African Students Forum

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Incentive offered by:
NIS Scholarships

Type of Incentive:
NIS Scholarship is awarded to IYLC participants from the Newly Industrialised States (NIS)

Contacts:
Civic Concepts International

Vinohradska 102
Prague, Prague 13000
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 272730897

Application Time Frame:
Open can apply yearly

Eligibility:
At the time of a scholarship application, a student MUST:

* Be an accepted IYLC participant
* Be a citizen of and reside in a Newly Industrialized State
* Be a currently enrolled university student
* Not be a recipient of an Early Bird discount, Partner University discount or International Student Scholarship (ISS)
* Be able to demonstrate inability to pay the full amount of the conference fee
* Be able to demonstrate that all other fund raising efforts were unsuccessful

Special Requirements:


How to apply:
send applications to: scholarships@czechleadership.com.
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Incentive offered by:
Graduate Scholarships in Reproductive Health Law

Type of Incentive:
Graduate Scholarships in Reproductive Health are designed to permit law graduates from Africa who have an interest in human rights and women's health in their own countries, to undertake advanced research and study in this emerging field of law.

Contacts:
Graduate Admissions
Tel: 416-978-0213
Fax: 416-978-2648
E-mail: law.graduate@utoronto.ca

Application Time Frame:
Open can apply yearly

Eligibility:
To be eligible for admission to graduate studies applicants must have a law degree.

Special Requirements:
After completion of their Fellowship, a Fellow must return to their home country and reside there for a minimum of two years.

How to apply:
Write Proposal to:Graduate Admissions
Tel: 416-978-0213
Fax: 416-978-2648
E-mail: law.graduate[at]utoronto.ca
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Incentive offered by:
Graduate Scholarships in Reproductive Health Law

Type of Incentive:
Wingate Scholarships are awarded to individuals of great potential or proven excellence who need financial support to undertake pioneering or original work of intellectual, scientific, artistic, social or environmental value, and to outstandingly talented musicians for advanced training.

Contacts:
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation
Wingate Scholarships
QABC, 28 Broadway
London, England SW1H 9JX
United Kingdom

Application Time Frame:
Open can apply yearly

Eligibility:
* Living in the British Isles during the period of application (this applies to all applicants)
* Able to satisfy the Scholarship Committee that they need financial support to undertake the work projected
* Able to show why the project (if it takes the form of academic research) is unlikely to attract Research Council, British Academy or major agency funding
* Citizens of the United Kingdom or other Commonwealth country, Ireland or Israel

Special Requirements:
Aged 24 or over on September 1

How to apply:
Apply to:
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation
Wingate Scholarships
QABC, 28 Broadway
London, England SW1H 9JX
United Kingdom
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Incentive offered by:
Critical Language Scholarship Program

Type of Incentive:
The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased to announce the availability of overseas scholarships for intensive summer language institutes in eleven critical need foreign languages

Contacts:
Council of American Overseas Research Centers(CAORC)

P.O. Box 37012, MRC 178
Washington, DC 20013-7012
United States
Phone: (202) 633 - 1599
Fax: (202) 786-2430

Application Time Frame:
Open can apply yearly

Eligibility:
* Applicants must:
- currently be enrolled in a degree-granting program at the undergraduate or graduate level*, or
- have graduated from an undergraduate or graduate
program no more than 2 years ago (May 2007).
* Current undergraduate students must have completed at least one year of general college course-work by program start date (one year is defined as two semesters or three quarters).

Special Requirements:


How to apply:
Send Applications to:
Council of American Overseas Research Centers(CAORC)
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 178
Washington, DC 20013-7012
United States
Phone: (202) 633 - 1599
Fax: (202) 786-2430
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Incentive offered by:
Study Abroad Studentship

Type of Incentive:
Study Abroad Studentships support an extended period of advanced study or research at a center of learning in any overseas country, with the exception of the USA.

Contacts:
The Leverhulme Trust

1 Pemberton Row
London, England EC4A 3BG
United Kingdom
Phone: 020 7822 6952
Fax: 020 7822 5084

Application Time Frame:
September 1 every year.

Eligibility:
* Must have been resident in the UK for at least five years at the time of application and must hold an undergraduate degree from a UK institution. Undergraduates may not apply for these awards.

* Should be under age 30 or, if older, make a strong and appropriate case for special consideration.

* Should be able to demonstrate how their work would benefit from being conducted overseas rather than in the UK. Those wishing only to improve their foreign language skills are not eligible for this scheme.

Special Requirements:


How to apply:
Send application to:
The Leverhulme Trust
1 Pemberton Row
London, England EC4A 3BG
United Kingdom
Phone: 020 7822 6952
Fax: 020 7822 5084
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Incentive offered by:
William E. Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose

Type of Incentive:
ISI has established the William E. Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose to recognize graduating college seniors who are pursuing lives dedicated to and distinguished by honor, generosity, service, and respect. The fellowship is named for William E. Simon.

Contacts:
Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Inc.

3901 Centerville Road
P.O. Box 4431
Wilmington, DE 19807-0431
United States
Phone: (800) 526-7022
Fax: (302) 652-1760

Application Time Frame:
February 15 every year.

Eligibility:
In order to qualify for ISI graduate fellowships, applicants must engage in graduate studies for the purpose of teaching at the college level. Those attending pre-professional (medical, law) schools are ineligible.

Special Requirements:


How to apply:
Send application to:
Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Inc.
3901 Centerville Road
P.O. Box 4431
Wilmington, DE 19807-0431
United States
Phone: (800) 526-7022
Fax: (302) 652-1760
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Incentive offered by:
Send application to:
Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Inc.
3901 Centerville Road
P.O. Box 4431
Wilmington, DE 19807-0431
United States
Phone: (800) 526-7022
Fax: (302) 652-1760

Type of Incentive:
Each year, the AWIS Educational Foundation offers the Joan Wright Goodman Award, for an outstanding graduate student in the field of physical sciences.

Contacts:
Assocation for Women in Science (AWIS) Educational Foundation

1200 New York Ave., NW
Suite 650
Washington, DC 20005
United States
Phone: (202) 326-8940
Fax: (202) 326-8960

Application Time Frame:
January 26 every year,

Eligibility:
In general, female students enrolled in a U.S. university in a behavioral, life, physical, or social science or engineering program leading to a Ph.D. degree may apply. Non-U.S. citizens must be currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program at a university in the United States. See the detailed list in the application instructions to confirm eligibility of your field.

Special Requirements:


How to apply:
Send Applications to:
Assocation for Women in Science (AWIS) Educational Foundation
1200 New York Ave., NW
Suite 650
Washington, DC 20005
United States
Phone: (202) 326-8940
Fax: (202) 326-8960
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Incentive offered by:
William E. Jackson Award

Type of Incentive:
RTCA annually presents the William E. Jackson Award to an outstanding graduate student in the field of aviation electronics and telecommunications. This award is a memorial to William E. Jackson, a pioneer in the development and implementation of the nation's air traffic control system and an enthusiastic supporter of student engineers.

Contacts:
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics

1828 L Street, NW, Suite 805
Washington, District of Columbia 20036
United States
Phone: 202-833-9339
Fax: 202-833-9434

Application Time Frame:
September every year.

Eligibility:
Any graduate student studying for a degree in the field of aviation electronics or telecommunication systems is eligible.

Special Requirements:
Submissions must be in the form of a thesis, project report or technical journal paper. The work on which the submission is based must have been completed within the three years preceding the closing date and the papers submitted for consideration must be written in English and provided without publication restrictions.

How to apply:
Send applications to:
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
1828 L Street, NW, Suite 805
Washington, District of Columbia 20036
United States
Phone: 202-833-9339
Fax: 202-833-9434
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Incentive offered by:
Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program

Type of Incentive:
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) announces a fellowship program that supports advanced regional research.

The program is open to U.S. doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D. in fields in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences and wish to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance. Fellowships require scholars to conduct research in more than one country outside of the United States, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center.

Contacts:
Council of American Overseas Research Centers(CAORC)

P.O. Box 37012, MRC 178
Washington, DC 20013-7012
United States
Phone: (202) 633 - 1599
Fax: (202) 786-2430

Application Time Frame:
Open can apply yearly

Eligibility:
Fellowship is awarded to doctoral candidates who:
* Have completed all Ph. D. requirements with the exception of their dissertation as well as to established postdoctoral scholars. Scholars may apply individually or in teams.

Special Requirements:


How to apply:
Send applications to:
Council of American Overseas Research Centers(CAORC)
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 178
Washington, DC 20013-7012
United States
Phone: (202) 633 - 1599
Fax: (202) 786-2430
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Incentive offered by:
Graduate Scholarship for Non-Japanese Women to Study in Japan

Type of Incentive:
The NJG Program supports graduate study in Japan for non-Japanese women who are enrolled in graduate degree programs at Japanese universities.

Contacts:
CWAJ Scholarships Committee NJG Program
CWAJ Center,
2-24-13-1202 Kami-Osaki,
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021.
Japan. scholarship@cwaj.org

Application Time Frame:
End of October.

Eligibility:
1. Applicants must be non-Japanese, non-permanent resident women who will be enrolled in a degree program with a graduate school of a Japanese university.
2. Applicants must be residing in Japan at the time of application for study purposes.
All CWAJ scholarship applicants are required to be living in Japan at the time of their application. We regret, therefore, that we are unable to accept any inquiries from outside Japan.
3. Applicants must have adequate ability in Japanese, as well as English.
4. Holders of scholarships greater than ¥1.0 million from any other scholarship foundation or from company scholarship programs (kigyo ryugaku) are ineligible. Financial aid and awards from the university where the applicant will study are excepted from this limitation.
5. Former recipients of CWAJ awards and members of CWAJ are ineligible.

Special Requirements:


How to apply:
Completed applications must be mailed to the address below.

CWAJ Scholarships Committee NJG Program
CWAJ Center,
2-24-13-1202 Kami-Osaki,
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021.
Japan. H38 For more information about the scholarship program, please send your inquiry in English or Japanese only to scholarship@cwaj.org
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