Becas para futuros lideres de paises en desarrollo

Estimados Coleg@s,

Adjuntamos información correspondiente a las becas para futuros líderes de países en vías de desarrollo, otorgadas por la H. J. Heinz Company Foundation al Centro de Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Pittsburgh. Esta becas se ofrecen anualmente a dos personas que demuestren potencial como futuros líderes en los sectores privado, gubernamental, público o sin fines de lucro. El objetivo es que estas personas obtengan experiencias educativas - que no impliquen la obtención de grados - en la Universidad de Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos) a fin de que puedan contribuir al desarrollo de su país. Las aplicaciones están abiertas para el periodo 2006-2007.

Atentamente,

José Collazos
CONDESAN-InfoAndina
Nodo Regional para América Latina del Mountain Forum
infoandina@mtnforum.org
www.condesan.org

Fellowships for Emerging Leaders in Developing Countries

15 March 2006

Applications are now available for the 2006-07 round of the H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Fellowship Program at the University of Pittsburgh.

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. The Fellowship is offered annually and provides for one year of practical, professional, and non-degree educational experiences through the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. For each round, Heinz Fellowships will be granted to two individuals from developing countries who demonstrate potential as future leaders in the public, government, non-profit, or private sectors. The goal is to improve, early in a career, the Fellows" capacity to contribute to the development of their country and to enhance their understanding of the United States.

Deadline for applications is 15 March 2006.