We seek a postdoctoral researcher to join Princeton University’s
Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences Program and to be principally housed at
NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, NJ. This
collaboration between NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
(John Dunne), NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch Program (Mark Eakin), and the
University of British Columbia (Simon Donner) will project potential
effects of climate change and ocean acidification on the frequency of
mass coral bleaching events and changes in coral cover.

This project
will translate coarse predictions from global climate and earth system
models into the higher resolution information usable for management
and policy decisions and the IPCC Fifth Assessment.

Towards this end, the postdoctoral researcher will be advised on the
following research: developing and testing an updated version of the
NOAA Coral Reef Watch method for predicting the occurrence of mass
coral bleaching to explicitly consider the historical climate that the
reef has experienced; downscaling coarse resolution projections from
GFDL’s state of the art global earth system models onto the reef scale
using the temperature and chemistry data products developed by Coral
Reef Watch; projecting the frequency of mass coral bleaching events
for coral reefs worldwide at moderate resolution under different
future climate change and acidification scenarios; and estimating the
trajectory of coral cover. We seek a create and motivated individual
with expertise on coral reef ecology as well as the manipulation of
large data sets from field observations, satellites and/or Earth
System
Models.

Please send all applications the the Princeton AOS Program by April 1.
More information can be found at
http://www.princeton.edu/aos/postdoc_program/how_to_apply/ or by
contacting John.Dunne@noaa.gov, Mark.Eakin@noaa.gov, or
simon.donner@geog.ubc.ca

Approximately 10 Fulbright Outreach Program fellowships will be awarded to outstanding students planning to begin Master’s or doctoral degree studies at American universities in the fall semester of the 2011/2012 academic year. This program is open to Arab students and to Ethiopian students.

Program grants cover tuition, fees and living expenses for a maximum of two years of study in the United States.

This program is open to students in all fields of study, except those in which hands-on contact with patients is required. Students in medicine, dental medicine, veterinary medicine, nursing and other programs which involve treatment of patients are not eligible for Fulbright grants.

Awards are limited to students holding a first or second degree before their departure to begin studies in the United States. Before taking up their grants, those selected as program fellows will be required to provide proof that they have been awarded at least a Bachelor’s degree.

Individuals who have already received a Master’s degree are not eligible to request an Outreach Fellowships in support of study towards the receipt of an additional Master’s degree. Students holding an Israeli LLM may be exempted from this rule, if it is their intention to acquire an American LLM in order to be able to undertake further studies in the US towards the receipt of a JSD degree.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the EducationUSA Advising Center of the US-Israel Educational Foundation for information on American universities and the programs of study which they offer. However, candidates should note that Outreach Program Fellows do not apply directly for admission to US universities. Instead, submission of their applications for admission is carried out by a placement agency in the United States.

The highest-ranked candidates will be invited for an interview in Israel in June. All interviews are held on the same day. In order to be considered for an award, applicants must be available for interview in person on the date fixed by USIEF.

The Foundation reserves the exclusive right to determine, within the framework of applicable law and regulations, the qualitative standards for the evaluation of applications. The Foundation is not under any obligation to provide the reasons for its decisions regarding the allocation of Fellowships.

Candidates should note that receipt of a Fulbright Outreach Fellowship affects eligibility to receive an additional Fulbright Fellowship:

* An Outreach Program Fellow who has returned to Israel will not be eligible to apply for an additional Outreach Fellowship or for a Fulbright Doctoral Student Fellowship.
* A recipient of Outreach Program support for advanced degree study in the United States may not begin work in the United States as a Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellow until five years have passed since the conclusion of his/her stay in the United States as a student.

See the regulations regarding repeat fellowships in the Fellowships section above.

Grant benefits

* tuition and fees for a maximum of two years
* monthly maintenance, book, professional enhancement and equipment allowances for a maximum of two years
* limited health benefits for the grantee only for the duration of the grant
* roundtrip airfare from Tel Aviv to the US academic institution
* pre-departure orientation meeting

Eligibility criteria

* Israeli citizens of Arab origin or of Ethiopian origin are eligible. Dual American-Israeli citizens or permanent residents of the United States are not eligible to apply.
* Candidates must be resident in Israel at the time of application and must continue to be resident in Israel until the beginning of their studies in the United States as Fulbright Fellows. Students who have already begun their program of studies in the United States or who are planning to begin study in the US before the Fall 2011 semester are not eligible to apply.
* Individuals who have already received a Master’s degree are not eligible to request an Outreach Fellowships in support of study towards the receipt of an additional Master’s degree. Students holding an Israeli LLM may be exempted from this rule, if it is their intention to acquire an American LLM in order to be able to undertake further studies in the US towards the receipt of a JSD degree.
* Candidates must be in good health. All applicants selected for a Fulbright grant are required to submit a Medical History and Examination Report before their grants can be activated.
* Prior conviction or current indictment for a felony may result in disqualification.

Evaluation criteria

* Preference will be given to candidates who intend to study for Master’s degrees.
* Academic excellence is an important criterion for the evaluation of candidates.
* Possession of skills required to promote mutual understanding between the United States and Israel is an important evaluation criterion.
* Leadership qualities are an important evaluation criterion.
* English language proficiency is an important evaluation criterion. All candidates, including those who have studied in English-speaking countries, must have a recent TOEFL score of 79-80 (Internet-based test) or higher.
* All candidates must submit a GRE or GMAT score.
* Preference will be given to applicants who have not had a substantial, recent, academic experience in the United States, or other English speaking country.
* Preference will be given to candidates under 30 years of age.

Conditions of award

* Funding is for two years only. It is the grantee’s responsibility to secure funding and visa sponsorship for any period of study beyond the two years supported by the Program. This issue is particularly relevant to grantees in doctoral degree programs.
o Grantees must travel on a J-1 Exchange Visitor visa sponsored by the Fulbright program.
o Upon the conclusion of the two-year Fulbright funding period, grantees continuing their studies in the US must arrange transfer of their visa sponsorship to their American host institutions and receive approval for such transfer from the Fulbright program.
o After completion of a Master’s or Doctoral program, Fulbright grantees may be eligible to remain in the United States for up to 18 months of academic training (provided the fellow has a concrete job offer) or for up to 36 months of post-doctoral research. Those interested must clarify their eligibility with their IIE Student Services office.
o It is a condition of the visa that after completion of their Fulbright program, including any transfer of visa sponsorship, grantees must return to Israel and reside in the country for two years before being eligible to immigrate to the US, to take up permanent residence there, or to enter the US with a work permit. The purpose of the two-year home residency requirement is to ensure that exchange visitors return home and fulfill the exchange objectives of the Fulbright program.
o Holders of J-1 student visas who have departed from the United States after a stay of six or more months may be required to remain abroad for up to twelve months before being allowed to re-enter the United States with a J-1 professor/research scholar visa.
o The above restrictions do not apply to re-entry to the United States as the holder of a J visa in another category (short-term scholar, specialist, international visitor), or as the holder of a student or tourist visa.
o Dependents of grantees will enter the US as holders of J-2 visas. Many conditions applying to the grantees as holders of J-1 visas, such as the two-year home residency requirement and other restrictions, also apply to the holders of J-2 visas.
o Dependents may not travel to the United States until the conclusion of the grantee’s first semester of study, unless the grantee presents extenuating circumstances which justify an earlier arrival.
o Unless they have received a waiver of the two-year home residence requirement, Fulbright Students, holding J-1 visas, are ineligible to change their status from J-1 to J-2 while in the US. Similarly, accompanying dependents, who possess J-2 visas, are ineligible to change their status from J-2 to J-1 while in the US, unless they have received a waiver of the home residence requirement.
* Grantees must begin their studies in the United States no later than the fall semester of the 2011/2012 academic year. Awards cannot be deferred to the following academic year.

Instructions on the preparation and submission of applications

* All required documents must be submitted in English.
* All required documents must be computer generated.
* The application materials to be submitted to the United States-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) by the fellowship candidate him/herself are as follows:
o completed application form (including personal statement, statement of study/research objectives, curriculum vitae);
o passport photo;
o official grade transcripts for all post-secondary academic studies;
o an official TOEFL score report, from a testing date not more than two years prior to the application deadline;
o an official GRE or GMAT score report, from a testing date not more than five years prior to the application deadline.
* Candidates must submit six complete copies of the documentation detailed in the paragraph above. One set will include the original passport photo and original grade transcripts. The other five sets may include photocopies. Each set should be stapled on the left side. Please do not bind application documents in folders.
* Three letters of reference written in English on institutional letterhead paper, together with reference forms, must be sent directly to USIEF by those providing references by the final date for submission of the application. Faxed or email copies of letters are acceptable. See application for further details. Do not arrange for submission of more than three references.
* Each page of the application carries its own instructions that should be read carefully before proceeding.
* Each question must be answered completely and carefully. Please make every effort to limit your responses to the space provided.
* The final date for submission of applications is March 31, 2010. The address for submission of applications is: United States-Israel Educational Foundation, POB 26160, Tel Aviv 61261; or 10th Floor, Migdalor Building, 1 Ben Yehuda Street, Tel Aviv. Faxed or emailed copies of applications are not acceptable. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that letters of reference are submitted to USIEF by the application deadline date.

Application Form

To download the application form, click here.

If you experience difficulties downloading the document, please write to USIEF (mshalabi@fulbright.org.il), specify which document you need, and we will email it to you.

1. Competitive research Grant for Doctorate students through educational institutions.
2. Publication grant for publishing Indonesian research papers in international journals.
3. Competitive Research Grant for established research Institutions (educational institutions – universities, colleges, – reputable NGOs, and other research-related institutions).

Deadline for Submission

COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANT :

* Apr 30, 2010 for research Jan – Dec 2011

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PUBLICATION GRANT :

* All year around

Themes for the Competitive Scientific Research Grants

“CONTRIBUTING TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE FUTURE GENERATION PRIORITIZATION”

Groups:

* Pregnant & lactating women
* Children under the age of 2 years
* Female adolescence (age 10 – 18 / premarital age)
* Women of reproductive age

Improve maternal and child nutrition of the poor, which include:

* Innovation in the development of nutritionally balance and affordable complementary feeding for children 6-24 months.
* New effective strategies in communication, education and information (KIE) to reinforce the role of breastfeeding, especially exclusive breastfeeding.
* Development of local food products to fulfill nutritional needs of women.

Research on molecular biology, which are related to the above sub-themes.
http://www.danonenutrindo.org/our_programs.php

Who can qualify Accepted candidates who are citizens, but not necessarily current residents, of the above geographical areas
Criteria
Submitting an essay on:
“As a business leader, which issue would you set as your first priority to address in your region / country? Why would you choose this issue? How would you, personally, address it?”
(maximum 1000 words)

Please draw on your own experiences in your answer, rather than on general, broad statements. The committee is looking for essays that are personal, visionary and demonstrate leadership, which include a clearly articulated description of how the solution could be implemented.
Who can qualify Accepted candidates who are citizens, but not necessarily current residents, of the above geographical areas
Criteria
Submitting an essay on:
“As a business leader, which issue would you set as your first priority to address in your region / country? Why would you choose this issue? How would you, personally, address it?”
(maximum 1000 words)

Please draw on your own experiences in your answer, rather than on general, broad statements. The committee is looking for essays that are personal, visionary and demonstrate leadership, which include a clearly articulated description of how the solution could be implemented.
Criteria
Submitting an essay on:
“As a business leader, which issue would you set as your first priority to address in your region / country? Why would you choose this issue? How would you, personally, address it?” (maximum 1000 words)

Please draw on your own experiences in your answer, rather than on general, broad statements. The committee is looking for essays that are personal, visionary and demonstrate leadership, which include a clearly articulated description of how the solution could be implemented.

Host institution: IMD Switzerland

Deadline: September 30

More info: http://www.imd.ch/programs/mba/fees/scholarships/Shell.cfm

The Vienna PhD School of Informatics is an international PhD School, funded by the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna), the City of Vienna and private sponsors. PhD students for this full-time programme are recruited world-wide, all courses are held in English.

The call for applications for the study year 2010/11 is now open.

The PhD School is located at TU Vienna and admits Austrian as well as international students annually. TU Vienna invites applications for a maximum of 15 PhD scholarships per year. The first study year of the PhD School started in October 2009. No tuition fees have to be paid by these holders of scholarships.

Call for applications 2010/11

The call for applications for the study year 2010/11 opens on February 1st 2010.

Application deadline: 7th May 2010

Interviews: 4th June – 14th June 2010

Notification of Acceptance: 16th June 2010

Start Programme: 11th October 2010

Overview
The Vienna PhD School of Informatics involves an intense period of supervised study and research, culminating in the submission of a thesis. The duration of the PhD School is three years. The degree is awarded to candidates who, through original investigation, make a distinct and significant contribution to knowledge in their field of specialisation.

The PhD-School’s curriculum covers the main research areas of the Faculty of Informatics. In addition, it may also imply cooperation with other TU Vienna faculties. The school is designed to facilitate the integration of industry, either by defining joint research issues, by offering workplaces (with well-defined research related tasks) during summer breaks, or by sponsoring.

TU Vienna aims at positioning this PhD School of Informatics at a high level of excellence within the international community. The vision is to increase both the quality and the quantity of excellent young researchers in the field of informatics.

http://www.informatik.tuwien.ac.at/teaching/doctoral/phdschool

Non-EU/EEA
FIELD OF STUDY

All
LEVEL OF STUDY

Master
SHORT DESCRIPTION

The UT Scholarship is awarded by the Foundation University of Twente Scholarship Programme of the University of Twente. The UT Scholarship is meant for international students who show excellence, both academically as well as socially. The UT Scholarship is awarded for one year of study and is extended for a second year if study results are sufficient. Please note that you can only apply for the UT Scholarship after you have been (provisionally) accepted by the educational programme of your choice.

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION

·

the online application form for admission to the university has been completed and all certified documents have been received

·

you have been (provisionally) accepted to a master programme at the University of Twente

·

you are excellent, both academically as well as socially

·

sufficient mastery of the English language

o

academic IELTS, overall band score of at least 6.5
TOEFL, internet based (TOEFL-iBT) of at least 90

o

academic IELTS, speaking score of at least 6.0
TOEFL, internet based (TOEFL-iBT) of at least 20

·

your faculty has nominated you for the UT Scholarship

·

you are a national of a non EU/EEA country

·

you show potential to become a future leader (of industry)

·

you are strongly committed to society

·

the UT Scholarship is not meant for candidates who already have their Master degree
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION

You can apply for a UT Scholarship between October and May 2010. The ultimate deadline is 10 May 2010.
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT

Scholarships awarded range from €5,000 to €20,000. Please be aware that only a limited number of scholarships are available. Only the most excellent students will be nominated.
APPLICATION INFORMATION

After being admitted to the University, the faculty may decide to nominate you for the scholarship. In that case the faculty will contact you to confirm your interest in the scholarship. For questions please send an email to scholarship[at]so.utwente.nl.

PhD/MRes Studentships 2010

Open University Business School

circulation date : 11/02/2010

closing date : 30/04/2010

Ten PhD/MRes studentships are available from October 2010. The studentships cover tuition fees, research training support grant and a starting stipend of £14,200 per year. The MRes provides advanced level research methods training and is relevant to those wishing to go on to study for a PhD. Together, our MRes and PhD programmes have been awarded 1+3 recognition by the Economic and Social Research Council.

We are looking for highly motivated candidates who have a good honours degree in a related subject. PhD applicants should be able to demonstrate research training equivalent to that of an MRes in a related subject. We welcome exciting projects in any area of expertise within the school:

- Accounting
- Finance
- Human Resources Management, Organization Studies and Organizational Behaviour
- Managing Knowledge and Innovation
- Marketing
- Social Marketing
- Strategic Management
- Public Leadership and Social Enterprise

PhD applicants are expected to give 15-minute PowerPoint presentation about their proposal, followed by a question session.

We must receive a completed application form, previous degree certificates and transcripts, TOEFL/IELTS test result (if applicable) and a 1000-word research proposal before we can consider your application.

Closing date for receipt of complete applications is 30 April 2010.

Provisional arrangements for the interview :
Interviews will form part of the selection process and are to be held 1 -4 June 2010 via web conference or by face to face interview.

Information

Application process
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=5000

1. Scientific researcher (Literature Curator)
The fellow will work in the Department of Plant Systems Biology (VIB-Gent University) in a collaborative effort between the groups Functional Genomics and Systems Biology of Yield, headed by Prof. Pierre Hilson and Prof. Dirk Inzé, in the framework of the AGRON-OMICS European Integrated Project (www.agron omics.eu).
You will participate to the curation of primary research results published in the scientific literature, focusing on the characterization of plant growth and development processes and emphasizing studies based on the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana.

The information you collect will be integrated with phenotype and molecular profiles (transcript, protein, metabolite) with the aim to build a scaffold to model the coordination of the biological modules involved in the regulation of plant organ growth.
Last application date: 2010-02-28 17:00
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2. Phd in symmetry, reduction and stability of mechanical systems
Description of the project:
The role that symmetry properties of a dynamical system play in its reduction to a (possibly) simpler system, and in the stability properties of certain of its solutions, is an important field of research. Whereas this topic has already been extensively dealt with in the case of Hamiltonian systems in a symplectic or, more generally, a Poisson context , the Lagrangian side of the story has always received much less attention in the literature.
The goal of this project therefore is to restore this balance in some sense by analyzing symmetry and reduction aspects in the context of Lagrangian dynamical systems. In particular, attention will be focused on so-called Routh reduction and Routh reduction by stages for invariant and quasi-invariant Lagrangian systems. The techniques will be illustrated on some concrete mechanical systems such as, for instance, a rigid body submerged in a fluid. The stability of relative equilibria will also be investigated in a Lagrangian setting. Finally, the extent to which the symmetry and reduction techniques for Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems can be modified or generalized in order to apply them to systems with non-holonomic constraints and to (non-Lagrangian) systems with dissipation, will also be investigated.

Promotor: Frans Cantrijn (Frans.Cantrijn[at]UGent.be )
Co-promotor: Bavo Langerock (Bavo.Langerock[at]UGent.be)
Last application date: 2010-07-05 17:00
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3. Phd position in process engineering of pharmaceutical production processes
This PhD project aims at developing mechanistic (and also empirical) process models for innovative pharmaceutical production processes (e.g., continuous processing, hot-melt extrusion, freeze-drying,…), and to exploit those models in the development of advanced process control systems. The research will be conducted in close cooperation with pharmaceutical companies. The ultimate goal is to develop processes that are continuously under control and hence allow real-time release.
Last application date: 2010-07-31 12:00

(http://www.ugent.be/en/news/vacancies/scientific)

Through the Hungarian Scholarship Board Office, the Hungarian Minister of Education and Culture offers scholarships for foreign students and professors of higher education institutions as well as research fellows who intend to gain further professional experience in Hungarian institutions of higher education or research. Scholarships can be applied for under two systems:

BILATERAL AGREEMENTS

The Office of the Hungarian Scholarship Board (hereinafter HSB) welcomes applications by citizens of countries (and territories) that have a valid/effective educational co-operation programme with Hungary, or a bilateral agreement signed by the Hungarian Government or the Ministry of Education and Culture of Hungary and the relevant ministry of the given country (or territory). Assessment and shortlisting of applications is conducted by the relevant home country (or territory) scholarship authority or Ministry of Education, as well as dissemination of all information regarding the application procedure and deadlines. The list of countries (or territories) and contact information on the partner scholarship offices can be found on our webpage (http://www.scholarship.hu/static/angol/partners/).

Although the Hungarian Scholarship Board accepts applications from these countries (or territories) submitted directly to its Office, please note that the applications evaluated and forwarded by the home country (or territory) authorities always take precedence.

COUNTRIES WHOSE CITIZENS MAY APPLY ONLY ON THE BASIS OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS:

Afghanistan, Lithuania, Mongolia, Palestine, Ukraine, Yemen and Vietnam.

SCHOLARSHIP POOL

In 2005 the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Hungary established a “scholarship pool”, a scholarship system of various types of scholarships, allowing for applications from the following countries/territories:
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korean Republic, Kuwait, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom.

Citizens of Austria can also apply for Hungarian scholarships through the Stiftung Aktion Österreich-Ungarn (www.omaa.elte.hu).
SCHOLARSHIP TYPES

Applicants can apply for all scholarship types in the “scholarship pool” system. The scholarships offered in the bilateral agreements announced by the foreign partners are also categorized according to these scholarship types. In some cases the co-operation programme/bilateral agreement does not contain all the scholarships listed under the pool programme, hence they may not figure among the scholarships announced by the partner office. For citizens of countries that have a bilateral agreement and a partner scholarship office it is recommended to submit their applications directly to HSB, in the pool system, in case the bilateral agreement does not allow for a specific type of scholarship listed in the pool programme.

Applicants are exempt who gained admission to a tuition-free program at an institution of higher education (state-financed university, full-time program), where the working language is different from Hungarian.

The following scholarships are available in the Academic Year 2010/2011:

A – semester / partial studies (3-10 months)
Can be applied for by: undergraduate (BA/BSc) and graduate (MA/MSc) students, especially those majoring in Hungarian Language and Literature, as well as graduating students working on their theses, and students enrolled in “single track” university programmes (such as General Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacology, Veterinary Studies, Architecture and Jurisprudence). Before application, students are required to have completed minimum two semesters at their home institutions. For Type A scholarship, an applicant may submit an application only on one occasion during his/her BA studies, and on another occasion during his/her MA studies.

B – postgraduate studies, research (3-21 days or 1-10 months)
Can be applied for by: applicants holding a Master’s degree or an equivalent university degree, including PhD students who intend to do research for their dissertation, yet wish to stay in Hungary for less than 12 months. (However, PhD students cannot acquire credits at their host universities.)

C/1 – full PhD programme (36 months)
Only students proficient in Hungarian can apply, the scholarship is conditional upon successful entrance exam / admission to the respective doctoral school.

C/2 – partial PhD studies (12 months)
Applicants must be enrolled in a PhD programme at an accredited institution of higher education in his/her home country or in a foreign country (but not in Hungary).

D – postdoctoral studies / research (1-10 months)
Applicants must have a PhD or an equivalent degree.

E – research stay (3-21 days or 1-10 months)
For associate or higher ranking professors or for researchers holding minimum a PhD or an equivalent degree.

F – summer courses in the summer of 2009 (1-4 weeks)
Courses must be chosen only from the list of Summer Courses 2010 published on the HSB website.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

These scholarships allow for study or research in any field of arts and sciences during the granted period at an accredited Hungarian higher education or research institution to be determined in advance.
Semester, partial, postgraduate studies and doctoral programmes must be carried out in state-financed institutions where no tuition fee is required. For Type A scholarship, an applicant may submit an application only on one occasion during his/her BA studies, and on another occasion during his/her MA studies.
Type A (semester /partial studies) and type C1/C2 (full PhD and partial PhD studies) scholarships may not be extended. Type B (postgraduate studies), D (postdoctoral studies, research), and E (research stay) scholarships may be extended exceptionally, only under special circumstances, on one occasion. The scholarships are valid only for studies and research purposes in Hungary. HSB scholarships can only be used for conducting studies or research in Hungary, which means that scholarship-holders must stay in Hungary during the whole period of their studies or research.

The scholarships are awarded for the summer of 2010, or the academic year of 2010-2011, and these latter ones must be finished by 30 June 2011 at the latest.

CASES OF NON-ELIGIBILITY

Foreign citizens with a residence permit or in the course of applying for a residence permit in Hungary cannot apply.
Men and women, who have an employment contract or employment relationship as defined by the law in Hungary cannot apply.
Students applying for part-time or correspondence study programmes cannot apply.
Students applying for non state-financed universities cannot apply.
Students admitted to tuition fee-paying institutions of higher education cannot apply.

http://www.scholarship.hu/static/angol/general

Countries

The program is only available to citizens of the following countries: Albania, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Kenya, Kosovo, Mali, Moçambique, Moldova, Rwanda, Serbia, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. About 40 scholarships will be offered for the academic year. Important dates Prior to applying for a scholarship, application to the master’s degree program must be made via the online application service for master’s programs in Sweden at www.studera.nu.

Scholarship benefits and period
The scholarship amount is SEK 8,000 per month and the scholarship is only awarded for programs starting in fall semester. The scholarships are usually granted for one academic year, i.e. for two semesters at a time, but will be extended for programs longer than two semesters provided that study results are satisfactory.

How to apply
Prior to applying for a scholarship, application to the master’s degree program must be made via the online application service for master’s programs in Sweden at www.studera.nu.After you have applied to a master’s degree program, the application procedure for scholarships will then open in February. Only a limited number of Swedish master programs will be eligible for scholarships next year. The selection of master programs will take place in January and the list will be published together with the call for applications in February.

The eligible master programs will be within the following study areas: agriculture and forestry, environmental studies, natural sciences (biotechnology, energy), democracy/human rights/gender issues, peace and development studies, economics and entrepreneurship, education, engineering, health science/medicine, information and communication technology, international relations, media and journalism, law/ international law, social issues, spatial/urban planning and real estate management. The list of applicants who will receive a scholarship will be announced at the SI website, www.si.se and at www.studyinsweden.se in the beginning of June

Who is eligible?
The scholarships are intended for guest students belonging to the above mentioned target group for full time temporary studies in Sweden starting in fall semester 2010. There is no age limit for scholarship holders.You are not eligible for this scholarship if any of the following is true:

* You have already lived in Sweden for two years or more when the scholarship period is due to begin.
* You have a Swedish permanent residence permit or a work permit.
* You have a previously been awarded a Swedish Institute scholarship for studies at the master’s level or research at a Swedish university.

However, students who have attended a Swedish Institute summer course in Swedish language or the Swedish Institute Summer University may apply.

Travel grants
Scholarship holders from ODA countries will receive travel support in connection with the scholarship. The travel grant is a lump sum, given only once. Citizens from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo, Moldova and Serbia, will receive SEK 5,000. Citizens from the remaining countries receive SEK 10,000.

Insurance
Scholarship holders are insured by the Swedish State Group Insurance against illness and accident during the scholarship period.

Scholarship limitations
The scholarship is designed to cover living costs for the scholarship holder. There are no grants for family members.

Scholarship holders following a two year master’s degree program are permitted to spend a maximum of one semester abroad in connection with their studies while retaining the scholarship.

The granted scholarship period cannot be altered or extended.

Moreinfo: http://www.studyinsweden.se/Scholarships/SI-scholarships/Guest-Scholarship-Program/Masters-level/