2012 Jim Ellert Scholarship for Masters in Business Administration, Switzerland

Scholarship in Masters to study  Business Administration offered by Jim Ellert and IDM.
Study Subject(s):MBA
Course Level:Masters
Scholarship Provider: IMD and Jim Ellert
Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland
Eligibility:
-Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their application.
-Our scholarship applications are essay based, with winning essays typically including the following features: Relevance to the essay title
Organization and structure
Fully developed arguments
Persuasiveness
Personal element and/or passion
-IMD reserves the right not to award a scholarship if the criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the jury/sponsors.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Africa, Central & Eastern Europe (including all former Soviet republics), and the South-Eastern Asian Peninsula (Thailand, Myramar, Cambodia, Loas, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia)
Scholarship Description: Accepted candidates who demonstrate strong financial need (with preference given to women) submitting an essay on: ‘Why I would like to do an MBA at IMD’ (maximum 500 words) Candidates will also be considered on the basis of merit as per the quality of their admission application. Jim Ellert (Emeritus Professor of Finance and Strategy) and the IMD MBA scholarship committee
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: 30 September 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

IMD Social Responsibility Scholarship 2012, Switzerland

cholarship for pursuing International Masters in Business administration at IMD.

Study Subject(s):Business Administration
Course Level:Masters
Scholarship Provider: IMD
Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland
Eligibility:
Qualified candidates who have a passion to make a contribution to society through socially responsible leadership
-Currently working as a social entrepreneur or for an NGO in your home country or region
-4-10 years work experience
-Making a significant contribution to your local environment, country or society in general
-Have leadership characteristics and the ability to have an impact in the class
-Have financial need such that you could not otherwise afford to attend IMD
-Strong command of written and spoken English
-Demonstrate a passion and commitment for socially responsible leadership both in your current role and to go back to your home country or region after the IMD MBA program
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Description: You are a talented social entrepreneur or working for an NGO in an emerging country. You would like a top international MBA to expand your horizons so that you can go back and make a difference. Scholarship winners must complete and pass the regular IMD MBA admission process prior to being accepted for the program! IMD does NOT guarantee a place in the MBA program until completion and passing of the regular MBA admissions process. IMD reserves the right not to award a scholarship if the criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the jury / sponsors.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: July 15, 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Sawiris Doctoral Research Scholarships for Applicants from Developing Countries, Switzerland

Sawiris Scholarships for Doctoral Students of Developing Countries to do Research in Innovative and Relevant for Developmen, Switzerlan 

Study Subject(s):Innovative and Relevant for Development
Course Level:Doctoral Research
Scholarship Provider: ETH
Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland
Eligibility:
To be admitted to the selection process, the application has to fulfil the following requirements:
-The candidate Preference will be given to citizens of least developed countries and other low
-income countries according to the OECD classification.
-The entrance requirements for doctoral studies at the ETH Zurich have to be fulfilled.
-Experience in the selected research area is required. The research project
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Description: The scholarship promotes doctoral research for the benefit of developing countries. The projects have to be innovative and develop a method or product, which is directly relevant for improving the livelihoods of poor people in developing countries. Deadline for the submission of concept notes is 31 October 2011 and deadline for the submission of full project proposals by candidates admitted to the second stage of the selection process is 15 February of the subsequent year (2012)
How to Apply: By Post
Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 October 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

PhD Studentship:Automated Detection of Style Guide Violations in Legislative Drafts, Switzerland

The Institute of Computational Linguistics at the University of Zürich offers Phd in the field of Computational Linguistics in Switzerland -2011
Study Subject(s):Automated Detection of Style Guide Violations in Legislative Drafts
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: University of Zürich
Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland
Eligibility:
•Licentiate or Master degree in Computational Linguistics or a related field
•Languages: good command of German and English
•Good programming skills
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: The project aims at developing methods and tools for automated style checking in the domain of legislative editing.The PhD student will be expected to work closely with the members of our team on: -Processing (tokenizing, part-of-speech tagging, parsing,). Swiss legislative texts written in German Building an annotated corpus of Swiss legislative texts Implementing a user-friendly front-end for a legislative style checker. Developing strategies for the detection of specific components of legislative texts Drafts of legislative texts have to go through several editorial cycles before they are published. The texts not only have to comply with formal and legal aspects but also with domain-specific linguistic style guidelines.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: 22 June 2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Internships at the International Organization for Migration, Geneva (Switzerland)

For internships at HQs, please consult our e-Recruitment regularly where we post available opportunities. Please keep in mind the following:
There is no specific time of the year for sending your application for an internship. Please register your profile in IOM e-Recruitment and select the interest group ‘Intern’. Also release your profile for our review.
If you have applied for a vacant internship position and you have not heard from us in the following month from the closing date then it is most likely that the post has been filled. You can check your status in the service ‘Applications’.
If you have been interviewed, you will get written notification of the results of your interview.
If you were granted (or could be granted) a scholarship or your internship is a mandatory requirement for completing your studies, you should specify so in the cover letter as well as the exact dates of the proposed internship. Remember to attach a letter from your sponsor or university confirming the purpose of the assignment as well as the amount of your grant.
Unless otherwise specified, applications should be written in one of the IOM official languages (English, French, and Spanish).
Due to budgetary and time constraints unfortunately:
we can't meet with you to talk about internship opportunities.
unless specified, we do not need copies of your diplomas.
we will only contact you if we are considering you for an interview or a test.
For internships in our field offices, you can send your application directly to the office you are interested in and copy the Staffing Unit in the cc line. You can find the email addresses and the contact details by selecting one of the countries on the 'IOM Worldwide' box on the right. For more information

Werner Siemens-Foundation Fellowship in Life Sciences, Switzerland

Excellent students from all over the world are encouraged to apply for a prestigious fellowship Werner Siemens-Foundation. The aim of the fellowships which are sponsored by the Werner Siemens-Foundation (http://www.wernersiemens-stiftung.ch/) is to select and promote highly talented graduate students in the area of Life Sciences. The fellowships offer direct access to the PhD program, generous financial support, a rotation-based selection of the research group, and support for the attendance of scientific meetings and courses during the PhD.

Scholarship Application Deadline:June 30,2011
Further Scholarship Information and Application

Grants for MSc in Communication, Management and Health Programme, Switzerland

The MSc in Communication, Management and Health is offered by Institute of Communication and Health of USI’s Faculty of Communication situated in Lugano – Switzerland. This full-time study programme comprises 120 ECTS spread over 4 semesters (usual duration 2 years) and is entirely offered in English.
CMH offers a unique opportunity to have a focused and in depth programme in the health sector while at the same time gain a broad understanding of how business and marketing functions operate. This is combined with the opportunity to study in two different cultures, on the east cost of the USA at Virginia Tech and in Lugano at the Università della Svizzera italiana, USI, based in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.
For the 2011-12 academic year, the Foundation for the Lugano Faculties of USI and the Università della Svizzera italiana, will award a total of 60 one-off study grants of the amount of 4’000 CHF each. The merit based grants are given to students admitted as first-year students of a USI Master programme starting in the Fall 2011. Merit is determined based on the results of the academic degree that gives access to the Master (usually the bachelor’s). Distribution of the grants will be as followed: 20 grants will be awarded to students that pursued a Bachelor degree at a Swiss University, 20 to students that pursued a Bachelor degree at an Italian University and 20 to students that pursued a Bachelor degree in a University from other countries.
Scholarship Application Deadline:July 31st, 2011.
Further Scholarship Information and Application

2011 UNIL Master’s Grants for International Students, Switzerland

To facilitate access to Master’s degrees by students with qualifications from foreign universities, the University of Lausanne makes available around ten Master’s grants which are awarded on a competitive basis.The amount of the grant is CHF 1,600.- per month from 15 September to 15 July, for a duration not exceeding the regulation minimum period of the programme (according to the programme, one-and-a-half years or two years subject to deduction for paid placements or exempt semesters, if any). Abandonment of the programme results in suspension of the grant.The candidate must be the holder of a degree from a foreign university.The qualification held by the candidate must be deemed equivalent to the UNIL Bachelor’s degree.
Candidates complete the “UNIL Master’s Grant” form and submit their application to the Office for socio-cultural affairs (SASC, Unicentre, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, info.sasc@unil.ch) by 15 December 2011 at the latest. The application is examined by the University Rectorate to determine whether the candidate is admissible. In the event of a positive decision, the application is forwarded by the SASC to the UNIL Faculty responsible for the Master’s on which the candidate wishes to be enrolled. The Faculty selects applications and notifies the SASC of its opinion based on the candidate’s qualities, motivation and suitability for the Master’s programme. The SASC forwards shortlisted applications to the selection committee which will award grants to students meeting all criteria according to the available budget.
Scholarship Application Deadline:December 15, 2011.
Further Scholarship Information and Application