Japanese Government Scholarship Programme for 2010

The Government of Japan is granting 50 scholarships to Thai students under Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship Programme for academic year 2010 in the following fields:

Laws, Politics, Pedagogy, Psychology, Sociology, Linguistics, Literature, History, Aesthetics, Music, Fine Arts, Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, Pure Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Fisheries, Pharmacy, Medicine, Dentistry and Home Economics

The scholarship includes:

1. Living expense of 152,000 yen per month (approximately 55,000 baht)
2. 1 round-trip ticket to Japan
3. Tuition fee

Interested students may ask for more information and application forms from

The Embassy of Japan
Japan Information Service,
177 Witthayu Road, Lumpini, Bangkok 10330

or website
http://www.th.emb.japan.go.jp/th/jis/study.htm

• Application forms can be submitted from 15th to 23rd June 2009 (not including public holidays) from 1:30PM to 4:30PM.
• The written examination will be conducted on Sunday 12th July 2009 from 9:00AM to 2:30PM at Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University.

SCOTLAND'S SALTIRE SCHOLARSHIPS

Gain an internationally recognised qualification and take your career to new heights.

This exciting scholarship opportunity is open to Canadian, Chinese, Indian and US nationals and is aimed at encouraging bright, talented and hard working individuals to live, work and study in Scotland.

£2000 is available as a one off award towards the cost of tuition fees for a full time Masters level course (excluding PhD studies) in a wide range of subject areas. You can choose to study at any of Scotland's universities and Higher Education Institutions.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 12 JUNE 2009

Please note that Scotland's Saltire Scholarships now incorporates the 'Scotland USA Graduate Scholarships' scheme run in 2008.

Source: http://www.britishcouncil.org/scotland-learning-saltire-scholarships.htm

UPEACE-IDRC Doctoral Research Award 2009

The UPEACE Africa Programme has secured funding from The Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC). This funding will be strictly allocated to African students pursuing their PhD studies at Universities in Sub Saharan Africa and in particular for those, who are in the final stage of their PhD studies. The award is intended to support PhD candidates in their field research, data analysis, associated travel, and production costs. In addition, part of the award may be used to access updated scholarly materials and disseminate research findings through publications and conference presentations. The maximum award is US $10,000 per eligible student.

ELIGIBLE FIELDS OF STUDIES
Applications will be considered from candidates, who are doing their PhD studies in peace and conflict studies and related areas. The related areas are the following:
International Relations
Political Science
Human Rights
Development Studies
In case of related areas, applicants must demonstrate that their topic is strongly linked to Peace and Conflict studies.

CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE COMPETITION
Must hold citizenship of an African country in Sub-Saharan Africa;
Must be enrolled in a PhD Programme in a University in Sub Saharan Africa;
Applicant's Research Proposal must be approved by the PhD supervisor or by the Thesis Committee;
The proposed research must take place within Sub-Saharan Africa
Applicant must have completed all course work and passed the comprehensive examination (if applicable)
Applicant must have fulfilled all institutional academic requirements
Applicant must have his/her Masters Degree in related discipline

DEADLINE: 31 May 2009
Complete applications must be received at the Office of the Africa Programme by the deadline.
FURTHER INFORMATION
http://www.africa.upeace.org/news.cfm?id_activity=561&actual=2009

POSTGRADUATE AWARDS 2009-2010

The Fund will provide partial funding for overseas (non-EU) and UK-home candidates to undertake a one-year Masters course at Imperial College on a full-time basis commencing in October 2009. Selection will be based on a combination of academic excellence and financial need; for this reason applicants must summarise their financial circumstances clearly in Section 7 of the application form which follows these notes.

Please note that the quality of applications is always very high and there are only a small number of awards available; just four were awarded to overseas students and three to UK-home students in 2008-09. We are also unable to offer a non-faculty award at this time to UK-home students: your course must be based within the Engineering, Natural Sciences or Medicine Faculty to be eligible for an award.

VALUE OF AWARD
The award will provide a minimum maintenance allowance of £12,000 to be paid out in twelve monthly instalments of £1,000 over the academic session. The award does not cover tuition fees and cannot be used to remit them.

HOW TO APPLY
The application process for a scholarship is separate to that for academic admission to the College; please use the application form that follows these notes to apply for a SOF award. To make your application for admission to the College, please follow the online link at: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/applicationforms

DEADLINE
The SOF application deadline is Monday, 01 June 2009. Please note that only candidates who hold a formal offer of admission to Imperial College by Friday, 29 May 2009 will be considered for the next stage of selection. Incomplete applications and those without offers at this date will not be eligible for further consideration.

Please complete the Student Opportunities Fund application form and return it
by e-mail to: scholarships@imperial.ac.uk or
post to:
Registry: Student Financial Support (SOF Application)
Imperial College LondonLevel 3, Sherfield Building
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ
FURTHER DETAILS
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk

United Kingdom - 2009 / 2010 University of Westminster Undergraduate Scholarships for International Students

A. Full International ScholarshipsAmount: Full tuition fee waivers, accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London. The scholarship will be renewed each year, subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Eligibility: You must be an international student from a developing country and hold an offer for a full-time undergraduate degree at the University.

Criteria: Academic excellence, development potential and financial need.
Deadline: 31 May 2009.

B. Diplomatic Scholarships

Amount: 65 per cent fee waivers.

Eligibility: These scholarships are available to you if you are a child of diplomats from developing countries, whose countries are unable to contribute to the fees. Your parent in the diplomatic post must be based in the UK, and you must hold an offer for a full-time undergraduate degree at the University. The scholarship is for the length of the course (3 or 4 years) and is subject to satisfactory academic progress.
Criteria: Academic excellence.
Deadline: 31 May 2009.
Application guidelines and forms

Source: The University of Westminster