Transform Together Scholarships for International Students in UK, 2017

Sheffield Hallam University is pleased to offer Transform Together Scholarships for international students entering the programme in January 2017. Applicants must be applying to start a new full-time undergraduate and postgraduate taught degree programme in any subjects at Sheffield Hallam University.

The aim of the Transform Together Scholarships is to enable and encourage academically able students from any nationality.

The university is the fourth largest university in the UK (out of 163) with 33,100 students (of whom 4,400 are international student), 4,494 staff and 708 courses.

The TESOL Centre offers a variety of English language courses for students who need more tuition to reach the required standard. The TESOL Centre is also an IELTS Official Test Centre. English Language entry requirements are listed in the entry requirements section of the online prospectus.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate taught degree at Sheffield Hallam University.

Study Subject(s): Scholarship applications from all offer holders and particularly encourage scholarship applications from those holding offers for

MSc Advanced Computer Networks

MSc Banking and Finance

MSc Biomedical Laboratory Science

MSc Biomedical Science

MSc International Marketing

MA Media Management

MSc Project Management

MSc Public Health

MSc Sport Business Management

MSc Sports Engineering

Scholarship Provider: A half fee waiver (50% discount) is available for postgraduate courses and for each year of an undergraduate degree.

Scholarship can be taken in the UK

Online MBA Programs with Scholarships 2017

Eligibility:To be eligible to apply for one of these scholarships applicants must

Be an international or a European Union (non-UK) fee paying student

Postgraduate only – have achieved a minimum 2.1 or equivalent in your honours degree and must meet the English and academic entry requirements for your course. Please attach your transcripts to your scholarship application

Undergraduate only – have achieved or exceeded the English and academic entry requirements for the course

Have an offer for a full-time taught undergraduate or postgraduate course at Sheffield Hallam University. If you have not applied for a course, please visit our online prospectus

Be self-funding your studies

Be able to pay any additional fees your course may require, for example field trips

Nationality: International students can apply for these Transform Together Scholarships.

College Admission Requirement:

Entrance Requirement: postgraduate only – have achieved a minimum 2.1 or equivalent in their honours degree and must meet the English and academic entry requirements for their course. Please attach transcripts to their scholarship application
undergraduate only – have achieved or exceeded the English and academic entry requirements for the course

Test Requirement: No

English Language Requirements: The TESOL Centre offers a variety of English language courses for students who need more tuition to reach the required standard. The TESOL Centre is also an IELTS Official Test Centre. English Language entry requirements are listed in the entry requirements section of the online prospectus.

UK Scholarships

How to Apply: If applicants meet the eligibility criteria above, please download the application form and return it via post and email. If applicants have not yet applied for a course, please visit online prospectus to find a course and apply. Please attach transcripts with the scholarship application.

Application Form

Application Deadline: The application deadline is 1 November 2016 for January 2017 start.

Scholarship Link

Policy Intern at European Coalition for Corporate Justice

Deadline: 27 July 2016
Open to: candidates with knowledge or experience with corporate accountability / business and human rights and with excellent written and oral English
Remuneration: EUR 800 per month (approx.)

Description

ECCJ are looking for an enthusiastic person to join their small team in Brussels as a policy intern and contribute to the advocacy and coalition development work. The internship’s duration is 6 months, with a possible 2-3 month extension. This is a great opportunity to experience working with EU institutions, and connect with their members and partners from across Europe.

The ECCJ intern will be assisting the Coordinator and the Communications Officer in the following tasks:

Monitoring and analysing on-going developments related to corporate accountability and business and human rights issues;

Compiling relevant information and ensuring dissemination;

Conducting research for policy proposals, briefings, publications and articles;

Supporting with designing and implementing advocacy activities towards EU institutions such as meetings with policy makers;

Fundraising: contributing to proposals and reports;

Organisation of events and meetings;

Coalition development: engaging and supporting member organisations and partners;

Assisting in the coordination of working groups involving ECCJ members and partners.

Eligibility

Knowledge of and / or experience with corporate accountability / business and human rights;

Excellent written and oral English;

Strong organisational and time management skills;

Ability to work independently and in a team;

Ability to take initiative on projects;

Flexibility, ability to adapt quickly and work with tight deadlines;

Good research and analytical skills;

Good level of IT literacy (Office kit, website management).

The following attributes are also desirable (but not essential):

NGO experience;

Knowledge of and / or experience with European institutions;

Previous Brussels experience / knowledge of Brussels environment;

A relevant Master’s degree in European studies, political sciences or law studies;

Proficiency in another EU language is an asset.

Remuneration

The selected candidate will receive EUR 800 per month (approx.).

How to apply?

In order to apply for the position please send your CV and cover letter to communication@corporatejustice.org with the reference: Internship ECCJ 2016, latest by 27 July 2016.

Interviews will be conducted in Brussels or by phone/Skype. They will take place in August. Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

For more information, please visit the official website.

Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.eu/2016/07/19/policy-intern-european-coalition-corporate-justice/#ixzz4F3NndwRD

Policy Intern

ONE is a global campaign and advocacy organization backed by over seven million people from around the world and every walk of life that are committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. We hold world leaders to account for the promises made to the poorest, and we press them to support better policies and more effective aid and trade reform. We also work with leaders in Africa to support greater democracy, accountability and transparency so these resources can be effectively deployed. ONE has offices in Berlin, Brussels, Johannesburg, London, New York City, Paris and Washington DC.

Position Summary

The Policy Intern will work with our Brussels team to support our policy-related activities. The internship will be for six months in duration, beginning in September 2016. The intern will work from our office in Brussels and will report to the Policy and Advocacy Manager.

Minimum Qualifications

Student or recent graduate in International Development, Economics, Politics, Social Science, or the equivalent; 

Excellent experience of MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);

Demonstrable interest in campaigning, development issues, and Africa;

Excellent analytical and organizational capacities;

Excellent written and verbal English communication skills; French is desirable;

Strong sense of teamwork and collaboration;

Ability to consistently apply good judgment and make good and responsible decisions; 

Ability to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality regarding all aspects of work at all times.

Some Duties and Responsibilities

Collect, analyse, and edit reports on important policy and advocacy issues and related topics;

Prepare and attend internal and external briefings and meetings, taking thorough notes and reporting back to the Policy & Advocacy Manager;

Update policy and advocacy materials and monitor parliamentary processes and stakeholders;

Provide research on policy and advocacy issues as required;

Monitor EU current affairs to keep the Brussels team informed; 

Respond to public email enquiries;

Provide general administrative support as required;

Perform other tasks as assigned by the supervisor or designee.

Qualified and interested candidates

We invite qualified candidates to submit an application and a cover letter on the Jobs page of our website.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however we are only able to contact those who have been shortlisted. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

Application deadline: 27 July 2016. 

Only candidates authorised to work in Belgium without any restrictions need apply.

For more details and to apply for this job click here

Project Officer Internship at EUREKA

Deadline: 5 August 2016
Open to: candidates with a bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematical) subject and with high standard of English in both verbal and written form
Remuneration: gross monthly salary of EUR 751

Description

The EUREKA Chair is now seeking a person to manage the EUREKA Secretariat and to develop the services to support the Chair and the network at operational level. The successful candidate is expected to contribute to the efficiency of the Secretariat, including the IT services, keeping costs and bureaucracy to the minimum and motivating a high quality staff.

This is an entry level position with a contract for 6 months and would be an ideal first step for a career in public administration, international collaboration programs and innovation funding.

Reporting to the Call coordinator and working within a team of 4 people, you will give support for the day-to-day operations within the Eurostars Joint Program.

Eligibility

A Bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematical) subject;

English is the working language of EUREKA. Candidates must demonstrate a high standard of English in both verbal and written form;

A diplomatic and persuasive manner;

A passion for innovation, a curious and open-mind;

An ability to listen to, understand and communicate detailed and complex subjects;

A proactive mindset, willing to take the initiative;

A pragmatic approach to problem solving;

An ability to plan for the long-term while being able to meet short deadlines;

Exceptional organization skills and an ability to multitask;

A work permit (if needed);

One of the 41 EUREKA nationalities;

Familiarity with concepts such as peer review, ethics, or database management may be considered an asset;

A second European language may be considered an asset.

Remuneration

This internship offers a 6 month term contract from the agreement date of ‘Bruxelles Formation’. The internship position attracts a gross monthly salary of EUR 751, subject to Belgian taxation. Fringe benefits such as meal vouchers will be granted.

How to apply?

In order to apply for the position please send your CV and cover letter in English to the following email address jobs@eurekanetwork.org latest by 5 August 2016.

EUREKA Secretariat contact person: Ms V. Notaert, Resources Manager – veerle.notaert@eurekanetwork.org

Due to the high number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For more information, please visit the official website.

Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.eu/2016/07/20/project-officer-internship-eureka/#ixzz4ExgoOipi

1000 Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships for International Students, 2016-2017

The Heinrich Boll Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships for German and International students in 2016–2017 academic years. The scholarship department of the Heinrich Boll Foundation grants scholarships to undergraduates, graduates, and doctoral students from inside and outside Germany.

Heinrich Boll Foundation promote those students who are studying and graduating and who have a positive attitude towards the goals of the Green project, share the fundamental ideals of the Heinrich Boll Foundation – democracy, ecology, solidarity and non-violence – and who take an active socio-political role.

The Heinrich Boll Foundation works independently and nurtures a spirit of intellectual openness. Heinrich Boll Foundation maintain a world­ wide network with currently 30 international offices. Heinrich Boll Foundation co­operate closely with 16 state-level Boll Foundations in each of Germany’s federal states, and they support talented, socio-politi­cally engaged undergraduate and graduate students in Germany and abroad.

The scholarship department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to undergraduates, graduates and doctoral students from inside and outside Germany. Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

Course Level: The scholarship department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to undergraduates, graduates, and doctoral students from inside and outside Germany.

Study Subject(s): Scholarships are awarded in all subjects offered at universities of applied sciences or universities of the arts in Germany.

Scholarship Award: The Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to approximately 1,000 undergraduates, graduates and doctoral students.

Scholarship can be taken in Germany (German students can pursue their higher studies in Germany or an EU country).

Eligibility: Formal prerequisites:
Applicants for an undergraduate or graduate scholarship:
1). General student scholarships for German and German-educated applicants (Bildungsinländer/innen (1)): Students in all subjects who are pursuing the First degree (Bachelor, Staatsexamen, Diplom) and who earned their university entrance qualification (2) in Germany:

Applicants may apply before beginning their first degree (Bachelor, Staatsexamen, Diplom) or at any time up to the end of your third “Fachsemester”. Masters students cannot apply, because we aim to support students over the longer term. However, Bachelors students who have been awarded support may receive further support for a Masters course.

Special (but not exclusive) target groups are: first-generation students, women, members of ethnic minorities, applicants from universities of applied science (Fachhochschulen).

scholarship programme also focuses (but not exclusively) on certain subjects: especially the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), particularly with a focus on environmental science (e.g. environmental protection, renewable energies, climate, etc.); economic and legal studies; journalism; and art studies.

Germans and Bildungsinländer/innen (1) may receive funding for a complete Bachelors programme outside Germany but within the EU. In this case, the application must include a detailed justification of the proposed location and subject.2) Student scholarship – journalism: “Medienvielfalt, anders: Junge Migrantinnen und Migranten in den Journalismus” (for German nationals and Bildungsinländer/innen):

This programme is aimed at German or German-educated students with a migration background who wish to become journalists. Funding is not limited to students following journalism studies programmes.

Applicants may apply before beginning your study programme or at any time up to the end of your third “Fachsemester”. The conditions outlined in A.1. apply
Applicants for a doctoral scholarship: Please note that an application for the autumn application process is possible, if you are a German or  German-educated doctoral student.

Doctoral students in all subjects who earned their university entrance qualification in Germany (Germans nationals and Bildungsinländer/inner (1)):

At the time of application, the applicant must have been accepted as a doctoral student by a state-recognised institution of higher education in Germany or another EU country.

Preference will be given to dissertation projects related to the working areas of the Heinrich Böll Foundation2) Doctoral scholarships: Focus programme “Transformation Research”

Doctoral students from Germany who would like to apply for the focus programme “Transformation Research”

Formal requirements are given above.

Nationality: Students of all nationalities can apply for these Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarships.

Entrance Requirement: The scholarship department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to undergraduates, graduates, and doctoral students from inside and outside Germany.

Test Requirement: No

English Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

International Scholarships

How to apply: Applications should be submitted online. Required documents are:

A complete set of application documents needs to be uploaded to the web portal as PDF versions of the following documents.

Application form for a scholarship

Copy of degree certificate, University entrance qualification or equivalent

A list of study certificates to date if you have already commenced your studies

For foreign applicants for a scholarship to study for a master’s degree: Certified copy of their first-degree certificate

Student enrolment certificate  if they already have one

For foreign applicants: Written proof of German language proficiency

For applicants for the programme: Work samples

A third-party reference on your social commitment

An expert reference from a university or college lecturer, or for school leavers from a schoolteacher

Online Application

Application Deadline: The application deadline is 1st September 2016.

Scholarship Link

PhD Scholarship in Business and Politics at Copenhagen Business School

Deadline: 31 August 2016
Open to: candidates with an educational background in the political or social sciences and should have a basic training at the Masters level
Scholarships: include the tuition fees, office space, travel grants plus a salary

Description

The Department of Business and Politics at Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant PhD scholarship within the overall field of Business and Politics. The phd project should focus on one of the 4 research themes of the Department:

Business, Organizing and Governance;

Civil Society;

Money & Markets;

Public Policy and Institutions.

The recruited PhD candidate will be attached to the Department of Business and Politics, which emphasizes international and comparative research on states, economies, corporations, and other organizations that are involved in the governance of political and economic matters. The position is open to  political science and sociology disciplinary backgrounds and a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches.

Eligibility

Have a basic training at the Masters level;

An educational background in the political or social sciences is necessary;

Have successfully completed the Master’s degree before commencing a PhD at CBS;

Be fluent in English.

Scholarships

A PhD scholarship runs for a period of 3 years, and includes teaching obligations equivalent to a 1⁄2 year’s work (624 work hours);

The scholarships are fully salaried positions, according to the national Danish collective agreement;

The scholarship includes the tuition fees, office space, travel grants plus a salary, currently starting with per month app. DKK 23.770 (app. EUR 3,160) up to DKK 28.964 (app. EUR 3,860) depending on seniority, plus a pension contribution totaling 17,1 % of 85 per cent of the base salary.

How to apply?

The mode of application is online. Application must include:

5 page project description (containing a presentation of an original research question, a description of the initial theoretical framework and methodology, a presentation of the suggested empirical material as well as a work-plan);

Copies of a Master’s degree certificate or other certificates of a corresponding level;

A brief curriculum vitae (CV);

A list of papers and publications (if applicable);

One copy of a selected written work (e.g. Master’s thesis);

Documentation for English language skills, if it is not the mother tongue.

Please find guidelines and further information on scholarships and the Doctoral Programme here.

For more information about the position, please visit the official website.

Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.eu/2016/07/20/phd-scholarship-business-politics-copenhagen-business-school/#ixzz4Exg0FVA2

Science International Scholarships for Undergraduate or Postgraduate Programs, 2017

The University of Queensland is inviting applications for international scholarships in Science for the academic year 2017– 2018. Scholarships are available for outstanding international students in undergraduate or postgraduate coursework programs at UQ.

The University of Queensland, UQ, is an Australian research university primarily located in Queensland’s capital city, Brisbane. UQ is a sandstone university consistently ranked among the top in all international university rankings.

Applicants must have at least 6.5 overall and a minimum of 6.0 in each sub-band of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent test.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for undergraduate or postgraduate coursework programs.

Study Subject: Scholarships are tenable in science at the University of Queensland.

Scholarship Award: Two different scholarships are available:

The Full Degree Scholarship is awarded to students enrolling in year one of a UQ Faculty of Science full degree program and is a single payment of AU$10,000

The Advanced Standing Scholarship is awarded to students enrolling in a UQ Faculty of Science program with advanced standing (credit articulation), for example on the basis of the previous study at a Polytechnic, and is a single payment of AU$3,000.

Scholarship can be taken in Australia

Online MBA Programs with Scholarships 2017

Eligibility:  To be eligible for a UQ science international scholarships, applicants must:

Be classified as an international student in Australia

Have an unconditional or a conditional offer (with all conditions met by the scholarship closing date) from UQ.

For undergraduate programs, have completed senior high school and obtained an entry score that equates to a Queensland Tertiary Education rank of 96 or higher.

For postgraduate programs, have completed an undergraduate degree and obtained a GPA (Grade Point Average) of 6 or higher on a 7-point scale.

Not have already commenced your studies at UQ, even if you seek a change of program.

Not simultaneously hold another scholarship.

For the full degree scholarships: be an international student enrolling in year one of a UQ faculty of Science full degree program.

For the advanced standing scholarships: be an international student enrolling in a UQ Faculty of Science program with advanced standing (credit articulation)

Nationality: International students are eligible to apply.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirement: 

For undergraduate programs, have completed senior high school and obtained an entry score that equates to a Queensland Tertiary Education rank of 96 or higher

For postgraduate programs, have completed an undergraduate degree and obtained a GPA (Grade Point Average) of 6 or higher on a 7-point scale

Test Requirement: No

English Language Requirements: Applicants must have at least 6.5 overall and a minimum of 6.0 in each sub-band of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent test.

Australia Scholarships

How to Apply: The mode of applying is online. For either the Full Degree Scholarship or the Advanced Standing Scholarship:

Lodge an official UQ undergraduate or postgraduate application form for international students for entry into one of the eligible Science programs either directly to UQ or through your agent.

Receive a UQ Student ID Number and an unconditional offer (or a conditional offer providing that all conditions are to be met by the scholarship closing date).

 Complete and submit the Science International Scholarship online application form.

Online Application Form

Application Deadline: The application deadline is 1 December 2016.

Scholarship Link