Full and Partial Funded Scholarships for International Students by the Government of China

Study Subject:Any(Applicants can choose one academic program and three institutions as their preferences from the Chinese HEIs designated by MOE)
Employer: Government of China
Level: Undergraduate, Masters, PhD, Senior and General Scholar
Scholarship Description: Chinese Government Scholarship program is established by the Ministry of Education of P.R. China (hereinafter referred to as MOE) in accordance with educational exchange agreements or understandings reached between Chinese government and governments of other countries, organizations, education institutions and relevant international organizations to provide both full scholarships and partial scholarships to international students and scholars. MOE entrusts China Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to as CSC) to manage the recruitment and carry out the routine management of Chinese Government Scholarship Programs.

Criteria and Eligibility

1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and in good health.

2. Education background and age limit:

- Applicants for undergraduate program must have senior high school diploma with good academic performance and be under the age of 25.

- Applicants for master’s degree program must have bachelor’s degree and be under the age of 35.

- Applicants for doctoral degree program must have master’s degree and be under the age of 40.

- Applicants for Chinese training program must have senior high school diploma and be under the age of 35, Chinese language is the only subject available.

- Applicants for general scholar program must have completed at least two years of undergraduate study and be under the age of 45, all subjects besides Chinese language are available.

- Applicants for senior scholar program must have master’s degree or above, or hold academic titles of associate professor or above, and be under the age of 50.

Scholarship Application Deadline:April 30th, 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

AusAid-Graduate Research Scholarship (GRS) Programme

Internship Opportunities at UN for Pakistani's

The Pakistan Mission to the United Nations in New York represents Pakistan at the United Nations Headquarters and its various agencies located in New York. The work is rigorous and diverse, requiring flexibility and long working hours.

Interns are involved in supporting the work of an officer and are guided by the officers in advancing Pakistan’s interests at the United Nations. An intern will need to develop a solid understanding of the positions and policies of the Government of Pakistan in the areas they are assigned to. As an intern, you may be required to cover various briefings at the UN Headquarters and to assist the concerned officer in conducting some background research on different issues. Note taking and reporting to the officers is one of the regular tasks that an intern performs at the Mission.

The internship program is a year round rolling recruitment process. Most interns come into the Mission while continuing their university studies. Eligible candidates can join in at any given month including the summer vacations.

We are particularly interested in candidates with academic qualifications in disciplines relating specifically to the international relations, political science, human rights and legal issues.

Eligibility:

The program is open to undergraduate and graduate students at US colleges and universities. We cannot accept applications from outside of the United States.

We are looking for individuals with the following background:-

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Leadership abilities.
• Maturity and ability to work independently.
• An interest in pursuing a career in international affairs and organizations, diplomacy, politics.
• Prior exposure to, or demonstrated knowledge of, the United Nations system would be an additional feature of your resume.
• Knowledge of URDU language would be preferred.

Internship positions are best suited for applicants with interest in the following fields:

• UN and International Public Law
• Pakistani/South Asian politics
• Journalism/Media
• International Affairs
• Economics
• International Economic Law
• Human Rights
• International Trade

Application requirements:

• A resume
• Latest academic record
• Two letters of recommendation (academic/employment)

(Students are encouraged to apply for academic credits from their Universities for the internship programme with the Mission).

Location:

Interns are normally attached with the Pakistan Mission to the UN in New York City. Candidates must therefore be willing to re-locate to New York for a period of intended stay at the Mission, on a self-financed basis.

Send your applications along with the CV to the Internship Program, Pakistan Mission to the UN either by fax(No.212-744 7348), by e-mail to info@pak.un.org or mail to:

Internship Programme,

Office of the DPR,

Pakistan Mission to the United Nations,

8 East 65th Street,

New York, NY 10021.

Asia-Pacific Internship

We are looking for interns who are passionate and motivated to learn and create. While academic merit, publications, and other experiences are notable, successful candidates also demonstrate enthusiasm and possess a commendable work ethic, team spirit, and communication skills.

Deadline: See details 

These five research areas offer tremendous opportunities for interns to work in a wide spectrum of fields:

• Natural User Interfaces enable users to interact with a computer using speech, gestures, and expressions.
• Next-Generation Multimedia allows people to search for and to be immersed in interactive online shopping, education, meeting, and entertainment activities.
• Data-Intensive Computing explores the new infrastructures, algorithms, tools, and applications to collect, analyze, and mine results for data-intensive business in both the consumer and enterprise sectors.
• Search and Online Ads take Web search and online advertising to the next level by applying data-mining, machine-learning, and knowledge-discovery techniques to information analysis, organization, retrieval, and visualization.
• Computer Science includes areas such as theoretical computer science (theory), systems, networking, and machine learning that will have an impact on multiple applications and products.

For further detail, click here

Internship @ Microsoft - Hardware Design Engineer (HDE)

As a Hardware Engineer intern you will design and drive the development of fundamentals around a well-defined nucleus of user needs, tasks, and business goals.

Qualifications:

• Pursuing a B.S./M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineer or related field
• Ability to drive collaborative efforts effectively across multiple disciplines
• 1-2 years internship or classroom experience in product development preferred
• Ability to think strategically, be creative, and be able to innovate ways to communicate and visualize user experiences
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail and results-driven

You’ll design for a wide range of user behaviors and interaction models for both near and long term products and develop prototypes for diverse projects including mice, keyboards, remote controls and other peripherals while working with a variety of emerging technologies such as touch, speech, and gesture. You will work hand in hand with industrial designers, user researchers, marketing, software development and hardware engineering professionals in a highly collaborative environment. 

Intern Benefits
At Microsoft, we treat our interns like employees, so we want to help you be comfortable during your stay with us. We’ll set you up in subsidized housing, pay for essentials like water and cable, and even pitch in for housecleaning. Of course, all internships come with competitive pay, but we’re not allowed to give out the numbers on our Web site. Plus, here’s some other extras our interns receive:

• Paid travel to Microsoft
• Subsidized car rental or bike purchase plan
• Health club membership (dues paid by Microsoft, but taxed as income for you)
• Shipping reimbursement
• Free bus pass
• Parties and special events
• Free training
• Software discounts

For further details, click here

Internship @ Microsoft- Software Development Engineer (SDE)

This internship is where the fun begins for code gurus like you. As a hands-on Software Development Engineer intern, you’ll learn how to make decisions about design and feature implementation, using your mastery of technical tools to help make a product vision a reality. 

Qualifications:

• Pursuing a B.S./M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 1-2 years experience programming in C/C++/C#, Java, and/or other computer programming languages preferred
• Ability to derive creative and innovative solutions by thinking ""outside the box""
• Expertise in feature definition, design, and feasibility
• Demonstrated skill in estimating development time

If you would like to write code and design efficient data structures and algorithms to develop next-generation applications or operating systems, listen up. This internship shows you how SDEs bring products to life by working with Program Managers to ensure strong design and Software Development Engineers in Test to ensure quality through testing. Ultimately for the SDE, it’s your code that turns concepts into new technologies and services.

Intern Benefits
At Microsoft, we treat our interns like employees, so we want to help you be comfortable during your stay with us. We’ll set you up in subsidized housing, pay for essentials like water and cable, and even pitch in for housecleaning. Of course, all internships come with competitive pay, but we’re not allowed to give out the numbers on our Web site. Plus, here’s some other extras our interns receive:

• Paid travel to Microsoft
• Subsidized car rental or bike purchase plan
• Health club membership (dues paid by Microsoft, but taxed as income for you)
• Shipping reimbursement
• Free bus pass
• Parties and special events
• Free training
• Software discounts

For further details, click here

Graduate Research Scholarship (GRS) Programme

University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) is offering Graduate Research Scholarship (GRS) from the Academic year 2010 to facilitate and promote Research Degrees. The scholarship scheme is offered to the citizens / applicants of ASEAN, Commonwealth, OIC Member countries.

Deadline: 31 March 2011

 Eligibility Criteria:

For complete and detailed Eligibility Criteria kindly see UBD Application Form and visit UBD website, mentioned above. Some of the key points of Eligibility are mentioned below:

• The candidates below 40 years of age at the time of commencement of the academic session.
• The applicant must have outstanding academic record throughout his academic career.
• The Applicant should submit Research Proposal with his/her application. Research Proposal should be as per the requirement of the UBD, mentioned on the UBD website above.
• The applicant must have completed 16 years Bachelors / or equivalent Degree for application in Master's Program and PhD Program.
• The candidates must enroll in UBD in Masters (by Research) or Masters (by Coursework) or PhD (by Research) as a FULL TIME student.
• Candidates are required to have EITHER at least a credit 6 in English Language at GCE ‘O’ Level Examination or a grade ‘C’ in IGCSE English (as a Second Language) OR an IELTS score of 6.0 or TOEFL minimum overall score of at least 550 (PBT) or 80 (iBT)

For further details, click here