Students Scholarships Announcement of a competitive exam for admission to the XXVI cycle of Research Doctorate courses

Beasiswa Scholarships : Information carried hereafter is a synthesis of the announcement promulgated by D.R. n. 568 of the 27th September 2010. Therefore applicants are invited to read carefully the full text of the announcement.

Application for admission to the exams
The on-line application form can be found and filled on this website. The application must be sent by 24.00 (Central European Time) of 29th October 2010.
The candidate must fill in a new application form for each Research Doctorate course they wish to attend.


After the successful completion of the on line application procedure, the candidate should print , sign and send their application, together with the required annexes, so that it should reach the University of Udine by 13.00 (1 pm) of 2nd November 2010. The official date and time of arrival will be set when the application is recorded at the University of Udine Document Management Office. The postmark will not be considered for the purpose of determining arrival date.
The original documents can be:
- either sent by post or by express courier to the following address: Università degli Studi di Udine/Ripartizione Ricerca, via Palladio n. 8, 33100 Udine - Italy.
- or delivered by hand to the Università degli Studi di Udine, Centro Gestione e Documenti, Via Palladio 8, 33100 Udine from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 1 pm.

Admission exams
The exams, aimed at evaluating the candidates’ aptitude for scientific research, will take place in accordance with the procedures and dates indicated in the announcement. Communications to the candidates will be made exclusively through publication on this Internet site.

Candidates who are resident abroad may also take part only on the basis of evaluation of academic titles, exclusively for the reserved places, if these are envisaged for the individual research doctorate.

At the end of the competitive exam eligible candidates may be admitted in excess, without a grant and within the maximum number provided by the announcement , on the condition that, on the date of enrolment, they belong to one of the following categories:
- researchers receiving grants provided for in Law. 449/97 or other research grant, on the condition that the doctorate course they will attend belongs to the same scientific area of research as that for which they receive their grants;
- non-Italian citizens. For this category only, the Teaching Board of the Doctorate course may decide to increase the number of candidates admissible in excess as described in the annexes.

The final lists
The final lists will be made public on the 6th December 2010 (on this website). There will be no communications to home addresses.

Admission to courses and enrolment formalities
The selected candidates will be required to provide the documentation for enrolment within the deadline of the 14th December 2010 .

The paper applications received after the 14th December 2010 will be excluded and places will be filled taking candidates from further down the list.

The list of the candidates designated to replace selected candidates who have renounced the courses or been declared ineligible, will be made public on the 20th December 2010 . Those candidates who desire to take the vacant places, will be required to provide the documentation for enrolment within the deadline of the 27th December 2010 .

Information about PhD courses of University of Udine.
http://www.uniud.it/ricerca/finanziamenti/dottorato/Elenco_dottorati%20sede%20udine?lingua=eng

Scholarship for master’s level studies in Sweden

The objective of the scholarship program is to promote democratic, economic and social development through supporting know-how and transfer of knowledge to advanced students within areas in which Sweden is at the forefront of academic research.

Countries
The program is only available to citizens of the following countries: Albania, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Kenya, Kosovo, Mali, Moçambique, Moldova, Rwanda, Serbia, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. About 40 scholarships will be offered for the academic year.

Important dates
Prior to applying for a scholarship, application to the master’s degree program must be made via the online application service for master’s programs in Sweden at www.studera.nu.

Scholarship benefits and period
The scholarship amount is SEK 8,000 per month and the scholarship is only awarded for programs starting in fall semester. The scholarships are usually granted for one academic year, i.e. for two semesters at a time, but will be extended for programs longer than two semesters provided that study results are satisfactory.

How to apply
Prior to applying for a scholarship, application to the master’s degree program must be made via the online application service for master’s programs in Sweden at www.studera.nu.

After you have applied to a master’s degree program, the application procedure for scholarships will then open in February.

Only a limited number of Swedish master programs will be eligible for scholarships next year. The selection of master programs will take place in January and the list will be published together with the call for applications in February.

The eligible master programs will be within the following study areas: agriculture and forestry, environmental studies, natural sciences (biotechnology, energy), democracy/human rights/gender issues, peace and development studies, economics and entrepreneurship, education, engineering, health science/medicine, information and communication technology, international relations, media and journalism, law/ international law, social issues, spatial/urban planning and real estate management.

The list of applicants who will receive a scholarship will be announced at the SI website, www.si.se and at www.studyinsweden.se in the beginning of June

Who is eligible?
The scholarships are intended for guest students belonging to the above mentioned target group for full time temporary studies in Sweden starting in fall semester 2010. There is no age limit for scholarship holders.

You are not eligible for this scholarship if any of the following is true:

• You have already lived in Sweden for two years or more when the scholarship period is due to begin.
• You have a Swedish permanent residence permit or a work permit.
• You have a previously been awarded a Swedish Institute scholarship for studies at the master’s level or research at a Swedish university.

However, students who have attended a Swedish Institute summer course in Swedish language or the Swedish Institute Summer University may apply.

Travel grants
Scholarship holders from ODA countries will receive travel support in connection with the scholarship. The travel grant is a lump sum, given only once. Citizens from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo, Moldova and Serbia, will receive SEK 5,000. Citizens from the remaining countries receive SEK 10,000.

Insurance
Scholarship holders are insured by the Swedish State Group Insurance against illness and accident during the scholarship period.

Scholarship limitations
The scholarship is designed to cover living costs for the scholarship holder. There are no grants for family members.

Scholarship holders following a two year master’s degree program are permitted to spend a maximum of one semester abroad in connection with their studies while retaining the scholarship.

The granted scholarship period cannot be altered or extended.

Moreinfo: http://www.studyinsweden.se/Scholarships/SI-scholarships/Guest-Scholarship-Program/Masters-level/