EWC Graduate Degree Fellowship

The East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship provides Master's and Doctoral funding for graduate students from Asia, the Pacific, and the U.S. to participate in educational and research programs at the East-West Center while pursuing graduate study at the University of Hawai‘i. Through East-West Center affiliation, awardees become part of a growing network of students and alumni forging the shape and substance of the world's most vibrant region.

Center fellowships are provided for degree study at the University of Hawai‘i and participation in the Center's international and intercultural programs. The Center and the University of Hawai‘i, located in a unique island setting with a distinctive multicultural heritage, offer premier resources for studies on Asia, the Pacific, and the U.S.

Degree fellows have opportunities to participate in graduate certificate programs offered in leadership studies, international intercultural studies, population studies and natural resource management that enhance their degree studies. Other opportunities include invited participation in the Center's research projects in several areas of international study including politics, governance and security ; economics ; environmental change ; population and health ; education ; and Pacific islands development .

The East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship invites applications from:
    Citizens or permanent residents of the United States
    Citizens of countries in the Pacific and Asia, including Russia

The East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship provides funding toward :
    Master's degrees (up to 24-month fellowship)
    Doctoral degrees (up to 48-month fellowship)
  
General Requirements:
    - Applicants submit both the application for East-West Center Graduate Fellowship and the graduate admissions application to the University of Hawai‘i to the East-West Center Award Services Office. Applications must be postmarked by the November 1 deadline.
    - Applicants already enrolled as classified graduate students at the University of Hawai‘i submit only the East-West Center Graduate Fellowship application.
    - Required tests include the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) for applicants from non-English speaking countries, and the GRE or GMAT for all applicants as required by university departments.
    - Award recipients who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents must meet exchange visitor (J-1 visa) requirements.


Fellowships are awarded annually in an international competition. The deadline for the
competition is November 1, 2011

Application forms and additional information may be obtained from:
    Graduate Degree Fellowships
    Award Services Office
    East-West Center
    1601 East-West Road
    Honolulu, HI 96848-1601
    USA

Source : http://www.eastwestcenter.org/education/student-programs/opportunities-for-study/ewc-graduate-degree-fellowship

The ExxonMobil Russian Scholars Program

Funded by ExxonMobil, the goal of the program is to identify future leaders in the geosciences who can develop and cultivate global competency, innovative capacities and critical thinking skills to address the needs of Russia and their home communities.

How do I apply?
Citizens of Russia who have a Bachelor’s degree in Geosciences with an interest in pursuing a Masters degree in this field are encouraged to apply. Though applicants do not need to be currently residing in Russia, they must demonstrate Russian Citizenship.

Where is it?
The program provides full funding for applicants to pursue a Master’s degree in the field of Geoscience at a university in the United States of America.

What is included?
Recipients will receive full tuition, housing and living expenses, medical insurance, textbook and computer allowance. The award also includes transportation to the U.S. at the beginning and conclusion of the program, visa and academic support, and an intensive orientation program.

Deadline : The fourth cycle of the scholarship is open:
September 26, 2011 - November 30, 2011

Source : http://www.iie.org/Programs/ExxonMobil-Russian-Scholars-Program

Nanyang President's Graduate Scholarship

The Nanyang President's Graduate Scholarship (NPGS) is a competitive and prestigious scholarship scheme designed to encourage outstanding graduates or final-year students to take their first step towards a leading research career by studying for a PhD at NTU.

Who is eligible?
There is no restriction as to the nationality of candidates but all things being equal, preference will be given to Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents.

Eligibility criteria
    You must have a First Class Honours degree or equivalent at Bachelor's level
    If you have not yet completed your undergraduate degree programme, you will need to furnish documentation from your university that you are on track to get a First Class Honours degree or equivalent

Bond
There is no bond attached to the scholarship.

Coverage and award terms
    Full tuition fees
    Monthly stipend of $3200
    Conference allowance for two major overseas conferences in the 4-year period
    One-time IT allowance of $1500
    Annual grant of $500 for journal subscription or book purchase
    Thesis preparation allowance
    Priority will be given for subsidised campus accommodation

Application procedure
    Please refer to the NPGS website for more details.

NPGS with DSO Augmentation

How to Apply ?
The application for Academic Year 2012-13 (Aug 12 and Jan 13) intake is now open from 1 Oct 11 to 15 Nov 11. Please click here to apply. Please note that NPGS applications with full supporting documents must reach the Graduate Studies Office by 15 Nov 11. We regret that late applications will not be considered. Successful candidates will be notified by post or email in Feb/Mar 2012.

Please refer to our admissions website http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/R-Programs/Pages/default.aspx for the respective school’s intakes.

This is a top-up provided by DSO to successful applicants of the Nanyang President's Graduate Scholarship. Recipients must be Singapore Citizens who will work on DSO projects and will be co-supervised by a DSO researcher and a faculty member from the University. For details about this augmentation scheme, please click here.

If you have enquiries about the Nanyang President's Graduate Scholarship, please email to Admissions Research (Admission_Research@ntu.edu.sg).

Source : http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/scholarships/Pages/NPGS.aspx

Churchill Scholarship

The Winston Churchill Foundation awards at least fourteen Scholarships. The one-year awards lead to the Master of Philosophy (MPhil), the Certificate of Post-Graduate Study (CPGS in a only a few fields of study), the Master of Advanced Study in Mathematics (MASM, formerly known as CASM, the Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics).

Eligibility
An applicant for the Churchill Scholarship must be a citizen of the United States, either native born or naturalized, and must be a senior who is enrolled in one of the institutions participating in the Scholarship Program or a student who has recently graduated from one of those institutions. Upon taking up the Churchill Scholarship, a Churchill Scholar must be between the ages of 19 and 26, must hold a bachelor's degree or an equivalent, and may not have attained a doctorate.


Applying for the Churchill Scholarship
These instructions for the Scholarship Application of the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States are effective March 2011. The application, the instructions, and the form for the letter of recommendation supersede all earlier versions.

The next application deadlines for the Churchill Scholarship are: Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Please note that each institution participating in the Churchill Scholarship Program sets its own internal deadline for its local review of the Churchill Scholarship application and nomination of candidates. Please be sure to check with your Scholarship Advisor the procedures and campus deadline for the Churchill Scholarship

All programmatic and technical questions should be addressed to the Foundation. Please feel free to email info@winstonchurchillfoundation.org or to call 212-752-3200.

Source: http://winstonchurchillfoundation.org/scholarship.html

Ph.D. Scholarships in Social Science,

Each year, the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, invites about twenty scholars to be in residence for the full academic year to pursue their own research. The School welcomes applications in economics, political science, law, psychology, sociology and anthropology.

It encourages social scientific work with an historical and humanistic bent and also entertains applications in history, philosophy, literary criticism, literature and linguistics. Applicants must have a Ph.D. at time of application.

Each year there is a general thematic focus that provides common ground for roughly half the scholars; for 2012-2013 the focus will be Economics and Politics. The application deadline is November 1, 2011.

Applications must be submitted through the Institute’s online application system, which can be found, along with more information about the theme, at www.sss.ias.edu/applications.

Donne Petito
School of Social Science
Institute for Advanced Study
Einstein Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 734-8250

Source: http://www.sss.ias.edu/files/pdfs/announcement2012-13.pdf