Fellowship opportunity in India

Are you looking for an opportunity to experience and contribute to the development sector in India?

Are you passionate, enthusiastic and flexible??

The Global Exchange Program Junior Fellowship may be the right opportunity for you!

The Deshpande Foundation has short term opportunities for individuals interested in gaining experience in exciting and growing organizations: The Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship (DCSE) and other nonprofits based in the Sandbox of Innovation (in Hubli, Karnataka). Opportunities available in cost/benefit analysis, teaching, documentation, monitoring and evaluation, curriculum design and more. Time frame between 5-6 months. These opportunities are unpaid, but a very modest stipend is provided in addition to housing. If this is something that interests you, please send an email with your resume and cover letter to gep@deshpandefoundation.org, outlining your skills and areas of interest along with the time period. Junior fellowships are available year round.

Allegra Harris

Associate, Deshpande Foundation

92 Montvale Ave, Suite 2500
Stoneham, MA 02180
Phone: (781)-481-9055 ext.36

US-India Energy Security Summit 9/29

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Yale University, in
association with the US India Business Council, are convening the second
US-India Energy Partnership Summit, this coming Wednesday (September 29),
in Washington. The summit will focus on "Technologies and Policies for
Energy Security," and is being attended by many of the key stake holders in
the growing US India relationship on climate and energy.

Attached is a student registration form (word doc) and
the agenda. The website is here (http://www.terina.org/usindiasummit/).
We have a few spaces open for graduate students, and it will be on a first
come, first serve basis. Students will attend free of cost.

Demography, Environment, and Conflict in Indonesia and India: April 21, 2009

Please join the Environmental Change and Security Program for

Demography, Environment, and Conflict in Indonesia and India

featuring

Henrik Urdal, Senior Researcher, Centre for the Study of Civil War,
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO)

Steve Rhee, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow (2007-9)
(Please note corrected affiliation.)

Tuesday, April 21, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
5th Floor Conference Room
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC, USA 20004
Webcast live at www.wilsoncenter.org

Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.

Several recent country-level studies have found only moderate support
for the idea that population pressure and resource scarcity can lead to
political violence. This finding challenges much of the case-study
literature in the field, as well as widely held popular perceptions. But
the level of analysis may partly explain the discrepancy.

Sub-national empirical studies in India and Indonesia conducted by
Henrik Urdal of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo
(PRIO), provide more support for the resource scarcity and conflict
scenario than most cross-national studies. Urdal will present these case
studies and discuss the relationship between population, resource
scarcity, conflict, and governance. AAAS Science and Technology Policy
Fellow Steve Rhee will discuss his extensive work on forest and
land-tenure conflicts involving villagers, timber companies, and the
government in Kalimantan, Indonesia. His presentation will be based on
fieldwork he conducted in Indonesia from 1999-2004 as part of his Ph.D.
at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

If you are interested, but unable to attend the event, please tune in
to the live or archived webcast at www.wilsoncenter.org. The webcast
will begin approximately 10 minutes after the posted meeting time. You
will need Windows Media Player to watch the webcast. To download the
free player, visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download.

Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building: 1300
Pennsylvania Ave., NW ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 5th
Floor Conference Room. A map to the Center is available at
www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Photo identification is required
to enter the building. Please allow additional time to pass through
security.

SIS Summer Abroad: India : info session Feb. 22, 2008

Get a rare glimpse into the politics, policies, and people of India.

SIS Summer Abroad: India as an Emerging Great Power Seminar, site visits, independent studies, and more!

Open to Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate Students Scholarships available for SIS graduate students.

May 18 – June 4
INFO SESSION WITH PROF. SHARON WEINER And free Indian treats!
Friday, February 22
5:15 pm
MGC 247

Visit the program website at: http://www.american.edu/sis/sisabroad/summer/india.html

Contact rbellinger@american.edu with any questions.

Fellowship opportunity in India

I am writing to you today to welcome any motivated individuals at American University to apply for the Deshpande Foundation’s 2008 Fellowship program. The Deshpande Foundation is the family foundation of Gururaj (“Desh”) and Jaishree Deshpande. Founded in 1996, it is a leading philanthropic foundation in Massachusetts and India in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship and international development. In India, we work largely in the “Sandbox,” which is a geographically defined area of Northwestern Karnataka. As a grant-making organization, the Foundation funds projects in four major areas: Agriculture, Education, Health and Micro-Credit/Livelihoods.

We are currently offering three unique fellowship opportunities in and around Hubli, India:

Sandbox Fellow: This is a year-long program for young professionals or post-graduate school candidates who seek an extended experience working in on-the-ground development and/or social entrepreneurship.

Innovation Fellow: This is a shorter term opportunity (up to six months) for an entrepreneur who would like to test a product or idea in a development lab setting.

Junior Fellow: This short term (three to six months) opportunity is designed for mid-degree graduate students or experienced undergraduates who want to make an impact through field experience.

Because of the high standard of learning and entrepreneurship at American, we encourage the future generation of entrepreneurs and leaders at your school to apply. Interested students should forward a copy of their resume/CV and a one-page cover letter directly to Robert@deshpandefoundation.org . Within the cover letter they should provide the following:

1. Date of Birth
2. Educational Background
3. Fellowship Interest (Sandbox, Innovation, Junior)
4. Area of Interest (Education, Health, Agriculture, Microcredit)
5. Length of Intended Stay in India
6. Professional and/or International Experience

I have enclosed a pdf document with the full description of the Deshpande Foundation and the fellowship program. I hope that this message will be able to be displayed to the student body at your university and passed on to any other students whom you think would be excellent candidates. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Rob Uvanovic
The Deshpande Foundation
92 Montvale Avenue, Suite 2500
Stoneham, MA 02180

robert@deshpandefoundation.org

ph: 781.481.9055 ext 23