Scholarship Macquarie University Refugee

Macquarie University Refugee Scholarship for Students from a Refugee Background

Study Subject: Any
Employer: Macquarie University
Level: Any
Scholarship Description: Macquarie University recognises the particular financial and other support needs of students from a refugee background. To complement the University’s Refugee Mentoring Program, which aims to raise aspirations towards tertiary study among refugee children, two scholarships will be offered each year to students from refugee backgrounds.
There are two parts to the application- an online application form and a compulsory personal statement (to be uploaded as part of the on line application form).

Scholarship Application Deadline: 28 Jan 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Scholarships - VEF Fellowship Program, USA

Study Subject: Major disciplines of Science, Mathematics, Medicine , Engineering ans Technology

Employer: The Vietnam Education Foundation
Level:PhD, Masters

Fellowship Description: The Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) is pleased to announce the 2012 VEF Fellowship Program. The Fellowship application and selection process is open, competitive, and transparent. Applicants do not need to pay any fees to anyone in order to apply or be considered for a VEF Fellowship. Winners are chosen based on individual merit, including academic performance and preparation, intellectual capabilities, English proficiency, and the potential for contribution to scientific education and research.

VEF expects to award approximately 45 Fellowships to Vietnamese nationals to begin graduate studies in the United States in the fall of 2012. The recipients are referred to as the VEF Fellowship 2012 Cohort. Please note that VEF only accepts online applications.

Qualified Fields of Study
VEF seeks highly qualified applicants interested in pursuing a Ph.D. or master’s degree at leading universities in the United States in the major disciplines of sciences (natural, physical, and environmental), mathematics, medicine (such as public health, epidemiology, and immunology), engineering, and technology (including information technology). Fields include
the basic sciences, such as, biology, chemistry, and physics, as well as agricultural science and computer science. Priority will be given to applicants, whose field of study focuses on climate change (environmental sciences) or on nuclear energy, provided that all other qualifications are equal.
Eligibility of VEF Employees and VEF Contracted Agency Employees
The following VEF policy regarding eligibility of VEF employees and VEF contracted agency employees in Vietnam and in the United States.

- Employees of VEF, including contractor employees, and their immediate families, are ineligible for VEF Fellowships, Visiting Scholar Grants, and U.S. Faculty Scholar Grants for a period ending one year following termination of such employment.
- If a former employee or contractor employee of VEF is otherwise eligible and chooses to apply for a VEF Fellowship, Visiting Scholar Grant, or U.S. Faculty Scholar Grant after the one year period, the VEF Board of Directors must approve the submission of such an application.
- Employees of private and public agencies (excluding educational institutions) under contract to VEF to perform administrative or screening services on behalf of the VEF Fellowship, Visiting Scholar, and/or U.S. Faculty Scholar Programs are ineligible for VEF Fellowships, Visiting Scholar Grants, and U.S. Faculty Scholar Grants for a period
ending one year following the termination of their services for VEF.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Only from 8:00 a.m., February 10, 2011, to 8:00 a.m., April 10, 2011
(Vietnam time zone).
Only from 8:00 a.m., February 10, 2012, to 8:00 a.m., March 10, 2012

Details Fellowship Information and Application
http://home.vef.gov/download/2012_VEF_Fellowship_Announcement_ENG.pdf

single mother Scholarship for Master in International Media Studies

The Master’s Program International Media Studies is a four-semester, full-time program for further education. It is a joint project from the University of Bonn, the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster with its headquarters in Bonn.

The bilingual Master’s Program offers a unique course offer given the current development of global media and the connection between media and cooperative development. Students from around the world will benefit from the inclusion of partners and the
unparalleled mix of research, lectures and practical experience.

The program combines topics like media and development, journalism, communication science and media economics, while developing practical skills and competencies that are important for the world of media.

Philosophy
Free and independent media is a significant factor for a functioning democracy, social justice and the protection of human rights. The Master’s Program is based on the belief that there is a connection between democracy and development, between the freedom of opinion and democracy as well as between free media and development. The prerequisite for the establishment of a functioning, free media system are journalists who realize their role as a critical observer and reporter. This can only be guaranteed when they are professionally trained and feel obligated by a set of journalistic ethics.

By training journalists academically, the Master’s Program is therefore a targeted step towards making the media spokespeople for openness within democracy.

The courses are based on the values of democracy, freedom and conflict prevention, civil society and good government – representative of the connection between the media and cooperative development.

Objective
Students will acquire the knowledge and skills that are essential for a journalistic career. They will be able to meet specific occupational requirements with expertise and communicative independence.

The Master’s Program trains students – personally and professionally – to be competent journalists and prepare them for a challenging role as expert or manager in the media sector.

Target Group
The program is targeted at students from around the world that want to work in a position of responsibility in journalism or the communications sector. It especially addresses journalists-in-training, media representatives from radio, TV, online and print and communication experts.

Those interested must have already completed an academic program (bachelor’s or equivalent) and have at least one year of professional media experience.

The program will be bilingual (English and German), whereby English will be the prevalent course language.

Especially targeted at:

• Media representatives from radio, TV, online and print
• Journalists-in-training, especially from electronic media
• Journalists and management from community radio stations
• Communication experts
• NGO employees
• Employees from ministries
• Employees from cooperative development groups and projects
• Representatives from regional working groups and national broadcasters
• Media association representatives

Scholarships

We are going to award full-scholarships to 10 applicants from Africa, Asia, Latin America or Eastern Europe (750,00 Euro per month, plus tuition fees and travelling costs). A committee will decide which applicant will receive a scholarship.If you would like to apply for a scholarship, you are required to submit the following documents:

• completed application form (attachment)
• curriculum vitae in table form
• statement of purpose
• academic degree including transcripts
• proof of at least one year's work experience in the field of media after your degree
• proof of English-language skills (TOEFL: score of 550 or higher, IELTS: Score of 6.0 or higher, BULATS: score of 70 or higher, LCCI: level of 3, etc.)
• proof of German-language skills (TestDaF level TDN 3 or DSH level 1)
• one passport-size photograph
• copy of the first two pages of passport
• original Certificate of APS (for applicants from China, Vietnam and Mongolia)

Please note that the copies of the certificates and the translations into German or English need to be certified. Please send your application form to: Deutsche Welle, DW-AKADEMIE, International Media Studies, Dr. Christoph Schmidt, 53110 Bonn, Germany, E-Mail: Barbara.Hiller@dw-world.de

Moreinfo: www.ims-master.de or http://issuu.com/deutsche-welle/docs/international-media-studies_dw-english