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19.10.09

The University of Wisconsin offers The Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarships to US Citizens or Permanent Resident Aliens for the year 2010/11 in USA

The University of Wisconsin offers The Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarships to US Citizens or Permanent Resident Aliens for the year 2010/11 in USA

Established by congress in 1992, the Udall scholarships honor the legacy Congressman Morris K. Udall. They support students in two areas: students who have demonstrated outstanding potential and a commitment to pursuing careers related to the environment; and Native American and Alaskan Native students who have demonstrated potential and commitment to pursuing careers in tribal policy or tribal health care.

Eligibility:

Apply as a sophomore or junior (1–2 additional years of undergraduate study)
Enrolled full-time during scholarship year
College GPA of at least a “B” (ideally much higher)
U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien.

Application Procedure:

Applicants must seek university endorsement by submitting a completed Udall application to the UW–Madison selection committee, which may nominate up to six candidates annually. The application, which is available on the Udall website, includes a resume, short essays, transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and a 600-word essay exploring a legislative act, public speech or policy statement by Morris Udall.
Submit applications to: Udall Selection Committee, c/o Undergraduate Academic Awards Office, 271 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706.

Selection Criteria:

Commitment to a career environmental policy, or tribal policy or healthcare
Appropriate field of study, career objectives
Relevant coursework, service work, research, leadership activities
Academic performance and writing and analytical skills.

Amount of the Scholarships:

$5,000.

Application Deadline:

December 7, 2009


Source:

http://provost.wisc.edu/uaa/awards/udall.html

BUNAC offers The Howard Crew Green Cheese Prizes for the year 2010/11 in London

BUNAC offers The Howard Crew Green Cheese Prizes for the year 2010/11 in London

Introduced in honour of Howard Crew, General Secretary of BUNAC for 25 years, the Green Cheese Awards consist of the Green Cheese Scholarships and the Green Cheese Prizes and are awarded on a competitive basis. The unique nature of the awards reflects the personality and sense of humour of Howard Crew.


Eligibility:

The Green Cheese Prizes are awarded on a competitive basis for the best accounts of experiences while taking part in a BUNAC programme.

Application Procedure:

Applicants may submit their account in any medium, or combination of media such as sketched/paintings, writing, photography, video, audio or film. Humour must play an important part in the entry.
Please send your entry, along with this completed form to: BUNAC, Green Cheese Prizes, 16 Bowling Green Lane, London EC1R 0QH.

Selection Criteria:

The decision of the judging committee is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the competition results. The judging panel will base their decisions on the overall quality of presentation and originality of the entry. Humour should play an important part in the entry. Submissions which have previously been published elsewhere, including on the internet, will not be accepted. Reproduced e-mail accounts are also not acceptable.

Amount of the Prize:

£1000.

Application Submission Deadline:

20th November, 2009.

Application Form:

Please visit http://www.bunac.org.uk/uk/awards/greenCheesePrize2010.pdf


Source:

http://www.bunac.org.uk/uk/awards/

The Goldsmiths CSC Postgraduate Scholarships for 2010/11 Developed Commonwealth Countries Students , London University, UK

The Goldsmiths offers The CSC Postgraduate Scholarships for the academic year 2010/11 to Developed Commonwealth Countries Students at Goldsmiths, London University, UK

There are a number of scholarships available to postgraduate students (Master’s, Research and split-site) who are from Australia, The Bahamas, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Malta, New Zealand or Singapore. These scholarships provide full tuition fees, living costs, airfares and allowances, and are jointly funded by the UK Government and Goldsmiths.


Eligibility:

Postgraduate students (Master’s, Research and split-site) who are from Australia, The Bahamas, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Malta, New Zealand or Singapore.


Application Procedure:

Once you have confirmed eligibility and application procedure with the appropriate nominating Agency/University and if instructed by them, please make an application by following this link to our Electronic Application System to be submitted to the Nominating Agency as directed.


Selection Criteria:

Applications are considered according to the following selection criteria:

Academic merit of the candidate
The quality of the proposal
The potential of the candidate to lead in the pursuit of global excellence inresearch and knowledge

Application Deadline:

31 December 2009 (for nominations by agencies)


Source:

http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/costs/international/cscdevelopedcommonwealthscholarships/

The Karim Rida Said Foundation offers Postgraduate Scholarships for the academic year 2010/11 at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

The Karim Rida Said Foundation offers Postgraduate Scholarships for the academic year 2010/11 at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

The Said Foundation provide full and partial scholarships to students from Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine or Syria to study for a Master’s degree for one year. The scholarships are co-funded by Goldsmiths who pay a percentage of the tuition fees on behalf of successful applicants.

Eligibility:

To be eligible to apply for a Said Foundation Scholarship you need to:

have a good first degree
provide evidence of your proficiency in English
be under forty years of age
be Jordanian, Lebanese, Syrian or Palestinian (including Palestinians inside Israel) and be resident in the Middle East
demonstrate that your chosen course of study will be of use to your home country or the Middle East region
have at least two years’ work experience
apply for a place on a course at one of the Foundation’s partner universities (includes Goldsmiths)
sign a binding undertaking to apply the skills and knowledge you have gained in one of the Foundation’s target countries.

Application Procedure:

The following documents are required to be submitted along with the application form:

Copies of offer letters from British universities
Transcripts and translations of university results and of high school results (Tawjihi/Bacc.etc)
IELTS or TOEFL certificate
A completed “Financial Summary” sheet.
Submit 2 copies of your application form and supporting papers.
You must return your application form to a British Council office in Amman, Beirut, Damascus, East Jerusalem or Gaza by 31 January, 2010.

Application Form:

Please visit http://www.saidfoundation.org/whatwedo/downloads/Application_form_2010.pdf.


Selection Criteria:

The selection panel will look at the applicant’s academic record, financial need, likelihood to succeed in their proposed course, usefulness of subject to the applicant’s country, motivation, future career intentions and practical ability to make use of the knowledge to be gained in the UK on return to the Middle East and personality.


Application Deadline:

31 January 2010.

Source:

http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/costs/international/karimridasaidfoundationscholarships/


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