Switzerland: MS Scholarships at ETH Zurich, highly paid

Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme / Master Scholarship Programme

ETH Zurich supports excellent students wishing to pursue a Master’s degree at ETH with two scholarship programmes:

Under the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) students receive a special scholarship for the duration of their programme as well as specific supervision. The scholarship covers the full study and living costs during their Master’s degree course.

Under the Master Scholarship Programme (MSP) students receive a partial stipend during their Master’s degree course and the offer of an assistantship.

https://www.ethz.ch/en/studies/financial/scholarships/excellencescholarship.html

Singapore: PhD Scholarships at SUTD

Deadline: 30 April 2015

Please note that applications received after 30 April 2015 will be considered for the January 2016 intake. However, the University reserves the right to offer some applicants admission into the September 2015 intake, depending on the timeline and availability of places.

Application Process

Submit your online application to SUTD at https://admissions.sutd.edu.sg/phd.  You are encouraged to submit your online application early.

The online application will take about 15 to 20 minutes to complete. To expedite the process, please have all your softcopy documents ready for upload.  Key information required are as follows:

1. Original Undergraduate and/or Master's transcripts and degree certificates.  
   For non-English documents, an official English translation must be provided at your expense.  Please provide your latest official transcripts and official letter of certification from your institution stating the expected date of graduation or award of degree if you have not graduated from your degree programme.
   
2. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score report 
   If the medium of instruction during your undergraduate studies was not in English, please submit your IELTS or TOEFL scores no later than 2 weeks after the application deadline. 
   
3. Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) score report
   If you have not taken the GRE, please arrange to take it soonest and send in the results no later than 2 weeks after the application deadline. Please note that the SUTD DI code is 7398. 
   GRE required: ASD
   GRE recommended: EPD, ESD and ISTD
   
4. Portfolios, awards, publications, web links to personal portfolio etc. (if applicable) 
   
5. Names & E-mail Addresses of 3 Recommenders
   Recommenders should preferably be faculty members who can comment on your scholastic capabilities and achievements, as well as your ability to complete the programme.  Please ensure that you inform your recommenders about the nomination before submitting their contacts to SUTD as they are required to send in their recommendations online within 1 week after your PhD application submission. 
   
6. A copy of your Identity Card or relevant pages of your Passport
   
7. A Statement of Objectives
   A Statement of Objectives (about 3,000 words) stating your experience, research interest and passion for the topic of study.

Short-listed applicants may be asked to attend Skype interviews or in some cases, face-to-face or telephone interviews may be arranged.

http://www.sutd.edu.sg/phd_application.aspx

Luxembourgh: Multiple BS/MS internships/projects

Deadlines: Multiple

Master/Bachelor thesis projects

SnT, University of Luxembourg offers Master thesis projects up to 6 months in an international and research intensive environment. You will be working closely with our researchers on a thesis topic linked to one of our research projects. Upon agreement with your host institution, SnT can cover your additional expenses up to 850 EUR/month.

Requirements:

• Enrollment in a Masters level program at a recognized university
• Strong academic background as required by the project
• Valid stay permit in Luxembourg if non EU citizen
• Adequate knowledge of English

Applications: If you are interested in one of the projects below, please submit an application (CV, cover letter, transcripts) to the contact person indicating during which period you wish to start the project. For local students, please address yourself directly to the contact person of the corresponding project.

FURTHER DETAILS/HOW TO APPLY

Denmark: PhD scholarships in multiple fields

Deadline: 1 May 2015

Multiple PhD positions at Aarhus University in Denmark.

May 2015 Call
Applications are invited for admission to GSST, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Aarhus University. The present call is aimed at students starting 1 May 2015 or later. The call is based on applicants with an academic record corresponding to at least a bachelor’s degree.

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UK:Graduate And Undergraduate Scholarships At UCL

Graduate Scholarships:

British Chevening Scholarships

Deadline:01/11/2014

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. Applicants should be high calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership. Chevening Scholars come from over 118 countries worldwide (excluding the USA and the EU), and this year the Scholarships will support approximately 600 established or emerging leaders. There are over 41,000 Chevening alumni around the world who together comprise an influential and highly regarded global network.The Scholarships are awarded to outstanding scholars with leadership potential. Awards are typically for a one-year Master’s degree. 

Further Information

Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan

The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan provides opportunities for Commonwealth students and academics to pursue advanced academic study at graduate level in other Commonwealth countries. Scholarships are intended for men and women, in equal measure, of high intellectual promise who may be expected to make a significant contribution to their own countries on their return from study abroad. Around 1000 students come to the UK each year under this scheme. Scholarships for undergraduate studies are available only in the most exceptional cases.

c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities

Woburn House

20-24 Tavistock Square

London WC1H 9HF

UK

Applicants should contact the Commonwealth Scholarship Agency in their own country (usually the Ministry of Education). Enquiries in the UK should be addressed to:

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK

Further Information

UCL - United World Colleges - Undergraduate International Outreach Bursaries

Deadline:28/02/2015

University College London (UCL) and United World Colleges (UWC) have agreed to collaborate in a scheme to enable graduates of a UWC, who are financially unable to study in the UK, to pursue full-time undergraduate studies at UCL. With this scheme UCL supports the aims of UWC to make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. Two bursaries are available annually for UWC-nominated students who have firmly accepted their UCL admissions offer. 

Applicants must:

• Be a final-year IB diploma student attending a United World College (or completed their studies in the preceding calendar year - candidates from Waterford Kamhlaba UWC only).
• Apply for admission through UCAS by January for a full-time undergraduate degree programme of study at UCL and firmly accept your UCL offer.
• Be assessed as paying overseas tuition fees; and
• Lack the financial means necessary to pursue undergraduate degree studies at UCL.

Each bursary will consist of full tuition fees and a maintenance allowance for the duration of the student’s programme of study, as well as international economy air travel to/from the UK at the beginning and end of the bursary-holder’s degree programme. The maintenance allowance will normally rise each year in line with inflation but at the absolute discretion of UCL. In addition, the bursary includes an allowance (on request and up to a specified maximum sum per bursary holder) to permit two members of the bursary-holder’s family to attend their graduation ceremony. Annual renewal of the bursary is subject to good academic progress by the student.

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Opportunities For PhD Students

CANADA: Graduate Scholarships at University of Toronto

Ontario Trillium Scholarships:

​​The Ontario Trillium Scholarships (OTS) program is a significant initiative to attract more of the best qualified international students to Ontario for PhD studies.

The effective value to each student is $40,000 total (including tuition). The University of Toronto has 15 awards to allocate each year.

The OTS is held for four years and renewed to the student for each of the three years following the first year provided the student maintains good academic standing and continues to meet recipient eligibility requirements.

Eligibility:

Nominees must:

• be an international student;
• be intending to pursue a full-time PhD program within the funded cohort;
• begin their program in September of an academic year;
• have achieved an A- average in each of the last two years of full-time study;
• not have completed more than one year of PhD studies prior to receipt of the OTS;
• not currently be studying at an Ontario institution; and
• not concurrently accept Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), or the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), or be in receipt of an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), or the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) award.

For the 2015-16 competition, applications are accepted only via nominations by the graduate units. Students interested in the Ontario Trillium Scholarship (OTS) are encouraged to contact their graduate unit when applying for admission to the University of Toronto. Application deadlines are set by the individual graduate units.

Further Information:

Ontario Graduate Scholarship:

The value of the OGS is $5,000 p​er term. Thus, awardees may receive $10,000 for two consecutive terms or $15,000 for three consecutive terms. In all instances, the awarding graduate unit will contribute to one third the cost of the total award received by the students.

Each scholarship is tenable for a minimum of one year (i.e., two consecutive or three academic terms) up to a maximum of two years (six academic terms)​. The value and duration of each OGS award will be determined by the awarding graduate unit and detailed in the offer letter.

Eligibility:

Foreign students who are studying or plan to study at the University of Toronto under a temporary resident visa (student study permit) are eligible for a set number of OGS awards.

Be registered or intend to register in an eligible program on a full time basis. An eligible program is defined as a full-time program of study of two or three terms at the University of Toronto leading to a graduate degree. A full time student is one who is in at least 60% of a full course load (40% for students with a permanent disability) or as defined by their institution.

At minimum, meet the following OGS academic requirements of an A- (80%) average:

• If in the first or second year of graduate studies at the time of application the student must have an overall average of at least A-, or the equivalent, on the most recently completed 20 one-term/semester courses, or the equivalent, completed.
  
• If in the third year of graduate studies at the time of application the student must have an overall average of at least A- or the equivalent, on all graduate courses completed.
• ​If master's or doctoral degree marks used for calculating an applicant's grade point average (GPA) are not available (for example, courses were graded on a pass-fail basis), then the university will use the most recently available undergraduate or graduate marks to calculate a student's GPA.

Applying:

Applicants must submit an OGS application to their proposed graduate unit using the U of T School of Graduate Studies centralized online OGS application. Each graduate unit will have their own internal submission deadline to which applicants must adhere.

Once completed and submitted online, the entire application will be available to the proposed graduate unit(s) for review and consideration.

Important note for prospective students: Students must submit an OGS application to each institution for which they are seeking admission. OGS awards are no longer transferrable from one university to another.

Important note for visa students: Applicants holding or will be holding a valid student visa by the graduate unit’s OGS visa application deadline (or at the graduate unit’s discretion by April 9, 2015 at the latest) are eligible to apply following the same application process and internal deadlines set by their current or proposed graduate unit. Graduates units will select and forward a limited number of applications to the School of Graduate Studies to compete in a centralized adjudication​.

Further Information:

Connaught International Scholarship for Doctoral 

Students:

The award value to the Connaught scholar is $35,000.00 total per year, which includes the cost of domestic rate tuition, incidental fees and the program's standard minimum stipend. This scholarship is renewable and will continue in the same form throughout the standard period of the program's funding commitment. ​

Eligibility:

​​​Nominees must be new international applicants who have or will be offered admission to full-time doctoral or doctoral-stream programs with a funding commitment.

Nominees' graduate programs must begin in the Fall.

Nominees must not have been previously registered at U of T.

Nominees who will begin as master's students in a doctoral-stream program must intend to transfer to the graduate unit's doctoral program within the standard reclassification time period.

If successful, recipients who later become permanent residents of Canada will continue to be eligible for the balance of their renewable Connaught.

Nominations are made by graduate units in the Winter session based on admission applications. 

Further Information:

UK:Graduate Scholarships At Oxford University

Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme:

Deadline:14/03/2015

Scholarships are awarded on a 50% grant : 50% loan basis through a competitive application process once a year in June or July.
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. 
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.

Preference is given to students under 30 years of age.

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The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds

Deadline:01/02/2015

The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds awards PhD fellowships to outstanding junior scientists (max. age: 27 years) who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately 3 years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.The fellowship comprises a competitive monthly stipend that is initially granted for 2 years and that can be extended for up to another 12 months. Participation in international scientific conferences is also supported. In addition, fellowship holders are offered personal support, seminars to discuss their projects, communication training and alumni meetings, and thus can become part of a worldwide network.

Further Information

The Claes Isacson Scholarship

Deadline:11/04/2015

The Claes Isacson Scholarship is awarded annually and amounts to USD 20,000 which may be awarded to one student or split between several students focusing on subjects related to the shipping industry and/or the marine insurance business.
The applicant must be 18 years of age or older and must have commenced studies at a university or equivalent educational institution focusing on subjects related to, or of importance to, the shipping industry and/or the marine insurance business.The applicant should outline future career plans and describe the extent he/she wishes to work in the shipping and marine insurance business. 

The Scholarship is open to students from any country.

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The IDB Merit Scholarship Programme for High Technology

Deadline:31/12/2014

The Programme offers scholarships for study and research at two levels: 

(i) 3-year Ph.D. study/ research
(ii) 6-12 months of Post-Doctoral research.

To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must meet the following basic criteria:

• Age not over 

1. 35 years for Ph.D. study
2.  40 years for Post-Doctoral research;

• Attached to a research/academic/development institution in science and technology in their respective country;

• Must possess the required academic background in the related field of their proposed study/research and have some professional/research experience in the respective field;

• Demonstrate that the research proposal has scientific and technological relevance with the objective of meeting the priority development needs of the country;

• Have good command of the language of the institution of study and the ability to conduct scientific work in it.

The scholarship covers the following benefits and entitlements:

• All academic expenses

• Living allowances

• Health Insurance

• Round trip air-tickets to and from place of study

• Conference Participation allowance

• Scientific Paper preparation allowance

• Computer allowance (for Ph.D. only)

• Family allowance (for Ph.D. only)

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The Rhodes Scholarships

A Rhodes Scholarship covers all University and College fees, a personal stipend and one economy class airfare to Oxford at the start of the Scholarship, as well as an economy flight back to the student's home country at the conclusion of the Scholarship.
The following eligibility criteria apply to all applicants for the Rhodes Scholarships: Citizenship & residency: Each applicant must fulfil the citizenship and residency requirements of the Rhodes constituency for which they are applying.  Please check the detailed information carefully via the country links. 
Age: Age limits vary between constituencies and range from a minimum age limit of 18 to a maximum of 28 by 1 October of the year following selection. In most constituencies, the age limit is 24 or 25. Please check carefully the specific age requirements for your constituency before applying.  Successful candidates will arrive in Oxford the October following the selection process.  The Scholarship may not normally be deferred.
Education: All applicants must have achieved academic standing sufficiently advanced to assure completion of a bachelor's degree by the October following election. Academic standing must be sufficiently high to ensure admission to the University of Oxford, which has very competitive entry requirements, and to give confidence that Rhodes Scholars will perform to a high academic standard in Oxford. Individual constituencies may specify a 1st or equivalent.  Some constituencies require an undergraduate degree to have been taken within the constituency of application.
All candidates for the Scholarship should read the information about the Scholarships applicable globally, and then proceed to their country-specific page. Online application is not available for applicants to New Zealand and Pakistan.

Further Information

Clarendon Fund

Deadline:01/01/2015

The Clarendon Fund offers around 140 full scholarships every year to academically excellent graduate students from all around the world. Clarendon Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and potential across all degree-bearing subjects at graduate level at the University of Oxford. The scholarships cover tuition and college fees as well as a generous grant for living expenses, and all graduate applicants who apply for study at the University by the January deadline, in their respective year of entry, will be automatically considered for this prestigious scholarship funding.

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Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Scheme

Deadline:09/01/2015

The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £11,376). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.

You must not be at present living or studying in a developed country and must not have undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country. You must also be willing to confirm in writing that neither you, nor your family, are able to pay for you to study in the UK (you will be asked to confirm this if you are nominated for the scholarship by Oxford; you do not need to provide confirmation in advance).

You must be willing to return to your home country as soon as your award comes to an end.

If you do not apply as detailed above by the deadline, you will not be considered for this scholarship.

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Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme

Deadline:09/01/2015The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £13,863). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.You should be applying to start a new full-time graduate course at Oxford.Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the additional criteria outlined on the Ertegun supporting statement form

This scholarship is not open to candidates applying for postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma courses, part-time courses or non-matriculated courses. This scholarship is also not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2015-16.

If your scholarship is offered for a course lasting more than one year, the continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based upon satisfactory academic progress.

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Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) 

Scholarships

Deadline:09/01/2015

The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £13,863). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.

This scholarship is not open to candidates applying for postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma courses, part-time courses or non-matriculated courses. This scholarship is also not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2015-16. 

If your scholarship is offered for a course lasting more than one year, the continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based upon satisfactory academic progress.

Further Information

Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarship in 

the Humanities

Deadline:23/01/2015

The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £15,000). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.

You should be applying to start a new DPhil course in history, literature or languages at Oxford.

This scholarship is not open to candidates applying for part-time courses. This scholarship is also not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2015-16.

The continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based upon satisfactory academic progress.

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Vicky Noon Educational Foundation Oxford 

Scholarships

Deadline:09/01/2015

The size and duration of awards vary according to each scholar's circumstances. In recent years these have ranged from partial awards (for example, a contribution of £3,000) to fully-funded scholarships (covering all fees and living costs).

You must be a national of and ordinarily resident in Pakistan. You should be intending to return to Pakistan once your course is completed. If you have previously studied outside Pakistan you will not normally be considered.

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, financial need and the potential social contribution made by the applicant on their return to Pakistan.

This scholarship is not open to candidates applying for postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma courses, part-time courses or non-matriculated courses. This scholarship is also not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2015-16.

Further Information

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