international students | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 23

Graduate Assistantships and Tuition Scholarships 2011, USA

International graduate students are eligible for graduate assistantships (GA) and tuition scholarships (TS). GA and TS positions require students to work in exchange for receiving tuition or maintenance fee waivers. Students receiving a GA receive monthly stipends in addition to the tuition waiver. For international students, GA and TS positions include a waiver of out-of-state tuition (GA positions also include a monthly stipend). In order to be eligible for a GA, international students must be admitted unconditionally as graduate students. To be eligible for a TS, students must be in their first period of enrollment as graduate students.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Summer deadline- 3 May 2011, Fall deadline- 2 August 2011

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20 PhD Studentships for International Students, UK

Birkbeck is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates irrespective of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religious belief and sexual preference.

Applications are invited for up to 20 PhD studentships in the form of fee waivers at Home/EU and International rate for all subject areas in the School of Arts. Up to five maintenance bursaries, of £1,000 (per annum, full-time), will also be awarded with these studentships.

The studentships are open to full-time and part-time students, and home/EU and international students. Suitable candidates may also be put forward for AHRC awards.

How to apply

Before you apply, you should contact the individual departments for informal advice
Scholarship Application Deadline: 4th February 2011
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Howard University: Sasakawa Young Leaders Foundation Fellowship (SYLFF), USA

The Sasakawa Young Leaders Foundation Fellowship (SYLFF) is designed to provide full financial support to outstanding Ph.D. students admitted to candidacy with a research concentration in international affairs and/or world peace. The SYLFF fellowship is a competitive, merit-based award and is offered upon the recommendation by the SYLFF Advisory Committee at Howard University.

Eligibility: Candidates must be advanced to Ph.D. candidacy with research and career interest in international affairs and/or world peace. Students must be enrolled full-time with a minimum GPA of 3.5. Domestic and International students are eligible for this award.

Terms: Full tuition and fees and a stipend of $15,000 for one academic year, renewable for no more than two years. The fellowship also includes a research award of up to $2,000 over the two- year period ($500 of the research award may be used for educational supplies, and $1,500 for dissertation research related travel expenses).
Fellowship Application Deadline: February 18, 2011
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