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Taiwan Scholarship Program 2010

The Taiwan Scholarship Program was established jointly by three government agencies of the Republic of China (Taiwan) — the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the National Science Council of the Executive Yuan (NSC) — to encourage outstanding international students to undertake degree programs in Taiwan. While providing study opportunities for a wide range of disciplines, at Taiwan’s universities and colleges, this program also aims to:

1.Promote knowledge, understanding and friendship between people in Taiwan and in countries around the world.
2.Provide opportunities to increase academic and educational links with international institutions of higher learning.
3.Develop outstanding professionals and experts to meet the needs of the global society.

The Focus of Government Agencies Funding the Taiwan Scholarships

There are three government agencies that fund this program, each with a different focus in terms of recipients’ nationalities and study programs:

MOFA Scholarship:
Recipients from countries that have diplomatic relations with the R.O.C. (Taiwan) or countries specified as being diplomatically favorable by MOFA.

Undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree programs. Embassies of the R.O.C. can also award a pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP) scholarship to recipients to improve their language abilities.

MOE Scholarship:

Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship.

Undergraduate and/or postgraduate programs. R.O.C.’s overseas offices can also designate a pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP) to recipients to improve their language abilities.

NSC Scholarship:

Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship. Postgraduate programs only.

Amount of Scholarships

The amount of each scholarship varies in accordance with the funding government agency’s policy:

  1. MOFA Scholarship: One economy-class, direct-route roundtrip international airfare ticket, plus a monthly stipend of NT$30,000 (approximately US$930).
  2. MOE Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$25,000 (approximately US$775) for undergraduate or LEP study, and NT$30,000 for a postgraduate degree program.
  3. NSC Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$30, 000.

Recipients are responsible for their own expenses.

Duration of Award

The Award Period in Terms of Study Programs
The award period for each degree/study program is as follows:

1. Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years.
2. Master’s program: maximum 2 years.
3. Doctoral program: maximum 3 years.
4. LEP: maximum 1 year.

Maximum Duration of Combination of Awards
Upon completion of a LEP or a degree program, a recipient may apply for a scholarship for a degree program leading to a higher degree. However, the total duration of an award for any combination of degree/study programs is a maximum of five years.

LEP Award
The LEP award is neither mandatory nor automatically granted; it has to be awarded by R.O.C. Embassies or Representative Offices where the applicant submitted his/her application. The LEP must be undertaken in the first year if it is included in the total award period. If applying for the LEP program during the first year, then the applicant must apply for his/her degree program the second year.

Annual Award Period
The Annual award periods are from September 1st through August 31st of the following year. Recipients must matriculate within the award period unless approved by the receiving institution and the scholarship funding government agency. If recipients fail to arrive in Taiwan to study during this period, their award status will be cancelled and cannot be extended for another year.

If recipients begin their study after the intended study term/quarter has started, their award period will become effective from the month they matriculate, at their universities/colleges or Mandarin training centers in Taiwan.

Expiration of Award
No matter whether a recipient begins undertaking language training courses in September or later, the LEP award period will expire on August 31st, even if its duration may be less than the designated one year period.

All awards will end by the last month of their specified award period. However, if recipients graduate, drop out, are expelled from their institutions, violate R.O.C. laws, receive any major demerits, or their scholarships are revoked, whichever comes first, the award will be terminated.

Eligibility

An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

1.Be a high school graduate or above, have an excellent academic performance in his/her most recent formal educational study experience, be of good moral character and does not have any criminal records.
2.Is not an R.O.C. (Taiwan) national.
3.Does not have the status of being an overseas compatriot student.
4.Has never enrolled at any educational institution in Taiwan for the same level of degree or LEP that he/she plans to matriculate at.
5.Is not an exchange student in accordance with any agreement of cooperation between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a Taiwan Scholarship.
6.Has never received the scholarship to undertake any degree program or language study within the total award period of 5 years.
7.Does not have any revocation record regarding the Taiwan Scholarship Program nor from the Ministry of Education’s Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Program.
8.Is not a recipient of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or from any other educational institutions in Taiwan.
Application and Selection Process

For the application, the applicant must send all completed documents to the nearest Taiwan Embassy or Representative Office in his/her home country; see website for nearest embassy or representative office: http://www.mofa.gov.tw/webapp/lp.asp?ctnode=1864&ctunit=30&basedsd=30&mp=6

In principle, the yearly application period is from February 1st through March 31st. However, the actual application period will be in accordance with the general regulations of the local Taiwan Representative Offices.

For the application period, guidelines and forms, types of scholarship and quotas, as well as information regarding the selection process and outcome announcement, applicants should directly contact the relevant Taiwan Embassy or Representative Office, as early as possible.

Application Documents: A complete application must include the following materials:

1.One copy of the completed application form.
2.One photocopy of applicant’s passport or other nationality certificates.
3.One photocopy of the highest-level diploma and a complete grade transcript.
(Note: These documents must be authenticated by a Taiwan overseas representative office, if issued by international educational institutions.)
4.Supporting admission application materials (e.g. photocopies of application forms for language training centers or for a degree program at universities/colleges in Taiwan. The exact academic year that applicants would be enrolled as full-time students at these institutions must be clearly specified on these documents; or a copy of the application fee receipt, or the reply letter or e-mail from the school which the applicant has applied to).
5.Additional documents as specified by individual representative offices (e.g. letters of reference).
6.A photocopy of a certificate of the acceptable levels of English proficiency or Test of Proficiency – Huayu (TOP), depending on the language of instruction in class.
(N.B. Only applicants for degree programs need to submit this document.)
7.Additional documents as specified by the individual representative offices.
The selection priority for these scholarships will be given to those who intend to undertake a degree program and have successfully received admission to a university/college.

Re-Applying

Upon completion of a degree program, recipients may re-apply for a Taiwan Scholarship to undertake another degree program, by following the application process as specified above. The maximum duration of each recipient’s total award period is 5 years.

(N.B. Upon completion of their LEP study, LEP award recipients may be granted another award period for a degree program through the universities/colleges that they will be attending. Required documents include a photocopy of admission to a university/college and certificates of English proficiency or TOP for their degree studies.)

Renewal

To review recipients’ award qualifications for the next academic year, individual universities/ colleges will conduct an evaluation process regarding the Taiwan Scholarship award renewal status by February 28th of each year.

Each educational institution may set their own grading criteria for the required and passing minimum academic average for each semester, or may employ the current grading criteria, which is 60 out of 100 for undergraduates and 70 for postgraduates.

For recipients in the third year of their doctoral programs, this evaluation should be conducted in accordance with the regulations of their individual institutions, since systems vary from discipline to discipline, especially in terms of requirements for session credits and scheduling of the writing of their dissertations.

Suspension and Revocation

(I) Suspension

Degree Programs:
1.If a recipient fails to achieve a specified minimum academic average for a semester, his/her stipends will be suspended for one month.
2.If a recipient fails to achieve a specified minimum academic average for two consecutive semesters, he/she will be permanently disqualified from receiving any Taiwan Scholarship awards, effective and beginning from the next academic term (semester).
3.After a recipient registers at his/her school, if he/she does not attend class or leaves our country without the school’s permission, except for summer and winter vacations, or during the writing thesis period, his/her stipends will be suspended for the months he/she was not in Taiwan. If this situation happens for 2 consecutive months, the scholarship will be cancelled, along with the award status.
4.For all other cases, the universities will evaluate whether scholarship recipients’ scholarships will be suspended or not.
LEP Program:
1.Attendance Records:

Except for a serious illness or accident, if a recipient is absent from his/her required language sessions for 12 hours or more during a single month, his/her stipends will be suspended for one month.

2.Academic Performance:

Beginning from the second study term/quarter in Taiwan, if a recipient’s academic average for each study term/quarter is less than 80 out of 100, his/her stipends will be suspended for one month .

3.TOP Rating:
A one-month-stipend suspension will be imposed if a recipient fails to submit to his/her Mandarin training center, a photocopy of a TOP (Test of Proficiency—Huayu) certificate with results rated at the level for Basic level or above, by June 30th. Registration fees for this TOP test are the full responsibility of the recipient.

However, LEP award recipients who are subsequently granted a Taiwan Scholarship for a degree program can ask for a reimbursement of the suspended one-month stipend as stated above, through the university/college that they attend for the degree programs within 6 months, if they pass the TOP test.

Revocation:

A recipient may be permanently disqualified from receiving a Taiwan scholarship and the remaining stipends will be cancelled, if one of the following situations arises:

Degree Programs:
1.Failure to submit at the time of matriculation for each study term/quarter, an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) with the reason “Pursuing Studies,” by the deadline as specified by his/her university/college.
2.Failure during the annual renewal evaluation of his/her Taiwan scholarship.
3.Failure to submit a photocopy of an acceptable English /TOP proficiency certificate to the university/college, depending on the language of instruction, when transferring to a new program of study.
4.Dropping out, being expelled from school, violating R.O.C. laws, or receiving any major demerits.
5.Being simultaneously in receipt of another scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or educational institutions. However, this does not include a round trip economy class airfare/ticket for international students from special designated areas or countries.
6.Recipients facing disqualification situtions will have their cases reviewed by officals from the university and/or the Mandarin training center, in addition to the MOE.
LEP Program:
1.Failure to submit at the time of matriculation for each study term/quarter, an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) with the reason “Pursuing Studies,” by the deadlines as specified by his/her Mandarin training center.
2.Failure to achieve an average academic score of 80 or above out of 100 for two consecutive terms/quarters of study, beginning from the second term/quarter of his/her study in Taiwan.
3. Missing a final achievement score for any study term/quarter, with the exception of a serious illness or accident.
4.Dropping out, being expelled from school, violating R.O.C. laws, or receiving any major demerits.
5.Being simultaneously in receipt of another scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or educational institutions. However, this does not include a round trip economy class airfare/ticket for international students from special designated areas or countries.

Transfer

After studying for a semester/term/quarter at a university/college or a Mandarin training center, a recipient may be allowed to transfer once during the course of a degree/LEP program, if the pertinent educational institutions approve this request.

Degree pursuers asking for a transfer to a new institution or program of study must submit to the new institution a photocopy of their English proficiency/TOP certificates, depending on the language of instruction in class. However, the award’s qualification will be revoked from the month when recipients transferred to a new institution. At Mandarin training centers, if recipients have not submitted their TOP certificates while studying at the original center, they must deliver the certificates to the new institution before June 30th.

Before the award period expires, recipients that want to transfer to a different degree program at another university or college department or graduate school, must re-apply to the original institute of the Taiwan Representative Offices.

If the recipient’s scholarship term has not yet expired, and the recipient has been admitted to the next level of study by his/ her attending school, then the attending school must submit the scholarship application form filled out by the student, transcripts, and the proof of admission, etc. to the government agencies that fund the scholarship program for approval. The University must also inform the results to the Ministry of Education and the designated office by MOE.

Granting Scholarships

In principle, stipends are granted by the 10th day of each month, through the universities/colleges or Mandarin training centers where the recipients attend and follow the methods as specified by the individual institutions.

Health Insurance

It is mandatory that recipients, who have an award period for six months or more, participate in Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Plan and purchase policies for Student Accident Insurance during the period of their residence and study in Taiwan. The recipients’ educational institutions will deduct fees for these insurance plans from the recipients’ stipends, before processing and distributing funds to them.

As a requirement for matriculation, at their intended educational institutions, recipients must prepare medical/health insurance policies before their departure to Taiwan and these documents must be valid for a minimum of 4 months, beginning from the date of their arrival in Taiwan. These policies must bear the authentication of a Taiwan Embassy or overseas Representative Office.

Recipients should also participate in their schools’ activities and donate service time to international affairs activities during their award period.

Attachment

Web Link

http://english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=11981&CtNode=10632&mp=1

Beasiswa S2 Jepang: Ajinomoto Master Scholarship for ASEAN Students

Scholarship description :
This program enables students from five ASEAN countries (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam) wishing to enroll in a master’s course (major in one of the sciences) at the University of Tokyo, to secure scholarships before their arrival in Japan. It aims to cultivate individuals capable of leading Asia in the twenty-first century and to contribute to the development of Asia and the world as well as to mutual understanding between these countries and Japan.

Period of Scholarships

Scholarships will be provided for max. 3 years, 1 year studying as a Research Student and max. 2 years studying in a master’s course. The scholarship will be suspended if the scholarship recipient fails to pass the entrance exam for a master’s course within a year after arriving to Japan if the recipient enters as a Research Student. If the recipient enters as a master’s course student, scholarships will be provided for max. 2 years.

Eligibility :
Applicants who wish to enroll in a master’s course and major in one of the sciences (except medicine and veterinary medicine) at the University of Tokyo and who fulfill the following requirements and qualifications.

1. Applicants must be citizens of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, or Vietnam.
2. Applicants must have graduated or be expected to graduate with an excellent academic record – GPA at least 3.20 (with 16 years of education completed or expected to be completed) and must receive the recommendation of their university president or academic advisor or be otherwise qualified to enroll in the University of Tokyo.
3. Applicants must be under the age of 35 on April 1, 2011.
4. In principle, the applicant must be able to obtain approval of acceptance as a Postgraduate International Research Student (hereinafter “Research Student”), from the University of Tokyo and be registered as a Research Student for April 2011 or October 2011. However, the applicant may enroll directly as a master’s course student of some graduate schools in the University of Tokyo.. In that case, the applicant must be able to obtain approval of enrollment from the University of Tokyo and be registered as a master’s course student for Apr 2011 or Oct 2011.
5. Applicants must have adequate Japanese language proficiency to study as a master’s course student of the University of Tokyo (Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1 or equivalent). Applicants must be able to pass at least Level 3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (hereinafter “JLPT”) in a test administered no later than December 2010 (candidates wishing to
6. enter as a master’s course student) or December 2011 (candidates wishing to enter as a Research Student). However, applicants who wish to enroll in “Information, Technology, and Society in Asia course (hereinafter “ITASIA”)” of Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies does not require above Japanese language proficiency.
7. Applicants must apply from the above 5 countries and be able to attend selection procedures when necessary.
8. Applicants must be in good physical and mental health and have a strong motivation for learning.
9. Applicants must not be receiving other scholarships.

School :
University of Tokyo

How to apply this scholarship :
Application Documents
Application form(Form 1) and study program (assigned form)
Transcript of scholastic record issued by the university or graduate school attended (no photocopies, written in Japanese or English)
A letter of recommendation from university president or academic advisor (assigned form. Additional recommendation letter would be accepted)
Additional documents (Optional)
A copy of documents proving Japanese Proficiency of the applicant, such as JPLT result, certificate of attendance to Japanese higher education facilities and Japanese Training institutions may be considered.
The documents submitted shall not be returned under any circumstances.

Selection Process
1st Screening and 2nd Screening
All the screening will be based on the received documents, such as research activities and study plans, university transcript and the letter of recommendation.
Detailed description of the documents is required.
For 2nd Screening, additional submission of necessary documents (TOEFL etc. See appendix 2) for applying to preferred graduate schools and graduation or degree certificate may be requested.

Note: An interview will be held for 2nd selection (in English or in Japanese)

Suspension or Termination of Scholarship

The scholarship will be suspended or terminated immediately, and claim the partial or full refund of the scholarship amount if any one of the following conditions applies to the scholarship recipient:

1. False information found in the application form.
2. Receives any other scholarship.
3. Fails to pass the entrance examination to a University of Tokyo master’s course within one year after arriving to Japan (recipient who enters as a Research Student).
4. Fails to pass at least JLPT level 3 in a test administered no later than December 2010 (recipient wishing to enter as a master’s course student).
5. Fails to pass at least JLPT level 3 in a test administered no later than December 2011 (recipient wishing to enter as a Research Student).
6. Fails to arrive in Japan by the appointed date.
7. Shows poor academic performance due to absence, lack of desire to study or being unable to keep up research for some reason.
8. Has difficulty continuing to study due to illness or other health problems.
9. Violates the rules and regulations of the University of Tokyo or the Ajinomoto Scholarship Foundation.

Screening and Notification

Screening: April – May
2nd Screening: May – July
Notification of the results: August

Note :
The nominated applicants who had passed the 2nd screening must compile all the necessary documents for applying to University of Tokyo, assigned by each graduate school (refer appendix 2 “Documents for 2nd Screening and Required documents for applying as a Postgraduate International Research Student to the University of Tokyo”. The accomplished documents are reviewed by faculty council. For the applicants who are requested to enroll in April, the letter of acceptance will be issued in Jan, 2011. They should take all the adequate process, such as visa, for entering to Japan and will enroll in April.
In addition, the nominated applicants requested to enroll in October should pay attention to the applying period and the date of issuance of the letter of acceptance, because they differ. Please contact with the graduate school you wish enroll for details.

Scholarship deadline :
March 31, 2010

• Appendix 1 2011
• Appendix 2 2011
• Application Form
• Application Form Fill In Example
• 2011 Field of Study and Study Program
• 2011 Recommendation Form

For further information, please contact: amb_scholarship[at]ajikl.com.my

European scholarship for women 2010-2011

European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) MBA Scholarship 2010 2011

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Overview

Regional scholarships available for applicants from all continents. Full scholarships available for exceptional female applicants.

ESMT European School of Management and Technology has continued the development of its MBA scholarship program for 2010-11. The MBA program at ESMT is built on both faculty and peer-to-peer learning, and the school is committed to diversity in the classroom. “The current Full-time MBA class at ESMT is made up of participants from 21 countries,” said Nick Barniville, Director of MBA Programs. “Our aim is to further increase this diversity.” The majority of all ESMT scholarships are now clustered according to region. Financial support is being offered in the form of merit-based partial scholarships to applicants from the Americas, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Scholarships

Two full scholarships for women will also be provided this year (value 38,000 EUR each). “We already have 35% women in the MBA class, and we are committed to doing everything we can to further increase this figure,” adds Barniville.

The school is also introducing an Academic Excellence Scholarship, giving financial support to an exceptional applicant with a GMAT score of over 700. In addition, applicants for the Full-time MBA have the opportunity of applying for the ESMT Corporate Fellowship Program. The program combines a full scholarship with attractive internship opportunities and mentoring at one of ESMT’s founding companies after graduation.


Tuition and fees for self-sponsored participants of the Full-time MBA program are 38,000 EUR. This includes 9,000 EUR for learning materials, office supplies, food and drinks on campus on weekdays while the program is running, and the international field seminar.

This year, for the first time, some scholarship funding will also be made available to self-financing participants on the school’s Executive MBA program beginning October 2010, which carries a tuition fee of 57,500 EUR.

Application deadlines are mid-November 2010 (for full-time MBA beginning January 2011) and August 2010 (for Executive MBA beginning October 2010).

Press contact

Martha Ihlbrock, Tel.: +49 (0)30 21231-1043 +49 (0)30 21231-1043, martha.ihlbrock@esmt.org

More information for applicants

Stephanie Kluth, Tel.: +49(0)30 21231-1400 +49(0)30 21231-1400, stephanie.kluth@esmt.org

www.esmt.org/info/scholarships

About ESMT

ESMT European School of Management and Technology was founded in October 2002 by 25 leading global companies and institutions. The international business school offers Full-time MBA and Executive MBA programs, as well as executive education in the form of open enrollment and customized programs. The School also features in-house research-oriented consulting services in the areas of competition and regulation. ESMT is a private university based in Berlin, Germany, with an additional location in Schloss Gracht near Cologne.


source: http://nextscholarships.com/search/european+scholarships+for+cambodian

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