ASEAN FOUNDATION OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO ASEAN NATIONALS

20 December 2007 - The Department of Foreign Affairs is inviting all interested Filipino nationals to apply for scholarship grants under the ASEAN Foundation Scholarships for Postgraduate Studies and funded through the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund.

Ten (10) full scholarships will be given to ASEAN nationals who wish to pursue masters degrees in any of the following fields of studies in Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand:

School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD)
www.serd.ait.ac.th

• Agricultural Systems and Engineering     
• Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management
• Energy
• Environmental Engineering and Management
• Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology
• Gender and Development Studies
• Natural Resources Management
• Pulp and Paper Technology
• Regional and Rural Development Planning
• Urban Environmental Management

Interdisciplinary Programs

• Cleaner Production
• Integrated Tropical Coastal Zone Management
• Integrated Watershed Development and Management
• Modelling Tools in Environmental Resources and Management
• Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management

School of Engineering and Technology (SET)
www.set.ait.ac.th      

• Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CEIM)
• Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (GTE)
• Structural Engineering (STE)      
• Transportation Engineering (TRE)
• Water Engineering and Management (WEM)

Interdisciplinary Programs

• Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)

To qualify, applicants must:

• Be a bonafide ASEAN national;
• Hold a bachelors degree (normally from a four-year program) or its equivalent in an appropriate field;
• Have above average undergraduate grades (minimum CGPA of 2.75);
• Satisfy other requirements to be specified by the applicant’s school of choice;
• Submit official test score from any of the following standardized English exams: TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS; and
• Agree to return and/or serve for at least two years in any ASEAN countries after completion of their studies.

The scholarship grant includes tuition and academic fees and living allowances for two years. Deadline of submission for January 2008 applicants is on 21 December 2007. Deadline for August 2008 applicants is on 31 March 2008.

More information can be obtained at the following links of the websites of ASEAN Foundation and AIT:

http://www.aseanfoundation.org/index2.php?main=news/2007/2007-11-20.php

http://www.ait.ac.th/interimpage/ait_visitor/freepage//AF_scholarships.asp

The ASEAN Foundation was established on 15 December 1997 to help bring about shared prosperity and a sustainable future for the peoples of all ASEAN countries.  It seeks to promote greater awareness of ASEAN and greater interaction among its peoples and their increased participation in ASEAN activities as well as to undertake development cooperation activities that enhance mutual assistance, address equitable economic development and reduce poverty.  END

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