Study Subject(s): Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Course Level: This Fellowships is available for pursuing master’s degree level.
Scholarship Provider: Welcome trust 
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:
– A national or legal resident of a low- and middle-income country, and hold a first degree in subject relevant to tropical medicine or public health (clinical or non-clinical).
– At an early stage in your career, with limited research experience, but have a demonstrated interest in or aptitude for research.
–  Fellows must be based in a low- and middle-income country for their research project. The Trust does not provide Masters schemes for UK/RoI-based researchers.

Scholarship Open for International Students: This Fellowships is open for low- and middle-income country Students.

Scholarship Description: This scheme strengthens scientific research capacity in low- and middle-income countries, by providing support for junior researchers to gain research experience and high-quality research training at Masters degree level. Research projects should be aimed at understanding and controlling diseases (either human or animal) of relevance to local, national or global health. This can include laboratory based molecular analysis of field or clinical samples, but projects focused solely on studies in vitro or using animal models will not normally be considered under this scheme.We are particularly interested in requests for research training support in the social sciences, demography, health economics, medical statistics and vector biology.

Number of awards offered: Not Known

Duration of award(s): Fellowships must be taken up within one year of award.

What does it cover?  Salary is provided for the period of the research project. Project-dedicated research expenses (consumables, small items of equipment, collaborative travel and support to attend scientific meetings, fieldwork and data collection) are also provided. Overseas allowances will be provided where appropriate. Contributions to other costs of the project that are directly incurred by the overseas institution may also be provided.Research-dedicated costs (excluding salary/stipend costs) should not exceed £20 000 per annum.

Selection criteria: The full application will be reviewed by the relevant Interview Committee, which makes the final decision. Please note that candidates are not interviewed for this fellowship.

Notification: The final outcome is expected to be known by early Nov 2013.

How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Do submit your applications till 1 March 2013.Next application deadline: 10 December 2013

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Read more: 2013 Master’s Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine in UK – 2013 2014 Scholarship Positions : 2013 2014 Scholarship Positions
http://scholarship-positions.com

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Former Uganda army commander, Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu is set to receive his law degree course at Arusha University next year.

Muntu, who is currently vying to replace Col. Kiiza Besigye as the president General of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). He is tussling it with two people, leader of opposition business in parliament, Nandala Mafabi (Budadiri west MP) and Tororo Municipality MP, Geoffrey Ekanya.

Gen. Muntu, a graduate of Social Sciences at faculty of social sciences Makerere University was enrolled to a bar course during the time he represented Uganda as a member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA).

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Master Scholarships in Information and Communication Technologies: The Master’s course covers Information and Communication Technologies in a broad sense, including fundamentals such as electromagnetism, signal processing, and information theory, and applications such as communications, remote sensing and image and voice processing.

Half of the course credits are obtained in a second institution of the consortium and a double degree is awarded upon successful completion of the program.

The language of instruction is English and the program includes local language courses up to 6 ECTS per academic year. Admission is restricted to 40 students.

This Erasmus Mundus Master’s programme has three 15-week semesters in which students take courses. An additional fourth semester is devoted to the completion of the Master Thesis.

The program is research oriented, as thus concentrates on the development of research skills.

Graduates of the course may want to pursue careers in a research institution by completing a PhD, joining industrial R+D departments or perhaps starting a technology spin-off company.

Therefore, strong emphasis is placed during the Master’s course on the student’s personal work programme, which is focused on developing research skills.

All students should have completed a bachelor’s degree related to Electrical Engineering or related field.

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BA and MA Scholarships for International Students in Denmark: Denmark warmly welcomes highly qualified and motivated students from all over the world.

A number of scholarships are therefore offered each year by the Danish Ministry of Education to fund students from countries outside the European Union/ European Economic Area.

The scholarships can be awarded for a full degree programme or for part of a degree programme at undergraduate level.

The minimum duration of a scholarship is one academic year and it is awarded for full-time studies only.

The Ministry of Education each year decides which subject areas and study programmes are included in the scholarship programme.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

In order to be eligible to apply for a scholarship you have to be:

• A citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA).
• Permanently resident in a non-EU/EEA country.
• Studying in Denmark outside any established exchange. programme or another kind of agreement, which waives your tuition fee.

Scholarship Covers:

The scholarship covers annual tuition fees and a maintenance grant towards your living costs. The grant is approximately DKK 5,000 (approximately 650 Euro) per month.

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International Students Academic Merit Scholarship: The International Students Academic Merit Scholarship is open to new international students seeking a graduate or undergraduate degree.

The scholarship covers 50 percent of the total of in and out-of-state tuition and maintenance fees only. No additional fees or costs are covered.

The award is available for:

• Eight semesters for undergraduate recipients
• Five semesters for recipients seeking a Master’s degree, or commensurate with the length of the program.
• Eight semesters for doctoral students, or commensurate with the length of the program.

Scholarship can be applied to summer semesters.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

• Be admitted to East Tennessee State University as full-time, degree-seeking students (undergraduate admissions, graduate admissions)
• Have or plan to have an F-1 or J-1 (student) visa
• Have a demonstrated record of academic achievement
• Fill out the scholarship application form.

Spring semester deadline: no later than October 1st.

For more information and application, see: International Students Academic Merit Scholarship

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Schlumberger Cambridge Scholarships for students from developing countries:

• in collaboration with Schlumberger Cambridge Research Limited
• one scholarship offered annually
• for courses of research leading to the degree of PhD
• in technological and scientific subjects
• for students from developing countries

Value of Scholarships:

The scholarship will normally cover up to:

• the University Composition Fee at the appropriate rate
• approved College fees
• a maintenance allowance sufficient for a single student.

For more information and scholarship application see; Schlumberger Scholarships for Students from Developing Countries

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Overseas Students Hardship Fund: The Hardship Fund was set up by the Churches to assist international students, irrespective of their race, sex or religion, who face unexpected financial problems during the final stages of their courses.

It is administered ecumenically on the basis of agreed criteria and an Awards Committee meets four times a year, normally in March, June, September and December.

All grants are made at the discretion of the Awards Committee, whose decision is final. Grants do not normally exceed £800 in total but the average is £500.

Between Meetings, the Grant Secretary is authorized exceptionally to give emergency grants not exceeding £200 and these are reported at the next Awards Committee.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

• Apart from exceptional circumstances, awards are made only to students from developing countries, preferably to those who can show that their qualifications will benefit the developing world.
• Awards are made only to those who can clearly show that an award would enable them to complete their courses: students in the final stage of a one-year or modular degree, or in the last 6 months of an M.Phil. or Ph.D. research programme, or for field trips abroad.
• No awards are made to those studying outside the U.K, E.U., U.S.A. or other developed countries, or for field trips abroad.
• No awards are made for courses below first degree standard.

For more information and scholarship funding applications, see: Churches Commission on Overseas Students Hardship Fund

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The academic registrar of Makerere University has invited applications for admission to Master of Science in petroleum geosciences for academic year 2012/13.

The academic registrar Alfred Masikye Namoah says that applicants should have obtained at least 1^st degree or its equivalent from a recognised university. He says that the training is conducted at the college of natural sciences, school of physical sciences.

Namoah says that the programme is open to Ugandans and non Ugandans. According to Makerere University, a candidate is eligible for admission if he/she has an honours degree in geosciences, geology, physics and geology, chemistry, math, computer science, and or degree in environmental science.

Namoah says that applicants with pass degrees may be admitted after demonstrating academic growth and maturity in the field of geosciences. The hard copies of application forms are obtained from directorate of research and graduate training atMakerereUniversity.

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The Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program was founded in order to train women’s human rights lawyers from Africa who are committed to returning home to their countries in order to advance the status of women and girls throughout their careers.

The scholarships are given every year.

The LAWA Program helps defray the costs for women’s rights attorneys from Africa who would not otherwise be able to afford a Master of Laws degree focusing on international women’s human rights and the additional leadership training.

The Fellowship provides the tuition for the Foundations of American Law and Legal Education Course (a US$2,200 benefit) and for the LL.M. degree (a U.S. $39,390 benefit) at the Georgetown University Law Center, as well as professional development training.

Over 50 women’s human rights advocates from Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe have participated in the LAWA Program.

The LAWA Fellows earn a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree at Georgetown with an emphasis on international women’s human rights.

Deadline: February (every year).

For more information and application materials, contact: LAWA Program Scholarships Website

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Japanese Association of University Women (JAUW) International Fellowship

Amount: 600,000 to 1,000,000 yen

Number: Two per year

Purpose: For independent research or advanced study on the post-graduate level; designed to promote international cultural exchange and mutual understanding.

Fellowship Application Eligibility Criteria: Open to IFUW members with an academic degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree, undertaking research or study in Japan for not less than three months between September and February of the following year.

Applicants must have been accepted by a Japanese institution.

For more information and application, visit: Japanese Association of University Women (JAUW)

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