Qatar: Fellowships Available to ATTEND Islamic Art Symposium at VCU

Fellowships Available to ATTEND Islamic Art Symposium at VCU, Qatar

RICHMOND, Va.— Fellowships for travel and accommodation are available for scholars of Islamic art to attend Rivers of Paradise: Water in Islamic Art and Culture at VCU\’s Qatar campus Nov. 4-6, 2007.

The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development and the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Arts are offering 15 Hamad Bin Khalifa travel fellowships.
The Hamad Bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art strives to foster the development of an international community of researchers and scholars in Islamic art and cultures. The fellowship provides financial support for conference attendance and recognition of scholars from diverse geographic and cultural areas, including those from the less developed and less well-funded countries.

Many scholars, who more characteristically conduct research for years with minimal support, are having a hard time believing that these generous fellowships are merely to attend the symposium, and not to present papers, as is usual with travel fellowships.
Thirteen speakers from around the world from a variety of disciplines will explore the theme of water in the Islamic lands from southern Europe to South Asia from the 7th century to the present. Topics range from the supply and distribution of water to its role in religion and popular culture.

Attendance at the Rivers of Paradise: Water in Islamic Art and Culture Symposium in Doha, Qatar is an opportunity for advanced students and other scholars from around the world to meet and interact with one another. The fellowship will also allow students and scholars to visit Doha, one of the fastest-growing Islamic Art centers in the Middle East.
Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom, shared holders of the Hamad bin Khalifa Endowed Chair of Islamic Art at VCU and the Norma Jean Calderwood University Chair of Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College, and curators of the acclaimed current exhibition of Islamic art Cosmophilia, are convening the conference.

Online fellowship applications are due June 1, 2007. Complimentary symposium registration will be available July 2007. For more information contact Diane Tepfer at dtepfer@vcu.edu and click http://www.islamicartdoha.org/

Submited By: Diane Tepfer
Website: http://www.islamicartdoha.org/

Scholarships for Study Abroad Programs in Argentina

Road2Argentina, a study abroad organization, is now offering scholarships for our semester, volunteer, Spanish immersion, and internship programs. The scholarships are merit-based and are open to any program participant. Applying is easy! Just fill our Scholarship Application Form and meet the scholarship requirements as outlined in the scholarship requirements as outlined below.

Criteria for Road2Argentina scholarships

* Must be accepted to a Road2Argentina program
* Submit a completed scholarship application
* Submit a personal statement in English or Spanish (400 – 500 words)
* Have a minimum 3.0 GPA
* Copy of Transcript
* Letter of recommendation
* Application Deadlines
April 31: for programs taking place from June-December
November 15: for programs taking place from January-May
* All application must be sent by e-mail or fax. By email to info@road2argentina.com or by fax to +54-11-48213271.

Selection process
Applicants who meet the scholarship criteria will have their application reviewed by our selection panel. Winners will be notified 3-4 weeks after the application deadline.

Scholarships
1st prize awards - $2,000
2nd prize awards - $1,000

Submited By: Katie Dunlop
Website: www.road2argentina.com

Italy: Summer Course in Mathematics, University of Perugia

In Summer 2007 graduate courses in mathematics will be organized under the sponsorship of the Consorzio per l’Alta Formazione in Matematica (CIAFM), and of the Ministery of University and Research (MUR), at the University of Perugia, Perugia (Italy); the courses will take place from July 30- August 31, 2007.

The courses are directed towards young graduates wishing to study mathematics at a graduate level.

The list of courses offered is attached. Each participant is required to choose two courses for a total of 10 hours a week of lectures in addition to problem sessions. Daily attendance is compulsory for participants. Although written tests will be given by the lecturers, no certification of proficiency will be issued.

Fifthteen SMI fellowships will be available to foreign participants to help cover their living expenses during the course. The fellowship holders will receive Euro 300 and will be paid lodging expenses in the Casa dello Studente. As a further contribution to the participants, text-books and lecture notes will be provided by the School.

In case extra funds will become available, a limited number of travel grants, partially covering travel expenses, might be awarded to foreign participants coming from foreign countries, who explicitly request them. Should travel grants become available, they will only be paid upon submission of original travel documents, and will never exceed Euro 600.

Applications should be sent by mail to the following address:

SCUOLA MATEMATICA INTERUNIVERSITARIA
Polo Scientifico – CNR Edificio F
via Madonna del Piano
50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI) – Italy

and should reach this address before May 21, 2007. A selection committee will meet shortly afterwards and all admitted foreign applicants will be notified of the result in due time. Applications should contain the titles of three courses the applicant would like to attend (in order of preference), a BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE, and a DETAILED CURRICULUM STUDIORUM (including a certificate with the list of university courses taken and corresponding grades). Applicants are requested to state if their participation is conditioned by the allotment of a fellowship and/or travel grant. They should indicate very clearly the exact address to which all correspondence concerning the Summer Course should be mailed.

Information - Programs and further information can be found on the WEB page of SMI at the address:
http://www.matapp.unimib.it/smi

or can be obtained by e-mail at the address:
smi@fi.iac.cnr.it

Programs and further information can also be required by fax at n. +39-055-5225812 (please address the fax to: Scuola Matematica Interuniversitaria), or by mail at the following address:

SCUOLA MATEMATICA INTERUNIVERSITARIA
Polo Scientifico – CNR Edificio F
via Madonna del Piano
50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI) – Italy

Official announcement:
http://www.matapp.unimib.it/smi/infoPerugia_eng.html

Europe: Descartes Prizes 2007

The Descartes Prizes are among the activities supported under the European Commission’s Sixth Framework Programme, within the Research Directorate Science and Society.

Prize 1: Descartes Prize for Research (EUROS 1,15 Million)
The Descartes Prize for Research has been awarded yearly, since 2000, to transnational research teams, which have achieved outstanding scientific or technological results through collaborative research in any field of science, including economics, social sciences and humanities.

For more details please visit:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/descartes/research_en.htm

Prize 2: Descartes Prize for Science Communication (EUROS - 2,75 Million)
The Descartes Prize for Science Communication has been awarded yearly, since 2004. It targets Organizations or individuals having achieved outstanding results in making science familiar to public.

For more details please visit:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/descartes/communication_en.htm

Closing date for nomination: July 17, 2007