Scholarship Graduate Program at Yonsei University

The KT&G Foundation offers scholarships to the Turkish, Iranian, Russian, Kazakhstani, Indonesian students who seek a master’s degree at the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) of Yonsei University:

Ⅰ. Eligibility and Conditions

1) Degree: A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree.

2) Age : No limit

3) Health: Applicants must be in both sound physical and mental health.

4) English Language Proficiency: Applicants must possess strong English language proficiency (Recommended score of TOEFL CBT 237 (IBT 93/PBT 580), IELTS 6.5 or above).

5) Arrival in Korea: Scholarship recipients must arrive in Korea by February 23, 2010 and must attend the new student orientation program on February 24, 2010 at Yonsei GSIS.

6) Application Period: All necessary documents must be submitted to the Yonsei GSIS office between September 1, 2009 - November 30, 2009. All original documents should arrive at the GSIS office by this date.

Application address:

Yun Jeong Choi

Graduate School of International Studies

Yonsei University

New Millennium Hall 510

134 Sinchon-dong Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749

Republic of Korea

http://gsis.yonsei.ac.kr

Ⅱ. Terms of Fellowship

The scholarship covers a maximum of 24 months (2 years), from March 2010 to February 2012. Students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0/ 4.3 every semester to maintain fellowship eligibility.

Ⅲ. Scholarship Details

1) Tuition fee: The KT&G Foundation will provide tuition fee for Spring 2010 through Fall 2011 (up to 4 semesters).

2) Stipend: The KT&G Foundation will provide a monthly stipend of KRW 1,000,000(= USD 892) for up to 24 months.

IV. Obligations

1) Participation in a field trip, a roundtable conference prepared by the Foundation

2) Participation in events and activities upon request from the school or the foundation

3) Submission of a report on your life in Korea two months prior to your graduation and a copy of your Master’s thesis

4) KT&G Fellowship recipients must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.3 scale in order to retain their scholarship. If they fail in this requirement at any time, their scholarship will be cancelled and they will be ineligible to receive it again in further semesters.

5) If a KT&G Fellowship recipient decides to withdraw from their program of study they must pay the KT&G Foundation the full amount of the scholarship received up to the time of withdrawal.

V. Required Documents

1) For all documents concerning admission, please refer to the GSIS website: http://gsis.yonsei.ac.kr.

2) KT&G Fellowship at Yonsei GSIS Application Form (attached)

3) A Letter of Recommendation from the Dean or an equivalent official at the student’s institution with an approved signature of the Rector/President of the Home Institution (attached)

IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER

1) All documents must be prepared in English (Please attach certified translations if the documents are in any other languages)

2) Documents submitted with the application can not be returned to the applicant.

3) Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted.

For any questions concerning the application process please contact the GSIS Office of Yonsei University by email at gsis@yonsei.ac.kr or telephone / fax at the numbers indicated below.

Graduate School of International Studies

Yonsei University

New Millennium Hall 510, 134 Sinchon-dong

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749

Republic of Korea

Tel: +82-2-2123-3293

Fax: +82-2-2123-8653

Email: gsis@yonsei.ac.kr

Website: http://gsis.yonsei.ac.kr

KT&G Fellowship at GSIS, Yonsei Application

Scholarship Graduate Program at Montclair State University

PhD Program in Environmental Management
Department of Earth & Environmental Studies
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

Stipend and tuition waiver included.
Start: January 2010

Deadlines: For Spring Semester, October 15

The student will participate in a three year NASA-funded research project
that will use remote sensing data to assess vegetation in arctic tundra,
in collaboration with researchers at Boston University, the USGS, and
Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge University. Previous
experience in remote sensing, ecology, modeling, GIS, and statistics is
essential. Highly developed quantitative and programming skills are
advantageous.

Applicants should e-mail a CV and a brief cover letter outlining research
interests and academic background to Dr. Mark Chopping
(chopping@pegasus. montclair. edu).

Formal application and details click here :
http://www.csam. montclair. edu/environ/ academic/

Program Director: Dr. Dibyendu Sarkar (sarkard@mail. montclair. edu).

Scholarship Graduate Program at Australia Griffith University

The GUIPRS is designed to attract and support highly ranked international grants and scholarship as well as college loan consolidation applicants during the University’s annual postgraduate research grants and scholarship round. The scheme extends the provision of tuition fees scholarships beyond the University’s allocated International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS). The GUIPRS covers tuition fees for the student and overseas student health cover (OSHC) for the student and dependant(s).
Grants and scholarship as well as college loan consolidation application Deadline: 31 October 2009

Grants and Scholarships' Eligibility

The IPRS is available to international students only (including Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, etc). Applicants must have completed, or expect to complete, four years of higher education studies at a very high level and be intending to enroll full-time in an approved doctoral or research masters program.

Part-time awards may be offered to students who, for social or medical reasons, are unable to study full-time.

Grants and scholarship as well as college loan consolidation's duration:

The IPRS may be held for up to two years for a research masters program and up to three years for a doctoral program. A six month extension may be granted to doctoral students in certain circumstances.
How to apply for grants and scholarship as well as college loan consolidation:

Applicants must submit the following to the Griffith Graduate Research School.

New applicants

New applicants must submit:

• a research higher degree and scholarship application form (includes two academic referee reports)
• certified or original transcripts
• 500 word statement
• curriculum vitae (CV)

Current students must submit:

• a covering letter
• a research higher degree and scholarship application form (includes two academic referee reports)
• updated research outline
• copies of publications (where applicable)

Closing date

Applications for the Annual grants and scholarship round must be submitted by 31 October. Applications may be submitted at anytime before this date, however cannot be considered until after 31 October.

For further information regarding grants and scholarship as well as college loan consolidation, please visit: http://www.griffith.edu.au/research-higher-degrees/Scholarships/government-funded/endeavour-international-postgraduate-research-scholarships

Scholarship graduate program at West Virginia University

Advanced Power and Electricity Research Center in Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University (WVU) is seeking research assistants with competitive monthly stipends starting in January 2010/August 2010. Students with good academic records and research interests matching the below listed broad areas in power systems are encouraged to apply for Ph.D. and Masters degrees.

1. Smart grids
2. FACTS
3. Power System Control
4. Power System Stability
5. Power System Optimization
6. Intelligent Applications in Power Systems

The Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering has 33 tenure-track faculty members, 420 undergraduates, and 300 graduate students. The department offers BS degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Biometric Systems; offers Masters degrees in Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Electrical Engineering; and offers Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering. The Department conducts approximately $5.5 million annually in externally sponsored research, with major research activities in the areas of biometric systems, bioengineering, information assurance, nanotechnology, power systems, software engineering, virtual environments, and wireless networks. The department is aggressively upgrading its laboratory facilities, including a recently completed 4000 square foot clean room facility. The Department is home to a university-wide interdisciplinary research center, the Advanced Power & Electricity Research Center (www.aperc.wvu.edu).

WVU is a comprehensive land grant institution of over 26,000 students with medical, law, and business schools. The University has Carnegie Doctoral/Research-Extensive standing. The Department has a close working relationship with, and receives funding from, a growing list of government and industry sources such as DOE, DOD, NASA, NIOSH, and the FBI Fingerprint Identification Center .

WVU located in Morgantown is in close proximity to Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Washington DC, Columbus (Ohio), Richmond (Virginia), Raleigh (North Carolina), Knoxville (Tennessee) and within 400 miles of New York.

Send your resume and statement of research with detailed academic background (preferably by email) to:

Dr. Sarika Khushalani Solanki
Assistant Professor
Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
West Virginia University
835 ESB, P O Box 6109
Morgantown , WV 26506-6109
304-293-9142, 304-293-8602 (fax)
Sarika.Khushalani-Solanki@ mail.wvu.edu
http://www.csee.wvu.edu/~s khushalani-solanki/

For further information on admissions to WVU please browse through http://www.arc.wvu.edu/
http://www.admissions.wvu. edu/ and http://www.graduateeducati on.wvu.edu/

For information on research work, go through
http://www.aperc.wvu.edu/ and power faculty webpage available at http://www.lcsee.cemr.wvu. edu/faculty/index.php

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Dr. Sarika Khushalani Solanki

The Asian Development Bank - Japan Scholarship Program

Scholarships and College Loan for international students

Citizens of developing member countries of the Bank (see list and selection criteria below) who have a minimum of two years' working experience and who are eligible for admission to the following degree programs at the University of Sydney:

* Master of Economics
* Master of Commerce
* Master of International Business
* Master of Transport Management
* Master of International Public Health
* Master of Engineering

Please note, applicants living or working outside their home country are not eligible for this scholarship. Also, no applicant will be allowed to apply for the ADB-JSP scholarship more than two times.
To be considered for an ADB-JSP Scholarships and College Loan you must:

* Lodge a separate application for admission to one of the above degrees using a University of Sydney application form, as well as completing the ADB-JSP application form.
* Have an undergraduate degree from a recognized university with above average grades (eg GPA of 3 out of 4 or First Class Pass or First Class Honours.
* Have a four year Engineering degree with above average grades from a recognized university, if applying for the Master of Engineering.
* Provide evidence of two years work experience and the latest income tax return (an official letter from an employer may be accepted in cases where an income tax return is not available).

The University of Sydney Application Processing Fee (APF) will be waived if you lodge your ADB-JSP application form together with your admission to the University application form.
Your ADB-JSP application will only be considered, if you receive an official offer of admission to one of the above degree programs prior to the ADB-JSP application deadline. If your entry is subject to English language proficiency or academic documention, you must provide all required documents before the ADB-JSP scholarship deadline.

ADB-JSP Scholarships and College Loan Application deadlines

Application closing date for courses starting in July 2010 is 30 November 2009.

Each scholarship covers full tuition fees, an allowance for books and instructional materials, a monthly living allowance, medical insurance and travel expenses. For scholars engaged in research, a special grant may be applied to assist in field work and thesis preparation. In special circumstances, computer literacy, preparatory language and other similar courses may be covered under the scholarship.

The following countries are ADB Developing Member Countries:

* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Cambodia
* People's Republic of China
* Cook Islands
* Fiji Islands
* Georgia
* Hong Kong China
* India
* Indonesia
* Kazakhstan
* Kiribati
* Republic of Korea
* Kyrgyz Republic
* Lao People's Democratic Republic
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* The Republic of the Marshall Islands
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nauru
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Republic of Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Philippines
* Samoa
* Singapore
* Solomon Islands
* Sri Lanka
* Chinese Taipei
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Tonga
* Turkmenistan
* Tuvalu
* Uzbekistan
* Vanuatu
* Vietnam

Scholarships and College Loan Selection criteria
Qualifications of the candidate.

Applicants with less than two years of work experience will not be selected.
* Preference to women candidates.
* Preference to applicants with lesser financial capacity.
* The Program will, in principle, not support applicants who have previously studied abroad.
* The Program will, in principle, not support applicants who are pursuing a second master's degree or a second doctorate degree.
* Candidates who are applying in a participating academic institution in their own country may not be selected.
* Diversification of nationality in the overall Program as well as at each participating academic institution will be considered.

Duration of Scholarships and College Loan
The scholarship period is one year. An appropriate extension for the second or third year of study is conditional on the scholar's maintaining a satisfactory level of performance determined by the University of Sydney and following approval by the ADB.

Scholarships and college loan are awarded, each year, as vacancies arise following completion of studies or withdrawal of scholars. Less than three ADB-JSP scholarships may be awarded in each round of application.

Competition for an ADB-JSP scholarship is extremely strong. Only candidates who receive an unconditional offer of admission will be considered for the ADB-JSP scholarship.

Scholarships and College Loan Application form
You can complete the Application Form by following the instructions on the form.

Please download the ADB-JSP application form at: http://www.usyd.edu.au/future_students/international_postgraduate_coursework/costs_scholarships/scholarships/japan_scholarship_program.shtml#sel

For further information please contact:
International Office
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA
Phone - +61 2 8627 8302
Fax - +61 2 8627 8387
Email - adbscholarships@io.usyd.edu.au

Asian Graduate Student Fellowships 2010

The Asia Research Institute of NUS invites applications from citizens of Asian countries enrolled for a fulltime advanced degree at a university in an Asian country (except Singapore ) for consideration for the award of Asian Graduate Student Fellowships. These fellowships are offered to current graduate students doing their Master’s or PhD degrees and working in the Humanities and Social Sciences on Southeast Asian topics, and will allow the recipients to be based at NUS for an ‘in residence fellowship’ for a period of three months. The aim of the fellowship is to enable scholars to make full use of the wide range of resources held in the libraries of NUS and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies . Scholars will be expected to commence on 3 May 2010, and to make a presentation on their work at the Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies at the end of July 2010.

Benefits:

1) A monthly allowance of SGD1,000.
2) A monthly housing allowance of SGD250.
3) A settling-in allowance of SGD150.
4) A sum of $100 on a reimbursement basis for miscellaneous expenses
5) A one-time round trip travel subsidy by the most economical and direct route on a reimbursement basis upon being accepted for the fellowship.
6) Access to library and computer resources on campus.

Applicants are invited to e-mail/facsimile/mail their application forms, a 2-page outline of their research proposal in English (this may be accompanied by a longer statement in a Southeast Asian language) to the address below by 15 November 2009. Arrangements should also be made by which at least two letters of reference, one of which is from your principal supervisor, are sent confidentially to the same address by the same deadline.

The 2-page research proposal must include the following details:

1) Whether the data collection or fieldwork stage of the research has already been com pleted;
2) how the fellowship will contribute to the research;
3) the types of sources to be consulted in Singapore ;
4) proposed work plan during the fellowship.

You can look forward to excellent library and internet computer facilities at NUS’ main library (http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/), the library at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) (http://www.iseas.edu.sg/library.html) and the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library at the National Library (http://www.nlb.gov.sg) to facilitate your research for the dissertation. NUS’ main library has 2 million volumes covering all topics while ISEAS’ library has 200,000 on Southeast Asian topics, half of which are in Southeast Asian languages.

Asia Research Institute
NUS Bukit Timah Campus
469A Tower Block #10-01
Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770
E-mail : arikk@nus.edu.sg
Fax: 65 67791428
Website: http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/