Masters Scholarships 2010

British Chevening Scholarships 2010-2011

The British Chevening Awards General Information & Requirements

General

• A prestigious programme funded by the British Government (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and administered by the British Council.
• Over 1000 scholarships awarded in Indonesia since 1984.
• This year up to 35 full scholarships are offered for one year Master degrees.
• Courses at various universities and professional institutions in the UK including courses in media, finance, economics, politics, law, management, engineering, gender, environment, democracy etc.
• A very competitive scheme. Only the best applicants are invited for further test and interview.
• Employees, employee’s relatives (or former employees who have left employment less than two years before) of the FCO (Foreign Commonwealth Office), including FCO posts, the British Council and the sponsor will not be eligible to apply for these awards.

Who can apply?

• Indonesian Citizen.
• Age between 25 – 40 years old.
• Excellent first degree with minimum GPA 3.0.
• Adequate level of spoken and written English language.
• Minimum of 2 years full time working experience after graduation from S1.
• Excellent career prospects.
• Commitment to career development, and ability to demonstrate motivation.
• Field of study should be relevant to educational background or current profession.
• We regret that we are unable to receive applications for MBAs.
• Previous recipients of a Chevening scholarship for Masters degrees are not eligible to reapply.
• Must be able to demonstrate future leadership potential and the capacity to play an important role in Indonesia’s development.
• Ability and potential to contribute to future bilateral relations between Indonesia and Britain.
• We strongly encourage candidates from Eastern Indonesia to apply. Subject areas are: Media, International Relations, Environmental Policy, Local Governmental Administration, Democracy and Pluralism.

When to apply?

• Applications for 2010/11 Chevening Scholarships will open 1 Oct 2009 and close on 31 December 2009.
  The next scheme will be advertised in the national and regional press.

The Selection process

• Initial selection is based on the quality of the written application. You do not need to attach any documents with the application form.
• Successful applicants will be notified and invited for an English test/interview in January 2008.
• The English test and interviews will be held in Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan and Makassar.
• The results of the interviews will be announced by letter.
• Candidates achieving an IELTS score of at least 6.5, and who are accepted by a UK university for an appropriate subject (approved by the Embassy) will be awarded a full scholarship.
• English language training is included as part of the scholarship (only if required). Candidates from outside Jakarta are supported during the period of the course.
• Whilst undergoing English language training in Jakarta, candidates are briefed by British Embassy and British Council staff and are given guidance on course selection and application procedures.
• The academic year in the UK commences in September/October. After completing the English courses (around May) candidates are normally advised to return to their employment. The British Council then keeps in touch with candidates about their departure arrangements. Further briefing on the departure arrangements is provided one month prior to departure.
• The final number of scholarships granted is determined by the British Embassy.

How to Apply
Details about all countries where the Chevening Scholarships scheme operates can be found here.

Prospective scholars applying for Chevening scholarships for 2010/11 will need to apply on-line here: E-Chevening.

For further information please contact:

British Council

Rowena Rompas
British Council
Indonesia Stock Exchange Tower II,
16th Floor
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53
Jakarta 12190
Indonesia

Phone number: +62 21 515 5561
Fax number : +62 21 515 5562

E-mail : rowena.rompas@britishcouncil.or.id
OR
E-mail : chevening@britishcouncil.or.id

visit the website

http://ukinindonesia.fco.gov.uk/en/

Masters Scholarships 2010

DAAD Scholarship for Master and PhD 2010/2011

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst – supports a range of postgraduate courses at German universities which aim at providing academically educated young professionals from Developing Countries with further specialized studies. The DAAD supports these selected programs with a certain quota of scholarships and with financial assistance for a special tutoring system. At the end of the course (programs run 12 to 36 months, depending on the particular institution) participants can obtain an internationally recognized Master’s or in some courses PhD degree.

Target group:

University teaching staff, researchers and professionals holding an academic degree and with at least two years of experience in the public or private institutions in the following areas:

• Economic Sciences / Business Administration/ Political Economics
• Development Co-operation
• Engineering and related sciences
• Mathematics
• Regional Planning
• Agricultural and Forest Sciences
• Environmental Sciences
• Public Health / Veterinary Medicine / Medicine
• Sociology and Education

(See or download Annex for the list of selected courses)

Language of instruction:

German or English, depending on the degree course:

• Participants in postgraduate courses in which English is the language of instruction receive a scholarship for a two-month intensive German language course.

• Participants in postgraduate courses in which German or German/English is the language of instruction receive a scholarship for a six-month intensive German language course. Please note that the candidates must have certain German language certificate at the time of application.

Criteria for applying:

• Age limit: 36 years of age at the time of application (for some courses 32 years)
• Degree: Bachelor or Master
• GPA: min 2,75 for Master candidates and 3,00 for Doctoral candidates
• Work experience: at least two years after completing Bachelor degree.
• Language skill:
  • For postgraduate courses held in English request an international TOEFL (minimum score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based) or IELTS (band 6). Some courses may expect a different level. For detailed information see the website of the relevant course.
  • For postgraduate courses held in German: please see the details on the course list. Certain level of German language exam may be required before admission to the course.
  source: http://beasiswa.info
  

Masters Scholarships 2010

Norway: NORAD Master Studies Scholarship 2010 - 2014

Call for applications to Norad’s Programme for Master Studies (NOMA) 2010 - 2014

The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU) invites applications for grants to Master programmes to be conducted in English in the South. The call for applications is presented with reference to the NOMA Agreement between the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and SIU, signed on 27 April 2006, extended with an addendum to 2014 and the NOMA Programme Document.

The overall aim of the NOMA is to contribute to the education of staff in all sectors in the following eligible countries: Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Nicaragua, Bolivia and other selected countries through strengthening capacity at the Master level in higher education institutions in the South.

Based on current Norwegian development priorities and identified needs of the cooperating countries in the South, following are the eligible academic fields for the NOMA programme:
- Education
- Environment, economic development and trade
- Gender
- Good governance, democratic development, human rights and migration
- Health
- HIV/AIDS
- Oil and Energy
- Peace and Conflict resolution

A Master degree programme eligible for support under the NOMA Programme is defined as full-time workload over two academic year’s equivalent to 120 credits according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

For the period 2010 – 2014, applications for Master programmes are limited to the following categories:

a) Bilateral Master programmes for a period of either two years (one student cohort) or four years (two student cohorts). NOMA funding is limited to maximum NOK 2,25 million for one student cohort and maximum NOK 4,5 million for two student cohorts and includes all relevant supportive activities.

Bilateral Master programmes should be based on cooperation between two partner institutions, one in the South and one in Norway. One academic staff member at each partner institution called project coordinator has the responsibility for planning, implementation and reporting. Bilateral programmes may have apart from the above mentioned, informal or formal cooperation with other institutions, without specific NOMA funding for such cooperation activities.

b) Multilateral Master programmes for a period of either two years (one student cohort) or four years (two student cohorts).

NOMA funding is limited to maximum NOK 3 million for one student cohort and maximum NOK 6 million for two student cohorts and includes all relevant supportive activities.

Multilateral Master programmes should have two main partner institutions, one in the South and one in Norway but may consist of additional partner institutions both in the South (it is a requirement for multilateral NOMA programmes to have minimum two South partners; one main partner and one additional partner). It may also have additional partner(s) in Norway. The role of additional partners should be clearly stated in the application. Each partner institution must have an academic partner contact person, and must endorse the application before submission.

NB! All programme activities must be finalised within 31.12.2014

Application procedures
A joint application should be submitted online to SIU http://espresso.siu.no , no later than 30 June 2009, GMT 1500 hrs.

Applying institutions in the South and Norway must submit a confirmation of their application(s), signed by the Head of their institution, Vice Chancellor/Rector/University Director. The signatures guarantee institutional commitment to support the additional student intake with additional core resources (basic infrastructure, academic staff, administrative services etc.) in order to secure the implementation.

When submitting the application, separate Cover pages will be available for printing by the project coordinators (at UiS and UiN). This document should be printed and duly signed by the project coordinators and heads of the respective departments and the Vice Chancellor/ Rector/University Director or similar. The signed Cover page should be submitted to the NOMA Institutional contact person/NOMA coordinating unit at the institution within 6 July 2009. The institutional contact person/NOMA coordinating unit should submit the signed cover pages to SIU together with the signed prioritised list of applications within 28 August 2009.

Please note that an application is not eligible without the Confirmation Page.

Selection procedures
The NOMA Programme Board will make the final selection of the projects to be supported in October 2009. The selection will be based on the following inputs from different actors;

• External evaluation by two evaluators – one from the South and one from the North
• Assessment and ranking made by the applying institutions

Source: official announcement

Masters Scholarships 2010

Norway: NORAD Master Studies Scholarship 2010 - 2014

Call for applications to Norad’s Programme for Master Studies (NOMA) 2010 - 2014

The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU) invites applications for grants to Master programmes to be conducted in English in the South. The call for applications is presented with reference to the NOMA Agreement between the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and SIU, signed on 27 April 2006, extended with an addendum to 2014 and the NOMA Programme Document.

The overall aim of the NOMA is to contribute to the education of staff in all sectors in the following eligible countries: Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Nicaragua, Bolivia and other selected countries through strengthening capacity at the Master level in higher education institutions in the South.

Based on current Norwegian development priorities and identified needs of the cooperating countries in the South, following are the eligible academic fields for the NOMA programme:
- Education
- Environment, economic development and trade
- Gender
- Good governance, democratic development, human rights and migration
- Health
- HIV/AIDS
- Oil and Energy
- Peace and Conflict resolution

A Master degree programme eligible for support under the NOMA Programme is defined as full-time workload over two academic year’s equivalent to 120 credits according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

For the period 2010 – 2014, applications for Master programmes are limited to the following categories:

a) Bilateral Master programmes for a period of either two years (one student cohort) or four years (two student cohorts). NOMA funding is limited to maximum NOK 2,25 million for one student cohort and maximum NOK 4,5 million for two student cohorts and includes all relevant supportive activities.

Bilateral Master programmes should be based on cooperation between two partner institutions, one in the South and one in Norway. One academic staff member at each partner institution called project coordinator has the responsibility for planning, implementation and reporting. Bilateral programmes may have apart from the above mentioned, informal or formal cooperation with other institutions, without specific NOMA funding for such cooperation activities.

b) Multilateral Master programmes for a period of either two years (one student cohort) or four years (two student cohorts).

NOMA funding is limited to maximum NOK 3 million for one student cohort and maximum NOK 6 million for two student cohorts and includes all relevant supportive activities.

Multilateral Master programmes should have two main partner institutions, one in the South and one in Norway but may consist of additional partner institutions both in the South (it is a requirement for multilateral NOMA programmes to have minimum two South partners; one main partner and one additional partner). It may also have additional partner(s) in Norway. The role of additional partners should be clearly stated in the application. Each partner institution must have an academic partner contact person, and must endorse the application before submission.

NB! All programme activities must be finalised within 31.12.2014

Application procedures
A joint application should be submitted online to SIU http://espresso.siu.no , no later than 30 June 2009, GMT 1500 hrs.

Applying institutions in the South and Norway must submit a confirmation of their application(s), signed by the Head of their institution, Vice Chancellor/Rector/University Director. The signatures guarantee institutional commitment to support the additional student intake with additional core resources (basic infrastructure, academic staff, administrative services etc.) in order to secure the implementation.

When submitting the application, separate Cover pages will be available for printing by the project coordinators (at UiS and UiN). This document should be printed and duly signed by the project coordinators and heads of the respective departments and the Vice Chancellor/ Rector/University Director or similar. The signed Cover page should be submitted to the NOMA Institutional contact person/NOMA coordinating unit at the institution within 6 July 2009. The institutional contact person/NOMA coordinating unit should submit the signed cover pages to SIU together with the signed prioritised list of applications within 28 August 2009.

Please note that an application is not eligible without the Confirmation Page.

Selection procedures
The NOMA Programme Board will make the final selection of the projects to be supported in October 2009. The selection will be based on the following inputs from different actors;

• External evaluation by two evaluators – one from the South and one from the North
• Assessment and ranking made by the applying institutions

Source: official announcement

Masters Scholarships 2010

The University of Edinburgh
Scholarships and Student Finance Office

Edinburgh UK/EU Master's Scholarships

Twelve scholarships are available to UK and EU students who have been accepted at the University of Edinburgh on a full-time Master's degree programme in any subject offered by the University. The scholarships will cover the UK/EU tuition fees up to £5,100 which will be deducted from the tuition fee and will be tenable for one academic year.

Eligibility

The scholarships will be awarded to UK/EU citizens who are accepted for admission on a full-time basis for a postgraduate Master's programme of study at the University of Edinburgh.

Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.

Criteria

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit with candidates requiring a first-class or upper second-class (2:1) honours degree from a UK university, or the overseas equivalent.

Application Procedure

Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application

Alternatively applicants can request a paper application form from:

The Scholarships and Student Finance Office
The University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh EH8 9YL

E-mail: scholarships@ed.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 131 651 4070

Completed application forms must be returned to the Scholarships and Student Finance Office no later than 3 May 2010.

Selection Procedure

A Selection Committee will meet in late May 2010 to select the scholarship holders. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in early June 2010.

Masters Scholarships 2010

Masters Scholarships In UK

UK Scholarship Programs

The Open Society Institute supports one-year master's scholarships in the social sciences and humanities, as well as PhD studies, at various graduate institutions in the United Kingdom. Fields of study include social anthropology, conflict resolution, economics, education, democracy studies, gender studies, human rights, and international relations for students and scholars from select non-EU countries in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Mongolia, and the former Soviet Union.

The programs provide approximately 40 long-term research grants and more than 140 degree awards.

Master's-Level Scholarships

Co-funding for master's-level study is provided by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Cambridge Commonwealth Trust, Cambridge Overseas Trust, University College London, University of Essex, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Leeds, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford Royal Holloway, University of St. Andrews, University of Sussex, Staffordshire University, University of York, and the University of Warwick.

An additional 90 short-term (mainly one-month) research awards are available in all fields at Oxford and Cambridge for qualified faculty from specific countries in the region.

PhD-Level Scholarships

In conjunction with the Universities of Cambridge and Staffordshire, OSI also offers PhD-level scholarships in Environmental Studies, Public Health, Education and Law at Cambridge for scholars from the Middle East, with scholars from the Balkans eligible for an MPhil/Economics at Staffordshire.

For More Information

Please see the individual program guidelines or contact the Scholarship Programs coordinator in the applicant's home country.

HOW TO APPLY

source: http://www.soros.org