Scholarship by University of Nottingham for Developing Country Students, UK, 2013

Developing Solutions Scholarships announced by The University of Nottingham for developing country students to complete masters degree at the university, UK, 2013

The University of Nottingham is offering 105 scholarships for developing country students to study master degree courses at the university. The scholarship will cover full and partial tuition fees of the students. University of Nottingham’s first college was opened on 1881. It is a public research university based at Nottingham, England. The University of Nottingham is one of the oldest and largest institutions of British higher education. The college was awarded with royal charter on 1948 with that the college became the University of Nottingham.
The university comprises of six campuses colleges around the world namely The Medical School, Jubilee Campus, Malaysia Campus, King’s Meadow Campus, China Campus and School of Veterinary Medicine and Science.  The university’s ranking is 120 in the world. The university comprises of 30,370 full time students and 2735 full time staff at its UK campus. It facilitates five faculties with around 50 subjects. University’s mission is to provide international education and produce world leading research to benefit students of other communities from around the world.
The University of Nottingham is offering 105 full and partial scholarships for developing country students. Successful students will be notified through mail six weeks after the closing date of the application.
Students can submit their application for the scholarship by the deadline April 26, 2013. Applications must be sent through online system. Interested students must meet the entry requirements for masters’ course.

Program Name	Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship
Application Deadline	Application deadline for the scholarship is April 26, 2013.
University World ranking	The university of Nottingham ranking is 120 in the world.
Affiliations	The university of Nottingham is affiliated with ACU, Association of MBAs, EQUIS, EUA, Russell Group, Sutton 13 ,Universitas 21 and Universities UK.
About Employer	University of Nottingham’s first college was opened on 1881. It is a public research university based at Nottingham, England. The University of Nottingham is one of the oldest and largest institutions of British higher education. The college was awarded with royal charter on 1948 with that the college became the University of Nottingham.
Course Level	The scholarship will be offered to masters degree students.
Subjects	Subjects offered by the university include engineering, medical and health sciences, science, geography, environment and subjects related to business management.
To be Eligible	Applicants: Must be residents of developing country. Must be classified as overseas students. Not have studied outside of their home countries.  Must hold an offer to start master degree course at te university.
Open for Countries	The scholarship is open for following countries: Africa, India, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malaysia, Maldives, Montserrat, Nauru, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Western Samoa.
Program Overview	The university of Nottingham is offering 105 scholarships for developing country students. The scholarship will cover full and partial tuition fees of the students.
University Scholarship Application	Students can apply for the scholarship through online application system by the deadline April 26, 2013.
University Admission Application	Before applying into the scholarship student needs to be enrolled at the university. Students can apply for the post graduate courses throughout the year. Students can apply for the admission by online application. Application form can also be sent through post.
Official Website	For more details visit on the University of Nottingham website.

We have now provide you all the information regarding the developing solutions scholarship. Students withacademic merits are encouraged to apply for the scholarship.

IFS Individual Research Grants for Developing Countries

International Foundation for Science (IFS) has announced research grants for young developing country researchers. Applicants must be citizens of a developing country that is eligible for IFS support. G-20 countries and countries formerly part of the Soviet Union are not eligible.Research areas will be sustainable natural resources management, water and aquatic resources and food production, food security and nutrition area. Grants are awarded on merit basis for one to three years up to the amount of USD 12,000.  Applications must be submitted by email till 27th January 2013. 
About Scholarship: Providing early-career support to promising young developing country researchers has been the mandate of the International Foundation for Science (IFS) for many years. Building on this experience, the new IFS Strategy 2011-2020, launched in 2011, emphasizes three approaches:
-Individual Research (this call)
-Collaborative Research
-Contributing Innovation
In the Individual Research Approach, IFS continues its commitment to support excellent individual research and to build capability of early-career scientists in the developing world to  undertake research  on the sustainable management of biological and water resources.  Applicants are encouraged to tackle research issues linked to these areas, and to develop solutions that are relevant to local contexts. By encouraging local researchers to work in their home countries, generating cutting-edge and locally relevant knowledge, we hope to contribute to strengthening their countries’ research capability and ultimately contributing to a global research community aimed at reducing poverty and supporting sustainable development. 
Study: The Research Areas for Individual Research Proposals are sought under one of three research areas:
-Sustainable Natural Resources Management: Including but not limited to: Biodiversity, Forestry, Natural Products, Renewable Energy and Climate Change.
-Water and Aquatic Resources: Including but not limited to: Water Resources Research; Research on all aspects of freshwater, brackish and marine aquatic organisms and their environments.
-Food Production, Food Security and Nutrition: Including but not limited to: Research on Food Production; Animal Production and Veterinary Medicine; Crop Science including Underutilised Crops; Food Science and Nutrition, and Food Security issues. 
Course Level: Research program
Scholarship By: International Foundation for Science (IFS)
Location: Applicants from developing country that is eligible for IFS support can apply (G-20 Countries are not eligible).
Duration: One to three years
Value: Individual Research grants are awarded on merit in amounts up to USD 12,000 for one to three years. Grants are intended for the purchase of basic tools for research: equipment, expendable supplies and literature, as well as field activities. 
Eligibility:
-To be eligible for support from IFS Individual Research, applicants must be citizens of a developing country that is eligible for IFS support, and carry out the research in an eligible country (this does not have to be the country of citizenship).
-Applicants should be at the beginning of their research careers and  have a minimum academic degree of an MSc/MA or the equivalent. To be of eligible age, men should be younger than 35 years and women should be younger than 40 years on 27thJanuary 2013 (closing date for this call). If the applicant’s 35th (men)/40th (women) birthday is on the closing date of the call, he/she is still eligible.
-Researchers, who are already IFS grantees, are eligible to apply for renewal grant irrespective of age. 
Scholarship Open for: The students of developing countries can apply for the scholarship
Notification: Applicants will be informed about the outcome of the competitive review process before the 29th July 2013

Apply: By email
Deadline: 27th January 2013
Further Information: http://www.ifs.se/IFS/Documents/Calls/IFS_Call_for_Individual_Applications_Dec2012.pdf

Google Faculty Research Awards for International Faculty Members in USA, 2013

2013 Google offers Research Awards to full-time faculty members from universities worldwide  to serve as Principal Investigators. These research awards supports academic research in computer science, engineering and related fields in USA. The award amount may differ by university and by region. The median award amount is around 50,000 to 60,000 USD. Applicants must be full-time professors at universities around the world. Researchers are notified within 4 months.
Study Subject(s): The scholarship is provided to study computer science, engineering and related fields. Course Level: This scholarship is for pursuing research degree level. Scholarship Provider: Google Scholarship can be taken at: USA
Eligibility:-We accept applications from full-time professors at universities around the world. Our funding is focused on supporting PhD students, so we do allow applications from professors at research institutions that award research degrees to PhD students.
-We do not allow applications from professors, researchers, or faculty members at non-degree-granting research institutes. Researchers at such institutes who are also professors on the faculty of a university may apply through that university.
-Our funding is structured as unrestricted gifts to universities.
-We cannot process awards to other institutions (e.g. not-for-profits institutions, hospitals, non-degree-granting research institutes, etc) even if they are affiliated with a university.
-A PI must apply in his or her capacity as a university professor and must be able to accept an award through that university.
-Each PI on a proposal must be a full-time professor at a university or a degree-granting research institution.
-We allow assistant professors, associate professors, and full professors to apply.
-We do not allow applications from professors on behalf of students, postdocs, or others who are not eligible to apply themselves the research must be directed primarily by a full-time faculty member.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: The International students can apply for this scholarship.
Scholarship Description: Google Research Awards are one-year awards structured as unrestricted gifts to universities to support the work of world-class full-time faculty members at top universities around the world. Faculty members can apply for Research Awards by submitting a proposal to one of our two 2013 funding rounds. 2013 deadlines are April 15 and October 15. Recipients are selected through a comprehensive internal review process and notified of their awards within 4 months of the initial submission. Faculty members can apply for up to 150,000 USD in eligible expenses, but actual award amounts are frequently less than the full amount requested. Most awards are funded at the amount needed to support basic expenses for one graduate student for one year.
Number of awards offered: Not Known
Duration of award(s): Research Awards are designed to support one year of work. Google on occasion choose to fund a second year for a Research Awards project that has seen great success in year one.
What does it cover? Research Awards are designed to be in an amount approximately equivalent to the amount necessary to support 1 graduate student for 1 year. While costs differ by university and by region, the median award amount is around 50,000 to 60,000 USD. We expect that most budgets for the Research Awards will be limited to the cost of 1 PhD student for 1 year (defined as salary plus tuition, or research salary in regions where PhD tuition is covered through other means) as well as modest conference travel for the student (1,500 USD for US universities, 3,000 USD for universities outside the US). Budgets with additional items are almost always cut to the level of 1 PhD student for 1 year plus modest travel. The maximum amount a PI may request is 150,000 USD.
Selection Criteria: We select Google Research Awards recipients through a thorough and competitive review process.
Notification: Recipients are selected through a comprehensive internal review process and notified of their awards within 4 months of the initial submission.
How to Apply: The mode of apply is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application closing date is April 15, 2013.
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Internship Business Development and Online Marketing for Norway in Berlin

Job Description

Visual Meta GmbH is an innovative Internet company based in the heart of Berlin, which has grown rapidly since being founded in 2009. Since December 2011 our company has been taken over by the Axel Springer Group.
We run shopping platforms named LadenZeile and ShopAlike in several European countries, offering fashion, furniture and a variety of other products to our users. Our service is used by thousands of daily visitors and an ever-increasing number of partner shops.
Now we want to expand our shopping platform to Norway! Therefore we are looking for motivated Interns who master the Norwegian language fluently to support our team and promote the expansion of our shopping portal www.shopalike.no to start as soon as possible. If you would like to be a part of our Norwegian team from the very first day and want to take responsibility for our new business – We are waiting for your application!
Qualifications:

• You are interested in E-Commerce and Online Shopping
• You like working as part of an international team
• You are fluent in spoken and written Norwegian
• You also speak English, German is a plus
• You are proactive, conscientious, accurate, hardworking, self-reliant and self-dependent
• You have at least three months time

Responsibilities:

• Building the website www.shopalike.no closely with the IT team, Product Management and International Management
• Online Marketing: SEO on-page (content, texts), SEO off-page (linkbuilding)
• Quality Management
• Shops acquisition & Partner Management
• Market- and competitors analysis
• Performance analysis with different SEO tools
• Affiliate Marketing and Social Media Marketing: Facebook, Twitter, …

What we offer:

• Paid internship
• Integration into a committed, successful and international team
• You will take part in building up a new online-platform from the beginning
• Opportunity to work independently and gain a lot of insight into the field of E-Commerce and Business Development
• Healthy snacks (fruits, cereals), water, coffee/tea and further company incentives (festivities, monthly breakfast, etc.)
• Internship for 3-6 months

Your application should include: Application letter, CV, relevant references and certificates.

Apply through www.europe-internship.com by clicking the ‘Apply’ button.

2013/2014 Full Fee Waiver Scholarships at University of Westminster, UK

The University of Westminster in the United Kingdom currently offering a number of full tuition fee waiver scholarships for international students.

Description
The University offers a number of full tuition fee waiver scholarships to you if you are an exceptionally well qualified student from within the UK/EU. Please note that this covers tuition fees only, not living expenses or accommodation.

Eligibility
You must hold an offer for a full-time Masters degree at the University. In addition the selection criteria is based on Academic excellence and financial need.

Application Procedure
Please visit the download link to obtain the application former

Submission Deadline
31 May 2013

Website Link
http://www.westminster.ac.uk/study/prospective-students/fees-and-funding/funding-for-students-starting-from-201213/scholarships/postgraduate/full-fee-waiver-scholarships

2013-2014 Taught Master’s Scholarships at Swansea University, UK

Taught Master’s Scholarships are only available for UK and EU students at Swansea University. This Taught Master’s Scholarships are fully sponsored by the Convergence European Social Fund (ESF) through the Welsh Assembly Government.  These scholarships will cover UK/EU tuition fees and living costs up to £5695.
Description
These Taught Master’s Scholarships are part of the Access to Masters (ATM) programme backed by the Convergence European Social Fund (ESF) through the Welsh Assembly Government. The programme aims to widen access to postgraduate study and encourage high calibre graduates to work on a range of collaborative research projects with small and medium sized organisations located in the Convergence Area of Wales (Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea & Torfaen).
Benefits: Each scholarship covers UK/EU tuition fees and £5695 living costs (tax free)
Eligibility

• Scholarships are available only to new Master’s applicants who are UK/EU categorized students.
• Applicants should hold (or be expecting to achieve) a minimum of a 2.1 degree (or equivalent).
• Applicants must be resident in the Convergence Area of Wales on enrolment, throughout their studies and be permitted to work in the Convergence area of Wales upon completion of the scholarship.
• Applicants should have already applied formally to the University for a place on one of our Master’s programmes.

Application Procedure
please download and complete two forms at the web link below and return them to the College of Science by post.
Submission Deadline
1st July 2013
Website Link
http://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/taught/scienceatmscholarships2013.php

King’s Africa Scholarship for Master Program, UK

The postgraduate master’s scholarship is offered by King’s College London for African Master's students.

Description
King’s College London is pleased to offer  funding opportunity for Africa Masters Scholarships, a full-time postgraduate master’s programme for which total value awarded is £5,000 in all subjects.

Eligibility

• Be due to commence a full-time postgraduate Masters programme or MPhilStud programme at King’s College London in the 2013/14 academic year
• Be permanent residents of an African country at the time of application and be domiciled within Africa for the last 3 years, for purposes other than education
• Not have previously studied outside of their home country
• Be liable to pay tuition fees at the international/overseas (higher) rate
• Complete and submit the required application documentation by the stated funding deadline

Application Procedure

1. Apply to the College for a postgraduate taught degree programme using the online admissions application
2. Submit a Graduate School PGT online funding form. Note that this online funding application form should only be completed after an admissions application has been submitted to the College. The online funding form can be accessed through website.
3. Students who have already applied for admissions, and those who hold a place but deferred entry to 2013/14, will not be required to submit an admissions application again.
4. Please be aware that applicants do not have to hold an admissions offer before submitting a PGT online funding form to the Graduate School.
5. The Graduate School PGT online funding form will cover a range of funding schemes, and applicants only need to submit the PGT online funding form ONCE to be considered for any of these schemes.

Submission Deadline
01-Mar-2013

Website Link
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/funding/database/index.php?action=view&id=389