mall in Peabody, Mass., was featured in an April 1, 2011, report from the CBS radio affiliate in Boston, WBZ NewsRadio 1030. In the story, the superintendent of our local partner in education, the Peabody Public Schools system, says the academy is a model for providing crucial educational opportunities through community partnerships for at-risk students.

Superintendent Milton Burnett, Ed.D., goes on to tell the story's reporter that opening the academy was "absolutely the right thing to do" for the students whose personal circumstances require a learning an environment that differs from the traditional classroom model.

You can listen to the entire radio story by clicking the link below. You can learn more about the Simon Youth Peabody Learning Academy at its website.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/04/01/the-parent-report-the-learning-academy/

Simon Property Group regional event sinks big donation for SYF

If the best score in golf is a hole in one, Simon Youth Foundation scored the fundraising equivalent at a recent annual meeting for Simon Property Group's Florida Region.

SYF's administrators were presented with a check for $131,000 dollars during a mini golf and Hawaiian luau themed event that was hosted as part of the two-day meeting.

Florida Region staff worked with more than 60 sponsor companies to raise the funds, collecting donations ranging from $200 all the way up to $10,000. Enjoy some fun event photos in the slideshow below!

Tight budgets could make for lost futures

Photo property of the TC Palm
Photo by Deborah Silver

Simon Youth Foundation President and CEO J. Michael Durnil, Ph.D., is currently touring some of our nationwide academies. While visiting the Simon Youth Academy at Indian River Commons in Vero Beach, Fla., he worked with administrators on ways to save the school. Despite strong success since opening in 2007, difficult budget realities facing the local school district, our partner, Indian River County Schools, have put the academy's future in jeopardy. Durnil, photographed by photojournalist Deborah Silver at left, spoke to the TC Palm, the local newspaper, about the academy's uncertain future, saying school systems throughout the country must try to save programs that benefit at-risk youth otherwise "it's a lost future" for too many students. You can read the full story at the link to the paper's website below.

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/apr/11/indian-river-schools-simon-mall-dropout-program/

SYF thanks you for wearing your blue jeans

Who doesn't want to wear jeans to work? I mean, for those of us stuck in the rut of business casual dress codes, a jeans day is a chance to shake things up and sit comfortably all day long. The only thing better than your average jeans day is one that also benefits a great cause, like say, Simon Youth Foundation.

As of April 7, 2011, SYF Jeans for Teens, or JFT, fundraisers supported by Simon Property Group employees have already raised nearly $5,000. For a five-dollar donation to SYF, employees at SPG headquarters are able to break free of business casual on five selected dates each year by wearing their jeans into the office. We are grateful for their support!

In recognition of their willingness to support JFT, our SYF team and some students representing Indianapolis-area Simon Youth Academies hosted a thank-you luncheon for the volunteers who coordinate selling JFT event tickets on each floor of the SPG building. The students spoke about the impact of SYF on their lives, and SYF provided free boxed lunches to attendees, which were donated by Jug's Catering.

Simon malls hop to support SYF dropout-prevention mission

Spring is here and Easter is upon us. The season is a great metaphor for Simon Youth Foundation. Just as the season promises new beginnings, our 25 Simon Youth Academies offer hope for the future to hundreds of high school students at risk of dropping out of school by giving them a fresh start in the classroom. Similarly, our Simon Youth Scholarships over the last 11 years have helped nearly 3,000 students from 42 states begin college careers, many of them becoming the first person in their family to attend a university.

SYF can only extend these second-chance educational opportunities through the financial support of its amazing donor network, including our partners at Simon malls throughout the country and their generous patrons. Simon malls and their shoppers donated more than $1.7 million to benefit SYF schools and scholarships in 2010 alone.

On Saturday, April 2, 2011, the Northshore Mall in Peabody, MA, hosted a breakfast with the Easter Bunny for members of its kids club network. Around 200 parents and kids attended the event, and families donated five dollars to SYF to participate. SYF sponsors the Simon Youth Peabody Learning Academy at Northshore Mall, so the community's support of SYF is really an investment in its own future. You can read more about the event and see more photos like the one above, which is courtesy of Tara Vocino, by visiting the community's Peabody Patch website.