CBCF General Mills Health Scholarship Program

General Mills in partnership with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) provides scholarships for students who live in the Congressional Black Caucus districts who plan to continue their education in the fields of medicine, engineering, technology, nutrition or another health-related field and have financial need. photo of scrollScholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student's choice.

This scholarship program is administered by Scholarship Management Services, a division of Scholarship America. Scholarship Management Services is the nation's largest designer and manager of scholarship and tuition reimbursement programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals.

Eligibility
Applicants to the CBCF General Mills Health Scholarship Program must:
- Be high school seniors or graduates or be current postsecondary undergraduates or graduate level students.
- Plan to enroll or be students who are already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate field of study in one of the following: medicine, engineering, technology, nutrition or another health-related field at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Have a minimum grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
- Live in a Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) district. Go to www.house.gov/representatives/find to find the name of your member of congress. Then click http://www.cbcfinc.org/cbc/cbc-members.html to determine if your representative is a member of the CBC.

Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. Up to 43 awards will be granted each year.

Postmark Deadline: February 25, 2013

Contact Information
Questions regarding the scholarship program should be addressed to:
    CBCF General Mills Health Scholarship Program
    Scholarship Management Services – Julie Diede
    One Scholarship Way
    Saint Peter, MN 56082  
    Telephone: 507-931-1682

Source : http://sms.scholarshipamerica.org/cbcfgeneralmillshealth/index.html

CDSSEA Scholarships : MA of Development Studies

The Consortium of Development Studies in Southeast Asia (CDSSEA) is awarding scholarships to candidates from Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand who would like to pursue a Master’s degree in development studies in Thailand. Under the CDSSEA scholarship Program, applicants can choose to study on one of three leading development programs, namely:
• The Master of Arts in International Development Studies (MAIDS)
at Chulalongkorn University,
• The Master of Arts in Social Science (Sustainable Development)
(MASS) at Chiang Mai University or
• The Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies (MGDS)
at the Asian Institute of Technology.

While studies in development are core to all three programs, they each have distinct
specializations. For MAIDS, the political approach to development highlighting democratization, human rights, confl ict resolution and globalization is included, while the
MASS program centers on social science and anthropological perspectives, with research
interests including environmental and resource management, food security, development
and local livelihoods, migration, ethnicity, transborder issues and health, all under the
context of the regionalization of development. The MGDS program takes a gender  perspective with regard to development discussing issues such as economic development, politics, human rights, civil society, migration, urbanization and industrialization.

Eligibility of the Applicants
To apply, students must:
• Be a national of Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam or Thailand.For applicants from Thailand, preference will be given to students from the three provinces in the far south, or from other border areas.
• Be a BA graduate in any fi eld of study (but preferably with a social science background) and with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or with an excellent, general academic record.
• Possess good English profi ciency, with a certifi cate showing a TOEFL and IELTS score or others upon admission requirements of the program an applicant wish to apply for.
• Commit to return to their home country after completion of the program to resume their work, and
• Preferably have 2 to 3 years work experience in the fi eld of development.

Timelines for 2013 Selection Process
• 31st March 2013: Application deadline.
• 20th April 2013: Shortlisted applicants will be notifi ed
• 1st -30th May 2013: Interviews held in each participating country.
Date will vary in each location.
• 10th June 2013: Successful applicants notified.

Contact the Secretariat
MASS program
Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD)
Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University
Tel. +66 53 943595 - 6
Fax +66 53 893279
Email: rcsd@cmu.ac.th, cdssea.cmu@gmail.com
Website: http://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th

MAIDS program:
Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University,
Henri-Dunant Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Email: maids@chula.ac.th 
Website: http://www.ids.polsci.chula.ac.th/

MGDS program:
PO Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
E mail : gendev@ait.ac.th     
Website: http://www.serd.ait.ac.th/

Source: http://cdssea.weebly.com/index.html

Cox MBA Scholarships

Scholarships are available for the domestic and international students to pursue master’s degree programme. The scholarship is available to pursue Business Administration. Students can achieve these scholarships on the basis of academic achievement. The performance on the GMAT scores will also be included at the time of funding the scholarship. Students applying for this scholarship should have professional experience experience and leadership potential. The Scholarship is offered for the entire two-year period to pursue masters programme. Female are encouraged to apply for this scholarship at SMU Cox School of Business for the academic year 2013.

Study Subject(s): SMU Cox School of Business offers scholarship in Business Administration.
Course Level: This scholarship is available for pursuing master’s degree.
Scholarship Provider: SMU Cox School of Business Funds this scholarship.
Scholarship can be taken at: USA

Eligibility: Scholarship is offered on the basis of demonstrated academic achievement.
- Students must have performed in the GMAT.
-Student must have professional experience and leadership potential.

Scholarship Open for International Students: USA and International Students can apply for this scholarship.

Scholarship Description: Each year SMU Cox School of Business offers merit scholarships for masters programme in Business Administration. The women are encouraged to apply for the scholarship for pursuing graduate business education. Candidates are evaluated and awarded during the admission process.

Duration of Awards: Scholarships are awarded for the entire two-year period.

How to apply: All candidates who apply by March 1 (Round 3 deadline) are automatically considered for merit scholarships. To be eligible, candidates must submit their application, including all pieces (transcripts, GMAT, TOEFL, essays, etc.), by the scholarship deadline of March 1, 2013 (Round 3 deadline).

Scholarship Application Deadline: Applications must be received by 1 March 2013

Source: http://www.cox.smu.edu/web/full-time-mba/cox-mba-scholarship

Neurosciences in Berlin - international PhD Fellowships

Doctoral Fellowships for International Students in the Neurosciences at Charité – University Medicine in Germany, 2013

Study Subject(s):
Fellowships are available in the following subject areas:
- Molecular mechanisms of nervous system development and function
- Mechanisms of neural damage and cellular age
- Endogenous brain protection
- Nervous system regeneration
- Crosstalk between nervous and immune system
- Developmental disturbances
- Synaptic plasticity
Course Level:This scholarship is for pursuing PhD degree level.
Scholarship Provider: Charité – University Medicine
Scholarship can be taken at: Germany

Eligibility:
NeuroCure offers outstanding interdisciplinary training and research opportunities for national and international scientists from a wide range of academic backgrounds.

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries:
The International students can apply for this scholarship.
Scholarship Description: The NeuroCure Excellence Cluster invites applications for its PhD program starting in 2013 NeuroCure is an inter-institutional research network based at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Freie Universität Berlin, with its partners, the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin-Buch (MDC), the Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) and the Deutsche Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin (DRFZ). With over 45 internationally recognized research groups, NeuroCure offers outstanding interdisciplinary training and research opportunities for national and international scientists from a wide range of academic backgrounds.

Duration of award(s):
Fellowship is offered for 3 years.

Notification:
Short-listed applicants will be invited to a Skype interview in February; the final interview will take place in March 2013.

How to Apply:
The mode of applying is electronically.


Scholarship Application Deadline:
Do submit your applications till 7 January 2013.

Source: http://www.neurocure.de/en/career.html