Scholarships and Awards for International Undergraduate Students: Trent International Program (TIP) offers a limited number of highly competitive renewable Full and Tuition scholarships to International Undergraduate Students who are not citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

These scholarships and Awards are tenable for up to four years of an Honours degree if a “B” average is maintained each year and are available for students entering the University in September.

TRENT-ESL students are eligible to apply for International Scholarships and Awards upon successful completion of the TRENT-ESL program.

Trent International Full Scholarships:

• The amont of the scholarship is CDN$22,000 per academic year (8 months).
• The scholarship covers international tuition and ancillary fees. Depending on need, may also include books, health insurance, room and board (from Sept-April) and/or living expenses.
• It is based on outstanding academic achievement, community and/or international service, excellent record of extra-curricular activities and leadership, as well as an assessment of financial need.

International Tuition Scholarships:

• The amount is CDN$14,000 per academic year and the scholarship covers international tuition, ancillary fees, and health insurance (from Sept-April).
• It is based on high academic achievement, community and/or international service, excellent record of extra-curricular activities and leadership.

International Levy Tuition Scholarship:

• The amount is CDN$14,000 per academic year and the scholarship covers international tuition, ancillary fees, and health insurance (from Sept-April).
• It is based on high academic achievement, community and/or international service, excellent record of extra-curricular activities and leadership.
• Open to students from developing countries.

International Awards:

• Trent grants up to CDN$3,000 to students with high academic achievement and a good record of extra-curricular activities.

Deadline: 01 March each year.

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Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme: The Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORS or ORSAS) grants awards on a competitive basis to international postgraduate research students of outstanding merit and research potential.

The number of scholarships available at Newcastle under this scheme varies (in 2004, 24 awards were given to Newcastle students).

Awards are made:

• For full-time research programmes only
• Initially for one year but may be extended up to a maximum of three years.

What does the scholarship cover?

• the difference between the tuition fee for a home (UK)
• postgraduate student, and the fee chargeable to an international postgraduate student
• and does not cover living expenses.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

You could be eligible for the ORS scholarship if:

• you have been offered a place on any full-time research degree programme, in any field of study (except an Integrated PhD programme)
• you have been assessed as overseas for fees purposes, and are wholly or partially self-financing
• you intend to register to start your studies during the 2007-08 academic year

Existing students in their first year of study are also eligible to apply for one of these awards. Students in the first year of an Integrated PhD programme are eligible to apply for an ORS award.

Students entering the third year of their research programme will not generally be eligible to apply for an award.

The only selection criteria are outstanding merit and research potential.

Other factors such as finance, nationality, proposed field of study are not taken into account.

How to apply

If you are eligible, you will automatically be sent application details from the month of December onwards.

However, you are advised to submit your forms as soon as possible for them to be checked and references obtained.

An application form is available on request from the Financial Support Team (international-scholarships [at] ncl.ac.uk).

Contact Details: If you have any queries please contact: Student Welfare Service (Financial Support Team), Newcastle University, 6 Kensington Terrace Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU United Kingdom, E-mail: international-scholarships [at] ncl.ac.uk

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IDRC Internship Award: The IDRC Internship awards provide exposure to research for international development through a program of training in research management and grant administration under the guidance of IDRC program staff.

Internships will be considered for a program of training and research responding to IDRC’s research priorities.

IDRC’s research activities focus on four Program Areas:

• Social and Economic Policy
• Environmental and Natural Resources Management
• Information and Communication Technologies for Development
• Innovation, Policy and Science

Duration: Internships are tenable for a minimum of 4 months and a maximum of 12 months at IDRC headquarters in Ottawa or in a Regional Office.

Developing country nationals residing in their home country (or another country) must hold their internships in the appropriate Regional Office.

Number of Awards: Approximately fourteen. Some travel and research expenses will also be supported, up to a maximum of $10,000.

Internship Application Eligibility: Candidates must be citizens of developing countries.

Candidates need not be affiliated with an institution. They may participate in internships as part of an academic requirement.

Deadline: 12 September each year.

For more information and application, visit: IDRC Internship Award website

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UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards: MAB provides 10 young researchers each year with awards up to $5,000 in support of their research on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity.

The MAB Young Scientists Awards targets young researchers carrying-out interdisciplinary research in line with UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme.

Priority is given to projects carried-out in biosphere reserves, on the theme of ecosystems and water.

Objectives:

• To assist exchange of information and experience among a new generation of scientists.
• To encourage young scientists, in particular those from developing countries, to use UNESCO Man and the Biosphere research, project sites and biosphere reserves in their research.
• To encourage young scientists to undertake comparative studies with other sites, in or outside their country.

Criteria used in the selection of the Young Scientists Award:

• Applicants may not be older than 40 years of age
• Priority is given to research carried-out in biosphere reserves on the theme of ecosystems and water
• Applicants from developed countries are eligible for Award only in exceptional cases
• Awards are set at a maximum of US $5,000 each
• International travel expenditures are usually not covered under this Award
• Research supported by an Award should be completed within 2 years
• Candidates must submit their research report to the MAB National Committee for approval before submission to the Secretariat in Paris
• Candidates agree to the possibility of UNESCO publishing the results of their research.

Contact Details: mab.awards [at] unesco.org

Apply by February

For further details and application materials, see: UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards Website

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The Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program: The Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (LEAP) is a fellowship program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to enhance the quality of thesis research of graduate students from developing countries.

Awards will be made on a competitive basis to students who show strong scientific and leadership potential, have a well coordinated proposal between their home university, a US university mentor, and the CGIAR mentor, and whose research is related to a strong research and support project within the host country.

Emphasis will be placed on work that has relevance to the national development of the student’s home country.

Awards will be made three times a year but applications may be received at any time. The focus region for the current Request for Applications (RFA) is sub-Saharan Africa.

An eligible candidate for a Borlaug LEAP grant must bea citizen of a USAID-assisted country

Applicants in the field of animal agriculture may be from any USAID-assisted country.

Applicants in the field of agriculture must be from sub-Saharan Africa.

Deadline: Applications are welcome throughout the year.

For more information and application, visit: The Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (LEAP)

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