Geosciences Scholarship – Utrecht University Netherlands: The Geosciences Masters Scholarship offers outstanding prospective non-Dutch students the opportunity to pursue a degree in one of the Master’s programmes offered by the Graduate School of Geosciences, Ultrecht University.

The scholarship programme is highly selective. Only candidates of the highest academic achievement and promise are eligible to receive a scholarship.

Amount of scholarship: Selected Master’s students are awarded a scholarship up to a maximum of 5,000 Euro per year, for a maximum duration of two years. In total this amounts to 10,000 Euro.

Duration and number of scholarships: Selected students will receive a scholarship for a minimum period of 12 and a maximum period of 24 months.

Selection criteria:

Eligible candidates are selected for a scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:

1. Their academic excellence and promise in the proposed field of study;

2. The academic quality and concrete results of the preceding education, as evidenced, for example, by grades, test scores, publications, letters of recommendation;

3. The quality and relevance of their motivation letter(academic content, intercultural and communication skills, personal motivation);

4. The quality and feasibility of their financial plan in the application for a place in the Master’s programme;

5. The quality of the application itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency).

Application procedure

Include in your application:

1. The completed Geosciences Scholarship application form;

2. Your bachelor’s thesis or equivalent thereof;

3. A motivation letter of one page, explaining why this scholarship should be awarded to you.

For more information and application, see: Geosciences Scholarship – Utrecht University Netherlands

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Cambridge International Scholarships: Cambridge University will offer, via the Cambridge Trusts, at least 80 Cambridge International Scholarships to Overseas Students who embark on a research course in the academic year.

The awards will be made on a competitive basis to those applicants considered by their departments to be the most outstanding.

Value of the award:
Each award will underwrite the full cost of fees and maintenance for the duration of the course.

Duration of the award:
The award has a maximum duration of three years and is available to all students who will be registered for a three year research programme, leading to the PhD (including CPGS).

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible to receive a Cambridge International Scholarship students must:

• be liable to pay the Overseas University Composition Fee.
• be engaged in a three year research programme leading to the PhD (i.e. will be registered as PhD, “Probationary PhD” or “CPGS”).
• be engaged in full-time study.
• have a high upper-second-class undergraduate honours degree from a UK Higher Education Institution, or an equivalent from an Overseas Institution.

Several hundred partially funded awards will also be made by the Cambridge Trusts using the departmental CISS ranking list.

Deadline: 15th December.

For further details and application materials, see: Cambridge International Scholarships Website

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OHCHR Internships: Internships for graduate students are available at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

These internships are intended to:

a) increase the intern’s understanding of current human rights issues at the international level and give them an insight into the work of the United Nations and OHCHR in particular; and

b) provide OHCHR and the United Nations Human Rights mechanisms with the assistance and contribution of outstanding young students or graduates.

Qualifications required:

Participants in the internship programme are selected from graduate students and holders of graduate level degrees in disciplines related to the work of the United Nations, e.g. International Law, Political Science, History, Social Sciences.

Preference will be given to those, within these disciplines, who have specialized in human rights issues.

Typically, interns do not have previous working experience of this nature.

Applicants must be sponsored by an academic institution and must have a good command of at least two of the six official languages of the United Nations, i.e. English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese.

Drafting ability in either English or French is required.

Internship dates and duration:

The maximum number of interns accepted by OHCHR at any given time is 50. There are two selections a year: the first deadline is End of May to apply for the period starting from July.

The second deadline is End of October for the period starting from January.

Unless specifically contemplated under an agreement between OHCHR and an academic institution, internships are for a minimum period of three months and may be renewed once for a further three-month period.

The maximum duration of internships at OHCHR is six months. When applying for an internship, candidates should indicate the quarter(s) for which they wish to be considered.

Closing dates for applications are 30 April for the May/June selection and 31 October for the November/December selection.

For further details and application see: OHCHR Internships

Call for applications at OHCHR Internships

OHCHR Internships: Internships for graduate students are available at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

These internships are intended to:

a) increase the intern’s understanding of current human rights issues at the international level and give them an insight into the work of the United Nations and OHCHR in particular; and

b) provide OHCHR and the United Nations Human Rights mechanisms with the assistance and contribution of outstanding young students or graduates.

Qualifications required:

Participants in the internship programme are selected from graduate students and holders of graduate level degrees in disciplines related to the work of the United Nations, e.g. International Law, Political Science, History, Social Sciences.

Preference will be given to those, within these disciplines, who have specialized in human rights issues.

Typically, interns do not have previous working experience of this nature.

Applicants must be sponsored by an academic institution and must have a good command of at least two of the six official languages of the United Nations, i.e. English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese.

Drafting ability in either English or French is required.

Internship dates and duration:

The maximum number of interns accepted by OHCHR at any given time is 50. There are two selections a year: the first deadline is End of May to apply for the period starting from July.

The second deadline is End of October for the period starting from January.

Unless specifically contemplated under an agreement between OHCHR and an academic institution, internships are for a minimum period of three months and may be renewed once for a further three-month period.

The maximum duration of internships at OHCHR is six months. When applying for an internship, candidates should indicate the quarter(s) for which they wish to be considered.

Closing dates for applications are 30 April for the May/June selection and 31 October for the November/December selection.

For further details and application see: OHCHR Internships

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Special PhD Scholarships for Developing Countries: With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF), Ghent University is able to finance doctoral scholarships for candidates from developing countries who wish to obtain a PhD at Ghent University.

No restrictions are imposed on the field of research, nevertheless preference will be given to topics that are relevant for development.

Relevance for development measures the degree in which the action of development corresponds with the expectations of the beneficiaries, the needs of the country, global priorities and the policies of partners and donors.

There are two types of scholarships: full grants for starting PhD students and grants with a maximum duration of 1 year for students finalizing their PhD research at Ghent University.

Before applying for this grant candidates have to find a ‘promoter’ (professor from Ghent University who will act as personal supervisor of the doctoral research) who agrees to support their application.

The value of the scholarship depends on, a.o., the researcher’s family situation.

The monthly allowance is approx. € 1,700.

For more information and scholarship application see; Special PhD Scholarships for Developing Countries

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French Embassy Scholarships Program: French Embassies around the world annually grant scholarships to students intend to study in French universities or Higher Education Institutions, at Master degree or PhD level.

Scholarship Duration:

The scholarship is granted for a given period matching the necessary time for getting of the degree.

For Master degree: the scholarship will be granted for a maximum duration of 10 months (1 year of Master degree). Some successful candidates will have to get into a two-year Master degree.

In this specific case, scholarship could be granted for two years.

For PhDs: the scholarship will be granted for a maximum duration of 3 years. However, at the end of each academic year, the recipient will have to justify the progress of his/her project and/or thesis in order to be able to renew his/her grant every year.

In case of studies break or ending, the scholarship will automatically be cancelled.

Scholarship Application:

The scholarship application file must include:

• A filled in and signed scholarship application form;
• An up-to-date résumé stating the entire academic curriculum;
• A cover letter explaining motivations and interests in the planned project;
• Copies of academic diploma;
• University transcripts of the last two years of studies;

For Master level candidates:

• Enrolment attestation copy and/or letters of the host university in France.

For PhDs:

• An attestation signed by your tutor indicating his commitment to supervise your thesis;
• A detailed description of the research project (2/3 pages).

Optional documents:

• Cost-sharing commitment letter from the corresponding organisation;
• Academic and/or professional recommendations;
• Language proficiency certificates: French (TCF, DELF, DALF, academic degree,…) and/or English (TOEFL, TOEIC, etc.).

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