General | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 27

Australian Defence Forces

The scholarships are intended for research and are generally tenable for two years either within Australia or overseas. The value of the award is $4,000 per annum over two years.

Eligibility: Members of the Australian Defence Forces (as defined by the Trust), and lineal descendants of members of the Australian Defence Forces who saw active service in World War II, are eligible to apply. Special consideration given to lineal descendants of a member of the forces who died as a result of any occurrence which happened during his or her period of enlistment. Applicants should be graduates of Australian universities or other persons who have completed a course of tertiary education at a recognised institution in Australia.

The value of the scholarship is $4,000 per annum. Scholarships are awarded for a period of two years.

Contact for further information

The Secretary
Tel: 02 9960 3458
Email: berties2@bigpond.com

Postal address:
The Gowrie Scholarship Trust Fund
3/32 Beaconsfield Rd
Mosman NSW 2088 Australia

Closing date: 31 October

The following PDF files contains further information about this scholarship and application process:

Scholarship Information

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Argentina Scholarships

Road2Argentina offers merit based and financial need based Argentina scholarships for our semester, volunteer, Spanish immersion, and internship programs.

Argentina Scholarships offered per year:

(2) $1000 need-based scholarships for Argentina immersion programs.
(2) $500 merit-based scholarships for Argentina immersion programs.

To apply for one of our Argentina scholarships, fill out and return our Argentina Scholarship Application Form and meet the scholarship requirements as outlined below.

Criteria for our scholarships for Argentina:

  • Must be accepted to a Road2Argentina program
  • Having a minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Submission of a completed scholarship application.
  • Submission of a personal statement. Written essay in English or Spanish (400 – 500 words) or Online video, 2 minutes or less, topic of your choice.
  • Submission of an academic transcript
  • Submission of a letter of recommendation
  • For need based scholarships: submission of a government issued financial aid statement

Application Deadline for Scholarships for Argentina:

April 15: for programs taking place from June-December

November 30: for programs taking place from January-May

All application must be sent by e-mail or fax.

By email to info@road2argentina.com

By fax to +54-11-6379-9391.

Argentina Scholarship Selection process

Applicants who meet the Argentina scholarship criteria will have their application reviewed by our selection panel. Winners will be notified 3-4 weeks after the application deadline.

For further information:

Master Programme Leiden University Excellence Scholarship, Netherlands,

Job Description:

For whom?

1. Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a Leiden University master’s degree programme starting September 2010 or February 2011 ( All MA, MSc and LL.M programmes as mentioned on the website Master’s programmes in Leiden).

2. All nationalities enrolling in the following programmes starting September 2010 or February 2011:
– Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in Air and Space Law
– Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in European and International Business Law
– Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Tax Law
– Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in Public International Law
– MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy
Scholarship Amount:

The Leiden University Excellence Scholarship programme has 5 awards:

Platinum Covers the tuition fee minus the home fee* and an allowance of €10,000 for living costs
Gold Covers the tuition fee minus the home fee*
Silver Covers 75% of the tuition fee
Bronze Covers 50% of the tuition fee
Ivory Covers 25 % of the tuition fee

* The tuition fee will be reduced to the amount of the home fee. Students who have been awarded a Platinum or Gold award still have to pay the home fee themselves.
Application procedure

1A Fill in your online application for admission to Leiden University
B Upload all necessary documents
C Indicate clearly that you would like to apply for the LExS scholarship on the scholarship page
D Upload your letter of motivation for the LExS scholarship on the scholarship page
E Submit your online application
F Pay the application fee
2A All LExS applicants will be informed by the scholarship department of the International Office.
Letter of motivation

To apply for the scholarship, you should write a letter of motivation (in Word) of a maximum of 500 words, in which you indicate why you believe you should be considered for this scholarship. The Word document should then be attached on the scholarship page in your online application for the master’s programmes for which you are applying.

It is possible to submit applications for more scholarship programmes simultaneously. However, it is not possible to obtain more than 1 scholarship from Leiden University for the same study programme.

Application Deadline 1October2010

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