Category Archives: master’s

MASTERCARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY.

Application Deadline: 14 June, 2024

LOCATION: Uganda

Makerere University is pleased to announce the first Cohort of 95 undergraduate and 05 Master’s scholarship opportunities to nationals, refugees, internally displaced youth, and international students joining Makerere University in the Academic Year 2024/2025 under the Private Sponsorship Scheme of Makerere University.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible to apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University, the following conditions must be met:

The applicant must be qualifying for admission at Makerere University’s main campus under the Private Sponsorship Scheme. Therefore, all applicants should apply for admission at Makerere University, main campus under the Private Sponsorship Scheme (when advertised). Once admitted to Makerere University’s main campus, then your application for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarship at Makerere University shall be considered for the due selection processes.

The Applicant must have completed the Advanced level education (or its equivalent) in an African country.

The Applicant should provide evidence of significant financial hardship.

The Applicant should not be a holder of any other scholarship, including the Government Scholarship.

The Applicant should not have completed any undergraduate studies.

The Applicant must have served as a leader and with a record of community service.

The Applicant should be at the age of 28 years or younger at the time of the deadline of the application.

Applicants under the categories of Refugees, IDPs, and Students with Disabilities should be 32 years of age or younger at the time of the deadline of the application.

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BENEFIT:

The second phase of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University’s main campus in Kampala, Uganda will provide 1000 fully funded scholarships for 10 years at both the undergraduate (Bachelor’s degree) and graduate (Master’s degree) academic program levels. The scholarships are awarded to academically talented young men and women from Sub-Saharan Africa facing financial constraints to pursue their academic studies.

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METI GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN FOREIGN NATIONALS INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

Application Deadline: 30 June, 2024 (Sunday)

LOCATION: Japan

METI Government of Japan invites foreign natioanls students to apply for the internship programme. This internship program offers work experience opportunities with a Japanese company for a specific duration and does not constitute employment.

ELIGIBILITY:

Foreign professionals with advanced skills who are nationals of developing countries (countries on the OECD/DAC list, excluding the People’s Republic of China). See the list below.https://www.oecd.org/dac/financing-sustainable-development/development-finance-standards/DAC-List-of-ODA-Recipients-for-reporting-2024-25-flows.pdf

The applicants must agree with the purpose of this project and be able to cooperate with the promotion of globalization of Japanese companies, the expansion of overseas business of companies and the building networks with overseas universities through internships.

Holding citizenship of the applicable countries or regions.

Proficiency in Japanese language (JLPT level N3 or higher) or proficiency in English.

In principle, those who are 18 to 40 years old as of August 1, 2024.

Students must be able to submit a certificate of enrollment from their university or other institution and a letter of recommendation from their university or university faculty, etc.
Graduates must be able to submit a certificate of graduation from their previous university and a letter of recommendation from their university faculty or institution, etc.

Those who can submit certificates of various qualifications.
(IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL, CEFR, JLPT, etc.)

Those who can dedicate themselves exclusively to the training and internship at the company; and who can participate in the internship according to the timetable specified by the program office (JIP office).

The applicant must meet other specific conditions required by each company.

Those who have not participated in this program between FY2016 and FY2023.

BENEFIT:

Pre-training for interns(Training will cover explanations of the business overview, the process of participating in the internship, precautions and key points regarding the internship, as well as information about work eligibility in Japan.)

Assistance in obtaining a visa to enter Japan

Arrangement of round-trip airline tickets

Arrangement of accommodation

Provision of necessary personal computers for the internship (for in-person internships, provided by the host company; for online internships, generally provided by the program office upon separate consultation).

Activity support funds based on the internship duration (In-person internships, 3,000 yen per day; online internships, equivalent of 1,000 yen per day in local currency).

Internship insurance

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