Chevening Scholarships - UK Government Scholarship

Welcome to the Chevening Scholarships website

Applications for 2014/15 Chevening Scholarships are now closed.

Applications for 2015/16 Scholarships will open in summer 2014. In the meantime, those interested in becoming part of the prestigious Chevening community should sign up for alerts through our country pages.

Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The programme makes awards to outstanding scholars with leadership potential from around the world to study postgraduate courses at universities in the UK.

The Chevening programme was established in 1983 and has developed into a prestigious international scheme. Chevening Scholars come from 118 countries worldwide (excluding the USA and the EU), and this year the Scholarships will support more than 600 individuals. There are over 42,000 Chevening alumni around the world who together comprise an influential and highly regarded global network.

The programme provides full or part funding for full-time courses at postgraduate level, normally a one-year Master’s degree, in any subject and at any UK university.

Source: http://www.chevening.org/

Graduate School of Management Masters Scholarships in New Zealand

Graduate School of Management Masters Scholarships for USA and Canada citizen.

The Scholarships were established in 2013 and are funded by the Graduate School of Management.

The main purpose of the Scholarships is to support international students who are citizens of the United States of America or Canada to up-skill and launch a business career by completing a Master of Management, Master of International Business or Master of Professional Accounting degree in the Graduate School of Management at the University of Auckland Business School.

Selection Criteria

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• The basis of selection will be academic merit and a written statement. Preference may be given to students not receiving other financial assistance.
• NOTE: Candidates must always refer to the regulations for comprehensive details about selection.

General Information

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How do students apply?
Application by form is made to the Scholarships Office.
Applications by way of a form close with the Scholarships Office on 1 June (for the September intake in the year of the award), and 13 January (for the April intake in the same year).
NOTE: Application can be accessed from the University of Auckland scholarships website http://www.auckland.ac.nz/scholarships.
Decision makers

The Scholarships will be awarded by the University of Auckland Council upon the recommendation of a Selection Committee comprising the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics (or nominee), the Director of the Graduate School of Management (or nominee), and the Director of Masters Programmes of the Graduate School of Management (or nominee).

How and when do students learn of the decision?

Approximately six weeks after the closing date by letter or email.

What conditions are attached to acceptance of this award?
As a condition of tenure, the recipient will be expected to participate as an ambassador of the Graduate School of Management at events which support and promote the Scholarships and studies in the University of Auckland Business School throughout the duration of their enrolled programme.
In accepting the Scholarship, the recipient authorises the use of their personal University of Auckland details and photo in promotional materials for the Graduate School of Management programmes.
NOTE: Regulations are occasionally updated. Candidates must always refer to the regulations for current and comprehensive information relating to conditions of the scholarships.

Additional information

• In cases where there are adverse personal circumstances beyond a recipient's control, the uptake of a scholarship may be deferred for up to one intake, and is subject to the approval of the Director of Masters Programme of the Graduate School of Management. Deferral requests must be made in writing to the Scholarships Office.
• NOTE: Regulations are occasionally updated. Candidates must always refer to the regulations for current and comprehensive information relating to the scholarships.

Who else has information about this award?
Scholarships Office, the University of Auckland.

For more information about this award contact:

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The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92 019AucklandNew Zealand
Phone: (09) 373 7599 -Ext: 87494
Email: scholarships@auckland.ac.nz 

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HTIC Innovation Fellowships 2014-2015

Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC) Innovation Fellowship in India, 2014/15

Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre (HTIC) of IIT Madras is an R&D centre established through a joint initiative of IIT Madras and Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. Since its inception in 2011, HTIC has evolved into a unique and leading med-tech innovation ecosystem in the country bringing together more than 20 medical institutions, industry, government agencies, collaborating with HTIC in developing affordable healthcare technologies for unmet clinical needs. HTIC’s technologies are reaching the field, touching lives, enabling business and benefiting society. A video summary of HTIC is available at http://htic.iitm.ac.in/?q=ftp%20server. Going forward, we envision HTIC becoming a national asset in affordable healthcare technology innovation of global standards and creating impact in healthcare.

HTIC runs an annual innovation fellowship programme aimed at creating innovators and innovations in healthcare technology to address growing healthcare needs of India. The 18 months fellowship programme is designed for interested candidates from diverse background, such as engineering, medicine, business administration, public health, and social sciences, both fresh graduates and ones with work experience.

Fellowship objective

To create innovators and innovations in healthcare technology to address growing healthcare needs of India.

Fellowship structure

The fellowship programme consists of three phases. In the first phase, fellows will undergo immersion in hospital or community health setting to get familiarized with processes and to identify unmet clinical and healthcare needs. In the second phase, fellows will design and develop a solution for addressing the need(s) identified in the first phase. In the third and final phase, fellows will validate the developed solution and prepare a plan for its field deployment. Fellows will work in a team of two or three.                                                   

Fellowship outcomes

The fellowship programme is intended to create a cohort of people in the country in healthcare technology area, who have a deep understanding of the innovation process, healthcare challenges, healthcare technology R&D process, and experience of working in interdisciplinary teams to develop solutions for complex healthcare problems. After the completion of the fellowship, fellows will have a wide range of career opportunities, such as technology innovators, R&D engineers, clinical inventors, and entrepreneurs.

Selection process

Selection process of the innovation fellowship will comprise of two stages.

• Stage 1: This stage will involve shortlisting of candidates based on curriculum vitae (CV) and description of any project (not more than 1000 words) undertaken by the candidate previously with a special emphasis on the points such as need, innovation, impact, solution, and development process (not necessarily a med-tech project).
• ​Stage 2: Shortlisted candidates from the first stage of the selection process will be invited for personal interview at HTIC. The shortlisted candidates will be provided with a list of problem statements. They will have to choose one problem statement from the list and will have to outline how they would approach this problem to develop a solution during their personal interview.

Innovation fellows are paid a full stipend during the period of the fellowship and will work full-time on fellowship activities.

Selection criteria

Successful candidates would have the following attributes:

• At least an undergraduate degree in one of the following fields related to healthcare technology innovation – engineering, medicine, business administration, public health, and social science
• Work experience is desirable, but not essential
• An open mind to learn and be able to work in interdisciplinary teams
• Highly driven and energetic who take initiative, think outside the box, and have tenacity to handle complexity and ‘see things through’
• Enthusiasm in hands-on-work, to build working prototypes or to undertake field work for gathering insights and deploying solutions

Application deadline

28th February 2014 

Contact details

The interested candidates are requested to send their CV and project description to:

 innovation_fellowship@htic.iitm.ac.in

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