Saturday, March 23, 2019

Apply for the Clarendon Fully Funded Scholarships at University of Oxford 2019/2020





The Clarendon Fund is a major graduate scholarship scheme at the University of Oxford, offering around 140 new scholarships every year. 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.

Host Institution(s):

University of Oxford in United Kingdom

Level/Field(s) of study:


All degree-bearing courses at graduate level in any subject are eligible. This encompasses all full-time and part-time master’s and all DPhil courses. A list of all the graduate courses offered by the University of Oxford can be found on the Courses page.

Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma courses are not eligible for this scholarship.

Number of Awards:

Approximately 140 scholarships are offered every year.

Target group:
All applicants from any country

Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:

All Clarendon Scholarships cover tuition and college fees in full.

Scholars on a full-time course receive a generous annual grant for living costs – which will be at least £14,777 for 2018-19. Scholars on a part-time course receive a study support grant to help cover their non-fee costs.

The scholarships are normally offered for the full period for which you are liable to pay tuition fees to the University, which is usually the same as the length of your course.

Eligibility/Selection Criteria:


Clarendon Scholarships are awarded on the basis of outstanding academic merit and potential to graduate students from all around the world. Scholarships are tenable in all subject areas and are open to candidates who apply for a new master’s or DPhil course by the January admissions deadline.

Application instructions:

If you apply for a full- or part-time master’s or Ph'd course at Oxford by the January deadline for your course, you will automatically be considered for a Clarendon Scholarship. You do not need to submit any additional documents specifically for the Clarendon Scholarships – there is no separate scholarship application form. You do, however, need to apply before the April deadline (11 or 25 April 2019) for your course if you wish to be considered for the scholarship.

NOTE: It is important to visit the official website link on this site for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship...


See the Full List of Countries Offering Visa Lottery 2019/2020 | How to Apply





For those who are looking to win lotteries to travel abroad, we have now come up with the list of countries offering visa lottery as the moment. Every year 50,000 (now 55,000) Permanent Resident cards are made available by the US government to be won by people from “underrepresented countries” which have been less represented in employment and family-based preference categories in the US. As a result, countries with few immigrants to the US are eligible but there are also some exceptions. Below is the list of countries offering visa lottery:
  • USA
  • Canada
  • UK
  • Australia
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
  • Sweden
  • Ireland
  • Iceland
  • Denmark
  • UAE
  • San Marino
The list below shows the countries whose natives are eligible for DV-2019, grouped by geographic region. Dependent areas overseas are included within the region of the governing country. This list does not include categories such as refugees, asylum seekers, NACARA beneficiaries or previous diversity immigrants. Therefore, even though nations like Cuba, Ukraine, Russia, Iran, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Nigeria have sent more than 50,000 immigrants in the past years, they are still eligible. 

AFRICA

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Verde Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Djibouti Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea Ethiopia, Gabon Gambia, The Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Persons born in the areas administered prior to June 1967 by Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt are chargeable, respectively, to Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt. Persons born in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to Egypt; persons born in the West Bank are chargeable to Jordan; persons born in the Golan Heights are chargeable to Syria.

EUROPE

Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark (including components and dependent areas overseas) Estonia Finland France (including components and dependent areas overseas) Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Special Administrative Region** Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands (including components and dependent areas overseas) Northern Ireland*** Norway (including components and dependent areas overseas) Poland Portugal (including components and dependent areas overseas) Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tajikistan Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Vatican City Macau S.A.R. does qualify and is listed above and for the purposes of the diversity program only; persons born in Macau S.A.R. derive eligibility from Portugal, and must select Portugal as their country of eligibility.
Note: For purposes of the diversity program only, Northern Ireland is treated separately. Northern Ireland does qualify and is listed among the qualifying areas.

Natives of the following European countries are not eligible for this year’s DV program: Great Britain (United Kingdom). Great Britain (United Kingdom) includes the following dependent areas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands. 

SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN

Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Barbados Belize Bolivia Chile Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Ecuador Grenada Guatemala Guyana
Honduras Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela
Countries in this region whose natives are not eligible for this year’s DV program: Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru.
For DV-2019, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these countries immigrated to the United States in the previous five years:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.
Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.
Changes in eligibility this year: Ecuador is eligible for DV-2019.

NORTH AMERICA

The Bahamas in North America, natives of Canada and Mexico are not eligible for this year’s DV program.

OCEANIA

Australia (including components and dependent areas overseas) Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia, Federated States of Nauru New Zealand (including components and dependent areas overseas)
Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

ASIA

Afghanistan Bahrain Bhutan Brunei Burma Cambodia Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Indonesia, Iran Iraq Israel* Japan Jordan* Kuwait Laos Lebanon Malaysia UNCLASSIFIED – 17 – Maldives Mongolia Nepal North Korea Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria* Taiwan** Thailand Timor-Leste United Arab Emirates Yemen.
Natives of the following Asia Region countries are not eligible for this year’s Diversity Visa program: Bangladesh, China (mainland-born), India, Pakistan, South Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam.
*Persons born in the areas administered prior to June 1967 by Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt are chargeable, respectively, to Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt. Persons born in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to Egypt; persons born in the West Bank are chargeable to Jordan; persons born in the Golan Heights are chargeable to Syria.
**Hong Kong S.A.R. (Asia region), Macau S.A.R. (Europe region, chargeable to Portugal), and Taiwan (Asia region) do qualify and are listed here. For the purposes of the diversity program only, persons born in Macau S.A.R. derive eligibility from Portugal and must select Portugal as their country of eligibility.
Now that you have seen the list of countries offering visa lottery, you have also seen the ones eligible for United States’ DV-2019 program. Registration for the US program is on and interested applicants can register here. . .

International Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships at University of Bristol in UK, 2019/2020



The University of Bristol is delighted to offer Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowships for the year 2019. Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowships scheme offers an exciting opportunity for exceptional early-career researchers to advance their research careers and support our strategic priorities.
These prestigious awards aim to nurture the potential of early-career researchers.
Scholarship Provider: The University of Bristol is a red brick research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1909, although like the University of the West of England and the University of Bath, it first started as the Merchant Venturers Navigation School in 1595.
If English is not your first language then you will need to show that your English language skills are at a high enough level to succeed in your studies.
Degree Level: Fellowships are available for early career researchers.
Available Subject: Within the Digital Innovation priority area we welcome applicants that reflect our current key strategic areas. These include digital and civic futures, and digital humanities, scientific computation and big data in science. Fellowships are available across our strategic priorities, with a particular focus on Health and Wellbeing and Digital Innovation.
  1. For research focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) disciplines a competitive salary starting from £43,267 depending on experience, and a four-year fixed-term contract.
  2. For research focused on Humanities, Arts and Social Science (HASS) disciplines a competitive salary starting from £37,345 and a two-year fixed-term contract.
  3. Access to start-up funds, £5,000 per year in HASS disciplines and £10,000 per year in STEMM disciplines.
  4. The opportunity to pursue your own programme of individual (or collaborative) research.
  5. Mentoring and one-to-one monthly supervision from your Fellowship Sponsor.
Eligible Nationalities: Fellowships are available for International students.
Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Suitable candidates will have:
  • A PhD in a relevant field or equivalent;
  • Started to establish a reputation for top quality research;
  • Strong leadership qualities and an enthusiasm for developing skills in teaching, leadership, impact development and engagement;
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Eligibility 

We welcome applications from internal and external candidates, including individuals who have taken a career break due to maternity, paternity, adoption leave, illness or other exceptional circumstances.
Candidates with an existing permanent academic position are considered to have achieved the aims of the scheme and will not be eligible to apply.
Application Procedure:
  1. Download the further particulars and Project Proposal and Letter of Supportproforma, available from the vacancy adverts:
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowships focused in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowships focused in Humanities, Arts and Social Science
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowships focused on Young People’s Mental Health
  1. Complete the ‘project proposal’ section of the proforma and email it to your proposed sponsor, along with your CV, requesting that they:
  • Support your application by completing the ‘letter of support’ section on page five of the proforma;
  • Obtain a signature of approval from the relevant head of school.
  1. Apply online for one of the following vacancies:
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowships focused in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowships focused in Humanities, Arts and Social Science
  • Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowships focused on Young People’s Mental Health
  1.  You will need to upload the following supporting documents:
  • Please merge your academic CV and your covering letter into one document (and upload to the ‘covering letter’ section of the application);
  • Please upload the Project Proposal and Letter of Support proforma (to the ‘upload documents’ section of the application).

Deadline: April 23rd, 2019

Fully Sponsored Scholarships and Work Permit in Europe, Dubai and Saudi Arabia | See How to Apply




The African Union in collaboration with UN  is inviting applications for African youth of above 15 years to study and work in Europe, Dubai and Saudi Arabia. Scholars Award which ranges from 75 percent to 100 percent of the tuition, lab and housing fees. Scholarships are awarded to study the subjects offered by the university and also for those who want to undergo undergraduate studies. Citizens of all nationalities are eligible to apply.

Test Requirement: English Language Requirement: English proficiency requirements for Spring Semester 2019 are: TOEFL: a minimum score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL (iBT), 550 on the Institutional Paper-based TOEFL, or IELTS: a minimum score of 6.5 on the Academic version.

How to Apply: Interested candidates must apply through their website.
  • Interested applicants should start and submit application online via the link bel0w
  • No multiple application is required.
  • All application must be online on the platform.
  • Start Application online using the Provided Application Link on the Site. . .


2019 International Undergraduate Scholarships to Study in Australia | How to Apply





Scholarship Description
The University of Melbourne offers the International Undergraduate Scholarships for foreign undergraduate students wishing to study in Australia.

The International Undergraduate Scholarships were established by the University of Melbourne in recognition of the significant contribution made by international students to the diversity of the University’s student population.

Eligible undergraduate applicants are invited to apply for this scholarship award.

Eligibility
To be considered for a fee remission scholarship you must:
  • be a citizen of a country other than Australia and New Zealand and not a permanent resident of Australia;
  • have received an unconditional offer for an undergraduate course;
  • have achieved excellent final year school results, such as:
    • 4 A-grades in the GCE A Levels
    • an ATAR of 99.9 in the Australian Year 12 program,
    • overall 98% in an approved Foundation program
    • an International Baccalaureate (IB) score of 44; and
  • not have previously undertaken any tertiary studies (excluding extension studies completed as part of a year 12 program);
Selection criteria:
International Undergraduate Fee Remission Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and allocated on a competitive basis subject to quotas by course and region.

Eligible groups
Citizens of ALL countries (EXCEPT Australia and New Zealand)

Participating Institutions
University of Melbourne, Australia

Fields of study
Any undergraduate degree offered at the University of Melbourne

Number of awards
Usually 50 award scholarships are offered per annum under this program

Sponsorship duration
Duration depend on the type of scholarship awarded, ranging from awards that cover only the first year to awards that cover the whole duration of undergraduate degree programs. See 'Scholarship benefits' below for more.

Scholarship benefits
The International Undergraduate scholarship provides one of the following benefits:
  • a one off $10,000 fee remission from tuition fees in the first year of an undergraduate degree; or
  • a 50% remission from tuition fees for the normal full-time duration of an undergraduate degree; or
  • a 100% remission from tuition fees for the normal full-time duration of an undergraduate degree.


PLEASE NOTE:

Successful candidates will be notified via email within two weeks of the selection round being held.

The University of Melbourne (informally Melbourne University or simply Melbourne) is an Australian public research university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. 

Times Higher Education ranks Melbourne as 34th in the world, while the QS World University Rankings places Melbourne 33rd in the world. According to QS World University Subject Rankings 2015, the University of Melbourne is ranked 5th in the world for Education, 8th in Law, 13th in Computer Science & IT, 13th in Arts and Humanities, 14th in Dentistry and 18th in Medicine.

Method of Application
Applicants must submit an online application form here stating clearly the following:
  1. First and Last name of applicant as it appears in his/her credentials.
  2. Residential Address of applicant.
  3. Educational qualification(s)
  4. Email address.
  5. You must clearly indicate the language you speak (i.e. English/French).
  6. Follow the beneath format
  7. First Name 
    Last Name
    Address 
     Email 
    Phone number