The Faculty of Graduate Studies is very pleased to announce the inaugural competition for a new program known as the Graduate Global Leadership Fellowships.

The Graduate Global Leadership Fellowships support international students from developing countries who have shown outstanding leadership in humanitarian and development work in their home country. Fellows will be supported to pursue research and study that would enhance and support contributions already made and which would be of particular use when they return home to apply their new gained skills and/or knowledge. Recipients will be individuals with an appropriate academic background and who have an established records of contribution to the development of a civil and sustainable society in their home country through professional, academic or volunteer work.  Two new fellowships will be offered each year.

This first competition is open to students who have started a PhD or DMA program at UBC in May 2011, Sep 2011, or Jan 2012.  A complete nomination package comprises:
(i) letter of support from graduate program
(ii) application form completed by student,
(iii) academic records for all university-level studies up to 31 Aug 2011 (certified true copies of official transcripts will be accepted)
(iv) two letters of appraisal

The deadline for nominations to be received by the Faculty of Graduate Studies is Friday 27 January 2012.

For details, please see the following website:  http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/graduate-global-leadership-fellowship