Honorary consul of Vietnam to Uganda, Augustus Caesar Mulenga aka King Caesar of Development Kingdom has offered University scholarships to over 150 students from low income status families and orphans.

The students came from districts of western Uganda including Kanungu, Kabale, Kisoro, Mitooma,Bushenyi, Buliisa, Kiruhura, Mbarara, Sheema, Kibaale, Rukiga and Rukungiri.

Eligibility was based on the student’s abilities in innovation, business and are academics and will pursue bachelor of laws and business administration, medicine and surgery among others in Academic Year 2019/2020 at St Augustine International University (SAIU).

“We want to offer hope and a good future for the children in hard to reach areas from low income earning families and orphans because they are financially handicapped. We ask the students to focus more, perform well and be innovative.”Mulenga implored.

According to Mulenga, Development Kingdom has, since 2013, registered. 400 beneficiaries across the countryon their scholarship.

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Students wishing to join University in the academic year 2019/2020 could be among the luckiest in Uganda.

The Ruparelia Foundation has offered to give scholarships to over 1,100 fresh student entrants to Victoria University Kampala.

The sponsorship will cover 70% of the tuition and other functional fees for  students who want to pursue; Health Sciences (200 scholarships), Business Management (150), science and Technology (200),  Humanities and Social Sciences (250)and Petroleum and Energy Studies (300).

The foundation in a letter to the Ministry of State for Youth and Children Affairs, in which Victoria University Council, Vice-Chancellor, Students’ Guild President and Admission office were copied in, read that all qualified youths joining universities a special package of scholarship under the “Rajiv Ruparelia Youth Scholarship.”

Victoria University is part of Ruparelia Group of Companies, which has a strong presence in the education sector in Uganda and has under its portfolio, Kampala International School Uganda, Kampala Parents School and Delhi Public School International.

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 The program will resume its operations in February 2019 with over 400 beneficiaries of free education at Makerere University. 

Mastercard had suspended its work with the ivory tower a year ago following a series of sexual harassment scandals that were reported at the Varsity. In a statement,Bernard Buteera, the Communications and Web officer at MasterCard Scholarship Program said the initiative is targeting students who sat their UACE finals in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

In a statement,Bernard Buteera, the Communications and Web officer at MasterCard Scholarship Program said the initiative is targeting students who sat their UACE finals in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

“We are delighted to inform you that MasterCard Foundation will be offering 450 Scholarships to undergraduate students to study at Makerere University for the academic year 2019/2020,” Buteera said.

Applications for the program will be received starting in February.

Female applicant should have obtained 11 points and above, while their male counterparts should have obtained 15 points and above.

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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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Budapest, Cambridge, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyons, Nantes, Paris, Uppsala, Vienna, Wassenaar.

EURIAS Fellowships are mainly offered in the fields of the humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in life and exact sciences, provided that their proposed research project does not require laboratory facilities and that it interfaces with humanities and social sciences.

For the 2012-2013 academic year, EURIAS offers 36 fellowships (19 junior and 17 senior positions).

All IAS have agreed on common standards, including the provision of a living allowance (in the range of € 26,000 for a junior fellow and € 38,000 for a senior fellow), accommodation (or a mobility allowance), a research budget, plus coverage of travel expenses.

The deadline for application is May 31st, 2011.

Click below for Application procedures and selection procedures

2012-2013 EURIAS Fellowship Programme: PDF Version,  Postscript Version

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