INTERNATIONAL UPDATE RELEASE--------------------------- 1. STUDY ABROAD FAIR THIS WEDNESDAY2. Ford Foundation Invites Applications for Leadership for a Changing WorldProgram---------------------------------------------------- 1. STUDY ABROAD FAIR THIS WEDNESDAY Hello Everybody, The University of Alberta's Study Abroad Fair will take place thisWednesday, October 3rd, from 10am to 3pm, in SUB. Please, stop by and take some time to talk to current and former exchangeparticipants who will be managing the tables! See you at the Fair, Carmen Carmen CarvajalEducation Abroad Promotions and Volunteers AdministratorInternational Centre172 HUB InternationalUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton, AlbertaCanada T6G 2E2 Tel. (780) 492 - 0089Fax (780) 492-1134http:/www.international.ualberta.ca------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Ford Foundation Invites Applications for Leadership for a Changing WorldProgram Deadline: January 4, 2002 The Ford Foundation's (http://www.fordfound.org/) Leadership for a ChangingWorld program seeks to recognize, strengthen, and support leaders, and tohighlight the importance of leadership in improving lives. The programseeks to confirm that resourceful leaders are bringing about positivechange in American communities. Each year, the program recognizes twenty leaders and leadership groups notbroadly known beyond their immediate community or field. These outstandingleaders and leader-ship groups work in such areas as economic and communitydevelopment, human rights, the arts, education, human development, sexualand reproductive health, religion, media, and the environment. Awardees will receive $100,000 over two years to support their work, and$30,000 for additional learning activities that advance their efforts. Thefunds will be made available to the awardees' nonprofit charitableorganizations or their fiscal agents. Over the two years of the program,awardees will also participate in bi-annual meetings designed to provideopportunities for shared learning and collaboration with other leaders andawardees. Nominees must be individual leaders or leadership groups working on socialjustice issues (including but not limited to economic and communitydevelopment, human rights, the arts, education, human development, sexualand reproductive health, religion, media, and the environment). Nomineesmust be residents of the United States and have worked on domestic issuesfor at least four years in the area for which they are being nominated.Nominators may be anyone (other than the nominee or a family member) who iswell acquainted with the nominated leader or leadership group and canattest to their qualifications. Complete program information and nomination guidelines are available at theLeadership for a Changing World Web site. Contact:Leadership for a Changing WorldAdvocacy Institute1629 K St., NW, Suite 200Washington, D.C. 20006-1629Tel: (202) 777-7560E-mail: nominations@leadershipforchange.orgRFP Link: http://www.leadershipforchange.orgFor additional RFPs in Leadership, visit:http://www.fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/leadership.html Copyright © 2000-2001, the Foundation Center. All rights reserved.Permission to use, copy, and/or distribute this document in whole or inpart for non-commercial purposes without fee is hereby granted providedthat this notice and appropriate credit to the Foundation Center isincluded in all copies.