Double Degree Masters Program in Urban Water Engineering and Management at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Application Procedure

For admission to the UWEM programme you can apply to either UNESCO-IHE or AIT.

For UNESCO-IHE: please complete the application form for MSc programmes, which can be downloaded from UNESCO-IHE`s website: www.unesco-ihe.org/apply. Please mention clearly that you are applying for the Urban Water Engineering and Management programme, and send the application form and other required documents by air-mail. If you are late, consider sending your application by express mail (DHL, TNT).

For AIT, Bangkok: you can download the application form from the website of AIT: http://www.ait.ac.th/admissions/application.html and submit the completed form with required documents. Alternatively, you can also submit your application online from the same web site. Please mention clearly that you are applying for the double degree programme on Urban Water Engineering and Management (UWEM).

Academic Funding

A. Application for Admissions with Available Funding

For those prospective students who have prospective funding from their employers, donors, self, or other sources, the application procedure above should be followed and applications are accepted until 31 May 2011. If the admission offer is required by you for seeking financial support from external sources, please apply for admission as soon as possible.

B. Application for Admissions with Application for the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP)


The Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) is intended to deepen and broaden the knowledge and professional skills of mid-career professionals to enable them to make a better contribution to the development of their organizations and their countries.

To be eligible for this fellowship, candidates should be able to submit proof of admission to the academic programme for which they are applying.

In addition, candidates should be working in a developing country (for the list of NFP countries visit www.nuffic.nl/nfp) in a development-related position, and be nominated by their employer, who pledges to continue payment of their salary and hold their job for them while they are studying in Thailand and the Netherlands.

For the programme that starts in August 2011 at AIT (Thailand), the application procedure for an NFP fellowship is as follows:

If you wish to apply for an NFP scholarship please keep in mind that there are two deadlines:

(1) An academic application deadline which is 24 January 2011;
(2) An NFP fellowship application deadline, which is 1 February 2011: You have to apply online by completing the application form via the website of the Nuffic: www.nuffic.nl/nfp .

UNESCO-IHE receives a message that you have applied for an NFP scholarship and will inform Nuffic whether or not you have been academically accepted. However, in order to do so, UNESCO-IHE needs to be in possession of your application for academic admission, therefore send your application form well in advance. Application for the NFP fellowship is possible in the period 1 November 2010 - 1 February 2011.

You can apply for academic admission and the NFP fellowship at the same time.

For the procedure thereafter, consult the Nuffic website at www.nuffic.nl/nfp

Additional Information

For additional details regarding this new programme and if you have any further questions, please contact Prof. C. Visvanathan (visu[-a-t-]ait.asia) or Dr. Mukand S. Babel (msbabel[-a-t-]ait.asia) of Asian Institute of Technology.

Please contact Mr. Benjamin Gargabite (benj[-a-t-]ait.asia) or Ms. Ineke Melis (i.melis[-a-t-]unesco-ihe.org) for more information on application procedure and fellowships.

Queen Elizabeth II Scholarships, University of Birmingham 2011, UK

International Scholarships for Masters Course in Birmingham University in UK
The University of Birmingham is delighted to offer the Queen Elizabeth II international scholarships for a one year masters course.

Scholarship Details
The University of Birmingham is delighted to offer the Queen Elizabeth II international scholarships worth £7,000 towards tuition fees for a one year masters course to graduates of the Universitas 21 (U21) community. These scholarships are offered as a symbol of our commitment to the U21 network and the benefits of international educational co-operation.

Who we are looking for


* applicants must be a graduate of a Universitas 21 University
* applicants should have an excellent academic background obtaining a good 2:1 equivalent bachelors degree as a minimum
* applicants should also demonstrate excellence in an area of their life. This might be outstanding academic achievement, exceptional achievement in extra curricular activities (such as sport, music, managing events or societies) or significant achievement gained either in their working life or through volunteering and service to others
* applicants must also outline the contribution they will make to the University of Birmingham as a student and what they expect to gain from studying here.

Eligibility

* be overseas for fee purposes
* have applied for a one year full time masters course and have been issued with a student id number
* must not be in receipt of a full fee scholarship from any other source
* any application received without an id number will not be considered
* be in the final year of a bachelor degree at a partner Universitas 21 institution within the last five years of the proposed date entry to the University of Birmingham
* have made adequate financial provision to study in the UK.

Closing Date
Scholarship Application Deadline: May 27th 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application:
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/international/students/finance/scholarships/u21scholarships.aspx