APPLICATION FEE IN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Application Fee

The Scholarship application process is very expensive. The entire process requires a lot of resources like financial resources, time, internet access, determination and so forth. You need to take high risk in order to yield positive results.

In order to apply and get full scholarship, I kindly advise you to apply to more than 25 scholarship programs. There is extensive scholarship competition, and there are thousands of people are applying for the same. For that case, be strategic when applying with regard to your financial resources. If you do not have enough money for the application fee, apply many universities in Europe where no application fee. And when you apply in the United States, make sure you apply more for those which do not require the application fee first then others which need application fee. In that way, you will manager to apply many scholarship programs and you will be in a position to get more than one opportunity and choose the best scholarship on the basis of cost-benefit analysis and cost-effective.

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California, USA

Master of Arts in Peace and Justice Studies

Master of Arts in Peace and Justice Studies

Joan B Kroc School of Peace Studies

University of San Diego

The Master of Arts in Peace and Justice Studies is an interdisciplinary program emphasizing peace as human development. The goals of the Program are: 1) to produce graduates who are capable of relating disciplinary and cross-disciplinary theories of peace and justice to real world problem-solving involving regional and international conflict; 2) to foster scholarly agendas that examine the dynamics of justice and peacebuilding; and, 3) to facilitate faculty and student interaction and development across disciplines and academic units at USD, as well as in the community. Students in the prgoram can benefit from the School of Peace Studies’ two institutes: the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice and the Trans-Border Institute.

Admissions

Master of Arts in Peace and Justice Studies

Entrance Semesters:	Fall (August)
Application Deadline:	February 15, 2011 (2011/2012 academic year)
Minimum Grade Point Average:	3.00 (4.00 scale) in all undergraduate course work
Standardized Admission Test:	Graduate Record Examination* (GRE) General Test only
Required Course Work:	None
Required Licenses/Credentials:	None
Additional Requirements:	3 Letters of Recommendation
	Resume
	Personal Statement
	TOEFL exam for international students
	* may be waived at the discretion of the Program Director

Application Completion - Application Packet available from USD’s Office of Graduate Admissions

On your application indicate if you are applying for the 12-month or 17-month track:

12-month track - A minimum of three years experience relevant to the field of peace and justice

17-month track - Additional Requirements : None

Financial Aid and Tuition

All students accepted into the Peace and Justice Studies Program are eligible to be considered for the Gandhi Fellowships and the Joan B. Kroc Scholarships in Peace and Justice Studies.

Application for program admission constitutes application for these fellowships and scholarships.

Awards are determined by faculty committee.

Students selected for Gandhi Fellowships will receive a minimum of $11,500 applied to tuition.

Gandhi Fellows will be involved in various activities in the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice and the Trans-Border Institute in collaboration with USD faculty and Institute officials.

The Gandhi Fellowships and other financial aid are offered to permit full-time study

Contact Information

For more information

On the Master's Program - Contact:	On how to apply - Visit Graduate Admissions:
Lee Ann Otto, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 USA Phone: (619) 260-7921 Fax: (619) 849-8109 Email: lotto@sandiego.edu	www.sandiego.edu/admissions/graduate Admissions office located in Serra Hall, Room 202. Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm. Contact and mailing information: University of San Diego Office of Graduate Admissions 5998 Alcala Park San Diego , CA 92110 Phone: (619) 260-4524 Fax: (619) 260-4158 Email: grads@sandiego.edu

MA & PhD in Peace Studies (University of Notre Dame)

KROC INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, INDIANA (USA)

Notre Dame's Kroc Institute is one of the world’s principal centers for the study of the causes of violent conflict and strategies for sustainable peace. Faculty conduct research on war, genocide, terrorism, ethnic and religious conflict, and violation of human rights; teach students earning degrees in peace studies; and contribute to on-the-ground peacebuilding worldwide.

You can also find information about the doctoral, master's, or undergraduate programs in peace studies by visiting the degree programs section of the website.

When you're ready, you can apply to the master’s program in peace studies or apply to the Ph.D. program in peace studies.

Visit www.kroc.nd.edu/apply to get more details and apply soon

MAKULILO, Jr.

California, USA

RECOMMENDATION LETTERS

Recommendation Letters

You are required to submit at least three recommendation letters. It is advisable that your recommenders (references or referees) should be either your professors and/or employers/supervisors in your work.

These letters describe applicant’s qualities in academic field and working environment. The letters should emphasize more on positive qualities. If the letters describe that applicant is not capable of pursuing studies in that particular field, even if applicant has higher GPA will not be considered for scholarships. In that case, make sure your recommender is the person who really knows you, you trust him/her and is having a good intention towards your success.

The Recommendation Letters should be professional recommendation. In that sense, the letters should not be written with a family, friend, colleagues at work or relative on personal basis.


Professional Advise: When Admissions Office requests at least three recommendation letters, please submit three to four letters. Two letters should come from your professors, and the rest from where you are working. The reason behind is, admissions officer will be in a position to look your strengths both in academic arena and in working field.

For more details on Recommendation Letters, Tips and Advice, please visit online at

1. http://www.recommendationletters.org/

2. http://www.lettersofrecommendation.net/

There are two main ways of submitting Recommendation Letters. These ways are Online Recommendation, and Paper Recommendation. In online, the admission office or scholarship sponsor sends a specific link and instructions to your recommenders. Make sure you write a correct e-mail address and inform your recommender that you have added his/her e-mail address as your recommender and will receive special instructions soon. The paper recommendation on the other requires recommenders to write the letter using official letterhead of the particular office where recommender is, and also have official stamp and send using the official envelope of the organization/office.

Read the application procedures for that particular scholarship to know which way is needed for that application. More importantly, make follow up to your recommender to know whether or not has sent your recommendation. Remember, your recommendation letter is the most important document required for winning scholarship.

“Since recommendations carry considerable weight in the admissions process, take the time to brief your recommenders about your plans, where you would like to study, and why.”[IF YOU WANT TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES, Book 2 ]

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California, USA

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE IN SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The Statement of Purpose is also known as Motivational Letter or Statement of Intent. It is a vital tool in your application as it helps a lot when determining whether or not you strong candidate and be given scholarship.

Each scholarship program has its own goals and objectives. Organizations, institutes and governments when sponsoring a certain scholarship program have their own goals and objectives. In other words, there is no “free money” as funders know for sure their mission, goals and objectives set are met by looking suitable candidates

So when writing the Statement of Purpose, first and foremost is to understand in detail philosophy, goals and objectives of that particular scholarship. Those will help you to go along with funders’ objectives hence suitable for them as they want to use their money appropriately.

Special Note

Bear in mind that many scholarships are intended for people from Developing Countries with hope that after studies those beneficiaries of scholarships will go back to their home countries and work hard to develop their countries using knowledge and skills acquired in those Developed Countries. The worse mistake you will make in your Statement of Purpose is to say that you will continue to stay there in that Developed Country and live your life. You will be completely wrong since you are not compatible with goals and objectives of that particular scholarship, so

you will not be a choice for them.

The video link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHt3-QKiYgM

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Master in Systems Biology

Deadline: 15/11/2010 for non-EU, and 31/03/2011 for EU member states
Open to: applicants with bachelor’s degree in relevant field
Fund: full

The Erasmus Mundus master’s programme in Systems Biology (euSYSBIO) is a cooperation between KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden (KTH), Instituto Superior Tecnologico in Portugal (IST) and Aalto University school of Science and Technology in Finland. It is a two-year Master’s programme including compulsory mobilty for the students. Students enter at KTH or Aalto University and continue in the second year at one of the other two institutions.

The euSYSBIO programme offers education of high international standard as well as cultural experience from two different European countries and a double degree from two universities.

More detailed information about the Erasmus Mundus master’s programme in Systems Biology


Candidates who apply for an Erasmus Mundus Master Programme are at the same time considered for a scholarship nomination for this specific programme. The scholarships are awarded to the highest ranked candidates that fulfill the following scholarship conditions.

Scholarship

Category A scholarship (non-EU member states but not to applicants from Norway, Liechtenstein or Iceland) includes:
- Travel and installation costs: € 8000 for a 2 year programme
- Participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 4000/semester
- Monthly allowance: € 1000/month

Category B scholarships (from EU-member states and to applicants from Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) includes:
- Travel and installation costs – only if the EM master’s programme includes a mobility period to a Third-Country partner: € 3000
- Participation costs (including insurance coverage): € 2000/semester
- Monthly allowance: € 500/month

Application procedure
All interessted applicants should submit following documents
1. A signed cover sheet (generated from the web-based application at studera.nu/english – application code SYSBI)
2. A correctly certified copy of your bachelor’s degree in original language and translated into English.
3. A correctly certified copy of your transcript of records in original language and translated into English. All courses taken must be included. If possible, please provide the university course descriptions from your university study guide or university website. Descriptions of the following courses should be included: multivariate calculus, linear algebra, computer science and programming.
4. Proof of your English proficiency.
5. GRE test-scores, if available.
6. A Curriculum vitae including details on your academic career.
7. A letter of motivation.
8. A copy of your passport or some other kind of identification in English.
9. Two letters of recommendation from professors of the most recently attended higher institution.
10. If you have work experience or other (publications, patents, posters, etc.) to support your application, please include certificates of these in your application.

The application need to be submitted online. For more specific information click here

The application deadline is 15 November, 2010 for Category A applicants and 31 March, 2011 for Category B applicants.

More detailed info Click here


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International Master in Rural Development

Deadline: 31/12/2010 – non-EU
Open to: Bachelor/Master interested in Rural Development and Agricultural Economics, EU and non-EU
Scholarship: Erasmus Mundus

Are you a Bachelor/Master interested in Rural Development and Agricultural Economics ?

Interested in a multi-disciplinary and mobile training in Europe, on a EU scholarship ?

Are you seeking a further specialisation through an International Masters Degree ?

THEN THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU!

The joint International Master in Rural Development (IMRD), part of the European Erasmus Mundus program, offers the opportunity to study the European vision on rural development in its diversity of approaches and applications, on a scholarship provided by the European Union (as of 2010-2011 also for European students).


The objective is to train specialists in integrated rural development, focussed on socio-economic and institutional aspects, not only from the European Union but also from developed, developing and transition countries outside the European Union through a 2 year master program (120 ECTS) jointly organised by seven European leading institutes in agricultural economics and rural development.

The Master program is offered by Ghent University (Belgium), Agrocampus Ouest (France), Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany), the University of Cordoba (Spain), in collaboration with Wageningen University (The Netherlands), the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (Slovakia) and the University of Pisa (Italy). As of 2010-2011 these will be joined by universities in China, Ecuador, India and South Africa.

The methodology consists of a combination of basic and specialised training in technical, economic and social sciences, a case study of one month, an individual master thesis and a high extent of student and scholar mobility.

Application

APLLICATION FOR NON-EUROPEAN STUDENTS

The deadline for applying for Academic year 2011-2013 (IMRD Program 2011-2013) is December 31, 2010.
The Erasmus Mundus (EM) program of the European Commission offers a limited number of Erasmus Mundus scholarships for non-European students each year. The application for the Erasmus Mundus scholarship does not need to be done separately. When you apply in the first application round (generally between September and December of the year preceding the start of the academic year), you can indicate that you also apply for the EM scholarship. The IMRD coordination selects the top students from the applicants and passes these names to the European Commission. For more information on the application for 2009-2010 and the scholarships, see the application form. Consult the application section for more information on admission, exact dates and procedures.

APLLICATION FOR EUROPEAN STUDENTS

Academic year 2010-2011 (program 2010-2012): Deadline extended until the 3rd of May 2010 (online application)! Hard copy application files and documents will be accepted until the 7th of May (reception at the IMRD secretariat). SELFSPONSORING European students can apply until the 1st of September 2010

Contact
IMRD secretariat
imrd@ugent.be
Ghent University
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Department of Agricultural Economics
Coupure Links 653
9000 Gent
BELGIUM

Official website CLICK HERE for more details and application process


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