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International Scholarships

Scholarships for Burma/Myanmar students.

Note:

All the deadlines fall on the usual period for next academic year.

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Dear Scholarship Browser,

    ArakanEra.com is initiated by a student for helping many students who want to study on scholarships abroad. It is a mentor website. I request you to contribute your experience of being student or any other subjects related to Burma.

 

Sincerely,

 

Editor

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Silk Scholarship (South Korea) New

ASEAN Foundation-MAIDS Scholarship (Thailand) New

Burma Essay Prize (Global)

 

AF-AIT Scholarship (Thailand)

American Assoc of University Women Fellowship (US)

Asian Development Bank- Japan Scholarship Program

ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship (Singapore)

Asian Development Bank Government of Japan Scholarship

ASEAN Foundation-NUS Research Scholarship (Singapore)

Asia Pacific Leadership Program (Hawaii)

Asia Scholarship Foundation (Asia)

Asian Youth Fellowship (Japan Foundation Scholarship)

Asia 100 Scholarship (Japan)

Cetana Scholarship Program (US, Thailand, Philippines)

Chevening Scholarship Program (England)

CN Yang Scholars Program (Singapore)

Computer Science Scholarship (University of London) (England)

DAAD-AIT Scholarship (Thailand)

Dr. Goh Keng Swee Scholarship (Singapore)

Erasmus Mundus scholarships (Europe)

Entrepreneurial Manager Scholarship (Netherlands)

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for EMIN (Europe)

E8 Scholarship

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship (U.S)

Heinrich Boell Foundation Scholarship (Thailand)

Human Rights Fellowship Program (Switzerland)

ICE WaRM Scholarship (Australia)

Int'l Master in Management of IT (IMMIT) Scholarship (Europe)

JAIMS-Fujitsu Asia Pacific Scholarship (Hawaii)

JCR Undergraduate Overseas Scholarship (Oxford, England)

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship

KAAD & AIT Scholarship (Thailand)

Li Ka-shing Scholarship (Singapore)

Maastricht University ABP Scholarship (Netherlands)

Malaysian International Scholarship (Malaysia)

The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund  (US & Canada)

Mekong-Ganga Co-operation Scholarship (India)

Micron Scholarship for Undergraduate (Singapore)

Monbukagakusho Scholarships (Japan)

New Zealand Development Scholarship-Open Category

NUS Graduate Scholarship (Singapore)

Oslo Peace Scholarship (Norway & Australia)

POSCO Asia Scholarship

Scholarship for BS in Textile Engineering (Italy)

Scholarship program for IMAS

Standard Chartered LKYSPPP Scholarship (Singapore)

Shell Centenary Scholarship (England)

Southern Oregon University (The US)

Temasek Scholarship (Singapore)

The Gate Cambridge Scholarships (U.K)

TU/e Scholarships (Netherlands)

Universitat Bern - International Master's Scholarship (Switzerland)

UPPI Scholarship (Philippines)

 

 

 

 

The University of Birmingham has its representative at Rangoon. You can ask her for study abroad.

Mentor International

Ms. Julia Aung

96/98 Pansodan Street

Kyauktada Township

Yangoon

Tel: +95-1-240116

Fax: 240084

Email: julia-mentorisc@mptmail.net.mm

 

Asia Pacific Leadership Program

Type of Program
  This program is designed to train individual to be a leader. It last for nine months. Students must study at least five months at the University of Hawaii.
Fund
  Though it's partial, it could cover all of your need. It has additional fund for students which are provided by other sources. Look at the allocation of fund
Criteria
  Q A candidate should have a B.A degree (for additional information, visit the program )
Where to apply
  Application with supporting documents should be mail to

Award Services/APLP
East-West Center, JAB 2066
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96848-1601
U.S.A.

Deadline
  February 17 2007 for 2007-2008

 

Chevening Scholarship Program

 

     Chevening Scholarship program is granted to study in the United Kingdom, and it's granted by the foreign department of England.

 

Criteria

Q A graduate student with an excellent academic record

Q S/he should return to his/her home country after completion

Q S/he should be able to state why her/his education in England should benefit his/her own country.

Q S/he should know written and spoken English.

 

Benefit
  It is fully funded - tuition and stipends for living
Programs
  Universities and programs are varied: Ask your nearest British Council
Where to apply
  Form and information can be obtained from British Council in your country.
British Council in Burma
 

British Council

78 Kanna Road

(P.O.Box 638)

Yangoon

Burma

Note
  The Chevening funds short term and long term course in graduate and post-graduate level.

 

Shell Centenary Scholarship

Shell Centenary Scholarship has different program to pursue postgraduate program in the United Kingdom and the the Netherlands. In partnership with many universities, it offers wide ranges of scholarship to students from any developing or underdeveloped countries.  

 

Criteria

1. S/he should not be more than 35 year old

2. Candidate must study the subjects that would help in rebuilding his/her home country.

3. S/he Should have excellent academic records

4. S/he should know spoken and written English

5. S/he should not be employee of Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies.

 

Benefit:

Each scholarship will cover tuition, accommodation, maintenance cost and a return airfare for the scholarship holder only.

 

The Partnership Universities:

  The University of Cambridge
University of Oxford
The University of Edinburgh
The University of Durham

 

International Undergraduate Scholarship in Computer Science

University of London

The Department of Computer Science, the University of London has announced a scholarship to admit an excellent students to its department for undergraduate course. The students will be selected on their performance at the test that consists two parts - reasoning and programming. The University of London has around 20 colleges within its jurisdiction.

 

Selection will be based on:

You  must submit your application online.

Answers to four questions should be submitted in plain text file.

You must submit a plain text file with the source code of your program. Any of PERL, Java, ANSI C++

Your work will be assessed by the Dept of Computer.

 

Deadline: June 15 2007

 

For details, visit the official website

 

 

Erasmus Mundus scholarships

Erasmus Mundus scholarships is a master level programs offered by a consortium of at least three universities in at least three different European countries. The programs are opened to EU, Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria, and the third countries. For more information and application, click here

 

Asian Development Bank- Japan Scholarship Program

    This program is funded by the government of Japan. Students from all the borrowing members of ADB can apply the program. Though it is funded by the Japanese government, a candicate can apply to any university that has agreement with ADB. The participated universities are in different countries. Thus, it is recommended that a candidate apply admission to his/her desired university six months prior to the academic year. For details

 

Asian Development Bank Government of Japan Scholarship

Want to study in Hawaii, one of the most beautiful islands in pacific? The ADB-Japan Government sponsored program at master level are offered at University of Hawaii.

 

Areas of study:

Agriculture and Related Sciences
Architecture and Environmental Design
Business and Management
Economics
Environmental Studies
Geography
Law
Natural Resources and Conservation
Oceanography
Public Administration
Sociology
Urban Planning

 

For more information, click here

 

CN Yang Scholars Program - Singapore

  Do you want to study undergraduate courses in Singapore? CN Yang Scholars Program might give you a chance to study in Singapore. CN Yang Scholars Program is sponsored by a Singapore government for students who want to study at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

 

Eligibility:

All nationalities are eligible for this scholarship.

 

Requirement:

a A students must have a very good academic performance and extra-curriculum activities.

a A students should have studied advance math, physics, chemistry at high school

a He/she needs to appear in university entrance examination if he/she is shortlisted.

a   After getting admitted, students should maintain 3.5 of 5 GPA

 

Deadline: A prosperous student should apply the scholarship at the same time as admission.

 

Areas of study

Aerospace engineering

Bio-engineering

Biological Sciences

Chemical and biomolecular Engineering

Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Electrical and electronic engineering

Materials Engineering

Mathematical Sciences

Mathematics and economics

Mechanical Engineering

Physics and Applied physics

 

Duration: 4 years

 

Scholarship included

Tuition fees

Living allowances

Book allowance

Setting in allowance

Computer allowance

 

For more information, go to NTU official website

 

 

The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund

The aim of this scholarship is helping women from third countries or any country that is eligible to borrow money from World Bank.

 

Type of grant:

It's a graduate scholarship.

Women from developing countries

 

 

Areas of study:

Agriculture

Architecture and urban planning

Civil engineering

Education

Forestry

Journalism

Social Work

Public Administration

Law

Public Health

Nutrition

Social Science

 

Requirement:

She must have a record of public service to women in her country

She must be 25 years old

She must be residing currently in the United States or Canada and enrolled at an accredited academic institution

She or her family should not have any relation with World Bank.

 

Deadline: February 28, 2007

 

For more information, you should consult a MMNF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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