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Each year, SIM Global Education offers Bursary in Singapore. A total of 50 bursaries will be offered to needy students who are pursuing diploma, undergraduate or postgraduate programmes at SIM GE. It is a monetary award based on financial need. The amount of bursary is up to $2,000 and should only be used to pay the SIM course fees due. Application for SIM GE Bursary is open throughout the year but will be processed and awarded on a quarterly basis.

Study Subject(s): The bursary is offered to study any courses offered by the university.
Course Level: The bursary is available for pursuing diploma, undergraduate or postgraduate programmes at SIM GE.
Scholarship Provider: SIM Global Education
Scholarship can be taken at: Singapore

Eligibility:
-Students pursuing diploma, undergraduate or postgraduate programmes at SIM GE

-Financial difficulties caused by loss of job, loss of income-earner or medical treatment or condition (documentary evidence either in original form or certified true copies must be attached to the application form).

-Satisfactory academic results (submit only the most recent results)

-Ceiling for per capita income: S$500

Scholarship Open for International Students: Students of Singapore can apply for this bursary.

Scholarship Description: The SIM GE Bursary provides financial assistance to needy students studying at SIM GE. It is a monetary award based on financial need. In addition, students should have satisfactory academic results.

Number of award(s): A total of 50 bursaries will be offered to students each year.

Duration of award(s): The bursaries are tenable only for the year in which it is awarded.

What does it cover? The bursary quantum is up to $2,000 and is offered dependent on the assessed level of neediness of the applicant and should only be used to pay the SIM course fees due.

How to apply: Please download the bursary application form from Student Portal. Submit your application together with the necessary documents by post.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Application for SIM GE Bursary is open throughout the year but will be processed and awarded on a quarterly basis. The closing date will be on the 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December. Late entries will be considered in the next quarter.

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SIM Global Education Bursary in Singapore

Graduate Education Tuition Scholarships at Saint Louis University in USA

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Saint Louis University offers 10 tuition scholarships for pursuing post-baccalaureate degree in USA. The award will be split evenly between two semesters or one semester per the recipient’s requests. Applicants must be a registered student in good academic standing with the university at the start of the Fall 2013 semester. Domestic or international, full-time or part-time students are eligible for these scholarships. The application deadline is June 30, 2013.

Study Subject(s): Courses offered by the Saint Louis University.
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing post-baccalaureate degree level at Saint Louis University.
Scholarship Provider: Saint Louis University, USA
Scholarship can be taken at: USA

Eligibility: Applicants must be a registered student in good academic standing with the university at the start of the Fall 2013 semester. Domestic or international, full-time or part-time students are eligible.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Domestic or international students can apply for these scholarships.

Scholarship Description: The Saint Louis University Office of Graduate Education seeks to help provide funding for students earning a post-baccalaureate degree who are not receiving funding through any other university sources (i.e. assistantships, fellowships, scholarships, etc). Applicants must be in good standing with the university with a GPA of 3.0 and above. The scholarship is open to current students and those entering in Fall 2013.

Number of award(s): 10 tuition scholarships are offered.

Duration of award(s): The award will be split evenly between two semesters or one semester per the recipient’s requests.

What does it cover? For the academic year of 2013-2014 10 tuition scholarships of 6 hours each will be given to students who are seeking a post-baccalaureate degree.

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: Award announcements will be made by July 15, 2013.

How to Apply: The application package must includes

-Completed application form

-Resume or C.V.

Goal statement (500 words) should include reason for wanting to pursue a graduate degree and what your future plans are once you have received your graduate degree.
Completed applications with the subject line of Graduate Education Tuition Scholarship should be submitted to GraduateEducation-at-slu.edu. 

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is June 30, 2013.

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Graduate Education Tuition Scholarships at Saint Louis University in USA

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Each year CYP of the Commonwealth Secretariat funds Commonwealth Youth Awards in UK. Students of commonwealth countries are eligible for this award. Young people between 15 and 29 years are eligible to apply. Applicants must be involved in development work. Four finalists per Commonwealth region are selected for Regional Winner Award and invited at an official ceremony. Top regional winner applicant receiving the Pan Commonwealth Award. Send your application electronically.

Study Subject(s): The award is provided to study in Agriculture, small enterprise, skills training; Arts and culture; Education, peer education; Enterprise development/youth employment; Climate change/environment protection; Health and well being, including work on HIV/AIDS ; Human rights and democracy; Information and communications technology; Journalism, media, public awareness; Peace building; Science and Technology; Sport for Development and Peace; Sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduction.
Course Level: This award is for youth workers for driving innovative projects.
Scholarship Provider: Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility: Young people from the Commonwealth aged between 15 and 29 years are eligible for the awards. Grants will be awarded to advance the work of the winners’ projects, with support from CYP on the best way to use funding.

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: The Students of Commonwealth Countries ( Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Dominica, Falkland Islands, The Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands (British), Zambia) can also apply for this UK Award.

Scholarship Description: The Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP), promotes the awards as an attempt to raise the profile and highlight the contribution of young people who are integrally involved in the process of change and are working side by side with decision-makers for more secure future. The awards also give international, regional and national recognition to the young men and women who are selected.

Number of awards offered: 16 regional finalists each year, four from each region. There will be four finalists per Commonwealth region with the top entry from each region receiving a Regional Winner Award and the top regional winner receiving the Pan Commonwealth Award.

Duration of award(s): Not Known

What does it cover? The regional finalists will each receive a £1,000 grant, a trophy and a certificate. The regional winners will receive an additional £2000, a trophy and a certificate and the Pan Commonwealth winner will receive an extra £2000, a trophy and a certificate. The Regional Winners from each region will be invited to receive their awards at an official ceremony.

Selection Criteria: Quality of impact;

· Level of innovation/fresh approaches to problem-solving;

· Quality of achievement by the nominee;

· Quality of the evidence provided.

· Sustainability: building the capacity of future generations to meet their own needs.

Notification:Finalists will be contacted directly. If applicants do not hear from Commonwealth Secretariat, it means that their nomination has not been successful. Regional finalists will be  announced on 30 August 2013.

How to Apply: The mode of applying is electronically.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 30th June 2013.

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Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work in UK

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Heart Foundation is offering health professional scholarships for PhD students in Australia. The PhD may be in any area of cardiovascular research, including clinical, biomedical, public health and health services research. Scholarships provide stipend only for 3 years subject to annual review. The stipend for scholars commencing in 2014 will be $40,000 p.a. (pro-rata). The award provides the opportunity for applicants to return to the main PhD stream after a number of non-academic years and apply to other PhD scholarship schemes for funding. The application deadline is 28^th June 2013.

Study Subject(s):  The PhD may be in any area of cardiovascular research, including clinical, biomedical, public health and health services research.
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing PhD degree level.
Scholarship Provider:  Heart Foundation in Australia.
Scholarship can be taken at: Australia

Eligibility: Any health delivery professionals (including allied health professionals and health service managers) who wish to conduct a PhD in cardiovascular health research (must continue clinical engagement at a minimum of 0.2 FTE).

Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of Australia can apply for these scholarships.

Scholarship Description:  Heart Foundation research scholarships complement other PhD funding sources by strategically providing support for the development of cardiovascular research capacity in under-represented areas of expertise.  The Health Professional Scholarship encourages health professionals to undertake a PhD in an area of cardiovascular research and actively apply evidence-based practice in order to develop the skills required to translate and implement research evidence into practice. It will also help them become more competitive for subsequent PhD awards. The award provides the opportunity for applicants to return to the main PhD stream after a number of non-academic years and apply to other PhD scholarship schemes for funding.

Number of award(s):  The Committee will be made up of six to nine eminent cardiovascular researchers with broad research experience and broad health practice backgrounds.

 Duration of award(s): Scholarship is offered for 3 years subject to annual review.

What does it cover? Stipend of up to $40,000 pro rata per annum.

Selection Criteria: The Committee will be responsible for assessing relevance to cardiovascular health, relevance to the stated purpose of the award, track record/work history of the applicant and quality and feasibility of the research proposal. The Heart Foundation Research Program will review applications for completeness and adherence to funding rules. Applications that are incomplete or do not conform to the funding rules will not be considered further.

 Notification: Applicants will usually be notified of the outcome of their application in late November and successful applicants will be provided with administrative details for their funding.

 How to Apply: Application form  must be completed using the pro-forma provided by the Heart Foundation and must be submitted by email to research-at-heartfoundation.org.au

 Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 28^th June 2013.

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Health Professional Scholarships for PhD Students in Australia

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COMPACT is funding PhD studentship in drug delivery and Microbiology in School of pharmacy and pharmaceutical Sciences at Cardiff University in UK. Students of EU (Non UK), UK are eligible for studentship. The studentship covers full UK/EU tuition fees plus a doctoral stipend. Student must have BSc or Master’s) in a biology- or biomedical- related discipline with a 2:1 or above. Send your application online.

Study Subject(s): The studentship is provided to study in Drug Delivery and Microbiology at Cardiff University in UK.
Course Level: This studentship is for pursuing PhD level at at Cardiff University in UK..
Scholarship Provider: COMPACT
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility: Academic Criteria: The projects would suit graduates (BSc or Masters) in a biology- or biomedical- related discipline with a 2:1 or above Residency: Open to all UK/EU students without further restrictions.

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Students of EU (Non UK) (Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City), UK can apply for this PhD studentship.

Scholarship Description: Background to the projects: Our current inability to deliver biopharmaceuticals such as peptides, proteins and genes into cellular targets is a major impediment to obtaining effective therapies against a range of diseases. These PhD studentships will be integrated into the objectives of COMPACT, a €30 million European academic and industrial consortium whose aim is to identify and understand transport pathways across major biological barriers that can be utilised for delivery of nanomedicines. The successful students will acquire a variety of specialist skills utilising a wide range of state-of-the-art techniques including molecular biology, nano-biotechnology, chemical biology, advanced microscopy techniques and culture of epithelial and endothelial cells as models for biological barriers. It will be necessary for the students to interact closely with academic and industrial collaborators across COMPACT. Through their supervisors and international COMPACT collaborators they will be able to initiate publications in peer review journals, submit abstracts to meetings and attend national and international conferences.

Number of awards offered: Three studentships are offered at Cardiff University in UK.

Duration of award(s): The studentships duration are 3 years.

What does it cover? These studentships are funded by COMPACT, a €30 million European academic and industrial consortium whose aim is to identify and understand transport pathways across major biological barriers that can be utilized for delivery of nanomedicines. The studentship will cover full UK/EU tuition fees plus a Doctoral Stipend matching UK Research Council National Minimum (£13,726 p.a. for 2013/14, updated each year).

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.Candidates should make an application using our Online Application Service, stating in the funding section of the form that they would like to be considered for this studentship.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 10/06/2013.

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PhD Studentship in Drug Delivery and Microbiology at Cardiff University in UK

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Royal Academy of Engineering/Petrofac, UK is offering Engineering Fellowships for the Enhanced Graduate Engineer. These fellowships are awarded to pursue master’s courses at University of Aberdeen, Cranfield University, Heriot-Watt University, Imperial College, University of Leeds, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Robert Gordon University, University of Sheffield and University of Strathclyde. In certain cases the company may offer post-graduation employment. Students will be awarded a fellowship of £9,000 and be entitled to call themselves a ‘Petrofac Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow’.

Study Subject(s): In 2013 fellowships are offered for study on the following full-time Masters’ courses at the universities: Oil & Gas Engineering, Safety & Reliability Engineering, Design of Rotating Machinery, Process Systems Engineering, Energy Systems & Thermal Processes ,Carbon Capture & Transport, Flow Assurance, Offshore and Ocean Technology with Pipeline Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Oilfield Corrosion in Engineering, Offshore Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Process Safety & Loss Prevention and Marine Engineering.
Course Level: This scheme offers a combination of an appropriate full-time Masters’ level second degree education coupled with additional learning and development opportunities.
 Scholarship Provider: Royal Academy of Engineering/Petrofac, UK
Scholarship can be taken at:  UK

Eligibility: The scheme is focused on high calibre graduate engineers who are interested in pursuing a non-research career in the oil and gas industry and those who are still undecided. Suitable candidates will also:

-have a place to study on an appropriate course;

-be qualified to degree level in engineering or a related discipline;

-have membership at any grade of a UK professional engineering institution or the Institution of Engineers of Ireland;

-have at least six months industrial experience, which may be from a sandwich course placement or ‘year out’ before commencing university;

-have no other industrial or charitable funding secured to support their studies;

-qualify for the Home/EU student rate with respect to course fees.

Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of UK can apply for these fellowships.

Scholarship Description: The Enhanced Graduate Engineer is achieved through a combination of an appropriate full-time Masters’ level second degree education coupled with additional learning and development opportunities provided by Petrofac, including where possible a company sourced major project, a mentor and work placement. In certain cases the company may offer post-graduation employment. All Fellows will be expected to attend a Petrofac familiarisation visit. Entry to the scheme is through a two-stage competitive process involving an application form and personal interview for those shortlisted. Those fortunate to be selected will be awarded a Fellowship of £9,000 and be entitled to call themselves a ‘Petrofac Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow’. The work of the Fellows will be exhibited in the Academy in London at the end of their Masters’ course, through a poster display of their major project work.

Number of award(s): Not Known

Duration of award(s): Not Known

What does it cover? Those fortunate to be selected will be awarded a fellowship of £9,000 and be entitled to call themselves a ‘Petrofac Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow’. The work of the Fellows will be exhibited in the Academy in London at the end of their Masters’ course, through a poster display of their major project work. Each Fellowship of £9,000 is payable in two portions; £6,000 is payable upon course registration, with the remaining £3,000 payable upon successful graduation.

How to Apply: Entry to the scheme is through a two-stage competitive process involving an application form and personal interview for those shortlisted. The mode of applying is online. The application consisting of an application form, two passport-sized photographs and up-to-date CV.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is July 31, 2013.

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Petrofac-Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowships for Enhanced Graduate Engineer in UK

Scholarship Program for Postgraduate Study in Greece and Abroad

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The George and Victoria Karelias Foundation announces program granting postgraduate scholarships to applicants in Higher Educational Institutions in Greece universities and in overseas universities. 12 scholarships for postgraduate studies in Greece and 30 scholarships in overseas are offered. Total offer for postgraduate studies in Greece is 5.000,00 euros and 20.000,00 euro for scholarships in overseas. Applicants can apply till June 10, 2013.

Study Subject (s): Scholarships are provided for the following courses : For Postgraduate Studies in Greece :- -Economic and Regional Development, Maritime Studies, Business Administration, Public Administration, Environment and Development and Rural Economy

For Postgraduate studies abroad :- -Regional Economics and Development, Industrial Economics, Shipping, Trade and Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Environmental Economics and Agricultural Economics

Course Level: This scholarship is available for pursuing  postgraduate (Masters and PhD degrees) in Higher Educational Institutions in Greece and abroad.

Scholarship Provider: The Foundation George and Victoria Karelia.

Scholarship can be taken at: Greece and Overseas.

Eligibility: -Applicants must have Greek citizenship.

-Be aged 30 years old.

-Applicants must hold a degree in higher education institution in the field of Economics.

-Applicants should have a minimum grade of 8/10 (or similar for Universities abroad).

-Have written acceptance by the University Foundation in the graduate program for which a scholarship.

-For studies in Greece, have excellent knowledge of at least one foreign language and hold a relevant degree.

-For studies abroad, have excellent knowledge of the language being taught the graduate program for which a scholarship and hold the respective degree.

-Do not have received any scholarship or grant from another institution, government or not.

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

Scholarship Description: The George and Victoria Karelias Foundation is the result of the ambition of George Karelias to transform his lifetime values into a lasting heritage. This Foundation announces program granting postgraduate scholarships to applicants in Higher Educational Institutions in Greece universities and in overseas universities. 12 scholarships for postgraduate studies in Greece and 30 scholarships in overseas are offered.

Number of awards (s): 12 scholarships for postgraduate studies in Greece and 30 scholarships in overseas.

Duration of award (s): Not Known

What does it cover? Total offer for postgraduate studies in Greece is 5.000,00 euros and 20.000,00 euro for scholarships in overseas.

Selection criteria: The scholarships will be awarded on the Board of Trustees taking into account following criteria:

-The scores of the candidates in combination with a ranking of University Foundation origin.

-Evaluative ranking of University Foundation destination.

-Year of study for which the scholarship is sought. Priority given to freshmen graduate programs.

-Having or not an equivalent qualification. Priority is given to students who do not possess an equivalent qualification.

-Knowledge of foreign languages and the corresponding degrees of candidates.

-Economic situation of the candidates.

-Assessing the overall personality of the candidates on the basis of elements of the application or by personal interview.

Notification:  Not Known

How to Apply: The mode of applying is post.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is June 10, 2013.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

Scholarship Program for Postgraduate Study in Greece and Abroad