{"id":3248,"date":"2017-10-01T20:24:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-01T18:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/?p=3248"},"modified":"2017-11-07T11:31:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T10:31:19","slug":"scholarship-euphur-conference-sustainable-food-production-towards-science-based-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/it\/scholarship-euphur-conference-sustainable-food-production-towards-science-based-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships: EUPHUR Conference on Sustainable Food Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EUPHUR_banner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3253\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EUPHUR_banner-1024x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EUPHUR_banner-1024x390.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EUPHUR_banner-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EUPHUR_banner-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EUPHUR_banner-600x228.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EUPHUR_banner.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nIn cooperation with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adsit.org\/WP\/de\/euphur\/\"><strong>EUPHUR \u2013 Euregio Platform on Human Dignity and Human Rights<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Club Alpbach S\u00fcdtirol Alto Adige awards\u00a0<\/span><b>scholarships<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0for the EUPHUR Conference\u00a0<\/span><b>\u201cSustainable Food Production. Towards Science-Based<\/b>\u00a0<strong>Policies\u201d<\/strong>, which will take place<b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on November 23rd, 2017 at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adsit.org\/WP\/en\/academy\/about\/\"><strong>Academy of German-Italian Studies<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in Meran, Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>UPDATE: This call has been closed by October 26th, all\u00a0candidates for a EUPHUR scholarship\u00a0have been informed via mail about the outcomes of their applications. If you are a candidate and have not been informed yet, please wite a mail to info@alpbach.bz.it<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The aim of the conference is to discuss sustainability in the context of food production in an intimate and interdisciplinary setting. The conference aims to link ethical, legal, economic and agricultural aspects by bringing together experts from the respective fields with a select group of students coming from diverse academic backgrounds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The overarching goal is to work towards recommendations for political decision-making and ultimately to good science-based policies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers<\/strong><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Prof. Felix Ekardt<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Forschungsstelle Nachhaltigkeit und Klimapolitik, Rostock | Research Unit Sustainability and Climate Policy in Leipzig)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Prof. Andreas Exenberger<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Institut f\u00fcr Wirtschaftstheorie, -politik und -geschichte, Universit\u00e4t Innsbruck | Department of Economic Theory, Policy and History \u2013 University of Innsbruck)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dr. Giuliana Strambi<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Institute for International Legal Studies, Florence)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dott. Peter Defranceschi<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability, Bruxelles)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Prof. em. Giampiero Maracchi<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Fondazione Clima e Sostenibilit\u00e0, Florence)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dr. Friedrich Glauner<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Universit\u00e4t der Bundeswehr, Munich)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>\f<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>who can apply?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications are open to\u00a0<strong>students under 35<\/strong>\u00a0currently enrolled in a higher education program (university or similar institute). You must have a \u201estrong connection\u201c to one of the regions of\u00a0<strong>Tyrol<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>South Tyrol<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>Trentino<\/strong>, which means having completed (part of) your primary or secondary education in one of the regions\u00a0<\/span><b>or<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0currently studying at a higher education institute in one of the regions.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tyrol\u201c and \u201eSouth Tyrol\u201d students can apply via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/vorstand2016\/\"><strong>Club Alpbach S\u00fcdtirol Alto Adige<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and can continue reading\u00a0<strong>here<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trentino\u201d students can apply via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.clubalpbachtn.it\"><strong>Club Alpbach Trentino<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 find all the information by clicking on their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.clubalpbachtn.it\/post\/166333028175\/club-alpbach-trentino-awards-scholarships-for-the\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>We seek promising students with diverse academic backgrounds who will contribute to the conference actively and aim to contribute to society throughout their lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Admission Committee values diversity. While academic accomplishment is important, also other factors are considered, such as\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strong personal qualities, special talents or excellences of all kinds, perspectives formed by unusual personal circumstances, and the ability to take advantage of available resources and opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>\f<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>deadlines<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>26th October 2017 (11.59 pm):\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">end of application deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Late applications can only be considered for short-term vacancies. Incomplete applications will not be considered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2nd November 2017:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0announcement of scholarship holders<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>23rd November 2017:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EUPHUR Conference<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>\f<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>scholarships<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a\u00a0<\/span><b>student<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0either having completed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(part of) your primary or secondary education in Tyrol or South Tyrol\u00a0<\/span><b>or<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0currently studying at a higher education institute in Tyrol or South Tyrol<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>under\u00a0<\/b><b>35 years of age\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(deadline 23rd November 2017)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ready to\u00a0<\/span><b>actively<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0participate in the conference<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scholarship includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>participation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0at the conference<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>expense coverage\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(such as food, accommodation, travel costs for a total of maximum\u00a0<\/span>150 \u20ac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)*<br \/>\n<em>*As the conference takes the whole day of November 23rd, and an informal get-together for conference participants will be organized the day before, it is strongly recommended to spend the night in Meran. Please specify if you want to do so in your application form (see below).<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>how to apply?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The application requires:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a\u00a0<\/span><b>motivational letter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0where you communicate your motivation to participate in the conference by outlining your interest in and approach to the field of Sustainable Food Production and the underlying questions you consider crucial in the debate\u00a0<em>(max.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3000 characters incl. spaces \u2013 otherwise points may be deducted) either in English, German or Italian. (max. 10 points)<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your\u00a0<\/span><b>CV<\/b><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(max. 2 pages &#8211; otherwise points may be deducted) (max. 10 points)<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your\u00a0<\/span><b>enrollment certification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0of \u00a0your higher education institute\u00a0<em>(current semester 2017\/2018)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the completed<strong>\u00a0forms<\/strong>\u00a0(download them\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EUPHUR_2017_Application_Form_full.pdf\"><strong>here [form 1]\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EUPHUR_2017_Privacy.pdf\"><strong>\u00a0here [form 2]<\/strong><\/a>) where you give Club Alpbach S\u00fcdtirol Alto Adige written consent to the treatment of your personal data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send your application to\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:euphur2017@alpbach.bz.it\">euphur2017@alpbach.bz.it<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><b>26th October 2017 (11.59 pm).<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>PLEASE NOTE:<\/strong><br \/>\nBoth your<strong>\u00a0motivational letter<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0CV<\/strong>\u00a0ought to be sent in\u00a0<\/span><b>anonymously<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, that is\u00a0<strong>without any indication of your names, address, gender, photos or signatures on them<\/strong>\u00a0(!). The forms you completed and your\u00a0mail address will not be seen or used by the Admission Committee in the selection process, as the mailbox will be handled by an indipendent member of the club and only your\u00a0motivational letter and your CV will be forwarded to the Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>the selection process<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The applications will be evaluated by an\u00a0<\/span><b>Admission Committee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, consisting of Club Alpbach S\u00fcdtirol Alto Adige board members, according to the criteria mentioned above. Applications will be evaluated without knowledge of the identity of the applicants by the members of the Committee. The assigned points will be added in order to create a ranking which determines the final selection of scholarship holders and those on the waiting list. The minimum requirement to be eligible for a scholarship is 10 points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>All applicants will be informed on whether they have been selected or not, or if they are currently on the waiting list.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case we received less applications than scholarship places available or not a sufficing number of applicants have achieved the required minimum points, the Admission Committee will also consider late applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>We are looking forward to receiving your application!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/casa_logo_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2701\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/casa_logo_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/casa_logo_2.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/casa_logo_2-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EUPHUR-Logo_print.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3267\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/EUPHUR-Logo_print-1024x323.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>SCHOLARSHIPS SPONSORED\u00a0BY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/drschaer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3268\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/drschaer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/logo_raiffeisen_meran_1a.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3269\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/logo_raiffeisen_meran_1a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>DONATIONS IN KIND\u00a0BY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Mila.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3216\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Mila.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In cooperation with\u00a0EUPHUR \u2013 Euregio Platform on Human Dignity and Human Rights\u00a0Club Alpbach S\u00fcdtirol Alto Adige awards\u00a0scholarships\u00a0for the EUPHUR Conference\u00a0\u201cSustainable Food Production. Towards Science-Based\u00a0Policies\u201d, which will take place\u00a0on November 23rd, 2017 at the\u00a0Academy of German-Italian Studies\u00a0in Meran, Italy. UPDATE: This call has been closed by October 26th, all\u00a0candidates for a EUPHUR scholarship\u00a0have been informed via [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":3263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[17,13,5,122],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WEBSITE_2017_euphur.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4dUDD-Qo","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3248"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3248"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3302,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3248\/revisions\/3302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alpbach.bz.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}