Scholarship Watch

Updated on: Monday, April 16, 2012

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY INDIA SCHOLARSHIPS

The International Office is delighted to announce 10 Newcastle University Indian Scholarship (NUIS PG) awards. These are available for high achieving Indian students applying for entry onto postgraduate taught degree programmes within the Faculties of Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAgE), Medical Sciences (FMS) and the Newcastle University Business School (NUBS) commencing their studies in September 2012. Each scholarship will have a value of £2,000, payable towards the first year of tuition fees.

ELIGIBILITY:

You could be eligible to apply for a NUIS PG award if: you have been offered a place on any postgraduate taught degree programme in the faculties of SAgE or FMS or Newcastle University Business School you are an Indian national and have been assessed as international/overseas for fees purposes you have an average of 70% or more in Bachelor's degree and satisfy all other requirements you intend to register to start your studies during the 2012-13 academic year

HOW TO APPLY:

Application form can be downloaded from www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/search/list /nuis including a personal statement of not more than 500 words. Completed application forms should be sent to [email protected]

FURTHER INFORMATION:

The closing date for receipt of applications is June 30, 2012. Country managers will award on the basis of best qualified students and content of personal statement - in consultation with Head of International Recruitment and faculty representatives. Please note that NUIS PG applications cannot be considered for candidates unless they have already applied for and been offered a place to study at the University.



GDF SUEZ / MEEA SCHOLARSHIP

The French ministry of external and European affairs (MEEA) and GDF SUEZ has instituted a programme for hosting and supporting outstanding foreign students in France. The co-financed GDF SUEZ/MEEA scholarship programme for the academic year 2012-2013 is for students from Brazil, Chile, India and Lebanon, who are currently enrolled in academic courses. Only candidates holding the nationality of one of these four countries are eligible for this programme. A maximum of six scholarships will be awarded for the academic year 2012-2013 .

The co-financed GDF SUEZ/MEEA scholarships will be given for a year of studies in France at Ecole Polytechnique for the second year of Master's . Candidates selected for this programme will receive, from the GDF SUEZ Group, a scholarship of 13,000 euros, a tutorship during their academic year in France and may be given the opportunity to work with the group. The Embassy of France will bear the expenses of providing social security to the selected candidates, which confers on them the status of a French government scholarship holder and all the advantages that go with it (facilitation of visa application process, etc) as well as French courses ahead of their departure for France. The scholarship holders of this programme will be accommodated at the campus of Ecole Polytechnique at Saclay. The application for the scholarship should be sent at [email protected] only.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

May 11 For further details, please follow these links below: www.india-campusfrance .org / www.ambafrance-in .org/ www.inde.campusfrance.org/en/page/gdf-suezmeea-co-financed-scholarship

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