Global Supplementary Grant : Open Society Foundations

The Open Society Foundations offers supplementary grants to students from select countries in Southeastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Mongolia, the Middle East/North Africa, and South Asia. The program enables qualified students to pursue doctoral studies in the humanities and social sciences at accredited universities in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

Eligibility Criteria
The Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP) is available to nationals of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Ineligibility Criteria
Students pursuing doctorates in the medical, physical, chemical, technical or natural sciences as well as fine or performing arts are not eligible for this grant.
Other ineligible fields of study include:
    Business Administration/Management Training
    Computer Science
    Finance/Banking/Marketing
    Engineering
    Hard & Natural Sciences (Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc.)
    Mathematics
    Medical Sciences
    Fine and performing arts

GSGP grants are for students pursuing doctorate degrees only. Students admitted to Master’s programs with the intent to continue, but who are not clearly admitted into a PhD program, are ineligible.

Please note that this is a supplementary program and not intended for full funding. Applicants must be able to demonstrate additional support from other sources.

Guidelines
Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply online.
Please note the different deadlines. The deadline for the GSGP North America award is April 1, 2013, and the deadline for GSGP Europe is May 21, 2013.

Source: http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/global-supplementary-grant

Goldsmiths International Postgraduate Scholarship

There are up to 15 scholarships available to prospective international students studying for a full-time taught Masters programme. The scholarship provides a £5,000 fee waiver and is tenable for one year only.

To be eligible to apply you must have applied for a place on a full-time postgraduate taught degree, have an international fee liability and are self-financing to some extent. You will also need to demonstrate academic excellence and / or significant achievement in your chosen field of study.

Please note that students who have already started their Masters course are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

How to apply
Application form will be available online soon.

Please note that your application form for a scholarship is processed separately from your application form for admission. You must therefore ensure that you provide COPIES of all relevant transcripts and certificates with the application.

Deadline
We encourage students to apply as soon as possible. Applications must reach us by 1 April 2013.

Applicants must have also applied for admission on their chosen course by this date.

Selection criteria
All applications will be assessed on academic merit only – financial circumstances will not be taken into account.

Further Information
If you have any queries regarding these scholarships, you can email international-office@gold.ac.uk.

Source : http://www.gold.ac.uk/international/financial-info/international-scholarships/goldsmithsinternationalpostgraduatescholarship/

Edinburgh Global Undergraduate Scholarships

Scholarships are offered to students who are nationals of countries outwith the EU for undergraduate study in any subject offered by the University.

A minimum of 15 scholarships are available for the 2013-2014 session with each award worth £2,000 per year. Awards are tenable for the duration of the programme of study.

Eligibility
The scholarships are competitive and awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit.

They are awarded to students who are accepted for admission on a full-time basis for undergraduate study at the University of Edinburgh.

Students already on a programme are not eligible.

Applicants must also be nationals of a country outwith the EU.

Applying
Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application.

All applications must be submitted no later than 1 April 2013.

Please note that you will not be able to access the online application form unless you have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh and have full EASE authentication.

Scholarships and Student Funding Services
The University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh, EH8 9YL
Work: +44 (0)131 651 4070
Fax: +44 (0)131 651 4066
Email: scholarships@ed.ac.uk


source : http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-funding/undergraduate/international/global

RMIT Foundation Studies scholarship

If you are an international student enrolling in Foundation Studies at RMIT, this scholarship could pay a contribution towards your tuition fees.

Values and duration
The scholarship pays $5000 towards your tuition fees.
Number of scholarships available

Twelve scholarships are available each year.

Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

    be an international student
    be studying Foundation Studies at RMIT
    display high standards of academic merit and personal achievement.

This scholarship is not available if you are studying any undergraduate or postgraduate programs.

How to apply
Download the scholarship application form  and the Application for Foundation Studies form. Send both your completed applications together to:
RMIT International
GPO Box 2476
Melbourne, Victoria 3001
Fax: +61 3 9663 6925

Close date
February intake :  9 December 2012
June  intake :  27 April 2013
July intake :  18 May 2013
September intake : 20 July 2013

Contact

International Scholarships Office
	Phone	(+61 3) 9925 5135
	Fax	(+61 3) 9663 6925
	Email	ISscholarships@rmit.edu.au
	Visit us	International desk at Info Corner Level 1, Building 22, City Campus 330 Swanston Street Melbourne VIC 3000

Source: http://www.rmit.edu.au