Mary Keith Duff Memorial Scholarships

Travis Credit Union proudly offers $1,500 scholarships to 20 members each year who are high school seniors bound for college in the fall. It's another way people help people.

Mary Keith Duff Memorial Scholarships
We encourage all our young members who are graduating high school seniors to apply for our $1,500 scholarships. Each applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, be bound for a two- or four-year college or university and be a member in good standing of Travis Credit Union. Students who live in our 12-county service region and are not yet members may join the credit union and apply for our scholarship concurrently.

Eligibility Requirements
1.  A Travis Credit Union member in good standing 
2.  A graduating high school senior 
3.  GPA of at least 3.0 (on 4.0 scale) 
4.  Travis Credit Union employees, volunteers and their immediate family members are not eligible.

Application Requirements
1.  A completed Mary Keith Duff Memorial Scholarship Application   
2.  A personal statement essay (in 250 words or less) describing what has brought you to this point, your intended academic curriculum and extra-curricular activities throughout college, how you will maximize the opportunities of an education, and how you will apply what you have learned to your post-college plans and aspirations  
3. A school transcript, certified by a high school official  
4.  One letter of reference from a teacher verifying scholastic honors and awards, leadership, extracurricular activities, community involvement and employment.   

Award Criteria
1.  30 percent: GPA  
2.  15 percent: Honors and Awards  
3.  10 percent: Employment and Community Service  
4.  10 percent: Leadership and Extracurricular Activities  
5.  20 percent: Essay  
6.  15 percent: Financial Need Consideration  
7.  Acceptance into a two-year community college or four-year college or university  
8.  Full-time enrollment of 12 or more credits or units  

Timelines
1.  Travis Credit Union Student Scholarship Applications will be available at
www.traviscu.org from Monday, January 4 through Sunday, March 6, 2016.
2.  Completed applications must be received at the credit union by close of business on Monday, March 7, 2016.
3.Scholarships will be awarded by June 8, 2016, after acceptance at a college and confirmation of registration.  

Source : https://www.traviscu.org

PhD scholarships in the life sciences

The special feature of our 3-year PhD program is its emphasis on interdisciplinary interactions. We want to train the next generation of scientists to study complex biological processes that cannot be adequately understood within the limits of a single discipline. Traditionally separate fields covered include:

• Biophysics
• Structural, molecular and cellular biology
• Biochemistry and genetics
• Bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics
• Evolutionary biology

Training is offered in a range of core and specialised skills; a thesis advisory committee provides individual project guidance. English is the language of the school; places are fully funded.

The Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology runs the program in conjunction with the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory and the Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen.

More information and online application at
http://www.imprs.tuebingen.mpg.de

Application deadline: February 28, 2016

Contact:  Sarah Danes, IMPRS Coordinator
Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Spemannstr. 35, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
E-mail: imprs@tuebingen.mpg.de    

Source : http://academicpositions.eu    

TAIWAN ICDF SCHOLARSHIP

International education and training has long been one of the TaiwanICDF’s core operations, among many others. Human resources development programs play a vital role in assisting partner countries achieve sustainable development, and education is a crucial mechanism for training workforces in developing countries. The TaiwanICDF provides scholarships for higher education and has developed undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. programs in cooperation with renowned partner universities in Taiwan.

Scholarship BenefitsEntitlements: The TaiwanICDF provides each scholarship recipient with a full scholarship, including return airfare, housing, tuition and credit fees, insurance, textbook costs and a monthly allowance.

Eligibility
Applicants applying for a TaiwanICDF scholarship must meet both the general eligibility criteria and be a national of a country on the List of Countries Eligible for TaiwanICDF Scholarship. Applicants must also meet the Regulations Governing Visiting, Resident, and Permanent Residency of Aliens set by ROC(Taiwan) National Immigration Agency.

Note: All Undergraduate Programs only accept applications submitted by citizens of allied countries of ROC(Taiwan). 

Application Procedure
The annual application period runs, in principle, from January 1 to March 15. (For 2016 Scholarship program, the application period runs from January 1 to March 18, 2016.)

Applicants should submit the documents listed below to the ROC (Taiwan) Embassy/ Consulate (General)/ Representative Office/ Taiwan Technical Mission or project representative in their country. Applicants must ensure that they submit accurate and complete documentation; failure to do so will result in the application not being processed. Please also note: 1. Late submissions will not be accepted and/or processed. 2. All Undergraduate Programs only accept applications submitted by citizens of allied countries of ROC(Taiwan).

Source : http://www.icdf.org.tw/

Buick Achievers Scholarship Program

The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program rewards students who have succeeded both inside and outside of the classroom – and who may not be able to attend college without financial assistance. It’s a reward for what you’ve made of yourself and the difference you are making for others.

The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program is offering:

• Up to $25,000 per year for 50 first-time freshmen or existing college students, renewable for up to four years and one additional year for those entering a qualified five-year engineering program

Scholarship recipients are selected based on the following factors:

• Academic achievement and financial need

• Participation and leadership in community and school activities, work experience and interest in pursuing a career in the automotive or related industries

• Please note, special consideration will be given to the following applicants: first-generation college attendees, females, minorities, military veterans and dependents of military personnel

The majority of the scholarships will be awarded to students majoring in STEM disciplines.

Eligibility

Applicants to the Buick Achievers Scholarship Program must:

• Be high school seniors, high school graduates, or current postsecondary undergraduate students.
• Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university based in the U.S. or Puerto Rico for the entire 2016-17 academic year. Proprietary and online schools are not eligible.
• Plan to major in a course of study that focuses on Engineering/Technology or select Design related programs of study. See the list of eligible majors.
• Demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the automotive or related industries using these areas of study.
• Be U.S. citizens and have permanent residence in the United States or Puerto Rico.

Excluded from consideration are employees and relatives of employees of Scholarship Management Services, Scholarship America and their affiliates and subcontractors, and GM Foundation Directors, Officers, and staff and their relatives. Although GM employees are not eligible, relatives of General Motors employees are eligible.

The application must be submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 29, 2016.

Source : https://buickachievers.scholarshipamerica.org/