2013 MUSTE UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship is for both undergraduate and graduate studies in Nigeria. All scholarships are awarded based on merit, using the information provided in the form, supporting documents and a screening test.
Requirements:

EIFFEL SCHOLARSHIP 2013/2014

This scholarship is for international students for masters and part doctoral studies.  Areas of Study
The three major areas of study covered by the Eiffel program are:

SHELL NIGER DELTA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship is for students from the Niger Delta for masters degree studies in some selected UK Universities. Ten scholarships are awarded annually, and these are in partnership with three  internationally recognised universities in the United Kingdom: Imperial College London, University College London and the University of Leeds.

International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)

This scholarship is for international students commencing a masters or doctorate degree in 2014 at RMIT University Australia

Eligibility

HONG KONG PHD FELLOWSHIP SCHEME

This fellowship is for student who wants to undergo a doctorate degree program in any of the following Hong Kong universities

The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at ASU

The ASU Foundation for a New American University and The MasterCard Foundation are pleased to announce the availability of The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at ASU.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship

Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with Third-Countries

2014-2015 International Undergraduate Scholarship at UBC, Canada

This scholarship is for undergraduate studies at University of British Columbia Canada. The award recognizes undergraduate students who have various achievements in fields of endeavour such as the performing arts, sports, debating or creative writing, or external academic competitions and examinations.

World BanK Fellowship

This is a doctoral fellowship for African PhD students. This fellowship gives one the opportunity to

•  Spend a minimum of six months getting hands-on experience at World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C.

• Work on economic policy, technical assistance to countries, and lending for eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity

Shell Ideas 360

Shell Ideas360 is a global competition organised by Shell International Limited for students to develop game-changing ideas for tackling Energy, Water and Food issues. Students can be undergraduate or postgraduate.
The competition goes like this

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students and to establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. It is worth $50,000 per year for three years and is available to both Canadian and international PhD students studying at Canadian universities

Norwegian Government Quota Scholarship for Developing Countries

This scholarship provides an opportunity for developing countries to study in Norway. For list of eligible countries click here
Students should note that the Quota Scheme will only enrol students from institutions (organisations, universities, authorities)

Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarships (MIFRS)

The Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship (MIFRS) is awarded to international students wishing to undertake graduate research degree studies at the University of Melbourne. MIFRSs are funded by the University with each faculty having a limited number to award.

Eligibility
Open to international students
To be considered for a MIFRS applicants need to apply for scholarship and candidature in a graduate research degree course (eg. masters by research, PhD or other research doctorate) at the University of Melbourne. Further
information concerning the eligibility criteria can be found in the conditions.

Number of awards
About 150

Selection criteria
Based on academic merit

Timeline
Applicants who submit a complete application for admission and scholarship by 31 October 2013 will receive a RHD scholarship outcome before 15 February 2014
31 May 2014 will receive a RHD scholarship outcome before 31 July 2014

Click link for official scholarship information

INSEAD MBA SCHOLARSHIP

While it is your sole responsibility to finance your MBA. Sometimes help can come inform of scholarship, grants or loan. If you are considering an MBA but lack the required expense while not check out these great MBA scholarship opportunities. Scholarship covers a wide geographical region and have various requirements. Check them out and try maybe you may be luck. Remember that you can never get this scholarship unless you try.

Sheffield Halam Undergraduate and Postgraduate Scholarship

Sheffield Halam University hereby announces scholarship position for intending undergraduate and postgraduate students. This scholarship is open to international students from non- EU countries.

The scholarships will be awarded to well-qualified students who demonstrate academic, personal or professional achievement on their scholarship application form. Successful applicants will be awarded with a certificate to mark their achievement following enrolment on their course. If you are a high achiever or believe you can make a significant contribution to our University, we encourage your application.

• The scholarships include a one-year full tuition fee waiver for full-time taught postgraduate courses and 50% tuition fee discount for each year of an undergraduate course (subject to successful progression). A package of incentives is to be confirmed, but will include the opportunity to become an alumni ambassador back in your home country a programme of events which aims to enhance your learning and social experience with fellow scholars a Sheffield Hallam University hoodie.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for one of these scholarships you must

    postgraduate only – have achieved a minimum 2.1 or equivalent in your honours degree and must meet the minimum course entry requirements. Please attach transcripts to scholarship applications.

    undergraduate only – you must achieve or exceed the entry criteria for the course.

    have an unconditional/conditional offer to study a full-time postgraduate course at Sheffield Hallam University. Find out how to apply for a course.

    be enrolling on a one year full-time taught postgraduate course with Sheffield Hallam starting in the 2013/14 academic year

    be self-funding your studies

    have, or expect to achieve, a minimum of IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in all areas) or equivalent*

    be classed as an international student for fees purposes

    be able to pay any additional fees your course may require, for example field trips

The panel will be held after the closing date and applicants will be notified approximately one month after this date using the contact details on the course application.

* Please note that IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in all areas) or equivalent is the minimum English language requirement to be eligible for the scholarship and that the English language requirement for entry onto some of our undergraduate and postgraduate courses may be higher.

Scholarship applications for taught courses starting in September 2013 applications must be submitted by 30 June 2013. Scholarship applications for taught courses starting in January 2014 must be submitted by 1 November 2013

Click link to download scholarship guideline (doc) or here to go to official scholarship home page

Autodesk 123D Design Challenge

This competition is open to people between the ages 13 and 18. It works like this
Eligibility
 The contest is open only to natural persons who, at the time of entry, are registered members of the site, who are at least thirteen (13) years old (eighteen [18] years old for residents of Germany), and are legal residents of the 50 united states (excluding Puerto rico), Canada (excluding the province of Quebec, Canada), united kingdom, Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, India, new Zealand or Switzerland. If on the start date you are a "minor," meaning that you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction (currently 18 or 19 in most US. States, and provinces of Canada and Australia; 18 in Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, India, and Switzerland; and, for the up, 16 in Scotland and 18 in most other parts of the united kingdom), you must obtain permission from your parent or legal guardian, and your parent or legal guardian must consent to be bound by these rules as if he or she were an entrant, before you submit an entry. Sponsor reserves the right to require minors to submit proof of parental/guardian permission and consent to these rules at any time, without which they may be immediately disqualified from the contest

Deadline :
October 21st, 2013

How to Enter

1. Create a new or existing project then record it according to these guidelines

When your project is ready to be published to the Sponsor Site, visit the Sponsor Site and follow the instructions for publishing your project to the Sponsor Site. You must be a registered member of the Sponsor Site in order to publish a project to the Sponsor Site. If you are not already a registered member of the Sponsor Site, you will be prompted to create an account on the Sponsor Site during the publication process, free of charge (except for the standard charges of your internet access provider)

Prizes
 Grand Prize, Total retail value: $2400.00 USD.

First Prize, Total retail value: $300.00 USD.

Runner Up Prize, Total retail value: $25.00 USD.

The projects will be judged according to the following criteria

Click here to download the required app

Click here to go to official competition page

Snap Style and Share Auto desk Competition

This  is an on-line contest with skill, ability and knowledge components that is sponsored by Autodesk, Inc. The objective of this competition is to  to take a picture and edit it using Autodesk’s Pixlr® Express app. The edited picture should be enhanced using at least three of the editing options available in Autodesk’s Pixlr® Express app. The participant should submit two pictures: the before picture with no editing and the after picture enhanced with Autodesk’s Pixlr® Express app.

2013 Global Sustainable Essay Competition

As the world`s population is on the rise so is energy demand . In fact if nothing is done energy crisis in the nearest future will be unavoidable. The search for alternative, efficient and renewable energy is of top most priority to governments and co-operation.
This essay competition presents an opportunity for students in tertiary institutions (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) to brainstorm on how to tackle the energy challenges facing the world.

7up Harvard Business School Scholarship

It is no longer news that to remain competitive in the labor market one needs a higher degree. An MBA is one of such. The advantage of an MBA is that it cuts across disciplines, in fact since companies, government, NGOs will one time or the other do some cost analysis. The popularity of MBA will always be on the increase.

Heinrich Boll Foundation Scholarship

This scholarship is both for undergraduate and postgraduates studies in Germany. The universities of study are universities of applied sciences (‘Fachhochschulen’), or universities of the arts (‘Kunsthochschulen’) in Germany.

Korean Government Scholarships

This scholarship provides opportunities for international students to study in Korea with a scholarship.
It is both for undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship

Quota Scheme Scholarship in Norway

The objective of the scheme is to promote the internationalisation of higher education. Currently, the scheme provides full scholarships for a total of 1 100 students, of which 800 are from developing countries and 300 from Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Each year universities and university colleges in Norway are allocated a certain number of quota students. The scheme normally includes courses taught in English at Master’s and PhD level, in addition to certain professional degrees.

Wharton Fellowship Program

Get an MBA at University of Pennsylvania with Wharton Fellowship. Wharton provides a broad range of fellowship opportunities for many exceptional students,thanks to the generosity of individuals, corporate and foundation donors, and the Wharton School.

Washington Fellowship

The Washington Fellowship is the new flagship program of the President’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).  This program will bring over 500 young leaders to the United States each year, beginning in 2014, for leadership training and mentoring, and will create unique opportunities in Africa to put those new skills to practical use in propelling economic growth and prosperity, and strengthening democratic institutions.

Czech Scholarship for Foreign Students

The programme Scholarship for foreign students supports foreign students from the third countries out of European Union who want to study at one of the universities in the South Moravian region in the Czech republic, in the Czech study programmes. This scholarship is for undergraduate, Masters and Postgraduate studies.

Commonwealth Scholarships

This scholarship is for students intending to get a masters or doctorate degree from a UK university. This scholarship is of  two type:

• Masters and  PhD 
• Split site (PhD)

Chevening Scholarship

This scholarship offers students to pursue a masters degree in the UK. It also provides  networking opportunity
Deadline: November 8 2013
It aim to attract talented professionals who are potential future leaders, decision-makers and opinion formers. Applications are accepted applications from a wide range of subject areas, however, we particularly welcome applications in the following fields:


Security, Counter Terrorism
Prosperity – Business and key Government departments
Administration / Governance
Human Rights

Award
A Chevening Scholarship in Nigeria includes: a monthly stipend, travel to and from your country via an approved route, an arrival and excess baggage allowance, a thesis or dissertation grant, the cost of an entry clearance visa and tuition fees (a global tuition fee cap of £12,000 will apply for MBA courses).

How to apply
Please before you apply make sure you do these:
Sign up for alerts about Chevening Scholarships in Nigeria

Read the Guidance for Applicants.  Ensure that you meet the Chevening eligibility criteria and consider how you can demonstrate that you meet the Chevening selection criteria in your application.

All applicants will need to meet our minimum English language requirement by 23 June and further details on how you can fulfil this are available in the Guidance for Applicants.
If you are required to take an English language test and do not have a valid English language certificate then please consider booking an English language test date now.

Research which UK universities/courses you wish to attend as you must include three of these on your application (in order of preference) and demonstrate why you believe these are the right courses for your career.

You should apply to your chosen universities at the same time as submitting your application for a Chevening Scholarship.

Research the English language requirements for your chosen courses – they are almost certain to have higher requirements than the minimum requirements for applying for a Chevening Scholarship. Plan how you are going to meet those requirements.

Think about who you will nominate as referees on your application. You are required to nominate two referees.

For further instruction Click link to download detailed application guideline

Click link to apply for scholarship

2014 Sydney Achievers International Scholarships

The University of Sydney hereby announces scholarship for student commencing studies in 2014/2015 session. Up to 100 of these scholarships are available.

This scholarships are of two types

Undergraduate Scholarship

Postgraduates scholarship

Nigeria Australian Award

Nigerians have been undertaking studies in Australia sponsored by the Australian Government since 2010 and, since that time, 92 Nigerians have received scholarships to study in Australia through Australia Awards. Applicants from Nigeria are eligible for two types of awards: Masters awards under Australia Awards Scholarships and short course training under Australia Awards Africa Fellowships.

This scholarship is of two categories:     Fellowship and Masters Awards

Masters Awards