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We're pleased to award 90 scholarships to high-achieving international students. These prestigious scholarships will recognise academic excellence by offering a tuition fee discount. These scholarships are split into three categories: Global Academic Excellence scholarships offering a  £5,000  tuition fee discount for the first year of study, for high ability students of  any non-EU country Country-specific Academic Excellence scholarships offering a tuition fee discount of  up to £10,000  for the first year of study, for high ability students domiciled or a national of  a specific country Region-specific Academic Excellence scholarships offering a tuition fee discount of  up to £10,000  for the first year of study, for high ability students  https://www.york.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-funding/international/scholarships/

This scholarship is offered to the 10 highest-achieving international students studying Australian Year 12 or International Baccalaureate in Australia. If you have an ATAR of 98.00+ or equivalent, you will be automatically considered for this scholarship when you apply for a Monash undergraduate degree through VTAC. Benefits $10,000 per annum (48 credit points of study), up to a maximum of four years. An invitation to apply for a place in Monash Minds, a leadership program for first-year students. Recipients may be asked to participate or be profiled in relevant Monash marketing, recruitment and promotional activities. Am I eligible? You must be one of the following: An International student https://www.monash.edu/study/fees-scholarships/scholarships/find-a-scholarship/monash-international-excellence-4013#scholarship-details

The Vienna Biocenter Summer School provides a unique opportunity for approx. 28 undergraduate students to work side by side with leading researchers in a dynamic scientific environment. We encourage applications from students (BA, Master, MSc) from all around the world who are undergraduates/master students, and have completed at least two years of university study Our programme aims to attract talented students from around the world, creating a vibrant and diverse atmosphere. It is the perfect preparation for those students who are interested in graduate study in the life sciences arena. Applicants who are successful are provided with accommodation, a travel allowance and a stipend for the duration of the scholarship. The programme, starts on the last Friday in June and finishes on the the last Friday of August each year. To apply you need to have the following: Completed at least 2 years of a University study (eg. 2/3 years of a Bachelor study or at least 1 year of a Master ...

The Graduate School at Arts, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University, in collaboration with the Independent Research Fund Denmark, invites applications for a fully-funded PhD fellowship in  An Intellectual History of Global Inequality, 1960-2015: Ghana/Africa  provided the necessary funding is available. This PhD fellowship is available as of 1 September 2019 for a period of up to three years (5+3). The candidate who is awarded the fellowship must commence his/her PhD degree programme on 1 September 2019.  n the assessment of the applications, we will put a special emphasis upon qualifications and/or potentials for further development in the following areas of expertise: intellectual and conceptual history and methodology; history of economic thought; knowledge of geographical focal area; global history relevant to the overall project (such as North-South or South-South connections); excellent language skills.         The PhD student is expected to h...

MILEAD) Fellowship Program announces that applications for its 2019 fellowship program is now open. Young African women living in Africa and the Diaspora are invited to apply. Deadline: 22nd February, 2019. Eligible Countries: All African countries To be taken at (country):  Ghana and Candidate’s home country. Eligible candidates must be African, living on the continent or in the Diaspora; agree to participate in all required activities related to MILEAD – including a three-week residential Summer Institute in Ghana; commit to a community change project be between 19 – 25 years of age. Kindly read more on their website: https://moremiinitiative.org/2019application/

Applications for the next cohort of the Policy Leader Fellowship are  now open!  For more information and to apply.     The programme : 3, 6 or 9 months fellowship for policy professionals     Place : European University Institute, Florence     Funding : grant of € 2,500 per month     Deadline for applications:  22 February 2019     Info :  stg@eui.eu The highly competitive fellowships last for 3, 6 or 9 months, and are fully-funded with a grant of €2,500 per month. Fellows must live in the area of Florence for the duration of their fellowship. A family allowance is available where appropriate. The language of the programme is English. Applicants should be: Early- or mid-career professionals (e.g. in politics, civil service, media and non-governmental organisations), able to demonstrate both professional experience and potential for future excellence in the policy sphere Read more on  htt...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019 Important Dates: Deadline for submission of abstracts: 18 February, 2019 Academic conference: 2-3 May, 2019 Description: Journalists throughout the world are increasingly faced with threats that range from harassment to arbitrary detention, kidnapping, physical attacks, and in the most extreme cases, killing. Threats to journalist occur both online and offline and women journalists are particularly affected by gender-specific forms of attacks, such as sexual harassment and violence. Submission for the Academic Conference : Please submit abstracts of a maximum 300 words by 18th February, 2019 to Sandra Sharman:  s.sharman@unesco.org (link sends e-mail) The deadline for full paper submissions is 18th April 2019. Based on the availability of funds, a limited number of partial/full sponsorship may be available for covering flights and hotel accommodation, with priority given to academics based in the Global South. No registration fee w...