Sunday, January 15, 2012

Education for Sustainable Energy Development (ESED) Scholarship Programme, Canada

he Aims
To support outstanding students pursuing advanced studies in sustainable energy development and to encourage meaningful contributions to the collective body of knowledge about this subject.
Deadline
March 9, 2012
Eligibility
Students must plan to undertake studies at the Masters level in areas directly related to sustainable energy development be citizens of the developing countries and territories identified for OECD official development aid in the DAC List of ODA Recipients
The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership considers an outstanding student to be one who:
graduates with excellent grades in the top 20% of her/his class
is determined to advance her/his knowledge and understanding
has a history of community involvement
is committed to sustainable energy
is committed to return and contribute to her/his home country
Scholarships value and duration
US$ 23,000 per year for up to two years are offered for Masters level students.
Awards will be directly deposited (in US$) into the accounts of the Institution where you are enrolled and provided to you on a regular basis as long as you are making satisfactory progress toward achieving your academic or research requirements.
Scholarships number
Up to ten Masters scholarships will be awarded annually.
Application Procedure
Information and the application form can be obtained online
Applications should be submitted either by :
Using our Online ESED Scholarship Application Submission and uploading the requested documents
Sending all the requested files by mail
As the volume of incoming applications is extremely heavy around the deadline, we strongly urge you to submit your file as early as possible. To facilitate processing, please label your attachments as follows:
1_Application_Last_name
2_CV_Last_name
3_Motivation_Last_name
4_Transcripts_Last_name
5_Admission_Last_name
6_Porgramme_outline_Last_name
7_Academic_ref_Last_name
8_Personal_ref_Last_name
9_Citizenship_Last_name
Please note that:
Applications sent by e-mail will no longer be accepted.
Mail packages that arrive after the deadline will not be considered.
Requirement
1) Application form fully completed;
2) Curriculum vitæ;
3) Applicant statement
Masters Applicants
Please attach the form “Applicant’s Statement form – Masters Degree”  provided for this purpose. The form may be downloaded from www.globalelectricity.org scholarship section.
4) Copies of transcripts for degrees and final grades
• Bachelors transcripts – They don’t need to be the original copies. Please note if you are selected you will be requested to provide original copies of all documents.
5) Letter of acceptance from an approved academic institution to undertake studies in sustainable energy development;
• if your admission is pending, please include evidence that you have applied for admission;
• if your admission has been deferred, please included the university deferral confirmation;
• If this application is for the second year of a two-year programme, please include a certificate of enrolment and your results for the first year.
6) Programme outline
Please attach the outline of your Masters Programme of the University of your first choice. Please make sure that your programme has a high content  related  to Sustainable Energy.
Please note that programmes that have no or small relation with Sustainable Energy will be discarded
7) Academic reference
Masters Applicants
Please attach the form ”Masters Academic Reference” provided for this purpose. The form may be downloaded from www.globalelectricity.org scholarship section.
8) Personal reference, in letter form, must be dated and come from a person (not family member) who can discuss other personal qualities or interest that make you specially qualified to receive the scholarship.
9) Proof of citizenship. Refer to the eligibility section above for country eligibility
Source www.globalelectricity.org

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