Asian Institute of Technology [AIT]

P.O. Box 4, Klong Laung, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
Tel: +66 516 0110
Fax: +6 2 516 2126
Web: http://www.ait.ac.th
e-mail: webteam@ait.ac.th
Master’s and Doctoral Degrees, Diploma and Certificate Programmes
Study domains: ecology, environment, engineering, management, sciences, technology.
Programs: Master’s and Doctoral Degrees, Diploma and Certificate Programmes; International Caliber Courses offered in four schools: Advanced Technologies (SAT); Civil Engineering (SCE); School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD); School of Management (SOM).
Open to: well-qualified nationals from Asian countries and beyond; candidates for Master’s degree programmes must have Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognized institution in appropriate field of study, undergraduate grades above average, proficiency in English and a certificate of physical fitness; for the doctoral programme, candidates must have a Master’s degree or equivalent from a recognized institution, with graduate grades above average.
Duration: (a) 16 to 20 months for Master’s programme; 36 months for doctoral programme; (b) variable.
Fees: tuition: approximately US$325 per credit hour; estimated living expenses: US$1,200 per semester.
Financial assistance: assistance to qualified students for minimum terms required for a degree programme, to cover any or all of the following: tuition and fees, bursary, textbooks and travel grants; awards are made on the principle that students must contribute to the cost of their education from their personal resources, as fas as possible.
Applications: further information may be obtained from the Chief Admission Officer, at the above address.

AOT Postdoctoral Fellowships:

• Study domains: civil engineering, ecology, environment, industrial technology, management, technology.
• Scholarships: AIT Postdoctoral Fellowships.
• Open to: all Asian nationals, recent doctoral graduates of exceptional promise wishing to undertake further research on a full-time basis.
• Duration: 6 months to 1 year.
• Value: a stipend of Baht 30,000 per month; round-trip economy airfare from the city of origin to Bangkok; no provision for travel expenses of family members; postdoctoral fellows will be provided office space and access to the library and other academic facilities of AIT.
• Applications: by 15 July to the Office of the Provost; email: provost@ait.ac.th

Association of African Universities [AAU]

P.O. Box AN5744, Accra, Ghana
Tel: +233 21 774 495 / 761 588 Fax: +233 21 744 821
Web: http://www.aau.org e-mail: programs@aau.org
Staff Exchange Programme
Study domains: all major fields.
Scholarships: Staff Exchange Programme.
Subjects: higher education management.
Open to: African university staff.
Place of Study: universities in African countries.
Duration: 1 to 3 months.
Value: payment of passage and/or honorarium.
Applications: to the Secretary General; announcements made around July; deadline for application: 2 months after announcements

Association of Commonwealth Universities [ACU]

John Foster House, 36 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PF, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7380 6700 Fax: +44 20 7387 2655
Web: http://www.acu.ac.uk e-mail: info@acu.acuk

Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships:

• Study Domains: all major fields, engineering, sciences.
• Scholarships: (a) Commonwealth Scholarships and Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarships; (b) Commonwealth Fellowships; (c) T.H.B. Symons Fellowships; (d) British Marshall Scholarships; (e) Marshall Sherfield Scholarships.
• Description: (a), (b) and (d) unrestricted; (c) Commonwealth studies; (e) science or engineering.
• Subjects: (a), (b) and (d) unrestricted; (c) Commonwealth studies.
• Open to: (a) Commonwealth citizens and British protected persons under 42 who have completed a first degree or master’s degree within the last 10 years, and are permanently resident in Commonwealth countries other than the United Kingdom; (b) Commonwealth citizens or British protected persons under 50 who have completed their doctorate no less than 5 and no more than 10 years by the date of taking up an award and who are permanently resident in – and on the teaching staff of – a university institution in a developing Commonwealth country; (c) persons of high academic quality or promise who are citizens of a Commonwealth country; (d) United States citizens under 26 who have obtained a first degree from an accredited university or college in the United States within the last 3 years; (e) United States citizens who hold a Doctorate in a science or engineering subject.
• Place of study: (a) at approval institution of higher learning; (b) at university-level institution; (c) at any ACU member institution outside fellow’s own country; (d). (e) in the United Kingdom for a British degree.
• Value: (a) includes university fees, return travel, allowances, personal maintenance (also for spouse and children); (b) maintenance and travel allowances ; (c) subsistence and travel allowance; (d) tuition, travel and living costs, books; (e) laboratory/research support grant, travel and living costs.
• Applications: (a) for Commonwealth Scholarships: through Commonwealth Scholarship Agency in country in which candidate permanently resides; for Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarships: by nomination by executive head of own university; (b) by nomination only; (c) by nomination by executive head of university in ACU membership; (d) to appropriate regional centre in USA; (e) Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission Secretariat at ACU: http://www.marshallscholarship.org) or British Council, British Embassy (Washington, D.C.). Closing date: (a) (for receipt of nominations in London) 31 December of year preceding tenure, (b) (for receipt of nominations in London) 31 December; (c) 31 July; (d) usually mid-October preceding year in which award is made; (e) early October preceding year in which award is made.

Medical Sciences:

• Study Domains: health and hygiene, medicine, nutrition.
• Scholarships: (a) Commonwealth Foundation medical electives bursaries; (b) Edward Boyle Memorial Trust medical electives bursaries.
• Description: (a) and (b) priority to community health, especially maternal and child care, nutrition, orthopaedics, diseases of the ear, nose and throat, eye diseases, tropical medicine.
• Open to: (a) and (b) senior medical students (undergraduate) from approval medical schools within the Commonwealth for an elective period elsewhere in the Commonwealth.
• Place of study: (a) and (b) in hospitals or other medical establishments in a Commonwealth country other than candidate’s own, preferably in Third World.
• Duration: (a) and (b) preference is given to short-term attachments of 5 to 10 weeks.
• Value: (a) and (b) £1,000 (sterling) to cover part of the travel, subsistence and local costs of the student.
• Applications: (a) and (b) to dean of candidate’s medical school in the first instance at the same address; closing date: information from dean of student’s medical school.

Canada Memorial Foundation Scholarships (2):

• Study Domains: all major fields.
• Scholarships: Canada Memorial Foundation Scholarships.
• Description: unrestricted subjects.
• Open to: must be United Kingdom citizen and holder of first degree or equivalent (at least upper second class honours), or undergraduate in final year with proven academic record. Some knowledge of Canada required. Age limit normally 30.
• Place of study: any university or other appropriate institution in Canada subject to approval of Canada Memorial Foundation.
• Duration: normally 1 year.
• Languages: English.

Grants for International Collaboration:

• Study Domains: arts, literature and civilization, social sciences.
• Scholarships: British Academy/Association of Commonwealth Universities: Grants for International Collaboration.
• Description: studies in humanities and social sciences.
• Open to: staff of ACU member universities for advanced research (postdoctoral level or above). To support international joint activities involving British scholars in collaboration with Commonwealth partners. Priority given to new programmes with an expectation of continued collaboration, or a defined outcome such as planned joint publications.
• Place of study: in Commonwealth countries.
• Duration: 1 year
• Value: up to £5,000 (sterling) per year for research expenditure, travel and living costs in partner country (or countries). Funded jointly by British Academy and ACU.
• Language: English.
• Applications: by 31 May. Only submissions by British partner will be considered. Direct applications will not be taken into account nor acknowledged..

Fellowships, Scholarships:

• Study Domains: administration.
• Scholarships: (a) ACU Titular Fellowships; (b) Shared Scholarship Scheme.
• Description: (a) unrestricted (subject to terms of specific Titular awards), but preference for fields in which the needs of developing countries are great; (b) restricted to subjects related to economic and social development.
• Open to: (a) staff of university of ACU membership or of Commonwealth inter-university organization or working in industry, commerce or public service in a Commonwealth country, aged 28-50. It is not a postdoctoral or degree-earning scheme. Small-scale conference attendance within a study programme allowed, but applications will not be considered where major conference attendance is primary or sole purpose; (b) students from developing Commonwealth countries not employed by a government department or parastatal organization. Priority given to candidates from poorer developing countries, and to those under 30. Age limit normally 35.
• Place of study: (a) unless otherwise stipulated, in any Commonwealth country other than candidate’s own; (b) at participating institutions in United Kingdom.
• Duration: (a) up to a maximum of 6 months; (b) 1 year’s taught master’s degree.
• Value: (a) up to a maximum of £5,000 (sterling), according to individual’s circumstances for travel, board, insurance, fees other than bench fees; (b) full cost of study, including return airfare, maintenance and thesis allowance.
• Languages: English.
  Applications: (a) candidates must be nominated by executive head of university in ACU membership or by chief executive officer of Commonwealth inter-university organizations; (b) to participating institutions (i.e. not direct to ACU). Closing date: (a) for receipt of nomination in London, 31 May; (b) April/May.