NISF Scholarships for Foreign Students at Japanese University, Japan

Application Requirements for foreign student applicants for the scholarship of public interest incorporated foundation Nitori International Scholarship Foundation (hereinafter referred to as “NISF”)

1． Eligibility requirements

(1)	A student from the world over with non-Japanese nationality who is self-supporting and residing in Japan.
(2)	A student currently is enrolled in a Japanese university as an undergraduate or a graduate student, and an undergraduate student is up to age 26 on April 1, 2013 and a graduate student is up to age 28 on April 1, 2013.
(3)	A student who needs financial aid to keep studying in Japan and does not receive any sort of other scholarship .
(4)	A student who is of good enough health to pursuit studies in Japan, of excellent academic record, of good personality
(5)	A student who has good communication skill in Japanese.
(6)	A student who has the strong will to contribute international understanding and mutual friendship
(7)	A student who is able to attend Scholarship Students Activities held by NISF (scheduled to be held twice a year).
(8)	A student who does not receive any sort of scholarship or subsidy for researcher from the other third parties while receiving the scholarship from NISF (Please note that the student who simultaneously possesses scholarships is disqualified for the NISF scholarship recipient.)
(9)	A student who works part-time job in Japan for his/her financial reason to keep studying in Japanese university
(10)	A student who willing to participate NISF alumni activities as alumnus, even if his/her NISF scholarship is expired.

2． Eligible Academic Year

Undergraduates: Regular students currently enrolled in their third or fourth academic year as of April, 2013. Graduates: Regular students currently enrolled in the first or second academic year of a master course as of April, 2013. Undergraduate applicant must be 26 years of age or younger (as of April 1, 2013) and Graduate applicant must be 28 years of age or younger ( as of April 1, 2013) and, as a basic rule, be currently enrolled within the minimum required years of study (i.e. he/she should not repeated a year in Japanese university).

3．Amount of Scholarship

Undergraduate student	110,000 yen per month
Graduate student	110,000 yen per month

4．Duration of Scholarship

As a basic rule, the scholarship will be granted from April 2013 until the final year of the enrolled academic course for a maximum of two years (Exception : when the NISF scholarship recipient repeat a year in Japanese university, he/she is disqualified for the further scholarship from then on)

5．Number of Scholarships Granted

Around 80 students will be new-accepted.

6．Application period (Entry on the Website)

October 15, 2012 to December, 25, 2012 (Please note that NISF may close the applications early when we get many applicants )

7．Selection Process

● Application ～ First selection and Second selection Application: Access NISF website → Enter Scholarship Application 2013 → Fill out the application form on the website and entry it (No documents are required at the time of Web-entry. ) First selection: NISF select some of applicants by the information which the applicants entry in the application form and notice them The applicants who pass on the First selection can take Web-test. Second selection; NISF select some of applicants by the result of Web-test and notice them The applicants who pass on the Second selection can take Interview. ●Interview The first interview is scheduled to be held in February 2013. The following documents written in Japanese will be required for the first interview.

(1)	Check list of documents
(2)	3 Photographs (5cmX4cm, upper body shot, full name written on the back face of the Photo)
(3)	Supplementary information Form (you fill out )
(4)	Certificate of enrollment (or a copy of the notice of admission for those expecting to enroll at a graduate school)
(5)	Copy of the Alien Registration Card (for confirmation of address, name and status of residence)
(6)	Transcript of scholastic records
(7)	Letter of recommendation (written by the dean or supervising professor), one A4 page.
(8)	Proof of parents' earnings
(9)	Proof of applicant's earnings from the previous year (issued by the Japanese local government) and part-time work income statement of the current year.
(10)	Proof of rent
(11)	Copy of the Score Report for the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) or copy of the Certificate of Proficiency for Level 1 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)

8．Announcement of selection result

Successful applicants are selected and announced by the Representative Director through document review, Web-entry selection, Web test, interviews, and final selection made by the Selection Committee set in NISF. Successful applicants and their universities will be notified the result in early April, 2013 (tentative schedule). Succesful applicant is qualified as the scholarship student of NISF after he/she duly attends the scholarship presentation ceremony　(scheduled in April 2013). Successful applicant should attend the scholarship presentation ceremony to get a scholarship student qualification.

9．Termination or forfeit of Scholarship

The scholarship will be terminated or forfeited in any of the following cases, If there is serious misconduct by the recipient, NISF reserves the right to request return of the scholarship awarded

(1)	Due to illness or any other reason when a recipient is absent from school over one month
(2)	A recipient registers long absence from school or studies abroad (outside of Japan).
(3)	When a recipient is no longer registered in a Japanese university.
(4)	Having been penalized for university regulations.
(5)	Due to illness or other reasons when a recipient is forced to withdraw or cannot continue his/her school work
(6)	Long absence from school without any reason.
(7)	Extremely poor academic achievements and bad conduct.
(8)	Absence from the Scholarship Students Activities without having written permit by NISF which is NISF official stamp on .
(9)	When it is discovered that the applicant's written application form contains misleading or false information .
(10)	Having lost status of residence in Japan as a foreign student.
(11)	NISF cannot reach or contact the recipient for more than 14days due to his/her temporary return to home country, moving house or other reasons.
(12)	When NISF finds the NISF scholarship recipient receives an another scholarship .
(13)	If the supervising professor deems a recipient unqualified to continue his/her study or research.
(14)	If NISF finds a recipient involved in any unethical behavior .
(15)	When the recipient get the regular full-time work
(16)	A recipient defaults the obligation stipulated in this Application requirement for NISF Scholarship.
(17)	If NISF deems a recipient unqualified to continue his/her scholarship.

* The recipient is required to report to NISF, if any of the above (1)～(15)　cases occurs.

10．Absence from the Scholarship Students Activities held by NISF

When the NISF Scholarship recipient is absent from the Scholarship Students Activities held by NISF without the written permit which is the NISF official stamp on, NISF reserves the right to disqualify or to terminate his/her scholarship. Scholarship Student may permit to be absent from Scholarship Students Activities held by NISF by following (1) or (2) reason;

(1)	Attend the class (required to submit the certificate issued by the student Division of the current university)
(2)	Illness ( required to submit a medical certificate which is described the treatment period)

Even if in the case of the above (1) or (2), only the scholarship student who follows the procedure of following ①～③ and gets the written permit with the NISF official stamp and is absent from the Scholarship Students Activities, can succeed to receive the scholarship. ①Notice NISF the reason of absence by phone and E-mail ②Submit NISF the certificate issued by University or the medical certificate ③Get the written permit issued by NISF with the NISF official stamp on it Even if in the case of the above (1) or (2), the scholarship student who does not get the written permit issued by NISF but is absent from Scholarship Student Actvities (because its notice of absence just before a deadline is too late to judge and issue the written permit by NISF), NISF have the right to terminate his/her scholarship.

11．Dual Scholarships

NISF scholarship recipient must not receive a scholarship from any other organization. If a NISF scholarship recipient will take an another scholarship, the NISF scholarship recipient must notify it NISF within 2 weeks after he/she passes the selection for an another scholarship, and NISF shall terminate his/her scholarship. If the NISF scholarship recipient receives dual scholarships, he/she must return the amount of NISF scholarship for the period NISF scholarship overlaps with the another scholarship, within one month from the day when he/she receives the first payment of the another scholarship .

12．Payment of Scholarship

NISF begins payment of the scholarship after the successful applicant submits NISF these two documents below ; (1) Certificate of enrollment issued by the university dated April 2013 (2) Copy of the bank passbook information for transferring the scholarship

13．Submit Report

NISF scholarship recipient must submit a report on their study progress ( including academic records ) and living conditions on NISF Representative Director request.

14．Part-time job in Japan

NISF scholarship recipient must obtain work permit (permission of activity outside scope permitted for international student) by the Immigration Bureau of Japan and must work part-time job in Japan for more than 30 days (more than 4 hours per day) during 3 months from July to September, and must submit the copies of payment slips of part-time job on NISF request.

15．Management of Personal Information

The Nitori International Scholarship Foundation follows the laws of Japan to ensure that all personal information is securely and adequately handled. The personal information given in application documents is only used for the purpose of selection. Such documents of the successful applicants will be kept by NISF and utilized as basic information for net-working activities after graduation. Please note that the list of successful applicants will be provided to the universities where the applicants are enrolled and parties related to NISF. NISF shall dispose the application documents of unsuccessful applicants after keeping in certain period. NISF shall open to the public the list of NISF scholarship recipients with their name, nationality, gender, enrolled university and study field on NISF’s website.

16．Notes

If you have any question pleases contact;
Nitori International Scholarship Foundation (public interest incorporated foundation)
Tokyo Office (Attention: Shan, Inoue, Takeda)
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. Tokyo Headquarter
6-20 Kamiya 3-chome, Kita-ku, Tokyo 115-0043, Japan
TEL：　03-3903-3591 (9:30-18:30, Mon-Fri)　　FAX：　03-6741-1281
E-mail：nitoriKSZ_09@nitori.jp 

For further information, please visit the official website at http://www.nitori-shougakuzaidan.com/en/02_01.html

International Engineering Scholarships for Women at RMIT University, Australia

If you are a woman commencing engineering studies in 2013 in the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, this scholarship can provide you financial assistance within your first year of study.

Value and duration

The scholarship pays $5000 for one year (first year).

Number of scholarships available

3

Eligibility

To be eligible for this Scholarship you must:

• be female
• be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, international student or humanitarian visa holder
• have achieved an ATAR score (or Year 12 equivalent) of 95 or above in 2011–2012
• be commencing full-time studies in a Bachelor of Engineering degree in the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at RMIT in Semester 1 2013
• have demonstrated leadership experience in a societal or cultural setting
• be available for an interview if shortlisted.

How to apply

Apply by completing the application form and submit to:

Louise Walker

By post: School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia

In person: School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Building 57, Level 3 (Reception) City Campus, Corner Lygon and Queensberry Streets, Carlton.

Open date

For the 2013 academic year, applications open Monday 3 September 2012.

Close date

For the 2013 academic year, applications close 5pm Friday 22 February 2013.

Terms and conditions

As holder of this scholarship you must maintain at least satisfactory academic performance.

The scholarship will be paid in two instalments: $2500 in April/May and $2500 in September.

Further information

The scholarships seek to recognise and reward talented female students who can demonstrate outstanding levels of academic achievement.

Contact

Contact Louise Walker, School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

For further information, please visit the official website at http://www.rmit.edu.au

Postgraduate scholarships for International Students at Kingston University, UK

We offer awards totalling £200,000 every year, with each international scholarship worth £3,300. These are open to prospective full-time postgraduates in any subject area on a one-year taught masters degree based at Kingston University.

Scholarships are available for both September entry and January entry (for courses with a relevant start date).

The online application form for January 2013 entry is now open, and the deadline for applications is Friday 16 November.

 

Applications for September 2013 will only be available in 2013

Who can apply?

You can apply for an award if you:

• are an international student (classified as 'overseas' for fee purposes);
• have an offer of a place on a course at Kingston for 2012/13 entry; and
• are not currently registered on a postgraduate course at Kingston University.

How are the scholarships awarded?

The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of:

• academic merit;
• what you expect to gain from the course you are taking; and
• what you intend to do after completing the course.

How do I apply?

The deadline for January 2013 scholarship application is Friday 16 November 2012.

Before you begin your application, please make sure that you meet the eligibility criteria. You must:

Before you begin your application, please make sure that you meet the eligibility criteria. You must:

• be an international student (classified as 'overseas' for fee purposes);
• have an offer of a place on a course at Kingston for 2012/13 entry; and
• not currently be registered on an undergraduate or postgraduate course at Kingston University.

Please also note that you will need electronic copies of the following documents to make your application online:

• a copy of your offer letter;
• an academic reference letter;
• a copy of your academic transcript/worksheet; and
• a copy of your Academic IELTS or TOEFL result (where applicable).

For further information, please visit the official website at http://www.kingston.ac.uk/

Government Scholarships for Developing Countries Students in Czech Republic

Scholarship Awards within the Foreign Development Assistance Programme

General information on the scholarship programme:

The Government of the Czech Republic offers scholarships within the framework of its Foreign Development Assistance in support of the study of foreign nationals from developing countries at public institutions of higher education in the CzechRepublic. 

These so called Government Scholarships are designed to cover the standard length of study: 

1) in Bachelor/Master/Doctoral study programmes plus one-year preparatory course of the Czech language (which is combined with other field-specific training). Government scholarships of this category are awarded to graduates from upper secondary schools, or Bachelor's/Master's degree courses, as applicable, who can enrol only in study programmes in which instruction is given in the Czech language. Depending on the subject area, applicants are normally required to sit entrance examinations at the higher education institution concerned. Successful passing of entrance examinations constitutes a precondition for the scholarship award;

or  

2) in follow-up Master study programmes or Doctoral study programmes.Government scholarships of this category are awarded to graduates of Bachelor or Master study programmes, respectively, who enrol in study programmes with instruction in the English language.      

Study Areas Available in English:

 

1) Economics

• follow-up master study programme Economics, Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague (http://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/cs/node/47);
• doctoral study programme Economic Theories, Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education, Charles University in Prague (http://www.cerge-ei.cz/phd-program/the-phd-program);

2) Informatics

• follow-up master study programme Informatics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (http://www.pef.czu.cz/cs/?r=4055&i=1176);
• follow-up master study programme Information Management, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové (http://www.uhk.cz/en-us/studium/studies-in-english/degree-programmes/master-degree-programmes/Pages/default.aspx);

3) Agriculture

• follow-up master study programme Natural Resources and Enviroment, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (http://www.af.czu.cz/en/?r=1291&i=1859 );
• follow-up master study programme Forestry, Water and Landscape Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (http://www.fld.czu.cz/cs/?r=3461&i=3535);
• follow-up master study programme Technology and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (http://akreditaceaj.tf.czu.cz/plans.htm );
• doctoral study programme Chemistry (Agriculture Chemistry), Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno (http://www.af.mendelu.cz/en/studium/doktorske?lang=en;tag=67).

Scholarship applications can only be filed on-line. The scholarship application form is available at: http://registr.dzs.cz/registr.nsf.  

 

Foreign nationals who have been granted permanent residence in the CzechRepublic are not eligible to apply for the Government scholarships.

A limited number of scholarships is offered also to students from the developing countries who file their applications with the respective National UNESCO Commissions (the scholarship application form is available at: http://registr.dzs.cz/registr.nsf and needs to be printed). For contact information on individual local offices see http://www.unesco.org/ (and search under the heading Communities, National Commissions).

Prospective applicants are advised to address their inquiries concerning, among others, their eligibility and closing date for applications to the Czech Embassies in their countries. 

Detailed information on the terms and conditions of scholarship awards is provided in the binding "Guidelines for Granting Scholarships of the Government of the Czech Republic", issued in Czech, English and Spanish (click below to download in the PDF format):

• http://registr.dzs.cz/registr.nsf/CZdispozice2012.pdf (Czech);
• http://registr.dzs.cz/registr.nsf/ENdispozice2012.pdf (English);
• http://registr.dzs.cz/registr.nsf/ESPdispozice2012.pdf (Spanish).

 

Prospective applicants are advised to peruse the guidelines before applying.

For further information, please visit the official website at http://www.msmt.cz/international-cooperation-1/government-scholarships-developing-countries?lang=2 

Strategi Lolos Lamaran Beasiswa

Kompetisi mendapatkan satu beasiswa melibatkan ribuan pesaing tiap tahunnya. Banyak dari para pelamar ini pun memiliki kualifikasi di atas rata-rata dan layak mendapatkan tempat di suatu program beasiswa. Lantas, bagaimana kita bersaing dengan mereka?

Pada kenyataannya, kandidat dengan berkas lamaran gemilang tidak selalu menjadi orang yang beruntung mendapatkan beasiswa. Seringkali, dalam banyak kasus, para pelamar yang mampu mempresentasikan diri paling baiklah yang menjadi pemenang.

Kunci menembus persaingan lamaran beasiswa adalah pada strategi dan menciptakan pendekatan kreatif

Image: corbis

dalam mencari dan melamar satu program beasiswa. Situs Scholarship.com, Kamis (18/10/2012) melansir daftar kiat jitu menembus persaingan beasiswa yang bisa kita terapkan:

Mainkan kekuatan kita
Salah satu strategi dasar dalam melamar sebuah beasiswa adalah dengan melamar jenis beasiswa yang kemungkinan kita diterima cukup besar. Meski demikian, kita memerlukan pemikiran khusus untuk mencari tahu beasiswa apa saja yang tepat bagi kita.

Langkah pertama adalah dengan melakukan pencarian beasiswa yang sudah banyak diinformasikan di berbagai website. Kita juga sebaiknya mencari informasi beasiswa ini lebih awal, misalnya sejak masih duduk di bangku sekolah menengah atas (SMA), jika kita memang serius ingin memasuki kompetisi ini. 

Setelah proses pencarian ini selesai, kita bisa mulai mempersempit daftar beasiswa yang peluangnya cukup besar untuk kita dapatkan. Selalu ada beasiswa yang bisa kita menangkan di bidang yang kita kuasai dengan baik.

Sembari memutuskan program beasiswa apa yang ingin kita lamar, kita juga harus memainkan kekuatan yang kita miliki dalam menyusun berkas lamaran beasiswa. Semua yang kita masukkan dalam berkas lamaran harus dirancang sedemikian rupa untuk menekankan kekuatan kita sebagai pelamar yang potensial  untuk suatu beasiswa, termasuk surat-surat yang ditulis oleh orang lain. Misalnya, jika kita membutuhkan surat rekomendasi, mintalah seseorang yang mengenal kita dan kekuatan kita dengan baik dan dapat menceritakan hal tersebut secara rinci dan lugas. Orang ini lebih baik ketimbang meminta seseorang dengan titel "wah" namun tidak mengenal kita dengan baik menulis surat rekomendasi untuk kita.


Tulislah "Killer Essay"
Sebagian besar waktu dan tenaga kita dalam melamar beasiswa akan dicurahkan untuk menulis esai beasiswa. Kebanyakan para pelamar beasiswa membutuhkan sedikitnya satu esai yang akan direview banyak orang. Esai ini akan menjadi salah satu pertimbangan seorang kandidat akan menjadi peraih beasiswa. Banyak hal yang bisa kita lakukan untuk menulis esai beasiswa yang efektif dan menghemat waktu serta menekankan kekuatan kita sebagai salah satu kandidat.

Meski kita merasa tidak memiliki kemampuan menulis yang baik, kita bisa menulis esai beasiswa yang gemilang jika kita mencurahkan waktu pada tugas ini. Pelajari lebih dahulu calon pembaca tulisan kita dan apa yang mereka inginkan. Kita bisa mengetahui informasi ini dengan mencari tahu misi utama suatu program beasiswa dan membaca esai-esai pemenang beasiswa tahun-tahun sebelumnya.

Selain itu, kita sebaiknya mempersiapkan sebuah esai yang dimodifikasi sesuai kebutuhan program beasiswa yang sedang kita lamar. Cara ini akan memisahkan kita dari para pelamar yang membuat esai secara generik, dan tidak memerhatikan kepada siapa mereka melamar beasiswa.

Di luar itu semua, kita perlu juga mengikuti aturan main yang telah ditetapkan penyelenggara beasiswa tentang proses lamaran beasiswa dan penulisan esai. Dengan begitu, kita akan tetap berada di jalur yang benar.

Perhatikan detail

Memperhatikan detail akan membuat perbedaan besar dari memenangi beasiswa atau menemukan berkas lamaran beasiswa kita berada di tumpukan aplikasi yang ditolak. Buatlah catatan tentang deadline berbagai aplikasi beasiswa dan teratur dalam merancang esai.

Pastikan untuk selalu mengikuti aturan, sekecil apa pun itu. Perhatikan juga etika dalam proses melamar beasiswa. Cara-cara ini akan memastikan bahwa substansi berkas aplikasi kitalah yang akan berbicara, bukan kesalahan dalam penampilannya.

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Graduate Scholarship Program for Excellent Foreign Students (EFS), Thammasat University, Thailand

Scholarships by Sirindhorn Technology Scholarship Fund are available for excellent students from reputable universities of any foreign country to study in a master’s or a doctoral degree program at Sirindhorn

International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University, Thailand. The scholarships are made

available for the following fields of study:

• Biochemical Engineering/ Biochemistry    
• Environmental Engineering/ Science/ Technology/ Management
• Chemical Engineering/ Chemistry    
• Industrial Engineering
• Civil Engineering     
• Information Technology
• Computer Engineering/ Science    
• Logistics and Supply Chain Systems Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering    
• Management Technology 
• Energy Technology/ Management    
• Materials Engineering/ Science/ Technology
• Engineering Management    
• Mechanical Engineering

Number of Scholarships:    40 continuing Scholarships
For prospective students in the academic semester 1/2013 (June 2013)
-  Master’s degree (2-year curriculum)
-  Doctoral degree (3-year curriculum)
 

Scholarship Coverage:
1.  Full tuition and educational support fees (full thesis support)
2.  Living allowance of 10,000 Baht per month comprises:
a.  SIIT dormitory fee (2,000 Baht per month)*
b.  Personal living allowance of 8,000 Baht per month
3.  Round trip economy travel expenses, the most direct route to and from Thailand and the recipient’s home country (actual expense, but not over 20,000 Baht)
4.  Miscellaneous expenses such as visa fees, airport taxes, etc. (actual expenses, but not over 10,000 Baht)
5.  Health and accident insurance during the period of scholarship in Thailand

* Scholarship recipients are required to stay at the SIIT dormitory for a period of at least 12 months. During the aforementioned period, the dormitory monthly fee of 2,000 Baht will be deducted directly from the recipient’s living allowance.    

Candidate Qualifications:

• Not a Thai citizen, nor of Thai nationality
• Excellent academic record (preferably ranked within the top 20 percent of the class)
• Meet qualifications of SIIT graduate programs admission (http://www.siit.tu.ac.th/graduate_introduction_en.htm)
• Two strong recommendation letters (at least one recommendation letter must comes from academic instructor/advisor)
• Have good health and good conduct
• Must not be a recipient of another type of scholarship

Conditions to Continue the Scholarship:
1.  Maintain a cumulative GPA of not less than 3.00 with no “F”, “U”, or “W” grades
2.  Make good progress in his/her master thesis/doctoral dissertation and report his/her progress every semester
3.  Assist in the Institute’s work for 30 hours per semester, primarily focused on laboratory supervision or tutoring courses for at least 6 hours, and the rest will be examination proctoring duty.

Conditions after Graduation:  - None -

Application Deadline: 31st March 2013

Visit the official website

Full Time Master’s Scholarship at Bournemouth University, UK

This scholarship is offered to international students who have applied to study any full-time Master’s programme in The Business School beginning in September 2013.

Who is eligible to apply for this scholarship?

All applicants classified as ‘overseas’ for fee purposes.

To which courses do these scholarships apply?

All full-time taught Master’s degrees offered within The Business School.

How much are the scholarships worth?

50% of the course fee.

How is this scholarship paid?

Scholarships are paid by a reduction in tuition fee.

How many scholarships are awarded annually?

• One.

What are the criteria for these scholarships?

• An outstanding academic profile relevant to your course (equivalent to a UK 1st class honours degree) as assessed by NARIC
• An outstanding personal profile as evidenced in your scholarship application form.

Other information about these scholarships

• Recipients of this scholarship cannot be in receipt of any other BU scholarship
• Financial need will not be taken into consideration.

How do I apply?

You can download the BU Scholarship Application Form here:

• BU Scholarship Application Form (PDF - 123kb)

The deadline for applications is 31 May 2013. You can apply at the same time or after you have submitted your course application form. Late applications may be considered if there are funds remaining.

When will I hear if I have been successful?

The successful applicant will be notified four weeks after the deadline.

Further information:

askBU Students Service

Bournemouth University
The Base
Poole House
Fern Barrow
Poole
BH12 5BB
UK

Email: askBUstudents@bournemouth.ac.uk

Visit official website at http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk

Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme in the Humanities, UK

As Ertegun Scholars, the world's top graduate students in the Humanities are brought together with Oxford's exceptional community of scholars, in a unique setting that fosters dialogue across academic disciplines, across cultures, and across generations.  Ertegun Scholars will leave Oxford prepared to be leaders – not only leaders in their chosen fields, but also leaders of global thought and opinion and leaders of positive action for the betterment of humanity.

Every year, at least fifteen full-time graduate students in the Humanities, chosen from throughout the world in a highly competitive selection process, enjoy the benefits of this programme:  payment of all tuition and college fees, a generous living stipend, and the exclusive use of Ertegun House. 

Ertegun House – a fully modernized, non-residential 1808 building located at the heart of Oxford’s academic community – provides an environment for study and camaraderie that is unique at Oxford and unparalleled in the world.  Each Ertegun Scholar will have his or her own dedicated space for research and writing, opportunities to participate in social occasions and lively lectures, performances, and other activities developed expressly for the Ertegun Scholars, and access to Wi-Fi, on-line access to Oxford libraries, and state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment.  The Director of Ertegun House, a distinguished member of the Oxford faculty, is available full time as a mentor to the Ertegun Scholars and a resource to help them make the most of their experiences at Oxford and at Ertegun House.

Am I eligible?

For 2013-14, approximately 7 scholarships will be available for full-time Master’s degrees.

Candidates should be applying to start a new graduate course at Oxford. Applications to The Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme may be made by those working in fields covered by the following faculties: Classics (including classical archaeology); English Language and Literature; History (including history of art and the history of architecture); Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics; Medieval and Modern Languages (covering most European languages and their literature); Music; Oriental Studies (including Far Eastern and Middle Eastern Studies, and the study of a wide range of languages); Philosophy; and Theology.

Please ensure you meet the requirements for entry to your course, including English language requirements. See the Course Guide for more information.

This scholarship may not be held in conjunction with any other awards. Current graduate students are not eligible to apply.

What does an Ertegun Scholarship cover?

100% of university and college fees, and a grant for living costs (the rate in 2011-12 was £13,590).

Awards are made for the full duration of a student's fee liability for the agreed course. If your scholarship is offered for a course lasting more than one year, the continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based on satisfactory academic progress.

How do I apply?

Apply at the same time as you apply to Oxford by selecting ‘Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarships in the Humanities’ in the Funding Section of the University's Graduate Application Form. Candidates should apply by Application Deadline 2 (4 January 2013 for Philosophy; 18 January 2013 for all other subjects).

In order to be considered for this scholarship, you must submit your application for graduate study by the January deadline listed above and you must have been offered a place on your chosen programme of study by the expected final decision date (13 March 2013).

You must also complete a supporting statement and upload it together with your Graduate Application Form by the application deadline in order for your application to be complete.

If you do not apply in full by the deadline, you will not be considered for the scholarship, even if you have selected Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities on the Graduate Application Form.

How will I know the outcome?

All successful candidates will be notified by email.  If you do not hear from us, then your application to this scheme has been unsuccessful. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact unsuccessful applicants individually or provide feedback on applications. 

Further information

If you have any questions about the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme which are not answered above, please email us through the Ask a Question facility. For further information about the Scholarships please see the Programme website.

For further information, please visit the official website at http://www.ox.ac.uk/feesandfunding/prospectivegrad/scholarships/university/ertegun/

Ghent Masters Scholarships for Developing Countries, Belgium

During its meeting of 23 May 2001, the Board of Directors decided that special measures would be taken to provide postgraduate scholarships to candidates from developing countries who wish to obtain a master's degree at Ghent University.

In view of the changes in the Flemish Higher Education System the information in the call for applications has been adjusted at the Executive Committee meeting of 9 November 2006. Each year, a maximum of 10 scholarships can be awarded.

Scholarship type and duration

The master scholarships are awarded for the duration of the studies, aiming at the delivery of a Ghent University diploma after max. 2 years of study. The scholarship is in principle paid for the total duration of the studies. In case of a 2-year study programme, the 2nd year will be paid upon successful completion of the first year (minimum 60 credits)

Eligible Master Grants programmes 2013-2014

International Master of Science in Rural Development
International Master of Science in Environmental Technology and Engineering
Master of Science in Technology for Integrated Water Management
Master of Advanced Studies in European Law
Erasmus Mundus: Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
Erasmus Mundus: European Master of Science in Nematology
Master of Science in Plant Biotechnology
Master of Science in Statistical Data Analysis
Master of Science in Photonics Science and Engineering
Master of Science in Textile Engineering
Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering

+ 7 International Course Programmes (ICP)*

Master of Science in Aquaculture
Master of Science in Environmental Sanitation
Master of Science in Food Technology
Master of Science in Nematology
Master of Science in Physical Land Resources
Master of Science of Nutrition and Rural Development
Master of Science in Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management 

*All residents from the VLIR-UOS country list can only apply for an ICP-scholarship (International Course Programme) and not for a Master grant.
Residents from Angola, Myanmas, Niger, Pakistan, Algeria, China and Namibië can apply for a Master grant (PDF) .

Exception: ICP-students already in their first master and resident of the VLIR-UOS country list can apply for the master grant.

Eligibility criteria

Degree

Applicants for master's programmes should already have obtained a bachelor degree when they submit the application.

Nationality

• If you are a new student applying for an ICP: Master Grants country list ICP (PDF) 
• If you are a new student applying for an ICP and your country is on the VLIR-UOS country list, please apply for the VLIR-UOS scholarship instead. You cannot apply for a Master Grant.
• If you are a student applying for an ICP, but already in your first master: Master Grants country list (PDF) Priority, however, will be given to the categories on the country list with the lowest levels of development and income. 
• If you are an applicant for another programme than the ICP's, you must come from and should be nationals of one of the developing countries on the Master Grants country list (PDF). Priority, however, will be given to the categories on the country list with the lowest levels of development and income. 

Language and proficiency

The application is to be made in English. The applicant should have a very good command of the English language. Click here to see the requirements.

Applicants who already received a Master Grant in the past, are not eligible.

Selection procedure

Eligibility check

Application files that do not comply with all eligibility criteria or submission requirements, will not be considered for selection.

Selection Committee

The Council for Development Cooperation (COS or Commissie Ontwikkelingssamenwerking) makes a selection of the applications based in part on the recommendations obtained from a working group of this Council and proceeds to formulate well-founded recommendations to the Executive Committee of Ghent University.

Selection criteria

The recommendations are based on:

• The qualifications of the applicant for the master grant (this also implies that the chances of overly qualified candidates might increase);
• Students who successfully follow the first year of a Master Grant programme at Ghent  University may have a higher chance of selection;
• There is no strict age limit, altough applicants below 40 years are preferred;
• The significance of the master's programme for the student's country;
• Validation of the knowledge in the student's country;
• The student's nationality (see nationality);
• The motivation of the applicant.
• IMPORTANT selection criterium: Proof of relation with UGent: Demonstrate that the university of your studies, your current or future employer has a relation with Ghent University (former or current). For example: staff exchange, research projects, publications, etc.

For Ghent University it's important that for the type of grants you are applying for, the students will return to their home country upon their study and add to the UGent international network in developing countries. Therefore as a prerequisite we ask that you can demonstrate that the university of your studies, your current or your future employer has already a former or current relation with UGent. It's an asset if this is in the field of your study, but if there's already collaboration in another field, that's also good.

In view of the extremely high number of Master Grant applications we normally receive, your application will not be eligible if there's no relation at all. It's up to the applicant to add documents or letters that support this institutional link.

Funding

The scholarship consists of an allowance of €1000 per month and the yearly tuition fee with a maximum of 80€. Once you get an intstallation fee of 500€. In case of increased tuition fee for the master's programme, Ghent University will only reimburse the refundable part. Airline ticket and visa costs are carried by the student.  

Deadline and decision

Deadline

New students: 21st December 2012

Students already in their first Master at Ghent University and students already having official admission to Ghent University:

• time till the first of March 2013 to ask for the application form
• time till 31st of March 2013 to send the soft and hard copy of the filled in application form

Decision

The final decision will be taken on the first Council for Development Cooperation following on the 30th of April 2013.

If you would have more questions, send an e-mail to developmentcooperation@UGent.be

For further information, please visit the official website at http://www.ugent.be/en/research/devcooperation/mastergrants.htm#general-information

Ini Alasan untuk Lanjutkan Studi ke Selandia Baru

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Selandia Baru dan Indonesia memiliki hubungan bilateral dalam sektor pendidikan tinggi yang makin baik. Usai menandatangani nota kesepahaman dengan Direktorat Pendidikan Tinggi Kementerian Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Jakarta, beberapa waktu lalu, Selandia Baru akan menjadi salah satu negara tujuan yang diserbu para pelajar Indonesia.

Salah satu kebijakan pemerintah Selandia Baru yang menguntungkan untuk mahasiswa internasional adalah standar biaya pendidikan yang akan disamakan dengan warga lokal. Dengan keunggulan yang sama dalam bidang ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi, biaya studi di Selandia Baru tergolong jauh lebih murah dibandingkan di Australia.

"SPP di Selandia Baru sangat murah karena dianggap sama dengan mahasiswa domestik. Pemerintah memberikan subsidi untuk itu sehingga diharapkan dengan ini mahasiswa yang belajar di Selandia Baru semakin banyak," kata Duta Besar Selandia Baru untuk ASEAN, David Taylor di Gedung JICA Kemendikbud, Jakarta.

Untuk program master kelas regular, biaya pendidikan berkisar mulai dari 13.000-50.000 dollar Selandia Baru. Selain itu, selalu ada beberapa program istimewa khusus untuk mahasiswa program master atau doktor yang mampu memberikan kontribusi, misalnya mengajar di masyarakat.

Beasiswa tentu juga ditawarkan. David menjelaskan dalam waktu dekat ini ada 10 tenaga pendidik yang mendapat beasiswa untuk belajar di Selandia Baru melalui kerja sama dengan Kemendikbud.

"Di bidang perguruan tinggi di politeknik antara Indonesia dengan Selandia Baru, kita akan tingkatkan beasiswa," tambahnya.

Ide-ide segar

Sebagai negara dengan usia muda dan bebas dari tradisi-tradisi pengikat, Selandia Baru telah berhasil mencapai kemandirian dalam perjalanannya. Semangat membuat negara yang dikenal sebagai penghasil kiwi ini sebagai sumber alami bagi munculnya ide-ide segar.

“Cara berpikir yang inovatif ini dicerminkan dalam cara kami mengajar dan belajar. Sistem pendidikan kami mengutamakan cara pemikiran dan praktek pengajaran yang inovatif yang jauh melampaui cara belajar menghafal,” tuturnya.

Namun, dia menjelaskan, sebagai bekas jajahan negara Inggris, Selandia Baru memiliki sistem pendidikan berdasarkan sistem prestisius Inggris. Fasilitas, sumber, and staf pengajar yang disediakan memiliki sertifikat atau kualifikasi yang dihargai dan dapat dipindahkan/dimanfaatkan di seluruh dunia.

David mengatakan, Penilaian Pelajar Internasional atau Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) yang melakukan survei tiga tahunan mengenai taraf prestasi pelajar dari pelajar berusia 15 tahun di negara-negara OECD menempatkan sistem pendidikan Selandia Baru sebagai salah satu yang bergengsi. Selandia Baru secara konsisten duduk di peringkat atas survei terhadap prestasi pelajar.

“Dalam kajian PISA yang paling akhir, para siswa di selandia baru yang berumur 15 tahun itu sudah berperingkat kedua dalam kemampuan membaca, dan peringkat ketiga di dunia dalam ketrampilan matematikanya,” ujar David lagi.

David juga menjelaskan bahwa universitas-universitas Selandia Baru masuk dalam 500 besar survei internasional, seperti The Times Higher Education Supplement dan Shanghai Jiao Tong.

“Tidak hanya itu, di Selandia Baru juga setiap pelajar akan dapat menikmati lingkungan yang menunjang pembelajaran. Di dalam kelas-kelas yang kecil, para pelajar menerima lebih banyak perhatian secara pribadi dari guru-guru mereka daripada yang akan mereka peroleh di bagian dunia lainnya,” paparnya lagi.

Para pelajar internasional akan memperoleh pendampingan secara pribadi yang tidak terbatas oleh tembok kampus. Mahasiswa internasional berhak atas pendampingan di dalam dan di luar ruang kelas.

sumber : edukasi.kompas.com

Beasiswa Pilot dari Lion Air untuk Lulusan SMU/SMK

Lion Air dan Wings Air mencari calon penerbang untuk dilatih di Wings Flying School.

Persyaratan:

• Pria
• Warga Negara Indonesia (WNI)
• Usia minimal 18 tahun dan maksimal 23 tahun dan belum menikah
• Lulusan SMU IPA dan SMK (Penerbangan, Listrik, Mesin)
• Rata-rata nilai rapor SMU kelas X-XII dan Nilai Ijazah SMU minimal 7 (tujuh) untuk Matematika, Fisika, dan Bahasa Inggris
• Tinggi badan minimal 165 cm dengan berat badan proporsional
• Score Pre-TOEFL 475 dari lembaga yang terakreditasi

Keuntungan yang didapatkan:

• Waktu pendidikan 14 bulan
• Disediakan fasilitas pinjaman biaya pendidikan sebesar 90% dari total biaya pendidikan.
• Langsung bekerja di Lion Air dan Wings Air
• Penghasilan sangat menarik
• Pola karier yang jelas (Kadet/Ab-Initi- F- Captain – Instructor / Management)
• Lulusannya mendapatkan Commercial Pilot License (CPL) dan Instrument Rating

Dokumen yang dibutuhkan:

• Surat lamaran ditulis dengan tangan
• Curriculum Vitae / data diri
• Formulir Aplikasi, Surat Pernyataan, Formulir Izin Orang Tua
• Fotokopi Ijazah terakhir dan Raport kelas X – XII yang telah dilegalisir.
• Fotokopi Sertifikat Pre-TOEFL dari lembaga yang terakreditasi.
• Fotokopi Kartu Keluarga dan KTP
• Fotokopi Surat Keterangan Catatan Kepolisian (SKCK) yang telah di legalisir.
• Surat Keterangan Bebas Narkoba yang dikeluarkan oleh Laboratorium, Rumah sakit atau instansi Resmi asli (bukan fotokopi)
• Surat Keterangan belum menikah dari RT / RW setempat asli (bukan fotokopi)
• Surat Keterangan Tidak buta warna dari Dokter Mata asli (bukan fotokopi)
• Foto seluruh badan berwarna ukuran Post Card seluruh badan 1 (satu) lembar
• Pas Foto 4 X 6 sebanyak 2 (dua) lembar

Keterangan:

• Pelamaran dapat dilakukan dengan mengirimkan dokumen yang telah lengkap dan dimasukkan dengan rapi sesuai urutan ke Unit Recruitment Lion Air yang beralamat di Lion Air Tower lt. 5, Jl. Gajah Mada no 7 Jakarta Pusat dengan mencantumkan kode lamaran di pojok kiri amplop (KADET PENERBANG, kode: PI). Berkas lamaran diterima paling lambat pada tanggal 1 Desember 2012.
• Dokumen lamaran yang sudah masuk tidak dapat dikembalikan.
• Dalam hal sosialisasi maupun proses recruitment, Lion Air tidak bekerjasama dengan pihak manapun dan keseluruhan proses recruitment ini tidak dipungut biaya. Keputusan akhir penerimaan kepegawaian akan sepenuhnya menjadi wewenang Lion Air Pusat.

 

Informasi lebih lanjut dapat menghubungi 

email : recruitment@lionair.co.id

web : http://www.lionair.co.id

Honjo International Scholarships for Master and PhD Students, Japan

Honjo International Scholarship Foundation

Guideline of the Application for Foreign Students’ Scholarship in 2013 

Outline of Scholarship

1. This scholarship is open to foreign students whowill attend a graduate school at a Japanese university.

2. The payment of the scholarship money will be issued starting from April, 2013.

3. The scholarship winners are under no obligation to repay the amount they receive from the Foundation.

4. The period of the scholarship is set in accordance with the shortest period of time required to complete the intended degree. The student, once awarded the scholarship will be able to choose the option (1), (2) or (3) as below.

1. ¥200,000 per month for1 or 2 years
2. ¥180,000 per month for 3 years
3. ¥150,000 per month for 4 or 5 years

※ An extension will not be given on the pre-determined scholarship period nor would the student be allowed to change his or her courses after the scholarship period has commenced.

※ Those whose enrollment period is shorter than one year are not eligible to apply.

5. Travel expenses for attending an international conference, etc. will be provided to scholarship students following to our scholarship provision rules.

6. The student is not permitted to receive any other scholarship in conjunction with the scholarship offered by the Honjo International Scholarship Foundation.

7. The student cannot gain employment other than part-time work related to his or her studies such as teaching assistant, research assistant, or related to international exchange affairs as translator or interpreter whilereceiving this scholarship

8. You need to come for an individual interview almost every month; we would like you to participate to events that we will hold.

9. After you graduated, you will be required to attend our alumni events. 

Number of Scholarships Available

15 to 20 students 

Requirements

(To be considered for the scholarship, the studentmust satisfy ALL of the requirement criteria below.)

1. The student is registered to attend a graduate school in Japan and does not possess Japanese citizenship. His or her academic achievement as well as moral character is exemplary. He or she must be considered to be in need of financial aid due to extenuating financial circumstances.

2. The student must be registered to attend or havebeen accepted to attend a graduate school after April 1, 2013. He or she must be able to provide any of the following documentation: a certificate of enrollment, a letter of admission or a letter attesting to the fact that the student has been accepted.

3. To be eligible, students enrolled in a PhD Program must have been born after March 31, 1977. Those enrolled in a Master’s Program must have been born after March 31, 1982.

4. The student must be able to assure the committeethat he or she will be able to secure employment in their home country after graduating from a graduate school. This does not require him or her to have employment guaranteed orto return his or her home country immediately after graduating the university, but heor she is expected to have strong will of working in his or her home country in the future.

5. The student must have a deep understanding of international friendship and goodwill, and must be able to attend the events organized by the foundation and take part in the network as an alumni member.

6. The student must be able to carry an everyday conversation in Japanese. Interviews will be conducted in Japanese. 

Application Deadline

Postmarked on/by November 30, 2012 is acceptable.

How to Apply

1. Please visit the website below and fill a form, and get your application number. Awarded candidates’ application numbers are announced on our website on January 31, 2013 so be advised to save the number you got.

http://www.hisf.or.jp/english/index.html

2. Write down the application number you got on theapplication form and send the documents listed below to the Administration Officeby post mail. To be sent by E-mail is not acceptable.

1. Scholarship application form; make sure to attach your photo to the form as instructed.
2. Your resume
3. Personal information form

※ Download the above forms (1)～(3) provided by Foundation. Fill them in Japanese by typed or hand-written.

(4) Academic transcript: Please provide the transcript i) from undergraduate course of the university where you graduated AND ii) any other courses that you are currently taking or have taken in the past. If you transferred into the university, the transcript from the previous school is needed. All the applicants must provide at least i) (academic transcript from undergraduate course). Photocopies are acceptable.

(5) Research plan: In Japanese, describe focusing around following four points; i) an outline of your research; ii) projected schedule between now and graduation; iii) plans and goals for the future; iv) research you have conducted in the past (if any). There is no limit on the number of pages or style. Either typed or hand-written is available.

(6) One letter of recommendation from a professor. (This confidential letter should mention the applicant’s academic achievements, character/personality, and his or her potential for the future.) There is no limit onthe number of pages or style.

(7) A certificate of enrollment or a letter of admission. In case that entrance examination will not be held or successful candidates of the entrance examination will not be announced before he or she applies for this scholarship, write down the scheduled date of examination or announcement on the margin of the application form and provide a certificate of current enrollment. (Photocopies are acceptable.)

Miscellaneous

1. Your application package will not be returned toyou.

2. Your personal information provided by you for the purpose of applying for our scholarship will not be used for any other purposesthan for the scholarship selection process except for the following cases.

1. During the scholarship selection process, individuals on the selection committee may obtain/view your application package.
2. In order to verify the application contents or to avoid awarding multiple scholarships to an individual, we provide necessary applicants’ information to the universities and other foundations also offering scholarships.

3. Send application package with A4-sized envelope.

4. Make sure you enclose ALL the necessary documents listed above and send them ALL TOGETHER as your application package will not be eligible if it was found to be incomplete.

Selection Process

1. Applications are accepted between October 1, 2012 and November 30, 2012.

2. First selection: The first selection will be conducted with documents submitted by applicants. The results of the first selection willbe announced by January 31, 2013 as the awarded candidates’ application numbers will be puton our website.

3. Second selection: Interviews will be conducted between February 1 and 15, 2013, in Tokyo. Its detailed schedule will be communicated at a later date directly to those who passed the first step of the selection process.

4. Scholarship awarded: Mid-March, 2013. 

Please send your application package to:

Honjo International Scholarship Foundation

1-14-9, Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063

Tel: +81-3-3468-2214 Fax: +81-3-3468-2606

Website: http://www.hisf.or.jp

Send inquiries to: info@hisf.or.jp

※ If you want to confirm the arrival of your application package, be advised that you should send it by post mail or delivery service with a delivery record so as to inquire to post office or Delivery Corporation. We are not able to individually reply to the inquiry whether it is received or not.

Visit the official website at http://hisf.or.jp/english/index.html