While some 12
countries currently offer scholarships to Cameroonians through MINESUP, some 14
others offer theirs directly. That is, they advertise the scholarships, receive
applications and do the selection of eligible candidates themselves. These
scholarships are managed by the embassies of the concerned countries or their
development/cooperation agencies. The other specificity about these
scholarships is that they are often managed on the internet.
The awarding
countries and institutions of such direct scholarships are France, Brazil,
Israel, India, Belgium, Spain, Mexico, Japan and Turkey. Others are South
Korea, Germany, UNESCO, and the Francophonie and Commonwealth study offers.
Study areas include medicine, law, pharmacy, public policy, management,
agriculture, telecommunications, computer science, economics, commerce,
tourism, architecture, forestry, fisheries, communication and engineering.
These
scholarships generally cover all expenses to ensure comfortable basic living by
beneficiaries. Aspects covered include air fare, tuition, accommodation, monthly
basic living allowance, research and field work. In order to ensure that
scholarship beneficiaries return home after studies, candidates are in some
cases made to sign prior engagements committing themselves not to remain in
their host countries.
Commonwealth
Scholarships
The
Commonwealth Scholarships are intended for students from developing
Commonwealth countries who want to pursue Master’s and PhD studies in the United
Kingdom. They are funded by the UK Department for International Development,
DFID. Candidates are requested to apply for a course of study in UK
Universities. All subjects areas are eligible, although selection criteria give
priority to those applications that demonstrate strong relevance to
development. The annual deadline is December 3. Approximately 300 of these
scholarships are awarded each year. To be eligible, candidates should be
Commonwealth citizens, refugees, or British protected persons; be permanently
resident in a developing Commonwealth country or be available to commence their
academic studies in the UK by the start of the academic year in
September/October 2015. They should also hold, by October 2015, a first degree
of Upper Second Class Honours standard (or above); or a Second Class Degree and
a relevant postgraduate qualification, which will normally be a Master’s
degree. Details on Commonwealth scholarships are available at: http://www.csfp-online.org/countries.html
FRancophonie Scholarships, Internships
The
International Organization of the Francophonie, IOF and the Agence
Universitaire de la Francophonie, have already advertised a series of
opportunities for international scholarships, internships and project financing
beginning this month and ending next April. With most of them postgraduate
scholarships, they cover among others, fields such as microfinance,
conservation and women’s studies. While the physically–challenged are
particularly solicited in some instances, there are also openings for French
Summer Schools. Detailed information on such offers is available at: http://www.jeunesse.francophonie.org/appels-et-concours
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