UMAP THAILAND SCHOLARSHIP 2009

The Commission on Higher Education (CHE), Thailand, has a policy to promote student mobility in Asia and the Pacific region for better understanding of diverse cultures among the people and to enhance academic linkages between universities in the region.

CHE, as the UMAP member secretariat of Thailand, provides scholarships for eligible students who are enrolled in UMAP member universities to attend a four-week course at selected Thai universities. Students from non-UMAP member universities are also welcome to apply for the program but priorities are given to applicants from UMAP member universities. UMAP member universities are listed in www.umap.org.

The four-week course meets five weekdays a week except national holidays. The course is team-taught by prominent faculties teaching in leading Thai universities in and outside Bangkok. Excursion to historical and cultural sites and localities is included.

During the program, scholarship recipients may not concurrently undertake other studies and are expected to devote their full efforts in meeting academic requirements of the course they attend.

Within 60 days of program completion, students are required to submit a 1,000-word written report in English to the UMAP member secretariat of Thailand. This report shall illustrate students’ academic and personal developments made possible by attending the scholarship program.
COURSE CREDIT Three (3) academic credits are awarded upon successful completion of the course. The credits shall be transferred to students’ home institutions
PERIOD OF STUDY 4 weeks (July 13 – August 7, 2009)
THE SCHOLARSHIP covers:

1. tuition fees

2. orientation and program materials

3. educational activities and trips where noted

4. twin - room accommodation including breakfast

5. lunches and refreshments on class days, welcome and farewell dinners

6. local accident insurance

APPLICATION DEADLINE Applications must reach the UMAP member secretariat of Thailand on or before May 15, 2009. Late or incomplete applications are not accepted
Successful candidates will be notified by May 29, 2009.

For inquiries, please contact:

UMAP Member Secretariat of Thailand

Bureau of International Cooperation Strategy

Commission on Higher Education

328 Si Ayutthaya Road, Bangkok 10400

Thailand

Phone: + 66 2610 5401, 5402

Fax: + 66 2354 5570

E-mail: plaiphan@mua.go.th, chulee_srinuan@yahoo.com, sumantanac@gmail.com

http://www.inter.mua.go.th/main/article.php?id=129www.umap.org.

CHINA-AUN SCHOLARSHIP 2009

CHINA-AUN SCHOLARSHIP 2009**new**
Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship
Foreigner Physical Examination Form
Application Procedures for China-AUN Scholarship

The China Scholarship Council (CSC) offers 20 full scholarships for students from
the AUN Member Universities. The applicants must apply to the AUN Secretariat
within 17 April 2009.

For further information, please see the Directory of the Chinese Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Programme
and Application Procedures for China-AUN Scholarship or contact

Miss Salita Seedokmai
The AUN Secretariat
Room 213, Jamjuree 1 Building,
Chulalongkorn University,
Phyathai Road, Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Tel: (66 2) 215-3248, 215-3640, 215-3642
Fax: (66 2) 216-8808
Email: salita@aun-sec.org, secretariat@aun-sec.org

DENSO YOUTH for EARTH Action:New Earthlings Project

In 2008, DENSO Corporation.*2 started the "DENSO YOUTH for EARTH Action:New Earthlings Project" in cooperation with the Japan Environmental Education Forum.*3 It is an international program that will foster young people who have a high level of awareness about humankind's coexistence with the environment and who will actively tackle efforts to create a sustainable society. Through this program, the youth around the world will come into contact with the rich natural world of Japan and the ASEAN countries, and they will experience that coexistence with the environment in regions and companies. Then, they will devise their own action plans based on the various values, broad insights, experiences, and knowledge obtained through the program and present those action plans at the forum. We aim to expand the environmental activity to the world by connecting that to their own activities.

In 2009, which will be the second year of the program, it will be held in Japan for students from Japan and the six ASEAN countries.*4 We hope that Japanese and Southeast Asian youths will learn through on-site experience, and, as a step toward their own future, they will become the "new earthlings" who will support the next generation.
*4 Students from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore.

Intended applicants
30 university and graduate students from Japan and the six ASEAN countries of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore

Perspective
Through work-study, this on-site program will teach young people from Japan and the ASEAN countries about creating a sustainable society that enables humans to coexist with the environment and to connect that to their own activities.
Orientation : Share issues
On-site program : Realize,study
Action plan : Develop ideas
Forum : Explain decisions
Following activities : Put into practice
Sponsored by DENSO Corporation, in cooperation with the Japan Environmental Education Forum, and with support from the Ministry of the Environment (application filed), United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP ROAP) (planned), and the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies

Application, selection
The ASEAN countries: February 23rd - May 31st　Japan: April 1st - June 30th Calling attention to the significance of problems- Screening of applications, and selection based on interviews

for more information please visite
http://denso-yea.com/en/program/2009_program_overview.html

Source: DENSO CORPORATION

2010 International Fulbright Science and Technology Award

General Information/ProvisionsTo continue its mission of promoting mutual understanding between the people of the United States and Thailand through educational exchange, the Thailand-U.S. Educational Foundation in cooperation with the Bureauof Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and the Institute of International Education (IIE), is pleased to announce an International Fulbright Science and Technology Award for qualified Thai citizens for study toward Ph.D. in the U.S.

The objective of this award is to encourage the world’s outstanding students in the field of science, technology and engineering to pursue their advanced studies in the U.S. which has the most attractive destination for serious scientific and technological research and study which not only welcomes top-notch talent, we encourage future leaders to shape their careers through U.S. study.

For the academic year 2010, up to 40 awards will be competed worldwide for candidates who demonstrate unique aptitude and innovation in the field of Aeronautics and Astronomics/Aeronautical Engineering, Astronomy/Planetary Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering Chemistry, Computer Sciences/Engineering, Energy, Engineering (electrical, chemical, civil, mechanical, ocean, and petroleum), Environmental Science/Engineering, Geology/Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Information Sciences(engineering focus only), Materials Science/Engineering, Mathematics, Neuroscience/Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Oceanography, Public Health (theoretical research focus only), Physics and Agriculture (theoretical and research-based in Entomology, Plant Biology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science).

Up to two applications of nominated candidates from Thailand will be proposed to the Institute of International Education, U.S.A. for final review and selection. Winners will be placed at leading U.S. institutions such as Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University.
Application Deadline is on May 15, 2009.

Grantees will receive tuition, a monthly stipend for up to 36 months, health and accident coverage, a book and equipment allowance, professional conference allowance, travel support, and specially tailored enrichment activities. After three years, U.S. universities will be expected to cover the remaining expenses toward completion of a Ph.D.

ELIGIBILITY
An applicant must:
1) be a Thai citizen in good health (Individuals holding U.S. immigrant visas or permanent U.S. resident cards (green cards), or dual (Thai and U.S.) citizenships are not eligible for Fulbright scholarships);
2) have completed master’s degree before August 1, 2010 and have at least a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or equivalent on academic transcripts both undergraduate and graduate study;
3) have an official and valid TOEFL score (iBT score of at least 92, or computer-based TOEFL score of at least 237, or paper-based TOEFL score of 580 or higher);
(For TOEFL examination, please directly visit website www.toefl.org for more information).
4) have an eligible General GRE score report with a quantitative score of at least 700
(GRE score report should be sent to IIE by August 17, 2009);

5) be in Thailand for the interview;
6) plan to commence their studies in the U.S. in the academic year 2010, and that” Students already in the United States are normally ineligible to apply.”

Further information can be obtained from the Foundation,
Tel. 0-2285-0581-2, in particular, Mr. Chatchai Ugsornsilp at ext. 106, or
Ms. Cheewarat Kaewsangkwan at ext. 107.

Source: Thailand - United States Educational Foundation (TUSEF/Fulbright)
Thai Wah Tower 1, 3rd floor, 21/5 South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
Tel : (66) 0-2285-0581-2 Fax : (66) 0-2285-0583
Email : tusef@fulbrightthai.org