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Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Eligibility

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Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Eligibility

Closing date for applications, and most are before 29 March 2017.

To apply for these scholarships, you must:

  • Be a Commonwealth citizen, refugee, or British protected person
  • Be permanently resident in a developing Commonwealth country (for a full list of eligible countries, see the terms and conditions)
  • Be available to start your academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2017
  • By August 2017, hold a first degree of either first or upper second class (2:1) classification, or lower second class (2:2) classification plus a relevant postgraduate qualification (usually a Master’s degree)
  • Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a developed country
  • Be unable, either yourself or through your family, to pay to study in the UK
  • The CSC promotes equal opportunity, gender equity, and cultural exchange. Applications are encouraged from a diverse range of candidates. The CSC is committed to administering and managing its scholarships and fellowships in a fair and transparent manner – for more information, see the CSC anti-fraud policy.
    Terms and conditions
    For full terms and conditions, see the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2017 terms and conditions

 

Selection process:Each participating UK university will conduct its own recruitment process to select a specified number of candidates for Shared Scholarships. Universities must put forward their selected candidates to the CSC by 26 April 2017. The CSC will then confirm that these candidates meet the eligibility criteria for this scheme. Universities will inform candidates of their results by July 2017.

Selection criteria include:
Academic merit of the candidate
Potential impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country.

How to apply
You should apply to study an eligible Master’s course at a UK university that is participating in the Shared Scholarship scheme. Click here for a list of participating universities and eligible courses

You must make your application using the CSC’s Electronic Application System (EAS). Click here for full information on how to use the EAS, including detailed guides.

Before applying, you must check with your UK university for their specific advice, admission requirements, and rules for applying. Some universities may require you to complete their own admissions application form as well, which may have a separate closing date. You must take the necessary steps to secure admission to your chosen course(s) at your preferred university/universities at the same time as applying for a Shared Scholarship. Click here for a list of contact details

You can apply for more than one course and/or to more than one university, but you may only accept one offer of a Shared Scholarship. The CSC will not accept any applications that are not submitted via the EAS to your UK university or applications directly from individuals.

All applications must be submitted by 23.59 (BST) on 29 March 2017 at the latest. Each university has its own closing date for applications, and most are before 29 March 2017. For a full list of closing dates, see the terms and conditions.

How to access the EAS
Enquiries?
All enquiries about these scholarships should be directed to the university to which you wish to apply.

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Commonwealth Shared Scholarships

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Applications are invited for Commonwealth Shared Scholarships – information for candidates

Commonwealth Scholarships for Master’s and PhD study in the UK are offered for citizens of developing Commonwealth countries. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), with the aim of contributing to the UK’s international development aims and wider overseas interests, supporting excellence in UK higher education, and sustaining the principles of the Commonwealth.
Students from developing countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the UK can apply for Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Master’s study, jointly supported by UK universities.

Purpose: To contribute to development needs of Commonwealth countries by providing training for skilled and qualified professionals and academics who would not otherwise have been able to study in the UK.

Intended beneficiaries: High-quality postgraduate students who have not studied extensively overseas before, who would not otherwise have the opportunity to study in the UK, and who have the potential to enhance the development of their home countries with the knowledge and leadership skills they acquire.
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are offered for selected taught Master’s courses, and are usually tenable for one year only. These scholarships do not cover undergraduate courses, PhD study, or any pre-sessional English language teaching.

 Eligibility

Faculty of Education International Student Scholarship Criteria

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Eligibility details

You can apply for this scholarship if you’re an international student and you:
have received an offer to study a Faculty of Education undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree
are commencing your studies in the upcoming semester. (Only EU70 students will commence in semester 2.)

You can’t apply if you’re:

enrolled in a double degree, dual award degree or research higher degree
sponsored by an Australian or overseas organisation
already receiving a scholarship provided by QUT or another organisation.

What you receive

You’ll receive:
a scholarship worth $2,000 to put towards your studies in your commencing semester.
We award four scholarships to students starting in Semester 1, and one scholarship to students starting in Semester 2.

How to apply

You must:
complete the faculty-of-education-international-scholarship-application
write a 300-word outline in English on:
your reasons for choosing a QUT Education degree
how you believe this degree will help you achieve your career aspirations.
provide transcripts for previous academic studies which have been translated into English and certified

email these documents to the Faculty of Education Development Office on or before the application deadline.

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 10 June 2016.

What happens next

A team within the faculty will assess your application. We award scholarships based on:
academic merit
evaluation of your 300-word outline.
We’ll email you to notify you of your result by 27 June 2016.
If you’re successful, we’ll also send you instructions on how to claim your scholarship.

Conditions

Successful applicants need to be enrolled in their course prior to accepting their scholarship

Faculty of Education – Development Office
Faculty of Education – Development Office
Phone: 3138 0480
Int. phone: +61 7 3138 0480
Email: edu.development@qut.edu.au
Level 3, B Block
Victoria Park Road
Kelvin Grove QLD 4059
Postal address:
Faculty of Education – Development Office
GPO Box 2434
Brisbane QLD 4001

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Faculty of Education International Student Scholarship – QUT

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Faculty of Education International Student Scholarship – QUT

(Queensland University of Technology)

Student type:Future international undergraduate students
Future international postgraduate students
Study type:   Undergraduate
Postgraduate coursework
Faculty/area:Education
Eligible courses:ED38,ED39,ED49,ED59,EU40,EU70

Application dates

Open date: 14 March 2016
Closing date: 10 June 2016

Eligibility Criteria

Hamburg University Academic scholarships for Master Students – Process

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Application process:

Please complete the application form and submit it to the International Office of the HAW Hamburg. The scholarships are awarded by a commission of the HAW Hamburg.

Application deadlines:

30.10. (for the winter semester)
30.04. (for the sumer semester)

*Students in Design degree programmes as well as students of Public Health, Public Management, Sozial- und Gesundheitsmanagement and degree programmes in collaboration with Heide and Lüchow-Dannenberg cannot apply for scholarships.

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Humburg University – Academic Scholarships for Master Students

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Humburg University Academic scholarships for Master students

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences awards scholarships to academically strong foreign students studying in Master degree programmes*.

Scholarship:   up to 400 Euros/month (4 months per semester)
The scholarship is for one semester; an extension for a further two semesters is possible.

Scholarship prerequisites:

Applicants must be enrolled in a Master’s programme* at the HAW Hamburg
Applicants must have completed their school education outside of Germany or have graduated from a Studienkolleg
Applicants must not be eligible for BAföG**

* Master students in Design (Illustration, Communication Design, Fashion- Textile and Costume Design) cannot apply for a scholarship.
** If you fulfill the basic application criteria according to §8 of the BAföG law (Federal Training Assistance Act), you will not be eligible for this scholarship according to the scholarship regulations. This is independent of whether you actually receive funding from BAföG or not.

Academic requirements:

Applicants must fulfill one of the following academic requirements:

a) Non-engineering students: completion of a Bachelor’s degree or Diplom in the “Regelstudienzeit” with a grade of at least 2.0 (or equivalent to German system, if the degree is from outside Germany)

b) Engineering students: completion of a Bachelor’s degree or Diplom in the “Regelstudienzeit” with a grade of at least 2.2 (or equivalent to German system, if the degree is from outside Germany)

c) All grades for the first semester in a Master’s programme at the HAW Hamburg better than at least 2.5, also for extensions.

Ideally students should also have completed an internship and have been involved in a social project or worked as a volunteer.

 Application Process:

John Anderson Scholarships

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John Anderson Scholarship (Instructional)

This scholarship is for new international students who will begin a one year full-time taught Masters course in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences September 2016. These awards are not renewable. Applications should be sent to international@strath.ac.uk before 31 May 2016. Please be advised that in order to apply for the scholarships you will need to have applied for a postgraduate course at Strathclyde and be in possession of an application number. You can only apply once you have an application number.

Opens 16 Oct 2015

Ends:  31 May 2016

This scholarship help with Tution Fees and for a period of one year.

Eligibility :A conditional or unconditional offer to study must have been made. Candidates will normally hold a good honours degree or equivalent.

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Transform Together Scholarship

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Transform Together Scholarships

Transform Together Scholarships are exclusively for international and European Union (non-UK) students starting a full-time taught course in 2016/17. A half fee waiver (50% discount) is available for postgraduate courses and for each year of an undergraduate degree.

We welcome scholarship applications from all offer holders and particularly encourage scholarship applications from those holding offers for

MSc Advanced Computer Networks
MSc Banking and Finance
MSc Biomedical Laboratory Science
MSc Biomedical Science
MSc International Marketing
MA Media Management
MSc Project Management
MSc Public Health
MSc Sport Business Management
MSc Sports Engineering

Scholarships are awarded to the highest achieving students who can demonstrate not only excellent academic achievement but also ambition, determination and dedication. They are not based purely on economic need. On your application form, you need to tell us about:

  • your academic achievement
  • significant things you have done to date which make you stand out from the crowd. This could include professional
  • qualifications, benefits you have brought to your community and non-academic achievements.
  • your skills, talents and special interests that demonstrate your ability and ambition
  • your personal outlook, vision and passion that will help you to successfully deliver your future plans.
  • how you would represent the University as an ambassador
  • If you are applying for a postgraduate scholarship you must have achieved the equivalent of a 2:1 in your undergraduate degree.

“I have always wanted to study architecture since I was young. I applied for the Transform Together Scholarship and I was so happy when I received an email saying I had got the scholarship. It gave me the opportunity to study in the UK.”

Adeline Tui, from Malaysia
MSc Technical Architecture
Watch her full story on our international ambassadors page.

How Do I Apply

International Scholarship Programme2

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Residency Requirement
The Foundation only accepts applications of eligible nationals listed above who are residing in one of the countries where there are local Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), or Aga Khan Education Board (AKEB) offices which process applications and interview candidates.

Age Limit
Preference is given to students under 30 years of age.

Selection Criteria

The main criteria for selecting award winners are: l) consistently excellent academic records, 2) genuine financial need, 3) admission to a highly reputable university or programme of study and 4) relevance of the field of study to AKDN’s focus areas. Candidates are also evaluated on demonstrating thoughtful and coherent educational and career plans, their extra-curricular interests and achievements, potential to achieve their goals and likelihood to succeed in a foreign academic environment. Applicants are expected to have some years of work experience in their field of interest.

Financial Assistance

The Foundation assists students with tuition fees and living expenses only. The cost of travel is not included in AKF scholarships. Funding for PhD programmes is only provided for the first two years of study, after which the students are expected to find alternative sources of assistance. Financial assistance is provided according to the needs of students, but the ISP must be considered a lender of last resort. Applicants are requested to make every effort to obtain funding from other sources as well, so that the amount requested from the Foundation can be reduced to a minimum. Preference is given to those who have been able to secure some funding from alternative sources.

Loan Conditions

Half of the scholarship amount is considered as a loan, which must be reimbursed with an annual service charge of 5%. A guarantor is required to co-sign the loan agreement. The payback period is five years, starting six months after the study period funded by the Aga Khan Foundation.

Application Procedures

The application procedures of AKF’s International Scholarship Programme are decentralised. Students may obtain application forms as of January 1st each year from AKF offices or Aga Khan Education Services / Boards in their countries of current residence. Completed applications should be returned to the agency from which the form was obtained. They should not be sent to Geneva.

Application Deadline

The deadline for submission of entire completed applications is March 31, although in certain countries internal deadlines may be earlier in order to process and review applications. Applicants are advised to contact the local offices for internal deadline dates and requirements as these may vary from country to country. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Country Offices Internal Deadlines
Aga Khan Foundation (Bangladesh) Deadline for submitting pre-application forms:
10th March, 2016

Deadline for submitting completed applications:
31st March, 2016
Aga Khan Foundation (India) Deadline for application distribution:
16th March, 2016 (5:00 pm IST)

Deadline for submitting completed applications:
19th March, 2016 (5:00 pm IST)
Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan)
Aga Khan Education Board (Pakistan) Deadline for submitting pre-application forms:
16th March, 2016

Deadline for submitting completed applications:
31st March, 2016
Aga Khan Foundation (Portugal)
Aga Khan Education Board (Portugal) Deadline for submitting completed applications:
25th March, 2016

Interview and Selection Notification

Applicants should be prepared to be interviewed by local Scholarship Committees about their financial situation, their academic performance, extra-curricular achievements and career plans.

The annual Scholarship Selection Meeting takes place in late June or early July and the Aga Khan Foundation notifies all students of the outcome of their application shortly thereafter.

For further information as to how to apply visit the link below:

http://www.akdn.org/akf_scholarships.asp

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International Scholarship Programme

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The 2016-2017 International Scholarship Programme application cycle is now open. Application forms can be obtained from the Aga Khan Foundation or Aga Khan Education Service/Board office in the applicant’s country of current residence.

Before contacting the AKDN, please read the information below. Addresses and contact information are available under Application Procedures. In case you are looking for information about scholarships for your further studies, this list of scholarship links may be helpful.

The Aga Khan Foundation provides a limited number of scholarships each year for postgraduate studies to outstanding students from select developing countries who have no other means of financing their studies, in order to develop effective scholars and leaders and to prepare them for employment, primarily within the AKDN. Scholarships are awarded on a 50% grant : 50% loan basis through a competitive application process once a year in June or July. The Foundation gives priority to requests for Master’s level courses but is willing to consider applications for PhD programmes, only in the case of outstanding students who are highly recommended for doctoral studies by their professors and who need a PhD for the fulfilment of their career objectives (academic or research oriented).

Applications for short-term courses are not considered; neither are applications from students who have already started their course of study.

Eligibility

Geographic Scope
The Foundation accepts applications from nationals of the following countries: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Madagascar and Mozambique. In France, Portugal, UK, USA and Canada, applications are accepted from those who are originally from one of the above developing countries, are interested in development-related studies and who have no other means of financing their education.

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