Sent: Friday, 24 October 2008 11:08 PM
To: YKIP
Subject: H. J. Heinz Compnay Foundation Fellowship
October 24, 2008
With this letter I am calling your personal attention to our call for
applications for the 2009/2010 H.J. Heinz Company Foundation
Fellowship Program at the University of Pittsburgh.
This fellowship has existed since 1983. It provides young policy
practitioners who show promise for future leadership in their home
country with a year of professionally related non-credit courses and
internships through the University of Pittsburgh. I have included a
copy of the fellowship announcement below.
For the 2009/210 fellowship year, we are especially eager to receive
applications from China, India, and or Indonesia. Candidates must be
currently involved in some policy or practitioner area addressing
global health. Also we are looking for candidates from the developing
world who are experts in economics or democracy building.
We would be very grateful if you would help us by forwarding the
announcement and application form to appropriate individuals or
employing organizations.
Thank you for giving this selection process your serious consideration
and help.
Sincerely,
Veronica Dristas
Veronica Dristas
H.J Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship Coordinator
Global Studies Program
University Center for International Studies
University of Pittsburgh
4101 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
(412) 624-2918
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/heinzfellowship/
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H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship 2009-10
Announcement
The Global Studies Program of the University Center for International
Studies at the University of Pittsburgh requests applications for the
H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship Program. The program begins
August 1, 2009 and ends July 31, 2010. The Heinz Fellowship was
established in 1982 by an endowment from the H.J. Heinz Company
Foundation to the University of Pittsburgh's University Center for
International Studies (UCIS). The Fellowship provides for one year of
practical, professional, non-degree educational experiences through
the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Heinz
Fellowships are granted to individuals from developing countries who
have already demonstrated potential as future leaders in the
government, non-profit, or private sectors. The goal is to improve,
early in a career, the Fellows' capacities to contribute to the
development of their country and to enhance their understanding of the
United States. This is accomplished through a year of attending
selected courses and participating in practical professional
activities while based in Pittsburgh. Course participation as part of
the Heinz Fellowship does not earn credit towards an academic degree.
Eligibility
The Heinz Fellowship competition is open to men and women from
developing countries who are early in their careers and whose record
of accomplishment indicates strong potential for leadership and
achievement in business, government, public service, or other relevant
professions upon return to their home country.
1. Applicants must have completed a university degree by the
application deadline.
2. Applicants must be suitably proficient in speaking, reading, and
writing English, but can not be a citizen or permanent resident of the
United States of America.
3. Preference will be given to applicants who have already
demonstrated leadership early in their career.
4. The fellowship is intended for individuals in the
practitioner/policy domains. It is not awarded for basic academic
research, academic sabbaticals, nor for medical research or updating.
It is not a degree granting program.
5. Applicants should give evidence of current leadership in one of
the following areas:
a. Sustainable Development: For example, issues of population
growth, economic development,
education, environmental change.
b. Governance: Including the development of the legal system, the
extension and institutionalization
of fundamental rights, the development of civil society, or the
development of the voluntary sector.
c. Public Health: Local and national approaches towards infectious
diseases, development of health
services, family planning.
d. Conflict Resolution: Arms control and conflict resolution efforts
at the local and regional level.
How to Apply
The Fellowship office must receive all of the following components of
an application package by March 2, 2009. Late or incomplete
application packages will not be considered.
1. Application (including Personal Statement and Statement of
Proposed Fellowship Activities), submitted electronically or mailed by
applicant
2. English Language Report, submitted electronically or mailed by
professional English language teacher or U.S. Embassy official (see
application instructions)
3. Three Letters of Reference, submitted electronically or mailed by
each professional reference (see application instructions)
Timetable
March 3, 2009 Deadline for receipt of complete Fellowship
application package
April 15, 2009 Winners notified
April 30, 2009 Winners announced on webpage
August 1, 2009 Fellow begins program at the University of Pittsburgh
July 31, 2010 End of Fellowship
Program at the University
Within the first month of arrival, the Fellow will develop and submit
a plan of work which identifies the ways and means of sharpening
existing professional expertise during the Fellowship residency. A
progress report should be submitted at the end of the first semester,
and a final report turned in at the end of the Fellowship. Typically,
Fellows attend courses within the University and participate in
internships in Pittsburgh or elsewhere in the United States. The
University of Pittsburgh, one of the leading research universities in
the United States, includes 16 professional schools, 28 departments in
the arts, social and natural sciences, 3,400 faculty members, 27,000
students, and library holdings of over 4.7 million volumes. Pitt is
located in an urban center of cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity.
Fellows will be able to draw on all these resources and will be aided
by an academic mentor.
During the residency, the Fellow is expected to give at least one
presentation on a subject related to his or her professional
experience to members of the University. In addition, the Fellow is
strongly encouraged to participate in community outreach activities in
the region by lecturing about his or her home country to an audience
of high school students or interested adults.
Certificate of Completion
Upon acceptance of their final report, Fellows will receive a program
certificate from the University Center for International Studies. This
is a non-degree program. Courses are observed on an informal basis,
and they do not earn credit towards any academic degree.
Financial Information
Fellows will receive a living stipend of $18,000 (paid in monthly
installments), mandatory health insurance, round-trip transportation
to and from Pittsburgh, and a $2,000 program and professional
activities fund. Please note that, if the Fellow comes from a country
which does not have a tax treaty with the U.S., the Fellow must pay
U.S. taxes amounting to 14% of the stipend.
Dependents
No transportation costs, living allowances, or insurance funds are
provided for dependents. The Fellowship does not include allowances or
services for dependents, whether or not they accompany the Fellow. As
a condition of the grant, applicants will be required to submit a
statement of their ability to finance the transportation and
maintenance expenses for any accompanying dependents. Please note that
U.S. government visa restrictions make employment opportunities for
dependents rare.
Early Terminations
Acceptance of a grant by a candidate constitutes an agreement between
the grantee and the University. It is expected that, barring
unforeseen emergencies, grantees will remain for the full tenure of
the award. A grantee who leaves the U.S. or terminates the grant at a
date earlier than that specified in the grant authorization, without
consent of the University, will be required to reimburse the
University for any expenditures made by the University on the
grantee's behalf.
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