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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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

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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IRRI Training Scholarship: Scholarships are available to support highly qualified scientists from developing countries.

IRRI administer scholarship funds for several donor agencies.

The selection is highly competitive but institutions may endorse applicants.

Two-degree scholarships are available – full scholarships and thesis scholarships.

Full Scholarships

• Full scholarships or research scholars for coursework and thesis are granted to qualified students from countries with relatively less developed educational systems.
• It supports all coursework requirements and thesis research.
• Scholars receiving a full scholarship are normally enrolled at the University of the Philippines Los Baños.
• Full MS scholars are supported for a maximum of 3 years.
• Full PhD scholars are required to complete their program within 4 years.

Thesis Scholarships

• Thesis scholarships are available to those who have finished their formal studies and are ready to conduct thesis research.
• Thesis scholars or research scholars for thesis only mostly came from developing countries with advanced university systems.
• MS and PhD. scholars are allowed a maximum of 2 and 3 years, respectively, to complete their research and write-up.

Affiliate research scholarships are also granted, the financial support however, come from any sponsoring institution or organization.

IRRI scientists only supervise the scholars.

Most of the affiliate research scholars are scientists from developing countries.

IRRI Training further support student interns under the degree program whose academic requirements entail a one-month to one year work experience.

These interns are granted funding assistance by another organization and are supervised by IRRI scientists.

Deadline: 31st July each year.

For more information and application, visit: IRRI Training Scholarship Website

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International Training Programme in Food Safety, Quality Assurance Systems and Risk Analysis Grants: Ghent University – Department of Food Safety and Food Quality – is offering a three months International Training Program in Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Risk Analysis.

Food safety is related to microbiological, chemical and physical hazards and is resulting in short term (e.g. infectious disease, kidney problems) or long term (chronical) health problems (e.g. cancer, reduced life expectancy).

The prevalence of chemical hazards and foodborne pathogens and the reported number of cases and outbreaks in the agri food chain are still high, thus affecting personal lives, business and countries economies.

The purpose of this project is to train and disseminate knowledge and know how to participants, working for governmental, research or non profit organisations in the agri food chain and carry responsibility within the control of different aspects of food safety in developing countries.

The main subjects, microbiological, chemical and physical hazards, in food safety are intensively reviewed. Participants will be trained to manage the possible measures of the hazards specified by (inter) national legislation, (Codex Alimentarius) guidelines, quality assurance standards/systems (e.g. Pre Requisite Programs, HACCP, ISO 22000, Global Gap).

Offered every two years.

For more information and application, see: International Training Programme in Food Safety, Quality Assurance Systems and Risk Analysis Grants

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Education for Sustainable Energy Development Scholarships (ESED): The purpose of the ESED scholarship is to support outstanding students pursuing advanced studies in sustainable energy development and to encourage meaningful contributions to the collective body of knowledge about this subject.

The Scholarships are made available to outstanding students from developing countries and economies in transition, for a period of up to two years at the Masters and Post-Doctoral levels.

The ESED considers an outstanding student to be one:

• Who graduates with excellent grades in the top 20% of her/his class
• Who is determined to advance her/his knowledge and understanding
• Who has a history of community involvement
• Who is committed to sustainable energy
• Who is committed to return and contribute to her/his home country.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, students must;

• Plan to undertake studies at the Masters level or Post-Doctoral level in areas directly related to sustainable energy development
• Be citizens of the developing countries and territories identified for OECD official development aid in the DAC List of ODA Recipients effective as of 2006

Scholarship Funding

Scholarships of US$ 23,000 per year for up to two years are offered for Masters level students.

Scholarships of US$ 30,000 per year for up to two years are offered for Post-Doctoral students.

Up to two Post-Doc and ten Masters scholarships will be awarded annually.

Scholarship Requirements

All applicants must provide:

• Proof of citizenship. Refer to the country eligibility requirements.
• Letter of acceptance from an approved academic institution to undertake studies in sustainable energy development
• Copies of transcripts for degrees and final grades
• Curriculum Vitae
• Application Form fully completed
• Two letters of reference, one academic and one personal.
• You are responsible for contacting the references

ESED General Secretariat

Scholarship application forms should be completed online, printed out and mailed to the ESED General Secretariat with accompanying documents.

Scholarship Application Deadlines: Applications for the Post-Doctoral programme must be received by the ESED General Secretariat by December 1st. Applications for the Masters programme must be received by March 15.

For more information and scholarship application forms visit: Education for Sustainable Energy Development Scholarships Website

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Doctoral Scholarships for Developing Countries: As one of its contributions to development co-operation, K.U.Leuven offers each academic year scholarships to deserving students from developing countries to do their PhD in the largest university in Flanders, Belgium.

Also commonly referred to as the IRO scholarships (IRO in Dutch stands for Interfacultaire Raad voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking), this scholarship programme has supported more than sixty PhD graduates over the past five years.

Essential to the application for the IRO scholarship and to completing a doctoral programme successfully is the choice of a good doctoral research topic and supervisor.

New applicants are now provided two alternatives: either by selecting amongst the priority research fields offered by the doctoral schools or by submitting their own personal research proposal.

K.U.Leuven, which is situated at about 20 kilometers from Brussels, the capital of both Belgium and Europe, is the oldest university of the Low Countries.

As such, it has a long-standing tradition of hospitality towards students and scholars from abroad.

At present, almost 4,000 international students (about 10% of the total number of students at K.U.Leuven) have found their home away from home in Leuven.

The scholarships are only granted for doctoral or pre-doctoral programmes. Scholarships for a pre-doctoral programme are awarded for only one year.

The scholarship may be converted into a scholarship for doctoral studies, thus extended for 4 more years, on the condition that you pass the pre-doctoral programme with distinction and are admitted to the doctoral programme.

The maximum period for which you may be awarded a scholarship is thus 5 years: 1 pre-doctoral year and 4 doctoral years.

The scholarship is renewable each year and its renewal depends on the annual evaluation by your supervisor.

More details and application materials: Doctoral Scholarships for Developing Countries – IRO Scholarship

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Grants: The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (HFG) welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance.

Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence, aggression, and dominance in the modern world.

In addition, ten or more dissertation fellowships are awarded each year to individuals who will complete the writing of the dissertation within the award year.

These fellowships of $20,000 each are designed to contribute to the support of the doctoral candidate to enable him or her to complete the thesis in a timely manner, and it is only appropriate to apply for support for the final year of Ph.D. work.

Applications are evaluated in comparison with each other and not in competition with the postdoctoral research proposals.

Applicants may be citizens of any country and studying at colleges or universities in any country.

Deadline: February 1 each year.

A completed application will include THREE copies of the following items, typewritten in English and mailed to: The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, 25 West 53rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10019-5401.

For further details, and application materials, contact: Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Grants

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This section will help developing country students to improve their education further. Many scholarship providers are awarding the prestigious funding opportunities at various degree levels of undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD, postdoctoral research and also for other training programs.

Check here for scholarship links to find application process, deadlines, duration, amount, etc. regarding international scholarships specifically for developing countries students.

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All programmes are specifically designed for people in positions of responsibility in civil society (e.g. universities, schools, NGOs, local communities, governments).

The target group for master programmes comprises students from developing countries. Training programmes are tailored to people from developing countries with a certain degree of professional experience.

Although these programmes are primarily oriented towards students and professionals from developing countries, they are also open to other people.

Applicants applying for both academic admission and a VLIR-UOS scholarship need to consider both the admission requirements and the scholarship criteria.

Applicants applying for academic admission but not for a scholarship simply need to fulfill only the admission requirements of the host university running the programme.

The host university is in charge of the academic admission of applications. Study results will be taken into consideration during the selection, but the most important academic selection criteria are relevant professional experience and prospects for applying the acquired insights after return to the developing country. The academic admission requirements are specific to every programme. Please peruse the requirements from the relevant programme.

A joint selection committee of VLIR-UOS and the host university is responsible for selecting scholarships. The host university – not the applicant – forwards the scholarship applications to the VLIR-UOS secretariat if the academic admission requirements are met. The VLIR-UOS scholarship criteria relate to the qualifications required of all scholarship applicants and selection criteria evaluated by the selection committee. Download the VLIR-UOS scholarship criteria at the bottom of this page.

Selection criteria ITP and ICP scholarships

Leaflet Scholarships VLIR-UOS

Contact: scholarships@vliruos.be

Details: http://www.scholarships.vliruos.be

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HEC reserves the right to submit only those candidates it feels best qualify for the Eiffel Scholarship as the award is particularly competitive and prestigious. Note that applications from students currently studying outside France will be given priority over those from students already studying in France.

Eligibility:

The HEC MBA Program applies on behalf of admitted eligible students. In order to be eligible the candidate must be:

• Be aged 30 years old or less in the selection year
• Have a single nationality from a developing country deemed an ‘emerging country’ by the French state department, especially those in Asia and Latin America, for example, currently under-represented among the student population in France

Selection Criteria:

Candidates wishing to apply for the Eiffel Scholarship must write an essay, describing how the scholarship will help them achieve their long-term career goals. They should explain what they aim to achieve from the MBA program and how they will implement this in their future career. As it is offered by the French Government, candidates should address issues such as why they are studying in France.

Personal Financial Statement:

Applicants must submit a detailed description of their financial circumstances as well as a cash-flow forecast for 16-month duration at HEC.

Amount of Award:

The Eiffel Scholarship provides participants with a monthly allowance of €1,031, and covers additional expenses including travel, health insurance and cultural activities. Tuition fees are not covered by the scholarship.

Application Deadline:

End of November each year (after enrollment confirmation).

Source:

http://www.mba.hec.edu/Admissions/Financing/Scholarships/HEC-EGIDE-EIFFEL-Scholarships

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