International students - guide to minimum academic eligibility for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework scholarships
In 2011, only citizens of Indonesia, Korea, Thailand and Vietnam are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
All University of Adelaide scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit. The selection process for a University of Adelaide scholarship is extremely competitive and in order to even be considered for a scholarship, extremely high academic achievement is required.
Meeting minimum academic eligibility scores does not mean that a scholarship is guaranteed - this is the minimum academic eligibility
to be considered for a scholarship.
If you have not achieved the minimum academic eligibility as outlined in the relevant table below, you will be unable to apply for a University of Adelaide scholarship.
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The University of Sydney invites candidates who are eligible to undertake a Postgraduate Research Degree or Master's by Research program at this University to apply for the University of Sydney International Research Scholarship (USydIS).
Objective:
The objective of the USydIS is to attract top quality international postgraduate students to undertake research projects which will enhance the University's research activities. The USydIS is open to all research disciplines, however participation in the USydIS program each semester is at the discretion of the Dean of each faculty. These scholarships will be awarded to eligible applicants twice a year – in October/November in conjunction with the International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) for commencement in Semester 1 (March), and in early April for commencement in Semester 2 (July).
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The Universität Bern offers six Excellence Grants for international students who wish to do a Master's programme beginning in autumn 2011/2012.
The grant consists of 1600 CHF per month for the duration of the Master's programme.
All Master’s programmes of the University of Bern are offered except “Biomedical Sciences”.
Application files will be examined by a selection committee. Criteria for selection are academic excellence and the candidate's potential and motivation.
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The joint International Master in Rural Development (IMRD), part of the European Erasmus Mundus program, offers the opportunity to study the European vision on rural development in its diversity of approaches and applications, on a scholarship provided by the European Union (as of 2010-2011 also for European students).
The objective is to train specialists in integrated rural development, focussed on socio-economic and institutional aspects, not only from the European Union but also from developed, developing and transition countries outside the European Union through a 2 year master program (120 ECTS) jointly organised by seven European leading institutes in agricultural economics and rural development.
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We propose an integrated two-year world-class Masters Course in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management (SUFONAMA). The overall objective is to provide a top-level programme that qualifies graduates to deal with the huge challenges in Europe’s pursuit of an evermore sustainable management of her natural resources, namely, that the management of forests and nature areas must be seen in an integrated landscape context. To obtain the SUFONAMA double degree and the Diploma Supplement, students have to acquire 120 ECTS credits by studying at two Consortium institutions, acquiring at least 60 ECTS credits at each. All SUFONAMA modular activities are completed in English. Due to the one-year Course components, SUFONAMA encourages its student body to engange in local language studies available at all the partner institutions. The total students population is expected to be 150.
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Have you heard about the alligators lurking in Manhattan's sewers? They're not there! In reality, this is just an urban legend...a myth...and myths exist everywhere, even in the land of college scholarships, where skilled mythmakers churn them out.
There are a lot of valid reasons why college scholarship myths take hold, but unfortunately, those myths often keep students from applying for awards they could very well win. It's not true that they're only for valedictorians or the very poor -- academic institutions offer vastly different award programs with a wide variety of eligibility requirements.
Fortunately, many people who deal with undergraduate scholarships and financial aid go out of their way to address these myths, and one of those people is Marvin Carmichael. As past Chairman of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), he's familiar with the misunderstandings people have about student scholarships and financial aid. He's since brought his expertise into his role as Director of Financial Aid at Clemson University.
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With thousands of college scholarships out there, how do you know if that too-good-to-be-true scholarship is just that? You have to check it out! In many cases, there will be red flags that should trigger you to look closer and help keep you from getting trapped in deception and disappointment.
College scholarship scams: the fee factor
Some things are obvious once you know what to look for, but others can be hard to unearth. If you find yourself receiving college scholarship offers that seemed to just magically appear, be on the lookout for the following:
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The Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University's Center for International Development offers doctoral, post-doctoral, and mid-career fellowships in Sustainability Science. The fellowships are tenable at the Center for International Development during Harvard's academic year beginning in September 2011. Fellowships are available for 10 months (September 2011-May 2012), 12 months (September 2011-August 2012), the fall semester or spring semester (mid-career fellows only), or for two academic years (post-doctoral fellows only) (September 2011-August 2013).
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