postgraduate studies | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 2

Internship at World Trade Organization for Postgraduate University Students, USA

Only a limited number of such internship posts is available. Interested candidates should follow the procedures and conform to the eligibility criteria set out below. Intake to the programme is on a continuing basis, with no specific recruitment period.
Duration: Up to 24 weeks.

Assignments given to interns are intended to enhance interns’ knowledge and understanding of the WTO and of trade policy more generally. However, the needs of the Division recruiting an intern will be paramount in determining the precise nature of assignments.

Eligibility:
-Interns are recruited from among nationals of WTO Members and countries and customs territories engaged in accession negotiations.
-Interns will have completed their undergraduate studies in a relevant discipline (e.g. economics, law, political science, international relations), and shall have completed at least one year of their postgraduate studies.
-The minimum age for an intern shall be 21 years and the maximum age 30 years.
-A roster of suitable candidates is maintained from which interns are selected. In addition to the regular internship programme, the need may also arise to recruit interns at short notice for particular tasks. These recruits will also be drawn from the roster. Names will not be maintained on the roster for longer than one year.

Scholarship Application Deadline:There is no opening or closing date for applications.

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Newcastle University ASEAN Scholarship – Vietnam , UK: Humanities Arts and Social Sciences (HASS), Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAgE), and Medical Sciences

Newcastle University is delighted to announce a number of scholarship awards for Vietnam for students commencing postgraduate studies in September 2011.  These partial tuition fee scholarships have a value of £4,000. The Newcastle University ASEAN Scholarship merit-based awards for Vietnamese nationals who intend to register for postgraduate studies (one year master’s programmes) at Newcastle University, commencing in September 2011. Successful applicants will be awarded a partial tuition fee scholarship of £4,000 in their chosen postgraduate programme and the value of the scholarships will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account to reduce the overall cost of tuition fees.  The University awards the ASEAN scholarships on the basis of academic merit and other information on the Postgraduate ASEAN Scholarship Application Form.
Eligibility: To be considered for this award, applicants must: Be a national of (or permanently domiciled) Vietnam. Have applied and been offered a place for academic year 2011/12 on a postgraduate (master’s) programme by Friday 29 April 2011, Have been assessed as international (overseas) for fees purposes. Not be in receipt of any other fully-funded or partially-funded scholarship or sponsorship Complete a scholarship application form

Scholarship Application Deadline: 29th April 2011

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Davies Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies at University of Kent 2011, UK: Architectural Visualisation with the School of Architecture,Computer Animation,Digital Visual Effects,Mobile Applications

The School Architecture with The School of Engineering and Digital Arts offer a Davies Scholarship each year to overseas fee paying students for the following taught postgraduate programme run by the Schools:This Scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic excellence as assessed by the entry qualifications for the above postgraduate programme.

Eligible applicants will automatically be considered for this Scholarship when holding an unconditional offer of studies from the University.The School of Architecture and The School of Engineering and Digital Arts reserve the right not to allocate this award to any individual applicant it considers ineligible.All overseas fee paying applicants will receive £1,500 towards the cost of tuition fees on the basis of them holding an unconditional offer by the closing date below.

Scholarship Application Deadline:15th August 2011

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