GBS Goethe Scholarship 2010 for EMBA and Full-time MBA Program

Goethe Business School (GBS) offers “Goethe Scholarships” to highly-talented and ambitious applicants who wish to study in the prestigious Goethe Executive MBA in Alliance with Duke or the brand new Goethe Full-Time MBA program. The “Goethe Scholarships” cover up to 55% of tuition and will vary based on the applicant’s profile.

Both programs target high-potential professionals aspiring to lead in a global world. Participants come from diverse academic and professional backgrounds. For more information and program brochures please visit our website www.gbs.uni-frankfurt.de

SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS

The Goethe Scholarship is open to all applicants. In order to qualify, candidates have to complete (1) the online application for either MBA program and (2) complete an additional essay, which is listed on the online application. Afterwards, a decision regarding the scholarship will be made along with the admissions decision. This usually takes approximately 3-4 weeks. Please note:

• The scholarship amount granted may vary based on each individual profile and demonstrated financial need.
• Applicants who receive financial support from their company may not qualify for certain scholarships.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The link to the online application can be found under:

http://goethe.topapply.com/mba

The complete online application for either program consists of the following:

•  Completed online application form
• Current resume in English
• Two online recommendations
• Three essays, one of them addressing financial need and academic and professional achievement in particular
• GMAT official score report (for Full-Time MBA applicants)
• TOEFL official score (minimum score of 95, waivers possible)
• Official university transcripts in English or German
• A non–refundable application fee of €130,00.

PROGRAM START & APPLICATION DEADLINES

The Goethe EMBA and the Goethe Full-Time MBA begin annually in September.

Application deadlines for both programs are:

• January 15, 2009 (15% tuition discount*)
• April 15, 2009 (10% tuition discount*)
• July 1, 2009

PROGRAM COSTS

	Goethe EMBA	Goethe MBA
Regular program tuition (2009 intake)	€ 46,000	€ 18,000
Less tuition discount (up to 15%)	€ 6,900	€ 2,700
Less scholarship (max. amount)	€ 23,000	€ 10,000
Minimum total tuition	€ 16,100	€ 5,300

Tuition includes costs for international residencies, e.g. housing and meals. It does not include travel expenses, hardware and private expenditures.

Goethe Full-Time MBA students also have the opportunity to offset living expenses (circa €5,000) with internship remuneration.

*Tuition discounts are granted to admitted applicants who submit a complete program application package by the respective deadline.

Goethe Business School
Frankfurt University
House of Finance
Gruneburgplatz 1
60323 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 69 798 33500
Fax: +49 (0) 69 798 33530
Email: info@gbs.uni-frankfurt.de
www.gbs.uni-frankfurt.de

For further details please open the following link:

http://www.goethe-business-school.de/en/Full-Time-MBA/Financial-Aid-Scholarships.html

[Belgium] Master in International and Development Economics: CUD Scholarships 2010

The objective of the programme is to train students in economic policy and help them become actors of development.

The programme has a three-sided approach :

• it analyses macroeconomic and trade policy issues related to economic growth and global economic integration;
• it discusses the institutional structures required for the effective working of a market economy;
• it explores strategies of poverty reduction.

This approach aims at imparting to the students a comprehensive view so that they can contribute to the development of realistic and innovative structural reforms that are based on sound economic analyses and well adjusted to the social and political context of each country.

CONTENTS

The courses of the programme are structured around three main themes:

1- Macroeconomic Management of Developing Economics

2- Economic Development and International Trade

3- Institutions, Growth and Development

Students are expected to participate actively in the classes and seminars and to write a personal study project.

Conditions for admission

• A four year university degree in economics. The whole university education of the applicant must be equivalent to at least 300 credits, as assessed by the admission committee of the programme;

• A strong interest in development;

• A professional experience of at least 2 years in direct relation with one of the programme themes.

Scholarships available: 11

Duration of the course: 1 academic year (starting date for the course: 15 septembre 2010)

Language of instruction : English

Organising universities

The programme is organised by the “Economics School of Louvain” whose partners are Departments Economics of the University of Namur (Facultés Notre-Dame de la Paix) and of the Catholic University of Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve).

Most activities take place in Namur.

Coordinator: Madame Catherine GUIRKINGER

For more information:

http://www.fundp.ac.be/mc-developpement

PERSON OF CONTACT
(for more information about course)

Mrs Pierrette NOEL
Rempart de la Vierge, 8
5000 Namur – Belgique

Tél : +32 81 72 48 23
Fax : +32 81 72 48 40
pierrette.noel@fundp.ac.be

[Austria] PhD Scholarships 2010 in Finance at Vienna Graduate School of Finance

The Vienna Graduate School of Finance (VGSF) invites excellent students to apply for the PhD Program in Finance starting in fall 2010. Up to six scholarships will be offered to the best applicants.
The program is open for students from all countries with all academic specializations, provided they hold a Master degree or equivalent and have sufficient level of formal training. Students who are going to graduate soon (by June 2010) may apply, too. To participate in the selection process a candidate’s application must be received by January 7, 2010

Online Application:

http://www.wu.ac.at/lehre/en/admission/dr_phd/phdfin

The VGSF PhD program in Finance consists of two parts: rigorous coursework and work on the PhD thesis. The students attend courses covering all major topics in finance and analytical methods required for research. In particular, the courses focus on Corporate Finance, Asset Pricing and Quantitative Methods in Finance. In the past academic years students had the chance to attend courses taught by international scholars such as Tomas Björk, Christopher Hennessy, David Lando, Jacob Sagi, Rossen Valkanov, Jiang Wang and Toni Whited. After passing the required exams, students start to conduct research projects on their own. In our weekly research seminar students have the opportunity to meet internationally renowned scholars presenting their state-of-the art research.

Josef Zechner,
Director of the PhD Program

For more details please open the following link:

http://www.vgsf.ac.at/vgsf/home_vgsf

[Singapore] Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Full Scholarships 2010 for All Nationalities

The two-year Master in Public Policy (MPP) programme provides a strong foundation in conceptual and analytical skills for future public service leaders and individuals with an interest in understanding and influencing how public policy choices are made.
Areas of Concentration

In particular, MPP students deepen their understanding of a specific field by focusing on one of five areas of concentration:

• Development Studies
• Economic Policy and Analysis
• International Relations and Security Studies
• Social and Environmental Policy
• Public Management and Governance

Practical Experience

To obtain direct practical experience, students also undertake a public policy or management study, called the Policy Analysis Exercise, for a client in the public, private, or non-profit sector.

Internships

Most students also take internships with organisations that are relevant to their studies, such as the United Nations Environment Programme (Bangkok); National Economic Development Authority (Philippines); World Bank (Washington, DC); Government Investment Corporation (Singapore); and Standard Chartered Bank.

Double/Concurrent Degree Programmes

MPP students can also apply for double degree programmes with Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). The school also offers double degree programmes with NUS Faculty of Law and NUS Business School.

Students may also complete concurrent degree programmes with the NUS Faculty of Law and NUS Business School. These programmes allow the top students from the Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business Administration programmes to begin their Master in Public Policy Programme concurrently with the third or fourth year of their law or business studies.

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Grants

The School provides a number of grants to students. Although the specific value and coverage may vary, a grant will generally cover 20% of tuition fees, as well as cover additional fees and provide a modest stipend. For the remaining portion of the tuition fee not covered by the grant, grant recipients may apply to NUS for a tuition fee loan. More specific information on grants will be communicated to you if you are successful in your application.

Scholarships

The scholarships below are offered on a competitive basis. Applicants must have good academic and professional records. They must also have demonstrated leadership and a desire to contribute to public service. Not all the awards will be made unless there are candidates of sufficient merit. Scholars may not concurrently hold any other scholarship, fellowship or award without the prior approval of the School.

There is no bond or obligation for the scholar to be employed by NUS or in Singapore.

Note 1: The following items are covered by the terms of the relevant scholarships:

• A monthly stipend throughout the period of the award
• A one-time book allowance
• A one-time settling-in allowance
• Shared housing
• Tuition, health insurance, examination and other approved fees
• Cost of travel from home country to Singapore on award of the scholarship
• Cost of travel from Singapore to home country on graduation

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Graduate Scholarship

The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Graduate Scholarship is offered by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy to students who have demonstrated leadership and a desire to contribute to public service. This scholarship is available to all nationalities.

The terms of this scholarship for Singapore citizens and permanent residents are as follows:

• A monthly stipend throughout the period of the award
• A one-time book allowance
• Tuition, health insurance, examination and other approved fees

Please refer to Note 1 for the terms of this scholarship for all other nationalities.

For further details please go to:

http://www.lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/MPP_Financial_Aid.aspx

[Denmark] PhD Scholarships in Economics or Business Administration at Syddansk Universitet

Applications are invited for a number of PhD scholarships at the Department of Business and Economics, to be filled as soon as possible. The place of work will be in Odense.

The department carries out research in the following areas:

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Econometrics
• Finance
• Accounting
• Management Science

As part of the PhD programme, an individual education programme within the field of Economics or Business Administration has to be completed. You will be expected to complete a six-month stay at a research institution abroad and, over the period of the programme, to acquire experience of teaching or other types of presentation. You are also expected to participate in the various activities in the department and – apart from your stay abroad – to be routinely present at the department.

The scholarships are available to students who wish to enter the PhD programme in Economics or Business Administration, in the framework of either the 5+3 programme or the 4+4 programme. A 5+3 PhD scholarship is granted to applicants who have completed an MSc in Economics, Mathematics and Economics, Business Administration or similar. The scholarship runs for three years. A scholarship in the 4+4 programme is given to applicants who have passed the fourth year of their Master’s programme or the equivalent. The scholarship runs for a period of four years. For the first two years you will be enrolled in the PhD programme and the Master’s programme parallel to each other. During that period your pay will consist of a combination of SU student grants and salary for job assignments. After obtaining the Master’s Degree, you will enter into a salaried PhD scholarship. Pay and conditions of employment will be in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).

Information about the PhD programme at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, is available from www.sdu.dk/sam/phduk

Further information can be obtained from Head of Department, Nikolaj Malchow-Møller, tel. +45 6550 2109, e-mail: nmm@sam.sdu.dk.

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Department of Business and Economics

Application, salary, etc.:

Your employment as a Salaried PhD Research Fellow is governed by the agreement of October 1, 2008 on Graduate Employees in government appendix 5 – protocol on PhD Research Fellows.

Fill in the application form available on our web page www.sdu.dk/sam/phduk under the section Application forms for enrolment. Here you also find guidelines for preparing your project proposal. Furthermore you should submit certified copy of diploma for academic degrees including examination results, CV, project description, information on teaching experience or other forms of knowledge communication and if relevant a list of publications.

All interested persons are encouraged to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.

Please submit 5 copies of your application marked “Position No. 351/526-095681” including curriculum vitae, project description (1-3 pages), copy of diplomas and publications if any, to the University of Southern Denmark, The Faculty of Social Sciences, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark. The application must reach the University not later than December 3, 2009, at 12.00 noon.

Closing date 3 December, 2009 at 12 noon
Location: Odense

Mark application Job ID 351/526-095681 and send it to:

Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultetssekretariat
Syddansk Universitet
Campusvej 55
5230 Odense M

For further details please open the following link:

http://www.jobs.sdu.dk/vis_stilling.php?id=5479〈=eng

[Europe] The European Doctoral in Law and Economics: Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2010

The European Doctorate in Law and Economics (EDLE) is a joint international doctoral programme of three European universities with outstanding expertise in the field of Law and Economics:

• Bologna University, Italy
• Rotterdam University, Netherlands
• Hamburg University, Germany

The European Doctorate in Law and Economics offers the unique opportunity to study Law and Economics on a phd-level in three different countries. Research topics of the EDLE are chosen within the general theme of ‘Tensions between efficiency and other goals of general interest’. The programme prepares both, economists and lawyers, for an academic career in a research field of growing importance.

Scholarships and Admission

Who Can Apply?

Admission to the programme is open to applicants with a diploma or a bachelor and master degree in law or economics, or a comparable university degree (second cycle qualification) required by the partner universities for admission to doctoral studies.

EDLE is a structured programme in the economic analysis of law on a doctoral level. Therefore, a thorough previous knowledge in the field of law and economics is required, as well as basic knowledge of microeconomics and calculus. If you lack specific knowledge on the economic analysis of law, you should consider applying for the EMLE programme, where this knowledge can be acquired

Scholarships

For the academic year 2010-2011, 16 scholarships are available:

• 10 scholarships are provided by the European Commission under the Erasmus Mundus scheme (6 for Category A and 4 for Category B),

• 6 by the partner universities (University of Bologna, Hamburg Institute of Law and Economics, Rotterdam Institute of Law and Economics).

Mundus Category A scholarships are reserved to applicants who: i) do not come from an “EU-area” country (EU Member States, Iceland, Norway and Lichtenstein, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Switzerland); and ii) are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.) for a period equal or longer than a total of 12 months over the last five years in “EU-area” countries. This rule does not apply to non “EU-area” candidates who have previously received an Erasmus Mundus scholarship in order to follow an Erasmus Mundus Master Programme.

Mundus Category B scholarships are reserved to applicants who do not fulfil the Category A criteria defined above.

Mundus scholarships provide a gross income of Euro 33,600 per year, for 3 years. This roughly amounts to a net income of Euro 1600 per month.

On top of the monthly salary, Mundus scholars benefit from a fixed contribution to the travel, installation and any other types of costs for a maximum of Euro 7500 (Cat. A) or Euro 3000 (Cat B.).

Beneficiaries of Mundus scholarships will enter a full-time employment contract with the University of Bologna. Individuals who have already benefited from an Mundus doctoral scholarship are not eligible for a second grant. Mundus scholars cannot benefit from other Community grants while carrying out their doctoral activities.

The scholarships offered by the Erasmus University of Rotterdam provide a gross income of approx. €25,000 per year, for 4 years (net income of about Euro 1400 per month); those offered by the University of Bologna approx. € 13.638,47 (gross) per year for 3 years (net income of about € 1038,61), with an additional 50% increase for the periods of research spent abroad (up to 18 months total). The scholarships offered by the University of Hamburg amounts to approx. €13,200 per year for 3 years (net monthly amount € 930 after insurance deduction).

Scholarships of the different types will be awarded according to merit.

Tuition Fees

For the Academic Year 2010/2011 tuition fees amount to Euro 3,600 per year. The scholarships listed above also cover the tuition fees.

Application

Applications are submitted online and must include the following documents:

1) CV with information on academic, professional and other education (Europass model),

2) official transcripts of previous degrees (in English),

3) two reference letters,

4) a letter of motivation with a prospective research proposal and,

5) a certificate of English proficiency (FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC, British Chamber of Commerce, Trinity College, TOEFL, IELTS) in case the applicant’s native language is not English. Applicants who have attended, for a period of at least 6 months, to university courses held in English do not need to submit the certificate,

6) academic work, if available (at most two papers),

7) copy of valid ID.

The deadline for applications is:

• 31 December 2009 for Mundus Category A Scholarships

• 30 April 2010 for all other applicants.

Applications can only be submitted online from 2 November, 2009 to 31 December 2009 (Mundus Category A), and from 1st March 2010 to 30 April 2010 (all others).

Admission

Applicants will be selected on the basis of their academic merit and their capability of carrying out high-level scientific research activity in the field of the economic analysis of law, and in compliance with Mundus regulations. Good knowledge of English is a prerequisite.

In order to acquire additional information, the Selection Commission may interview short-listed applicants. The consortium follows a non-discrimination admission policy.

Mundus Category A applicants who fail to obtain the Mundus scholarships will be considered for the other scholarships offered by the consortium. Thus, Non EU-Area citizens do not need to submit their application twice.

For furthr details please open the following link:

http://www.edle-phd.eu/_rubric/index.php?rubric=Home

[Belgium] CUD Master Scholarship 2010 in Microfinance

The European Master in Microfinance is directed at students who want to obtain a specialisation in microfinance and acquire expertise by working in a developing country.

It provides students with a multidisciplinary approach to the challenges facing the microfinance sector today.

It offers the combined expertise of academics and experts working in the field. Academics from three leading universities and practitioners from non-governmental organisations have collaborated to launch this joint programme.

Deadline: February 15, 2010

Content

The programme lasts one year (60 ects) and each of three partner universities will deliver 3 to 4 lectures.

The programme unfolds in 3 periods :

• September to January : Introduction to financial management, microfinance from conception to management, monetary policy and microfinance, contracting and microfinance products, public policy in microfinance, microfinance and societies, introduction to rural development.

• February to April : 2 specialisation options :
  • Financing and management of microfinance : Topics in microfinance, case studies in microfinance, assessment of microfinance, development and ethics
  • Rural microfinance (for Erasmus students,Wageningen Universiteit) :
    Rural institutions and economic development, microfinance and marketing in developing
    countries; 1 optional course

• May to September : Students will complete a 2 to 4 months field internship preferably at microfinance institutions in developing countries

The course (all in English) take place 4 times a week from 6 pm to 9 pm. Sometimes, courses will take place on Saturday from 9.00 am to 12:00 am. and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Conditions of admission

• Applicants must already possess a master degree (BAC+5) in one of the following disciplines : development cooperation, economics, agronomy, management and finance. Exceptionnally, other qualifications may be accepted.
• Applicants must possess considerable field experience in developing countries.

Scholarships available: 12

Duration of the course : one year (starting : mid – September 2010)

Language of the course: English

Organising universities

L’Université de Mons- Faculté Warocqué d’Economie et de Gestion
Lecturer in charge : Mr. Marc LABIE

L’Université Libre de Bruxelles -Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM)
Lecturers in charge : Mrs. Ariane SZAFARZ and Mr. Marek HUDON

In Collaboration with :

L’Université Paris-Dauphine (France)
Wageningen Universiteit (The Netherlands)
and SOS Faim, CERISE, ADA, PlaNet Finance Belgique

PERSON TO CONTACT
(for additionnal information)

M. Thibaut LEJEUNE

Centre Emile Bernheim – Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM)
ULB CP 145/01
Avenue F-D. Roosevelt, 50 – 1050 Bruxelles – Belgique

Tél : +32 2 650 48 69
Fax : +32 2 650 41 88
tlejeune@ulb.ac.be

website : www.europeanmicrofinanceprogram.org

For further details please open the following link:

http://www.cud.be/content/view/441/203/lang,/