HAMK University of Applied Sciences is a multidisciplinary higher education institution in southern Finland. They offer six degree programmes delivered completely in English and over 100 partner universities around the world. Their activities also include applied research and development projects.

HAMK provides you with the professional competence needed to work in an international environment. They have students from over 20 countries. In addition, you may conduct part of your studies in one of their partner universities all over the world. HAMK welcomes students from Kosova.

A number of Reach Oxford scholarships (formerly Oxford Student Scholarships) are offered to students from low income countries, including Albania & Kosovë who, for political or financial reasons, or because suitable educational facilities do not exist, cannot study for a degree in their own countries.

You must make an application to the University through UCAS and be successful in gaining a place. You will then need to complete a separate scholarship application form.

You must also answer the following two questions in the supporting statement of the scholarship application form:

The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Ph.D. program. The program will commence on September 1st, 2012. Successful applicants for the Ph.D. and Post-doc fellowships will pursue a topic in one of BIGSSS' five Thematic Fields.

BIGSSS offers 15 Ph.D. stipends of 1250 Euros/month for 36 months, contingent on successful completion of each year. To support its Ph.D. fellows in achieving early scientific independence, it also provides funds for conducting, presenting and publishing research. There is no separate funding application, because all admitted applicants receive a stipend.

An excellent MA degree (or national equivalents like the German "Diplom" or "Magister") in a discipline pertinent to at least one of BIGSSS' five Thematic fields (see above), i.e. in Political Science (including related degree programs in European Studies or International Relations), Sociology, Psychology, Law, Economics or Mass Communication. The degree must be completed by the end of July of the year of application, which means you may apply before having finished your MA degree.

Additionally BIGSSS offers 2 Preparatory Fellowships to particularly talented BA Graduates. Please refer to Preparatory Fellowships to find out more about the program.

The application period for the Fall 2012 semester will begin in the middle of December 2011 and go until March 15th, 2012. The deadline refers to the date of receipt of the application. All letters of recommendation must also reach BIGSSS by March 15th, 2012.

Post-doc Fellowship in Bremen – Germany

Deadline: 15 March 2012

The BIGSSS Post-doc Program:

The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Post-doc program. The program will commence in September 2012. The competition is open to candidates who have received a doctorate in political science, sociology, psychology, law, economics or mass communication within the last three years, or who can be expected to finish prior to commencing their post-doc stay. Successful applicants to the Post-doc program will pursue a topic in one of BIGSSS' five Thematic Fields. All fellows are expected to choose Bremen as their place of residence.

Financial Support:

BIGSSS offers 2 post-doc stipends of 1750 Euro/month, ranging from 6 to 24 months. It also provides funds for conducting, presenting and publishing research.

More information:

http://www.bigsss-bremen.de/admissions/post-doc/overview/

LLM International Commercial Law Scholarship - UK

Amount:	Full tuition fee waiver, accommodation, living expenses and flights to and from London.
Eligibility:	You must be from one of the Eastern European accession countries or the former Soviet Union states and hold an offer for the full-time LLM International Commercial Law.
Criteria:	Academic excellence, development potential and financial need.
Deadline:	31 May 2012

More information:

http://www.westminster.ac.uk/study/prospective-students/student-finance/funding/scholarships/postgraduate/llm-international-commercial-law-scholarship

Erasmus Mundus grants for non-EU students ("Category A" from 2010-11)

OpSciTech is one of the Master Courses selected by the prestigious Erasmus Mundus framework of the European Commission through which students from non-European Union countries are eligible for two-year grants of € 24,000 per year.

For 2010/2011, a total of 10 Erasmus Mundus grants are available for these students ("general category") and additionally 1 or 2 specifically for students from "special windows", namely Western Balkans and Turkey.

EM grants are awarded on the basis of merit by the European Commission under proposition of the OpSciTech board.

Additionally, for 2010/11, the extra-grant "special windows" is reserved for students from

Erasmus Mundus is a European cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with non-European countries. As one line of action the Erasmus Mundus programme is offering Master’s and PhD scholarships for selected courses offered jointly by at least two European universities and ranging from agricultural and forestry sciences through business and law studies to natural sciences and engineering. There are more than 100 Master’s courses and 13 joint doctoral programmes, many of which involve German universities and open a door to fully funded postgraduate studies in Germany.

LLM International Commercial Law Scholarship - UK

Erasmus Mundus grants for non-EU students ("Category A" from 2010-11)

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