Nigeria Merit Postgraduate Scholarships 2013 (£7,000)

The University of Sheffield  in UK  is offering a number of scholarships to   Nigerian  students with  high academic standing starting in September 2013 .

There will be four Merit Postgraduate scholarship grants worth £7,000  per year to be awarded starting from the  2013 session.

This will take the form of a tuition fee reduction.
Eligibility:

Each scholarship is worth £7,000 of your postgraduate taught masters degree tuition fee per year, for one year of study. The scholarships will take the form of a tuition fee reduction.

To be eligible for the Nigeria Merit Postgraduate Scholarships 2013 (£7,000), applicants must be a Nigerian national or permanently domiciled in Nigeria, apply for a study place by Friday 21 June 2013 and hold an offer of a study place for entry in September 2013. The deadline for applications is Friday 28 June 2013 and results will be announced by Friday 26 July 2013. The Nigeria Merit Postgraduate Scholarships 2013 (£7,000) are awarded on the basis of academic merit.

If you wish to be considered for this scholarship you need to apply. Eligible students will automatically be sent details of how to apply from January 2013 onwards.

Please Note: Applicants cannot apply for the scholarships before being offered a study place at Sheffield.

For more information on how to apply, visit their website

Related Scholarship Grants:

• Nigeria Merit Undergraduate Scholarships 2013 (£7,000)
• Nigeria Management Scholarships 2013
• Social Science International Scholarships 2013 for Nigerians
• MA Scholarships
• MA Scholarships: Language and Communication Studies

2013 Agbami Scholarship for 100 and 200 Level Undergraduate Nigeria Students

Scholarship Name: Agbami Scholarship

Brief description

Agbami Scholarship: 2013 Undergraduate Scholarship for Year 1 and 2 Nigerian University students in Engineering, Medicine/Dentistry/Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Sciences and Nursing

Accepted Subject Areas?

• Medicine/Surgery
• Dentistry
• Pharmacy
• Engineering
• Nursing and Midwifery
• Medical Lab Sciences/Technology

About Scholarship

Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron company and operator of the Agbami Field, in its continuous support for capacity building in the health and Engineering sectors as a strategic feed into the national manpower pool, is offering a number of University Scholarship Awards to qualified Nigerian students of ALL the states of the Federation.

The scholarship program, funded by Star Deep and its Agbami partners, is a major component of the Agbami partners’ Social Investment in the strategic development of health and education in Nigeria and the Niger Delta in particular.

The Agbami partner’s strategic support for health development is a three-pronged approach of health infrastructural development, support for basic science education and training of medical professionals through this scholarship program.

Scholarship Offered Since: 2012

Scholarship Type: Undergraduate Scholarship for Nigeria Students

Who is qualified to apply?

Applications are invited from FULL-TIME, 100 and 200 level undergraduates from any state of the Federation, studying any of the listed courses in universities or other relevant institutions within Nigeria.

How Many Scholarship Positions are available? Several

What are the benefits?

Scholarship winners will be awarded one-off financial aid

Eligible Countries

All Nigeria States and in the Niger Delta

To be taken at (country):Nigerian Universities

What time of year does Application Close? Application closes Midnight 4th March, 2013

Offered Annually? Yes

How can I Apply?

Before you start this application

• Ensure you have clear scanned copies of all your documents.
• Ensure you name these scanned documents accordingly, to avoid mixing up documents during upload.
• Ensure you upload these documents carefully when asked to
• The documents you will need for this stage of application are as follows:
  • Passport photograph with white background not more than 3 months old
  • School ID card
  • Admission letter
  • Birth certificate
  • O’ level result
  • Local government certificate
  • Jamb Result

Click on Apply to get started

If you need more Information about this scholarship, kindly visit the Scholarship Webpage

Sponsors

Chevron Nigeria oil and gas company

Important Notes:

All current beneficiaries of the Agbami scholarship are expected to visit the web at www.dragnetnigeria.com/agbamiupdate and upload their academic/personal data to ensure 2013 payment.

All applicants that have completed their application for Agbami Scholarship must carry out verification of their application.

London Metropolitan International Postgraduate Scholarship 2013 (Nigeria, Ghana, China etc)

London Met Postgraduate Scholarship

 

 

Students who hold an unconditional offer for one of our postgraduate degree programmes and who pay international tuition fees may apply for a scholarship. You can't apply for a scholarship unless you have applied for a course and been given an unconditional offer to study at London Met (current continuing students are the only exception to this rule).  The scholarship programme provides full and partial tuition fee financial support  for students on taught Masters degree programmes. Applicants are judged on academic merit and on the likely economic/social benefit to their home country of them doing a Masters degree in the UK.  (This must be clearly demonstrated in the personal statement that the above criteria are met). Evidence of paid and/or voluntary work done should also be included in the scholarship application, where applicable.

 

Applications for London Met scholarships are reviewed twice yearly (in June and November) by a panel of academic staff at the University. The application deadlines are 31 May for September entry There are now TWO ways to complete your scholarship application form: You may apply electronically, online You may apply by sending an application form by post to: Scholarships International Office London Metropolitan University 166-220 Holloway Road London N7 8DB, UK

• Please note that London Met will not pay for your tuition of any pre-sessional coursesthat you may be required to take before you begin your postgraduate course

• Please note that Short courses, Foundation Programmes, HND's and pre-Masters degrees are not covered by any of London Metropolitan University's Scholarships. 

• If you have any further questions you can please see frequently asked questions or emailscholarships@londonmet.ac.uk

NB: Applicants please read the Terms and Conditions

APPLYING FOR A POSTGRADUATE COURSE:

• If you do not  have an offer to study at London Met yet, you may apply using a course application form

• If you have any questions regarding admission to the university you can email ourAdmissions Office or visit How to Apply. 

Postgraduate Scholarships

BBC World Service/London Met Scholarship

Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah Scholarship

Dr. Murtala Muhammed Scholarship

Forward China Scholarship

ISH/London Met Scholarship Scheme

London Met Postgraduate Scholarship

Professor Hessaby Scholarship

Mahatma Gandhi Scholarship

Tibetan Scholarships

 

MBA Scholarships for Overseas students at Essex Business School UK 2013/2014

Scholarship Name: Essex Business School MBA Scholarship 2013

Brief description

The Essex Business School at the University of Essex UK is offering MBA Scholarships for Overseas Students for 2013/2014 academic year

Accepted Subject Areas?

Masters in Business Administration

About Scholarship

To support students who are funding their own studies, Essex Business School is offering scholarships worth £5,000 to students seeking to join its MBA course in October 2013. Awards will be made on the basis of grades obtained in your first degree, so all MBA course applications, received by the given deadline, will automatically be considered for this scholarship.

Scholarship Offered Since: Not specified

Scholarship Type: MBA Scholarship for Overseas students

By what Criteria is Selection Made?

MBA scholarship qualification criteria

China

• 80/85/90%+ (Tier1/ Tier 2/ Tier 3 institution), three years’ work experience
• no degree if exceptional (10 years plus, high quality) work experience

India

• NOOSR Section 1 institutions – 60%, NOOSR Section 2 institutions – 65%+, three years’ work experience
• no degree if exceptional (10 years plus, high quality) work experience

Malaysia

• 1st or 3.25 GPA, three years’ work experience
• no degree if exceptional (10 years plus, high quality) work experience

Nigeria

• 1st class degree or high 2:1 (3.8/5 or 3.25/4+GPA equivalent), three years’ work experience
• no degree if exceptional (10 years plus, high quality) work experience

Thailand

• 3.25+GPA, three years’ work experience
• no degree if exceptional (10 years plus, high quality) work experience

All other countries

• equivalent to a 1st class degree as specified in the PG Admissions Guide + three years’ work experience
• no degree if exceptional (10 years plus, high quality) work experience

Who is eligible to apply?

• The award is restricted to Home (UK), EU and overseas students who are entirely self-funded. It is not available to students who are fully or partly sponsored.
• All MBA course applicants who hold the equivalent of a UK first class honours Bachelor’s degree (see below for equivalencies) and an IELTS score of 7.0 or higher will automatically receive a scholarship.
• MBA course applicants with the following qualifications will also be considered for a scholarship by the MBA Director and MBA Deputy Director, if numbers permit:
  • the equivalent of a UK 2.1 Bachelor’s degree and a minimum IELTS score of 6.5*; or
  • ten years’ work experience (including five years’ relevant managerial experience) and a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 1.
• Only one scholarship award can be made per student and the award cannot normally be held in conjunction with other University of Essex scholarships.
• Where a student to whom a scholarship has been offered requests deferred entry, the award will be considered again in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry.
• The award is available to full-time students and also to part-time and modular students on a pro rata basis.

How Many Scholarships are available?

Up to 20 scholarships are available for 2013 entrants.

What are the benefits?

A fee discount of £5,000 will be applied to those who are selected for the award.

The award will only be made available as a discount on the tuition fee that is payable on registration at the University.

How long will sponsorship last? Scholarship is a one-time discount

Eligible Countries

International students

To be taken at (country): Essex Business School at University of Essex UK

Application Deadline

The deadline for submission of completed research funding applications is March 1, 2013.

Offered annually? To be confirmed

How to Apply

• These scholarships will be awarded on the basis of merit as set out above and all academic applications will automatically be considered.
• The University will use official transcripts and certificates, submitted as part of the original application for admission to the course, as evidence of grades achieved and no alternative supporting evidence will be accepted.
• Applicants who have accepted an offer of a place firmly by 31 July and met the academic conditions of entry will be considered for these scholarships. Applications submitted after that date, and from students who do not meet the eligibility criteria for an automatic MBA scholarship award, may be considered depending on availability of funds.
• Applicants may be offered a scholarship during the admissions process and before the deadline of 31 July for firm acceptance. Applicants who are offered the scholarship must confirm their acceptance of the scholarship by paying a one-third tuition fee deposit within 30 days of the date of the formal scholarship offer letter issued by the University or the scholarship offer may be withdrawn.
• Where a scholarship offer is made to an applicant who has not yet met the academic conditions of the offer, the applicant can secure the scholarship by paying a one-third tuition fee deposit. Where an applicant fails to meet the conditions of the offer and his or her place is not confirmed, the tuition fee deposit will be refunded and the scholarship award will be rescinded.

Visit scholarship webpage

Sponsors

Essex Business School at University of Essex UK

Important Notes:

NOTE: These terms and conditions apply to the academic year 2013-14. The University of Essex reserves the right to update these terms and conditions as necessary.

Utrecht Excellence Scholarships in Netherlands for Undergraduate & Masters Students 2013/2014

Scholarship Name: Utrecht Excellence Scholarships

Brief description

Each year Utrecht University Netherlands offers the Utrecht Excellence Scholarships for international students to study for Bachelors and Masters degree – 2013/2014 scholarship is available

Accepted Subject Areas?

The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship offers a number of highly talented prospective students the opportunity to pursue a degree in a selected number of fields at Utrecht University:

International Bachelor’s programmes:

• Economics and Business Economics
• Liberal Arts & Sciences at University College Utrecht

International Master’s programmes offered by the following Graduate Schools:

• Graduate School of Geosciences
• Graduate School of Humanities
• Graduate School of Law, Economics and Governance
• Graduate School of Life Sciences
• Graduate School of Natural Sciences
• Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences

About Scholarship

The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship offers a number of undergraduate and Master’s scholarship awards to highly talented prospective international students, with the opportunity to pursue a degree in a selected number of fields at Utrecht University. The scholarship programme is highly selective. Only candidates showing the highest achievement and promise may receive a scholarship. Selected students receive a scholarship for the duration of the degree programme, which is a maximum of two years for a Master’s degree and three years for a Bachelor’s degree. Approximately 55 scholarships are awarded each year.

Scholarship Offered Since: Not specified

Scholarship Type: Undergraduate and Masters Scholarships for international students in Netherlands

By what Criteria is Selection Made?

Eligible candidates are selected for a scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:

1. Their academic excellence and promise in the proposed field of study;
2. The academic quality and results of the preceding education, as evidenced, for example, by grades, test scores, publications, letters of recommendation;
3. The quality and relevance of the motivation letter (academic content, intercultural and communication skills, personal motivation);
4. The quality and feasibility of the financial plan in the application;
5. The quality of the application itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency).

Who is eligible to apply?

Highly talented prospective students from non-EU/EEA countries

The applicant must meet the eligibility criteria in order to be considered for this scholarship. The applicant should:

1. Not have the Dutch or an EU/EEA nationality;
2. Hold a non-Dutch secondary school diploma;
3. Have been admitted to an International Master’s programme within one of the Graduate Schools mentioned above, the Bachelor’s programme in Economics and Business Economics or to University College Utrecht;
4. Hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree (for a Master’s programme) or secondary school diploma (for a Bachelor’s programme), or an equivalent thereof;
5. Be able to comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch visa;

Failure to meet one or more of these criteria automatically means the student is not eligible for this scholarship.

How Many Scholarships are available? Number of scholarships/year is approximately 55

What are the benefits?

Max. 28 350 euro per year

Students should be aware that the grant is not necessarily a full scholarship, and that it may be necessary to find additional funding to be able to finance study and stay completely.

How long will sponsorship last? Selected students receive a scholarship for the duration of the degree programme, which is a maximum of two years for a Master’s degree and three years for a Bachelor’s degree.

The scholarship will only be renewed for the second (and third) year if the student is making satisfactory progress towards the degree.

Eligible Countries

For international students

To be taken at (country): Utrecht University Netherlands

Application Deadline

It is not possible to apply for the scholarship, but the selection committees review the application files for possible nominees.

Prospective Bachelor’s students in Economics and Business Economics who wish to be considered for the scholarship should apply for admission before 1 April. Prospective Master’s students who wish to be considered for the scholarship should apply for admission before 1 December.

Offered annually? Yes

How to Apply

It is not possible to apply for the Utrecht Excellence Scholarship. The selection committee of the programme will select eligible candidates on the basis of the selection criteria mentioned above. The selected candidates will be offered an Utrecht Excellence Scholarship at the latest in May.
Please note that students starting their programme in February are not eligible for the Utrecht Excellence Scholarships.

How to apply for admission

Visit Scholarship webpage

Sponsors

The funds for the scholarships come from the Utrecht Excellence Scholarship Fund, established by Utrecht University and from contributions by Utrecht University alumni.

Lord Walston Full fee Scholarship for African Students at University of East Anglia UK, 2013/14

Scholarship Name: Lord Walston Scholarship

Brief description

University of East Anglia UK is offering the Lord Walston Scholarship for students from Africa to study for Masters Degree 2013/ 2014

Accepted Subject Areas?

• MA Agriculture and Rural Development
• MSc Environment and International Development
• MSc Climate Change and International Development

About Scholarship

One Lord Walston Scholarship may be available, on the basis of academic excellence, for applicants from Africa who are working in natural resource based projects (agriculturalist/natural resource) applying for a place on the MA Agriculture and Rural Development, the MSc Environment and International Development or the MSc Climate Change and International Development.

The level of competition for most of the awards offered by the university is extremely high and candidates are usually assessed on past, and potential, academic performance. If you will require a grant in order to undertake your studies, your application should be made as early in the year as possible. Applications received after March cannot be considered for most scholarships.

Scholarship Offered Since: Not Specified

Scholarship Type: Masters Scholarship for African students

Who is eligible to apply?

For applicants from Africa who are working in natural resource based projects (agriculturalist/natural resource).

On the basis of academic excellence

How Many Scholarships are available? One Scholarship may be available

What are the benefits?

The Scholarship covers Full Fees and Maintenance (living expenses).

How long will sponsorship last? For the duration of the masters degree program

Eligible Countrie: Students from Africa

To be taken at (country): University of East Anglia, UK

Application Deadline is 15 March 2013.

Offered annually? To be confirmed

How to Apply

All eligible candidates to whom the School have made an offer are automatically considered for nomination.

Please note that all applicants are expected to have met the School’s English language requirements and been offered and accepted a place on the course by this date.  Successful applicants will be contacted by the admissions department

Visit Scholarship webpage

Sponsors

University of East Anglia

Important Notes:

Successful applicants will be contacted by the admissions department.