African Student Scholarship – Brandeis University, USA
The Poverty Alleviation and Development (P&D) Scholarship for the Master of Arts in Sustainable International Development will be awarded to an early– to mid-career development planner committed to poverty alleviation and community development within the region of Southern Africa.
Nationals of the following countries will be considered:
Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe
The P&D Scholar will join SID graduate students from over 40 countries in August 2010 for an interdisciplinary study of development and project management emphasizing poverty reduction, gender equality, human rights and biodiversity conservation. The P&D Scholar will concentrate on theoretical and analytical skills in the year-in-residence at Brandeis University and then spend a second year in a supervised internship or field project.
The P&D Scholarship includes full tuition remission for the year-in-residence. The scholarship does NOT cover airfare, health insurance or any living expenses.
Nominations are encouraged from international and governmental development institutions and NGOs. Selfnominations are accepted and women are especially encouraged to apply.
Nominators may mail, fax (781-736-2774), or email (HellerAdmissions@Brandeis.edu) a letter of nomination to the Admissions Office. For more information, please visit http://heller.brandeis.edu.
Applications (to be submitted by the applicant) should include:
- Letter of Interest in Southern Africa Poverty Alleviation & Development Scholarship
- Completed Application Form
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume
- Detailed Statement of Purpose describing career objectives and work experience
- Three original letters of recommendation (at least one professional and one academic) on official letterhead sent directly to the Admissions Office from the recommenders (These letters must be accompanied by a Brandeis University Recommendation Form)
- Original or certified true copies of transcripts from all university-level studies, sent directly to the Admissions office from each university (Transcripts in languages other than English must be accompanied by an official English translation) Official TOEFL or IELTS score report is required for all international applicants.
Hussein Haggag says
Dear Mr./Mrs.,
I would like to offer my academic qualifications as a graduate from the faculty of Computer and Information Science at the respected Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt being one of the best universities in Information and Computer Science in Egypt.
I am writing with a deep desire to pursue a research position to the Master’s Program to develop my academic career path. I truly believe that my credentials will be of great use in the workplace environment. Due to my academic discipline, I possess a formidable basis of onsite independent learning. With regards to my grades, I passed my bachelor’s degree with distinction and I was ranked first in my honors class. I also have a few professors who have recommended me.
One of my greatest strength lies in Software Design and Development. Teaching several courses in programming and Data Structure such as Object Oriented Programming, Assembly Language and Information Engineering has granted me the ability to work proficiently with software development using many programming languages such as .Net, Java…
I would like the chance to hear from you regarding my abilities and qualifications, and to further my capabilities with a research position. Thank you for your time, consideration, and kind assistance.
Sincerely,
Hussein Haggag
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Haimanot Agegnehu Fentahun says
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I am Yazachew Wudineh from Ethiopia.I received BA. degree from Addis Ababa University , College of Social sciences, Department of Geography and Environmental studies in 2004. Now working as training process owner in one of governmental TVET institute in Ethiopia .I have deep interest to up grade my education In developmental studies but due to financial constraint un able to up grade my education. In addition this , I do have best academic performance .
I recently became aware of the the present of scholar ship in master of Developmental studies , and I would be interested in applying for it. I would appreciate it if you consider me to give the chance to enjoy scholar ship and make me armed academically to solve the societal problem of my home land Ethiopia and Africa at large
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Elvis Mushj says
Kindly consider East Africans for this scholarship
BIGIRIMANA Samuel says
i am Rwandan Bachelors degree in Social Work. i longed to have the Master of Arts in Sustainable International Development. it will help me to fight against poverty when equiped with knowledge and skills.
i am i allowed to apply for the schoolarship when i do not belong to the listed countries?