BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS TO FOREIGN STUDENTS
TENABLE IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM FOR THE 2010/2011 ACADEMIC SESSION

With His Majesty's consent, the Government of Brunei Darussalam is offering annual scholarships under a special scholarship award scheme, commencing in 2010/2011 academic session.

Tenable in Brunei Darussalam, the aim of the Scholarship awards is to provide students, with the opportunity to study at Universiti Brunei Darussalam [UBD], Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali [UNISSA] and Institut Teknologi Brunei [ITB]. The academic year for UBD, UNISSA and ITB commences in July / August 2010.

1. ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be citizens of ASEAN, OIC, Commonwealth Member Countries and others and must be between the ages of 18 - 25 at the commencement of the academic session for which they are applying for admission. However, under exceptional case, the age limit requirement may be waived for candidates who are applying for Masters and PhD Programmes.

The awards are NOT eligible to Brunei Permanent Residents and foreigners residing in Brunei Darussalam for more than three months. The Scholarship award is normally tenable according to the duration of the specific programme which is four years for an Honours First Degree or one to two years for a Master's Degree or three years for a Doctoral programme at UBD, UNISSA and ITB, two and a half years for HND at ITB on full-time basis.

TENURE OF SCHOLARSHIP
The Scholarship award is subject to the scholar maintaining satisfactory conduct and satisfactory progress in the scholar`s studies (this requires the scholar to maintain an active registration status by passing the prescribed semester examinations and obtaining the minimum course credit units).

3. TERMS OF AWARD
The scholarship covers

• Tuition fees.
• Air-tickets by economy class for which the scholar will only be provided on the following occasions:
  from the scholar's home country to Brunei Darussalam at the
  commencement of the programme;
  from Brunei Darussalam to the scholar's home country after the completion of the programme.
• Free medical and dental treatment at any Government hospital subject to conditions stipulated by the Ministry of Health. However there will be administrative charges for every consultation (currently at B$3.00), admission to class A1, A2 and A3 wards and charges for certain dental treatment as stated in the schedule 1 Dental Treatment issued by the Ministry of Health.
• Other allowances payable will include:
  Monthly personal allowance of B$500.00.
  Annual Book Allowance of B$600.00.

4. PROGRAMME OFFERRED
The scholarships are offered for Bachelors, Masters, and Phd Degree Program.
For details of program and admission criterias of every university, please CLICK HERE to download and read the Official Call. (or download the fie attached below).

Completed application forms, together with certified copies of relevant
certificates and documents, must be returned to the Technical Assistance Department not later than 28 February 2010.

The awarding body reserves the right to reject any applicant. No award will be made if there is no applicant of sufficient merit. The decision on selection of any candidate is final. Equiries or disputes regarding its decisions will not be entertained.

Tentative Application Deadline : 28 February 2010

Permalink: http://www.mfa.gov.bn/scholarship/index.htm

Commonwealth Scholarships for students from the developing Commonwealth to study in the United Kingdom are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

Please note that this page gives information on how to apply through a national nominating agency. However, candidates from developing Commonwealth countries can in some cases also apply for a Commonwealth Scholarship through certain developing country universities. For a list of universities who are invited to nominate for Scholarships, see Applying through universities in developing countries

There is a nominating agency for Commonwealth Scholarships in each Commonwealth country. Each year, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission writes to each agency asking for a specific number of nominations to be sent to it by December 31st. Each agency is responsible for its own selection process, and in most cases will set a deadline date in the months preceding this. All applications should be made through a candidate’s local Agency in their home country and you are advised to check with them before submitting an application to them in case they have eligibility criteria additional to the Commission’s own criteria or any specific advice on how to make an application.

Contact details for these Agencies in the developing Commonwealth are listed here(PDF 115 KB)

Approximately 200-230 scholarships are awarded each year. Each year, the Commission seeks about three times more nominations than it has places available; therefore, candidates who are nominated are not certain to get a scholarship. There are no quotas for selections for any individual country.

Applications may be for study at Masters or doctoral level, and are tenable at any UK university. Candidates may also apply for Split-site doctoral awards, in which the Commission supports one year’s study in the United Kingdom as part of a doctorate being taken in the home country. All subject areas are eligible, although the Commission selection criteria do give priority to those applications that demonstrate strong relevance to development. Candidates are in competition with those nominated by developing country universities and the same standards will be applied to applications through both procedures.

List of developing country universities/national university bodies that have been invited to nominate candidates for scholarships for 2010 (masters/PhD/Split-Site study) (PDF 111 KB)
List of developing country universities / national university bodies that have been invited to nominate candidates for Split-Site scholarships for 2010 (PDF 113 KB)

Terms and Conditions and Eligibility
Full details of the terms and conditions of Commonwealth Scholarships are included in the Prospectus (please note in particular the eligibility criteria):

Prospectus (PDF 261 KB)
Please note that there are additional requirements for awards involving Clinical training in Medicine and Dentistry

Applications are considered according to the following selection criteria:
• Academic merit of the candidate
• The quality of the proposal
• The likely impact of the work on the development of the candidate’s home country
For more details please see: Selection Criteria 2010 (PDF 128 KB)

Before making your application you are advised to have a look at the recently published DFID White Paper ‘Building our Common Future’ which can be viewed on the DFID Website at: www.dfid.gov.uk

Making an Application
Once you have confirmed eligibility and application procedure with the appropriate nominating Agency/University and if instructed by them, please make an application by following this link to our Electronic Application System to be submitted to the Nominating Agency as directed.

Source: http://www.cscuk.org.uk/apply/applydev.asp