Friday, March 4, 2011

Scholarships in Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok for August 2011 intake

 

 

PROJECTED SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABILITY FOR AUGUST 2011 INTAKE

 

S. N

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

 

 

 

ELIGIBLE COUNTRY

DEGREE PROGRAM

FIELD OF STUDY

 

CRITERIA/

CONDITIONS

 

 

DEADLINE

Masters

Doctoral

1.        

H. M. King Thailand

Thailand, Cambodia, Laos,  Nepal, Vietnam, Myanmar, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Mongolia, Bhutan,  other Asian countries (50% for Thai nationals)

 

21

 

Any fields of study

 

CGPA > 3.5

High English proficiency

15 April2011

2.        

H. M. Queen Thailand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thailand, Cambodia, Laos,  Nepal, Vietnam, Myanmar, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Mongolia, Bhutan, other Asian Countries (50% for Thai nationals)

9

 

Fields related to environmental studies

 

CGPA > 3.5

High English proficiency

15 April 2011

3.        

HRH Princess Scholarships for  GMSARN

Thailand, Cambodia, Laos,  Nepal, Vietnam, Myanmar, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Mongolia, Bhutan

 

5

 

To be determined after approval from Thai Cabinet

4.        

RTG Fellowship

 

Thailand

150

12

Any field of study

 

CGPA of 3.5 or higher full fellowship;  3.0 or higher 75% fellowship; 2.75 or higher 50% fellowship

15 April 2011

5.        

Japanese Government

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Priority 1:

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Maldives, Myanmar,  Nepal, Timor-Leste

Priority 2:

Pakistan, Vietnam

Priority 3:

India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand

2 = GDS

3 = RSGIS

2 = Other FoS with GDS or RS-GIS component

2 = GDS

2 = RSGIS

Priority is given to GDS and RS-GIS. Although the candidates who state in their letter of objective how to incorporate GDS or RS-GIS into their study at other field of study may be eligible.

 

Candidates for SOM are not eligible for this scholarship.

The students shall be enrolled in the GDS field of study or the programs taught and guided by a Japanese faculty.

 

Japanese Government approval required.

01 May 2011 or earlier

6.        

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA)

Least developed countries in Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Timor, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, the Mekong Region low income countries Lao PDR and Cambodia, as well as other less developed countries in Asia.

10

(tentative)

12

(tentative)

RRDP, GDS, Energy, NRM, DPMM, EEM, ASE, WEM and other relevant fields to poverty alleviation and sustainable development in accordance to the objective of the NMFA-AIT  Cooperation

 

Women candidates are encouraged; research should be conducted in home country; recipients are obliged to return to their home countries for strengthening

 institutional capacities; scholarship application should be submitted directly to AIT.

Up to 4 scholarships with bridging program support.

01 May 2011 or earlier for bridging program candidates

7.        

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

The AIT-Sida Cooperation on Higher Education for Poverty Alleviation

 

Cambodia, Laos PDR, Vietnam and Myanmar  (some restrictions apply for Myanmar in line with the EU Common position)

19

(tentative)

 

-

The allocation of scholarships is on a competitive basis to any of the Field of Study (FoS) at AIT. 

with focus on poverty alleviation and rural development

 

Women candidates are encouraged.

 

Applicants must have work experience in and demonstrate commitment to work on poverty alleviation to be eligible for the support.

The applicants need to provide a written account of their background and their intentions after graduation with respect to work in poverty alleviation.

Up to 15 scholarships with bridging program support.

01 May 2011 or earlier for bridging program candidates.

8.        

DAAD Germany

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam

8

 

Specific fields by DAAD.

 

Selected fields of study in School of Engineering and School of Environment, Resources Development

Age limit 28 years. CGPA < 3.0/4.0. With letter of motivation. English entry score < 550 TOEFL PB or 6.0 IELTS

 

DAAD approval required.

01 May 2011 or earlier

9.        

KAAD, Germany

Myanmar

1 (tentative)

 

Development fields

KAAD scholarship approval required.

1 February 2011

10.     

IFP-Ford Foundation

 

12 (tentative)

 

Fields of study related to sustainable development

 

Applicants are nominated by IFP national chapters. AIT only to decide on admissions.  IFP scholarship with bridging program support.

 

11.     

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only for nationals from developing member countries of ADB.

12 (tentative)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any field of study

 

Age limit < 35 years. No previous master degree.

 

At least 2 years employment after graduation.  Applicants should submit ADB personal information sheet along with AIT application forms.

 

ADB approval required.

01 May 2011 or earlier

 

12.     

JJ/WBGSP (World Bank)

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Asian & African countries

 

Number unknown

 

 

ASE, AARM, EEM, FEBT, GDS, NRM, RRDP, UEM, WEM,

 

Applicant only require AIT offer of admission letter to apply for scholarship directly to WB. JJWBGSP preference for candidates with AIT fellowship.

 

JJ/WBGSP decides on scholarship.

01 March 2011 or earlier

13.     

Higher Education Commission  Pakistan

Pakistan

Masters leading to Doctoral     15     (tentative)

 

Doctoral

 

Any field of study

 

HEC sends candidates to AIT for further short listing and interview. Representatives from each school need to visit Pakistan for interviewing the students.

 

Based on MoU, selected candidates are provided by HEC 75% of the tuition fee, bursary, living costs, etc. while AIT provides 25% tuition fellowship in master's program and 71.43% of the tuition fee, bursary, living costs, etc. by HEC in the doctoral program with AIT providing 28.57% tuition fellowship.

HEC Pakistan to inform AIT

14.     

MOET, Vietnam

Vietnam

 

 

 

 

MOET to inform AIT

15.     

EVN

Vietnam

 

 

 

 

EVN to inform AIT

16.     

CSC, PR China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese nationals resident in China

Not specified

Not specified

Any field of study

 

Candidates must be citizens and permanent residents of the People's Republic of China at the time of application and fulfill the CSC Eligibility. CSC processes the scholarship application while AIT processes admission.

 

CSC, China approval required.

Application deadline is 01 Feb each year.

17.     

DIKTI Scholarships

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia

 

N.A.

N.A.

Fields of study related to capacity building of Indonesian universities

 

Offered for all Indonesian lecturers in both public and private universities. Selection of scholars done by Indonesian Directorate General of Higher Education (DIKTI)

 

Applicant has to apply AIT first by indicating that that he/she is applying to DIKTI scholarships. Once AIT admission requirements are met, AIT shall issue "admission certificate" so that applicant can process his/her application to DIKTI.

 

DIKTI approval required.

DIKTI to inform AIT










 

 

Other External Scholarships

 

1.       The OPEC Fund for International Development Scholarship

 

OFID (The OPEC Fund for International Development) is pleased to announce that qualified undergraduate students are welcome to apply for the OFID Scholarship.

The OFID Scholarship will be awarded to support an undergraduate student from any  developing country, to pursue higher education in a relevant field of development, in any recognized university/college in the world. Through its scholarship scheme, OFID aims to help highly motivated, highly driven individuals overcome one of the biggest challenges to their careers - the cost of advanced professional or graduate training.

The winner of the OFID Award will receive a scholarship of up to US$100,000 The funds will be spread over a maximum of two years, toward the completion of a Master's degree, or its equivalent, at an accredited educational institution, starting in the autumn of the academic year.

 

Details: www.ofid.org/

 

2.       E8 Scholarship

 

The purpose of the e8 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 e8 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

Who is eligible?
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship,

·         students must plan to undertake studies at the Masters 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

What are the levels of financial assistance and the duration of the scholarships?
Scholarships of US$ 23,000 per year for up to two years are offered for Masters level students. Up to ten Masters scholarships will be awarded annually.

 

Details: http://www.e8.org/index.jsp?numPage=79

 

 

3.       SCG Foundation – ASEAN Foundation Scholarship Program for ASEAN Nationals


For further information, please visit http://www.scg.co.th/en/06career_scg/06_scholarship.html

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