Scholarships : 34 foreign aid budgets that fund generous international scholarships

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Bilateral aid: Internationalscholarships funded by 34 nations’ foreign aid budgets.

ObjectiveThis presentation:

● Explains how scholarships may be funded from a nation’s ‘Official

Development Assistance’ (ODA) or foreign aid budget

● Lists the 30 countries that offer ODA scholarships and provides the web

addresses of their aid and/or scholarship program website

● Details examples of other countries that offer foreign aid scholarships

● Explains why ODA funded scholarships and aid funded scholarships are

among the most generous and desirable scholarships on offer

● Suggest database key search words for scholarship seekers.

Scholarships searches and applications● Scholarship searches can be a slow process.

● There is no single website that lists all scholarships on offer.

● At least two official government administered or endorsed/sponsored

websites are listed for each nation in this presentation.

● The website examples provided are current at 19 January 2017.

● You should develop your own online database search skills so that you can

find updated and new official scholarship webpages.

● You should search using the local national language where possible.

● Questions and support: Please email [email protected]

Official Development AssistanceThe noun “Official Development Assistance” (ODA) may be a useful

search phrase to add to your online scholarship searches. ‘ODA’ is the

official term for what is commonly known as ‘foreign aid’ - money paid from

a developed country to a developing country to aid the poorer nation.

Example of a Google search:

“Official Development Assistance Norway university scholarships 2017”

Which 30 national governments fund ODA?Australia Finland Italy Poland Sweden

Austria France Japan Portugal USA

Belgium Germany South Korea Slovak Republic

Canada Greece Luxembourg Slovenia Spain

Czech Republic Hungary The Netherlands Switzerland

European Union Iceland New Zealand United Kingdom

Source: Denmark Ireland Norwaywww.oecd.org

Why are ODA scholarships so desirable?Official Development Assistance (ODA) Scholarships are among the most

generous scholarships on offer globally.

The annual budget of most nation’s ODA totals in the billions of dollars ($USD).

Scholarships account for between 1% to 10% of most nation’s ODA budget.

“Official development assistance – definition and coverage”

www.oecd.org/dac/stats/officialdevelopmentassistancedefinitionandcoverage.htm

Example of a ‘full ride’ ODA scholarship

“Africa: Applying for Australia Awards Scholarship and Short Course Awards”http://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/Documents/africa-information-for-intake-commencing-2017-18.pdf

“Australia Awards Scholarships in Africa”

• Return air travel (AUD$2000)• A one off establishment allowance on arrival (AUD$1000)• Full tuition fees for a three semester Master Degree (AUD$50,000)• Contribution to living expenses over four semesters (AUD$30,000)• Introductory learning skills and language program (one semester) (AUD$15,000)• Overseas Student Health Cover for the duration of the Scholarship (AUD$2,000)• Supplementary academic support and fieldwork allowance (for research and masters by coursework which has a research component where fieldwork is acompulsory component) (AUD$2,000).

* Estimated average claim : AUD$102,000

Am I eligible to apply?

You will only be eligible to receive an ODA scholarship if you meet all criteria

specified by the ODA donor. This will normally require you to be a citizen

and/or a lawful permanent resident of the recipient country.

You will only be eligible if your country is currently a recipient donor of ODA

money used to fund scholarships from the sponsoring country.

Which countries receive ODA?The full list of countries that are eligible for Official Development Assistance

are available at:

http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/documentupload/DAC%20List%20of%20O

DA%20Recipients%202014%20final.pdf

Reminder: In most cases, you will only be eligible for an Official Development

Assistance scholarship if you are a citizen and/or lawful resident from an

eligible country, as defined by the aid donor.

AustraliaAustralia Awardshttp://australiaawards.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

Example of a bilateral program: Australian aid to Laos (education)http://dfat.gov.au/geo/laos/development-assistance/Pages/development-assistance-in-laos.aspx

The Australian Government maintains many sub-web pages that list bilateral scholarship education aid programs paid to other nations. You need to search the home page (above) and use Google’s search engine to find a program that is relevant to your citizenship. Example:

http://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/australia-awards/Pages/australia-awards-scholarships.aspx

Austria

Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education & Research (OEAD)

OEAD: Home page

http://www.grants.at/home/EN/

Austrian Development Agency: Education

http://www.entwicklung.at/en/themes/education/

BelgiumKingdom of Belgium, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Development Cooperation.

http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/development_cooperation/work_with_us/financing_opportunities/study_and_training_grants

Vliruos inter-university scholarships initiative (non ODA source)http://www.vliruos.be/scholarships

Canada

International scholarships

http://www.scholarships-bourses.gc.ca/scholarships-bourses/index.aspx?lang=eng

International scholarships - opportunities for non Canadians

http://www.scholarships-bourses.gc.ca/scholarships-bourses/non_can/opportunities-opportunites.aspx?lang=eng

Czech RepublicDevelopment cooperation and humanitarian aid

http://www.mzv.cz/aid

Government scholarships: Developing countries

http://www.msmt.cz/eu-and-international-affairs/government-schol

arships-developing-countries?lang=2

DenmarkDANIDA: Danish Aid Agency

http://um.dk/en/danida-en/

DANIDA Fellowship Centre

http://dfcentre.com/courses-studies/degree-studies/master-scholarship-programme/

European UnionInternational Cooperation and Development: Search page

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/home_en

European Union scholarships: Search page

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/search/site/scholarships_en

FinlandMinistry for Foreign Affairs Finland: Search page

http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=49314&contentlan=2&culture=e

Finnish Government - scholarships pool - academic year 2017/2018

http://www.studyinfinland.fi/tuition_fees_and_scholarships/cimo_scholarships/finnish_government_scholarship_pool

(Official Finnish National Agency for Education website)

FranceFinance your studies: Scholarships

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/studying-

in-france/finance-your-studies-scholarships-4965/

Ministry for Foreign Affairs (General home search page)

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/

GermanyDeutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

National scholarship database:

https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/en/

https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/scholarship-database/

https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/undergraduate-opportunities/undergraduate-scholarship/

Greece

Greek Ministry of Education: Scholarships

https://www.minedu.gov.gr/publications/docs2015/030215_prokirixi_ypotrofion_giaallodapous_agglika.doc

Ministry of Education (General searches)

http://www.minedu.gov.gr/

HungaryStipendium Hungaricum Government Program

http://www.tka.hu/international-programmes/2966/stipendium-hungaricum

Stipendium Hungaricum Government Program: Information

for applicants

http://www.tka.hu/international-programmes/3687/information-for-applicants

IcelandIcelandic Government Scholarships

https://eng.menntamalaraduneyti.is/education-in-iceland/scholarships/

The handling of the Icelandic Government Scholarships Programme is at theÁrni

Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies - The Sigurður Nordal office.

http://www.arnastofnun.is/page/studentastyrkir_menntamalaraduneytis_en

IrelandIrish Government Scholarships Programmes 2016-2017https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/vietnam/news-and-events/2015/irish-gov-scholarship-programmes-2016-to-2017/

Ireland offers bilateral aid for individual nations. Some examples include:

Ethiopiawww.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/ethiopia/our-services/opportunities-to-study-in-ireland/

Ugandahttps://www.irishaid.ie/uganda.html

Vietnamwww.irishaid.ie/what-we-do/countries-where-we-work/our-partner-countries/vietnam/

ItalyItalian Government scholarships for foreign and IRE students

http://www.esteri.it/mae/en/ministero/servizi/stranieri/opportunita/borsestudio_stranieri.html

Italian Development Cooperation (general search engine)

http://openaid.esteri.it/

JapanJapanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship Students

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj/toj0302e.html

http://www.jasso.go.jp/en/study_j/scholarships/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2016/03/29/scholarshipse_mext.pdf

Scholarships for study in Japan

http://www.jasso.go.jp/en/study_j/scholarships/

LuxembourgThe official portal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Search engine)

http://www.luxembourg.public.lu/en/le-grand-duche-se-presente/luxembourg-monde/cooperation-au-developpement/apd/index.html

Luxembourg has one public university, the University of Luxembourg. It is

therefore worth searching this University’s scholarship web pages.

http://wwwen.uni.lu/international/mobility/scholarships

South KoreaScholarships run in South Korea by the national Government

https://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/en/sub/overseas_info/korea_edu/edu_scholarship.do

NIIED: Korean Government Scholarship Program

http://www.niied.go.kr/eng/contents.do?contentsNo=78&menuNo=349

NetherlandsDutch Development Cooperation Policy (general search page)

https://www.government.nl/topics/development-cooperation/contents/the-development-policy-of-the-netherlands

Holland scholarship (government joint initiative web page)

https://www.studyinholland.nl/scholarships/highlighted-scholarships/holland-scholarship

New ZealandNew Zealand Foreign Affairs & Trade: Aid and Development

https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/aid-and-development/

Scholarships search page

https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/aid-and-development/scholarships/

New Zealand scholarships for African citizenshttps://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/aid-and-development/scholarships/who-can-apply-for-a-scholarship-3/africa-scholarships/

NorwayStudy in Norway: Scholarships (Norwegian Government website)

http://www.studyinnorway.no/Tuition-Scholarships/Scholarships

Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU);

General search homepage (Norwegian Government website)

https://siu.no/eng

PolandPolish Government Ministry of Foreign Affairs (search engine)

http://www.msz.gov.pl/en/ministry_of_foreign_affairs

Government of Poland (search engine)

http://www.msz.gov.pl/pl/

Specific examples of Polish Government scholarships (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia)

http://www.msz.gov.pl/en/p/bangkok_th_a_en/c/MOBILE/news/study_in_poland__

PortugalGovernment of Portugal Home Page (general search engine)

http://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt.aspx (Portuguese language)

http://www.portugal.gov.pt/en.aspx (English language)

International student website (Portuguese Government)

http://www.studyinportugal.edu.pt/

Slovak RepublicSlovak Aid (home page general searches)

http://www.slovakaid.sk/en/slovakaid

Scholarships of the Government of the Slovak Republic

www.minedu.sk/scholarships-of-the-government-of-the-slovak-republic/

Ten years of Slovak Aid

https://www.mzv.sk/web/en/foreign_policy/slovak_aid

SloveniaGovernment of the Republic of Slovenia Scholarships

http://www.culture.si/en/Depot:Government_of_the_Republic_of_Slovenia_Scholarships

Ministry of labor, family, social affairs and equal opportunities

http://www.mddsz.gov.si/en/

SpainMAEC-AECID: Grants scholarships and assistantships

http://www.aecid.es/EN/grants-and-assistantships

Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation:

AECID Home page (general searches)

http://www.aecid.es/EN/aecid

SwedenSwedish International Development Agency (SIDA)

http://www.sida.se/English/

SIDA sponsored scholarships

http://www.sida.se/English/get-involved/Sida-sponsored-scholarships/

Why study in Sweden? (Swedish Government)(home page search)

https://studyinsweden.se/?s=scholarships

SwitzerlandSECO Aid Agency: Economic Cooperation and Development

http://www.seco-cooperation.admin.ch/org/00808/05138/?lang=en

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Scholars and Artists

for the 2017–2018 Academic Year

https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/sbfi/en/home/topics/swiss-education-area/scholarships-and-grants/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships-for-foreign-scholars-an.html

United KingdomUnited Kingdom International Aid and Development: Scholarships

www.gov.uk/search?q=scholarships&show_organisations_filter=true

United Kingdom International Aid and Development: Home pagewww.gov.uk/government/topics/international-aid-and-development

The British Council: Scholarshipswww.britishcouncil.org/search?search_api_views_fulltext=scholarships

United States of AmericaUSAID

https://www.usaid.gov/education

Most USAID scholarships are bilateral programs. Examples:

For Pakistani citizens:https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/fact-sheets/merit-and-need-based-scholarship-program-mnbsp

For Indonesian citizens:https://www.usaid.gov/indonesia/participant-training

Other nation’s aid programsNumerous other countries provide their own foreign aid funded scholarship

programs that are not classified as Official Development Assistance (ODA).

This presentation reviews four national programs:

● India

● China

● Russia

● Singapore

Other national programs exist. You may search Google to locate others.

India

Department of Higher Education, Government of India

http://mhrd.gov.in/external-scholarships-italy

Government of India Scholarships for International Students

http://www.archive.india.gov.in/overseas/study_india/studyinindia.php?id=10

China

Introduction to Chinese Government Scholarships

http://www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchina/scholarshipdetailen.aspx?cid=97&id=2070

Chinese University College Admission System

http://scholarship.cucas.edu.cn/

RussiaMinistry of Education and Science for the Russian Federation:

International Scholarships

http://en.russia.edu.ru/enter/1906/

Scholarship conditionshttp://en.russia.edu.ru/edu/968/

National Research University Higher School of Economics https://www.hse.ru/admissions/financial-aid

SingaporeMinistry of Foreign Affairs (general search engine)

https://www.mfa.gov.sg/

ASEAN Scholarships

https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/scholarships/asean

National University of Singapore

http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/scholarships/freshmen/scholarship-international.html

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