WUNRN
WOMEN'S
LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP
Women's
Leadership Scholarship is a program of the Channel Foundation, a small, private
foundation based in Seattle, Washington, USA that promotes leadership in
women's human rights around the globe. Channel's mission is to fund and create
opportunities for groups working in many regions of the world to ensure that
women's human rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled.
Notice to Prospective
Applicants
WLS pre-applications for the 2008-2009
academic year will be available beginning Jan. 1 through March 14, 2008 on our
website or by request from info@nativeleaders.org. Pre-applications
received after March 14, 2008 will not be considered.
Eligibility Requirements: http://www.nativeleaders.org/who.html
2008 Pre-application materials:
Pre-application - English
Pre-application - Spanish
Pre-application - French
We encourage you to submit your
pre-application materials early. Those who submit their pre-application
materials near the March 14th due date risk leaving some of their materials
ineligible for full review by the committee.
Deadlines
There are two stages in the WLS application
process. All applicants are invited to submit pre-applications but only a few
will be invited to complete full applications.
|
January
1, 2008 |
Pre-applications
are available |
|
March
14, 2008 |
Last
day pre-applications available |
|
Late
March 2008 |
Committee
reviews full applications, and invites the top 12-15 candidates to submit
full WLS application with supporting documentation |
|
Late
May 2008 |
Committee
reviews full applications |
|
Early
June 2008 |
Awardees
notified |
|
Summer
2008 |
Funds
disbursed |
Pre-applications
All applicants are invited to fill out
pre-applications (which will be available Jan.1 through March 2008) on our
website or by request from info@nativeleaders.org. Pre-applications
received after March 14, 2008 will not be considered.
PLEASE NOTE: INCOMPLETE
PRE-APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
- You must fill out ALL portions
of the form.
- List information about the
Master's degree program you have applied to and your anticipated degree
date.
- List information about the
educational costs for the Master's program you applied for in US dollars.
- List information about other
scholarships, fellowships or financial aid you are applying for.
- If you are not a woman leader
from a developing country and/or a member of an indigenous tribe or group,
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY.
- Finally, your work experience
and educational goals MUST be related to human rights, public health,
sustainable development and/or a related issue. If they are not, PLEASE DO
NOT APPLY.
- WLS does NOT FUND individuals
applying for second Master's degrees.
After the pre-application period ends, all
candidates will be notified about their application status. Incomplete
pre-applications will not be considered for review. Unsolicited additional
documents provided by the pre-applicant will not be reviewed. Only a small
gorups of candidates will be invited to complete a full application.
Selection Procedure
In late March, the WLS Selection Committee
meets to screen all pre-applications. No other documentation is reviewed in
this preliminary screening. The committee chooses the 12 - 15 candidates that
most closely match WLS award criteria, and invites applicants in this group to
submit the full WLS application with supporting documentation. In late May,
after reading all of the full applications, the committee meets again to decide
on the award recipients. The awardees are notified at the beginning of June,
and award funds are issued in the summer months.
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