Scholarship Graduate Program in Materials Science

Master in Materials Science Exploiting Large Scale Facilities.

Mamaself is a 2 year full time Master aiming to promote the scientific collaboration between Universities, Large scale facilities and Industry.
This Master is the result of the collaboration between four Universities: University Rennes 1, ( France ), University of Torino , ( Italy ), Technical University and the Ludwig Maximilians University München ( Germany ). The Master degree will be delivered by two or three out of the four universities, so the students will receive a double Master degree in Materials Science.
Each student will spend one year in a first hosting institution, the first semester of the second Master year at a second university and the last semester at a university or Large scale Faclities or at a partner institution in Japan , Switzerland or India .

Grants for Non-European students
For each academic year the consortium of universities selects non-European students who will receive a grant. Each non-European student will receive a grant of 22.000 euros per year. Deadline is for 2010-2012 : 19 .01.2010. Non EU students who spent a year in Europe before applying must applicate before 21 May 2010.

Grants for European students
In the framework of the Erasmus Mundus 2 programme, European students can apply for an EM fellowship of 12.000€. This grant amount includes the mobility grant for a period at one of the non EU partner institutions in Japan , Switzerland or India during the second semester of the second Master year. The application deadline is : 21 May 2010.

Admission
Students must have 180 ECTS (or equivalent) in Material Science or related disciplines (Chemistry, Physics, Geoscience,…) good academic records and good English com petencies. The application form is available on the Mamaself web site. The deadline for students who apply without EM grant is: 19 June 2010.
Instruction language is English for lectures.
Further information about the study programme, the universities of the consortium, the admission process can be found on the Mamaself website
http://mamaself. univ-rennes1. fr

IDS-FunMat project.

IDS-FunMat is an International Doctoral Programme in Functional Materials funded by the ERASMUS MUNDUS Programme of the European Union.
Our school offers scholarships for PhD projects in Functional Materials Science, carried out in co-supervision between universities from two different countries (see list of partners). In most projects an industry partner is also involved. The PhD candidates must spend at least 6 months in each university. The projects start around October and take 3-4 years.
The European Union finances each year a number of ERASMUS MUNDUS PhD scholarships in our school, and in addition we have PhD projects funded by other sources.

The European Union finances each year a number of ERASMSUS MUNDUS scholarships in our school, and there are two categories of scholarships with different deadlines and conditions:
Category A: (6 scholarships in 2010) Candidates from countries outside of the EU, who have, for the last 12 months, not carried out their main activity (studies, work etc) inside the EU. EXCEPTION: Third country candidates who have received an ERASMSUS MUNDUS masters scholarship.
Category B: (4 scholarships in 2010) Everybody else (most EU based students)
Deadline for applications in both categories: 20 February 2010.

For more informations, please visit their website : http://www.idsfunma t.u-bordeaux1. fr/index. php

Scholarship Graduate Program at Tohoku University

International Course

IGPAS (International Graduate Program for Advanced Science)

IGPAS 2010

Program begins:

October, 2010 (Fall 2010 semester)

Application Period:

November 2, 2009 – December 18, 2009

Notification Period:

February 1- 15, 2010

Status:

Open

IGPAS 2009

Program begins:

October, 2009 (Fall 2009 semester)

Application Period:

December 1, 2008 – January 31, 2009

Notification Period:

March 6, 2009 or around

INTRODUCTION

International Graduate Program for Advanced Science (IGPAS) is an interdisciplinary graduate program in the Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University . It was established in October 2004 as the first international graduate program founded in Japanese national universities. IGPAS offers courses in English for international students who are eager to obtain master’s and doctoral degrees from the Graduate School of Science. It also aims to educate Japanese students to exert their abilities as internationally- active, professional scientists.

IGPAS has proudly reserved positions of Japanese government scholarship for its master’s students since its foundation, and in 2008, IGPAS-Super Doctoral Course (SDC) has been started for doctoral students jointly with the Institute for the International Advanced Research and Education (IIARE) of Tohoku University . Students of IGPAS-SDC benefit from fellowship by IIARE to promote world top-level, interdisciplinary research at the Graduate School of Science.

Prospective students will have excellent opportunities to study modern science and conduct cutting-edge research with top-level scientists currently working at Tohoku University .

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PROGRAM DETAILS

IGPAS is a 5-year graduate program as the com bination of a 2-year master’s program and a 3-year doctoral program. Each student belongs to one of six departments, which are divided into three groups according to the GCOE programs:(i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, Astronomy, and Physics, and (iii) Earth Science and Geophysics.

The academic year of IGPAS starts in October. The Graduate School of Science will admit at most 20 students each for the master’s and doctoral programs each year.

Financial Support

As of October, 2009, availability of financial supports for IGPAS students is as shown below. See 7. FINANCIAL SUPPORT of the IGPAS appplication booklet for the eligibility requirements of the following financial support below.

Master’s Program

Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship for 8 students

Term of the Scholarship: 5 years (2 years + 3 years)

¦ Monthly stipend of 156,000 yen as a master’s student and 157,000 yen as a doctoral student.

¦ Flight tickets between the country of the student’s nationality and Japan

¦Exemption from application, admission and tuition fees.

Doctoral Program

IGPAS-SDC fellowship for 2 students

Term of the Fellowship: 3 years

¦ Monthly stipend of 200,000 yen

¦ 300,000 yen to com pensate for admission fee

¦ 250,000 yen/semester to com pensate for tuition

¦ Research grants of up to 500,000 yen/semester (up to 1,000,000 yen/year)

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How to Apply

Step 1: Find faculty members in the field of your interest as candidates for your supervisor. Applications will not be accepted without the consent of at least one faculty member as a prospective supervisor. The prospective supervisors should be a professor, associate professor, or lecturer (senior assistant professor) affiliated to the Graduate School of Science. To look for faculty members, refer to the following websites.

—Brochure of the Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University

—Departments websites

—Academic Research Staff at Tohoku University

Step 2: Contact the faculty members directly via email and obtain consent of acceptance. To contact the faculty members, it is strongly advisable to:

—gather information about the faculty members and their field of research in advance by looking at their publications, research papers, and personal websites.

—include “IGPAS 2010” in the subject line of the email.

—provide as much of your academic background and application information as possible.

—provide the names of other faculty members if contacting more than one at the same time.

—provide the name of your current or the latest supervisor as a reference.

Step 3: Prepare the required documents for application

(see 10.APPLICATION DOCUMENTS of the IGPAS Application Booklet).

Step 4: Send application documents to the Academic Affairs Section for IGPAS via airmail. All the application documents should be enclosed together, sent via airmail, and received by the Academic Affairs Section for IGPAS by December 18, 2009 JST.

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Download Forms

Please check out 9. HOW TO APPLY and 10. APPLICATIN DOCUMENTS of the IGPAS application booklet first, and then download required forms from the chart below. Additional documents are also required for application.

Contact Information

Academic Affairs Section for IGPAS

Graduate School of Science , Tohoku University

6-3 Aramaki-Aza- Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578 JAPAN

Operated by

Graduate Academic Affairs Section

Division for International Research and Educational Cooperation (DIRECT)

Monday-Friday 10:30am-4:30pm

Tel:+81-22-795- 5829

Fax:+81-22-795- 6345

E-mail: direct[at mark]mail.sci. tohoku.ac. jp

Those who are inquiring by email, please:

· Include “IGPAS2010” in the subject line.

· Provide as much of your application information as possible.

· Read the IGPAS application booklet and FAQ thoroughly before inquiring.

Scholarship Graduate Program at NTU Singapore

Please be informed that application for Master of Science in Strategic Studies, International Relations, International Political Economy and Asian Studies Programmes for AY2010/2011 (Admission in Aug 2010) is now open!

The online application will be closed on 28 February 2010.

We have various Scholarships / Study Awards available to both Singaporeans and Foreign students, namely, Singapore Technologies Engineering Scholarship, Lee Foundation Scholarship, Gita Wirjawan Graduate Fellowship, Student Research Assistantships, Terrorism Analyst Study Awards and NTU Alumni Scholarships. In particularly, the ASEAN Graduate Scholarship which is now open and close on 31 December 2009.

For more information, please visit here.

Please visit our M.Sc website http://www.rsis. edu.sg/grad/ index.htm to find out how these programmes will benefit you and other administrative details such as the course structure, fees, application procedures.

Please email us at rsisprogrammes@ ntu.edu.sg if you have any queries.

Thank you.

Graduate Programmes Office

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU

Fellowships Graduate Program in Berlin

* Special scholarships for outstanding female candidates

* Partner companies funding scholarships for applicants of exceptional merit

* 3 Corporate Fellowships with traineeships at international corporations for qualified candidates

ESMT

European School of Management and Technology is offering several

additional merit-based scholarships for applicants to the Full-time MBA program beginning January 2010 in Berlin . These scholarships have been made possible by ESMT’s partner com panies, who have donated to the scholarship pool. Outstanding female candidates may also apply for a limited number of full-tuition scholarships. ESMT’s partners are a group of 25 global com panies, such as Allianz, BMW, Daimler, Deutsche Bank, MAN, Siemens, The Boston Consulting Group, and ThyssenKrupp.

All accepted applicants to the ESMT Full-time MBA program are screened for scholarship selection.

Applications will be accepted until early December 2009.

Contact

Kristin Dolgner, Tel.: +49 (0)30 21231-1066, kristin.dolgner@ esmt.org

Martha Ihlbrock, Tel.: +49 (0)30 21231-1043, martha.ihlbrock@ esmt.org

About ESMT

ESMT

European School of Management and Technology was founded in October

2002 by 25 leading global com panies and institutions. The international business school offers Full-time MBA and Executive MBA programs, as well as executive education in the form of open enrollment and customized programs. The School also features in-house

research-oriented consulting services in the areas of com petition and

regulation. ESMT is a private university based in Berlin , Germany , with an additional location in Schloss Gracht near Cologne .