University of Nottingham -UK Masters Scholarships

You can apply for this scholarship if you:

·         are a national of (or permanently domiciled in) Africa

·         are classed as an overseas student for fee purposes AND

·         have not already studied outside of your home country AND

·         are not currently studying at a University of Nottingham campus or are not a University of Nottingham graduate AND 

·         already hold an offer to start a full-time masters degree programme (including MRes) at Nottingham in September 2013 in one of the areas of study below:
Faculty of Engineering,
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences,
Faculty of Science,
School of Geography – courses related to the area of Environment,
Institute for Science & Society – courses related to the area of Science,
Institute of Work, Health & Organisations – courses related to the area of Health,
Business School – courses allied to Operations Management.

The closing date for applications is 26th April 2013 – 12 mid-day (UK time).

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Utrecht Excellence Scholarships

Eligible candidates: Highly talented prospective students from non-EU/EEA countries

Amount of scholarship: Max. 28 350 euro per year
Number of scholarships/year: Approximately 55
Provided by: Utrecht University and alumni of Utrecht University
Deadline: Prospective Master's students who wish to be considered for the scholarship should apply for admission before 1 December 2012.

Aim of the programme

The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship offers a number of highly talented prospective students the opportunity to pursue a degree in a selected number of fields at Utrecht University:

International Master’s programmes offered by the following Graduate Schools:

• Graduate School of Geosciences
• Graduate School of Humanities
• Graduate School of Law, Economics and Governance
• Graduate School of Life Sciences
• Graduate School of Natural Sciences
• Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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University of Bern, Switzerland Masters Grants

The Universität Bern offers six Master Grants for the academic year 2013/14 for excellent international students. The grant consists of 1'600 CHF per month for the duration of the Master's programme (standard period of study).
Application files will be examined by a selection committee. Criteria for selection are academic excellence and the candidate's potential and motivation.

Master's Degree Programmes in English (docx, 93KB)

Preconditions:

• Applicants must have graduated at the latest by the end of July 2013 with at least a Bachelor's degree in the desired field of study
• This Bachelor's or Master's degree must be from a non-Swiss university
• The applicant’s permanent place of residence up to the application must have been outside of Switzerland
• The applicant's file must include the following in duplicate:

1. application form :

Application Form (doc, 99KB)
Application Form (pdf, 105KB)
Additional Documents to be Submitted (docx, 112KB)

1. curriculum vitae (max. 5'000 characters without blanks)
2. letter of motivation with objectives
3. letters of recommendation from 2 professors of the current home university (with institutional letter paper and signature)
4. evidence of sufficient language proficiency in German or English 
5. original certified copies of the Bachelor's Diploma and transcript of the grades obtained during the Bachelor's studies or recent confirmation (not older than 3 months) by the home university that the Bachelor's degree (in the same study field as the intended Master's programme) will be completed by the end of July 2013 (with a list of grades obtained up to now)
6. copy of record of school-leaving examination 
7. 2 passport photos
8. copy of passport
9. additional documents depending on Master's programme: see Additional Documents to be Submitted (docx, 112KB)

The application must be written in the language of the corresponding Master's programme.
Closing date:

The complete application package must be submitted in duplicate by postal mail. It must arrive no later than 1st December 2012 at:
Universität Bern, International Office, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland