APPLY: UN Learning Exchange Opportunity at CIVICUS 2015

CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is a leading and diverse international civil society network, with members and partners in more than 120 countries. CIVICUS’ vision is a global community of active, engaged citizens committed to the creation of a more just and equitable world. CIVICUS’ mission is to strengthen citizen action and civil society throughout the world, especially in areas where participatory democracy and citizens’ freedom of association are threatened.

CIVICUS is proud to announce one United Nations (UN) Learning Exchange opportunity, sponsored by Irish Aid, focused on Strengthening the Voice of African Civil Society and human rights defenders in the international human rights system. The position will be based at the CIVICUS UN Office in Geneva from 7 September to 7 December 2015.

 WORTH

• Interns will receive accommodation in Geneva
• Round trip airfare
• A stipend of €600 a month to cover living costs.

ELIGIBILITY

• A degree in Human Rights, International Affairs or a related field
• Experience of working with human rights community in one or more African countries and a thorough knowledge of regional human rights issues within Africa
• Fluency in English is essential, French would be an advantage
• Demonstrated professionalism, diplomatic skills and analytical diligence
• Willingness to travel to Geneva for three months.

DEADLINE: June 30, 2015

To apply and for more information visit here

The world's most powerful women entrepreneurs of 2015

Forbes’ 12th annual Most Powerful Women list: All 100 women have the power to shape our world, but 18 stand out this year as entrepreneurs — the women who built their status from scratch.

By Emily Inverso.
For FORBES’ 12th annual Most Powerful Women list, we searched the world for exceptional icons who impact business, media, philanthropy, politics and more. All 100 women have the power to shape our world, but 18 stand out this year as entrepreneurs — the women who built their status from scratch.
Two new names join this breakout list in 2015 — Beth Comstock, CEO of GE Business Innovations who oversaw the founding of Hulu, and Elizabeth Holmes, founder of blood testing company Theranos — to round out our business and nonprofit entrepreneurial elite. And at a time when the number of U.S. women-owned businesses jumped 68% from 1997-2014, there’s never been a better moment to champion these women who’ve helped pave the way.
Read More Here 

The Story of a Disabled Asian Woman

I am a thirty-year-old Asian woman and I work in my family's furniture business in Mombasa, Kenya. I have a disability caused by a spinal injury, but this is perhaps the easier part of my problem. Being a Kenyan Asian complicates my situation in ways that those outside my community might not easily realize; because Asians tend to relate more within than outside their social circles, a disabled person faces profound isolation within the group. Disabled Asian Female — how neatly the interplay between these three words captures the total weight of both the complexity and immensity of who and what I am. It has been a rough journey, on all three counts. And even though mine has been an insular world, it was still a sad discovery to realize that the prejudices that I have encountered amongst the Asian community in Mombasa exist amongst other Kenyan communities as well. As I contemplate the smooth finish of all the freshly scented furniture that has become a permanent feature of my life, I realize that daily I etch the diary of my life into the grain of the beautiful wood in a manner that reminds me of the huge distance between law school and this furniture shop. But why am I jumping ahead of the narrative?
I started school at the age of three years but my physical activity was severely limited due to the nature of my disability. The word pity and its attendant practices — especially the puzzle-pain-horror look on people's faces as they stare at me — has been my life's companion since those early days. Having to wear diapers up to the age of nine made me the object of fun for my classmates. Disasters never come singly, for at this age I developed kidney failure and I had to undergo a major operation. Call it luck or conspiracy but some odds are difficult to explain; whereas the operation took care of the nappy problem, I now found myself having to contend with incontinence and wearing a urine bag strapped to the right hand side of my stomach! To make matters worse, it was visible. From my earliest days, with the charms of femininity somewhat either lost or in my young mind forever unattainable, I found myself giving up the hope of ever becoming a mother; what man would ever accept me in my condition?
I had always dreamt of becoming a lawyer but after sitting for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in 1989 I had to give up hope for any further education due to my health condition. My dreams of becoming a lawyer crashed as well, one more item on the pile of losses and dashed hopes that my life had now become. But I still wanted to see whether there was some life out there beyond the narrow limits of my local community. Somehow I always hoped, still, that there was a means to overcoming this limitedness.
I traveled to the UK four times to visit relatives, and what amazed me most was the availability of infrastructure and both social and institutional support for persons with various types of disabilities. Persons with disabilities could pursue formal education in spite of their conditions. This fact only served to remind me of my lost opportunity to pursue a legal career. I also found a generally supportive attitude amongst the citizens towards persons with special needs. These positive experiences set the stage for the rude shock I got once at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. I had just come in from London and needed to catch a connecting flight to Mombasa. Since I have calipers on both feet and I walk with the aid of two elbow crutches, I asked for a wheelchair. The lady I talked to was very rude and I was made to wait for a very long time. When the wheelchair was finally brought, the lady made it clear that she was expecting a tip! The lady at the check-in counter of the local airline whose flight I was boarding was equally rude; perhaps they thought that disabled persons could only understand the language of rudeness?
I must say that the romance side of my life has been spectacular, in its spicy letdowns that is. There is nothing I could have done to alter the fact of my disability, but perhaps I have had the personal problem of my being born into a closed Asian culture. I had been brought up to never believe or to ever expect that I could find a man to love me.
Dear reader, you must then believe me when I say that it was an out-of-this-world experience when, about ten years ago, this wonderful man came into my life. He came with hopes! He gave me dreams! He gave me feelings that I thought I never had! I realized that I was a still a lovable woman. Elation best describes what I felt for the eight years that I had a relationship with him. He was such an excellent person to me and we had such a healthy relationship that I never at any one point doubted that I was the center of his universe. His disguise was perfect. And then one day his friend (amazing how my man now finds me unworthy of attention) calls with the news that my wonderful-excellent-perfect man not only had another woman in his life but that they were also planning to marry. One more dream tossed onto the trash heap. Thus rejected, I realized that I had no real choice(s) to make; they had all been made for me the moment I turned out disabled. I realized that the mindset problem is not really personal but universal in my cultural set up. I moved on to contemplate my life, a life surrounded by pieces of furniture that have no feelings.
However, I consider myself very fortunate to have an immediate family that is very positive and supportive towards me. They have also faced challenges having a disabled member in the family, but they have never made me feel different or treated me differently.
Having personally experienced a lot of discrimination from friends in the Asian community and at times from the extended family, I decided that it was time to prove my capabilities and create awareness about disability in my community. I went to work at the Rotaract Club for eight years. Rotaract is an organization that assists the needy in society and that includes the physically and mentally challenged. However, I noticed that the organization did not create awareness about those with special needs in society. Instead the organization runs on a simplistic, easy charity model — food, clothes, sometimes cash — a token approach that salves the giver's conscience. Even though this approach might serve immediate needs, I knew that we needed to and could do more. And then that old problem cropped up again; persons with disabilities have no voice in my community, and being the only such member in the club made it difficult to express my views, and when I did they were not appreciated. I did not blame the other members since I understood that either they are different or I am, and naturally our views would also be different.
These encounters emboldened me in my yearning to create awareness for disability issues generally in Mombasa. As soon as I retired from the Rotaract Club I produced a play, Dear Diary, in the year 2006. The play is based on my real life experiences as well as those of many more who endure life like me. Even as I emphasize the necessity of raising awareness concerning disability in Kenya generally, I must insist that the Asian community in particular needs to look deeply into its beliefs towards persons with disabilities and establish structures of social support for them. Whereas for my people business acumen is valuable, someone must teach them that an individual's inner self is even dearer. That is the challenge that all persons with disabilities, their personal circumstances notwithstanding, and their friends must take up. That is the lesson I would etch on the surfaces of this wood staring at me, only that it would ruin the polished exterior, wouldn't it? But I am tempted to go against the grain.

American Biochemist: This Was The First Black Woman In The United States To Earn A Ph.D In Chemistry

Marie Maynard Daly, born in Queens, New York to Helen and Ivan Daly, was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry.  Her father, an immigrant from the West Indies, had hoped to earn a degree in Chemistry at Cornell University but was unable to continue because of financial constraints.  Marie Daly’s parents were committed to her education and encouraged her interest in science.  She attended Hunter College High School where her teachers persuaded her that she could do well in chemistry.

  Daly enrolled in Queens College so that she could live at home. She earned her B.S. in 1942 with honors.  A fellowship and part-time job at Queens College allowed her to work on her master’s degree at New York University, which she completed in 1943.  Because of the shortage of male scientists during World War Two, Daly was awarded funding for her Ph.D. program at Columbia University where she studied under a white female chemist, Mary L. Caldwell.  She completed her dissertation in 1947.

Daly earned an apprenticeship with Dr. A.E. Mirsky at the Rockefeller Institute but she was required to find her own funding source.  She applied for and won a grant from the American Cancer Society and began working with Dr. Mirsky in 1948.  The two worked together for seven years studying how proteins are built inside the body.  In 1955, she moved back to Columbia and worked with Dr. Quentin B. Deming researching the chemical mechanics of heart attacks.  In 1960, the two moved to Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University where she taught biochemistry courses and studied the effects of age on the circulatory system.  Daly was awarded tenure in 1971.  In 1961 Marie Daly married Vincent Clark.

At Albert Einstein, Clark became a champion for diversity, working to increase the representation of minorities in science.  She retired in 1986.  Dr. Clark was made a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was named one of the Top 50 Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology by the National Technical Association in 1999.  Marie Maynard Daly Clark died in New York in 2003.

Sources:

Ray Spangenburg and Kit Moser. “Roger Arliner Young,” in African Americans in Science, Math, and Invention (New York: Facts on File, 2003); James H. Kessler. “Marie Maynard Daly,” in Distinguished African American Scientists of the Twentieth Century (Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1996); https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/daly.html

Contributor: Díaz, Sara University of Washington

Source: Clark, Marie Maynard Daly (1921-2003) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed

The Virginia Calculator: Thomas Fuller, African ”Slave” And Mathematical Genius

Thomas Fuller, familiarly known as the Virginia Calculator, was a native of Africa. At the age of fourteen he was stolen, and sold into slavery in Virginia, where he found himself the property of a planter residing about four miles from Alexandria. He did not understand the art of reading or writing, but by a marvellous faculty was able to perform the most difficult calculations.
Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia, Penn., in a letter addressed to a gentleman residing in Manchester, Eng., says that hearing of the phenomenal mathematical powers of “Negro Tom,” he, in company with other gentlemen passing through Virginia, sent for him. One of the gentlemen asked him how many seconds a man of seventy years, some odd months, weeks, and days, had lived, he gave the exact number in a minute and a half. The gentleman took a pen, and after some figuring told Tom he must be mistaken, as the number was too great. “‘Top, massa!” exclaimed Tom, “you hab left out de leap-years!” And sure enough, on including the leap-years in the calculation, the number given by Tom was correct.
“He was visited by William Hartshorn and Samuel Coates,” says Mr. Needles, “of this city (Philadelphia), and gave correct answers to all their questions such as, How many seconds there are in a year and a half? In two minutes he answered 47,304,000. How many seconds in seventy years, seventeen days, twelve hours? In one minute and a half, 2,110,500,800.”
That he was a prodigy, no one will question. He was the wonder of the age. The following appeared in several newspapers at the time of his death.
Present day thinking is that Fuller learned to calculate in Africa before he was brought to the United States as a slave. Supporting evidence for this comes from a passage written by Thomas Clarkson in 1788 describing the purchase of African slaves:
It is astonishing with what facility the African brokers reckon up the exchange of European goods for slaves. One of these brokers has ten slaves to sell , and for each of these he demands ten different articles. He reduces them immediately by the head to bars, coppers, ounces… and immediately strikes the balance. The European, on the other hand, takes his pen, and with great deliberation, and with all the advantage of arithmetic and letters, begin to estimate also. He is so unfortunate, as to make a mistake: but he no sooner errs, than he is detected by this man of inferior capacity, whom he can neither deceive in the name or quality of his goods, nor in the balance of his account.
Despite Fuller’s calculating abilities he was never taught to read or write and again this is evidence that he did not learn to calculate while in the United States. When someone who had witnessed his calculating abilities remarked that it was a pity he had not been educated, Fuller replied: ‘It is best I got no learning; for many learned men be great fools.’

Source:http://www.freedmenscemetery.org/resources/families/documents/fuller.shtml

ADB-Japan Scholarship Program for Developing Countries in Asia and Pacific

ADB/Japan Government
Masters Degree

Deadline: varies
Study in:  Asia, Australia, NZ
Course starts 2016

Brief description:

The Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB’s developing member countries to undertake postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region.  Upon completion of their study programs, scholars are expected to contribute to the economic and social development of their home countries.

Host Institution(s):

ADB-JSP provides scholarships only to participating academic institutions under the Program.

Field(s) of study:

Programs covered by the ADB-JSP are postgraduate studies in economics, management, health, education, agriculture,  environment, natural resource management, science and technology, and other development-related fields.

Only programs offered at the participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Regions are eligible for ADB-JSP funding.

Number of Scholarships:

About 300 scholarships are awarded annually.

Target group:

The scholarships are open to citizens of ADB’s  borrowing member countries

Scholarship value/inclusions:

The ADB-JSP provides full tuition fees, a monthly subsistence and housing allowance, an allowance for books and instructional materials, medical insurance, and travel expenses.

The scholarship is for one year with an extension to the second year of study, as appropriate, which shall be conditional on the scholar maintaining a satisfactory level of performance as determined by the institute.   The maximum duration of scholarship award is two years for masters and doctorate programs.

Eligibility:

1. A national of an ADB borrowing member country (applicants from countries that are no longer borrowing from ADB are not eligible for the ADB-JSP Scholarship).

2. Gained admission to an approved MA/PhD course at an academic institution .

3. A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with superior academic record.

4. At least two (2) years of full-time professional working experience (acquired after a university degree) at the time of application. Proficiency in oral and written English communication skills to be able to pursue studies.

5. Not more than 35 years old at the time of application. In exceptional cases, for programs which are appropriate for senior officials and managers, the age limit is 45 years old.

6. In good health.

7. Should agree to return to his/her home country after completion of studies under the Program.

8. Executive Directors, Alternate Directors, management and staff of ADB, consultants, and relatives of the aforementioned are not eligible for the Scholarship.

9. Staff of academic institutions are not eligible for the Scholarship.

10. Applicants living or working in a country other than his/her home country are not eligible for scholarships.

11. ADB-JSP does not support applicants who are already enrolled in graduate degree programs.

12. ADB-JSP does not sponsor undergraduate studies, distance learning programs, short-term training, conferences, seminars, thesis writing, and research projects.

Application instructions:

Applicants should request information and application forms from the chosen Academic Institution and should indicate to that Institution that they are applying for admission and that they would like to be considered for the ADB-JSP Scholarship. The completed Institution application form and required documentation, including the ADB-JSP Information Sheet form, should be submitted to the academic institution. No separate application to ADB is necessary.

You must send applications for scholarships at least six months prior to the planned time that you wish to commence studies.   Please refer to the normal month of intake and deadline of application in the participating academic institutions.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website:  http://www.adb.org/site/careers/japan-scholarship-program/main

Related Scholarships:  List of Scholarships for Asians

Fondation Rainbow Bridge MBA Scholarships for African and Asian Women

Fondation Rainbow Bridge/HEC
MBA Degree

Deadline: 15 Jun/26 Nov (annual)
Study in:  Paris, France
Course starts Sept 2015/Jan 2016

Brief description:

The Fondation Rainbow Bridge MBA Scholarships was established in memory of Muriel Dargent (1967 – 2004), Matthieu Dargent (1997 – 2004), Iris Dargent (2001 – 2004), and Muriel’s parents, all of whom disappeared in the December 2004 Tsunami.   The Fondation Rainbow Bridge will enable young women recipients to enrich their academic background by obtaining an HEC MBA.

Host Institution(s):

HEC Paris, France

Field of study:

Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

Number of Awards:

2  scholarships per year

Target group:

Women from Asian or African countries affected by natural disasters, drought or famine.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

€ 20,000

Eligibility:

Recipients of this scholarship are top-caliber female candidates who have been admitted to the HEC MBA program and who can demonstrate exemplary leadership skills in one or more of the following areas:

•  Community work,
•  Charity engagement,
•  Sustainable development practices.

Women applying must come from an Asian or African country affected by a natural disaster, drought or famine. In addition, they must demonstrate a commitment to solving some of the social and economic issues affecting their countries while working for the long-term security of the people living there.

Application instructions:

Only admitted candidates can apply for this scholarship. You must submit an essay on why you should be named the Fondation Rainbow Bridge Scholar at the HEC MBA Program, while identifying your post-MBA goals.  Deadline is on a rolling basis but please note that you cannot apply for this scholarship if admitted after June 15th for the September intake and after November 26th for the January intake.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: http://www.mba.hec.edu/Fees-Funding/Scholarships/Fondation-Rainbow-Bridge

University of Otago Doctoral Scholarships

University of Otago
PhD Degree

Deadline: ongoing
Study in: New Zealand
Course starts 2015/2016

Brief description:

The University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship provides funding to support doctoral students studying at the University of Otago.  The Scholarship is available to both domestic and international students. Candidates for professional doctorates, as well as the PhD, are welcome to apply.

Host Institution(s):

University of Otago, New Zealand

Field(s) of study:

Any eligible PhD Research Programme at the University

Number of Scholarships:

Up to 181 annually

Target group:

Domestic and International students

Scholarship value/inclusions:

NZ$25,000 stipend per annum plus domestic tuition fees waiver (excludes student services fee and insurance)

Eligibility:

Applicants must usually be seeking to obtain their first doctoral qualification.  Selection is based predominantly on academic merit and the applicant’s potential for research.

Application instructions:

Applications for this scholarship are made online through the eVision portal. Once you have applied for admission to your programme you will receive an alert in your student portal inviting you to apply for a scholarship.  Applications for doctoral-level scholarships should usually occur when applying for admission but it is also possible to apply for a scholarship after being admitted.

It is important to read the how to apply page and visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website:  http://www.otago.ac.nz/study/scholarships/database/otago014687.html

Transform Together Scholarships for International and European Union (non-UK) Students

Sheffield Hallam University
Bachelors/Masters Degree

Deadline: 31 May 2015  & 1 Nov 2015
Study in: Sheffield, UK
Course starts Sept 2015 & Jan 2016 

Brief description:

Transform Together scholarships are open to international students and European Union (non-UK) students applying to a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught course at Sheffield Hallam University in the 2015/16 academic year.

Host Institution(s):

Sheffield Hallam University in UK

Field(s) of study:

All full-time undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses offered at the University. Scholarship applications from those holding offers for the following full-time taught postgraduate courses are particularly welcomed: MBA, MSc International Events and Conference Management, MA TESOL, MSc Technical Architecture, MA Design, MSc Food Manufacturing Engineering, MSc Advancing Physiotherapy Practice, and MSc Sport Business Management

Number of Scholarships:

Not specified

Target group:

International and European Union (non-UK) students

Scholarship value/inclusions:

Full fee waiver (100% discount) for postgraduate courses and half fee waiver (50% discount) for each year of your undergraduate degree

Eligibility:

To be eligible to apply for one of these scholarships, you must:

•  be an international fee paying student or a European Union (non-UK) student applying for 2015/16 start

•  postgraduate only – have achieved a minimum 2.1 or equivalent in your honours degree and must meet the English and academic entry requirements for your course. Please attach your transcripts to your scholarship application

•  undergraduate only – have achieved or exceeded the English and academic entry requirements for the course

•   have an offer for a full-time taught undergraduate or postgraduate course at Sheffield Hallam University.

•  be self-funding your studies

•  be able to pay any additional fees your course may require, for example field trips

Application instructions:

To apply for a Transform Together Scholarship, you must have received an offer for a full-time taught course at Sheffield Hallam University starting in 2015/16.  If you have not yet applied for a course, please visit the online prospectus to find a course and apply.  Once you’ve received an offer for a course, you must complete and submit the scholarship application form with transcripts by 31 May 2015 for September 2015 start or 1 November 2015 for January 2016 start.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to download the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website:   www.shu.ac.uk/transformtogether

Australia International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS)

Australian Government
Masters/PhD Degree

Deadline: varies, May-Oct (annual)
Study in:  Australia
Course starts 2015/2016

Brief description:

The International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) program enables international students to undertake a postgraduate research qualification in Australia and gain experience with leading Australian researchers.  The scholarships are towards a Masters by research degree or Doctorate Degree at eligible Universities in Australia.

Host Institution(s):

Participating Universities in Australia

Field of study:

Eligible postgraduate research programmes offered at participating Australian Universities.

Number of Awards:

Around 330 are awarded annually.

Target group:

Scholarships are open to international students of all countries (except New Zealand).

Scholarship value/inclusions:

The scholarship covers tuition fees and health cover costs for scholarship holders, and health cover costs for their dependents. The scholarships are available for a period of two years for a research masters degree or three years for a research doctorate degree. 

Eligibility:

To be eligible to apply for an IPRS the applicant must be an international student (except New Zealand) and commencing full-time enrolment in a higher degree by research at an eligible university in Australia. The basic eligibility criteria for an IPRS are listed in section 3.10.1 of the Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines (Research) 2012.

Application instructions:

Applications for a scholarship need to be made directly to a participating Universities/Higher Education Providers (HEPs) in Australia at which the applicant wishes to conduct their postgraduate research. Students need to approach the scholarship office at their chosen university for direction about the process to apply for an IPRS and key deadline dates.  The deadline varies among universities but is around May-October each year.

It is important to read the Frequently Asked Questions and visit the website of the University where you intend to apply and the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: http://education.gov.au/international-postgraduate-research-scholarships

Related Scholarships: List of Australia Scholarships

DAAD Scholarships in Germany for Development-Related Postgraduate Courses

DAAD
Masters (MS) Degree

Deadline: Aug-Oct 2015 (annual)
Study in:  Germany
Next course starts 2016

Brief description:

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides scholarships in Germany for international students for a range of postgraduate courses at German Universities which aim at providing academically educated young professionals from developing countries with further specialized studies.

Host Institution(s):

German Universities offering development-related postgraduate courses

Field(s) of Study:

The scholarship are towards eligible development-related courses. See the list of eligible postgraduate courses for 2016/2017.

Number of Scholarships:

Limited

Target group:

International students from developing countries (on the DAC List of the OECD)

Scholarship value/inclusions:

Full and partial DAAD scholarships are available.

Eligibility:

• Works either for a public authority or a state or private company in a developing country and, as such, is engaged in the planning and execution of directives and projects with emphasis on development policies having a bearing on technological, economic or social areas
• Holds a Bachelor’s degree (normally four years) in a related subject.
• Has completed an academic degree with far above average results (upper third) and at least two years of related professional experience
• His/her academic degrees should normally not be more than six years old
• For courses in German: DSH 2 or TestDaF 4; at time of application German skills at completed level A2 are required. In addition, German language courses at level A2 or B1 are highly recommended
• For courses in English: IELTS (Band 6) certifi cate or TOEFL (minimum score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 80 internet based).

Please also see if you meet the eligibility requirements of the programme you are applying to.

Application instructions:

Applications must be made directly to the respective course except for Cameroon and Nigeria where applications must be submitted via the German Embassy. Please refer to the respective websites of the Universities for the application procedure, the application deadline, and the documents to be submitted. Deadline varies depending on the course/university but is usually around August-October 2015.

It is important to visit the official website to access the application form and for complete information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: http://www.daad.de/entwicklung/studierende_und_alumni/bildung_postgradual/ast/08492.en.html

Related Scholarships: List of Scholarships in Germany for International Students

Melbourne International Research Scholarships (MIRS)

University of Melbourne
Masters/PhD Degree

 




















Deadline: 31 May/31 Oct (annual)
Study in:  Australia
Next course starts 2015

Brief description:

The Melbourne International Research Scholarships (MIRS) is awarded to international students wishing to undertake graduate research degree studies at the University of Melbourne.

Host Institution(s):

University of Melbourne, Australia

Field of study:

Any eligible graduate research degree offered at University of Melbourne

Number of Awards:

About 150

Target group:

International students

Scholarship value/inclusions:

Benefits provided by the MIRS include living allowance, relocation grant, thesis allowance, and paid sick, maternity and parenting leave.  Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is also included.

Eligibility:

To be considered for the MIRS, you must:

•  be an international applicant (ie. a citizen of a country other than Australia or New Zealand, and not an Australian permanent resident);
•  have completed tertiary studies that are at least equivalent to a 4-year honours degree at an Australian university with a minimum result of first class honours;
•  have applied for admission to undertake a master or doctorate by research degree or be currently enrolled in a research degree at the University of Melbourne
•  have not already completed a research qualification at the same or higher level as the course for which a scholarship is sought.

Application instructions:

Students must complete an Application for Admission to Graduate Research Degree Candidature and Scholarship. The University assesses applications for scholarships on an ongoing basis.  As a general rule:

• • applications submitted before 31 October (Round 1) will be finalised by 15 February of the following year, and
• • applications submitted before 31 May (Round 2) will be finalised by 31 July.

It is important to visit the official website to access the application form for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: https://studenteforms.app.unimelb.edu.au/apex/f?p=153:2:0:::2:P2_ID:361

DAAD Masters Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance

 

University of Sydney
Bachelor/Masters Degree

Deadline:30 May/19 Jun 2015
Study in: Australia
Course starts Semester 2, 2015

Brief description:

The Sydney Achievers International Scholarships are for new international students who wants to study in University of Sydney in Australia in 2015.  These prestigious scholarships are aimed at attracting high achieving, academically meritorious, international students to enjoy the ‘Sydney experience’ at one of the finest institutions of higher education in the world.

Host Institution:

University of Sydney, Australia

Field(s) of study:

Any undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program offered at the University

Number of Scholarships:

Not specified

Target group:

International students

Scholarship value/inclusions:

Each  scholarship has a value of AUD$10,000 each per annum, available for the CRICOS registered duration of a recipient’s program of study, for any Undergraduate or Postgraduate Coursework program offered at the University of Sydney (subject to the recipient maintaining satisfactory academic progress each year).

Living allowance is NOT included in the scholarships.

Eligibility:

Undergraduate Scholarships

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification or an international senior secondary qualification accepted by the University with outstanding results, as deemed by the University of Sydney. Students completing Foundation Studies Programs offered by Australian or New Zealand universities are eligible. Students who have already commenced/completed tertiary studies, or students transferring with credit exemptions and/or advanced standing, are not eligible. * See Undergraduate entry requirements.

Postgraduate Scholarships

Applicants must have completed the equivalent of an Australian Bachelor degree qualification with outstanding results based on the Australian grading system, as deemed by the University of Sydney.   Students who have already commenced/completed postgraduate studies, or students transferring with credit exemptions and/or advanced standing, are not eligible.

Application instructions:

No separate application is required for the scholarship. To be considered for the Sydney Achievers International Scholarship for Semester 2, 2015, a candidate must receive an Unconditional Offer of Admission by 30 May 2015 (Round 1) or 19 June 2015 (Round 2).  Selected applicants receiving an Unconditional Offer of Admission will be invited to lodge an Expression of Interest.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: http://sydney.edu.au/scholarships/prospective/sydney-achievers.shtml

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