Scholarships

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The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, United Kingdom has offered Commonwealth Split-site Doctoral Scholarships tenable in the United Kingdom for the year 2009-2010. Candidates must be residents of India. Applicant must hold by 1st October 2010, a first degree of upper second class Honours standard (or above) or a second class degree and a relevant postgraduate qualification which will normally be a Master’s degree AND in the fields of medicine and dentistry, have qualified between 1 October 2000 and 1 October 2005. Duration: 12 months period of study or two six months periods. The Scholarship will commence from September/October 2010 in UK. The application form can be downloaded, saved and completed electronically in duplicate together with all the required supporting documents (attested copies or original) so as to reach the University Grants Commission office, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002.

Maastricht University of Holland offers four full one year master scholarships to students from the University of Madras and ANNA University for the year 2010-2011. The scholarships will be awarded within the framework of the two cooperation programmes between Maastricht University & the University of Madras and Maastricht University & Anna University for the purpose of assisting talented students to pursue a Masters degree at Maastricht University. For more informations please visit: http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl

Following Australian scholarships are also available for Pakistani students:
- Australian Leadership Awards – Scholarship (Postgraduate)
- Australian Development Scholarship (Undergraduate and Postgraduate)
- Endeavour Postgraduate Awards - Scholarship (Postgraduate)
- Endeavour Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) Awards (Technical Diploma Level)

Chevening Scholarships: British Chevening Scholarships are available for students of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia. This postgraduate scholarship is administered by the British Council. Further informations are available with the British Council offices in the related cities and http://www.chevening.com/

Japanese Government's Mombusho Scholarship: This postgraduate scholarship is available for Indian students and processed by the Indian government's education department. Further informations are available with the Director (Scholarships), Department of Education, A1/W3 Curzon Road Barracks, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110 001.

Edith Crown International Scholarship: This (undergraduate) scholarship of Australia's Edith Crown University is offered to international students in the fields of education, communication, telecommunication, information sciences, medicine and sports. Last date is November 30. Further informations are available with the International Students Office, Edith Crown University, 6018 Pearson St., Church Lane, WA 6018. Australia.

The China 2010 Scholarship of Excellence: The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Business, Economics and Law will in 2010 offer one scholarship for a Chinese student from either the School of Law in Tsinghua University, School of Law in Renmin University or Guanghua School of Management of Peking University. The successful applicant will be eligible to undertake a masters program at the University of Queensland (Australia). Submit the scholarship application form and covering letter, via email, to the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law by the due date: Friday 26 March 2010. Application forms for the scholarship can be downloaded from www.bel.uq.edu.au/internationalscholarships.

Humphrey Scholarship for Vietnam: The United States Embassy in Vietnam is pleased to announce the 2010-2011 competition for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. The Humphrey Fellowship Program is a one-year, non-degree, full scholarship program offered to promising mid-career professionals who have a proven track record of leadership, and a strong public service commitment. For further informations please visit http://www.vied.vn/Themes/viedvn/Common. Applications may please be submitted with the US Embassy in Hanoi (Vietnam).

US Undergraduate Scholarships for Vietnam: The Public Affairs Section (PAS), U.S. Embassy Hanoi (Vietnam) is seeking candidates for the 2010 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program. First through third year undergraduate students who demonstrate leadership through academic work, community involvement and extracurricular activities and have a good command of English are invited to apply for the program. The application deadline is 5:00 PM, November 16, 2009. This scholarship is funded by the US State Department. To apply for the program, applicants must download, complete and submit their completed application form online at http://sites.google.com/site/ugradvietnam/ and a hard copy of the following documents to the Public Affairs Section at the US Embassy in Hanoi. - Completed, signed Global Undergraduate Exchange Program application form - Official transcripts for years of university study (with notarized English translations if inVietnamese) - Three letters of recommendation from teachers/professors, including one from the candidate’s secondary level institution (with notarized English translations if in Vietnamese) .

Egyptian Scholarships for Indonesia: Govt. of Egypt offers scholarshps to deserving students of Indonesia for higher education in Egyptian universities, specially at Al-Azhar University. For further informations please contact the Egyptian Embassy in Jakarta.

Castañeda Memorial Scholarship: Dr. Carlos E. Castaneda undergraduate scholarship is sponsored and administered by ISA (International Studies Abroad). It is offered to the deserving students of Czech Republic, Mexico, Spain and Chile. Application deadline is 28 February. Applicant must be accepted to an ISA program, have at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA, be enrolled in 2nd or 3rd year of undergraduate education at time of ISA program participation at a U.S. university/college. Contact information: International Studies Abroad (ISA), 1640-B, East 2nd Street, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78702. (USA). Phone: (512) 480-8522. Website: http://www.studiesabroad.com .

UK Clarendon Scholarships: These undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships are available to all international students entering a new course of study at Oxford. For more informations please visit: http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/io/funding/clarendon.shtml.

MMD scholarships, Netherlands : Radbound University of the Netherlands announces MMD-Scholarships for the (Masters Level) students of India, China, Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. Application deadline is 1st December 2009. Scholarships of Ford Foundation (International Fellowship Program - IFP) are also available at the Radbound University. For more informations please visit http://www.ru.nl/master/ncmlsmmd/admission_amp/scholarships/.
or www.ifpsa.org or Ford Foundation, 12 Hailey Road, New Delhi. (India).

HSP Huygens Scholarship Programme 2010-2011: Leiden University of Holland announces scholarships for all excellent international students. All excellent students who are in the final phase of their Bachelors Level or Masters Level are eligible to apply. Application deadline is 1st February 2010. For more informations please visit http://www.leidenuniv.nl/en/studyinleiden/hsp.htm . For online application please visit http://koala.leidenuniv.nl/iooa/oa/Index.php

USAID Scholarship for Pakistan : The USAID’s Pre-Service Teacher Education Program (Pre-STEP) is pleased to announce a scholarship competition for Pakistani nationals to pursue PhD degree studies in the field of education in the United States for 2010-2011. The Pre-Service Teacher Education Program in Pakistan is a 5 year program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). For more details please visit www.usaid.gov/pk . Application deadline is 30th November 2009.

TEE (Australia) Scholarship for Vietnam : Taylors College, Perth (Australia) announces TEE (Tertiary Entrance Examinations) Scholarship-2010 for deserving students of Vietnam. Application closing date is 30th November 2009. Online application form is available at http://www.taylorscollege.edu.au/apply_form.aspx . Complete informations are available at http://www.taylorscollege.edu.au/courses/tee_scholarship.aspx .
Taylors College, Melbourne, is also offering VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) Scholarships-2010 to the deserving students of Thailand and Vietnam. Application closing date is 30th November 2009. Complete informations are available at http://www.taylorscollege.edu.au/courses/vce_scholarship.aspx .

Masters Level Scholarships in Belgium :Ghent University of Belgium offers scholarshps to all deserving international students. This scholarshp program (VLIR-UOS Master’s Scholarships Program 2010/11) is open to students who have a bachelor’s degree in exact or applied sciences degree of minimum three years. Duration of scholarship is September 2010 - September 2012. Application deadline is 1st February 2010. For more informations please visit http://www.scholarships.vliruos.be/index.php?language=EN&navid=493&direct_to=How%20to%20apply OR scholarships.vliruos.be OR ugent.be/en .

Scholarships at Napier University, Scotland (UK) : Napier University of Scotland offers Saltire Scholarships to the students of India, Canada and Peoples Republic of China. Chevening Scholarship Program is also available at the same university for deserving students of Pakistan and other Asian countries. Saltire and Chevening scholarships are administered by the British Council for postgraduate studies in UK. Applicants must have an unconditional offer of a place at a Scottish university on an eligible course. For more informations please contact the British Council in your region of residence and visit http://www.napier.ac.uk/prospectivestudents/international/fees/Pages/Scholarships.aspx .

Full Scholarship in Abu Dhabi : The MASDAR Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi is pleased to announce full scholarships to highly qualified graduate students from around the world for its Fall 2010 intake. The MASDAR Institute is a private, not-for-profit, independent, research-driven institute developed with the support and cooperation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT provides assistance in recruitment of faculty members and senior administrative staff and the provision of course curriculum, amongst other matters. Details of faculty profiles, current research, programs offered, course description, scholarships, and other information is available on the website at www.masdar.ac.ae, including an online application module. Any questions about the Institute and scholarships may be directed to admissions@masdar.ac.ae.

Masters Scholarships in UK for Students of Tanzania :
The University of Edinburgh is offering Julius Nyerere Master’s Scholarship to a student from Tanzania for postgraduate Master’s study in any subject offered by the University for the 2010-2011 academic session. The Julius Nyerere Scholarship was set up in 2009 in memory of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere who led Tanganyika to independence in 1961 and became the first prime minister and later president of Tanzania. He was the first Tanzanian to study at a British University (Edinburgh) and only the second to gain a University degree outside Africa.
The Julius Nyerere Master’s Scholarship will cover the full overseas tuition fee, living costs of £10,000, and a return flight from Tanzania to the UK. In 2010-2011 the tuition fees and living costs will be covered by the University of Edinburgh, while the return flights will be covered by the Tanzania Edinburgh Community Association.
The scholarship will be tenable for one academic year. Completed application forms must be returned to the Scholarships and Student Finance Office no later than 1 April 2010. The scholarship will be awarded to a Tanzanian citizen who is normally resident in Tanzania, and who is accepted for admission on a full-time basis for a postgraduate Master's programme of study at the University of Edinburgh. Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application . For more informations please visit http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/internat/nyerere.htm
For online application form please visit http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/online.cfm

Scholarships for students of USA : In memory of Harry S. Truman, the Truman Scholarship Foundation announces to award scholarship to college juniors who have outstanding leadership potential, plan to pursue careers in government or elsewhere in public service, and who wish to attend graduate school to help prepare for their career. The scholarship provides
$ 3,000 for the senior year of college and upto $ 27,000 for graduate studies. Students are selected from a wide range of academic disciplines. Approximately 85 scholarships are awarded each year. Three letters of recommendation and official college transcript are required with the application form. For more informations please visit http://www.truman.gov/ or send e-mail to cgilbert@gustavus.edu (attention: Chris Gilbert) .
Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland (UK) is offering Saltire Scholarships to the deserving students of USA. For more informations please visit http://www.napier.ac.uk/prospectivestudents/international/fees .
The Graduate Public Service Internship Program (GPSI) is a unique internship experience for the students of USA that provides full-time graduate students with the opportunity to gain experience in their field through a 21 months internship while earning a master's degree at the University of Illinois Springfield. GPSI interns work 20 hours per week during the academic year for a stipend of $950 per month, and 37.5 hours per week during summer for a monthly stipend of $1900, and receive a 40 credit hour tuition waiver and an annual $300 professional development fund to be used for workshops, journals, etc. GPSI is a competitive internship program with companies surrounding the capital city of Springfield, Illinois. The internship program begins August 16 of each year. For additional information, please visit the GPSI website http://gpsi.uis.edu/.

Germany's first Asian-born minister; born in Vietnam grown up in Germany

Germany's first Asian-born cabinet minister says his appointment last week has been welcomed throughout Germany's immigrant community. Philipp Roesler, 36, the new health minister, sworn in last week, was born in Vietnam and adopted by a German couple as a baby.
Roesler said a black German who met him just after his appointment said to him, "I think it's wonderful that one of us has become a minister." Roesler added, "I was a bit puzzled at first. I'm yellow-skinned, not black." That was when Roesler realised that non-white Germans saw him as one of them, and regarded his appointment as a good omen. Roesler was entirely educated in Germany and initially entered the German armed forces where he qualified as an ophthalmologist.

Coir products available in Sri Lanka for export

Noramix Group of Sri Lanka has announced the availabilitiy of coir products for export. Noramix Group is mainly concerned with the production of Erosion control blankets, woven geotextiles, coco peat, waterlog, coir sheets, coir pots, coir brushes, coir disck, grow poles and supply of coir fibre for the use in commercial substrate mixtures as well as industrial purposes. Noramix Group is registered with the Export Development of Sri Lanka, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Sri Lanka Port Authority and the Coconut Development Authority of Sri Lanka.
Email : chameel@noramixgroup.com
Web Site : http://www.noramixgroup.com/

Twenty killed in train collision in Pakistan

Twenty people were killed and more than 40 injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi Tuesday, media reports said.

The dead include mostly women and children. The collision derailed a coach in which dozens of passengers are believed to be trapped. A freight train had just started to leave the Juma Goth station (near Landhi) when Allama Iqbal Express heading towards Karachi slammed into it. Negligence on the part of the driver of the Allama Iqbal Express (coming from Lahore) was blamed. Number of casualties is expected to rise.

Halloween or ancient Irish festival of Samhain?

Halloween activities have started in many parts of the world and sale of Halloween-costumes and masks is on. Halloween is an annual festival celebrated on 31st October. The day is often associated with the colors black and orange, and is strongly associated with symbols like the jack-o'-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, ghost tours, bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films. Halloween has origins in the ancient festival known as Samhain which is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summer's end". This was a Gaelic festival celebrated mainly in Ireland and Scotland. Halloween becomes a bigger and bigger event each year and so have the number of Halloween events. To many, it's an unofficial holiday of costumes, ghouls and parties. More are leaving work early, enjoying their Halloween party and celebrating at night. The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the other world became thin on Samhain, allowing spirits to pass through.

China's Fastest Super Computer

China's National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) has unveiled China's fastest supercomputer. The super computer, named Tianhe (Milky Way), can do more than 1 quadrillion calculations per second (one petaflop) at peak speed.
NUDT president Zhang Yulin said the 155-ton system was expected to be used to process seismic data for oil exploration, perform bio-medical computing, and help design aerospace vehicles. The machine would have ranked fourth in the most recent Top500 list of the world's fastest super computers.
The $ 88 million project was co-financed by China's National High-technology Research and Development Program and the Binhai New Area, a major economic development zone in the northern port city of Tianjin.

Tel Aviv International Dance Festival 2009

In connection with the Tel Aviv International Dance Festival 2009,
following events have been announced:
Ohad Naharin, the internationally-acclaimed Artistic Director of the Tel-Aviv based Batsheva Dance Company, will stage his production: Mamootot, one of Batsheva's most unique and ground-breaking pieces on 31 Oct. and 1-4 Nov. Following the success of his premier Monger at last year’s Tel Aviv Dance, choreographer Barak Marshall will premier his dance-theater piece for 12 dancers entitled Rooster at the Suzanne Dellal Center on 12-13 November.
The Ballet Nacional de Espana will perform La Leyanda/Aires de Villa Y Corte – a homage to Spain’s rich dance and musical heritage – on 3-7 November. Japan, Israel and Spain come together on stage in a joint production on 7 November premiere.
The Tel Aviv International Dance Festival showcases both Israeli and international talent in Tel Aviv. Dance professionals present their work among their international peers at the Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance, Tel Aviv.

USAID in Burkina Faso Supporting Girls' Education Program

Since late 2005, USAID has been responsible for a MCC-financed girls’ education program, that has focused on building 132 girl-friendly school complexes in rural communities located in 10 provinces of Burkina Faso (West Africa). This includes a $12.9 million first phase that ended in late 2008, and a three-year $28.9 million second phase that begins in 2009.
Since 2004, USAID Burkina Faso has supported a number of PL 480 non-emergency assistance programs that focus on agricultural productivity and maternal and child health. The program currently has an annual budget of $15 million, and a new five-year phase is scheduled to begin in 2010.
Burkina Faso regularly receives assistance from USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA). In 2009, OFDA approved four grants to various organizations working in Burkina Faso worth a total of about $8.9 million, as part of its response to the impact of the global high food price crisis. In addition, OFDA recently provided $250,000 in emergency funding for the purchase of vaccines in response to an unusual outbreak of measles in Burkina Faso.

Deadly explosion kills 105 in Pakistan

A devastating car bomb exploded in a market in the northwest city of Peshawar, an attack aimed at civilians and marking a clear escalation in the Taliban campaign to undermine the government. The bomb tore through a congested area of narrow alleys and crowded stalls in Peshawar’s old city, killing as many as 105 people, most of them women, and wounding about 200. A Pakistani official, who did not want to be identified, described it as the most serious in the history of a city that has become a frontline of Taliban terrorist attacks in recent weeks. This was the most deadly by far.
The explosion came about three hours after Mrs. Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, arrived in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, a two-hour drive away from the place of explosion.
The blast hit a crowded market called Meena Bazar selling bangles, dresses and toys in an old part of town crisscrossed with narrow alleys. It set scores of shops on fire, collapsed buildings, including a mosque, and sent a cloud of gray smoke over the city. This was the deadliest in a surge of attacks which started in the first week of this month.

World's costliest Indian carpet sold in Qatar

World's costliest carpet was sold in Qatar in March this year for almost 5.5 million US Dollars.

The carpet was created in Baroda (India) more than 100 years ago. The buyer was one of the three bidders who wishes to remain anonymous, disclosed the Sotheby’s Auction House.

Sotheby's Auction House handled the spectacular sale of the rug in Doha, Qatar.

The Pearl Carpet of Baroda was created using an estimated two million natural seed pearls farmed from the Arabian Gulf. Commissioned by the Maharaja of Baroda named Sayaji Rao Gaekwad, in India in the 18th century, the Pearl Carpet is also embossed with gold set diamonds, rubies and emeralds in their hundreds, the centre piece of the exquisite rug are three large round rosettes put together using table cut diamonds set in silvered gold.

Baroda, a part of present-day Gujrat (India), was ruled for a long time by the Sultans of Delhi, until they were easily overthrown by the Mughal emperors. Mughal rule came to an end in 1732 when Pilaji Rao Gaekwad captured Baroda. Sayaji Rao Gaekwad became the Maharaja of the princely state of Baroda in 1875, he ruled the state till 1939. With India's independence in 1947, the last ruling Maharaja of Baroda State acceded to India.

"Women Mean Business" conference in December

The Women Mean Business conference will take place in Mumbai on the 11th of December, 2009. The aim is to bring together highly successful professionals from across India to share their knowledge and experience across a diverse range of sectors and create a lasting network of contacts. The one-day conference will consist of keynote speeches, discussion panels and smaller workshops, and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women will use the ideas generated in the conference to develop concrete projects in partnership with local organisations, incorporating the newly formed network of contacts. For more information, please visit www.cbfwconference.org.
The central aim of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is to highlight how women all around the world can work together to improve their lives.

Grand Mufti of Egypt says: Women can wear trousers but stretch pants are unacceptable

Egypt's top Islamic authority defended women's rights to wear trousers in public following a high profile court case in neighboring country Sudan where women were flogged for dressing in pants, the local press reported Wednesday. Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa said in response to a question during a public lecture that trousers covering women's bodies are permitted, though they should be loose and not see through. He specified that "stretch" pants were in particular unacceptable. He is the top religious authority of Egypt and appointed by the government. Sudan caused a stir when it flogged women for wearing trousers. One woman, Lubna Hussein contested penalty and was let off with a fine for public indecency in a trial that garnered international attention.

Yemen: 12 years old girl dies while giving birth

A 12-years-old Yemeni child-bride died after struggling for three days in labor to give birth, a local human rights organization said Saturday. Fawziya Abdullah Youssef died of severe bleeding on Friday while giving birth to a stillborn in the al-Zahra district hospital of Hodeida province, 140 miles (223 kilometers) west of the capital San'a. Child marriages are widespread in Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country, where tribal customs dominate society. More than a quarter of the country's females marry before the age of 15, according to a recent report by the Social Affairs Ministry. Fawziya Abdullah Youssef was only 11 when her father married her to a 24-years-old man who works as a farmer in Saudi Arabia.
This is one of many cases that exist in Yemen. The reason behind it is the lack of education and awareness, forcing many girls into marriage in very early age. Impoverished parents in Yemen sometimes give away their young daughters in return for hefty dowries. There is also a long-standing tribal custom in which infant daughters and sons are promised to cousins in hopes it will protect them from illicit relationships.

Moscow named costliest city for business travellers, Abu Dhabi is the second

Moscow has again been named as the world's most expensive city for business travellers, according to the latest research. The Russian capital topped the list despite a 14 per cent drop in room rates between January and June this year, compared to the same period in 2008. The average room rate fell from £312.92 in 2008 to £268.11 in 2009, according to the bi-annual hotel survey by Hogg Robinson Group (HRG), an international business travel company. It blamed the drop in Moscow's average room rates on a fall in demand from within the banking and finance sectors due to a spate of new hotel openings in recent years. However, Moscow may soon lose its title to Abu Dhabi, which stands at number two in the list. The capital city of the UAE has climbed the list, thanks to a 38 per cent increase in the city's average room rate, compared to the same period in 2008. The survey found that demand for hotel rooms continues to outstrip supply in a number of Middle Eastern countries, with the exception of Dubai which has continued to suffer a fall in demand from the banking and finance sector, coupled with an exodus of expatriate and migrant workers due to the economic slowdown. As a result, hotel rates have fallen by 24 per cent over the period. London saw a relatively small fall in the average room rates (from £160.76 to £155.49) - down four per cent on the same period last year, while Mumbai, whose average room rates fell by 16 per cent to £169.19, dropped from tenth to sixteenth on the list.