Caux Scholars Program in Switzerland
Initiatives of Change
Training
Deadline: 6 March 2020 (Annual)
Study in: Switzerland
Course starts 28 June 2020
Brief description:
Initiatives of Change is offering merit-based and need-based scholarships also as 1 Alumni Scholarship for the 2020 session of the Caux Scholars Program (CSP) in Caux, Switzerland. The 30-day residential program will happen from 28 June to 27 July 2020 at the Initiatives of Change conference house in Caux, Switzerland.
Each year, 20 students from around the world are selected for this 4-week course. The program includes approximately 40 hours of educational classes and seven hours per week of “Service for Leadership” practical work. CSP participants will discuss key essays and case studies and undergo leadership exercises, facilitation, dialogue, creative interventions, improvisation and performance, and institutional field visits. the students also participate as full delegates in Caux Forum’s Towards Inclusive Peace conference (TIP) and that they spend each day visiting the Geneva Center for International Policy, the United Nations, and therefore the International Committee of the Red Cross. These activities enable them to witness global institutional approaches to ongoing regional conflicts.
Host Institution(s):
Caux Scholars Program
Field(s) of study:
Peace and conflict resolution
Number of Scholarships:
1 Alumni Scholarship
Target group:
Alumni Scholarship: citizens of nations suffering from present-day civil or armed conflict.
Merit-based and need-based scholarships: scholars who have made important community contributions and who demonstrate leadership skills and a transparent commitment to furthering the mission and values of CSP and Initiatives of Change in their chosen professional fields.
Scholarship value/inclusions:
CSP offers 1 full alumni scholarship per annum. Through fundraising efforts, CSP also offers partial and full merit-based and need-based scholarships that are given to scholars who have made important community contributions and who demonstrate leadership skills and a transparent commitment to furthering the mission and values of CSP and Initiatives of Change.
The CSP Alumni scholarship provides US$3,800 for the schooling fee and US$1,000 for aviation if enough funds are raised.
Eligibility:
Applicants for the CSP should generally be between the ages of 21 and 35. Exceptions are going to be made for outstanding candidates who are beyond this age range.
Applicants for the Alumni Scholarship must be nationals of nations suffering from present-day civil or armed conflict. Candidates with dual nationality or permanent residency in a western country don’t qualify for the scholarship. Eligible applicants are those that have engaged actively in creating peace and mitigating conflict, and who demonstrate financial need. The recipient of the CSP Alumni Scholarship should return to her/his home country after taking advantage of training in conflict transformation, restorative justice, and peacebuilding, and contribute to the change process within the communities that she/he lives and add.
How to apply
Scholarship Council Canada has electronic application center, fill in the form and upload your documents. Upon successful application submission, you will receive an acknowledgment and electronic payment receipt. Keep it safe as a reference and wait for the outcome. Scholarship Council Canada team will take care of your further process upon qualifying.
Official Scholarship Council Canada Website: https://apply.
