Harvard MBA Scholarships for International Students (2019)

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Harvard MBA Scholarships for International Students (2019)

Since going to a business school requires heavy fees, Harvard University has provided multiple ways to finance your education. These opportunities are available to students of any nations, but, according to the scholarship description, more consideration will go toward applicants of Lebanese descent.

Harvard University MBA Scholarship

Since Harvard University is a prestigious and a popular university, the Harvard Business School is a great place to go to strengthen your career and establish your future goals. Because it is such a competitive place, there are scholarships that can help you cover some of the expenses of attending Harvard Business School.

he main scholarship that is offered in joint cooperation with the Boustany Foundation and Harvard University is the MBA Harvard Scholarship that awards students with multiple benefits. Before we go into any of the good stuff, let’s look further into the application guidelines and requirements for this scholarship.

Requirements

Must have an outstanding academic history with great potential.

In order to apply for the scholarship, the applicant must have received a letter of admission from the Harvard MBA Business School.

Since it requires the admission to the Harvard itself, there are some college admission requirements included in this list also.

College Admission Requirements

International applicants must have acquired a bachelor’s degree.

For the test requirements, the Harvard MBA accepts GMAT or GRE tests.

For the English proficiency, the MBA requires applicants to have a TOEFL score higher than 109 on the iBT, an IELTS score higher than 7.5, or a PTE score higher than 75.

Benefits

The benefits of the Harvard MBA scholarship includes:

US $90,000 ($45,000 per year) for tuition stipend.

Covers the Travel and Accommodation fees for internships.

DAAD In-Country/In-Region Master Scholarship at University of the Western Cape in South Africa, 2019

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The Institute for Land, Poverty and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape is inviting applications for In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme“ Strengthening Advisory Capacities for Land Governance in Africa.

Its overall objective is to promote good land governance by strengthening human and institutional capacities for the implementation of sustainable and development-oriented land policy in Africa.

PLAAS does research, policy engagement, teaching and training about the dynamics of chronic poverty and structural inequality in Southern Africa, with a particular emphasis on the key role of restructuring and contesting land holding and agro-food systems in the subcontinent and beyond. Our mission emphasises the central importance of the agro-food system in creating and perpetuating poverty — and also in eradicating it.

Scholarship Description

Applications Deadline: December 14th, 2018

Course Level: Scholarships are available to pursue Master degree programme.

Study Subject: The In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme supports studies in subject areas with strong relevance to land governance. The scholarships at PLAAS are available for the following Master courses: Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies.

Scholarship Award: The scholarship covers:

Item	Payment	Amount
Tuition fees	annually	The regularly charged amount
Study and research allowance	annually	460 EUR
Printing allowance	once at the end	400 EUR
Monthly Scholarship (Accommodation, Food etc.)	monthly	In-Country: 400 EUR In-Region: 450 EUR
Travel allowance (In-Region only)	twice (beginning/ end of scholarship)	The flat rate travel allowance will be specified in the letter of award.
Insurance	upon request	Standard tariff; if applicable an equivalent of 69 EUR per month, refund upon request and presentation of an original receipt of payment.

Nationality: Applicants must be nationals or permanent resident of an African country.

Number of Scholarships: It has been agreed upon that DAAD cooperates with PLAAS by offering up to 3 scholarships for Master studies at PLAAS for the intake 2019.

Scholarship can be taken in their home country (so called InCountry scholarships) or in another African country (In-Region scholarships).

Eligibility for the Scholarship

Eligible Countries: Applicants must be nationals or permanent resident of an African country.

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Entrance Requirements: Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Applicants

Have successfully completed generally a three-year university degree with above average results (upper forth of class) clearly show motivation and strong commitment

Have thorough knowledge of the language of instruction

Have completed their last university degree not more than 6 years ago at the time of application

Must be nationals or permanent resident of an African country

Should generally be a) staff member of a public university, b) candidate considered for teaching or research staff recruitment, c) from the public sector

Female applicants and candidates from less privileged regions or groups are especially encouraged to participate in the programme.

Scholarships are initially granted for one year and can be extended to upon receipt of an application for extension. Scholars must demonstrate satisfactory progress before an extension is granted. All further information will be provided after admission to the scholarship programme.

Application Procedure

How to Apply: The application process contains two steps. Please be aware of the two application deadlines.

First step:

Applicants must apply for their studies at PLAAS using the contacts and the method that is prescribed by the institution. PLAAS has set its own deadlines.

PLAAS will screen, pre-select (according to DAAD selection criteria) and short-list the applicants. A detailed report consisting of the short listing procedure, the entire list of applicants, the ranked shortlist and the shortlisting panel members will also be availed to DAAD. The ranked shortlist will contain preferably triple (at least double) the number of scholarships that have been attributed to the institution.

DAAD reserves the right of final selection.

Second step:

PLAAS will provide the shortlisted candidates with the link to the DAAD-Portal. Only the pre-selected candidates are asked to log into the DAAD portal, register themselves and submit an DAAD application. DAAD Deadline: 14/12/2018.

Documents to be submitted:

DAAD application form duly filled in (available in the DAAD-Portal)

Hand signed curriculum vitae (please use the European specimen form at http://europass.cedefop. Europa.eu), including a list of publications (if applicable).

Recommendation letter by university teachers (Master: 1)

Letter of admission for the host university / institution / network

Certified copies of university degree certificates including transcripts

Letter of motivation

Copy of the passport

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Harvard MBA Scholarships for International Students (2019)

DAAD In-Country/In-Region Master Scholarship at University of the Western Cape in South Africa, 2019

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