Prepare Yourself for FY 2012-2013 Fulbright Scholarship

Dreaming pursue higher education abroad, especially to America, now is not a dream in broad daylight. Because a variety of scholarship programs offered by many government agencies, private companies and embassies

One of the foundation's student exchange between Indonesia and America, the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) through the Fulbright scholarship program provides scholarships for all programs S2, S3, Ph.D, Research, and non-degree courses for the academic year 2012-2013.

Here's how to submit an application to register:
1. Fill in the registration application can be downloaded at the official website or through the office AMINEF Fulbright,

2. Test files include a copy of Home as Foreign Language (TOEFL), both the national and the international TOEFL is valid for up to two years.

3. Letter of recommendation from employers, professors and policy makers in kampusmu.

4. Transcripts that have been translated and legalized

5. Copy of ID Card and Passport

The requirements of applicants as follows:

1. Having a spirit of leadership, discipline, commitment to pursue higher education.

2. Knowing the culture of Indonesia and the United States for cultural exchange that is expected to be a bridge in strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.

3. Committed to the course being studied or in the proposed research

4. Willing to return to Indonesia after getting a degree

5. Willing to devote the knowledge acquired as a contribution to society.

Fulbright register yourself through the site, or for more details, to the office of CIMB Plaza AMINEF on the third floor, General Sudirman Road Lot 25, Jakarta. The deadline to enroll in school year 2012-2013 is 15 April 2012. Although still a long, well you prepare from now.

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American Fellowships

2011-2012 Academic Year
Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship: $30,000
Dissertation Fellowship: $20,000
Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grant: $6,000
Applications available: Aug. 1–Nov. 15, 2010
Application deadline*: Nov. 15, 2010
Fellowship year: July 1, 2011–June 30, 2012
* All supporting documents must also be received by this date. If an application deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, supporting documents must be received the next business day.
American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence, the quality and originality of project design, and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research.
Candidates may apply for only one of the awards described below. Former recipients of these awards are not eligible to apply for additional American Fellowships or publication grants.
Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships offer one-year of support for women in tenure-track faculty positions in support of their earning tenure and further promotions. Candidates must have earned a doctoral degree by Nov. 15, 2010. Postdoctoral fellowships are available in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Limited additional funds may be available when matched by the fellow's institution.
Apply now for a Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship »
Dissertation Fellowships are available to women who will complete their dissertation writing between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. Degree conferral must be between April 1 and September 15, 2012. To qualify, applicants must have completed all course work, passed all required preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposal or plan by Nov. 15,2010. Students holding any fellowship for writing a dissertation in the year prior to the AAUW fellowship year are not eligible. Open to applicants in all fields of study. Scholars engaged in science, technology, engineering and math and also researching gender issues are especially encouraged to apply.
Apply now for a Dissertation Fellowship »
Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants fund women college and university faculty and independent researchers to prepare research for publication. The grants are intended for tenure-track, part-time, or temporary faculty or new or established scholars and researchers at universities. Time must be available for eight consecutive weeks of final writing, editing, and responding to issues raised in critical reviews. Funds cannot be used for undertaking research. Applicants must have received their doctorates by the application deadline. Scholars with strong publishing records should seek other funding.
Apply now for a Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grant »
Questions about applications must be directed to the Iowa City office. Please do not contact the AAUW office in Washington, D.C., or local branches for application information. Please call 319/337-1716 ext. 60, e-mail aauw@act.org, or write to the customer service center at

AAUW
Dept. 60
301 ACT Drive
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030

Request a Brochure
Order copies of the AAUW fellowships brochure that includes general descriptions for each fellowship program at http://www.act.org/aauw/brochurerequest.html.
Directory of Fellowship and Grant Recipients
Meet current and past fellowship and grant recipients funded by AAUW.
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12 Universities with the Best Financial Aid in America

Obstacles faced if you want to continue studying abroad such as America in addition to administration is the registration of financial constraints.

However, there are 12 universities with the best financial aid policy in America. Here are 12 such universities as quoted by the Washington Post, like disitat on Wednesday (07/13/2011);

1. Amherst University
Amherst University no longer impose a financial loan, but rather replace them with grants and study employment practices for all students since the fall of 2008.

As a result, the distribution of grants to students who are considered less able to increase by 28 percent, this would make Amherst a contributor to the largest grant in the Liberal Art Schools


2. Bowdoin University
Just like Amherst, grant financial assistance to disadvantaged students since the fall of 2008.


3. University of Claremont Mc Kenna
Famous university system with the Crown Jewels of the Vlaremont Collages, had to replace loans with grants financial aid entirely since 2008.

4. University Pamona
Just as the Claremont University, the university is usually called Pamona Collages financially able to cover the shortfall in overall less able students.

5. Davidson University
Eliminate debt relief and was awarded in 2007

6. Harvard University
Maybe Harvard is a university with the assistance policies of the most generous of all universities. Harvard eliminated all loans in 2008, and set aside 10 percent of its revenues to finance the less able students.

7. Haverford University
Eliminate the financial loan assistance since 2008

8. Princeton University
The only campus that eliminates loans financial aid policy, medapat awards for it in 1998. Since 2001, the policy applies to all students who are less financially


9. Swarthmore University
Eliminate lending policies in 2008


10. University of Pennsylvania
Eliminate the lending policies of all the aid package in 2009

11. Vanderbilt University
Mengahpuskan policies on debt relief in 2009 and get credit for it

12. Yale University
Contributed about 10 percent of campus revenues for financial aid policy, which means that students from poor families received assistance worth about $ 130 or Rp1, 1 million per student.

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New Way, S-2 Offer Scholarships Through Twitter

Iowa - University of Iowa in the United States have a unique way to offer MBA scholarships. Campuses located in Iowa City is using social networking sites, Twitter to offer scholarships worth USD37 thousand or worth Rp315 million.
How to get a special scholarship for the Americans is easy. Interested enough to answer the question, "What makes you worthy of being the best Tippie MBA candidate? Be creative! "A maximum of 140 characters.

Director of Recruitment and Admission Tippie School of Management, Jodi Schafer stated, the use of game is the replacement for the application to apply for scholarships, which are usually in the form of essays.

"We want (the applicant) to show more about themselves. This will give us depth and showed us more about a candidate than indicated an essay, "Schafer said as quoted from Huffingtonpost, Monday (11/07/2011).

Schafer said, applicants are encouraged to use Twitter application. Then, associated with social networking sites like Facebook, blogs or sites with full resume as a way to display their credentials online.

"We want to learn more about the applicant, we want to get more than through the regular application. It's a better way to showcase the talent of applicants, "he explained.

Acceptance criteria of this scholarship program is based on the game, academic performance, professional experience, and leadership.

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Career Scholarship Microsoft!

Never stop learning

A Microsoft scholarship provides a leg up so you can pursue undergraduate studies in computer science and related technical disciplines. You’ll join a community of scholarship recipients from the United States, Canada and Mexico who share your passion for technology and academic excellence. It all adds up to achieving your primary goal—making a real difference in the software industry.

Microsoft is offering four different types of technical scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year to current undergraduate students: General Scholarships, Women's Scholarships, Minority Scholarships, and Scholarships for Students with Disabilities.

Requirements

Requirements

Basics
If you’re interested in applying for the 2011-2012 academic year scholarships, make sure you postmark your application by February 1, 2011 in order for your application to be considered. Microsoft selects final candidates based on the following criteria:

• Eligibility
• Quality of application
• Displayed interest in the software industry
• Commitment to leadership
• Financial need

We will be notifying all rewarded scholarship recipients on March 18, 2011. We will strive to contact all applicants about their status, however please note that due to the high number of scholarship applicants, we may only be able to contact candidates who were awarded scholarships.



Diversity at Microsoft
We encourage student populations currently underrepresented in the field of computer science to pursue technical degrees. All candidates who meet the criteria for eligibility described below may certainly apply, while we do award a large majority of our student scholarships to women, minorities, and the disabled. Minority applicants must belong to one of the following groups underrepresented in the software field: African-American, Hispanic, or Native American.

Provisions
As a recipient of one of our scholarships, you’ll enjoy the benefits for one academic year. You may receive either a full or partial scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year. Full tuition scholarships will cover tuition for the 2011-2012 academic year as posted by the financial aid office at your college or university. Microsoft will make payments to the designated school, and they’re not transferable to other academic institutions. You may use the funds for tuition only—not for other costs listed on your bursar bill, such as room and board.

You’ll also need to apply for a summer internship and if offered an internship, you must complete the salaried summer internship of 12 weeks or more at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington. (Microsoft reserves the right not to offer an internship position to the scholarship winner if an appropriate match cannot be found.)

Eligibility
To be eligible, you must be enrolled full time in a Bachelor's degree program at a 4-year college or university in the United States, Canada, or Mexico at the time you submit the application. Plus, we’ll need to see that you’re making satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline such as electrical engineering, math, or physics—and that you demonstrate an interest in computer science. Because the scholarship is merit based, you must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 4.0, or a 4.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 5.0. For more detailed information regarding eligibility, please read our FAQ.

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