Fulbright opportunities for threatened and Yemeni scholars

[Mary Bucholtz]

Please bring this to the attention of scholars who might benefit from it.

Mary
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2006 FELLOWSHIPS FOR THREATENED SCHOLARS

The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund provides
fellowships for scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home
countries. These fellowships permit scholars to find temporary refuge at
universities and colleges anywhere in the world, enabling them to pursue
their academic work and to continue to share their knowledge with students,
colleagues, and the community at large. When conditions improve, these
scholars will return home to help rebuild universities and societies
ravaged by fear, conflict and repression.

How the Scholar Rescue Fund Works:

* Academics, researchers and independent scholars from any country,
field or discipline may qualify. Preference is given to scholars with a
Ph.D. or other highest degree in their field; who have been employed in
scholarly activities at a university, college or other institution of
higher learning during the last four years (excluding displacement or
prohibition); who demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or promise;
and whose selection is likely to benefit the academic community in the home
and/or host country or region. Applications from female scholars and
under-represented groups are strongly encouraged.

* Universities, colleges and research centers in any country may apply to
serve as hosts.

* Applications and nominations should be made to the Fund's Selection
Committee. Institutions interested in hosting a particular scholar should
submit a letter with the scholar's application. Fellowships are awarded to
institutions for support of specific individuals, to be matched in most
cases by the institution or third-party. Fellowship recipients are expected
to continue their work in safety at the host institution-teaching,
lecturing, conducting research, writing and publishing. Fellowships from 3
months to one calendar year will be considered with up to 25 fellowships
awarded annually. The maximum award is US $20,000.

* Applications are accepted at any time. Emergency applications receive
urgent consideration. Non-emergency applications will be considered
according to the following schedule:

Spring 2006: Application received by April 1; decision by June 1.
Fall 2006: Applications received by September 1; decision by November 1.

To apply, please download the information and application materials
from:  www.iie.org/srf/home

For additional information and to learn how your institution might host an
SRF scholar, contact:

IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Fellowships
809 U.N. Plaza, Second Floor
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (USA) 1-212-984-5472
Fax: (USA) 1-212-984-5401
E-mail: SRF at iie.org
Web: www.iie.org/SRF

2) IIE West Coast is thrilled to announce the launch of the Women in
Technology Yemen (WIT Yemen) program.  Sponsored by the U.S. Department of
State, Middle East Partnership Initiative, WIT Yemen empowers women with
industry standard Information Technology (IT) training and the skills to
actively participate in the development their society.

IIE West Coast is partnering with SOUL (Society for the Development of
Women & Children) and the General Telecommunications Institute (GTI), both
in Yemen, as well as with Microsoft Corporation and Cisco Systems to
provide scholarships for 250 Yemeni women to attend computer skills
training courses in Sana'a. In addition, WIT Yemen participants attend
professional development and career skills workshops and participate in
community outreach and mentoring opportunities including the establishment
of Yemen's first Women's IT Association.

Through the WIT Yemen program, Yemeni women gain marketable, high-tech
skills.  Professional development activities, exposure to IT policy issues,
and participation in a Women's Information Technology Association
complement the technical training.  By providing women with this wide-range
of tools, the program ensures them a stronger voice in shaping their
country's future.  Graduates of WIT Yemen are prepared to employ their new
skills and become role models for other women and girls in their society.

WIT Yemen draws its participants from non-governmental organizations,
businesses, government agencies and academic institutions. WIT Yemen is
accepting applications through the application deadline of 15 January 2006,
and program activities will begin in March 2006.

Please spread the word about this program to any relevant contacts and
grantees you have from Yemen and to colleagues who work with the region. We
will also be looking for selection committee members over the coming months
and would welcome any suggested committee members.  For more detailed
information about the program in English and Arabic, please visit our
website at http://www.wityemen.org or contact us at info at wityemen.org.

Best regards,
Ms. Heather R. Aiello, Senior Program Officer
Ms. Elly Hanauer, Senior Program Coordinator
Women in Technology Yemen (WIT Yemen)
Institute of International Education (IIE), West Coast Center
530 Bush Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco, CA 94108 USA
Tel: (415) 362-6520 x212   Fax: (415) 392-4667
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Mary Bucholtz, Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics
3607 South Hall
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3100
phone: (805) 893-5415
fax: (805) 893-7769
http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/bucholtz/
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