Masters Degree | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 136

Hiroshi Wagatsuma Memorial Fund Fellowships: Dissertation or comparable research project with a substantial cross-cultural or comparative dimension

The Wagatsuma Fellowship was created in honor of the late UCLA Anthropology Professor Hiroshi Wagatsuma, who for many years served as an important bridge of mutual understanding between students and academics in Japan and the United States. He pursued cross-cultural studies in anthropology, psychology, sociology, and law until his death in 1985. Several awards of up to $7000 will be made to students working on a dissertation or comparable research project with a substantial cross-cultural or comparative dimension, preferably one concerning Japan or other Asian country and North America. Applications should discuss how the proposal meets the requirements of the award to continue in the spirit of Prof. Wagatsuma’s work. Graduate student applicants must be current UCLA students in good standing with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Each application must be accompanied by a proposal of 2-3 pages in length, an unofficial UCLA transcript, and two letters of recommendation.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 April 2011

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SPDC Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship at University College London 2011 in UK: Chemical Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering

A scholarship application should accompany, or follow, a University Graduate Entry Application. Scholarship applications will not be considered until the applicant has been accepted by University College London to undertake an eligible programme of postgraduate study.Applicants must personally complete this form by entering the information requested in the appropriate blocks.
Applicants must :
• display intellectual ability and leadership potential;
• have a high standard of English, ie at least 6.5 in IELTS and meet the university’s language requirements;and
• be aged between 21-30 years;
• originate from one of the Delta States in Nigeria, namely Rivers, Delta or Bayelsa and currently reside in Nigeria;
• intend to return and take up permanent residence in Nigeria after completion of the proposed programme of study
• intend to study one of the following courses.
• have obtained a degree of at least an equivalent standard to a UK Upper Second Class Honours Degree
• be neither a current nor former employee (who have left employment less than 5 years before) of SPDC, the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies or Wider Perspectives Limited, or current employee’s relatives;
• not already have had the chance of studying in the UK or another developed country.
Undertaking by applicants :By completing this form applicants attest to the accuracy of the information given and to their intention to return to and settle in Nigeria/ the Delta States on completion of the proposed programme of study.

Scholarship Application Deadline:28th March 2011

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University of Manchester Excellence and Opportunity Scholarships in Management Studies, UK

2 scholarships: £35,600 each (full scholarships). These scholarships have been generously funded by an anonymous MBA alumnus who would like others to have the same opportunity to benefit from the Full-time MBA experience.
Eligibility: Open to British permanent residents. Mature applicants (i.e. without a degree can be considered). To be considered, you need to be a British permanent resident (i.e. with unlimited leave to remain in the UK) and also have been ordinarily resident in the UK (i.e. the UK is your main place of residence) for a consecutive period of three years prior to the start of the Full-time MBA programme (30 August 2011).

Scholarship Application Deadline: 21 March 2011

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