Study Subject(s): Scholarships are awarded for the following programmes: Biology with Integrated Foundation Year, Biology, Biology with Deferred Specialisation, Marine Biology, Zoology, Computer Science with Integrated Foundation Year, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computing, Geography with Integrated Foundation Year, Geography, Geography, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Physical Earth Science, Geography with Geo-Informatics, Mathematics with Integrated Foundation Year, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Mathematics for Finance, Mathematics, Physics with Integrated Foundation Year, Physics, Physics with a Year Abroad, Physics with Nanotechnology, Physics with Particle Physics and Cosmology, Theoretical Physics, Physics, Physics with a Year Abroad and Theoretical Physics.
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing undergraduate degree (BSc) at Swansea University.
Scholarship Provider: Swansea University, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:
-Scholarships are available only to new non-UK/EU undergraduate applicants
-Applicants should hold a minimum of a ABB in A-Levels (or equivalent)
-Applicants should have already applied formally to the University for a place on one of College’s postgraduate  programmes. Please note that applicants progressing from ICWS are not eligible to apply for a College of Science International Scholarship
-Applicants must enroll on a course in the College for the first time in September 2015
-Scholarship holders are expected to cooperate with the College’s recruitment activities

Scholarship Open for International Students: International students (non-UK/EU) can apply for these scholarships.

Scholarship Description: The College of Science has a number of undergraduate scholarships available to all new non-UK/EU students for September 2015 entry. Please note that before you apply for this scholarship you must have applied for one of the courses and have an offer for a place on that course.

Number of award(s): The College of Science has a number of undergraduate scholarships available.

Duration of award(s): Not Known

What does it cover? Each scholarship is to be offset against international tuition fees. The value of the scholarships is £2,000.

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application after 1^st July 2015; successful applicants must confirm acceptance of their scholarship, accept an offer of a place on a course and pay their £2000 deposit.

How to Apply: To apply for a College of Science International Undergraduate Scholarship, please download and complete the following application form and return by post and electronically.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 1 July 2015.

Follow this link for more Scholarship Information and how to apply.

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Study Subject(s): Scholarships are provided for research in the Faculty of Science at University of Sydney in Australia.
Course Level: This scholarship is available for pursuing postgraduate research at University of Sydney in Australia.
Scholarship Provider: University of Sydney in Australia.
Scholarship can be taken at: Australia.

Eligibility: -Be currently enrolled in the final year of either a four-year Bachelors degree in Science or a four-year Bachelors/Honours/Masters degree in Science, at an international university (a non-Australian university). The final year of the degree must include a research component which accounts for a minimum of 25% of the marks awarded.;
-Have achieved a GPA greater than 85 or an average A grade, or have a relevant subject specific GPA of 90, or equivalent;
-May not be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or hold permanent residency in Australia;
-Be commencing full time postgraduate study at the University for the first time;
-Not be in receipt of any other tuition fee scholarship;
-Successfully complete their 4th year of their current Bachelors Degree in Science meeting the academic requirements of the scholarship and complete in time to commence studies at the University of Sydney in Semester 2 2014.

Scholarship Open for International Students: International students can apply for this scholarship.

Scholarship Description: The Faculty of Science offers a limited number of full-time postgraduate research scholarships to outstanding international students wishing to undertake a research doctorate degree (PhD) in the Faculty of Science. Applications are sought from top-performing students currently enrolled in the final year of either a four-year Bachelors degree in Science or a four-year Bachelors/Honours/Masters degree in Science, at an international university. The final year of the degree must include an independent research component which accounts for a minimum of 25% of the final year marks awarded. The award of the scholarship is competitive on the basis of academic merit.

Number of award(s): Limited number of scholarships are offered.

Duration of award(s): Scholarships are offered for three years, subject to satisfactory progress, with a possible extension of up to a maximum of one year.

What does it cover? The scholarship consists of the full cost of academic tuition fees plus a stipend equivalent to an Australian Postgraduate Award indexed annually (APA stipend rates for 2013 are $24,653 for full-time students).

Selection criteria: Selection for a Dean’s International Postgraduate Research Scholarship is a merit-based and highly competitive process. Candidates will be selected in accordance with the following criteria:
-Demonstrated academic excellence through current studies; and
-Demonstrated high quality, innovative research capacity.
Applications will be reviewed and final selections decided by a committee comprising senior University of Sydney academic staff, and may include international representatives. The final selection of Dean’s International Postgraduate Research Scholarship candidates will be completed in November. Offer letters will be issued to successful applications shortly thereafter.

Notification: December 2013 

 How to Apply: Applying for The Dean’s International Postgraduate Research Scholarship are two separate processes. Applicants must complete both stages. Before applying for The Dean’s International Postgraduate Research Scholarship you must have completed and submitted your online application for admission to the PhD (Science) as described here and be allocated a 9 digit Student Identification Number (SID). To apply for the scholarship you are required to complete an online application form.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 30th September 2013 (for semester two, commencing August 2014).

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

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Course Level: Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD

Scholarship Provider: Dr. Anita Borg

Scholarship can be taken at: Europe

Eligibility:•Be a female student enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD programme (or equivalent) .
•Be enrolled at a University in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa. Citizens, permanent residents, and international students are eligible to apply.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1st February 2012
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Study Subject(s): Law
Course Level: Research
Scholarship Provider: The Center for the Study of Law and Society
Scholarship can be taken at: USA

Eligibility:
1. Applicants normally must possess a Ph.D. or J.D. (or foreign equivalent).
2. Applicants must submit a full curriculum vitae.
3. Applicants must submit a letter describing their proposed program of research or study, specifying the time period they wish to be in residence at the Center. Applicants must pursue a program of research or study which is of mutual interest to faculty members at the Center for the Study of Law and Society.
4. Applicants must indicate their source of funding while visiting Berkeley, e.g. sabbatical pay, scholarship, government funding, personal funds, etc. Unfortunately, the Center cannot offer stipends or other financial assistance. Monthly minimum requirements for foreign exchange scholars are: $1600 per month for the J-1 scholar, $500 per month for the J-2 spouse, $200 per month for each J-2 child.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Description: The Center for the Study of Law and Society invites applications for visiting scholars for 2011-2012. The Center fosters empirical research and theoretical analysis concerning legal institutions, legal processes, legal change, and the social consequences of law. Closely linked to the School of Law, CSLS creates a multidisciplinary milieu with a faculty of distinguished socio-legal scholars in sociology of law, political science, criminal justice studies, law and economics, legal history, law and psychology, and legal and social philosophy, along with visiting socio-legal scholars from the United States and around the world.

How to Apply: By post and online

Scholarship Application Deadline: November 14, 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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Course Level: Masters and PhD Degree Program Scholarship Taken at: Nanjing University, China

Scholarship Description: Chinese Government Scholarship is a scholarship set up by the Chinese government to facilitate students and scholars from all over the world to conduct their study and research in Chinese universities. The scholarship aims to increase the mutual understanding and friendship between people of China and people from the rest of the world and to develop the communication and cooperation between China and the rest of the world in the field of Education, Technology, Culture and Economics.

Qualification:

1. Academic Background: Applicant must have completed a four-year undergraduate degree for master degree pursuer and a master degree or equivalent for PhD degree pursuer.

2. Chinese Language: Applicant must be willing to learn Chinese language, if applicable, and receive education in Chinese language.

3. Health: Applicant must be mentally and physically healthy.

*Students currently studying in China are not applicable. Students who have been granted for other Chinese scholarship or funding?2012-2013? are not applicable.

Open for International Students: Yes

How to Apply

Applicants must log on the on-line application system to do an on-line registration and application [laihua.csc.edu.cn]. After fill in the application form on-line (facility code for Nanjing University is 10284), applicant must click the “submit” button and print out application from the application system. After the on-line application is complete, applicants must submit the following documents to the Scholarship Coordinator (address below) by the required date. The submitted documents will not be returned.

(1)?Printed Applicationform with recent photograph

(2)?Certified true-copy of Academic transcript and Diploma of highest degree obtained (English Translation is need if transcript and diploma were in language other than Chinese and English)

(3)?Two recommendation letter from adviser/professor of the last school attended

(4) Medical certificate (Download)

(5) Printed “Code for International Scholarship Students of Nanjing University” with applicant’s signature. (Download)

The above documents must be written in English. Any document written in any other language must be attached with an English or Chinese translation.

Application Deadline:

Applications are accepted from October 15^th 2011 to December 15^th 2011. 

Notification of successful applicants will be posted on the official web site of the Institute for International Students Nanjing University in March 2012.

School year starts from 1^st of September, 2012.

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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Study Subject(s):Civil and Environmental Engineering
Course Level:Masters
Scholarship Provider: Kunsan National University
Scholarship can be taken at: South Korea

Eligibility:
Based on several grants, including Brain Korea 21st Century (BK21) grant, our team is inviting sincere international applicants for master degrees. Monthly stipends and settlement supports, incentives depending on performances as well as tuition fees will be supported based on the laboratory financial supporting system. Applicants should have enthusiasm in research, and excellent skills in English communication (written and verbal) are highly preferred. We prefer applicants who are able to publish international journal papers ranked as SCI or SCIE during his/her appointment in the laboratory with their own creative research topics.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Description: The Structural System Laboratory (SSL) in the Department of Civil Engineering (specially Structural Engineering), Kunsan National University, has established itself as a leading laboratory in South Korea with continuous developments in the relevant engineering researches in the field of Civil Engineering. We have been undergoing for several research projects by the South Korean Government. Through stable financial supports for the SSL members, our aim is to make the selected research teams as world-leading research groups.

How to Apply: Interested applicants must submit their curriculum vitae with a brief research plan to Prof. Dookie Kim (kim2kie-at-chol.com).

Scholarship Application Deadline: 18th November,2011. Further Scholarship Information and Application

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Scholarships cover 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of the tuition fees. The scholarship value is deducted from the tuition fees of the programme or free-standing course for which you are awarded a scholarship. Please note that the Lund University Global Scholarships do not cover living costs.

Who is eligible?

Citizens of countries outside the European Union/European Economic Area (and Switzerland) who have applied for Bachelor’s or Master’s level studies at Lund University for a minimum of one semester of study (the equivalent of 30 ECTS full-time study) and who are required to pay tuition fees.

This scholarship programme is not open for students from the following 12 countries: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Students from these countries should apply for the Swedish Institute Study Scholarship.

Please note that currently this scholarship programme is not open to students who have already started the programme or course for which they would like a scholarship to help cover tuition fees. Please instead refer to information on the scholarships for current students webpage.

When and how to apply

The application period is now open and will be available until 16 January 2012.
Go to the application form.

To apply for a Lund University Global Scholarship, you must first apply for the programme(s) or free-standing course(s) you wish to study at Lund University using the online, national application website, www.universityadmissions.se, during theapplication time for autumn semester studies. You then apply for a Lund University Global Scholarship using our online application form (the online form is published when the application period is open).

Once you have completed the online scholarship application, you post a printed and signed copy of the completed application form, your CV and scholarship motivation letter together with your programme/course application supporting documents. These are posted in the single envelope to University Studies in Sweden.

You can only apply for one scholarship per programme or free-standing course. If you are applying for more than one programme or free-standing course at Lund University, you must make a separate scholarship application for each programme/course to which you have applied.

Selection process

The selection process for scholarships is undertaken in parallel with the programme/course selection process. Priority will be given to students with high academic performance and who demonstrate a strong commitment and desire to study at Lund University.

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The scholarship fund enables promising students from developing countries and from countries in Middle and Eastern Europe to study at Wageningen University. As a result, it contributes to the education of competent and motivated local experts, who can then play a leading role in solving the structural problems of their country in agricultural production, rural development and the environment.

Every year, dozens of students apply to the fund. Your contribution can enable even more students to begin or complete a study at Wageningen University.

Eligibility:

• Applicant must already be accepted for their chosen study at Wageningen University.
• Applicant must have good academic result in their home country
• Applicant must intend to return to their own country at the completion of their degree.
• The fund also gives preference to Applicant who already receive some form of financial assistance

Application Procedure

Before applicants can apply scholarships, they must apply for admissions.
The deadline for admission for non EU students is around May 2011.

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Eligibility
Sports Scholarships are available to undergraduate and postgraduate applicants as well as current students. Candidates must be of outstanding sporting ability who show evidence of achievement or potential at national level. They are only offered to students who have gained an offer of a place or normal admission to a course on their academic qualifications. However, it is not necessary to wait for an offer of a place before submitting your registration of interest. No special reduction in entry criteria is offered as part of the scholarship, nor does the offer of a scholarship carry with it an offer of a place.

Scholarships are awarded on a yearly basis and can be renewable for up to a further two years, subject to satisfactory sporting performance, academic progress and general conduct. The scholar will be assessed at the end of each year and they will have to apply for re-nomination for an award. There is no support offered through the Sports Scholarship Scheme to help finance course, tuition or international fees.

The University will make every effort to accommodate your training and performance needs however, no dispensation is offered from the normal course requirements in terms of assessment, progression or final degree classification.

In return for an award, every scholar must be a student at the University of Exeter and compete for the University in BUCS events.

To receive an award you can study at either the Exeter or Cornwall campuses. However, if the main training sessions for your sport take place at Exeter please note that you may have to travel up to train and compete accordingly. If you are applying to study in Cornwall and would like to apply for a Sports Scholarship please contact Hanna Royle, Sports Co-ordinator, directly for more information rather than completing the online application form visit www.fxu.org.uk or email Hanna.Royle[at]falmouth.ac.uk

Awards
Sports Scholarships will be tailored to the needs of the individual but will include a cash sum for sporting expenses/discounted accommodation costs from £500 up to a maximum of £1,000 and for exceptional athletes, this can rise to £2,000. A full package of support services equating to a cash equivalent of £500 is also provided.

In the main, the Sports Scholarship Scheme is funded centrally by the University High Performance Programme. However, several partners and local and national sponsors also show great generosity by financing several individual scholarships and bursaries.

There are also sports-specific bursaries available:

Golf
Exeter is one of only 12 institutions in the UK to be awarded an educational development grant from the Royal & Ancient to help Exeter administer a performance programme for elite student golfers. Men wishing to apply should have a handicap of scratch or better and women 4 or better. Please see the Golf Bursary pages for full details.

Men’s Rugby
Opportunities exist for undergraduates and postgraduates to apply to the University’s Rugby Bursary Programme run in partnership with Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club and kindly supported by the South West Communications Group. Please see the Rugby Bursary pages for full details.

TASS
The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme or TASS as it is better known is a Government funded programme that represents a unique partnership between sport and higher and further education. Please see the TASS page for full details.

Who can apply for sports scholarships?
Performers from any sport recognized by the AU will be considered, but emphasis is placed on the following High Performance Focus Sports:

• Badminton
• Cricket
• Golf
• Hockey
• Lacrosse
• Netball
• Rowing
• Rugby
• Sailing
• Tennis

However, outstanding performers from any sport will be considered. All of the sports mentioned above have nationally recognized reputations for competition and excellence at Exeter, along with first-class sports-specific training facilities.

How do you apply?
The submission of application forms needs to be undertaken by the 31st March. Apply online using our Online Application Form.
Late applications may be considered after consultation with the Assistant Director of Sport, in order to avoid disappointing any potential sports stars. Late applicants are advised to contact the Assistant Director as soon as possible.

The Sports Scholarship Panel will then assess all applications and invite short listed athletes to formally apply for the second stage of the scheme’s application process at the end of May 2011. This will require a more detailed submission accompanied by 2 sports specific references. The panel will then meet again to decide upon recommendations for awards.

In most circumstances short-listed applicants will receive an invitation in mid July to attend a sports specific screening at the University during pre-season training in September 2011. Following this, a final decision on awards will be made at the beginning of October.

In certain circumstances the offer of an award can be made to applicants by mid-July but this is at the sole discretion of the panel members. If successful with your application, you will be assigned a level of award and notified on what you will need to do next.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 March 2011

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The project foresees a comprehensive experimental investigation in a newly designed facility which makes use of advanced techniques including optical recordings with micro-PIV devices. The project is also aimed at describing biomineral SPM dynamics with mathematical models that will be used in conjunction with the experimental data. The outputs and outcomes of this project have direct application to hydraulics and hydrology, water quality and management, and belong to the wider effort of our Environmental Fluids team to assess the repercussions of human activities and global water and soil changes on the ecosystem.

The PhD candidate will be supervised by Dr. F. Maggi and Prof. J. Patterson. Applicants must hold a MSc degree or equivalent. The PhD candidate is expected to have a strong background in fluid mechanics, physics or mathematics, and be interested in multidisciplinary approaches involving hydrology, biogeochemistry, and nutrient cycling. Furthermore, the candidate has to be willing in developing and operating experimental equipment such as micro-PIV systems, and be skilled in mathematical/numerical modeling.

Both local and international students are welcome to apply. Applicants must also apply for University-wide scholarships where eligible. The scholarship stipend starts from $22,860 per annum (tax-exempt) for up to three years, with a possible 1 year extension depending on availability of funds.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 18 February 2011

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