Undergraduate and Postgraduate Scholarship For Students From Developing Country At London Metropolitan University, UK

Description
This scholarship scheme is run jointly by International Students House (ISH) and London Metropolitan University. International Students House provides accommodation and a varied, multicultural social programme for full-time international students in the center of London

Benefit:
Successful students receive free tuition for the duration of their degree at undergraduate or postgraduate level Plus one year of free accommodation at International Students House. (Undergraduate scholars have the possibility to request a second year of free accommodation at ISH. Requests have to be sent to the University in writing in advance.)

Eligibility
Interested applicants must meet the requirements as follow: hold an unconditional offer on one of the undergraduate or postgraduate degree courses offered by the University. Applicants are judged on academic merit and on the likely economic/social benefit to their home country. (This must be clearly demonstrated in the personal statement. Evidence of paid and/or voluntary work done should also be included in the scholarship application, where applicable)

Nationality: Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Bhutan, Cameroon,Cuba,East Timor,Gambia, Indonesia,Iran,,Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Namibia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tibet, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe

Application Procedure
Student may fill in the application form and return it to the address below or apply online.
Scholarships International Office
London Metropolitan University
166-220 Holloway Road
London N7 8DB, UK

The application form can be downloaded at the official site below.

Submission Deadline
The annual deadlines are 31 May for courses starting in September and 31 October for courses starting in February.

Website Link
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/international/howtoapply/scholarships/postgraduate-scholarships/ishlondonmet.cfm

Fellowship Scholarships in International Climate Protection For Applicants From Developing Countries, Germany

Description
The International Climate Protection Fellowships enable prospective leaders to conduct a research-related project of their own choice during a one-year stay in Germany. Submit an application if you are a prospective leader from a non-European threshold or developing country (see list of countries) working in the field of climate protection and resource conservation in academia, business or administration in your country.

The programme, which is being funded under the International Climate Initiative by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, includes a preparatory intensive language course in Germany, a several-week introductory seminar, a several-day training course and a final meeting in Berlin. These activities will enable you to gain additional insights into academic, social, cultural, economic and political life in Germany.

Eligibility
Applicants must provide a clearly visible leadership potential either by experience in a first leadership position or be able to provide appropriate references. They must also have completed their first university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent academic degree) less than 12 years prior to the start of the fellowship (1 September 2013) with outstanding results. They must also have extensive professional experience in a leadership role (at least 48 months at the time of application) or hold a further academic or professional qualification.

Application Procedure
Further information of the scholarship application process can be obtain at the website link below. Please visit it.

Submission Deadline
1 December 2012

Website Link
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/icf.html

Master and PhD Commonwealth Scholarships for Students From Developing Commonwealth Country, UK

Description
Commonwealth Scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries are offered for Master’s, PhD, and split-site (PhD) study in the UK. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

Approximately 300 scholarships are awarded each year. The CSC invites around three times more nominations than scholarships available – therefore, nominated candidates are not guaranteed to get a scholarship. There are no quotas for scholarships for any individual country. Candidates nominated by national nominating agencies are in competition with those nominated by universities/university bodies, and the same standards will be applied to applications made through either channel.

Eligibility
All applicants will be selected based on te following criteria:

• Academic merit of the candidate
• Quality of the proposal
• Likely impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country

Application Procedure

• All applications must be made through your nominating agency (or university/university body, if applicable) in your home country. You must check with them in the first instance for specific advice on how to make an application and for their own closing date. The CSC cannot accept any applications direct from candidates.
• The CSC expects all Commonwealth Scholarship candidates to be nominated by an approved nominating agency/university/university body, and to have completed an application form using our Electronic Application System (EAS).
• Full help on how to apply using the EAS is provided in our guides, which should be read in full before making any attempt to use the EAS.
• The complete information of the scholarship application process can be seen at the link below.

Submission Deadline
7 December 2012

Website Link
http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/scholarships-developing-cw/ 

WPA Scholarship for Students From Developing Countries at University of Basel, Switzerland

Description
For 2012 WPA offers a number of scholarships granting a 50% reduction in tuition. These scholarships are dedicated for students from developing countries and crisis areas.

To be worthy of consideration for such a scholarship the applicant has to meet the academic requirements and be able to bear the costs of CHF 7,500 (2013: 9,000) for the other 50% of the tuition fees as well as the costs of living and housing (approximately CHF 15,000) during the nine months in Basel.

Applicants who have been chosen to receive one of the WPA scholarships will have two weeks to activate this scholarship by paying the rest of the tuition fee of CHF 7,500 (2013: 9,000). After the mentioned deadline the entitlement for the scholarship expires and may be passed to another applicant.

Required supporting documents:

• Application Form - Complete with clear and full answers ;
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) - Mention your education with degrees, field, date, institution and country, as well as work experiences with function, title, short job description and date. Include volunteer work or other experiences you consider to be relevant to your application ;
• Motivation Essay - Explain why you apply, as well as how and where you wish to apply this knowledge after completion of your studies (200 - 300 words) ;
• Referees - Indicate the names of at least two referees with updated e-mail and telephone number, which should be both in your Application Form and your CV. NO reference letters ;
• Diploma and Transcripts of Grades - Photocopies or scanned copies of bachelor's diploma or equivalent, and photocopies or scanned copies of transcripts with English (unofficial) translation if they are in other languages. NO originals ;
• Photo - Preferably scan of the passport page with your photo.

Application Procedure

1. Fill in the on-line application form.
2. Send a copy of your electronic scholarship application with your signature together with all the other documents, preferably by e-mail as scanned copies, or else as photocopies by airmail to the following address: info@world-peace-academy.ch, or World Peace Academy, Gueterstrasse 187, CH-4053 Basel, Switzerland.
3. You will be notified when we have received your application within one week of its arrival.
4. You will be notified if you have been accepted or not within one month of notification of receipt (see point 3.).
5. If you have been accepted you will receive instructions concerning the payment.
6. Once we have received your down-payment, we will send you an official letter of admission with which you can apply for a visa if necessary.

Submission Deadline
Please contact the scholarship grant provider

Website Link
http://www.world-peace-academy.ch/?lang=en&pid=47

Scholarship Fellowship of Quota Scheme By Norwegian Government for Students From Developing Country, Norway

Description
The Norwegian government provides students from developing countries in the South and countries in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and in Central Asia with financial support to study for a degree in Norway under the Quota Scheme.

The main objective of the Quota Scheme is to contribute to capacity building through education that will benefit the home country of the students when they return. The Quota Scheme is also intended to strengthen relations between Norway and the selected countries and thus contribute to internationalization at Norwegian institutions of higher education.

Eligibility
The Quota Scheme will only enroll students from institutions (organisations, universities, authorities) which have collaboration agreements with Norwegian universities or university colleges. Norwegian institutions usually do not admit free movers (individual applicants) to this scheme. Only in very special cases will free movers be considered. Please contact the institutions directly for individual information.

Application Procedure
The institutions of higher education that are part of the Quota Scheme handle all applications from prospective students.Information about the application procedure for the Quota Scheme should be available at the participating universities’ and university colleges’ websites.

Please visit the official site to find the scholarship application link

Submission Deadline
1 October 2012

Website Link
http://siu.no/eng/Front-Page/Programme-information/Development-cooperation/Quota-Scheme

(scholarship fellowship) ITTO Fellowship Programme

Description
ITTO offers scholarship fellowships through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund to promote human resource development and to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry and related disciplines. The goal is to promote the sustainable management of tropical forests, the efficient use and processing of tropical timber, and better economic information about the international trade in tropical timber.

ITTO Scholarship Fellowships provides tuition/training/conference fees, transportation fees, daily subsistence allowance, book allowance and other allowances. For post-gradate studies, only a partial tuition fee or a small research grant can be provided. Approved Fellowships are non-transferable to other programmes or institutions.

Eligibility
The scholarship fellowship is awarded mainly to nationals of developing member countries

Application Procedure
please find the online application link at the link below

Submission Deadline24 August 2012

Website Link
http://www.itto.int/feature20/

OWSD Postgraduate Fellowships Specially offered for women from Sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries

Description
This fellowship programme is for female students from Sub-Saharan Africa or Least Developed Countries (LDCs) who wish to pursue postgraduate training leading to a doctorate degree at a centre of excellence in the South outside their own country.

• Please read the following information carefully before applying.
• Only women scientists from Sub-Saharan Africa and/or one of the Least Developed Countries can apply.
• Host institutions must be located in a developing country.
• Applications that are incomplete or illegible cannot be considered. Please make sure all the requested enclosures are submitted together with your application.

Eligibility

1. The fellowships are open to qualified young women science graduates (generally below 40 years of age) from countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and/or LDCs.
2. The minimum qualification of applicants is an M.Sc. degree (or equivalent), or an outstanding B.Sc. honours degree, in the natural sciences.
3. Important: Following recent discussions with donors, earlier restrictions that limited eligible research projects to those in the basic sciences have been dropped. Therefore, applications can now be accepted from female scientists in all branches of the natural sciences.
4. Applicants already on site in the host country will not be considered eligible.
5. The host institute where the applicant wishes to pursue her doctorate degree must be in a developing country other than her own.
6. The applicant must be willing to return to her own country after completion of the fellowship.

Application Procedure
Please download the application form at the official site. Applicants should complete all parts of the application form, and enclose copies of all university degree certificates, and the university-issued transcripts, which should include grades, courses taken, etc.

Submission Deadline
31 July 2012

Website Link
http://owsdw.ictp.it/activities/postgraduate-training-fellowships     

IDRC Doctoral Research Awards At Canadian University, Canada

Description
IDRC offers these awards twice a year to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing their doctoral studies at a Canadian university. These awards are intended for field research in one or more developing countries. Candidates must conduct their research in areas corresponding to IDRC's research priorities and must ensure that their research project aligns with these priorities.

Eligibility

• be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or a citizen of a developing country
• be enrolled at a Canadian university at the doctoral level
• your research proposal must be approved by your thesis supervisor
• your proposed field research must take place in one or more developing countries and be conducted for a doctoral dissertation
• you must provide evidence of affiliation with an institution or organization in the developing-country region(s) in which the research will take place
• you must have completed course work and passed comprehensive exams before taking up the award.

Application Procedure
These awards are offered twice a year. Competition deadlines are April 1 (awards announced in September) and November 1 (awards announced in May). You may only apply for the competition that is posted on the Competitions page.

Submission Deadline
April each year

Website Link
http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Funding/WhoCanApply/Pages/Doctoral-Research-Awards.aspx

OFID SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR MASTER STUDENTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRY

Description
OFID (The OPEC Fund for International Development) is pleased to announce that qualified applicants who have obtained or are on the verge of completing their undergraduate degree and who wish to study for a Master's degree (click here for other master's scholarship) are welcome to apply for the OFID Scholarship 2012. The OFID Scholarship will be awarded to support two students or candidates for Master’s degree studies. The applicant may be from any developing country, and he/she must first obtain admission to pursue a Master's (graduate) degree in any recognized university/college in the world. The Scholarship is open to those students who wish to pursue studies in a relevant field of Development or Energy Studies.

Through its scholarship scheme, OFID aims to help highly motivated, highly-driven individuals overcome one of the biggest challenges to their careers – the cost of graduate studies. The winner of the OFID Scholarship Award will receive a full tuition scholarship of up to US$50,000. The funds will be spread over a maximum of one year, toward the completion of a Master’s degree, or its equivalent, at an accredited educational institution, starting in the autumn of the academic year 2013

Eligibility

1. Must be between the ages of 23-32 at the time of submitting his/her application.
2. Must have obtained or be on the verge of completing their undergraduate degree with a Baccalaureate from an accredited college/university, or its equivalent.
3. Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 rating system, or its equivalent.
4. Must be matriculated at an accredited university for the upcoming academic year starting August/September 2012, and must maintain full-time status for the duration of the Master's Degree.
5. Must be a national of a developing country (please see list of eligible countries below)
6. Must select a subject of study that pertains to OFID’s core mission, such as: economics of development (poverty reduction, energy and sustainable development), environment (desertification), or other related science and technology fields.

Application Procedure
The following document must be submitted online:

• A completed on-line application form.
• A scanned copy of the applicants passport.
• A scanned copy of the last university degree or certificate.
• A scanned letter of acceptance from chosen educational institution, confirming your admission, subject of study and duration of the Master’s degree program (must not exceed one year).
• A proof of meeting any prerequisites, including language proficiency.
• A short essay – of about 500 words in English – giving reasons for applying for the OFID scholarship, explaining your educational goals, and clearly describing how you will use the experience gained from your Master's degree studies to help in the development of your home country.
• Two letters of recommendation from professors and/or lecturers at applicant's present university.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Submission Deadline
Please contact the scholarship provider

Website Link
http://www.ofid.org/Portalvbvs/DesktopDefault.aspx