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Concordia University Deadline dates:
  • Candidates/Referees/supervisors to the department Graduate Program Director: July 31, 2010 12:00 p.m. noon
  • Departments to the Graduate Awards Office: August 16, 2010 12:00 p.m.
Summary of the Programs The program is administered by FQRNT but candidates from all disciplines are eligible to apply: Computer Science, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Humanities, Pure Sciences, Social Sciences etc.

Candidates cannot apply directly to the agency they must be nominated by a University. Only candidates nominated by a University may submit an application to the provincial competition. Each Quebec University may submit the following number of files per category:
  • unrestricted - four nominations;
  • for nationals of Mexico - two nominations;
  • for nationals of Brazil or India - one nomination per country;
to each competition V1, V2 and V3. The final selection will be made by a central Agency committee.
  • for nationals of Wallonie - one nomination for the V1 and V3 competition; please note that there is no V2 competition for the Wallonie category. The Quebec-Wallonie is open to Francophone Belgians.
Eligibility conditions and citizenship for all competitions: Candidates
  • Must meet all eligibility conditions as at the date of the closing of the competition (usually the end of October).
  • Cannot have submitted another application for any of the three components of the program in the same year.
  • Cannot have already received a merit scholarship for foreign students.
  • Cannot be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
  • Cannot have applied for permanent resident status under Canadian immigration law.
Competitions:
  • V1 – Doctoral Research Scholarship: valued at $25,000 per year for up to three years (tenable within the first nine terms of the doctoral program), and MELS will offer all recipients an exemption from paying the international tuition fees and the medical insurance coverage offered by the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec. All doctoral sessions, funded or unfunded, completed before the scholarship takes effect are used in calculating the eligibility period.
  • V2 – Postdoctoral Fellowship: valued at $35,000 per year for one year non renewable. Postdoctoral fellowships are intended for new researchers who obtained their degree no more than two years before the deadline date for the competition or who submitted their dissertation by January 2010 at the latest, the deadline date for the beginning of the fellowship. Postdoctoral research must be conducted in an institution other than the one that granted the Doctorate.
  • V3 – Short-term research or professional development: valued at $3,000 a month for a period of up to four months. These scholarships are intended for technical and university students (Option A) or researchers who have completed a doctorate no more than five years before the deadline date for the competition (Option B).
Documentation for Students (PDF)
    *  General Information
    * Instructions for Applicants
    * Document Check List
    * Pre-Selection Application Form V1
    * Pre-Selection Application Form V2
    * Pre-Selection Application Form V3
    * Letter of Reference Form
    * Letter of Acceptance of the Supervisor

Documentation for Departments (PDF)
    *  General Information
    * Instructions for Departments
    * Department Justification Form
    * Department Ranking Form

Link: http://graduatestudies.concordia.ca/currentstudents/funding/fellowshipawardsapplications/BPEEE.php
 
 
This Fellowship (a bequest from Helen S. Bentley and C. Fred Bentley) provides assistance to Canadian and developing-country graduate students with a university degree in agriculture, forestry or biology, who wish to undertake postgraduate, applied, on-farm research with cooperating farmers in a developing country.   In principle, IDRC supports research on all parts of the developing regions of the world. At this time, Fellowships and Awards is not supporting awards which involve research in Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Eastern Europe or Central Asia. Projects should evaluate and/or promote the use of fertility enhancing plants, such as leguminous forages, shrubs, cover crops, and grain legumes in small farms. The intent is to seek ways to increase the yield of food crops, improve farmers’ livelihoods, and improve soil fertility. 

The research should seek cropping system changes that will lead to: sustainable and increased crop yields; production of more and improved animal feed; improved soil and water conservation; improved weed control, and/or biological fixation of nitrogen. Projects should be planned and executed in cooperation with an international agricultural research centre, or with a developing-country institution involved in agricultural research that has an applied on-farm orientation.  

The proposal must present plans for on-farm experiments on small-holder farms that have potential to improve the lives of farming households, and to preserve or improve crops yields.

Eligibility
1. Applicants
 Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, or citizens of a developing country who are currently enrolled full-time in a graduate program (Master’s, doctoral, post-doctoral) at a recognized university in Canada or in a developing country for the duration of the award period.2. Key Selection Criteria

a) Focus of the Research:
 Proposals must focus on very simple cropping systems research that can benefit smallholder farmers in developing countries, especially rural women farmers.
b) Participatory Research: Applicants must use simple experiments executed by cooperating farmers under guidance by the researchers (see details about the location of individual on-farm experiments), and conduct their research with the active participation of the farmers, including women farmers. This requires that farmers be involved in all stages of the experiment on their land, including all the stages of land preparation, seeding, and harvesting.   Research proposals must include details of the comparisons envisioned between the traditional cropping practice of cooperating farmers and the side-by-side alternative cropping practice, which must include some type of leguminous crop or plant.  Please consult the attached diagram (see link below) that shows how a simple on-farm experiment might be compared to either one or two alternative cropping systems. Thus, experiments must compare crop yields from traditional unicrop practice with yields of the same crop combined with some kind of leguminous plant grown either simultaneously with the traditional crop, or perhaps in some cases, grown before the traditional crop is planted.  Similar experiments executed in rural school gardens, conducted with the help and advice of the Fellowship holder, and with the participation of both students and teachers, are also encouraged. The research procedures must include extensive dissemination of the research results.  Smallholder farmers, including rural women farmers, should be the major focus of such publicity: a)      The results should be presented in formats that can reach the various stakeholders, such as field days, farmer visits, briefs for policy-makers; b)      Dissemination will actively involve farmers, extension workers, local development initiatives, and agricultural organizations by addressing other smallholder farmers, especially rural women farmers;c)      The publicity should include farmers’ visits and farmer-to-farmer teaching and learning.

The applicant must:
  • Provide evidence that a large part, or all of the research, will be carried out on the farms of resource poor or smallholder farmers. The award will not support research carried out on the farms of large land holders or on research stations;
  • Provide evidence that farmers will actively participate in the experiments.  Thus, the development of simple on-farm experimental designs with appropriate controls to determine the practicality and profitability of introducing a leguminous crop in their cropping system is essential;
  • Scholarship applicants must provide explanations of how they will make the frequent trips from the "home base" to the villages of the cooperating farmers. This is essential for successful execution of on-farm tests;
  • Explain how the research data was collected and how the introduction of leguminous plants in their cropping systems is expected to improve the economic benefits to farmers;
  • Applicants should suggest anticipated benefits/improvements and sustainability of their proposal.
c) Sustainability:  The applicant must:
  • Provide evidence that he/she is or will be supported by local institutions that have a good working relationship with target communities, farmers and/or extension agencies;
  • Indicate that he/she will seek cooperation, help and support from the local "extension officers" and/or NGOs in the identification of individual farmers who are likely to be suitable and cooperative.
Duration
Award tenure corresponds with the period of field research. In general, this will be between eighteen months and twenty-four months.  ValueThe value of the award is up to CA $30,000.  If there is strong evidence of significant potential benefits, the award may be extended upon re-application.   Progress ReportsFellowship holders will commit to provide IDRC with three brief progress reports per year.

Deadlines
October 1, 2010 (awards will be announced by mid-December 2010). Tenure must be undertaken by December of the following year. Applications A letter of support must be included in the application package from a legally recognized institution in the country of research with whom the applicant will be affiliated.  This letter must endorse the proposal, confirm the locale of work, and outline the types of institutional support they will provide to the student. The letter must specifically include details of transportation arrangements to experimental plots.  The applicant’s host research institution will be expected to certify that the research protocol has been reviewed by a qualified statistician and that it meets an internationally high standard, in terms of experimental and survey designs.   Applicants are encouraged to contact member institutions of The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) (www.cgiar.org) to explore the possibility of conducting their research in conjunction with one of the member institutions. Applications will be evaluated according to IDRC priorities and criteria, such as relevance to sustainable and equitable development, as well as quality of the research proposal and suitability of the candidate.

Re-applicants
, whose research proposal was reviewed and was unsuccessful, must explain, in a covering letter, what changes have been made since the last application and specify where to find the changes in the proposal. 

Please note that Centre policy stipulates that an individual cannot apply more than twice, if unsuccessful, for the same IDRC award.
  However, this policy does not apply for Internship Awards.


 If there are ethical questions connected with the research, the applicant may, at IDRC's discretion, be required to submit the appropriate approval from the Ethic's Committee of the university.  Please submit all documents listed in the List of Supporting Documents to be Submitted. Complete applications must be received at the Centre by the deadline. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered for the competition.  Applications must be sent to the following address: 

By regular mail, Canada Post Priority Post or XPRESSPOST:

The Bentley Fellowship
Fellowships and Awards
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
PO Box 8500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 3H9 - Canada

By courier services:

The Bentley Fellowship
Fellowships and Awards
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
150 Kent Street, Mailroom Suite 990
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 0B2 - Canada

Fax: (1 613) 236-4026
Telephone: (1 613) 236-6163 ext.: 2098  E-mail: cta@idrc.ca

We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact those candidates whose academic background, quality of the research proposal and skills best match the criteria of the Award. Names of successful candidates will be posted on the Internet.

Link: www.idrc.ca/en/ev-23379-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
 
 
*Some of you know or hold permanent resident visas in these countries, please share this opportunity.

OBJECTIVE
The objective of the scholarship is to further students’ interest in the property/casualty actuarial profession and to encourage the pursuit of the CAS designations.

ELIGIBILITY
The CAS Trust Scholarship Program is available to U.S. or Canadian citizens, or those who have a permanent resident visa.

To be eligible, an applicant must be currently attending a U.S. or Canadian college or university as a full-time student and must be continuing as a full-time student at a U.S. or Canadian college or university for the 2010-2011 academic year. An applicant should demonstrate high scholastic achievement, strong interest in the casualty actuarial profession, mathematical aptitude, and communication skills. Eligible applicants must have sat for at least one exam by May 2010.

Preference will be given to applicants who have not yet won the CAS Trust Scholarship.

PROCEDURE
An application is considered complete when it includes:
  1. The 4-page CAS Trust Scholarship application and attached essay.
  2. The 2 recommendation letters included in this application, preferably completed by internship supervisors, instructors and/or advisors at your educational institution who know you well. Only 2 recommendation letters will be considered.
  3. A current official transcript.
Completed applications are due by May 3, 2010. Additional applications are available on the Casualty Actuarial Society. You will be notified of award decisions by July 15, 2010.

Click here to Download 2010 CAS Trust Scholarship Program Application

AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP Scholarships are awarded on the basis of individual merit. The CAS Trust Scholarship Program will award up to three $2,000 scholarships to deserving students for the 2010-2011 academic year.

FURTHER INFORMATION List of previous CAS Trust Scholarship recipients

If you have questions or need more information, contact:

CAS Trust Scholarship Coordinator
Casualty Actuarial Society
4350 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 250
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: (703) 276-3100
 
 
Full Tuition Renewable Scholarships Humber offers two full tuition renewable scholarships (Approximate value $11,730). Both of these scholarships are available for NEW international students beginning classes in September of each year. Applications will be considered based on academics, community involvement, referee/reference letters and statement of interest. Renewal of the scholarship will be based on the student's ability to maintain a 70% GPA in each year of his/her program at Humber. Applicationwill be included with your acceptance package.

Entrance Scholarships (non-renewable) Twelve (12) one-time entrance scholarships valued at $1,000 each will also be presented to international students. The scholarships are divided throughout our three semesters each year; eight (8) available for September, three (3) available for January, and one (1) available for May. Applications will be considered based on academics, community involvement, referee/reference letters and statement of interest. Applicationwill be included with your acceptance package.

Bachelor's Degree Scholarships These academic scholarships (available to academically qualified incoming students) are awarded at the time of offer based on the following high school/secondary school grade point average:
  • 75-79.9% - $1,500 (one-time)
  • 80-84.9% - $2,000 (renewable)*
  • 85-89.9% - $3,000 (renewable)*
  • 90-94.9% - $3,500 (renewable)*
  • 95% or above - $4,000 (renewable)
Bachelor's Degree scholarships are available to students coming directly from high school/secondary school studies, who are non-transfer students (i.e. haven't attended college or university, or studied in Humber's EAP program), and are unlimited in quantity.

* Renewable scholarships will be re-issued if the student achieves 80% or above in each year of the Bachelor's degree.

Bachelor's Degree Scholarships for EAP Graduates Graduates of Humber's English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program with a GPA of 80% or higher in Level 8, who are applying for a Humber Degree, will be eligible to receive a one-time non-renewable scholarship of $1,500.

Click the following for more information on:
Permalink: http://international.humber.ca/study-in-canada/scholarships
 
 
The CANADA-HOPE Scholarship Program is dedicated to improving the health of people in developing countries by further strengthening international collaborative efforts between researchers. This year, the Program will enable promising scientists and clinicians from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Afica to be mentored by prominent Canadian researchers. They will be exposed to some of the best science, laboratories and training
environments in Canada.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Eligible research areas include clinical epidemiology, population health, clinical trials, health sciences, global health, and areas which can have an impact on the health of people in and Low/Middle Income Countries.
Among other eligibility criteria, the scholars must:
– be committed to research in a health related area which will help people in a developing country;
– be in the early stage of their careers (and have no more than 10 years of research training experience);
– be a PhD, MD or health professional in an eligible research area with an excellent track record; and
– be dedicated to developing national and international collaborations in their area of research.

FUNDS AVAILABLE:
Funding for up to ten scholarships will be offered through this partnership in the second round of this
program. Scholars will receive funding in Canadian  dollars based on the table below.
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DEADLINE FOR FULL APPLICATION: MARCH 30, 2010

Application:
Click the following link to apply online: www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16....reesultCount=25

For questions on CIHR eligibility, guidelines or how to apply, contact:
Jacqueline Jorge
Team Lead, Targeted Initiatives Branch
Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Telephone: 613-952-4256
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: Jacqueline.jorge@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

This program has been funded equally by CIHR and sanofi-aventis.
For detailed information and the application form, see CIHR website.
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*Some of you know or hold permanent resident visas in these countries, please share this opportunity.

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of the scholarship is to further students’ interest in the property/casualty actuarial profession and to encourage the pursuit of the Casualty Actuarial Society designations.

ELIGIBILITY:
The CAGNY Scholarship Program is available to any U.S. or Canadian citizen or holder of a permanent resident visa who is currently a full-time student at a U.S. or Canadian college or university, and will attend a U.S. or Canadian college or university as a full-time student for the 2010-2011 academic year. An applicant must have demonstrated high scholastic achievement and strong interest in pursuing an actuarial career in the property/casualty insurance industry.

Preference will be given to applicants native to the Greater New York area or attending universities in the Greater New York area.

PROCEDURE:
An application is considered complete when it includes:
  1. The 3-page CAGNY Scholarship application.
  2. The recommendation form included with this application, preferably completed by an instructor who knows the applicant well.
  3. A current official transcript.
Completed applications are due by April 15, 2010. Additional applications are available from CAGNY and online at the CAGNY web site. Winners will be notified during May 2010 and will be invited to attend the CAGNY spring meeting.

AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP:
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of individual merit. CAGNY expects to award up to $3,000 to one or more qualified candidates for the 2010-2011 academic year.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michael Dubin
CAGNY Education Chairperson
Casualty Actuarial Society
4350 N. Fairfax Drive
Suite 250
Arlington, Virginia 22203

Phone: (609) 219-8876
E-mail: CAGNY@casact.org

Click to download related materials:
Permalink: www.casact.org/affiliates/index.cfm...
 
 
This Canadian Scholarship Program may be of interest to TWOWS members in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: CANADA-HOPE Scholarship Program- Fellowship Awards (2010-2011)

Objective: The CANADA-HOPE Scholarship Program is dedicated to improving the health of people in developing countries by further strengthening international collaborative efforts between researchers.  The program will enable promising scientists and clinicians from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa to be mentored by prominent Canadian researchers.

Value and term: The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $174,000 for four years.

Funding start date: July 1st, 2010.

Click on the highlighted words in Table of Contents to read more:
Application deadline: March 31st, 2010

Permalink for this notice: www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca
 
 
For students from developing countries who are currently studying in the United States or Canada, the MMMF awards grants of approximately $12,000 each; grants are not renewable. Every year, the MMMF also invites the recipients to Washington DC to participate in a three day Awards Program organized in their honor.

Follow the application procedure below.
Application Forms: available online from November 5, 2009.
Deadline for submitting completed applications: midnight February 18, 2010
Results: ONLY successful applicants will be notified around May 1, 2010

Eligibility Criteria, for students studying in the US or Canada
Application Procedure, for students studying in the US or Canada

Eligibility Criteria
A woman is eligible to apply for an MMMF grant if she meets all the following criteria:
1.Has a record of service to women and/or children in her country.
2.Resides in the U.S. or Canada at the time she submits the application.
3.Is enrolled at an accredited U.S. or Canadian educational institution for the academic year 2009-10 and remains enrolled during the entire year of the grant.
4.Uses the grant to continue to study for her degree.
5.Is a national of a lower or middle income country as designated by the Country Eligibility List of the World Bank (Country Eligibility List). Applicant cannot be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident or Canadian Land Immigrant.
6.Demonstrates a plan to return to a developing country in about two years after receiving the grant.7.Demonstrates financial need.8.Is at least 25 years old by December 31, 2009 (Born before December 31, 1984).9. Is not related to any World Bank Group staff member or his/her or her spouse.There are no exceptions to the MMMF Scholarship criteria listed above.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS The complete Application Package consists of:
A. Online Application Form
B. Online Recommendation Form
C. List of documents to be mailed

A.Online Application Form (The Application Form can only be completed and submitted online. Click here to get a draft)
1. Registration: First time users please click here to register with the MMMF and access the form.
2. Accessing your Application Form: Returning users click here to access your application form.

B.Online Recommendation (Deadline: midnight February 18, 2010) Two (2) recommendations from professors/supervisors must be submitted using MMMF online recommendation form. Please provide the person with website: www.mmmf-grants.org, and tell them to go at the bottom of the page to click on US/Canada Program, in order for them to click here to access, complete and submit recommendation. At least one recommendation must be from a professor/advisor at your current institution and one must have known you for at least one year.

C.Documents to be mailed. The following documents are required and must be mailed together in one envelope to the MMMF, postmarked no later than February 18, 2010 addressed to:

The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
P.O Box 27255
Washington, DC 20038-7255
USA

A copy of Fall 2009 Registration
Official copy of transcript for fall 2009 in a sealed envelope from the Registrar.

Official estimate of annual expenses for students published by your institution. One (1) passport-size photographCopy of US/Canada VisaFor applicants at US Universities, copy of I-20 / DC-2019 (formally IAP-66)For applicants at Canadian Universities, copy of Study Permit, Copy of curriculum vitae/resume (Maximum two pages).

Permanent URL for this page: http://go.worldbank.org/OECPC21HJ0
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There is one intake per year to the LUMES Programme.

Application to the LUMES programme 2010 – 2012 must be made online at studera.nu » between December 1, 2009 and January 15, 2010.

If you want to apply to LUMES 2010-2012, you have to

  1. Make an Online Application at studera.nu » Not open yet!
  2. Send the documentation supporting your Online application as directed at studera.nu »
  3. Send additional supporting documents to LUMES as directed below.
For detailed information go to
Source: http://www.lumes.lu.se/html/application.aspx
 
 
P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) Fund was established in 1949 to provide scholarships for international women students to pursue graduate study in the United States and Canada.

IPS Fund Procedures and Policies PDF
IPS Fund Procedures and Policies Word

IPS Eligibility Form
Note:This is a two-part form. Please be sure you have read and completed both pages before submitting.
PDF (Print Only)  or   Word (Print Only)

IPS Calendar for 2010–2011
Word (Print Only) or PDF (Print Only)

ELIGIBILITY
  • An applicant must be qualified for admission to full-time graduate study, working toward a graduate degree in a college or university in the United States or Canada.
  • A student holding citizenship or permanent residency of the United States or Canada is ineligible.
  • Scholarships are not given for research, internships, practical training, or travel.
  • In order to qualify for her first scholarship, an applicant must have a full year of coursework remaining and be
  • enrolled on campus for the entire school year.
  • Doctoral students who have completed coursework and are working on dissertations only are not eligible as first-time applicants.
  • International students attending Cottey are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP
The maximum amount awarded to a student is $10,000. Lesser amounts may be awarded according to individual needs.

SCHOLARSHIP
P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship awards are not intended to cover all academic or personal expenses. At the time of application, the applicant is required to confirm additional financial resources adequate to meet her estimated expenses. Examples of additional resources are personal and family funds, tuition waivers, work scholarships, teaching assistantships, study grants and other scholarships.

Eligibility must be established before application material is sent to applicants. The eligibility material may be requested at any time or downloaded from our website: peointernational.org. The completed eligibility material will be accepted only between August 15 and December 15.

The deadline for returning application and all related material, except applicant’s confirmation of admission from university and income verification, is January 31.

A copy of the applicant’s confirmation of admission, specifying the graduate degree program, and income verification must be received by the International Peace Scholarship Fund, P.E.O. Executive Office by April 1.

Information concerning the International Peace Scholarship program is available from the P.E.O. Executive Office or from the website at peointernational.org. Application material will be sent only if satisfactory information establishing eligibility has been received from the applicant.

Information concerning admission to Cottey College may be obtained by writing to the Coordinator of Admissions, Cottey College, Nevada, Missouri 64772, or visit them at cottey.edu.

For additional information, contact:
P.E.O. Executive Office
3700 Grand Avenue
DES MOINES, Iowa 50312.2899

Phone : 515.255.3153
Fax : 515.255.3820

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