political science | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 3

VU Fellowships for International Students, Netherlands: Culture, Organization & Management, Political Science, Social & Cultural Anthropology, Social Research

/ March 30, 2011 Leave a Comment

VU University Amsterdam provides a small number of scholarships for exceptional international students from all countries of the world through the VU Fellowship Programme. The most important selection criteria are academic excellence and motivation. We offer three types of scholarship:

  • € 20.000: A nearly full scholarship covering tuition fee, accommodation, visa costs and part of the living expenses for Non-EER students
  • € 10.000: A scholarship covering a major part of the tuition fees for non-EER students, or a nearly full scholarship for EER students
  • € 5.000: A scholarship covering accommodation expenses for one year

    • The Faculty board will select students for the scholarships depending on their grades, motivation and financial situation. The scholarships will be awarded early May. You can apply by sending us this application form and a scholarship motivation letter. The scholarship motivation letter should include, an explanation why you wish and need to receive the amount you specified above, an indication of what financial resources you can contribute yourself to your studies, if you are still planning to participate in the programme if you do not receive this scholarship.

    Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 April 2011.

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    2011 APARC/Takahashi Predoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University, USA: Economics, History, Law, Political Science and Sociology

    / March 24, 2011 Leave a Comment

    The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies announces its 2010-2011 Shorenstein APARC/Takahashi Predoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship supports predoctoral students working within a broad range of topics related to the political economy of contemporary East Asia. Fellows whose main focus is Japan are called Takahashi Fellows, in honor of the Takahashi family, whose generous gift has made this fellowship possible. Fellows studying other regions are called Shorenstein APARC Fellows.Fellowships are available to Stanford University Ph.D. candidates who have completed all fieldwork and made substantial progress toward the completion of writing their dissertation. A minimum of three quarters of residence and participation in center activities is required. Shorenstein APARC invites applications from a broad range of disciplines, including economics, history, law, political science, and sociology.Shorenstein APARC offers a stipend of $25,050 over nine academic months, plus Stanford’s Terminal Graduate Registration (TGR) fee for three quarters. Each fellow also receives cubicle space at Shorenstein APARC.

    Applicants should send the following materials to the fellowship coordinator:CV ,Description of dissertation. Please attach a detailed dissertation prospectus. The description should be clear and concise, especially to readers outside your discipline, and should not exceed five double-spaced or three single-spaced typewritten pages. Do not include the full dissertation.Copy of transcripts. Transcripts should cover all graduate work, including evidence of work recently completed.Two letters of recommendation from faculty or advisors, sent directly to Shorenstein APARC.
    Fellowship Application Waiver FormsApplicants must provide a copy of the Fellowship Application Waiver Form to each person asked to write a letter of recommendation. The waiver form contains information pertaining to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Applicants must indicate by signature whether or not they waive the right to inspect the completed recommendation. Letters of recommendation will not be considered unless the signed waiver form accompanies.

    Scholarship Application Deadline:March 31, 2011

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    PhD Fellowship in Society and Politics of Contemporary China, Leiden University, Netherlands

    / March 24, 2011 Leave a Comment

    The Leiden Institute for Area Studies ( is committed to the integration of disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives. LIAS has as its aim the advancement of teaching and research of Area Studies at Leiden University and in the wider academic community. LIAS comprises the Schools of Asian Studies (SAS) and Middle Eastern Studies (SMES). Area specializations in SAS include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South & Southeast Asian and Tibetan Studies. LIAS staff have disciplinary expertise across the humanities and the social sciences.

    The Ph.D. fellows is expected to conduct research leading to a Ph.D. thesis under the supervision of Professor Pieke on a topic that includes, but is not limited to, administrative reform, public policy, state-society relations, international or domestic migration, ethnicity, gender, kinship, ritual, religion, life styles, social structure and social stratification, consumption and popular culture, poverty and poverty alleviation. The project will have to be firmly embedded in a relevant discipline in the social sciences or humanities, such as anthropology, political science, sociology, history or sinology. Research ought to have a strong fieldwork component and should include the use of modern spoken and written Chinese.

    Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 April 2011

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