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Adelaide Scholarships International (ASI) - Australia

The University of Adelaide offers a scholarships scheme for international students undertaking postgraduate research study. Its purpose is to attract high quality overseas postgraduate students to areas of research strength in the University of Adelaide to support its research effort. The selection for scholarships is extremely competitive.

A number of ASI scholarships may be available in the mid year round of scholarships for semester 2, 2012 to outstanding international students from any country undertaking postgraduate research in any academic discipline.

University: The University of Adelaide, Australia
Open for Courses: Masters and Doctoral Courses by Research
Focus Group: For Overseas Postgraduate Students from Any country

 
What it covers?
1. Course tuition fees for two years for a Masters degree by Research and three years for a Doctoral research degree (an extension is possible for doctoral programs only);
2. An annual living allowance of approximately $23,728 (2012 value) for the normal duration of the program;
* Full details can be found at the university website.

Who is Eligible?:

Applicants should hold at least the equivalent of an Australian First Class Honours degree. This is a four year degree with a major research project in the final year. Other criteria that will be taken into consideration is undergraduate performance, bachelor and honours awards and scholarships, other postgraduate degrees, publications in internationally refereed journals, the presentation of conference papers and relevant industry experience.

Closing Date: 1 May 2012

We strongly recommend that all applicants submit their application and all required documents well before the closing date. Incomplete applications at the scholarship application deadline will not be considered for a scholarship.

Applicants will be notified by the end of June 2012 regarding the outcome of their scholarship application.

 

The ASI provides:

1. Course tuition fees for two years for a Masters degree by Research and three years for a Doctoral research degree (an extension is possible for doctoral programs only);
2. An annual living allowance of approximately $23,728 (2012 value) for the normal duration of the program; and
3. If the award holder holds a subclass 574 visa the award covers the cost of compulsory standard Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) Worldcare policy for the student and their spouse and dependents (if any) for the period of the scholarship. If the award holder does not hold a subclass 574 visa then he/she is responsible for the cost of health insurance.

The scholarship does NOT cover visa application fees.

Applicants should hold at least the equivalent of an Australian First Class Honours degree. This is a four year degree with a major research project in the final year. Other criteria that will be taken into consideration is undergraduate performance, bachelor and honours awards and scholarships, other postgraduate degrees, publications in internationally refereed journals, the presentation of conference papers and relevant industry experience.

Applications for these scholarships are always highly competitive.  Generally ASI recipients have completed a Masters degree including a significant research component and have several publications and relevant work and research experience.

Conditions

• ASI Scholarship will be awarded strictly on academic merit. Extra-curricular achievements will not be considered.
• Citizens and Permanent Residents of Australia, and citizens of New Zealand are ineligible.
• Those undertaking research via remote candidature are ineligible.
• International applicants are not eligible for an ASI if they have already commenced the degree for which they are seeking an award, unless they can establish that they were unable to apply for an ASI in the last round of the previous calendar year.
• International applicants who have not provided evidence of their meeting English language proficiency requirements by the closing date are not eligible for an ASI.
• International applicants must not hold a research qualification regarded by the University of Adelaide to be equivalent to an Australian Research Doctorate degree or, if undertaking a Research Masters degree, not hold a research qualification regarded by the University of Adelaide to be equivalent to or higher than an Australian Research Masters degree.
• Candidates are required to enrol in the University of Adelaide as 'international students' and must maintain 'international student' status for the duration of their enrolment in the University.
• Scholarships holders must commence study at The University of Adelaide in semester 2, 2012. No ASI may be commenced after 30 November 2012.
• Scholarship winners will not be permitted to defer commencement until 2013.
• Applicants who applied in previous international major scholarship rounds are not eligible to apply again.
• The offer of an ASI scholarship is contingent upon a student not being offered another award by the Commonwealth of Australia, The University of Adelaide, or an overseas sponsor. The University reserves the right to withdraw an offer of a scholarship at any time prior to enrolment if it is advised that a awardee has been offered a scholarship equal to or in excess of the financial value of the award offered by the University

Application Form

Direct Link:

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/postgrad/international/asi.html

United World College (UWC) International Baccalaureate (IB) Scholarship

Deadline: 17 February 2012

UWC Mission:

UWC believes that to achieve peace and a sustainable future, promotion of the following values is crucial:

• International and intercultural understanding
• Celebration of difference
• Personal responsibility and integrity
• Mutual responsibility
• Compassion and service
• Respect for the environment
• A sense of idealism
• Personal challenge
• Action and personal example

Description:

Li Po Chun United World College, located in Hong Kong, plans to offer two full scholarships for students from Myanmar to attend the two year International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma starting in August 2012.

Atlantic United World College, located in the UK, plans to offer one full scholarship for a student from Myanmar to attend the two year (IB) program starting in August 2012.

Complete one copy of the application form below and submit it to the email address shown below to apply for the academic programs and scholarships available at both colleges.

The IB Diploma Programme is one of the most well regarded and widely known secondary school qualifications in the world, and is recognized by the world’s leading universities. It is designed as an academically challenging and balanced programme of education with final examinations that prepare students, normally aged 16 to 19, for success at university and in life beyond.

IB Diploma Programme students study six courses at a higher level or standard level. Students must choose one subject from each of groups 1 to 5, thus ensuring breadth of experience in languages, social studies, the experimental sciences and mathematics. The sixth subject may be an arts subject chosen from group 6, or the student may chose another subject from groups 1 to 5.

In addition the programme has three core requirements that are included to broaden the educational experience and challenge students to apply their knowledge and understanding.

The extended essay is a requirement for students to engage in independent research through an in-depth study of a question relating to one of the subjects they are studying.

Theory of knowledge is a course designed to encourage each student to reflect on the nature of knowledge by critically examining different ways of knowing (perception, emotion, language, and reason) and different kinds of knowledge (scientific, artistic, mathematical, historical).

Creativity, action, and service requires that students actively learn from experience of doing real tasks beyond the classroom. students can combine all three components or do activities related to each one of them separately.

Eligibility and Restrictions:

Applications are open to students from Myanmar seeking pre-university education who meet the following criteria:

• Excellent oral and written English language skills
• High school graduate
• Aged 16 – 19 (with a preference for those aged 16 – 18)
• Committed to the social principles and values endorsed by UWC

Application Procedure:

1. Applicants must complete the following documents:
• United World College Application Form for Myanmar Students (download here)
• United World College Academic Reference Form (download here)
  Note: The free Adobe Reader (version 7.0 or higher) is required to complete this application on your computer. If you do not have Adobe Reader, you can find it here: Adobe Reader.
  Note: References must be sent directly by the referee to: uwcmyanmarnc@gmail.com
2. Attach the following documents:
   • High School graduation certificate
   • High School grade certificate
     Email all documents to: uwcmyanmarnc@gmail.com
   If it is not possible to send the application electronically, then you may post your application to:
   Coordinator
   United World College
   Myanmar National Committee
   PO Box 8, Mae Ping Post Office
   Chiang Mai 50301 Thailand
3. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to take an aptitude test in Yangon on the 25th of February 2012 covering:
• Reading comprehension
• Written expression
• Mathematical and scientific reasoning
• Abstract reasoning
4. Applicants who achieve adequate scores on the examination will be invited to attend selection activities and interviews in Yangon on the 17th of March 2012.
5. Results will be released in June 2012.

If you have any questions, please email the Myanmar Coordinator at: uwcmyanmarnc@gmail.com.


Official website of the United World College >>

Official website of the Li Po Chun United World College >>

Official website of the Atlantic United World College >>

Credit to: Myanmar Study Abroad Website

USAID, AusAID and World Vision seek Grant Proposals for Innovative Programs to Improve Child Literacy among Primary Grade Children

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), and World Vision have announced a request inviting grant proposals from interested organizations for innovative programs with potential to improve reading skills and low literacy rates among primary grade children. Through a multi-year initiative called ‘All Children Reading – A Grand Challenge for Development (ACR)’, the Founding Partners have plans to collaborate to achieve the goal of global action to improve child literacy.

All questions from interested applicants must be submitted to

allchildrenreading@usaid.gov no later than 2 PM EST (14:00) on December 9, 2011. Applications are due no later than 2:00 P.M. EST (14:00) on January 31, 2012.

Objectives

The All Children Reading Competition aims to encourage innovative thinking and design to bring new knowledge to the challenge of improving primary grade reading rapidly and at scale in certain countries. Applications from and relating to low- and lower-middle income countries are particularly encouraged.

Funding Availability

It is estimated that US $7,500,000 will be made available for awards under the RFA. The amount of available funding is subject to change. The maximum funding available for a single application is US $300,000 over the maximum two-year period of performance. The Founding Partners anticipate funding approximately twenty-five (25) grants under this RFA. The Founding Partners reserve the right to fully or incrementally fund selected application(s) as well as to partially fund selected application(s). The Founding Partners reserve the right to make no awards at all through this RFA.

Areas of Interest

The funding partners are interested in funding innovations that will result in (1) widespread access to improved teaching and learning materials and (2) better education data to support decision-making, transparency, incentives and accountability; both of which are essential to advance the goal of All Children Reading in the primary grades.

The illustrative areas of interest listed below are not meant to be exhaustive or limiting in any way:

- Innovations in Teaching and Learning Materials to Improve Student Learning

• Support the production of and/or access to language and level-appropriate narrative, expository and instructional materials for emerging and beginning readers and their teachers;
• Support the development/editing/printing of texts of similar difficulty in two or more languages/scripts;
• Address the challenges of materials distribution in developing country contexts;
• Benefit children with special needs and/or learning disabilities;
• Foster parent and community involvement in children reading;
• Support large numbers of teachers in remote locations in their effective and continuing use of new materials;
• Help students, teachers and communities develop high quality materials locally;
• Bridge gaps between school and home and support a community reading culture in contexts where family literacy and school involvement levels are low;

- Innovations in Education Data to Improve Student Reading

• Develop simple approaches to allow school and local level managers to prioritize, collect, analyze and use key education-related data at the school level to improve instruction and learning outcomes;
• Improve school, regional and national level resource planning to improve learning outcomes;
• Consolidate and analyze disparate sources of education data at the local, regional, national and international level;
• Widely disseminate education-related data in easy-to-understand ways to a variety of audiences;
• Deliver data and information to improve teacher preparation and professional development;
• Assist teachers and education officials with rapid and efficient student assessments and teacher evaluations; and

Geographic Restrictions

Applicants, regardless of entity type, may not be from foreign policy restricted countries: Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea and Syria.

Last date for submitting the applications is January 31, 2012.

For more information, visit this link and search by the Funding Opportunity Number for “SOL-OAA-12-000010″