UK - Master Scholarships at University of Westminster

These generous awards are aimed at fully funding you if you are from a developing country and will study a full-time Masters degree at the University. Particular preference will be given to you if you can demonstrate how the knowledge you acquire from your studies will aid the development of your own country.

Amount: Full tuition fee waivers, accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London.

Eligibility: You must be an international student from a developing country and hold an offer for a full-time Masters degree.

Criteria: Academic excellence, development potential and financial need.

The deadline for scholarship applications for January 2011 is 1 November 2010 unless otherwise specified.

Further information: http://www.westminster.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/scholarships/january-2010-scholarships

Application Form: http://www.westminster.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/scholarships

International Student Research Fellowships, USA

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) supports outstanding international predoctoral students studying in the United States who are ineligible for fellowships or training grants through U.S. federal agencies.

Nomination Process and Eligibility:

• HHMI has designated selected U.S. institutions to nominate students to participate in the fellowship competition. Only these institutions are eligible to nominate students for this competition. (See PDF list of designated institutions below.)
• Only students nominated by their host institutions can apply for the fellowship.

To be nominated for the fellowship competition:

• Students cannot be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents of the U.S.
• Students must be in the 2nd or 3rd year of a Ph.D. program in the biomedical or related sciences at a designated nominating institution.
• Students must have entered a laboratory in which they will conduct their dissertation research.
• Students in the 1st, 4th, or 5th year of their Ph.D. program are NOT eligible for nomination.

To activate the fellowship:

• Students must be in the 3rd or 4th year of a Ph.D. program in the biomedical or related sciences at a designated nominating institution.
• Students in their 1st, 2nd, or 5th year of their Ph.D. program cannot activate the fellowship.
• In no case will support past year 5 of the Ph.D. program be provided.