Friday, January 7, 2011

Various Scholarships at Taiwan

The Taiwan Scholarship Program was established jointly by three government agencies of the Republic of China (Taiwan) — the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the National Science Council of the Executive Yuan (NSC) — to encourage outstanding international students to undertake degree programs in Taiwan.

Different scholarships at Bachelor's, Master's and PhD levels are available.

Source: http://english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=11981&CtNode=10632&mp=1

Netherland's Huygens Scholarship Programme

The prestigious Huygens Scholarship Programme is open to excellent students from all countries. It is aimed at talented students who want to come to the Netherlands in the final phase of their bachelor’s studies or during their master’s studies.

The Huygens Scholarship Programme is highly competitive. To illustrate this: for the 2011 scholarship round it is expected that out of approximately 1,700 applications only 150 candidates will be awarded a scholarship.

Eligibility requirements

-If you want to take part in the Huygens Scholarship Programme, you must meet the following requirements:

-You are an excellent student: you have obtained excellent results in all your previous studies and you are at least in the top 5% of students in your study or research programme.

Please show this in your application file by including, for example, grade lists or reference letters. In case of equivalent qualification preference will be given to applications which show that you are among the top 5%.

-The Dutch study programme should be registered in CROHO, the Central Register of Higher Education Programmes. You can find this information in the Dutch nomination letter provided by the Dutch host institution.

-You should be in the final phase of your bachelor’s studies, or studying towards a master’s degree in the Netherlands, and your study must be used to earn a degree at the Dutch institution.

-Scholarships are only awarded for studies lasting at least 6 months, but no longer than 24 months. In case of equivalent qualification preference will be given to applications for 12 to 24 months.

-Your studies or research in the Netherlands must constitute a deepening and broadening of your previous studies.

-If you are already a graduate, you must have graduated less than one year ago.

-It is possible to do research or practical training, but it must form part of your studies (a programme on the CROHO list), i.e. you must receive study credits for it. In case of equivalent qualification preference will be given to applications for study programmes.

-At the start of the academic year (1 September) in which you study in the Netherlands, you must be no older than 35 years of age. In case of equivalent qualification preference will be given to a younger candidate.

-You must have already attended a programme of education (e.g. high school or above) in a country outside the Netherlands.

Application procedure

When you apply for admission to a programme in the Netherlands, you should indicate that your study performance is excellent and that you wish to be nominated for the prestigious Huygens Scholarship Programme by the Dutch institution you would like to study at.

Closing date

The complete application, both the digital application form and application documents on paper, must be received by Nuffic before 1 February. Applications which have not been submitted both digitally and on paper or which are incomplete will not be accepted.

Make sure you send your complete application to Nuffic well before the abovementioned deadline. Please note that your application must be sent to Nuffic by post or by courier.

Finally, bear in mind that Nuffic is closed on Saturday 29 January on and Sunday 30 January. On these days no post will be delivered.

http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/scholarships/worldwide/hsp-huygens-programme

Donation of Scholarship by McDonald's

Year 2010 ended on a positive note for Eucon International School as they received a donation from McDonald's Saipan.

The fast food restaurant's owner and president Joe Ayuyu handed on Friday a check worth $2,000 to school representatives Friday morning.

In an interview, Ayuyu told Saipan Tribune that the donation is part of McDonald's efforts to give back to the community.

“From time to time, we give donations to different schools on island to help them with what we can. This is the first time that we gave a donation to Eucon International School,” he said.

Ayuyu said Eucon International School has done a great job in educating some 250 international students currently enrolled at the school.

“The kids there are getting a good education and I'm happy to help them out. I know they will put it to good use,” he said.

Ayuyu added that the donation is a great way to start the new year for the school.

“On behalf of our school, we would like to thank the management of McDonald's for their support to our school,” said pastor Pete Miral of Eucon International School.

According to Miral, the donation will be added to their scholarship program fund for school year 2010-2011.

“We're offering different types of scholarship to all deserving students as our way of showing our gratitude to all businesses that make a contribution to the school,” he said.

Miral said their non-income based scholarship program is open to all students from first to 12th grade who meet their minimum grade requirements.

A+ students can avail of the 50 percent scholarship, A students can apply for the 40 percent scholarship, while A- students has the 30 percent scholarship option.

At present, Eucon International School has 10 students in their scholarship program.

“We hope we will continue to support one another in promoting education in the community,” Miral added.

Source: http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=105826

Undergraduate Scholarships at Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Undergraduate scholarship program to Hong Kong in Lingnan University 2011. Overseas Student Scholarships of HK$120,000 (i.e. about US$15,385) each per academic year will be awarded to successful applicants, covering tuition fee, hostel and other academic and living expenses.

Each scholarship is offered on an annual renewable basis and is tenable for a period of up to 3 years, subject to continued outstanding academic performance.

Further Info: http://www.ln.edu.hk/admissions/da/intl/adm/procedures.php

Scholarships by EU for TEMA program

TEMA Master Course is offered by a consortium of the following European universities: Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, Hungary, École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales of Paris, France, University of Catania, Italy, and Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic.

To apply for Master TEMA students must hold a first degree (BA/BSc /180 ECTS/) in History, Geography, Anthropology, Ethnography, Cultural studies, Urban Studies, Nationalism Studies, Law, Economy, Administration. The selection is based on academic excellence and proficiency in English and in French, which are the languages of instruction.

TEMA graduates receive double or multiple degrees (according to their mobility track), as well as a diploma supplement at the end of their studies, allowing them to enter into the professions in the area of local, regional, national and European territorial administration, in urban planning and research institutions.

The application deadline is the 10th of January 2011 for 2011-2012.

Source:

http://www.mastertema.eu/hir%3Fid%3DNW-101&wptbhash=aHR0cDovL3NjaG9vbHpnYXRlLmNvbS9hcnRzL2V1cm9wZWFuLW1hc3Rlci1zY2hvbGFyc2hpcC10ZW1hLWZvci1pbn

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PhD Scholarships at University of Edinburgh, UK

In order to attract the best and brightest PhD students, the University seeks to offer not only unparalleled research facilities and superb supervision, but also to provide development opportunities which will support our research students as they progress beyond their PhD, through an innovative programme of integrated research, training and career development.

This exciting new scholarship scheme provides a valuable opportunity for postgraduate research students to undertake a package of training and development which will help them to develop the necessary skills required to meet their career choices and offer them a breadth of development opportunities in areas such as teaching, public engagement, entrepreneurship, and research.

Award

Each scholarship will cover the UK/EU rate of tuition fee (about £3,500 in 2011-2012) as well as a stipend which will increase each year.

In 2011-2012 the level of stipend will be £14,000.

In 2012-2013 this will increase to £14,500, and in year three the level will be £15,000.

Subject to satisfactory progress, the awards are tenable for up to three years.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 February 2011

Further Information: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-funding/postgraduate/international/development

Various scholarships by Japenese Gorvernment

There are seven types of Japanese government-sponsored scholarships available under the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship program: those for research students, teacher training students, undergraduate university students, Japanese studies students, college of technology students, special training students and YLP students.

For more information: http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj0302e.html