Call for International Scholars - Master in Horticultural Science

IMaHS Call for International Scholars
Application Instructions
2010/12

1.    Fill-in the attached Application Form electronically with the required information.

Save the completed Application form and rename the resulting Word file with the first 7 characters of your family name (drop any additional characters exceeding the first 7) followed by the digit “1”. If your family name is shorter than 7 characters, just leave it as it is and add “1” at the end.

2.    Prepare a separate list of the courses and/or seminars you would like to propose as integration to the IMaHS study plan. For each seminar course please add a short description and specify the duration and the semester.

3        Prepare a curriculum vitae, in English, that provides all key information about your skills, experiences, education and personal qualities and save it as a Word file named as above but ending with the digit “3”. A template CV is available at the following link. Other useful information for filling in the EuroPass CV are available at: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/vernav/Europasss+Documents/Europass+CV/navigate.action?locale_id=1

Example:
if the first seven letters of your name are “abcdefg”, you must prepare file “abcdefg1.doc”,
containing your application form, file “abcdefg2.doc”, containing your list of courses, and file
“abcdefg3.doc”, containing your curriculum vitae.

4        If you wish to include any other supporting documents with your application, save them as Word or pdf files and name them “abcdefg4.doc” or “abcdefg4.pdf” and so on.

5        Send the files as e-mail attachments to: segretariat.imahs@gmail.com

Specify as subject “International Scholar – IMaHS 201?” (?=Current Year)

It is mandatory that you include the following statement in the body of the message:

 “I understand that this application shall remain with the IMaHS Office. I hereby authorize the IMaHS Consortium to treat the data provided to the purpose of the candidate selection for the IMaHS programme.”

Applications received without the above statement in the body of the e-mail message will be rejected.

6        In case you are unable to send the files electronically, you may print out all documentation (application form + list of courses + curriculum vitae + optional support documents), sign and date the last page of the application form, and send all by fax to +39 051 2096401.

7        Applications must reach the IMaHS office, either by e-mail or by fax, by

February 20, each year at 24:00 CET

at the latest. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered for the Erasmus Mundus grant. All applications received will be acknowledged by e-mail. Notification of the selection outcome will be sent out to all applicants.

Direct Link:
http://www.agrsci.unibo.it/dicabo/imahs/index_files/Page1211.htm

Agris Mundus: top level master training in Agricultural Development and Management of Natural Resources

AGRISMUNDUS

• A two-years programme of 120 ECTS (European Credits Transfer System)
• Oriented towards the tropics and developing countries
• One year in one European University, the second year in another (Course framework)
• Double degree at the end
• Selected by the Erasmus mundus programme of the European commission, as one of the 150 top master trainings in Europe! (http://ec.europa.eu/education/study-in-europe/)
• European scholarships available (Agris mundus scholarships)

 

The Agris Mundus MSc is a product of AGRINATURA, the European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development.

 

Agris mundus is also linked to a European PhD course, offered by the same consortium of universities: AgTraIn

Application Deadline

ROUND 1

(EM SCHOLARSHIPS + ADMISSIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS): FEBRUARY 3RD, 2012

 

1.Training objectives

 

General training objective : to train students to cope with the current global/international concerns in agriculture and rural development to:

-          identify and critically analyse key factors shaping the development of crops, forests and animal production, the management of research and rural development projects and finally, the sustainable use of natural resources and the environment;

-          formulate and provide effective and appropriate responses to complex agriculture and natural resources related issues.

 

Combine technical and institutional capacities!

Whatever training track they chose, all graduates combine:

-          technical capacities in at least one domain of agriculture, animal breeding, or rural environment and the management of natural resources;

-          with capacities to assess, prepare, support or evaluate the social, economic and institutional conditions that can allow innovation, change and development of the rural areas in the developing countries.

 

According to the training track they chose, graduates can deal with:

-          evaluation of technologies in agriculture, animal breeding, and management of natural resources and their impact on nature, production, social balances, economy;

-          organisation of the marketing chains of agricultural commodities;

-          assessment of agricultural and rural development projects;

-          preparation and evaluation of  policies for rural development: land, water, forest, agricultural supplies, rural credit, marketing of commodities, organisation of post harvest chains, governance, etc.

 

2. Profiles of the graduates and jobs

 

Agris Mundus has reviewed in 2010 the jobs of the graduates of the two first Agris Mundus cohorts graduated in 2008 and 2009. These results showed that:

-          more than 80% of graduates found a job in less than 5 months, and 45% in less than 2 months;

-          62 % of the graduates who were professionals before coming to the course continued with their former employer, while 38% changed.

Graduates’ current occupation at the time of the survey (i.e. 18 and 6 months after graduation) :

	57,6 %	Employed
	24,2 %	Undertaking PhD studies
	6,1 %	Self-employed
	9,1 %	Currently seeking for a job

 

More details: visit the students' profile page on the Agris Mundus alumni website: http://www.agrismundusalumni.org/studentsprofiles/studentsprofiles.htm

3. Erasmus mundus programme

 

The Agris Mundus Master of Science is one of the Erasmus Mundus Master Courses selected by the European Commission to offer the highest level of training in Europe to third countries nationals.

 

In the field of education, the Erasmus Mundus programme promotes the European Union as a centre of excellence in learning around the world.

• It supports European top-quality Masters and PhD Courses,
• It enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in third countries,
• It provides EU-funded scholarships for third country and EU nationals participating in these Masters and PhD Courses.

The Erasmus Mundus programme is open to:

1.      the 27 Member States of the EU: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

2.      the countries of the European Economic Area / European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway)

3.      the third countries (all the other countries of the world)

 

Read more on the Erasmus Mundus programme: http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html

2011 Global Education Conference

For more information - Go to >>>> http://globaleducation.ning.com/page/2011-conference

University of Leicester Open Scholarships for International Students, UK

University of Leicester is one of the best universities of the UK. University of Leicester have announced a wide range of funding opportunities for prospective Undergraduate, Masters and PhD students for the 2012-2013 academic year. Schemes are available for UIC/ EU and international students.

Name of Scholarship	Eligibility	Maximum Number	Value	Tenure	Application Deadline	Award Criteria
Open PhD Scholarship	New PhD Students starting in January 2012	Up to 2	Up to GBP 5,000	Three years of full-time study	30 November, 2011	Academic Merit
Open Master’s Scholarship	New taught Master’s students on all full-time courses starting in Sept/October 2012	35	GBP 2,500	One Year	31 May 2012	Academic
Open Undergraduate	New Undergraduate Students on all courses except Medicine starting in September/October 2012	15	GBP 2,500	Each year of full-time study	30 April 2012	Academic Merit

Download Application Form

http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/international/documents/OpenScholarshipsApplicationFormforInternationalStudents2012-13.pdf

Notes and eligibility criteria:

Please check the eligibility criteria at: http://www.le.ac.uk/international/future/open.html

1. Candidates for Open Scholarships must be classified by the University as international students for fees purposes.
2. For Open Scholarships, candidates must not be in receipt of a full scholarship (tuition fees and living costs) from any other sources. Students may only receive one partial scholarship from the University, whether it is an Open or Departmental scholarship. Students with partial scholarships from other sources will be considered.
3. Open Scholarships are awarded in the form of a reduction in tuition fees payable.
4. Where an Open Scholarship is awarded to a candidate who is also eligible for a fee discount, the discount will be calculated after the scholarship reduction to the tuition fees payable has been made.
5. These scholarships are not available for distance learning students.

 English Proficiency Requirment >> Pls Check

http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/international/need-to-know/english

• For further scholarship information and application please visit university website.
• You can search courses offered by University of Leicester online in the degree program section.
• We encourage international students to also apply for other available UK scholarships such as Commonwealth Scholarships and Scholarships from British Council from your country.
• To search more international scholarships in the UK, please visit UK Scholarships category sections and stay tuned for new scholarships.

Wishing you success!

Amit Singh

International Student Adviser – European Admissions

Call for proposals for NGOs (Non-State Actors) by European Commission

The European Commission has issued a call for proposals for for “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development (Development Cooperation Instrument) and Neighbourhood Civil Society Facility (European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument).

The global objective and the priorities of the present Call for Proposals are the concrete answer to the Structured Dialogue recommendations9 to the EU to “promote and support regular, structured and inclusive multi-stakeholder dialogues” through funding to “empower civil society organisations (CSOs) and local authorities (LAs) (particularly their platforms and representative organizations) to participate effectively in dialogues”.

The Priorities of this Call for Proposals:

(1) Institutional capacity building: reinforcement of internal structure and operating modalities of membership-based13 CSO networks (i.e. platforms, unions) with representativeness at regional14, continental and/or global level.15 Only proposals stemming from non-thematic16 CSO networks, with a majority of members based in partner countries17 will be considered.

(2) Empowerment of CSO networks representative at regional, continental and/or global level to participate effectively in dialogues with international organizations18 (both with global or regional scope19) and other relevant stakeholders (e.g. governmental authorities, private sector) and to have a significant impact on the regional, continental and/or global policy-making processes: actors of the initiatives should concretely strengthen their representativeness and the capacities to gather their constituencies’ views and to perform as strategic partners for key policy makers.

(3) Actions led at regional, continental and global level by relevant CSO networks, tackling problems common to more than one region (e.g. desertification, migration, water management, HIV/AIDS).  Multi-stakeholder campaigns will be supported. Service delivery actions will not be considered.

(4) Actions led by civil society organisations promoting the reinforcement of an enabling environment for civil society organisations’ activities in Neighbourhood countries.

(5) Actions led by civil society organisations which advance the political priorities of the Eastern Partnership and the priorities included in the Joint Communication “

This is a restricted call for proposals and only concept notes have to be submitted initially. All applicants need to register at PADOR before applying. The deadline to submit proposals is 1 February 2012, 16:00 Brussels date and time. For more information, visit this link.

Webinar Video & Resource Material on how to apply and access funding from the European Commission, click here.

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Full Scholarship for LLM - Master of Law - Korea

TLBU (Transnational Law and Business University) is offering full-scholarship for Master of Law , 2012. An individual who has completed his/her bachelor of Law (L.L.B or international relation (IR) will be eligible to apply. For more information about the admission and scholarship please visit to http://www.tlbu.ac.kr/ .

For application form, u can download from "TLBU application for admission " and print out even it is not up to date for 2012.

Application Deadline: December 31, 2011

This university, TLBU is a small University in Korea but it is very good for law degree holder from Myanmar to join with. You will get great opportunity to visit UN head offices in 5 different European Countries as a part of your study. Most alumni meets the job offers from Law Firm after their study.

You will not see "call for scholarship aplication" in the university website as it recurits the scholars not very openly. Therefore, this information is golden for the one who knows about the scholarships and it is less competitive.

You should contact the University Admin for more information. Moreover, there are some Myanmar students studying there. This blog can connect you with the current students and almuni of the TLBU if you want.

 

 

Chevening Scholarships programme - UK

The Chevening Scholarships programme started in 1984. It was originally called the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Scholarships and Awards Scheme. A few years later the name was changed to Chevening - after Chevening House in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, which is currently the joint official residence of the Foreign Secretary and the Deputy Prime Minister.

Chevening Scholarships are for talented people who have been identified as potential future leaders across a wide range of fields including politics, business, the media, civil society, religion and academia. Most scholars undertake a one year master’s degree.

In the current academic year there are over 500 Chevening scholars at universities across the UK. The programme is mainly funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with some contributions from Higher Education Institutions and other partners in the UK. Our Embassies and High Commissions also have partnership agreements with a wide range of overseas sponsors including governmental and private sector bodies. The programme is managed in UK and overseas by the British Council through a Service Level Agreement.

Direct Link: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/what-we-do/scholarships/chevening/

Who should apply?

Chevening Scholarships are for high calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership. Applicants should be:

• Motivated to make a career that will take them to positions of leadership in their own country within ten years of their scholarship
• Able to use their studies and experience in the UK to benefit themselves, their countries and the UK
• Natural influencers and talented communicators, with energy and ambition
• People who value networking and who can demonstrate the value of networks to their studies, and to bringing about change on a global level
• Intelligent, with demonstrable academic potential
• Strong characters with integrity, drive, and the ability to self manage and work independently

Applicants must:

• Have good English language skills with and should check what IELTS score or equivalent is required for admission to postgraduate courses
• Meet the academic requirements for their courses of study

Applicants cannot be:

• A UK or EU national.
• An employee of the FCO (including British Embassies and High Commissions), the British Council, a co-sponsor or sponsoring UK university, or their relatives, or former employee who left such employment within the past two years.
• People who have already received financial benefit from an HMG-funded award.

How to apply

There is no coordinated global launch of the programme. British missions around the world will advertise Chevening separately, so timings will vary. Some Embassies will advertise as early as late autumn, while others will start as late as spring.

Before applying

Please check your local British Embassy or High Commission website, and your local British Council website, for details about how the scheme will operate in your country, including information about timings and whether criteria about areas of interest have been applied. Foreign Office priorities are likely to be borne in mind during selection but it is also possible that local criteria will have been applied too.  

Making an application

Prospective scholars applying for Chevening scholarships should apply using our online application tool, eChevening. If you have any questions about the online process or any other difficulties, please direct them to the nearest British Council office.

Other information

The Education UK website is the gateway to UK education and provides education information for international students. It covers everything from choosing the right course for you, how to apply and immigration advice, right through to your arrival and life in the UK.

Sifting and invitation to interview

British Council staff locally will sift applications. Those getting through this stage will be invited to attend an interview that will be chaired by a member of the Embassy staff.

Unsuccessful applicants

The volume of applications (over 20, 000 for the 2011/12 academic year) means that for the most part unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.

Successful applicants

If you are lucky enough to be selected as Chevening scholar that will be confirmed in writing shortly afterwards and the British Council will help prepare you.

Who to contact

You should always direct your enquiry to the local British Council Office.

In a small number of countries there is no British Council representation, in which case you can contact the British Embassy.