May, 2011 | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 64

2011 PhD Cavendish Research Scholarship at University of Westminster, UK

Full tuition fee waiver, available over three years subject to satisfactory academic progress. Eligibility: You must be from a developing country and plan to study a postgraduate research programme (MPhil or PhD) in any sciences or technology subject at the Cavendish Campus. Criteria: Academic excellence, development potential and financial need. Please note that you must first be accepted on a PhD programme at the University before applying and that the deadlines for this are earlier than the scholarships deadlines.

Scholarship Application Deadline:31 May 2011

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University of Otago Coursework Master’s Scholarship, New Zealand

The University of Otago Coursework Master’s Award provides funding to support course work-based Master’s students studying at the University of Otago.
Applicants must be:
* Obtaining their first Master’s qualification.
* Domestic students or international students
* Undertaking a papers based thesis*
* Coursework Master’s Awards are not available for the papers year of a two-year research Master’s degree, but are available for the MIntSt, MIndS, MBA, MEntr, MAvMed, MBHL, MDiet, MEd, MTchg and MMin degrees and for students undertaking the dissertation or research report option for the MEd(Tchg), MClinPharm, MPlan, MGP, MHealSc, MPH, MPHC, MPhty, MSCW, MSW and MTravMed degrees.
Confirmation of the scholarship is dependent on approval to register as a Master’s candidate and completion of the enrolment procedure.
International applicants must separately apply for international admission to the University of Otago.Selection is based predominantly on academic merit and the applicant’s potential for research.
Up to date application forms will be available from August 2011.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 November 2011

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2011 Naming and Branding Scholarship for Undergraduate Students, USA: Linguistics, English, Marketing or Mass Communications

Develop five (5) new name candidates for a new innovation in the automotive industry. Imagine a completely electric vehicle that you can drive continuously without having to plug in to recharge. The car recharges itself through wind energy generated by two small fans below the headlights that spin while the car is in motion. It is the ultimate renewable energy solution. Applicants are encouraged to develop coined or suggestive names. The name candidates should not include any obvious existing trademarks in the name and an online search for pre-existing trademarks should be completed before submitting an application.
Eligibility: Open to all undergraduate students majoring in Linguistics, English, Marketing or Mass Communications
2. Must have a minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA
3. Applicants cannot be currently employed by Strategic Name Development
4. Students must be attending a college or university within the United States

Scholarship Application Deadline: August 15, 2011

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