•Hokkaido University,English Engineering Education Program(e3)

In 2006, the English Graduate Program in Socio-Environmental Engineering or EGPSEE (est.2000) expands to cover fields outside the Socio-Environmental Engineering Group and renames itself the English Engineering Education Program or the e³ program.

e³ program consists of the following subject groups:

Field Engineering for Environment
Engineering and Policy for Cold Regional Environment
Human Environmental Systems, Architectural and Structural Design
Built Environment
Solid Waste, Resources and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical and Intelligent System Engineering


Besides obtaining new and advanced technology Japan processes, students in our program are able to develop human network beyond their fields of study. Thanks to the program concept that requires students to take courses outside their primary subject group and the all year round activities the students themselves organize.

MEXT scholarships offered by the e³ program are available only for the October intake. The application deadline is 15 December of the preceding year. Eligible applicants must be less than 35 years of age as of April 1 of the enrollment year, have a good command of English, competent in the academic fields chosen and excellent academic records.

At present about one third of our students obtained scholarships from other sources, e.g. MEXT scholarships through the Japanese embassies, AUN/SEED-Net programs, etc. The program assists applicants in securing the acceptance letter from appropriate professors.

http://www.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/e3/

Whitworth Senior Scholarship Awards

The Institution established the Whitworth Senior Scholarship Awards to offer an enhanced level of financial reward for postgraduate research. The awards are to assist engineers who are intending to do research and are planning to embark on postgraduate degree study for a PhD or EngD degree.

HOW MUCH ARE THE SCHOLARSHIPS WORTH?

The value of the scholarship is up to £7,500 per year, for a maximum period of three years.

The Award may be held concurrently with other forms of financial support (except with any other Whitworth Award).

AM I ELIGIBLE?

Whitworth Senior Scholarship Awards are offered in competition to:

• outstanding engineers who have recently graduated with an engineering degree.
• students who completed at least a 2 year engineering apprenticeship before entering an engineering degree-level course.
• students who have obtained or will obtain admission to, or have already commenced, a postgraduate research degree programme.
• students who are British, Commonwealth or European Union citizens, normally resident in the United Kingdom prior to starting their research course.
• existing Whitworth Award Holders and Whitworth Scholars

Please note: only one senior scholarship award can be granted to an individual.

HOW DO I APPLY?

Applications must be submitted by 30th June each year using the online application form.

FURTHER INFORMATION

http://www.imeche.org/

JSPS Invitation Fellowship Program for Research in Japan

International students who pay tuition fees at the full international rate can receive up to £2,000 in scholarships and awards. All eligible international students will automatically receive a University of Liverpool International Advancement Award worth £1,000. The Faculty of Engineering International PGT Scholarship offers a further £1,000 to each high calibre international student who registers for full-time studies leading towards the award of an MSc (Eng) or MRes degree in the Faculty of Engineering.
Successful applicants for the scholarship will be notified in writing shortly after all transcipts and certificates supporting their application have been received.

REQUIREMENTS

• Scholarships are for international students who start their studies in September 2009 and pay tuition fees at the full international rate (£11,650 for 2008/09).
  
• Candidates must achieve a good first class honours degree or an equivalent overseas qualification in a relevant subject area (engineering or scientific subjects) and the application must be supported by good references. The grades required for the award of a scholarship may vary depending on the MSc (Eng) or MRes programme.
• Candidates whose first degree is not from an English speaking country must also obtain one of the following (other equivalent qualifications may be considered):

  i. paper based TOEFL≥570 plus Test of Written English 5.0
  ii. computer based TOEFL≥230
  iii. IELTS≥6.0 (or 6.5 for AMST or PDM)

• Successful registered candidates will receive £400 around week four of the first semester, a further £400 after successfully passing the second semester examinations with minimum overall average ≥ 60% and £200 on obtaining a minimum grade of 60% in the MSc (Eng) dissertation.
  
• Scholarships awarded for September 2009 entry are not deferrable to the following year.
  
• The decisions made by the scholarship awarding body in each Department will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

DEADLINE

A completed scholarship application form must be received no later than 31 August 2009.

FURTHER DETAILS

http://www.liv.ac.uk/engfac/prospective/PGT-Scholarships-09.pdf

The Hitachi Scholarship

Scholarship Program for Postgraduate Study in Japan

The Hitachi Scholarship provides an excellent opportunity for Southeast Asian universities to send faculty members, who wish to continue teaching and research at their universities after graduation, to Japan as part of their human development programs. Recipients of this award are invited to attend Japanese public and private graduate schools that have close relationships with Southeast Asian universities. The Scholarship provides financial support and personal assistance and consultation.

Eligibility for the program is limited to faculty members up to the age of 30 for masters degree candidates or 35 for Ph. D. degree cabdidates in the fields of scince and technology and each applicant must be recommended by a senior staff at their home university as a potential cabdidate for international reasearch collaboration after graduation. Each grantee receives full financial support to study Japanese for six months after arrival. The Foundation funds tour programs every year to visit various location in the fields of industry, science technology, research, culture, history, society and nature so that the grantees’ experience and understanding during their stay in Japan will not be limited to one campus

Qualifications

• Be faculty members of one of the 15 eligible universities in 6 nations.
• Have been nominated by their university’s presidential office, with the approval and recommendation of the faculty and the department.
• Have received a specific and confirmed invitation from a professor at a Japanese university, who will act as the host professor to collaborate with and/or advise the applicant until graduation or the completion of the program.

Application and Screening

1. Applicants to all programs must be faculty members at one of the eligible universities.
2. English will be the common language used in most of the international conferences. Therefore,we strongly suggest that applicants have a good knowledge of English as a communication tool. A TOEFL score of 530 or above is preferred.
3. The Foundation shall mail application forms every year in June to the presidential office of each university.
4. Each applicant shall submit the application to his/her university’s presidential office with all requested information. The Foundation will accept applications and nomination letters from the presidential offices until the end of November 2009 . No direct application from individual will be accepted.
5. The application form should be supplemented with a recommendation letter from the Head of Department and/or the Dean of Faculty, along with a confirmed certificate of acceptance from a Japanese host professor (Scholarship) or advisory professor/research counterpart (Research/Komai Fellowship).
6. The selection committee of the Foundation initially screens applications received and identifies candidates to interview.
7. Interviews with candidates shall be carried out individually, usually at candidates’ home universities, during the period from January to April.
8. One of the most important points for evaluation is why the university has nominated the candidate and what kind of scenario the department or faculty has for the candidate in terms of academic collaboration after graduation. If the applicant’s department or faculty has been implementing specific cooperation/collaboration with the laboratory of the proposed host professor in Japan, this will receive positive consideration in the screening of the candidate.
9. Following the interview, the Foundation may contact both senior advisors at the home university and the proposed host professor in Japan for further verification.
10. Notification of final decisions will be made to the presidential offices, and award notices will be sent to each successful candidate in June.

Eligible Universities

Indonesia

• University of Indonesia
• Bandung Institute of Technology
• Gadjah Mada University
• Surabaya Institute of Technology

Singapore

• The National University of Singapore

Malaysia

• University of Malaya
• University of Technology Malaysia

Thailand

• Chulalongkorn University
• Chiang Mai University
• Khon Kaen University
• King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
• King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

The Philippines

• University of the Philippines

Vietnam

• Hanoi University of Technology
• Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology

Source: http://www.hitachi-zaidan.org/global/scholarship/activities/active01.html