Management | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 33

2011 The O2 Scholarship in MBA Programme at University of Reading in UK

This postgraduate scholarship provides a number of awards up to the value of £1000 – £6000 towards the cost of tuition fees, for students applying for the MSc Marketing and International Management programme. It is available (dependent on eligibility) for 1 year.This scholarship is sponsored by Telefónica O2 UK Limited, a leading communications company for consumers and businesses in the UK, with 19.1 million mobile customers and over 260,000 fixed broadband customers as at 30 September 2008. Telefónica O2 UK Limited is part of Telefónica Europe plc which is a business division of Telefónica S.A. and which owns O2 in the UK, Ireland, Slovakia, Germany and the Czech Republic, and has 43.8 million customers.

  • UK, EU or International postgraduate taught students who have received an offer of a place on the MSc degree in Marketing and International Management programme.
  • Applicants must also meet the School’s academic entry requirements and obtain an IELTS score of 7.0 or the equivalent.
  • You must first receive and accept an offer of a place on the MSc Marketing and International Management programme in the School of Management, and paid the required deposit.
  • Please ensure that that when completing your application and supporting documents that relate the content and any answers given to O2 were relevant. Please return a completed scholarship application form with your confirmation of acceptance.Shortlisted applicants may be invited to attend a formal interview and winners will be notified following the appropriate deadline.

    Scholarship Application Deadline: 25 October 2011

    Further Scholarship Information and Application

    NRF Clean Energy Company Scholarships, Singapore: Science and Research

    This scheme allows for CEPO and companies to jointly fund local scholarships for clean energy Research and Coursework Masters and PhDs. The scheme will help to ensure an adequate supply of CE trained postgraduates for companies as they expand their businesses.

    Eligibility Criteria for Companies
    Companies to be considered for this programme should be key companies that have a reputation for, or that can demonstrate, professional personnel management to ensure that the scholars are gainfully employed. The companies should preferably be well-established and have a sizeable operation in Singapore or are considering new investments / projects in Singapore.

    Branding
    Joint NRF (Clean Energy) Company Scholarships, would be branded as the NRF (Clean Energy)-(“company name”) Scholarships.

    Bond
    The scholars would be bonded to work at the participating company either at the company’s local operations (for foreign/local companies) and/or overseas operations (for Singapore companies) upon graduation. The bond period would be 2 years for local Masters and 3 years for local PhDs.

    Scholarship Application Deadline: Applications are open throughout the year. Interested companies are advised to contact EDB for further discussions.

    Further Scholarship Information and Application

    University of Leicester, Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme, UK: Sustainable Management of Natural Resources ,Environmental Informatics ,Global Environmental Change Banking & Finance

    Awards made under this scheme are jointly funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), as part of the United Kingdom International Development programme for developing countries, and participating institutions in the UK.
    Candidates are normally expected to hold a first degree at either first class or upper second-class level. Candidates are expected to be under 30 years of age and be fluent in written and oral English. Candidates who have already studied for one year or more in a developed country or who possess sufficient resources to self-fund, are not eligible for an award.

    Scholarship Application Deadline: 10 May 2011

    Further Scholarship Information and Application