Engineering | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 6

Newcastle University Foundation Scholarship for International Students, UK: Business and Management, Humanities and Social Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Biological and Biomedical Sciences

The Newcastle University announced ten scholarships for a variety of International Foundation Programmes created to assist international fee-paying students who need to complete a Foundation programme before enrolling on a Newcastle University undergraduate degree.
There are ten scholarships available for the following International Foundation Programmes:
-Foundation pathway in Business and Management
-Foundation pathway in Humanities and Social Sciences
-Foundation pathway in Physical Sciences and Engineering
-Foundation pathway in Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Scholarships cover a total of one year’s tuition. You will receive the first half of the scholarship while on your pathway programme, and the second half when you begin your degree at Newcastle University. The Value of award will be from £11,490 -£12,990, depending on chosen Foundation pathway.
All international fee-paying students can apply for this scholarship. The candidate who have completed 12 years of schooling (or the local equivalent to meet the same standard) with good grades is eligible to apply. Applicant must have a minimum English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 5.5 for specified degree programmes and must be a minimum of 17 years old.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 July 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Research Positions in the Department of Engineering at IIT- Bombay, India

Positions of Research Associate/Junior Research Fellow (RA/JRF), Research Associate (RA), Project Engineer (PE), Senior Research Fellow (SRF), Research Engineer (RE), System Administrator (SA), Research Assistant (RA1), Co-ordinator (CRD), Project Associate (PA), Design Associate (DA) are available in the following projects. The positions are temporary initially for a period of one year and tenable only for the duration of project. The selection committee may offer lower or higher designation and lower or higher salary depending upon the experience and performance of the candidate in the interview.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 May 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

The Muljibhai Madhvani Foundation Scholarship Programme 2011–2012, Uganda: Agriculture, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Commerce, Engineering, Food Science & Technology, Information Technology, Law, Hotel Management, Pharmacy, Nursing, Architecture, Veterinary Medicine, Actuarial Science, Environmental Studies and Human Medicine.

The Muljibhai Madhvani Foundation is a Charitable Trust which was set up with the primary objective of promoting scientific
and technical education for the betterment of the people of Uganda.
It is in pursuit of this objective that the Board of Trustees of the Foundation set up a Scholarship Committee and instituted a University scholarship programme starting in the 2003/4 academic year. The scholarship programme is aimed at benefiting Ugandans pursuing either undergraduate or post-graduate education at University level in Uganda.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 May 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application