Friday, October 22, 2010

Scholarships on Masters and PhDs on Peace and Conflict Studies (open until 31 October 2010)

Do you want to specialize and further your studies on peace and conflict? Do you want to study in New Zealand?

The National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago in New Zealand is offering generous scholarships for international masters and PhD students.

If you have a First Class or Upper Second Class Postgraduate Diploma/Honours or Masters degree and would like to do advanced postgraduate research in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago we are currently recruiting postgraduate research students from all around the world.

We are looking for students who can reinforce existing research and practice strengths within the Centre but will contemplate proposals that are in cognate areas as well. We have some grants in aid available to support Master's level research and some Centre Scholarship assistance to those wishing to do a PhD. Otago has a very generous post graduate scholarship scheme. All students who apply to the Centre for the PhD will be automatically considered for  Otago University's Doctoral Scholarship.

For general enquiries about Masters and Ph.D research for 2011 please contact (by the 30th October 2010) the
Centre Administrator:
Ann Hassan at peaceandconflict@otago.ac.nz
or
phone: 643 479 4546
fax: 64 3 479 8084
Web page: http://www.otago.ac.nz/humanities/ncpacs

If you want specific advice about possible research topics/supervisors please send your enquiries to
Dr Isak Svensson, Director of Research
at isak.svensson@otago.ac.nz or
phone: 643 479 7681
and 
Professor Kevin P Clements, Director
at kevin.clements@otago.ac.nz
Phone 643 479 9468

Goodluck!



Posted by at No comments:
Labels: , , , , ,

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Monbukagakusho - Japanese Government Scholarships for 2011

Konnichiwa!

Do you want to study in the land of the rising sun, Japan? Japanese universities are rated highly in the world university rankings. Besides, the Japanese Government is generous in providing scholarships. One of which is Monbukagakusho scholarships to international students in research graduate degrees.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) handles the Government-sponsored scholarships.

Click here for more detailed information.

Ganbatte!
Posted by at No comments:
Labels: , , , ,

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

East - West Center (University of Hawaií at Manoa) Graduate Degree Fellowship

East-West Center

For fifty years, the East-West Center (EWC) has served the United States and Asia Pacific region through cooperative education, research and dialogue. Student fellows participate in educational and research activities while residing at the East-West Center and simultaneously pursue degree study at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

GRADUATE DEGREE FELLOWSHIPS 
Graduate Degree FellowEAST-WEST CENTER GRADUATE DEGREE FELLOWSHIP (GDF)
Type of study:  Master's (up to 24-month fellowship) or Doctoral degree (up to 48-month fellowship)
Eligibility:  Citizens or permanent residents of the United States and citizens of countries in the Pacific and Asia, including Russia
Application deadline:  November 1
 
Asia Development Bank FellowASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)-GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN SCHOLARSHIP
Type of study:  Graduate degree study (up to 24-month scholarship)
Eligibility:  Citizens of ADB's developing member countries
Application deadline:  November 1

 
US-South Pacific FellowUNITED STATES-SOUTH PACIFIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (USSP)
Type of study: Master's degree study
Eligibility:  Citizens of the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
Application deadline:  February 1
 
 
SEAMEO-Vietnam FellowSOUTHEAST ASIAN MINISTERS OF EDUCATION ORGANIZATION (SEAMEO)-VIETNAM SCHOLARSHIP
Type of study:  Master's degree (up to 24-month fellowship) or Doctoral degree (up to 36-month fellowship)
Eligibility:  Citizens of Vietnam
Application deadline:  See the official SEAMEO-Vietnam website

 
Obuchi FellowOBUCHI STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
Type of Study:  Master's degree (up to 24-month fellowship) or APLP (up to 5-month fellowship)
Eligibility:  Residents of Okinawa, Japan
Application deadline:  December 1 
 
GRADUATE NON-DEGREE FELLOWSHIPS
APLP FellowASIA-PACIFIC LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (APLP)
Type of study:  A five or nine-month course of study; includes seminars, field studies and internships
Eligibility:  Early- to mid-career professionals; currently enrolled graduate students; and recent university graduates from all countries
Application deadline:  December 1
 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EWC AFFILIATION
Affiliate ScholarEAST-WEST CENTER AFFILIATE SCHOLAR PROGRAM 
Type of study:  An opportunity for graduate students to formally affiliate with the East-West Center while working on research for a thesis or dissertation
Eligibility:  Graduate students from universities world-wide
Application deadline:  Received year-round

 
Student AffiliateEAST-WEST CENTER STUDENT AFFILIATE PROGRAM
Type of study:  An opportunity for students pursuing a graduate degree at the University of Hawai‘i to formally affiliate with the Center in order to participate in its educational and cultural programs and reside at the Center
Eligibility:  Full-time graduate student status at the University of Hawai‘i; Open to students from all countries
Provisions:  Discounted housing rate in EWC residence halls; Eligible for competitive EWC field research funding and conference presentation scholarships
Application deadline:  Variable (check website)
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
US-Timor Leste FellowUNITED STATES-TIMOR-LESTE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (USTL)
Type of Study:  Bachelor's degree study
Eligibility:  Citizens of Timor-Leste
Application deadline:  August (check website)


US-South Pacific Fellow UNITED STATES-SOUTH PACIFIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (USSP)
Type of study:  Bachelor's degree study
Eligibility:  Citizens of the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
Application deadline:  February 1

ADDITIONAL FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The Scholar Rescue FundTHE SCHOLAR RESCUE FUND (SRF)
Program administered by :  Scholar Rescue Fund
Type of study:  Fellowships support temporary academic positions at safe universities and colleges anywhere in the world.
 Eligibility:  Qualifying applicants are academics currently facing or have recently fled from direct and immediate threats in their home countries.
Application deadline:  Applications are accepted at any time.
To apply for a fellowship:  http://www.scholarrescuefund.org/pages/for-scholars.php
To host a SRF scholar:   http://www.scholarrescuefund.org/pages/for-hosts.php
More information :   SRF@iie.org
Posted by at No comments:
Labels: , , , ,

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program (IFP)

Are you a leader in your chosen field and community? Are you from an underserved community in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Russia? The, the Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program (IFP) is right for you!

"Fellowship recipients are exceptional individuals with demonstrated social commitment and academic achievement. Typically, they are men and women who have overcome obstacles such as poverty and discrimination to gain access to higher education, and they aspire to work for social justice in their home communities upon completion of their studies."

"How does IFP identify, recruit, select, and support such an unusual group of fellows? 
The program has developed a unique model: an integrated approach to increasing access and equity in higher education that also contributes to social justice.  The model combines outreach to previously excluded beneficiaries with an emphasis on enhancing fellows’ knowledge, skills, and capacity to serve as transformational leaders in their home countries."

"To achieve greater equity and educational opportunity, each local partner considers gender, race and ethnicity, religion, region of origin, economic and educational background, parents’ education and employment, and physical disability.  Although these factors affect access to educational opportunity in all IFP countries, their relative weight differs in each context."


The program has international partners in 22 countries that screen and select qualified fellows. Kindly check your country's partner institution for this program.

  • RUSSIA
    • Institute of International Education Russia and Eurasia Office
    • www.ifprussia.ru


Goodluck!




Posted by at No comments:
Labels: , , , , , , ,

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Fulbright Foreign Student Program (US)

Do you want to pursue your MA or PhD in the US?

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program brings citizens of the world to US universities and institutions for further studies. Each year, more than 8,000 fellowships are available through Fulbright Commission/Foundation or US embassy in your country. The Institute of International Education (IIE) arranges academic placement for most Fulbright nominees and supervises participants during their stay in the United States.

Program eligibility and selection procedures are determined by each country. Thus, they vary widely by country.
The 155 participating countries are listed below. Just click what region you reside to see if your country is part of the program or click here to see the map of eligible countries.
If you reside in Africa, Click here
If you reside in East Asia and Pacific, Click here
If you reside in Europe and Eurasia, Click here
If you reside in Middle East and North Africa, Click here
If you reside in the Americas, Click here
If you reside in South and Central Asia, Click here

General Application Procedures

The Fulbright Program's application process is lengthy and rigorous, and prospective applicants are encouraged to consider carefully their intentions, goals, future plans and prospective projects before applying for a Fulbright grant. Applicants for the Scholar and Teacher Exchange programs may also need to consider additional work-related issues (for instance, campus leave policies) before applying.

The competition for Fulbright Program grants is merit-based. Eligibility criteria will vary by program and by country. Candidates are selected based on a variety of factors, that may include (but are not limited to) academic qualifications, project feasibility, personal leadership ability, and available grant funds.
Fulbright operates on a yearly application cycle, which generally (but not in all cases) opens approximately 15 months before the anticipated start of the grant with a deadline approximately 11 or 12 months before the grant's start date. For instance, the U.S. Student Program's application is generally available in May with an October deadline for grants beginning the summer or autumn of the next year.

Application procedures are based on an applicant's country of citizenship or country of permanent residency. Please refer to the table below. Please note that non-U.S. citizens with legal permanent residency status in the United States are not eligible for Fulbright grants.

Best of Goodluck
Posted by at No comments:
Labels: , , ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)