iversity STUDY ANYWHERE Scholartrip

Win a Scholartrip to your dream destination and a new MacBook! How it works: Take an iversity course to participate. Invite friends to increase your chances. If you win, you will get a plane ticket to a destination of your choice, a new MacBook Air  and spending money for room and board so you can take our courses wherever you want. Details below.

At iversity, we believe in the transformative power of online education. That's why we want to enable as many people as possible to benefit from our free online courses. Unfortunately, reaching out to millions of people around the globe is easier said than done. 

This is where you come in!

Help us spread the word about iversity and invite your friends to sign up for one of our courses. The more of your friends sign up and the more active you guys are, the higher the chance you will win the iversity STUDY ANYWHERE Scholartrip.

How can you win the Scholartrip?

 

Take a course!
Whenever you watch a video in one of your courses we record that you've made some progress. From now on every chapter you complete counts in the Scholartrip lottery. 

Invite your friends!

 
Invite your friends to take one of our free courses. You will receive one point for every friend of yours that signs up using your personal invitation link. The more the merrier!  

Study together!
All of the chapters your friends complete count towards your total score. So you can increase your chances of winning the iversity STUDY ANYWHERE Scholartrip by studying together.

This is what you will get:

• Your Scholartrip
  Studying on iversity does not tie you to a specific location. You can study anywhere and we are giving you everything you need to do just that: a flight, a Macbook and some pocket money.
  
• 1500€ Travel Allowance
  Haven't we all dreamt about studying at the beach? This summer we are turning that dream into reality. Win a travel allowance of 1500€ to a destination of your choice.
  

• Your Macbook Air
  With your brand new MacBook Air you can take your iversity courses with you. Be it a café in Paris, a chalet in the mountains or a hut on the beach. Take great online courses. Wherever you are.
  
• 4500€ Bursary
  You will receive a stipend of 1500 € per month for room and board for up to three months. This stipend is meant to permit you to live comfortably during your time abroad as well as to enable you to explore your destination.
  

• Your CV
  Spreading the word about free online education is a great extracurricular activity. And winning a scholarship for doing so will look great on your CV. A Scholartrip surely makes you stand out from the crowd.
  
• Your Karma
  Last but certainly not least: You are helping others by giving them the opportunity to take university courses online and for free. In so doing, you are giving them an opportunity they would otherwise miss.
  

Participate:  https://iversity.org/studyanywhere?locale=en

April Opportunities for Young Media Makers

New Media Ambassador for GEYC Resource Center 

Deadline: 20 April 2014


In order to promote, develop and enrich GEYC Resource Center in Bucharest, Romania launch a call for candidates for the position of “New Media Ambassador“, a three-month practical training in the field of social media, multimedia, PR and communication skills.

Ocean Science Journalism Fellowship  

Deadline: 16 May 3014

WHOI Ocean Science Journalism Fellowships were established in 2000, and the next programme will be held from September 7-12, 2014. The OSJ programme is designed to introduce science journalists to the interdisciplinary and wide-ranging fields of oceanography and ocean engineering.

animago AWARD 2014  

Deadline: 30 June 2014

The animago AWARD has been acknowledging the best works in the entire spectrum of digital media production and visualization since 1997. Participants from exactly 66 different countries have submitted 1.043 works last year, production types are STILL, FILM and INTERACTIVE. Since its existence the competition has succeeded in achieving even greater international prominence and acknowledgment.

Apply as a journalist at the Slovenian Model United Nations (SiMUN)  

Deadline: 1 June 2014 

Applications for chairs and delegates will be open in the following months. Places are also reserved for three journalist-delegates, an editor and a photographer who will be covering the discussions at SiMUN.
   

Social innovation fellowship accepting applications [Worldwide] 

Deadline: 27 May 2014

Journalists who have developed business endeavours that address social needs are encouraged to apply for this fellowship in Chicago. In partnership with Chicago Ideas Week, the Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation Fellowship will grant visionary leaders with community support, exposure to successful business leaders and a US$10,000 financial contribution for their business endeavour.

National Geographic Traveler launches photo contest  

Deadline: 30 June 2014

The National Geographic Traveler photo contest seeks entries across four categories: travel portraits, outdoor scenes, sense of place and spontaneous moments.

Free course on data journalism  

Opens: 19 May 2014

The Data Driven Journalisminitiative, run by the European Journalism Centre(EJC), is offering a five-module course to teach journalists how to use data to enhance their storytelling.

Anna Lindh Foundation calls for entries for the 8th edition of the Mediterranean Journalist Award 

 Deadline: 31 May 2014
Following its annual tradition since its inauguration, the Anna Lindh Foundation launches the 8th edition of the Mediterranean Journalist Award, open to journalists of Written Press, Television, Radio and New Media, who are citizens of the 42 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean, in addition to Syrian and Libya.

For more information on all opportunities listed above, please see the call on youthpress.org. 

The 2014 European Resource Bank

The 2014 European Resource Bank will be held in Aix-en-Provence, France, June 27-29, 2014. Save the date!

 

Right after the European Elections, representatives of European free-market think tanks will join in Aix-en-Provence to reflect upon the consequences of the electoral relsults for the future of Europe and which new strategies should be implemented to change the climate of ideas towards more reforms, more accountability and more pro-growth policies.

The European Resource Bank is the largest annual congress of free market think-tanks in Europe and today gathers together representatives from dozens of European and American think tanks, academics, policy experts, elected officials and other parties interested in the debate over strategies and problems posed to the European free economies and in the future of individual liberty in Europe. It was modelled after the Resource Bank meeting organised by the Heritage Foundation in the United States and the Liberty Forum organised by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. The Resource Bank meetings attempt to build a 'bank' of human capital - the ultimate resource in the enterprise of freedom - and to create and renew the ties between the participating organisations which themselves pool human capital in the fight for a free world.

In a time of never-ending crisis, fresh ideas on how to save European economies are urgent. At this year's congress, the delegates can expect an exciting line up of speakers that will debate the relationship between the European Union/Europe and the Liberty Movement, EP elections and the most recent EU activities that in many ways lead to greater regulations of markets, restrictions of individual freedom and new EU's structures.

This will also be a perfect time for networking and sharing best practices to promote our ideas including making an efficient use of media and academic research.

The ‘how to nuts & bolts’ seminars will help to make the most efficient use of social networking and demonstrate how to create videos. Seminars on best practices in business planning and fundraising will be on the programme too. The popular Think Tank Dragons Den will offer a chance to win up to € 5,000 for the best proposals.

- See more at: http://europeanresourcebank.com/home#sthash.mPIpQYvJ.dpuf

This will also be a perfect time for networking and sharing best practices to promote our ideas including making an efficient use of media and academic research. The ‘how to nuts & bolts’ seminars will help to make the most efficient use of social networking and demonstrate how to create videos. Seminars on best practices in business planning and fundraising will be on the programme too. The popular Think Tank Dragons Den will offer a chance to win up to € 5,000 for the best proposals.

Tickets are now available for:

•  € 240 ($ 312) for non-profits 
•  € 350 ($ 455) for corporate 

Registrations and program are available on http://europeanresourcebank.com/

IES Seminars 2014

IES Liberty Seminars 2014 will be held in Gummersbach, Germany, Bansko, Bulgaria, and Predeal, Romania.

IES Europe offers you an interdisciplinary introduction to the tradition of classical liberal thought. Subjects covered include economics, history, moral and political philosophy, law, jurisprudence. Faculty and program will soon be availble. The main aim is to approach these fields from a liberal point of view. The seminars are a unique opportunity to boost your understanding of the classical liberal principles of individual rights, private property, and free markets and their applications to today's issues.

Through the generosity of partners, IES-Europe is able to offer the seminars for free. Lectures, housing, meals are provided by IES-Europe. Participants only pay for their own travel.

Since 1989 IES-Europe works to nurture young classical liberal intellectuals. IES-Europe invests in students to improve their understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of classical liberal ideas and to provide the material means to continue their studies. Europe & Liberty seminars held throughout Europe serve to develop young scholars and to create a supportive network of classical liberal intellectuals in Europe.

Germany 2014

IES-Europe has made its summer seminar in Gummersbach, Germany the place to be for students interested in the ideas of liberty. Between July 20 and July 27, together with our partners the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit and the Competitve Enterprise Institute, we will get back again to the place where, over the years many young minds have learned about freedom and made lasting friendships. Apply now and join us for an incredible experience. 

Bulgaria 2014

IES-Europe offers you a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of the ideas behind propserity and human flourishing. In cooperation with the Institute for Market Economics and the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit, this new edition of Europe & Liberty Seminar will be held in Bansko, Bulgaria between July 27 and August 2, 2014.

Romania 2014

IES-Europe, the Center for Institutional Analysis and Development - Eleutheria (CADI), The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS)  and the Society for Individual Freedom (SoLib) organize a September School in Philosophy, Economics and Politics between September 16 and September 20, 2014 at Hotel Orizont, Predeal, Romania. 

Read more: http://www.ies-europe.org/viewLiberalisms.php?menu_id=119#.Uz3hqaLwCeY