2011 The de Rohan Foreign Student Scholarship, UK

Foreign Student Scholarship Applications are invited from students registering in the academic year 2011/12 for an MA in Creative Writing, English or History for this scholarship of £5,000. The Foreign Student Scholarship is open to full-time Home, EU and International students.Applicants are invited to fill in and submit the application form. The Foreign Student Scholarship will be awarded to the candidate judged to have the greatest potential to make a difference to their subject, and for whom achieving an MA is likely to contribute significantly to their career and/or personal development. Academic achievement to date will also be taken into account.

Foreign Student Scholarship applications will be assessed on the basis of the statements make in the application and on previous academic achievement and performance by a panel to be convened by the Dean of School.

Scholarship Application Deadline:July 1st 2011

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Tan Kah Kee Postgraduate Foreign Student Scholarship 2011

The Foreign Student Scholarship are open to Singapore citizens and permanent residents who are pursuing full-time Master degree or PhD in any discipline, regardless of race or religion. Candidates are appraised on their academic achievements, outstanding personal character and bilingual capabilities. The Foreign Student Scholarship will be awarded annually and is bond-free. In line with the spirit of the late Mr Tan Kah Kee’s unfailing community commitment, the importance of contribution to the community cannot be over-emphasized. Not only should the recipients of the award excel in their field of study, but also they should concern for their countrymen and the willingness to serve the community. Many past award recipients Foreign Student Scholarship are now back in Singapore and working in universities and various research institutes, as well as in private and public sectors in Singapore, actively contributing to the development of the nation. The application is open in May every year. Shortlisted applicants will be informed to attend an interview in the month of June or July. Foreign Student Scholarship amount for those studying in overseas or local universities are S$10,000 & S$7,000 respectively.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Application for scholarships is open from 1 May to 31 May

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Edinburgh Global Online Distance Learning Master’s Foreign Student Scholarship

The University of Edinburgh offers six master's scholarships for eligible distance learning Master's programs offered at the university. Each scholarship will have a total value of £ 5000 which will be deducted from tuition fees for all part-time degree course.
Scholarships for students pursuing a program of distance education as follows: The scholarship will be awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit. Candidates must be British or a First Class Honours Degree or 2:1 at first degree or expect to receive the international equivalent. After completing the personal statement application in the form of scholarships, please why distance learning suited to your particular circumstances with respect to both online learning and distance education.

Eligibility: The scholarships are for students who are awarded accepted for admission to distance learning programs on permissible championship at the University of Edinburgh.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 May 2011

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Professor/ Reader Foreign Student Scholarship in Biological Sciences

The Medway School of Pharmacy is a unique collaboration between the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent.

The school is located at the heart of the new multi-university campus development at Chatham Maritime in Medway, Kent. This splendid Edwardian redbrick campus - dating from 1903 - has benefited from over £20 million capital investment since 1996. Extensive new laboratories and research facilities have opened and the campus has developed into a major higher education centre. There are currently approximately 650 undergraduates and 150 (FTE) postgraduates studying at the school.

Ref: STM0197

Professorial Scale: From £58,420 pa

The successful candidate will have a PhD and a record of research of international standard in a relevant biological science discipline relating to cell or molecular biology.

You will be able to clearly demonstrate experience of operating at a senior level in higher education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

You will have a track record of securing and managing grant awards as well as supervising PhD students through to completion.

Closing date for applications: 14 Apr 2011.

Interviews are to be held: Mid-May 2011 (date to be confirmed).

For further information and to apply, please visit our website: http://www.kent.ac.uk/jobs/index.html

Informal enquiries about the positions will be welcomed by Professor Iain Cumming, Head of School (Telephone 01634 202938 or email k.i.cumming@gre.ac.uk) or Professor Alistair Mathie, Director of Research (01634 202955 or email a.a.mathie@kent.ac.uk).

Talisman Vietnam Master Foreign Student Scholarships in Petroleum at University of Alberta, Canada

Scholarship for International Students at university of Alberta, Canada in fields related to petroluem

With the objectives of contribution to enhancing quality of the local workforce in oil and gas industry of Vietnam, Talisman Vietnam Limited (TVL) is pleased to sponsor two full postgraduate scholarships for fall enrolment of academic year 2011 for Vietnamese professionals wishing to undertake a Master’s degree in petroleum related fields at the University of Alberta (U of A), Canada.

The scholarships aim to provide opportunities for postgraduate study at the U of A for young professionals in early or mid-career, who demonstrate both academic excellence and the potential to become leaders, decision-makers and opinion-formers in Vietnam.

Two scholarships are available for study for the following maximum two-year full-time postgraduate Master’s programs in the below fields.

• MSc. in Integrated Petroleum Geosciences
• MSc. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (focus on Geology)
• MSc. in Physics (focus on Geophysics)
• MSc./MEng in Civil and Environmental Engineering (specialization in Petroleum Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Geotechnical Engineering)
• MSc./MEng in Chemical and Materials Engineering
• MSc./MEng in Mechanical Engineering
• MBA, with specialization in Natural Resources, Energy and Environment

Each scholarship provides tuition fee at the U of A, a stipend to cover living costs (for one person only) for maximum two years and return air travel to Vietnam (the return flight must be taken within three weeks of completion of the program of study).

Who is eligible to apply?

Applicants must:

• display intellectual ability and leadership potential;
• meet minimum English language standards – IELTS band score 6.5 (with not less than 5.0 in any skill) or paper based TOEFL minimum score of 550 (paper-based) or a total score of 88 with a score of at least 20 on each of the individual skill areas (internet-based).
• If you apply for MBA degree, in addition to the English Language skills evidence above, you need to provide either GMAT score minimum 600 (paper-based) or 100 (internet-based) with at least 20 on each of the individual skill area or GRE 1100 total (verbal 450 and quantitative 650)

and will normally be expected to:

• have a good academic record. Only candidates with an “excellent” (gioi or xuat sac – 8.0+) or “good” (kha – 7.5+) first degree will be considered.
• not already have received or be currently receiving financial benefit from a previous Government-Funded Scholarship;
• not already had the chance of studying in Canada or another developed country;
• not already been awarded a university doctorate from another academic institution;
• Industry experience would be a plus

Application process and deadline

Candidates, wishing to be considered for the scholarship should apply to the U of A for the admission to one of the above fields, and then send the following documents to the Talisman office address indicated at the end of these guidelines no later than April 30, 2011:

• Completed and signed application form for the scholarship. The form can be downloaded from: http://www.talisman-energy.com/careers/students/vietnam.html.
• Official admission letter from the U of A
• Copy of academic records translated into English
• Up-to-date CV summarizing qualifications and work experience

For questions about the U of A, you may contact: Mr. Dan Fredrick, Manager, Sponsored Student Program, U of A International, University of Alberta, International Centre, 172 HUB, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1, Email: dan.fredrick@ualberta.ca

Other important notice:

Application for admission to the U of A involves a long process; therefore, you are advised to start your application process as soon as possible

The information that you provide in the scholarship application form will be a major factor in determining the short-list for interview. You are asked to complete the application form carefully and pay particular attention to the questions. Please bear in mind that the final decision to make an award will be influenced by your performance in the interview.

Completed application, marked “APPLICATION FOR TALISMAN VIETNAM POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP” should be sent no later than April 30, 2011 to the following address. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact:

Talisman Vietnam Limited
29 Le Duan Street.
Saigon Tower, Floor 18
District 1, HCMC, Vietnam
Tel: 08 3823 82332, ext. 5018
Email: htphuong@talisman-energy.com
Attn: Phuong Hoang, GCR Dept.

Arrow- Hawkesbury Canoe Classic PhD foreign student Scholarships, Australia

Postgraduate Scholarship for the students pursuing Health Sciences in University of Sydney in Australia – 2011

Study Subject:Health Sciences
Employer:Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation
Level:Postgraduate
Scholarship Description:Since its establishment, Arrow has allocated funds for basic research as part of its charter. It has also provided scholarships and grants to support PhD students and research fellows.
The Arrow-HCC Scholarships supplement PhD students who have already been awarded the Australian Postgraduate Award.The Scholarship is a biomedical research scholarship in the area of leukaemia and bone marrow or stem cell transplantation.The Scholarship is advertised in all medical and bioscience faculties in NSW, ACT and Victoria and an independent panel of three doctors/academics assesses the applications.
The successful applicants are requested to give due recognition to the Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation as the provider of the Scholarship and may at times be asked to address both Arrow and its members and the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Association.These awards are made possible by the ongoing support of the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic, Arrow’s major supporter for the last 13 years.

Scholarship Description:25 March 2011

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Ruhr University Research School Offers 12 PhD Grants foreign student scholarship

12 PhD Grants
RUB-Grants 2010 awarded within the framework of the Grant-Programme of the Ruhr University Research School

Scope of the programme
Promotion of early stage researchers by awarding grants to highly qualified doctoral candidates realising an ambitious and innovative research project in one of the research areas of Ruhr-University Bochum. We also encourage all doctoral candidates to apply for a grant with an interdisciplinary research project. The call is open for candidates from every scientific discipline and nationality intending to realise their research project at the Ruhr-University Bochum (you have to submit your doctoral thesis at Ruhr-Universität Bochum).

The application must be completed by the confirmation of a first supervisor at RUB – please build up contacts to one of the scientists at RUB and ask for supervision. You know best about your scientific main focus and in which special research field you want to obtain your doctorate. So please act independently: identify and contact a potential supervisor for your research project at an early stage of your application on your own.

Target Group
Graduates of all disciplines with a university degree qualifying for doctoral studies.

Requirements
-we expect your research project to make an important contribution to the corresponding research field (please outline this in a research exposé of 5 pages)
-clearly above average university degree
-uninterrupted studies (in case your total study period took more than 13 semester/ 6,5 years please explain in the application form)
-the start of your doctoral research project should not extend a period of time of 12 months with reference to the application deadline; we concede reasonable exceptions – please explain in the application form
-the university degree qualifying for doctoral studies has to be submitted at the latest until before the applications will be given to the faculties for further survey and expertise (Bachelor degree in case of fast track procedure plus information about grades already obtained in the master studies)
-candidates who have to fulfil additional requirements are also allowed to apply for a grant (first supervisor is responsible for compatibility between fulfilment of requirements and successful doctorate)
-candidates with a Bachelor degree involved in the fast track procedure are also allowed to apply for a grant; the official admission to doctoral studies from the faculty has to be submitted before the funding will start
-if you are already accepted as doctoral candidate by one of the faculties of Ruhr-University Bochum please enclose the official letter of acceptance from the faculty to your application
-if you are not accepted as doctoral candidate in one of the faculties of Ruhr-University Bochum we need a confirmation of the faculty that you will be accepted for doctoral studies in case of funding (from the faculty you will realise your research project) when you are invited to the second stage of the admission process

Application
The application form “Grant-Programme” of the Research School has to be used for application. The application form and the corresponding notes for guidance will help you through the application process. The notes for guidance also list all documents you have to submit together with the application form.

Admission process and decision (2 stage process)
-a signed hardcopy of the application form with 2 letters of reference and all necessary documents have to be sent to the Central Coordination Office until October 31, 2010
-on the basis of the application the faculties and rapporteurs will suggest a preliminary ranking of the candidates
-on the basis of this preliminary ranking the Executive Board will invite the best candidates (January 2011) for a research colloquium
-research colloquium and the ensuing choice and recommendation by the rapporteurs will take place on February 7, 2011
-the final decision of the Executive Board will be made on February 9, 2011

Deadline for admission: October 31, 2010

More information
http://www.research-school.de/rub-grants.html