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2012/2013 New Zealand Development Scholarships for Developing Countries

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Scholarship Name: New Zealand Development Scholarships Brief description The New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) 2012 scheme offers the opportunity to people from targeted developing countries to undertake development-related studies at tertiary education institutions in New Zealand. NZDS are a central part of the New Zealand Government’s development assistance to Africa under its Africa Regional Programme. Accepted Subject Areas? Programmes offered at the New Zealand Universities About Scholarship The purpose of the New Zealand Development scholarships is for candidates to gain knowledge and skills through postgraduate study in specific subject areas that will assist in the development of their home country. Awardees are required to return to their home country for at least two years after the completion of their scholarship to apply these new skills and knowledge in government, civil society, or private business organisations. Scholarship Offered Since: Not Specified Who is qualified to apply? Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria before their application will be considered against the selection criteria, including any region-specific criteria. Applicants are expected to continue residing in their home country during the Scholarship application and selection process. To be eligible, you must: be a citizen of an New Zealand Development Scholarships participating country (see [...]

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2012 FHSSA Nursing Scholarships for African Nurses

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Scholarship Name: African Palliative Care Nursing Scholarship Brief description FHSSA (formerly Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa) and African Palliative Care Association offer Nursing Scholarship Program to Train African Nurses in Palliative Care 2012 Accepted Subject Areas? Nursing About Scholarship As part of its mission to expand the availability of hospice and palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa, FHSSA (formerly the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa), in partnership with the African Palliative Care Association, created the African Palliative Care Nursing Scholarship in 2010. Six scholarships were awarded in 2011, and FHSSA is proud to announce that six to seven additional scholarships will be awarded in 2012. Scholarship Offered Since: 2010 Who is qualified to apply? African nurses How Many Scholarship Positions are available? Up to seven Scholarship positions What are the benefits? The goal of the scholarship is to further the knowledge and skill of African nurses in the provision of palliative care. What time of year does Application Close? Contact sponsor for details Offered annually? Yes How can I get more information? If you need more Information about this scholarship, kindly visit the FHSSA Webpage and contact them for details on how to apply Sponsors Scholarship is sponsored by [...]

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2012 HEINEKEN International Graduate Programme

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Internship Name: HEINEKEN International Graduate Programme Brief description HEINEKEN offers 2012 international graduate Internship programme for graduates in countries where HEINEKEN operates Accepted Subject Areas? Commerce, Finance, Supply Chain, HR, Corporate Relations and IT About Scholarship Every year HEINEKEN employs graduates directly into different roles across its business and through graduate recruitment schemes in some of its local markets. The International Graduate Programme (IGP) is your chance to make an impact from day one. Through the programme HEINEKEN aim to develop a pool of internationally minded individuals with the potential and capability to become leaders within HEINEKEN. Once on board you will enjoy responsibility, development opportunities, training, coaching, travel and an environment that both stimulates intellectually and rewards high performance. Every six months you will establish yourself in a new country, business area, job and team. It is quite a challenge so it is especially important that you are a fast learner who is friendly, adaptable and outgoing. Scholarship Offered Since: Not Specified By what Criteria is Selection Made? Be internationally mobile Speak a minimum of three languages fluently (one of which must be English) with preference given to European languages Have or are about to complete a degree (preferably [...]

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Netherlands: Maastricht University High Potential Masters scholarships 2012

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Scholarship Name: Maastricht University High Potential scholarships Brief description The Maastricht University, Netherlands offer High Potential scholarships for international (non EU/EEA) students to study for Masters degree at the University 2012 Accepted Subject Areas? Masters programmes offered at the University About Scholarship Maastricht University aims to further strengthen its position as a leading European university offering high-quality education with an international orientation. To this end, the university implements a pro-active recruitment policy for international students, in particular for the Master’s programmes. Scholarships are made available by the Maastricht University Scholarship Fund in order to encourage talented students from outside the EU/EEA to follow a Master’s programme at Maastricht University. One of these scholarships is the Maastricht University High Potential scholarship. Scholarship Offered Since: Not Specified By what Criteria is Selection Made? Scholarship applicants must have obtained excellent results in their previous studies. This must be shown in the application file by including, for example, grade lists or reference letters. In case of equivalent qualification, preference will be given to applications, which show that the applicant is among the top 5%. For the scholarship assessment, the Scholarship Committee takes all elements of the application into account, including the level of previous [...]

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Malaysian Government Scholarship for Postgraduate international students 2012

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Scholarship Name: Malaysia International Scholarship (Mis) Brief description 2012 Postgraduate and Post-doctoral Scholarships for International candidates in Malaysia funded by the Malaysian Government Accepted Subject Areas? Field of studies are in the following priority areas: Science and Engineering Agriculture and Fisheries Economics and Islamic Finance Information and Communication Technology Biotechnology Biosecurity and Food Safety Infrastructure and Utility Environmental Studies Health excluding nursing, medicine, clinical pharmacy * Applicants may choose any related course within the field/areas mentioned above About Scholarship The Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) is an initiative by the Malaysian Government to attract the best brain from around the world to pursue advanced academic studies in Malaysia. This scholarship aims to support Malaysian Government’s effort to attract, motivate and retain talented human capital from abroad. Talented international students with excellent academic records and outstanding co-curricular backgrounds are welcomed to apply for this scholarship and further their studies in any selected and well-established Malaysian public and private universities. This scholarship is divided into two (2) categories of study: Postgraduate and Post-doctoral Studies Scholarship Offered Since: Yes By what Criteria is Selection Made? Applications will be considered according to the following selection criteria:- High-level academic achievement. The quality of the research proposal [...]

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China: Xiamen University Scholarship for International Students 2012

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Scholarship Name: Xiamen University Scholarship Brief description Scholarships for undergraduate, masters and doctoral International applicants at the Xiamen University China, in accordance with the Chinese Government Scholarship programme 2012 Accepted Subject Areas? Most undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programmes are taught in Chinese. However these courses are offered in English language and are eligible for the scholarship among other Chinese taught courses. Undergraduate programme: Economics Masters Programme: Chinese Philosophy, Civil and Commercial Law, International Relations, International Business, Marine Affairs, Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry (Electrochemistry), Finance (Applied Finance), Financial Engineering, Western Economics Doctoral Programme:Archaeology & Museology, History of Specialized Field, Chinese Modern and Contemporary History, World History, Anthropology, Statistics, World Economy, International Trade, Energy Economics, Western Economics, Finance, Quantitative Economics, Statistics, Labor Economics, Regional Economics, International Law, Intellectual Property Law, English Language and Literature, Electromechanical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Radio Physics, Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology, Basic Mathematics, Computational Mathematics, Probability & Mathematical Statistics, Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Chemistry and Physics of Polymers, Materials Physics and Chemistry, Physical Oceanography, Marine Biology, Marine Chemistry, Marine Physics, Marine Geology, Integrated Coastal Zone Management, Marine Biotechnology, Environmental Science, Environmental Management, World Economy, Theory of Political Science, History of Specialized Field About Scholarship The [...]

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2012/2013 Tanzanian-German Centre for Postgraduate LLM and PhD Scholarships Law, for East Africa

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Scholarship Name: Tanzanian-German Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Law (TGCL) Scholarship Brief description Scholarship Applications are invited from candidates in East African Community (EAC) Partner States (i.e. Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) for entry into a postgraduate study programme in law (LLM or PhD) offered by the Tanzanian-German Centre for Postgraduate Studies in Law (TGCL) at University of Dar es Salaam School of Law, Tanzania starting on 1 October 2012. Accepted Subject Areas? The LLM candidates will pursue a programme consisting of coursework and a dissertation with an East African regional and comparative perspective. In particular, students are expected to attend and pass courses relating to East African Community Law, Human Rights Law and Constitutional Law. About Scholarship The TGCL offers aspiring lawyers and law students from the Partner States of the East African Community a structured LLM and PhD study programme with the goal of qualifying them for leading positions in the region. The programme is conducted at the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law (Formerly Faculty of Law), in close cooperation with the Institute of African Studies and the Faculty of Law, Business Administration and Economics, University of Bayreuth. TGCL is one of five centres [...]

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Murtala Mohammed Masters Scholarship 2012 for Nigerian Students at London Metropolitan University UK

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Scholarship Name: Dr. Murtala Muhammed Scholarship Brief description The London Metropolitan University, UK offer Dr. Murtala Muhammed Scholarship for Nigerian students to study for masters degree programme for 2012/2013 academic year Accepted Subject Areas? List of Business and Management Courses: MSc Addiction and Mental Health MSc Biomedical Science MSc Blood Science MSc Business Psychology MSc Child, Adoscelent & Family Mental Health MSc Consumer Psychology MSc Criminal Psychology MSc Food Science MSc Forensic Psychology MSc Forensic Science MSc Health Psychology MSc Human Nutrition (Public Health/Sports) MSc International Public Health Nutrition MSc Medical Genetics MSc Obesity and Weight Management MSc Organisational Psychology MSc Pharmaceutical Science MSc Psychology of Health MSc Sports Nutrition MSc Sports Rehabilitation and Therapy MSc Sports Therapy About Scholarship London Metropolitan University is pleased to announce the Murtala Mohammed Scholarship for 2012/2013 academic year open to Nigerian postgraduate students to study for Masters Degrees. The scholarship is a full tuition fee scholarship for a Nigerian student in the name of the Late General Murtala Mohammed, in any of the university’s Business and Management Masters programme. All applications must be made via the Nigeria Office. Scholarship Offered Since: Not Specified Who is qualified to apply? Minimum of a Second Class [...]

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2012 Zeitgeist Young Minds Competition- A Chance to Join World’s Top Innovators and Leaders at Google

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Competition Name: Zeitgeist Young Minds Brief description If you are aged 18-24, from Africa (South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Uganda, Tunisia), Europe or Middle East and want to make a real difference to the world whether in science, the arts, education, innovation or inspiration, then enter for the Zeitgeist Young Minds competition and get a chance to join some of the world’s top innovators and leader at Google’s most prestigious event, Zeitgeist. Accepted Areas Interests? Science, the Arts, Education, Innovation or Inspiration About Competition Young Minds is a competition to find 10 pioneers, innovators, change-makers and leaders of tomorrow aged 18 – 24 across Europe, Middle East and Africa* to take their place alongside the greatest innovators of today at Google Zeitgeist 2012. By what Criteria is Selection Made? The judges will be looking for entries that use the following criteria: creativity, composition/production, overall impact relation to theme of ‘How you’re making a difference to the world?’, presentation and communication skills. Who is qualified to apply? This Competition is open to residents aged 18 – 24 years inclusive, except employees of the Promoter (Livity), its agencies or anyone professionally associated with the Competition, their families & Google employees. [...]

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Top 80 Annual Study Abroad Scholarships Awards for Students from African and Developing Countries

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Looking for the best and most promising financial aid and scholarship awards for Students from Africa and developing countries, offered annually by universities, organisation and foundations around the world? It’s no longer news that a number of organizations and institutions offer financial opportunities and scholarship awards for students from African to study abroad. These financial award programmes are offered for either undergraduate or postgraduate students or both; for African students particularly or for developing countries or international students generally. However students from Africa are as eligible to apply as any other candidate and stand better or equal chances of winning. Below is a long list of Scholarships offered annually for African students to study abroad. These scholarships are offered annually at the time of publishing this post, so if the deadline has passed, you can take note of them for future application. Subscribe to receive email notifications on scholarship awards for students from Africa. 1. Commonwealth Scholarship Each year, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission invites each nominating agency, university or university body to forward a specific number of nominations for the commonwealth scholarship for developing countries. Each nominating agency/university/university body is responsible for its own selection process, and in most cases [...]

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