The purpose of the International Scholar Exchange Fellowship is to enhance international exchange and cooperation in order to promote academic advancement and mutual understanding among various cultural groups. To this end, the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies supports academically qualified scholars who wish to conduct advanced research at leading universities or research institutions in Korea.

Qualifications

* University faculty members and institution researchers from Asian countries
* Those who are 50 years of age or younger, as of submission deadline
* Those who have a doctoral degree

Closing Date
Scholarship Application Deteline: February 25, 2011

Apply through the Deanship of Graduate Studies at King Abdulaziz University, at Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, according to the following;

Admission requirements
1. Age does not exceed (30) years for master degree applicant and (35) years for Ph.D applicant.

2. An approved official academic qualification of grade not less than «Very Good», if the degree offered in grades in the applicant home country.

3. One of the following Score in English language exams:

IELTS 5
TOEFL (IBT) 61
TOEFL (CBT) 170
TOEFL (PBT) 500

4. Good conductance and medical Condition.

5. Two letters of recommendations from previous instructors.

6. Applicant should not be dismissed from one of the educational institutions in the Kingdom.

7. Certificates should be certified from the Saudi embassy in applicant’s country.

Scholarship privileges
1. A monthly gratuity of (2900 SR) for master students and (3400 SR) for Ph.D students.

2. An accommodation allowance (1800 SR) when scholarship student arrives to Jeddah.

3. Health care will be provided for the student.

4. Providing housing and suitable scientific, social, cultural and training care.

5. Procurement of discounted meals.

6. One time award of (3000 SR) for master students, and (4000 SR) for Ph.D students as allowance of word processing of thesis.

7. Graduation award for books cargo (2700SR).

8. Two way tickets to the student annually.

Required documents
1. Curriculum vitae for the applicant.

2. Statement of purpose for the specialization to be enrolled.

3. A copy of graduation certificate (certified from Saudi Embassy).

4. A copy of transcript (certified from Saudi Embassy).

5. Two scientific recommendations from previous instructors.

6. A copy of valid passport.

Tasks and duties of scholarship student
In addition to joining graduate study programs, scholarship student should carry out suitable academic and technical work for his specialization, so that this will not affect his academic performance and education quality of KAU.

Apply online at:

http://ags.kau.edu.sa/admplus_out

http://dgsscholarship.kau.edu.sa

IMPORTANT REMARK
Please attach a letter stating that you are applying for the Thermal Engineering & Desalination Technology Dept. or the chemical & Materials Engineering Dept. and to carry out research work at Center of Excellence in Desalination Technology (CEDT).

Study Subject:Social and International Studies, Medicine and Medical Sciences
Employer: University of Tsukuba
Level:undergraduate
Scholarship Description:The University of Tsukuba offers programs through which international students studying at the University of Tsukuba at the undergraduate level can earn their academic degrees by taking classes only in English (hereinafter referred to as “Degree Programs in English”).The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial support for exceptional international students who are applying to enter the Degree Programs in English at the undergraduate level, thereby contributing to the cultivation of people who can make future contributions to international society.

Duration of Scholarship
The duration of the scholarship will be from the first month of entering the university until the end of the applicable academic year (August 2011 to March 2012).
From April 2012, students may apply for other scholarships from the University of Tsukuba or from other scholarship-granting organizations or bodies.

Scholarship Amount Details

1. Travel expenses: The scholarship will pay a uniform amount of 100,000 yen for travel expenses to Japan from abroad when entering the University of Tsukuba. However, this travel expense payment is limited to those recipients who will be newly coming to Japan from abroad for the purposes of entering the University of Tsukuba. This amount will be transferred to recipients? bank account along with their first scholarship after they have joined the University.
2. Monthly stipend: Scholarship recipients will receive one of the following monthly stipends based on their results in the entrance examination etc.

Class 1: 100,000 yen per month
Class 2: 60,000 yen per month
Admission fee and first-year tuition exemptions: In addition to the above noted travel expenses and monthly stipend, scholarship recipients will receive exemptions from paying their admission fee (a one-time only fee of 282,000 yen) and their first-year tuition (from August 2011 to March 2012, 357,200 yen), for a total of 639,200 yen.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 14 February 2011

For details of Tsukuba Scholarship, please visit the Scholarship Page.

• Tuition waiver (approx €11.000);

• €3000 cash stipend (issued in two installments)

Eligibility
Students will be considered eligible for the scholarship under the following conditions:

• Non?Italian citizenship;
• Non?Italian residence;
• A non?Italian Undergraduate degree earned abroad or in Italy;
• Admission into the first year of a Bocconi Master of Science program in the a.y. 2011?2012;

The scholarship will not be granted to students for whom any of the following is true:

• Have been previously enrolled in a Master of Science or Master of Arts program or are currently enrolled in a program in a course equivalent to a second level degree program;
• Have earned a Graduate level university degree or an equivalent degree including combined undergraduate and graduate degrees ;
• Are recipients of another scholarship awarded by private or public institutions for the academic year 2010?11.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
1st Session: 10/01/2011– hr.11 am
2nd Session: 10/02/2011– hr.11 am
3rd Session: 10/03/2011– hr.11 am
4th Session: 10/04/2011– hr.11 am

Citizens of developing member countries of the Bank (see list and selection criteria below) who have a minimum of two years’ working experience and who are eligible for admission to the following degree programs at the University of Sydney:

* Master of Economics
* Master of Commerce
* Master of International Business
* Master of Transport Management
* Master of International Public Health
* Master of Engineering

Please note, applicants living or working outside their home country are not eligible for this scholarship. Also, no applicant will be allowed to apply for the ADB-JSP scholarship more than two times.

Application Deadline:
Application closing date for courses starting in July 2010 is 30 November 2009.

Further Scholarship Information and Application
ADB Developing Member Countries

The following countries are ADB Developing Member Countries:

* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Cambodia
* People’s Republic of China
* Cook Islands
* Fiji Islands
* Georgia
* Hong Kong China
* India
* Indonesia
* Kazakhstan
* Kiribati
* Republic of Korea
* Kyrgyz Republic
* Lao People’s Democratic Republic
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* The Republic of the Marshall Islands
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nauru
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Republic of Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Philippines
* Samoa
* Singapore
* Solomon Islands
* Sri Lanka
* Chinese Taipei
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Tonga
* Turkmenistan
* Tuvalu
* Uzbekistan
* Vanuatu
* Vietnam

Description:

Established in 2009 by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC), the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD programs in Hong Kong’s institutions.

Eligibility

Those who are seeking admission as new full time PhD students in UGC-funded institutions of Hong Kong, irrespective of their country of origin and ethnic background, should be eligible to apply. Applicants should demonstrate outstanding qualities of academic performance, research ability / potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities.

The Fellowship

The Fellowship provides a monthly stipend of HK$20,0001 and a conference travel allowance of HK$10,0001 per year for the awardees for a maximum period of three years. 135 PhD Fellowships will be awarded for the 2010/11 academic year2.

1US$1 = HK$7.8 (rate for reference only)

2Academic year in Hong Kong normally starts in September.

Review Panels

Applications, subject to their areas of studies, will be reviewed by two Selection Panels with experts in the broad areas, one for science, medicine, engineering and technology and another one for humanities, social science and business studies.

Selection Criteria

While the academic excellence is of prime consideration, the Review Panels will take into account, but is not limited to, the four yardsticks below for the selection of candidates:

1. Academic excellence;
2. Research ability and potential;
3. Communication, and interpersonal skills; and
4. Leadership abilities.

Application Process

The Scheme will call for application in early September 2009.

Each applicant may choose up to two programs in one or two institutions for PhD study when applying for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship. Application should be made through the Online Application System (OAS) which will be available in early September 2009. The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship application is also regarded as a formal application for admission to the PhD program(s) offered by the institution(s) concerned. Applicants are therefore required to fully comply with the admission requirements of their selected institutions and programs except the application deadline, which should strictly follow the stipulated deadline for the Fellowship scheme. Admission requirements of individual institutions are as follows:

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

(http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/hkphd-fellowship/)

In parallel to the Fellowship application, each application will be processed by the relevant institution(s) as a normal application for PhD admission. Individual institutions may conduct interview with applicants where necessary. Institutions may also admit candidates not selected for the Fellowship Scheme and offer them with postgraduate studentship of the institutions if they are considered to be qualified.

Postgraduate Studies in Hong Kong

For more information on postgraduate studies in Hong Kong, please visit the Joint Institutions homepage at http://www.grad.edu.hk/grad/.

Enquiries

For enquiries about the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, please address your questions to HKPF@ugc.edu.hk.

For enquiries about the PhD programmes and admission requirements, please contact the respective institutions directly. The contacts of each institution are as follows:

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Research Office,
Room M501, Li Ka Shing Tower,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Telephone number: (852) 3400 3635
Fax number: (852) 2355 7651
Email: roro@polyu.edu.hk

Interested candidates please contact Dr. Patrick S.W. Fong bspafong@polyu.edu.hk, Department of Building & Real Estate of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for discussions on possible topics/proposals in Knowledge Management.

Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships

The Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships are available to students for either three or six months of intensive language study and cultural immersion in another country. This award provides funds to cover round-trip transportation, language training expenses, and homestay living arrangements. Applications are considered for candidates interested in studying Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish.

Provided By: Rotary International, The Rotary Foundation
Deadline: Varies
Amount: $16000
Applicable Majors:
Arabic Language and Literature
Chinese Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
Hebrew Language and Literature
Italian Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Portuguese Language and Literature
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Russian Language and Literature
Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Spanish Language and Literature

Download the Ambassadorial Scholarships application form (PDF).
How to Apply, visit the website

* Academic Fellowship 2009
* Media Fellowship 2009

Human Development Academic Fellowship

The aim of the Human Development Academic Fellowship for Asia and Pacific is to analyse issues from the human development perspective, with a focus on fostering creative thinking and innovative research among young people. The research must focus on a well-defined aspect of human development under the theme selected for the year (climate change and human development for 2009), and can be theoretical, applied, policy-oriented, or a combination. The Fellowship is intended for young PhD students, who are at an advanced dissertation stage working on a topic related to human development.

For details regarding the Academic Fellowship, please review the brochure, available in PDF format.

Human Development Media Fellowship

The objective of the Asia Pacific Media Fellowship is to contribute to building capacity in the Asia Pacific and support policy through advocacy and dissemination of research that bring people to the centre of development debates. The Fellowship encourages media professionals from Asia Pacific developing countries to undertake media advocacy on issues of concern in the region from a human development perspective on a new theme each year. The theme for the 2009 Media Fellowship is ‘Gender: Overcoming Political, Legal and Economic Inequality’.

For details regarding the Media Fellowship, please review the brochure, available in PDF format.
Application Information

Information regarding the application process and the eligibility criteria is indicated in the brochures linked above.
Applications or any queries should be sent to hdfellowships.rcc-at-undp.org
Contact

Contact
UNDP Asia Pacific Human Development Fellowships

Human Development Report Unit
UNDP Regional Centre for Asia Pacific, Colombo Office
23 Independence Avenue
Colombo 7
Sri Lanka

The applicants are also expected to have strong background in Pattern Recognition and/or Image Processing. The applicants should have excellent programming skills and candidates with experience in biometrics related work can expect preference. The successful candidate(s) are expected to directly work with Dr. Ajay Kumar in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The scholarships offered are highly competitive (about 13,000 HK$ p.m.). The applications received before 30/06/2009 will be reviewed immediately.

Please send your detailed CV (including aggregate marks, courses undertaken, project undertaken) to Dr. Ajay Kumar, Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University via email at csajaykr[ at ]comp.polyu.edu.hk

The applicants who do not receive any response within four weeks of their application should consider their application as unsuccessful.