Harvard University, Ancora Foundation Graduate Fellowship

Applicants should have (a) a confirmed acceptance at the Harvard Kennedy School (b) an excellent academic record with a first degree equivalent to a good Second Class (Upper) Honors or higher or a GPA of at least 3.5; (c) a very good command of the English Language; (d) at least seven years full time relevant work experience; and (e) assessed to have outstanding potential for leadership in government, business, or civil society after graduation.

More than 27,000 Kennedy School alumni reside in 137 countries and serve in a wide range of positions in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Mason Fellows come from all across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Eastern and Central Europe, as well as the former Soviet Union. Graduates of the Mason Program return to their countries to assume high-level positions.

the Harvard Kennedy School has strived to place itself at the vanguard of studying public policy and preparing practitioners. Today the school has evolved into one of the world’s most eminent social science research institutions – housing 15 research centers and institutes and more than thirty executive education and degree programs – with worldwide reach and influence.

The Edward S. Mason Program is one of Harvard’s oldest international student programs. It brings together leaders from around the world who enroll in the one-year Master in Public Administration Degree

Each scholarship will cover the following:

    * Tuition and other compulsory fees (as specified by Harvard University);
    * Monthly stipend; and
    * Return air-ticket (economy class)

The application deadline for 2011-12 program is December 3, 2010. More information about the program and the application process can be found in the following website: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters/mc-mpa/mason.

Please apply directly to Harvard Kennedy School, our fellowship program is listed under Gita Wirjawan Graduate Fellowship. Online application can be downloaded at: https://apply.embark.com/Grad/Harvard/KSG/10/

or contact by email at: mason_program@hks.harvard.edu.

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Languages Scholarship And American Scholarship Program

The scholarship program is administrated by Árni Magnússonar Institute for Icelandic Studies, Sigurdur Nordal Office. Approximately 15

scholarships are available for the period from September 1st 2011 to April 30th 2012.

Morphology, Syntax and Phonetics of Modern Icelandic
Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 March 2011

The scholarships are intended for students of language and literature. Students who have completed at least one or two academic years of university study and with some prior knowledge of Icelandic or other Nordic language will be given priority. Preference will, as a rule, be given to a candidate under 35 years of age.

 The students read both old and modern literature and learn about the history of Iceland from settlement to modern times. Additionally,
students are introduced to translations.

Icelandic for foreign students is comprised of both theoretical and practical fields of study. On the one hand it is a language course, where students are trained in speaking, reading and writing modern Icelandic.

On the other hand it delves into the more academic aspects of the Icelandic language, literature and history of Iceland.
Subjects covered include morphology, syntax and phonetics of modern Icelandic.

Árni Magnússonar Institute for Icelandic Studies
Level:Undergraduate
Scholarship :The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture awards annually a number of scholarships for studies in Icelandic for Foreign Students at the University of Iceland, Reykjavík.

about American scholarship : http://www.ancorafoundation.com/programs/harvard/

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Health Degree Programme and master of Science

The European Master of Science Programme in International Health is a one year, full-time study programme taught in English excepted in Mexico (in spanish). The main objective of the programme is to raise awareness of current global health concerns. Students become qualified to identify and critically analyse key factors shaping the health and well-being of populations in low- and middle-income countries and to formulate effective and appropriate responses to complex health-related issues.

The tropEd EMMC is offered by 7 European Institutions, and 3 Third Country Institutions, each contributing with Specific expertise in a particular area of International Health:

* Kobenhavns Universitet, Denmark
* Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux2, France
* Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin und Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
* Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Mexico
* Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
* University of Cape Town, South Africa
* Khon Kaen University, Thailand
* University College London, United Kingdom
* Queen Margaret University, United Kingdom

The European Master of Science Programme in International Health is part of tropEd, a network of 33 European and 7 non-European institutions for higher education. In existence since 1996, tropEd collaborates closely with institutions in Asia, Africa, and the Americas in providing postgraduate education and training opportunities.

This unique, one-year MSc programme is designed for professionals working in Global and International Health who wish to further their skills and help advance their careers. Students completing the degree learn to identify and critically analyse key factors shaping global health and the health and well-being of populations in low- and middle-income countries, as well as how to formulate effective and appropriate responses to complex health-related issues.

Participants have the advantage of specialising in one of five study tracks. Taught courses and research projects are offered by a range of well-established partner institutions that are recognised for their global and international health expertise. Moreover, participants benefit from the opportunity to experience different international educational and cultural settings.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 November 2010

By: Network for Education in International health see it at: http://erasmusmundus.troped.org/index.jsp
5 study tracks are offered for this degree and reflect the strengths of the consortium institutions:
* DISEASE CONTROL
* HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT
* SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
* CHILD HEALTH
* HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS

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Post graduate Scholarship For Brilliant Students World Wide

Post graduate Scholarship For Brilliant Students World Wide - The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science has allocated seven million euros for excellent students coming to the Netherlands under the Huygens Scholarship Programme. There is no fixed number of available scholarships. The actual number is determined by the total cost of the variable components of the scholarships.If you want to take part in the HSP Huygens 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 in the top 10% of students in your study or research programme.

• 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.

• 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 primarily to earn a degree at the Dutch institution.

• If you are already a graduate, you must have graduated less than two years ago.
Scholarship Application Deadline: 1February2011

• Scholarships are only awarded for studies lasting at least 6 months, but no longer than 24 months.

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

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

-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.
website: http://www.nuffic.nl/home/redirect/huygens-scholarship-programme
-PhD applications can only be accepted from excellent students with the Icelandic, Macedonian, Chinese, Croatian or Turkish nationality. Furthermore, the minister has allocated part of the total budget for excellent students following programmes in Dutch language and literature, or Neerlandistiek.

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Master in Trade Law & Finance for European and Non-European Students

European Master in Transnational Trade Law & Finance (EMTTLF), a new Erasmus Mundus Master Program. This Master is a joint Postgraduate Program offered by 4 European Leading Universities and coordinated by the School of Law of the University of Deusto.
Masters scholarship program for European and Non-European Applicants at 4 European Leading Universities
Study Subject: Trade Law & Finance
Scholarship Application Deadline: February 15 2011

This Master aims are:
-To provide three areas of specialization: Intellectual and Industrial Property (pertinent to management and innovation); Finance (related to bank and finance); and finally, European Business Law (oriented towards a broader training in European business trade).
-To equip the learner with the fundamental tools, at an advanced level, to approach complex realities providing them with competencies and all the necessary elements needed to critically analyze a commercial conflict form a European perspective (First Semester) or from an International perspective (Second Semester).
-To focus on a problem-based approach developed by these educational institutions rather than on a traditional methodology.
- To offer possibilities to students who wish to either take the internship and professional track or the research track.
-To acquire a trans-national perspective. The Programme will have an impact on the continuous formation of the executive and management board of business enterprises. The pertinent benefits will optimize business results, the opening up of companies to the emerging markets, and the maximization of competitive advantages.
-To adopt a student-centered approach where she/he is the focal point of learning and will therefore be equipped with the skills to progress independently.

image019 To directly respond to this increasing internationalization; to teach international trade law and finance, understood from various perspectives and dimensions; to develop a Programme which dissects the relevant juridical questions arising from international transactions.
-To promote the interdisciplinary and multicultural facets of the Programme, attempting to provide the students with a diversity of working contexts. The students will be pursuing their graduate studies through three distinct but complementary cultural environments: Track 1: Deusto (Spain), Tilburg (The Netherlands), ILF (Germany) or Track 2: Deusto (Spain), Tilburg (The Netherlands), Strasbourg (France).

official site: http://www.transnational.deusto.es/emttl/page9/page10/page10.html

Germany Practical Traineeships For Worldwide Students

Practical Trainee-ships and Study,  Country-specific information, dates and deadlines, application address and advice:
    * Precise information on when to submit applications is available from the National IAESTE Committee of the applicant's home country.
    * Students of the stated subjects interested in a training placement in Germany should address the National IAESTE Committee in their home country. Addresses of the National IAESTE Committees and further information are available via Internet www.iaeste.org.

Duration
Usually, traineeships are two to three months in duration with various firms, institutions of higher education and research institutes. In individual cases, traineeships of extended duration can be arranged.

Objective
Practical training placements for students of the above mentioned subjects are arranged by the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE). Placements are, however, only available to countries with a National IAESTE Committee. Within the DAAD, unit 514 is the German National IAESTE Committee.

Requirements

    * Specific information on conditions of eligibility is available from the National IAESTE Committee of the member country concerned.
    * Language Proficiency: Requirements regarding language proficiency of German differ greatly. Some companies require that international interns or trainees have good German language skills, while others only require a basic knowledge of German, as long as the intern or trainee also has good English language skills. In many cases a good knowledge of English is sufficient.
    * Training placements recruited in Germany are offered exclusively by the responsible National IAESTE Committee abroad, which in turn arranges placements for German university students. Apart from those offered via this route, the IAESTE programme has no other internship places available for individual applicants.

Value
Trainees are usually paid 650,-- euros per month; the DAAD, however, is not able to grant additional funds to cover travel costs.

Please note for all scholarship programmes: Scholarship announcements contain general information on the programme in question. Application conditions specifically for candidates from your country (Philippines) as well as information on the application process can be found, where applicable, at "Country Specific Information" at : http://www.daad.de/deutschland/foerderung/stipendiendatenbank/00462.en.html?detailid=24&fachrichtung=9&land=111&status=2&seite=1&daad=0&whitelabel=

Switzerland Research Program In Technology And Science For Undergraduate Students

The Summer Research Program in Life Sciences and Technology at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), will offer an intensive research training opportunity to 25 undergraduate students interested in research careers in life sciences. This program will run from July 4th to August 26th 2011. (Earlier or later arrivals and departures can be arranged on a case-by-case basis between individual group leaders and participating students, however the student must be present for the core 8 weeks of the program. Any additional charges incurred by the change of dates must be covered by the student and/or lab.).
Each participant will be required to submit a formal written report and present the results of their research at a student symposium held at the end of the program which provides an opportunity for participants to experience presenting their data to their peers and the scientific community at the EPFL.

Selection Criteria
The summer research fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis taking into consideration several criteria including the student's academic record, personal statements and letters of recommendation.

Benefits to the Students
The participants will:

*Gain hands-on research experience and training with exposure to cutting-edge research.
*Experience what it is like to be a member of a research community working at the forefront of science, medicine and biotechnology.
*Have the opportunity to apply what was learned in the classroom to understanding and solving actual research problems in the laboratory.
*Acquire a better understanding of the scientific process and the application of the knowledge gained from basic science research and state-of-the-art techniques to solve complex problems in biology and medicine.

*Improve their critical thinking skills, including learning how to evaluate scientific information, design experiments, formulate ideas and test hypotheses.

*Explore career opportunities in academia by experiencing the excitement, frustration, and challenges of scientific research and gain an insight into what a career in the science entails.
*Prepare for future independent research projects and advanced research in graduate school.

The International Summer Research Program 2011 – School of Life Sciences – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology // Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
fields:   Life Sciences and Technology - by EPFL School of Life Sciences, for Undergraduate students

More about this: http://sv.epfl.ch/summer-research

Additional Requirements
The intensive nature of the program requires full-time commitment (~40 hours/week) from the participants. All the participants are required to attend and participate in all scheduled events and activities related to the program. Therefore, participants may not attend another summer school or commit to other activities during the duration of this program that could interfere with their work schedule.

Colby-Sawyer College, USA offers graduate and undergraduate scholarship

Colby-Sawyer College, USA offers the following scholarship, For Graduate and Undergraduate students.The International Students are eligible for need-based and merit-based financial aid, and are encouraged to apply. At Colby-Sawyer we strive to acknowledge the abilities and accomplishments of our students. Through a variety of scholarships and awards, the college recognizes academic achievement, community service and leadership experience.

Wesson Honors Scholarship – up to $68,000 over four years . Students with a 3.5 GPA are eligible for the Founders Scholarship. Students receiving this $16,000 per year award have graduated from high school with honors level classes and a rigorous college preparatory program. It is automatically awarded based on GPA at time of admission and does not require a separate application. It is renewable annually for four years of study dependent upon maintaining a 3.3 GPA while enrolled at Colby-Sawyer.
Presidential Scholarship – up to $56,000 over four years

Students with a 3.75 GPA are eligible to apply for the Wesson Honors Scholarship. This $17,000 per year scholarship includes direct admission into the Wesson Honors Program. Students are automatically recommended for the program based on GPA at time of admission and the program does not require a separate application. It is renewable annually for four years of study dependent upon good academic standing in the Wesson Honors Program.
Founders Scholarship – up to $64,000 over four years

Students who have a minimum 3.0 GPA are eligible for the Chargers Scholarship. It is automatically awarded based on GPA at time of admission and does not require a separate application. This $12,000 per year award is renewable annually for four years dependent upon full-time enrollment and maintaining a 2.75 GPA.
Scholarship Application Deadline: December 1, 2010


Students with a 3.3 GPA are eligible for the Presidential Scholarship. This $14,000 award is renewable annually for four years of study dependent upon full-time enrollment and maintaining a 3.0 GPA. It is automatically awarded based on GPA at time of admission and does not require a separate application.
Chargers Scholarship – up to $48,000 over four years

More about this scholarshi: http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/admissions/financial_aid/merit.html

Scholarships for those students who have 3.5 GPA
Any Subject can attend.
Colby-Sawyer college.

Chosun University, Korea, International scholarship 2011

Chosun University, Korea, International scholarship 2011 .

Scholarship for international students for graduate studies. Qualifications:
An applicant and his/her parents must have foreign citizenship and come under each of the following:
1) Graduated or is going to graduate from a bachelor’s or master’s program in a foreign country
(Dept. of Electronic Eng., Computer Science Eng., Information and Communication Eng., and IT related Eng.)
2) Must have IBT score of 80 (CBT 210 or PBT 550) or higher.
3) Must have superior CGPA

Study Subject: Circuit/ASIC design, algorithm development and processor application for the bio-medical area
Employer: Chosun University
Level: Graduate

Scholarship Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2010 – Dec 3, 2010
Registration Deadline: Feb 11, 2011

Housing
1) Every admitted student may live in university housing (dormitory).

Send the documents listed below by e-mail to (gschoigs-at-chosun.ac.kr)

1) CV (Curriculum Vitae) including photo, experience, contact address, birth data and so on

Research Areas
1) Circuit/ASIC design, algorithm development and processor application for the bio-medical area
Scholarship
1) Financial support for tuition and registration fees, except non-refundable application fee of 100,000 KRW(approximately $90).
2) Financial support for the living expenses
3) A copy of a transcript

Official Scholarship website: http://asic.chosun.ac.kr/

Leeds University, UK Offers a Fully Funded Scholarship 2011

The 2011 Fully-Funded International Research Scholarships (FIRS), University of Leeds, UK
 eligibility criteria:

• Applicants MUST first submit a research degree study application form and be in receipt of a University BANNER ID Number to be eligible for a Fully-Funded International Research Scholarship. Applications without a valid University ID Number will be rejected.
These awards are only available to applicants who would be liable to pay academic fees at the full international fee rate;
• Applicants must normally hold a First Degree at undergraduate level equivalent to at least a UK First Class
Honours degree and should be considered to be the ‘best of the best’ (eg, applicants should be demonstrably in the top 20% of their cohort). Applicants should either have graduated with the appropriate First Degree or be in their final year of study;
• Applicants whose first language is not English must have already met the University’s English Language requirements1. Some Schools require a standard of English higher than the University minimum;
• These awards are not open to individuals who have already been awarded a Doctoral degree or equivalent qualification;
• Applicants must not hold another Scholarship

Scholarship Application Deadline: 24 January 2011

More details: http://mak.ac.ug/documents/FIRSAppForm11.pdf

Study Subject: Any Subject within the Faculty at the University of Leeds
Employer: University of Leeds

Scholarship Description: Fully funded University International Research Scholarships are available for high quality international students who will be commencing PhD research study in Session 2011-2012 for study in any Faculty at the University of Leeds.