graduate student | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 6

2011-2012 Alexandria Partnership Fellowship at George Washington University, USA

Interested applicants should be citizens of the City of Alexandria or employed full- or part-time in a position in the City related to the student’s degree program. Applicants must also be U.S. citizens and should possess a minimum GPA of 3.4 (current or new students), as well as two years of professional experience.
Eligibility: Eligibility is determined by admission to one of the designated degree or certificate programs and concurrent employment or internship in an appropriate/relevant position during the term of the fellowship. Completed  application materials should be turned in to the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships at the address or fax number below no later than 3 June 2011. NOTE: Incoming students are eligible only if they have secured a job/internship in the City of Alexandria.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 3 June 2011

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Teacher Scholar Doctoral Fellowship Program, Canada

As part of the University of Saskatchewan’s commitment to advance teaching and learning excellence and to enhance the graduate student learning experience, the College of Graduate Studies and Research (CGSR) in partnership with the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness (GMCTE), initiated the shared University Graduate Teaching Fellowship program in the 2009/10 academic year. That program will continue for the 2011/12 academic year with some modifications: – The program is renamed the Teacher Scholar Doctoral Fellowship program. – Allocations will be made by open competition rather than by allocation to Colleges/Schools. – Applications for the Fellowships will be submitted by the teaching partnership team (graduate student teacher, faculty mentor, and Department/School/College).

Scholarship Application Deadline: 16 March 2011

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Scottish Overseas Research Students Award Scheme

This Scholarship award is designed to attract high performing overseas research students to Scottish universities. Each award covers the difference between the tuition fee for a UK/EU graduate student and that chargeable to an overseas graduate student. The SORSAS scholarship awards is Subject to satisfactory academic progress and are tenable for up to three years. The awards do not cover maintenance expenses.

All candidates who apply for a Scottish Overseas Research Students Award Scheme (SORSAS) and are unsuccessful, will automatically be considered for an Edinburgh Global Research Scholarship.

The University of Edinburgh will award 30 Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships in session 2011-2012 which like the SORSAS Awards will cover the difference between the overseas rate of fee and the home rate of fee.

Eligibility

The awards are open to overseas students undertaking a research degree and may be held in any field of study.

Applicants must be liable to pay tuition fees at the rate applicable to overseas students and must have already applied for admission to a full-time PhD research programme of study or currently be pursuing such a programme.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 February 2011

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