USA Fellowships for Academic Year 2011-2012

The Institute for Advanced Study is an independent private institution founded in 1930 to create a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, free from teaching and other university obligations. Each year scholars from around the world apply to come to the Institute to pursue their own research. Those who are chosen are offered a membership for a set period and a stipend. Members receive access to the extensive resources of the Institute, including offices, access to libraries, subsidized restaurant and housing facilities, and some secretarial services.

The application deadline is November 1, 2010.

Each year, the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, invites about twenty scholars to be in residence for the full academic year to pursue their own research. The School welcomes applications in economics, political science, law, psychology, sociology and anthropology. It encourages social scientific work with an historical and humanistic bent and also entertains applications in history, philosophy, literary criticism, literature and linguistics. Applicants must have a Ph.D. at time of application. Each year there is a general thematic focus that provides common ground for roughly half the scholars; for 2011-2012 the focus will be Moralities, under the direction of Professor Didier Fassin. . Applications must be submitted through the Institute=s online application system, which can be found, along with more information about the theme, at http://www.sss.ias.edu/applications.

Funding for Members Stipends are individually negotiated, taking into account the applicant’s base salary and the level of sabbatical and other grant support he or she can secure. In setting compensation, the School attempts to provide half of the current academic base salary for all Members.

Fellowship information and application : http://sss.ias.edu/files/pdfs/Announcement2011-12.pdf

Master in Computer Simulations for Science and Engineering

Master in Computer Simulations for Science and Engineering - The Erasmus Mundus programme “Computer Simulations for Science and Engineering” (COSSE) is a joint initiative of four European universities:

- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Technical University of Berlin, Germany
- Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands
- Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen- Nürnberg, Germany

COSSE is a two-year master’s programme offering a double degree from two universities. The students enter one of the universities and continue the second year at one of the other institutions in another country. COSSE offers education of the highest international standard as well as a unique experience of meeting different European cultures, languages, climate and nature.

The EACEA (the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency) awards 7 to 10 category A scholarships and 6 to 8 category B scholarships per Erasmus Mundus Master’s programme.

The category A scholarship includes:

- Travel and installation costs: € 8000 for a 2 year programme
- Participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 4000/semester
- Monthly allowance: € 1000/month


Category A scholarships (non-EU member states)

can be awarded to applicants from non-EU member states (but not to applicants from Norway, Liechtenstein or Iceland)
UNLESS they have resided in a EU member state or in Norway, Liechtenstein or Iceland, for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years (by 31 January of the year of enrollment).

Category B scholarships (EU-member states)

can be awarded to applicants from EU-member states and to applicants from Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland
Who can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship (Action 1)?

Candidates who apply for an Erasmus Mundus Master Programme are at the same time considered for a scholarship nomination for this specific programme. The scholarships are awarded to the highest ranked candidates that fulfill the following scholarship conditions:

* The applicant has applied correctly, fulfilled the admission requirements and is nominated for a scholarship by the EM consortium.
* The applicant has not applied to more than three (3) Erasmus Mundus master’s programmes during one round of applications.
* The applicant should be able to spend his study period in at least two of the consortium partner countries. These two countries must be different from the country in which the applicant has obtained his/her last university degree; the mandatory mobility periods cannot be replaced by virtual mobility, neither can they take place in institutions outside the consortium.
* The applicant has not yet benefited from an EM master’s programme scholarship.
* The applicant should not benefit from another Community grant while pursuing their Erasmus Mundus masters studies.
* The applicant should be enrolled as a full-time student and commit himself to participate in the master’s programme in accordance with the terms defined by the consortium in the Student Agreement. Failure to do so could lead to the cancellation of the scholarship.

The category B scholarship includes:

- Travel and installation costs – only if the EM master’s programme includes a mobility period to a Third-Country partner: € 3000
- Participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 2000/semester
- Monthly allowance: € 500/month



Required documents for COSSE:

1. A signed cover sheet (generated from the web-based application at studera.nu/english – Application code: COSSE)
2. A correctly certified copy of your bachelor’s degree in original language and translated into English.
3. A correctly certified copy of your transcript of records in original language and translated into English. All courses taken must be included. Please also provide the university course descriptions from your university study guide or the university website.
4. Proof of your English proficiency.
5. GRE test-scores, if available. (GRE General Test as well as GRE Subject Tests in Computer Science and Mathematics).
6. A Curriculum vitae including details on your academic career.
7. A letter of motivation including an indication of which specialization you wish to take and why, an indication of your preferred mobility track, a brief summary of your thesis work, stating the credits and grade.
8. A copy of your passport or some other kind of identification in English.
9. Two letters of recommendation from professors of the most recently attended higher institution.

Send your documents to the address on the cover sheet and keep an eye out for the link to the Erasmus Mundus Complementary Information form. It will be sent to ‘Your pages’ at www.studera.nu/english when we have received your application documents. Your application is not complete without it.

For information on application and admission please contact: mundusadmission@kth.se

Visiting adress
Admissions Office
Drottning Kristinas väg 6
100 44 Stockholm
Telephone: +46 8 790 61 70

USA, Journalism Scholarships for international Graduate Students

USA, Journalism Scholarships for international Graduate Students - The Foreign Press Association, founded in 1918 and the oldest association of journalists in the United States, has established a scholarship program aimed at encouraging foreign students enrolled in graduate programs in this country to pursue a career reporting on international affairs. A minimum of three scholarships will be awarded, one for $10,000, one for $7,500, and the other for $5,000. The money is to be used for further study in print, broadcast or photojournalism. Only applicants with F-1 and J-1 Visas are eligible for consideration. Presentation of awards will be made at the Annual Dinner of the FPA in early May 2011.The deadline for submission of material is December 30, 2010.

For More Information visit : http://www.nyforeignpress.org/ . Good Luck













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Memorial International Fellowship, USA

Fellowship of Medical Library Association for Undergraduate Degree and a Master’s Level Degree Student, USA
Application deadline: 1 December2010
Eligibility
• The applicant must have both an undergraduate degree and a master’s level library degree. The latter requirement may be waived. (Transcripts or a copy of your diploma and grades for courses taken at both the undergraduate and graduate levels should be sent at the same time as the application.)
• The applicant must be working or preparing to work in a health science library in his or her own country.
• The candidate must be a citizen or permanent resident of a country other than the United States or Canada.
• Past recipients of the Cunningham fellowship are ineligible.

 The purpose of the Cunningham fellowship is to assist in the education and training of health science librarians from countries outside the United States and Canada. The MLA Cunningham Memorial International Fellowships were established in 1967 with a bequest from the estate of Eileen R. Cunningham. The first fellowship was awarded in 1972 at the annual meeting in San Diego, CA. Since 1972, more than 34 fellows from around the globe have participated in Cunningham fellowships. This program continues to train and motivate international librarians with the latest advances in the health information profession.

further fellowship information and application : http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/grants/cunningham_fact_20080625.pdf

Accredited online degree

what is accredited online degree? lets take an example about accredited online MBA. Most online MBA courses are frequently put calm to accommodated the needs of alive acceptance with undergraduate degrees in business accompanying programs, as able-bodied as those with undergraduate degrees alfresco the breadth of business. Depending on the student's above-mentioned apprenticeship in business, best online MBA courses accept a 30 acclaim program, that can generally be completed in as little as two years. Depending on the acquirements institution, acceptance may alteration in up to 6 credits appear their MBA.

You will crave allowance the GMAT (Graduate Administration Acceptance Test) for acceptance in an online MBA program. Best online MBA courses accept a 30-credit affairs that covers all aspects of a business - appropriate from accounting and accounts to accident management. The courses are so advised that they hone your appraisal and administration abilities to advice you more good administer business operations. (The online programs will acquiesce you abundant flexibility, allowing you to plan and board the classes according to your schedule)

It is not aberrant to accomplishment an absolute MBA amount affairs from the abundance of your own home. But if you admiration to accept a claimed affair with your professor, you are commonly acceptable to agenda one. The alone affair you charge in adjustment to booty an MBA advance is a computer and the desire. The computer would charge to be internet ready, with the adequacy to accelerate email attachments. Depending on the specific institution, windows 95 or greater is necessary.

Registering for an online MBA advance is adequately simple. It is basically the aforementioned action you abide back you intend to administer for your apprenticeship through a classroom. You charge abide a completed appliance to the acquirements institution. Your appliance fee, and a archetype of your resume should accompany the application, as able-bodied as any undergraduate and alum transcripts. Very generally your GMAT assay array will additionally be necessary. If you already accept a Master's Amount from an accepted college, you may not be appropriate to booty the GMAT exam. That will depend on the alone acquirements institution.

Online MBA courses are a bit costly. Accepted institutions, however, action you banking abetment in the anatomy of loans, grants and scholarships. As in acceptable courses, scholarships and grants are accustomed to admirable candidates. Study loans too accept to be abiding through the institution's accounts aid office.Now hope you can recognize the real accredited online degree.

Master in Law and Economics for International Students

This programme offers the unique opportunity for interdisciplinary studies of law and economics at two or even three European and Non-European universities. Each partner university awards a Master degree (LL.M. / M.A. / M.Sc.). The programme provides students with an advanced understanding of the economic effects of divergent laws and prepares students for a professional career, for example, in public organisations, in multinational law firms or consultancy firms. Graduates are also well prepared for doctorate research in a PhD programme such as the European Doctorate in Law and Economics.
Applicants with a bachelor degree only need to provide proof that this degree is an appropriate level of qualification in the labour market in their home country.

Besides graduates in Law or Economics, students with a first degree in Business Administration or in other social sciences may also apply if the curriculum includes a substantial number of courses in law and/or economics. The above requirement with respect to employability in the labour market equally applies.

No student may apply to more than three Erasmus Mundus courses in any given year.
Who Can Apply?

The EMLE is a postgraduate course. Preference will be given to applicants who already have a first master degree.

The minimum requirement for admission is a bachelor degree, provided that this degree leads up to employability in the relevant labour market. In particular with respect to the legal profession, stricter job qualifying criteria (first master degree) may be required by national regulations.



Application Procedure:

The application procedure differs depending on whether an applicant is considered a ‘European student’ or ‘third country student’ in accordance with the criteria of the European Union (the official definition of ‘third country students’ is available at the ( Erasmus Mundus website). European students are those who either

    * have a passport of an EU Member State or of the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), or
    * have carried out their main activities (studies, work, etc) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the above countries.
First, the Erasmus Mundus Programme offers generous grants to both European and third country students.

Second, European students may also benefit from the Erasmus Mobility Grants.

Furthermore, the fifteen highest ranked admitted non-European applicants who are not nominated for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship will receive a partial waiver of the tuition fee of 4,000 euro.
All applicants who are characterized by neither of the above conditions are considered as third country students.

Note that students with multiple nationalities who are citizens of one of the countires listed in the definition, as well as of a non-European country, and who have not spent 12 months in Europe may choose whether they want to apply as European or as third country students.

The European Union provides attractive scholarship opportunities for EMLE students through two separate programmes.

More information available : http://www.emle.org/_EMLE_Main_rubric/index.php?rubric=Home&PHPSESSID=121vi9f6b088qpaj52dqplh7e4

Please follow the links for more information.

Application Deadline : 15 November 2010
Please proceed to the application procedure for the academic year 2011/2012:

European students (deadline December 15, 2010 – procedure open soon)

Third country students (deadline November 15, 2010 – procedure open)

Scholarship opportunities for EMLE students