IGPAS (Master and doctor degree) with Financial Support

International Graduate Program for Advanced Science (IGPAS) is an interdisciplinary graduate program in the Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University. It was established in October 2004 as the first international graduate program founded in Japanese national universities. IGPAS offers courses in English for international students who are eager to obtain master’s and doctoral degrees from the Graduate School of Science. It also aims to educate Japanese students to exert their abilities as internationally-active, professional scientists.

IGPAS has proudly reserved positions of Japanese government scholarship for its master’s students since its foundation, and in 2008, IGPAS-Super Doctoral Course (SDC) has been started for doctoral students jointly with the Institute for the International Advanced Research and Education (IIARE) of Tohoku University. Students of IGPAS-SDC benefit from fellowship by IIARE to promote world top-level, interdisciplinary research at the Graduate School of Science.
Prospective students will have excellent opportunities to study modern science and conduct cutting-edge research with top-level scientists currently working at Tohoku University.

PROGRAM DETAILS

IGPAS is a 5-year graduate program as the combination of a 2-year master’s program and a 3-year doctoral program. Each student belongs to one of six departments, which are divided into three groups according to the GCOE programs:(i) Chemistry, (ii) Mathematics, Astronomy, and Physics, and (iii) Earth Science and Geophysics.
The academic year of IGPAS starts in October. The Graduate School of Science will admit at most 20 students each for the master’s and doctoral programs each year.

Financial Support

As of October, 2009, availability of financial supports for IGPAS students is as shown below. See 7. FINANCIAL SUPPORT of the IGPAS appplication booklet for the eligibility requirements of the following financial support below.

Master’s Program
Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship for 8 students
Term of the Scholarship: 5 years (2 years + 3 years)

■ Monthly stipend of 156,000 yen as a master’s student and 157,000 yen as a doctoral student.
■ Flight tickets between the country of the student’s nationality and Japan
■Exemption from application, admission and tuition fees.

Doctoral Program
IGPAS-SDC fellowship for 2 students
Term of the Fellowship: 3 years
■ Monthly stipend of 200,000 yen
■ 300,000 yen to compensate for admission fee
■ 250,000 yen/semester to compensate for tuition
■ Research grants of up to 500,000 yen/semester (up to 1,000,000 yen/year)

Application Period: November 2, 2009 – December 18, 2009

Source : http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/english/2nd/igpas.html

and http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/docs/world-wide/IGPAS2010.pdf

ASEAN Graduate Scholarship

Who is eligible?

This scholarship is open to nationals of member countries of ASEAN* (except Singapore) to pursue a designated full-time Masters degree by coursework and dissertation at NTU.

* ASEAN or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations consists of Brunei Darrussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Eligibility criteria

• Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents are not eligible to apply
• Excellent academic record
• A very good command of the English language
• At least 2 years of working experience
• An acceptable score in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) – for applicants of the MBA programme
• You should not be on paid employment or accept paid employment or concurrently hold any other scholarship, fellowship, bursary or top-up allowance during the prescribed period of the award

Bond

There is no bond attached to the scholarship. No deferment of scholarship awarded will be allowed. Awards that are not taken up will be given to other qualified candidates.

Coverage

Each scholarship is tenable for a period of 1 year only for M.Sc. and M.Mass Communication programmes and 4 trimesters (≈ 16 months) only for the MBA programme.

Each scholarship shall cover the following:

• Monthly stipend of S$1,350.00
• Book allowance of S$500.00
• Tuition fee, health insurance, examination fee and other approved fees, allowances and expenses
• Cost of one overseas Business Study Mission (for MBA candidates only) undertaken within the tenable period of the scholarship
• Cost of travel from home country to Singapore on award of the scholarship
• Cost of travel from Singapore to home country on successful completion of the Masters degree within the tenable period of the scholarship

Application procedure

Open in November and close in December each year.
Invitations for applications will be placed on the University's web page at http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/coursework/Whenyouapply/Pages/Howtoapply.aspx

Source : http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/scholarships/Pages/ASEANScholarship.aspx

Teach & Inspire Scholarship Program

Scholarships to Teach in High-Need Schools

On the first day of the 2007-08 school year, 2,345 classrooms in Florida, South Carolina and Mississippi were lacking teachers. Thousands of students began the school year without the qualified teacher they deserve.

You can be the difference.

We are looking for committed individuals to teach for three years in select school districts in Florida, Mississippi or South Carolina.

You will receive a full scholarship towards the ABCTE certification program as well as additional support during your transition into teaching. This includes a $1,000 stipend once you begin teaching.

The next application deadline is November 20! Apply now to be considered for the 2010 cohort!

Questions? Visit our support forums, call us at 1-877-669-2228 or use the form below to request additional information.

source : http://www.abcte.org/inspire

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarships

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F.
Hollings scholarship program is designed to:

(1) increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric
science, research, technology, and education and foster
multidisciplinary training opportunities;

(2) increase public understanding and support for stewardship of
the ocean and atmosphere and improve environmental literacy;

(3) recruit and prepare students for public service careers with
NOAA and other natural resource and science agencies at the federal,
state and local levels of government; and

(4) recruit and prepare students for careers as teachers and
educators in oceanic and atmospheric science and to improve scientific
and environmental education in the United States.

Eligibility Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship.

• Full-time status as a college sophomore at an accredited
college or university within the United States or U.S. territories.

• Cumulative and semester/quarter GPA of 3.0 (based on a 4.0
scale) in all completed undergraduate courses and in the major field
of study.

• Majoring in a discipline area related to oceanic and
atmospheric science, research, technology, or education, and
supportive of the purposes of NOAA's programs and mission, e.g.,
biological, social and physical sciences; mathematics; engineering;
computer and information sciences; and teacher education.

Deadline: January 29, 2010

http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/Hollings_info.html

New England Regional Fellowship Consortium

The New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, a collaboration of 18
major cultural agencies, will offer at least 10 awards in 2010–2011.
Each grant will provide a stipend of $5,000 for a minimum of eight
weeks of research at participating institutions. Awards are open to
U.S. citizens and foreign nationals who hold the necessary U.S.
government documents. Grants are designed to encourage projects that
draw on the resources of several agencies. Each award will be for
research at a minimum of three different member institutions. Fellows
must work at each of them for at least two weeks. NERFC expects
fellows to visit all the repositories they list in their proposals.
The Consortium’s policy is to ensure that each member with collections
hosts fellows every year. An applicant’s proposed itinerary may be a
factor in the decision whether to award a fellowship. In keeping with
NERFC’s regional interests, the Consortium may also favor applications
that draw on institutions from more than one metropolitan area. Grants
in this cycle are for the year June 1, 2010–May 31, 2011.

http://www.nerfc.org/