Rutgers University – postgraduate programs scholarships

Background: Founded in 1766, Rutgers University is the eighth oldest college in America. Rutgers is also the only public university in New Jersey in the Association of American Universities (AAU). AAU institutions are North America’s 61 leading research universities, recognized for the quality and scope of their research and educational programs. Rutgers and Princeton are New Jersey’s only AAU institutions. As the southernmost of the three regional campuses that comprise Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Rutgers-Camden,  situated in the Philadelphia metro region, delivers all the resources of a world-class research university with the benefits of a small supportive campus. Rutgers-Camden offers a wide variety of Master degrees and doctoral programs.

Master’s and Professional Programs:

• Master’s Degrees (MA, MS, MFA, MALS, MPA)
• Master of Social Work (MSW)
• Juris Doctor (JD)

Doctoral Programs:

• PhD in Childhood Studies
• PhD in Computational and Integrative Biology
• PhD in Public Affairs
• Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) 

Eligibility

Rutgers-Camden offers conditional admission to academically qualified graduate applicants. Applicants who do not meet the University’s English proficiency requirements may apply for conditional admission. Conditionally admitted students may satisfy their English proficiency requirements by either successfully completing one of our pre-approved English language programs or achieving the requisite scores on the TOEFL or IELTS exam. English language and entrance examinations (if required*) must be fulfilled in order for a student to matriculate at Rutgers-Camden. You can see more detailed information here.

Scholarship

Graduate students are eligible for research and teaching assistantships as well as scholarships. Regarding tuition, The Wall Street Journal’s SmartMoney magazine also provides financial support. Graduate tuition varies by program.

Application

For applications, graduates should have prepared:

• Academic records – college transcript(s) in original language and professional translation
• Letters of recommendation
• Personal statement
• Resume
• Graduate financial documents – Certification of Funds form and current original bank or scholarship letter

For applying and finding more information please visit this link. Note that different programs have different requirements for applying.

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Erasmus Mundus (AGRIS) Scholarship - MSc in Sustainable Development in Agriculture

Background: A top level master training in agricultural development and management of natural resources A two-years program of 120 ECTS (European Credits Transfer System)

Oriented towards the tropics and developing countries one year in one European University, the second year in another Double degree at the end selected by the Erasmus mundus programme of the European commission, as one of the 150 top master trainings in Europe. The Agris Mundus MSc is a product of AGRINATURA, the European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development and Agris mundus is also linked to a European PhD course, offered by the same consortium of universities.

Partner Universities:

• Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR)
• University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences
• University College Cork (UCC)
• Universita degli Studi di Catania
• Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
• Montpellier SupAgro.

General training objective:

to train students to cope with the current global/international concerns in agriculture and rural development to identify and critically analyse key factors shaping the development of crops, forests and animal production, the management of research and rural development projects and finally, the sustainable use of natural resources and the environment; to formulate and provide effective and appropriate responses to complex agriculture and natural resources related issues.

Erasmus mundus program

The Agris Mundus Master of Science is one of the Erasmus Mundus Master Courses selected by the European Commission to offer the highest level of training in Europe to third countries nationals. In the field of education, the Erasmus Mundus programme promotes the European Union as a centre of excellence in learning around the world.

1. The 27 Member States of the EU: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

2. The countries of the European Economic Area / European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway)

3. The third countries (all the other countries of the world)

Academic Admission and Criteria:

Academic admission refers to the right to follow the course, after a review of the academic background and professional project of the applicant. Candidates may be admitted even though they are not selected for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship. The minimum admission criteria are the same for all students irrespective of their country of origin or of the training track they apply for:

·   Bachelor of Sciences (180 ECTS) or equivalent in Agricultural sciences or a BA in Social Sciences if the candidate can demonstrate a particular interest for agriculture;

·   Verified excellent quality of the institution where this last degree was obtained;

·   Excellent academic background with marks identifying the candidate among the 20% best students of his former studies (1st class or 2nd class with honor’s);

·   Strongly convincing letter of motivation and 2 letters of support from referees.

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Contact

Agris Mundus Secretariat

Montpellier SupAgro, c/o Institut des régions chaudes, BP 5098

F- 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France

Gisèle André

E-mail: gisele.andre@supagro.inra.fr

Erasmus Mundus (AFEPA) Scholarship for European Master in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis

Background: The European Master in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis aims at providing a high quality education in designing and assessing public policies targeted to the agricultural and food sector as well as the rural environment.  This European Master responds to the increasing need to better understand and anticipate the various and often complex socio-economic and environmental effects of these policies either in a functioning market economy as in the European Union or in economies in a development or transition phase.  The European Master offers a two-year academic curriculum with integrated and advanced theoretical, methodological and empirical courses in economics and quantitative methods as well as in agricultural, food and environmental sciences, agricultural and trade policy, environmental and natural resource policy, rural development policy and agribusiness management and market analysis.  To connect theory and methodology to practice, a problem solving project is developed and presented as a master thesis at the end of the two-year curriculum.

The European Master is jointly organised by five leading European educational and research institutions:  the Corvinius University of Budapest (CUB) in Hungary, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Sweden, the Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn (UBonn) in Germany, the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) in Belgium and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Spain.  These five partner universities are recognised worldwide for the quality of their educational programme and scientific achievements in agricultural, environmental and economic sciences.  The required 120 ECTS credit points are structured into three blocks:  a minimum of two semesters of studies (55 ECTS) at a first partner university, as well as two semesters of studies (60 ECTS) at a second partner university, and two joint summer schools (5 ECTS) at partner universities.  The language of instruction and examination is English for most of the courses in three partner universities while it is either French at UCL or Spanish at UPC for most of the courses.  The Master degree is awarded as a double degree from the two home and host universities.

This European Master is accessible to candidates holding a bachelor degree or a recognized equivalent academic degree with a minimum of 180 ECTS or 3 years university study from an accredited institution, with sufficient undergraduate training in economics and agricultural or environmental sciences, with an excellent scholastic average, and with fluency in English but also French or Spanish if attending either UCL or UPC respectively.

Recipients of this European Master are qualified to understand the fundamentals of public policies oriented to the agricultural and food sector, rural areas and natural resources, develop and use quantitative methods to perform rigorous socio-economic and environmental assessment of these public policies, and provide sound and relevant policy recommendations for a more sustainable development of this sector and rural areas.  They are qualified to take responsibilities in international, national and regional agencies, non-governmental organisations, consultancy firms, professional organisations and private companies.

Partner Institutions:

	Institution	Contact person
Coordinator :	CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN, Belgium	Prof. Bruno Henry de Frahan
Partners:	CORVINUS UNIVERSITY OF BUDAPEST, Hungary	Prof. Csaba Forgacs
	SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, Sweden	Ms. Kristina H. Jansson
	UNIVERSITY OF BONN, Germany	Prof. Thomas Heckelei
	TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA, Spain	Prof. José M. Gil

Main area: Social sciences (including economics), cultural sciences
Second area: Agricultural and forestry sciences
Third area: Geography, earth and environmental studies

Duration in months: 24 months
Tuition fees:  3000 €/per year for EU students
                       6000 €/per year for Third country students

Deadlines:  Click Here

Source of Information

Address:

Croix du Sud,

2 bte L7.05.05 - B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

(Belgique)

Erasmus Mundus (GIM) Scholarships

Background: The Master of Science in Global Innovation Management is a joint program offered by the University of Strathclyde of (Scotland), Aalborg University (Denmark), Hamburg University of Technology (Germany) and, Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) which permits graduates of first degrees in the field of engineering, science and technology to efficaciously accomplish the innovation process through international margins.

The selected Students would have the chance to study at two European Universities. However the EU students and self-funded non-EU students have an option to study in Australia in the 2^nd year. The M Sc Program is composed of two years ensures a better depth of learning with practical and theoretical knowledge including extensive industrial involvement and a rich cultural experience.

Partner Universities

1                          University of Strathclyde, UK (Scotland)

2                          Hamburg University of Technology, Germany

3                         Aalborg University, Denmark

    Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE), Australia


Eligible Candidates

Candidates who want to study at GIM course must require the following qualifications: 

·         Must hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with at least a second-class level or higher, in an engineering, science or technology subject 

·         Must be proficient in English attaining a minimum of IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 95.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships

Category A 48,000 Euros  

Category B 23,000 Euros.

How to apply

1.      The candidates must send the applications to the administrating institution of the University of Strathclyde.

2.      No separate application for the ERASMUS MUNDUS scholarship is necessary.

3.      Candidates are not allowed to apply for more than 3 Erasmus Mundus courses at the same time.

Application Procedures:

1.      Application must be made through the websites of University of Strathclyde. 

2.      Applicants must upload all of the required documents to the online application system.

3.      The cover sheet can be downloaded from here.

4.      A well written covering letter of maximum 1 page and a CV of maximum 2 pages.

5.      Two scanned letters of reference from the teachers or supervisors.

6.      The scanned copy of the first degree including CGPA/GPA of each semester with a scanned copy of an English Language Proficiency certificate.

7.      A passport photocopy of the candidate.  

Deadlines

Category A: 31st January 2013.

Category B: 31st January 2013.

Contact information

Contact Mail: strath@globalinnovationmanagement.org

                       GIM Website