Undergraduate Scholarship: The Cargill Global Scholars Program for Students From Brazil, China, India, Russia and the United States

The Cargill Global Scholars Program will present both financial support and leadership development opportunities through seminars, networking events, and a one-on-one mentoring program for highly talented undergraduate students in a field relevant to Cargill’s world of food, agriculture and risk management.

Description
The Cargill Global Scholars Program is available to talented, high performing university students who demonstrate exemplary academic achievement and leadership potential and study in a field relevant to Cargill’s world of food, agriculture and risk management.

The undergraduate scholarship will provide opportunity that not only provides financial support, but offers leadership development opportunities through seminars, networking events, and a one-on-one mentoring program. These enrichment activities have been designed to help foster and enhance the Cargill Global Scholars’ leadership potential and critical thinking skills, and equip them with the tools necessary for becoming global leaders and decisions makers.

Through this scholarship Cargill is helping to nourish and build a network of future leaders who can develop new innovations and positively contribute to their communities. This program embodies Cargill’s commitment to improving living standards and promoting vibrant and stable communities around the globe.

Benefits:
The Cargill Global Scholars program provides financial support and leadership development opportunities to aspiring undergraduate students from around the world. Scholarships will be awarded to talented, high performing students pursuing science, technology, engineering, math and business related studies.

Eligibility
Cargill Global Scholars are high performing first or second year university students, studying in a field that relates to Cargill’s business goals of providing innovative solutions to meeting today’s economic, environmental and social challenges. Scholarships are available to students in Brazil, China, India, Russia and the U.S.

Application Procedure

• Please note that various documentation is required depending on the country of application. Please visit this link for further information.
• The scholarship should be applied online at the official site below

Submission Deadline
Please see further information at the link below

Website Link
http://www.cargillglobalscholars.com/scholarship/#.UXJuAlthBJE

Felix Scholarship at the University of Oxford, the University of Reading and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), UK

The Felix Scholarship was founded to offer gifted underprivileged students from India and certain other developing countries the opportunity of furthering their postgraduate education by attending a university in the UK.

Description
The primary objective of the Felix Scholarship is to stimulate the Felix scholars by exposing them to academic study, cultures, experiences and friendships that they would not otherwise have had the chance to sample.  It is hoped that this in turn will endow them with skills and visions, enabling them, when returning to their country of origin, to contribute to the culture and welfare of their home communities.

Felix scholarships are offered at three universities - the University of Oxford, the University of Reading and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), part of the University of London.  The Scholarships are awarded on the basis of outstanding academic merit and financial need.

Eligibility
The Felix Scholarship is officially offered for candidates who meet the criteria below:

• Academically gifted and underprivileged nationals of India, under 30 years of age, who must hold at least a first class Bachelor's degree from a recognised Indian university or a comparable institution; or
• Academically gifted and underprivileged individuals who are not nationals of India or an EEA country, under 30 years of age, who must hold at least a first class Bachelor's degree from a recognised university or a comparable institution and who are recommended by their chosen university.

Application Procedure
Please find the detail information of the application procedure at: http://www.felixscholarship.org/how-to-apply.aspx

Submission Deadline
The deadline is different among the institutions, please visit the link below to see the it.

Website Link
http://www.felixscholarship.org/

2013/2014 GDF SUEZ / MFA Scholarships Specially Offered for Students from Brazil, Chile, China and India in France

This year, there are several demanding scholarships are granted for the students of Brazil, Chile, China and India to pursue a one year master’s program. The scholarships are available in three specializations, i.e. Master REST: Renewable Energy Science & Technology (in English), Master WAPE: Water, Air, Pollution & Energy at local & regional scales (in English) and Master COMASIC, Master Conception & Management de systèmes informatiques complexes (in French).

Description
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the GDF SUEZ Group have decided to create a scholarship program with Ecole Polytechnique for high-level foreign students to study in France. They are pleased to reconduct this program for the academic year 2013-2014. The scholarship program, which comes under the “QUAI D’ORSAY / ENTREPRISES” scheme operated by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a public-private partnership designed to provide optimal conditions for student life in France, including a personalized welcome and learning environment. Applicants are selected jointly by the MFA, GDF SUEZ and Ecole Polytechnique, Paris. The program, which is cofinanced by GDF SUEZ and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the 2013/2014 academic year, is intended for students from Brazil, Chile, China and India who are currently enrolled at university in their home countries. Only candidates with the nationality of these four countries are eligible for the program.

Benefits:
Under the program cofinanced by GDF SUEZ /MFA, student will receive:
From GDF SUEZ:

• a single flat-rate scholarship of €13,000 inclusive of tuition fees, welcome and administrative costs, tutorials and French language courses, for which the corresponding amount (3 000€) will be deducted by the Ecole Polytechnique; the remaining 10 000€ will be transferred to you following a twelve month schedule of payments;
• an internship assignment offer within a GDF SUEZ entity. An additional stipend may be offered depending on the entity of appointment;
• career guidance support at the end of your stay in France;
• Depending on the recruitment needs of its business lines and your performance, GDF SUEZ could offer you a career opportunity, provided you obtain your degree from Ecole Polytechnique and a referral for recruitment from the course supervisor and the Human Resources Officer of the host entity in France, at the end of the scholarship program.

From the MFA and with funding from the French Embassy:

• social, medical, and civil liability insurance cover that will give you the status of French government scholarship student and related advantages, including simplified visa applications, access to cultural activities at an attractive price;
• intensive French-language courses, if needed, before leaving for France, provided by the Alliances françaises network in your country of origin.
• From Ecole Polytechnique: support before your departure and during your stay in France, including preparation for arrival in France, possibility to attend intensive French language courses in France during the summer before the beginning of the scientific courses, assistance in obtaining a residence permit, reservation of an accommodation on the campus.

Eligibility

• they are a national of India, Brazil, Chile, and China;
• they apply to the course(s) proposed according to your home country: India: Master Design & Management of complex computerized systems, Brazil: Master Design & Management of complex computerized systems and Master Water, Air, Pollution & Energy at local and regional scales, Chile: Master Renewable Energy Science & Technology and China: Master Renewable Energy Science & Technology
• they are no more than 28 years of age in the year in which you are selected;
• they are not already benefiting from a scholarship from the French government or from another company;
• they do not have a previous commitment with another company at the time of your arrival in France, such as company grant, an open-ended employment contract, an apprenticeship contract, etc.;
• they are a student in your country of origin and have at least completed 4 years of undergraduate studies in Science or Engineering;
• they show an interest in the GDF SUEZ Group.

Application Procedure
The candidates must submit their application for admission in a Master’s program at Ecole Polytechnique before sending their scholarship application to the French Embassy.

Submission Deadline
Before sending scholarship application to the French Embassy of their home country by March 15, 2013, applicants must submit their application for a Master’s program at Ecole Polytechnique by February 15, 2013.

Website Link
http://www.cori.unicamp.br/files/JANEIRO-2013/Call-2013-2014-ENG.pdf

International Master scholarship in Developing Solution Fields, UK

The Nottingham University is currently inviting overseas students to apply master scholarships in the field of Developing solutions such as Engineering, Medicine & Health Sciences, Science, Environment, Science & Society, Health and Operations Management.

Description
The Developing Solution Scholarship is targeted to students who want to make a real difference and give significant contribution to the development and prosperity of their home countries.

Benefits: Developing Solutions Scholarship will award 30 x 100% tuition fee and 75 x 50% towards tuition fee.

Eligibility
Developing Solutions Scholarship is only provided for students from the following countries:
The students  are a national of (or permanently domiciled in) Africa, India or one of the countries of the Commonwealth listed below: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malaysia, Maldives, Montserrat, Nauru, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Western Samoa.

In addition the interested of applicants of Developing Solution Scholarship must meet the requirements below:

• Are a national of (or permanently domiciled in) Africa, India or one of the countries of the Commonwealth
• Are classed as an overseas student for fee purposes.
• Have not already studied outside of your home country.
• Are not currently studying at a University of Nottingham campus or are not University of Nottingham graduates.
• Already hold an offer to start a full-time master’s degree programme (including MRes) at Nottingham in September 2013.

Application Procedure
Your application must be submitted online. Please visit the following link to apply: Developing Solutions
 

Submission Deadline
26th April 2013

Website Link
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/internationalstudents/scholarshipsfeesfinance/scholarships/scholarshipdetails/dev-sol-masters.aspx