USAID Scholarship 2008

USAID – AED (Academy for Educational Development)

Scholarship opportunities to study in the USA for:
• Master’s Degrees in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management.
• Master’s Degrees in Water and Sanitation.

Training has long been a key component of the U.S. government’s development program in Indonesia. USAID/ Indonesia plans to support the tradition through the Human and Institutional Capacity Development (HICD) program that will provide academic degree training. The HICD program is structured in a way that will help individuals acquire the knowledge, skills, and the capacity to support Indonesia’s development and the achievement of the Government of Indonesia/USAID’s objectives.

USAID has awarded a contract to the Academy for Educational Development (AED), a U.S. non-government organization (NGO) to support the implementation of the HICD program in Indonesia. AED is now inviting Indonesian citizens to study for Master’s Degrees in the USA in 1) Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management and 2) Water and Sanitation.

1. Master’s Degrees in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management.

Eligible candidates may come from the Ministry of Forestry, Environment, Development Planning, Research and Development, Finance, Economy or other related government institutions including provincial and district level offices and regulators; civil society groups (Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management Associations, NGOs and Foundations); or professionals in fields related to sustainable development with international or local organizations who have strong potential for leadership, research, education, journalism and consultancy in the same field.

Candidates with experience working in geographical areas with high biodiversity conservation value will be prioritized. An indicative list would include Kalimantan, Sumatera, Papua, Sulawesi and NTT.

Every attempt will be made to balance candidate selection by gender.

2. Master’s Degrees in Water and Sanitation.

Eligible candidates may come from related government Institutions, civil society groups (Water and Sanitation Associations, NGOs, and Foundations), water and sanitation professionals/environmental engineers working in the development sector with international or local organizations, and faculty from schools of Water and Sanitation/Environmental Engineering at accredited Indonesian universities.

Candidates from the following areas in Indonesia will be prioritized: Aceh, North Sumatera, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Yogyakarta, Central Java and East Java .

Previous affiliation of the institution with USAID whether as a beneficiary or partner program will be viewed favorably.

Every attempt will be made to balance candidate selection by gender.

Interested applicants, may request application forms at info@aed.or.id
or download them at www.aminef.or.id

Completed application forms must be returned to the AED office at the address below by November 15 at the latest:

Academy for Educational Development
Wisma Nugra Santana, 16th Floor, Suite 1616 ,
Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 7-8, Jakarta 10220

Scholarships PhD Programs 2008 at IMT Lucca Italy

Call for applications: PhD Programs 2008

Competitions for admission are open in the following PhD Programs at IMT:

Duration: 3 years

Language: Courses and seminars are held in English. Foreign PhD students are required to attend an Italian Language and Culture Course.

Classes begin in March 2009.

Deadline

The deadline for applications is December 5, 2008 at 6:00pm (Italian time).

Scholarships and Facilities:

* Note for scholarship recipients:

• In case of withdrawal or missed enrollment of an applicant in possession of a scholarship granted before the beginning of the PhD course, the first eligible applicant without scholarship – according to the general ranking – will be granted the scholarship (see specific rules for the INPDAP scholarship).
• In case of withdrawal of a PhD student in possession of a scholarship during the PhD course:
  • The first eligible applicant without scholarship according to the general ranking will be granted the residual part of the scholarship (see specific rules for the INPDAP scholarship);
  • The PhD student granted the original scholarship will be required to reimburse the amount paid for the period during which the PhD student did not attend courses and/or take part in the activities defined by the Scientific Board.
• Restrictions:
  • PhD students that have already benefited from a scholarship for an Italian PhD Program cannot benefit from another scholarship in case of enrollment in a new Italian PhD Program;
  • Scholarships cannot be combined with other scholarships awarded for any purpose, except for those obtained to support research activity during the study abroad period;
  • Scholarships may be withdrawn in case of exclusion from the School and at the end of each year if PhD student performance is not deemed satisfactory by the Scientific Board.

** Note about lodging

• In case of prolonged and unjustified absence from the accommodation, the School is entitled to revoke the lodging right.
• Beginning from the 2nd year, the School has the right to substitute the accommodation for a grant.

Requirements

Applications are open to applicants who meet the herein mentioned requirements, without regard to religion, nationality, age, or gender.

Knowledge of the English language is compulsory.

* Graduating applicants:

In such cases, applicants will be accepted “under reserve” and must send by e-mail to phdapplications@imtlucca.it the MS certification or a declaration under their own responsibility including a full list of exams with obtained marks, not later than the first working day after the announced deadline for graduating applicants.

Application

Applicants must fill out the online application form and attach the required documents within the deadline.

Required information and procedures are described here below.

How to submit:

1. To apply, applicants must first register their personal data.
Applicants will then receive a validation e-mail containing their password and the basic instructions for the submission procedure.

2. Application Procedure
The first time applicants access their account, they will be requested to choose the PhD Program(s) for which they intend to apply. For those applying to more than one PhD Program, common data will not change across applications. Applicants will be free to switch from one application to another as they wish.

Applicants are not allowed to submit more than one application to the same PhD Program or to register twice with different e-mail addresses and/or different names.

Before their final submission, applicants have the possibility to modify and save their inserted information whenever they wish.

In order to submit the application form, applicants must insert all the mandatory data marked with an asterisk (*).

3. Submission
We strongly recommend applicants to review the inserted information and uploaded attachments before submitting the application. No changes are allowed to submitted data after the deadline. Erroneous data and/or attachments will be evaluated as they are submitted.

Data and documents entered into the application form are under the complete responsibility of the applicant. In the case of false declaration(s), the applicant will not be allowed to enroll in any PhD Program at IMT.

For any problem, please contact phdapplications@imtlucca.it.

Selection

The Selection Committee for each PhD Program is appointed by the Director of the School on recommendation of the Scientific Board.

The Selection Committee will decide score assignment criteria and minimum eligibility scores before the selection process.

The initial selection phase will be carried out with a thorough assessment of all the presented documentation. Once short listed, applicants will be required to participate in a comprehensive interview in English in order to assess their aptitude for research.

For the interview, resident abroad applicants can benefit from an accommodation in IMT guest quarters. They may also ask to hold the interview in their country of residence (c/o Italian Embassies or Universities) in conference call.

Notification of admitted candidates for interviews as well as a schedule indicating date, time and precise venue shall be provided as soon as possible on the School Official Board and on this web site.

Admission

General ranking list and evaluation results will be published on the School Official Board and on this website.

The list will provide the names of the applicants who have been admitted to the PhD Program as well as the names of eligible applicants that may be admitted in case that one or more admitted students withdraw. Applicants are therefore invited to consult the website at frequent intervals. In case of withdrawal or exclusion within 90 days from the beginning of the PhD course, the first eligible applicant according to the general ranking will be admitted to enrollment. In case of withdrawal or exclusion within the end of the first academic year, the Scientific Board can cover the vacant position(s) with the first eligible applicant(s) according to the general ranking.

Enrollment

Admitted applicants who wish to enroll, have to download the enrollment form from the IMT website, fill it in, and hand it in or send it to IMT (Piazza San Ponziano, 6 – 55100 Lucca – Italy) within 10 days from the notification of the results on the School Official Board and on this website.

Compulsory attachments with the enrollment form are:

• a signed copy of the passport or identity card;
• a University Degree certificate including a full list of exams with marks or self-certification*;
• Foreign degree holders have one month from enrollment to hand in the “Dichiarazione di Valore”. The “Dichiarazione di Valore” is the translation and legal certification by a qualified Italian diplomatic or consular representative in the country where the degree/qualification has been issued, reporting the list of all the exams sat and the grades got by the applicant, according to the relevant legislation.

* N.B. about self-certification:

• Italian citizens and EU citizens with an Italian or a foreign degree are entitled to send a self certification (in English) instead of the original certificate and its translation (according to art. 46 and 47 of D.P.R. 445/00).
• Non-EU Citizens lawfully living in Italy are entitled to send a self certification ONLY if the degree was taken in Italy.

In case of withdrawal or exclusion, eligible applicants, who are entitled to take the position, must send the enrollment form within 10 days from the publication of the vacancy announcement on the IMT website.

Admitted applicants who do not send the enrollment form within the deadline will be excluded.

In case of non-correspondence of the documents downloaded during the application procedure to the ones handed in at the moment of the enrollment – due to deliberate false declaration – the admitted applicant will be excluded.

Additional Documentation and Entry Visa:

The procedure to obtain a study visa for students in Italy is quick and simple.

All information concerning foreign degrees and Entry Visa are available at the dedicated Facilities page.

IMT offers assistance concerning entry visa procedures. For further information, check also the website of the Italian Embassies and Consulates.

PhD Student Duties

Students who have enrolled must attend the doctoral courses and carry out scheduled research and study activities at IMT or in another institution as authorized by the Coordinator or by the Scientific Board.

In order to access the second and the third year of the Program, PhD students have to pass all examinations and get a positive evaluation by the Scientific Board.

All students have to work out periodical reports. A copy of the reports written by scholarship holders who benefits form scholarship co-financed by European Union – European Social Fund; Ministero del Lavoro, della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali; Regione Toscana and IMT will be sent to the Regione Toscana.

The Scientific Board may exclude students from the school, with the consequent loss of right to the scholarship, in the following circumstances:

1. Negative assessment by the Scientific Board of the PhD student’s performance during the previous academic year. For this reason the Scientific Board will assess the achievement of expected results and the regular attendance as well as the commitment demonstrated by PhD student in her/his study and research activities each year;
2. Unjustified and prolonged absences;
3. Professional/job commitments incompatible with students duties and unauthorized by the Scientific Board;
4. False declarations;
5. Other serious cases specified in IMT Regulations.

Foreign PhD students are required to attend an Italian Language and Culture Course.

The School guarantees the non discrimination between genders and the application of measures that support the conciliation between work and family, following the PhD Programs Regulation of IMT and the legislations in force.

International Relations and Student Mobility

IMT promotes the internationalization of its PhD Programs through research coordinated with and conducted in foreign countries as well as through the international composition of faculty.

Moreover, the School encourages students to spend study and research periods abroad.

During research and study periods – authorized by the Scientific Board – of at least one month c/o a foreign institution, annual scholarships will be increased of at least 50%.

Treatment of Personal Data

The School will use personal data submitted by applicants only for the application and selection procedures and for institutional aims accordingly to Dlg 196/03 (Italian Privacy Code).

Taking part in the selection process implies agreement to the publication of these data and of those related to selection results on the School’s website and in Official Board documents.

Each applicant has the rights established by art.7 of Dlg 196/03 (Italian Privacy Code).

Data treatment responsible is the Director of IMT.

Beasiswa Czech Republic: International Scholarships for Master and Doctoral Program

Czech Republic: International Scholarships for Master and Doctoral Program

International Scholarships for Master and Doctoral Program, Czech Republic

VISEGRAD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (VSP) in cooperation with TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLÍN (TBU), CZECH REPUBLIC

The International Visegrad Fund is an international organization based in Bratislava, founded by the governments of the countries of the Visegrad Group (V4) – the Czech Republic, The Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland and the Slovak Republic – on June 9, 2000.

The purpose of the Fund is to promote development of closer cooperation among the V4 countries through supporting common cultural, scientific and educational projects, exchanges between young people, cross-border cooperation and tourism promotion.

The International Visegrad Fund offers Master´s and Post-Graduate (Post-Master´s/ Doctoral) scholarships for study/research of 1 to 4 semesters.

In-Coming Scholarships for outstanding students or Master´s (or equivalent) degree holders who plan to study at universities in the V4 region and who are citizens of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine.

Successful applicants within this scheme will receive scholarship of EUR 2,500 / semester.

In-coming scholars can be supported for the entire two-year Master´s program (at once), they may apply for support of Master´s studies in the length of 1, 2, 3 or 4 semesters.

Doctoral students may only apply for support in the length of 1 or 2 semesters (=5 or 10 months), however, they can re-apply next year.

In the event that the applicant applies for program that requires admissions tests or personal interview the result of which will be known only after the Visegrad Scholarship Program deadline, the university shall issue a preliminary letter of acceptance for the student, stating under what conditions the student may be accepted for what study and when and include also information when will be the results announced. Then, after they are unconditionally accepted, in June, the applicants or the host university should send to VSP the unconditional letter of acceptance, otherwise VSP will not sign the contract with the student even if the applicants were successful in the competition.

General procedure is as follows:
The student finds his/her program (either Master or Doctoral) at Tomas Bata University, contacts Ms. BLAHOVA Michaela from the International Office, gets the (preliminary) letter of acceptance and approval of the working plan for the requested scholarship period.

In the event of applying for the Master´s scholarship or if he/she has not finished Master´s studies yet, VSP also requires copy of Master´s or last obtained relevant diploma (certified translation in the English language).

The applicant fills out the on-line registration form (all parts) and uploads scanned documents in .pdf or .jpg formats – if a document has more than one page, the applicant is required to create one multipage .pdf file. The applicant has to submit the completed application form electronically by January 31.

After electronic submission, the applicant is requested to print the competed application form, sign it and send it to VSP (copy to Ms. BLAHOVA Michaela) with originals of the required documents, postmarked no later than January 31.

New application forms will be available on the web from November / December 2008.

Deadline for all scholarships applications is: 31 January 2009.

Contact details:
For further information on the Visegrad Scholarship Program kindly refer to: http://www.visegradfund.org/

For further information on the TBU´s Master and Doctoral Programs and cooperation with the Visegrad Scholarship Program kindly refer to: http://www.utb.cz / English version and contact Ms. Michaela BLAHOVA, mblahova[ at ]rektorat.utb.cz

Via: official announcement

Australia Swinburne Research Scholarships Year 2009/2010

Australia: 2009 Swinburne Research Scholarships

Swinburne is currently offering over 120 Research Scholarships…

Closing date for applications: 31 October 2008

Swinburne University offers a range of scholarships for Research Higher Degrees (PhD’s, Masters by Research etc.). Applications for the 2009 scholarship round are now open and will close on 31 October 2008. You can become part of a dynamic research culture by applying for a research scholarship and completing a Research Higher Degree at Swinburne.

Our research scholarships provide opportunities in:

Arts, Psychology and Social Science
Astrophysics
Biotechnology
Brain Sciences
Business, Entrepreneurship and Management
Design
Engineering
Information and Communication Technologies
Sustainability
Science and Technology
For futher information, please visit:
http://www.research.swinburne.edu.au/higher-degrees/scholarships

Graduate Study Program Scholarship in Environmental Engineering or Urban and Regional Planning, University of Tokyo

Graduate Study Program for Foreign Students

The Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, offers graduate study program with governmental scholarship for foreign student. The field of study in the Department is environmental engineering or urban and regional planning. The education and the research supervision are conducted either in English or Japanese. You can download information on matriculation of 2009 program. (Adobe PDF format)

For the matriculation of 2009 program which starts in October 2009, the deadline for the application is Oct.31, 2008.

Download Forms in Microsoft-word format.

Please note that we accept only applications sent by air-mails, and we do not accept on-line applications. We would like you to use international A4 or US letter sized sheets for the submission of the documents.

• Download Applicaiton Form for 2009 matriculation. (Microsoft-word format, 52KB)
• Download Recommendation Form for 2009 matriculation. (Microsoft-word format, 36KB)
• Download check list for 2009 matriculation. (Microsoft-excel format,20KB)

All correspondence and requests for printed application forms can be addressed to
the Foreign Student Officer.

Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering,
The University of Tokyo,
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, JAPAN
Tel. 81-3-5841-6215/6
Fax. 81-3-5841-0370
E-mail: fso@ue.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

The Scholarship Programme at Al-Madinah International University

Introduction

The Scholarship Programme is to assist students in completing their higher education goals. MEDIU provides scholarships for students through funds received from private donors and MEDIU’s general funds.

In principal, scholarships will be awarded to students who are academically excellent but lack the financial resources to study at MEDIU.

Types of scholarship offered

MEDIU is currently offering full scholarships for students studying full-time (with a workload of 15 to 18 credit hours per regular semester) in the Bachelor of Islamic Sciences(Hons) and the Bachelor of Languages (Hons) in Arabic language and Literature. MEDIU may be offering partial scholarships for future intakes.
A full scholarship will cover the following:
• Tuition and other related fees
• Learning materials
• Partial living support allowance
• Students may receive a laptop on a loan basis from the University, which may be given to students upon successful completion of the degree course

Scholarship Eligibility

Students applying for MEDIU scholarships must meet the following conditions:
a) Applicants must remain a full-time student of MEDIU (with a workload of 15 to 18 credit hours per regular semester),
b) Applicants must not be studying full-time with any other institution.
c) Applicants must not already have a Bachelors degree in the Islamic Sciences or the Arabic Language.
d) Applicants must have good academic standing,
e) Applicants must provide proof of their financial standing/ income level,
f) Applicants must not receive any other full scholarship from any other organizations, and
g) Any other condition that may be imposed by MEDIU from time to time without prior notice.

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