University of Leeds Scholarships

Postgraduate Scholarships at Leeds: UK/EU and International


Postgraduate Scholarships Department
University of Leeds
Subjects: All Subjects
The University of Leeds is one of the top research institutions in the UK and is a popular choice for postgraduate students.

Postgraduate students at Leeds benefit from a wide network of interdisciplinary research centres and institutes and an extensive range of facilities for study and research. Facilities include first-rate laboratories, clinical centres and computing resources, an internationally recognised library and numerous opportunities for training and development through Faculties and specialist services across the University.

Our Graduate Training Centre (http://www.leeds.ac.uk/rtd/) has a record of excellence with innovative training and development opportunities that lay emphasis on key skills that will enhance your professional career development.

SEARCH FOR POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS (TAUGHT AND RESEARCH)

The Postgraduate Scholarships website (http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk) will give you access to a searchable database of postgraduate funding opportunities at Leeds. You can search the database according to your nationality, subject and level of study (i.e. postgraduate taught or postgraduate research degrees).

POSTGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES AT LEEDS
We offer an extensive portfolio of taught and research degrees in a wide range of topics across nine Faculties.

Our research degrees are supported by internationally recognised supervisors and our teaching is research-informed, to take students to the forefront of their chosen discipline.

Faculty of Arts
www.leeds.ac.uk/arts

Faculty of Biological Sciences
www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk

Faculty of Business
www.leeds.ac.uk/lubs

Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law
www.leeds.ac.uk/essl

Faculty of Engineering
www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk

Faculty of Environment
www.leeds.ac.uk/foe/

Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
www.maps.leeds.ac.uk

Faculty of Medicine and Health
www.leeds.ac.uk/medhealth

Faculty of Performance, Visual Arts and Communications Studies
www.pvac.leeds.ac.uk

Funding information
Funding applies to:
Open to applicants from a range of countries
Contacts and how to apply
Administrative contact and how to apply:
Postgraduate Scholarships
+00 44 (0) 113 343 4044
scholarships@leeds.ac.uk
http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Research Degrees
+00 44 (0) 113 343 4006
rp_applications@leeds.ac.uk
www.leeds.ac.uk/rds

Taught Postgraduate Degrees
+00 44 (0)113 343 4044
tp_appplications@leeds.ac.uk

ASM International Fellowships

ASM International Fellowship Programs


The Program
The ASM International Fellowship Program encourages research and training collaborations in the microbiological sciences internationally.

Ÿ The Program requires a joint application from two partners - the investigator and the hosting scientist.
Ÿ A minimum of six weeks is required for participation in the program. The applicant is allowed to extend his/her stay with the host scientist for up to a maximum of 6 months if other sources of support are available. Applicants who are seeking support to extend an already extended stay, or who are unwilling to return to their home country after 6 months sojourn, are discouraged.
Ÿ Preference will be given, in order of importance to
- Investigators who have not had the opportunity to travel outside of their own country.
- Investigators who can demonstrate three years of membership in ASM or any other national microbiology society.
- Applications that have additional sources of funding which would enable the applicants to maximize their collaborations


The Fellowships

ASM International Fellowship for Asia
Funded by ASM this award offers a maximum of one fellowship to a promising young investigator in Asia who is within five years of obtaining, or in the process of obtaining, his/her Masters, PhD, or other equivalent academic degree, and who is working in any of the microbiology disciplines, to visit a host scientist in the US. The International Fellowship for Asia will award a maximum grant of $5,500. The award is not intended to provide travel to obtain a degree at the host institution.


ASM International Fellowship for Africa
Funded by ASM this award offers a maximum of one fellowship to a promising young investigator in Africa who is within five years of obtaining, or in the process of obtaining, his/her Masters, PhD, or other equivalent academic degree, and who is working in any of the microbiology disciplines, to visit a host scientist in the US. The International Fellowship for Africa will award a maximum grant of $5,500. The award is not intended to provide travel to obtain a degree at the host institution.




ASM International Fellowship for Latin America and the Caribbean
Funded by ASM this award offers fellowships to promising young investigators in South and Central America and the Caribbean who are within five years of obtaining, or are in the process of obtaining, their Masters, PhD, or other equivalent academic degree, and who are working in any of the microbiology disciplines, to visit a host scientist in the US. The international Fellowship for Latin Ameriica will award a maximum grant of $4,000. The award is not intended to provide travel to obtain a degree at the host institution.

The ASM-PAHO Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Surveillance Fellowship
Funded by the Pan American Health Organization and ASM, this award offers fellowships to young scientists from Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Repubic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, or Peru, who have obtained their Masters, PhD, or other equivalent academic degree, and who have at least five years of laboratory experience in the area of antimicrobial resistance, to visit a host scientist in the US. The ASM-PAHO Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Surveillance Fellowship will award a maximum grant of $4,000. The award is not intended to provide travel to obtain a degree at the host institution.

Application Deadlines
Deadlines for all Fellowship programs are:
April 15 (for projects taking place between July and December)
October 15 (for projects taking place between January and June)
Application Guidelines
Click here for Application Guidelines

Application Form
Click here for an application form for the ASM International Fellowship Programs

Application Submission
The application and all attachments and letters should be e-mailed to the ASM Office of International Affairs at international@asmusa.org on or before the appropriate deadline. Applications that arrive late, or remain incomplete by the application deadline will not be forwarded for review.
Originals of all signed forms and letters should be mailed to

Office of International Affairs
International Fellowship Program
American Society for Microbiology
1752 N Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-2804
USA

For more information about the ASM International Fellowship Program, contact the ASM Office of International Affairs at international@asmusa.org.

Application Focus on International Fellows

Visit the website at http://www.asm.org/International/index.asp?bid=2778

ABSW Student Journalism Bursaries

Association of British Science Writers
Subjects: Media and Communications | Medicine, Health and Biomedical Sciences | Science and Maths
The ABSW Bursaries are funded by the Wellcome Trust and aim to identify and train the science communicators of the future. Judges will be looking for flair rather than polish, an interesting perspective, and evidence that the applicant has an ability to communicate science. They will also take into account the circumstances of the applicant and put forward those applicants who they consider have the greatest potential and the best case for the award of a bursary.

The bursaries cover course fees and living expenses for post-graduate science communication courses.
For part-time study, financial support will cover fees with a margin to allow the recipients to take some unpaid leave to attend the networking seminars.

Basic requirements for applicants:
1. A background in science
2. An aptitude for communication
3. Evidence that funding for the course is not available from any other source, including employers.

Funding information
Value:
£10,000 for FT study, £5,000 for PT study
Number of awards per year:
7 FT, 2 PT
Funding applies to:
Open to applicants from a range of countries
Funding duration:
1 year
Contacts and how to apply
Contact details:
ABSW Student Journalism
Tel: 0870 770 3361
Email: absw@absw.org.uk
Website: http://www.absw.org.uk/bursaries.htm
Administrative contact and how to apply:
See website for application form. Check dates for 2008 with funder.

FULLBRIGHT GRANTS FOR NIGERIANS

FULLBRIGHT GRANTS
Institutions Affiliated to PAS on the Fulbright Program

In Nigeria, the Fulbright academic exchange program is NOT for students (graduate or undergraduate) or professionals. It is ONLY for lecturers or teaching faculty at specified Nigerian universities/research institutes, who have been teaching for a minimum period of three years. The program is for research purposes ONLY, for a maximum period of one academic session or ten months. The Fulbright program in Nigeria does not fund the acquisition of any degree in an American institution. If you are a lecturer at any of the following institutions, please proceed to contact us for further information about the Fulbright program. Otherwise, please access other programs listed on our website.
Institutions Affiliated to PAS on the Fulbright Program

1. University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State
2. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State
3. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
4. Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
5. Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto State
6. University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, FCT
7. University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Lagos State
8. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State
9. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
10. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State
11. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
12. Pan African University -- Lagos Business School, Victoria Island, Lagos State
13. University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
14 . University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State
15 . University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
16. Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State
17. University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State
18. Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
19. Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State
20. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State
21. National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Plateau State


Thank you for your interest in the Fulbright program.


Cultural Affairs Office (American Embassy Abuja)
Address(es)
Public Affairs Section
U.S.Embassy
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive Central District Area
Abuja
Nigeria

Public Affairs Section
U.S. Consulate General
No. 2 Broad Street
Lagos
Nigeria


For more information visit http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/participating_country/show/nigeria
or
http://abuja.usembassy.gov/fulbright_program.html

Ford Foundation International Fellowships Programme

Region: Global, Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America, Middle East, South Asia, South East and East Asia
Deadline Date: Varies from one country to another
The International Fellowships Programme (IFP) provides opportunities for advanced study to individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. The fellowship provides support for up to three years of formal graduate-level study leading to a masters or doctoral degree. To ensure that fellows are drawn from more diverse backgrounds than ever before, IFP will actively recruit candidates from social groups and communities that lack systematic access to higher education. Opportunities for advanced study are offered for residents from selected countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Russia. U.S. nationals are not eligible, although fellows may study in the United States.
Fellows may choose to study in a discipline related to one of the Ford Foundation's grant-making areas:
1. Asset building and community development:
Work-Force Development, Development Finance and Economic Security, Environment and Development, Community Development
2. Knowledge, creativity, and freedom:
Education and Scholarship, Religion, Society and Culture, Media, Arts and Culture, Sexuality and reproductive health

3. Peace and social justice
Human Rights, Governance, Civil Society

IFP support also supports short-term language study and training in research and computer skills prior to graduate school enrollment. In addition, fellows attend orientation sessions and then participate in information exchange networks among IFP fellows worldwide.
Applicants must:
 Demonstrate superior achievement in their undergraduate studies and hold a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.
 Have substantial experience in community service or development-related activities.
 Possess leadership potential evidenced by their employment and academic experience.
 Propose to pursue a post-baccalaureate degree that will directly enhance their leadership capacity in a practical, policy, academic, or artistic discipline or field corresponding to one or more of the Foundation's areas as listed above.
 Present a plan specifying how they will apply their studies to social problems or issues in their own countries. Commit themselves to working on these issues following the fellowship period.
Application Information
All applications must be submitted to the appropriate IFP International Partner.


Go to fordifp.net/ to access guidelines and application process information links by country.
Contact
Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
New York NY
10017-3580
United States
question@fordifp.net

Japan/InterAmerican Development Bank Scholarship Program

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Students: students from the Bank's borrowing member countries. Go to for the list of member countries
Grant-awarding organization: funding from the Government of Japan.
Study areas: development-related fields (Social Sciences, Business, Public Administration or other development-related technical disciplines).
Level: Master.
Grant duration: 2 years.
Eligibility:
• Be a citizen of one of the borrowing member countries of the Bank.
• Be under the age of 35, and in exceptional cases, under 45.
• Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in the social sciences, business or public administration, or another development-related technical discipline.
• Have obtained his/her university degree with superior grades.
• Have at least two years of work experience in a public agency or in an organization devoted to research or teaching.
• Be currently admitted, but have not yet begun studies, in a Master's degree program in the social sciences, business or public administration, or another development-related technical discipline.
• Be prepared to return to his/her native country upon completion of studies and work for at least two years in order to apply enhanced knowledge and skills toward helping accelerate economic and social development.
• Not be an Executive Director, their alternate, staff, long-term Consultant of the IADB, a blood relative up to the fourth degree, or a relative by marriage up to the second degree.
Grant amount: the scholarship provides benefits covering full tuition, university medical and accident insurance, an installation allowance, a monthly subsistence allowance, a book allowance, and economy class travel.
Application details: you can download the application form on their website: http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/cur.asp.
Application deadline: mid-May.
Website: http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/main.asp.
E-Mail: webmaster@iadb.org

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program

Students: students from a World Bank member country eligible to borrow and not from industrialized countries.
Grant-awarding organization: World Bank.
Study areas: for graduate studies in subjects related to economic development.
Level: Master’s degree or its equivalent.
Grant duration: 2 years maximum.
Eligibility (main criteria):
• Submit evidence of current unconditional admission (copy of formal admission letter) to at least one development-related university master's degree program and proof of application to another university located in any World Bank member country except the applicant's country. The application will not be processed without this requirement. Preference is given to applicants with more than one admission.
• Be a national of a World Bank member country eligible to borrow.
• Be between the ages of 25 and 45. Applicants born before March 31, 1961, will not be considered. For verification applicants should send a photocopy of their passport.
• Have at least 2, preferably 4 to 5, years of recent full-time professional work experience by March 31, 2006 after a university degree in the applicant's home country or in another developing country and usually in public sector.
• Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in a development-related field; have a superior record in previous academic work. Applicant should also send a certified copy of the diploma and transcripts.
• Propose a program of study related to development at the master's level, in fields such as economics, public administration, finance, planning, health, population, agriculture, infrastructure, information systems and aquatic resources (provided that the focus of study is on public policy aspects of these fields), environment and natural resource management, education, and other development-related subjects.
Grant amount: the amount of scholarship may vary depending upon the host country and the tuition charged by the host university. In recent years the annual value of a scholarship has averaged around US 30,000.
Application details: application forms for the year 2006 are available as:
• on-line application.
• pdf files that can be downloaded from JJ/WBGSP website.
• hard copies requested from the JJ/WBGSP Secretariat from September 2005 through January, 31 2006.
Website: http://www.worldbank.org/

British Chevening Scholarships (students from developing countries)

This scholarship is awarded to graduate students from developing countries.

Students: students from developing countries and non-EU students who want to study at least 3 months in UK.
Grant-awarding organization: Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO).
Study areas: most subjects.
Level: most scholars already have a first degree and the majority study for postgraduate degrees particularly Masters courses.
Grant duration: 3-12 months (during the studies in UK).
Eligibility: competition for Chevening scholarships is intense, and only one in every 25 applicants is successful. A typical successful applicant would be:
• A graduate with proven academic skills.
• Committed to return to their country and contribute to the socio-economic development of their country through implementing the new skills and knowledge acquired in the UK.
• Established in a career, with a track record of excellence and achievement, and the prospect of becoming a leader in his/her chosen field.
• The vast majority of Chevening scholars are aged 25 - 35 years old.
• Be able to show at interview that they possess the personal qualities to benefit from their scholarship and use it to succeed in their chosen career.
• Have a clear idea how their scholarship will benefit their country on their return.
• Have good English Language skills, as most UK Higher Education Institutions require a minimum IELTS of 6.5 for admission onto Postgraduate courses.
Grant amount: there are three types of scholarship:
• Type A scholarships: these cover tuition fees only.
• Type B scholarships: these are full scholarships that cover tuition fees, monthly stipend and various one-off allowances.
• Type C scholarships: these vary from award to award and cover part/full stipend and/or allowances.
Application details: you will have to contact the British Embassy/High Commission or The British Council in the country of which you are a citizen. Please see the full country listing and select the country for which you are a citizen for the application procedure.
Application deadline: there isn't a single timetable for applications and so it is important that you check with the local office when the deadline for applications in your country is.
Website: http://www.chevening.com/.
E-mail: http://www.chevening.com/about/help/contact.html.
Observations: the Chevening Scholarships scheme has ceased operating in the majority of European Union countries. Priority is for applicants from developing countries.

Japan/InterAmerican Development Bank Scholarship Program

Students: students from the Bank's borrowing member countries.
Grant-awarding organization: funding from the Government of Japan.
Study areas: development-related fields (Social Sciences, Business, Public Administration or other development-related technical disciplines).
Level: Master.
Grant duration: 2 years.
Eligibility:
• Be a citizen of one of the borrowing member countries of the Bank.
• Be under the age of 35, and in exceptional cases, under 45.
• Hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in the social sciences, business or public administration, or another development-related technical discipline.
• Have obtained his/her university degree with superior grades.
• Have at least two years of work experience in a public agency or in an organization devoted to research or teaching.
• Be currently admitted, but have not yet begun studies, in a Master's degree program in the social sciences, business or public administration, or another development-related technical discipline.
• Be prepared to return to his/her native country upon completion of studies and work for at least two years in order to apply enhanced knowledge and skills toward helping accelerate economic and social development.
• Not be an Executive Director, their alternate, staff, long-term Consultant of the IADB, a blood relative up to the fourth degree, or a relative by marriage up to the second degree.
Grant amount: the scholarship provides benefits covering full tuition, university medical and accident insurance, an installation allowance, a monthly subsistence allowance, a book allowance, and economy class travel.
Application details: you can download the application form on their website: http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/cur.asp.
Application deadline: mid-May.
Website: http://www.iadb.org/int/jps/main.asp.
E-Mail: webmaster@iadb.org

Erasmus Mundus

Students: non-European students who want to study in Europe.
Grant-awarding organization: European Commission.
Study areas: all.
Level: Master.
Grant duration: for the two academic years.
Eligibility:
• To be a citizen of a third-country (all countries other than the 25 EU Member States, the EEA-EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and the candidate countries for accession to the EU (presently Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey).
• Not residing in any UE Member State or participating country.
• To have not carried out his/her main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of the UE Member States or participating countries.
Grant amount: € 21,000 per academic year (€ 42,000 for the 2 years).
Application details: to the Erasmus Mundus Masters consortium offering the Masters Course in question.
Website: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/faq/index_en.html